Minnesota Autism Network Coaching Initiative

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Minnesota Autism Network Coaching Initiative

• Tami Childs
• Heather Hanzlick
• Joyce Santo
• Patty Yahnke

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Highlights of Coaching Model

• Critical Elements
• Administrative support
• Dedicated time
• Formalized process and plan
• Prioritized, consistent and sustained over time
• Look at long term planning and outcomes
• Clear Goal
• Tap into existing models

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Whats the difference?
Consulting Mentoring Coaching What
is the difference?
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Consulting

• Consulting is the act of giving ideas to find
  solutions to specific issues/concerns
• A consultant is an expert who is called on for
  professional or technical advice or opinions
• They are relied on to understand the problem and
  present solutions

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Mentoring

• A mentor is an experienced and trusted guide and
  advisor
• The mentor is the teacher that shares their
  experiences either formally or informally
• The focus is on the mentee, their career and
  support of their individual growth and maturity.

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Coaching

• Coaching is the practice of supporting an
  individual
• through the process of achieving a specific
• professional result. It is predominantly
  facilitating in
• style that is to say that the coach mainly asks
  
• questions and challenges the coachee
• The focus is on increasing student achievement
  through implementation of effective practices by
  the teacher
• Coaching combines the complex skills of creating
  partnerships, establishing trusting relationships
  and facilitating instructional growth

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The Coaching Process is

• Dynamic Planned
• Collegial Data based
• Confidential Professional
• Coaching revolves around specific student
  objectives, involves guided discussion and
  reflection on the part of the coachee.

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What might it look like?

• Video Example Coach and Coachee
• Small Group Activity Fish Bowl

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Coaching builds capacity

• Through implementation of effective practices to
  achieve student progress
• Data on educator to provide feedback- determine
  if they are doing what they think they are doing
• Data on student to determine if desired outcomes
  are being achieved

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State Network 2-year Coaching Initiative

1. Each network member will commit to choosing a
   coaching partner and completing 2 coaching cycles
   by the spring network meeting
2. Network member coaches will have resources to
   guide them through initiating and sustaining the
   coaching process with their partner

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State Network 2-year Coaching Initiative

1. Each network member will have a Mentor Coach
   assigned to support them throughout the year
2. Coaching teams (network member and their coaching
   partner) will both attend a one-day spring
   training at the time of the Spring Network
   Meeting

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Resources

• Coaching Process Tip Sheet
• Coaching Log
• Data Collection Tip Sheet
• EBP list and implementation checklists
• NPDC-ASD website
• AIM website

To be developed today in roundtable discussions
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Data Collection Where do I start?

• Data collection does not have to be complex
• Reminder data should be collected on the
  teachers practices not (only) the students
  behaviors
• Video example and practice

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Guidelines and Tools for Selecting EBPs

• EBP Inventory Fillable Worksheet
• List of 24 EBPs from NPDC-ASD
• Discussion between coaching partners on
  individual student need

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Implementation Checklists for EBPs

• Each EBP has an corresponding overview, brief,
  and implementation checklist
• Guide coaching partners through the use of an
  evidence based practice to
• Guide the design of the intervention
• Make sure the team is not forgetting any
  essential steps
• Increase fidelity of implementation
• Example Self Management Implementation Checklist

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Websites

• NPDC-ASD website
• http//autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/
• AIM Modules
• http//www.autisminternetmodules.org/

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Development Groups

• Join your group based on the color of your name
  tag (there are 3 groups)
• Please choose a 1) note taker and 2) reporter
• A facilitator will be assigned to guide your
  group
• We will reconvene as a large group to share our
  products

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Development Groups Task

• Each group will develop one of the following
  documents for all of us to use this school year
• Coaching Process Tip Sheet
• Coaching Log
• Data Collection Tip Sheet

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• Thank you for your participation!
• We look forward to hearing about your coaching
  experience in the spring!
• Good luck!

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FBA Focus Group

• 1. Have or make time
• 2. Opportunity to be an integrated part of the
  FBA process
• 3. Willingness to share your process/results
• 4. Willingness to participate on an e-mail group