Cognitive
Coaching
Session
July 13,
2004
Laquita
Barton – Coach
Jason
Huddleston –
Teacher
Jason
Huddleston has joined
the chat.
Laquita
Barton has joined
the chat.
Jason
Huddleston: hello
Laquita
Barton: Hey...are
you ready to
start
Jason
Huddleston: sure
Laquita
Barton: ok
Laquita
Barton: Do you
want me to ask
questions first?
Jason
Huddleston: sure
Laquita
Barton: Here
goes....
Laquita
Barton: Jason,
how di you
think your mentoring session went?
Jason
Huddleston: It was
really strange
because Monica (the teacher I worked with) was my partner last year
Laquita
Barton: Oh
really. Did you
work well together?
Jason
Huddleston: The
raport was there
but it was weird me trying to walk through one of her lessons, you know?
Laquita
Barton: In what
way?
Jason
Huddleston: We get
along great,
but sometimes it's easier to do this with someone who's not a friend
and just a
collegue
Jason
Huddleston: you know?
Laquita
Barton: That is
what I was
thinking. Sometimes we take on a different role.
Jason
Huddleston: Exactly
Laquita
Barton: I do
understand.
Jason
Huddleston: But once
we got going,
it went smoothly
Laquita
Barton: How did
you deal with
this?
Jason
Huddleston: I focused
mainly on
the technology and not so much on the specifics of the lesson
Jason
Huddleston: I let her
work through
those with me (more input from her than suggestions from me).
Laquita
Barton: You
mentioned that you
consulted with your wife concerning the diverse learners. How did that
work?
Jason
Huddleston: You knows
more about
that stuff than anyone on our campus.
Jason
Huddleston: It does
go to her head
sometimes (lol).
Laquita
Barton: Do you
have a diagnostician?
Laquita
Barton: Special
Ed Director?
Jason
Huddleston: Yes
Jason
Huddleston: Yes,
don't get me
started on the Director
Laquita
Barton: Will you
be working
with her this year.....oh
Laquita
Barton: Not good?
Jason
Huddleston: Our
diagnostician is
great at paperwork, but depends on others for tech support
Laquita
Barton: Will you
be able to
input for AT needs?
Jason
Huddleston: Let's say
I wouldn't
go to the SpEd director for any useful dealing with AT
Jason
Huddleston: Yes, I
look at lots of
the catalogs for AT
Laquita
Barton: I'll bet
you are a
real asset though for the students this year.
Jason
Huddleston: It's very
interesting
Laquita
Barton: One of
your
professional goals was to improve within the mentor/mentee
relationship. Do you
feel that this goal was met?
Jason
Huddleston: Yes. Like I said it was a challenge with the high
degree of familiarity that exists between Monica and I.
Laquita
Barton: What
could I as your
coach, have done to help you more?
Jason
Huddleston: But after
working
through the lesson plan, she and I began to click and the plan began to
improve
Jason
Huddleston: My
weakest area is
knowing the right questions to ask.
Jason
Huddleston: I found
myself asking
very specific questions that didn't allow much room for exploration
Laquita
Barton: I am
really
surprised....You seem very articulate.
Laquita
Barton: What
things will you
do differently on your next mentoring session?
Jason
Huddleston: I'm more
paranoid now
about using the right "mentorese"
Laquita
Barton: I don't
see you as
paranoid at all.
Jason
Huddleston: The next
session, I
will come much more prepared mentally
Laquita
Barton: We all
probably will
after this course.
Laquita
Barton: Do you
have any
questions?
Jason
Huddleston: yeah, I
think I'm
beginning to see a generic way to approach each situation and then work
to the
specifics.
Laquita
Barton: What do
you mean?
Jason
Huddleston: Like your
questioning
strategy. There are generic questions
that you could ask every time, but they would lead to a different
outcome
depending on the teacher.
Jason
Huddleston: Not a
script, but
something like that
Jason
Huddleston: more like
a template
Laquita
Barton: Script
can be
stifling....but a guide can surely organize ....
Laquita
Barton: I get ya
Jason
Huddleston: Overall,
I felt
comfortable with the role
Laquita
Barton: You seem
to come
across as a person who can wing it successfully in most situations.
Laquita
Barton: Lets save
this....and
start your coaching session...
Jason
Huddleston: Ok