http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stjdirectory.htm Weekly article on Cognitive Coaching(SM) on the Center for Cognitive Coaching(SM) Web site. en Copyright 2008, 2009 Center for Cognitive Coaching(SM) Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:15:00 EST Mon, 6 September 2010 11:20:00 EDT education staff development mentoring coaching instructional coaching None http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/images/feedstj.jpg 144 38 http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stjdirectory.htm 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday The beginning of the school year is a great time to take stock of your goals as a Cognitive Coach. It is a perfect time to have a Reflecting into Planning Conversation with a colleague. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/journey.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj9-6-2010.htm Summer is a time of invitations: picnics, parties, celebrations, weddings, and trips. Think about your thoughts and feelings you have had when receiving invitations. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-30-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-30-2010.htm This week we focus and reflect on the development of the capability of navigating between and within coaching maps and support functions to guide meditational interactions. Cognitive Coaches understand that no single form of support serves all purposes. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-23-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-23-2010.htm Cognitive Coaches understand the state of mind of flexibility and value its application when mediating the thinking of another. When intentionally choosing the skill set required for a coaching conversation, the coach is mindful of the four Cognitive Coaching(SM) Capabilities. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-16-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-16-2010.htm Capabilities are the "how" of learning. They provide us with mental maps which guide our behaviors. This week we will explore the second Cognitive Coaching(SM) capability of setting aside unproductive patterns of listening, responding, and inquiring. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-11-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-11-2010.htm August is typically a month for travels and transitions. New locations, events, and conversations present opportunities for Cognitive Coaching(SM). http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-2-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj8-2-2010.htm For the last three weeks, "Sustaining the Journey" has been focusing on the set-asides of autobiography, inquisitiveness, and solution-finding. These techniques help a coach to focus on the thinker and to mediate the speaker's thinking. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj7-26-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj7-26-2010.htm Cognitive Coaching(SM) has four "capabilities of a mediator" which Costa and Garmston describe as "metacognitive attributes of a mediator" http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj7-19-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj7-19-2010.htm Cognitive Coaching(SM) has four "capabilities of a mediator" which Costa and Garmston describe as "metacognitive attributes of a mediator" http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj7-12-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj7-12-2010.htm Cognitive Coaching(SM) has four "capabilities of a mediator" which Costa and Garmston describe as "metacognitive attributes of a mediator" http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj7-6-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj7-6-2010.htm As practicing Cognitive Coaches, we are often asked the question, "So how do I get started?" Each situation is unique, and yet there are some general suggestions that Costa and Garmston offer, based on their work with a wide variety of educators. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-28-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-28-2010.htm In Cognitive Coaching(SM), we are reminded that there are three types of wait time. Wait Time 3 is for the coach. If you are really listening to someone, you cannot be crafting paraphrases and questions at the same time. Or can you? http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-21-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-21-2010.htm The paraphrase is the medium that provides psychological safety between the coach and the coachee. It lets the coachee know that they have been heard and understood. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-14-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-14-2010.htm As a Cognitive Coach, you are constantly attuned to the brain/body connection as evidenced through the BMIRS (Behavioral Manifestations of Internal Response States) exhibited by those with whom you are interacting. Cognitive scientist Daniel Smilek from the University of Waterloo adds a unique piece of research that serves the coach in knowing when the coachee may have temporarily reached their processing limit. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-8-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj6-8-2010.htm During May, "Sustaining the Journey" will offer you an opportunity to apply your knowledge in assessing States of Mind. A short scenario will be presented and you will be offered some questions to consider as you analyze the situation. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-31-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-31-2010.htm During May, "Sustaining the Journey" will offer you an opportunity to apply your knowledge in assessing States of Mind. A short scenario will be presented and you will be offered some questions to consider as you analyze the situation. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-24-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-24-2010.htm During May, "Sustaining the Journey" will offer you an opportunity to apply your knowledge in assessing States of Mind. A short scenario will be presented and you will be offered some questions to consider as you analyze the situation. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-17-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-17-2010.htm During May, "Sustaining the Journey" will offer you an opportunity to apply your knowledge in assessing States of Mind. A short scenario will be presented and you will be offered some questions to consider as you analyze the situation. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-10-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-10-2010.htm Vianca is a Cognitive Coach in Los Angeles. Like most schools in the U.S., she faces difficult cuts and is uncertain about the future. The challenges in her school are greater than many schools can fathom. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-3-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj5-3-2010.htm During the month of April, a time of spring and rebirth in nature, "Sustaining the Journey" will invite you to reground yourself in some of the fundamental tenets of Cognitive Coaching(SM). Through reflection, it is hoped you will reconnect to the roots of this work, be nurtured in your own growth, and commit to a renewed sense of purpose in your coaching work. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-26-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-26-2010.htm During the month of April, a time of spring and rebirth in nature, "Sustaining the Journey" will invite you to reground yourself in some of the fundamental tenets of Cognitive Coaching(SM). Through reflection, it is hoped you will reconnect to the roots of this work, be nurtured in your own growth, and commit to a renewed sense of purpose in your coaching work. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-19-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-19-2010.htm During the month of April, a time of spring and rebirth in nature, "Sustaining the Journey" will invite you to reground yourself in some of the fundamental tenets of Cognitive Coaching(SM). Through reflection, it is hoped you will reconnect to the roots of this work, be nurtured in your own growth, and commit to a renewed sense of purpose in your coaching work. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-12-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-12-2010.htm During the month of April, a time of spring and rebirth in nature, "Sustaining the Journey" will invite you to reground yourself in some of the fundamental tenets of Cognitive Coaching(SM). http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-5-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj4-5-2010.htm Becoming an effective coach with the Problem-Resolving Map requires craftsmanship and consciousness in the pace. One aspect of the pace which may not be visible in learning the pace template is the capacity to listen for States of Mind. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-29-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-29-2010.htm As new coaches, it is sometimes challenging to hear desired states rather than to go to solution listening and journey goals. It is helpful to think about what it will be like when a person has arrived rather than how they will get there. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-22-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-22-2010.htm The goal is a critical step in the pace, because it creates a vision for a positive future and engages the prefrontal cortex, a source of control and understanding and reflectivity, moving the brain from a reflexive state. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-15-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-15-2010.htm In pacing, the coach offers a statement of the desired state to the coachee. This is a gift to the coachee. The coachee has been moved from a reflective state to a reflexive state by the neurochemical processes operating in the limbic system. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-8-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-8-2010.htm The Cognitive Coaching(SM) tool that begins the Problem-Resolving Map is called the Pace, and it consists of 4 steps: naming the coachee's emotion (empathy), summarizing the content of the coachee's concerns (content--coachee signs off), reflecting a desired state of the coachee (goal), and signaling a transition to the internal resources of the coachee (pathway). http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-1-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj3-1-2010.htm This month we are exploring the work of Ford and Ford and four conversations they suggest as means for achieving results. This week's conversation particularly links to the support functions of collaborating, consulting, and evaluation. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj2-22-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj2-22-2010.htm This month we are exploring the work of Ford and Ford and four conversations they suggest as means for achieving results. This week's conversation particularly links to the support functions of collaborating, consulting, and evaluation. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj2-15-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj2-15-2010.htm This month we are exploring the work of Ford and Ford and four conversations they suggest as means for achieving results. This week's conversation particularly links to the support functions of collaborating, consulting, and evaluation. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj2-8-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj2-8-2010.htm In Cognitive Coaching(SM), we speak to four support functions: coaching, consulting, collaborating and evaluating. Participants learn three coaching conversation maps—planning, reflecting, and problem-resolving—along with tools to navigate the maps. http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj2-1-2010.htm http://www.cognitivecoaching.com/stj/stj2-1-2010.htm