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The Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE) has worked with the National Education Association to develop a series of videos supporting professional learning Communities.  This page contains several segments from those videos describing effective strategies that can be used during peer coaching sessions.  Please click on the links below to view the videos.

Peer Coaching Videos

Video Links Description Questions
Peer Coaching Relationships This segment introduces peer coaching and emphasizes the importance of building relationships
  1. What strategies can be used to build strong relationships between peer coaches?
Non-evaluative Feedback This segment describes non-evaluative feedback integrated with a continuum of support including direct feedback, collaborative feedback and facilitative feedback.
  1. This segment describes three different ways to provide feedback.  Under what conditions would you use each type?
  2. Which type of feedback are you most comfortable using?  Why?
Effective Communication Skills This segment describes several effective communication skills including paraphrasing, clarifying, restating, and questioning techniques
  1. Active listening and effective communication involves many verbal and non verbal skills.  What important non-verbal skills were not addressed in this video?
Using Collaborative Language This video segment describes language techniques that open conversations during peer coaching relationships
  1. Explain the difference between the “I” or “We” vs. the “You” in peer coaching conversations.
  2. What trigger words can be used to open conversations? What trigger words are considered conversation stoppers?

Peer Coaching Role Playing Videos

Activities

Pair up with a partner and start a conversation about a real issue that is currently on your mind. During the conversation, the listener should practice effective communication skills highlighted in the videos above. After three minutes of discussion, switch roles and have the other partner practice the skills. After the second round of discussion, debrief with each other about the practiced skills.