This webinar focuses on the essentials of high quality coaching. In this session, we examine the importance of coaching for building quality child care programs, identify research-based practices that support strong coaching partnerships, and highlight tools throughout the VLS that can help leaders, particularly Training & Curriculum Specialists, discover their strengths and areas for growth as a coach, and that can help support successful coaching implementation. This webinar highlights tools and practices to support goal setting and follow-up in the coaching process and emphasizes resources available in the newest Focused Topics Course, Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice.
VLS Lessons & Resources Referenced
- Coaching to Enhance Practice Presentation Slides
- Focused Topics Course, Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice
- Focused Topics course, Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice, Lesson 4, Apply tool, Coaching Competency Reflection
- Training & Curriculum Specialist Track, Self and Cultural Understanding, Lesson 1, Apply resource
- Focused Topics course, Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice, Lesson 3, Apply tool, Coach-Staff Member Agreement
- VLS Foundational Courses for Direct Care staff and Family Child Care Providers, Competency Checklists
- Focused Topics course, Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice, Lesson 5, Apply tool, Caregiving Observation & Reflection Tool
- Focused Topics course, Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice, Lesson 4, Explore tool, Action Plan Quality Checklist from NCPMI
- Observe videos throughout the Training & Curriculum Specialist Track
- Training & Curriculum Specialist Track, Safe Environments Course, Lesson 1, Case Study 1
- Training & Curriculum Specialist Track, Communication & Language Development Course, Lesson 2, Apply resource, Starter Phrases for Reflection
- Focused Topics course, Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice, Lesson 5
- Focused Topics course, Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice, Lesson 5, Explore resource, Reflective Questioning
- National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations, Coaching Supports