Coaching Resources
Early Learning System Initiative
Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families
Coaching Guidebook
The Coaching Core has released the updated version of the Oregon Coach Guidebook 2023-2024: A Brief Implementation Guide for Practice-Based Coaching.
This document is intended as a starting point to learn about coaching in Oregon, accessing resources, and includes templates/documents that can be used as a foundation for the work coaches do with educators.
Previously, we had guidebooks that were program-specific for OPK and PSP. This iteration is intended for all audiences.
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Oregon Coach Guidebook 2023-2024
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Practice Based Coaching (PBC) Resources
Practice-Based Coaching is “a cyclical process for supporting education staffs’ use of effective practices that lead to positive outcomes for children.”
Practice-Based Coaching cycle
Within the context of a collaborative partnership that informs all parts, the Practice-Based Coaching cycle involves three main components:
Shared goals and action planning
Together, the coach and educator examine data (for example: program-level goals, child-level data), and a set of goals is collaboratively developed that is used to create an action plan to guide coaching.
Focused Observation
Based on the goals and action plan developed above, information (data) is gathered and recorded about the implementation of the desired effective practices.
Reflection & Feedback
Coaches and early educators meet to discuss and reflect on observation and progress, and to share and consider feedback about the implementation of support strategies and effective practices. During this reflection time, support strategies (e.g., role-playing, problem solving, creating resources) are also used to improve or refine effective practices.
Learn more
You can learn more about the components of Practice-Based Coaching:
- Practice Based Coaching (overview)
- Top 10 Tips for Coaches
- Shared Goals and Action Planning
- Examples of needs assessment forms
- Example of action plan
- Focused Observation
- Example of focused observation form
- Reflection and Feedback
- Example feedback email
- Example feedback scripts