Career Coaching in Action | Origin: CS113
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Becoming an Effective Career Coach --> Career Coaching in Action
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I took snips of so many parts of this module! These ideas are going to help me be much more effective as a coach, to better assist my students, help them do the work themselves, and to find better ways to help them find motivation.
What I learned from this portion of the lesson:
- The importance of addressing expectations in the coaching relationship
- Traps to avoid during solving the students problems
- Techniques to help the students act
- Techniques to address motivation
I enjoyed learning about traps that we can get into and how to avoid them. And continuing to provide students with positive affirmations.
Through this module, I learned how to effectively answer questions for students. It is about guiding them to brainstorm and arrive at how they might solve a problem or a question instead of just giving them a response. This balance benefits both the teacher and student.
The imptance of student voice. It is very easy to move the pendulum in the right direction with the intent to help but if the pendulum is moving with out the student effort you might be hindering the learning instead of helping. There is a fine balance for sure.
This part of the module focused on active listening, and the importance of empowering students to answer their own questions or seek out the actions to achieve their desired outcome, versus telling them what to do or providing surface answers to their situation. I plan to use the information learned to empower and help students find their motivation through cohesive brainstorming and open-ended questions to promote independent thinking and triggering the motives behind setting the goal(s) in the first place. I want the students leaving any appointment feeling "heard", empowered, and excited about their goals.
I appreciated hearing the message of helping students arrive at learning moments by leading them to their own thoughts/ideas rather than solving these for them. Students need the power of solution making! They are capable and we need to let them shine while supporting them through the process.
i learned how to use powerful, open ended questions to guide students through real-time career problem solving.
I love the idea of implementing the GROW method. I think it will be a fantastic tool to drive learning and engagement.
I was reminded of the importance of listening with intention, providing meaningful feedback & using the coaching framework of GROW. The framework will help students identify goals, evaluate their current reality, explore options & create a plan moving forward
Coaching is about listening, motivating, and offering options rather than just giving answers. By guiding students to find their own solutions, we help them build confidence, strengthen critical thinking, and take ownership of their growth. I also like the idea of using techniques that encourage students to see their own capabilities, which can make the coaching process more engaging and effective.
Coaching is about offering options, motivating, and truly listening, and I look forward to engaging in this process. Effective coaching goes beyond simply providing answers or resources; it guides students to discover solutions for themselves. This approach builds confidence, strengthens critical thinking, and encourages students to take ownership of their growth.
Effective coaching goes beyond simply providing students with answers or resources; it involves guiding students to discover solutions within themselves. This approach empowers students to build confidence, develop critical thinking skills, and take ownership of their growth.
Coaching is more about giving options, motivating and listening. I am looking forward to this process.
I look forward to using the Pretend technique to motivate the student to produce their own best solutions to problems and show them how capable they already are.
Rather than telling a student a solution to their problem, you should ask questions that guide your student to realize they may already know the answer. A career coach should help guide a student, not make decisions for them
I want to be better with setting expectations and talk about the different techniques to make the student think a little more for themselves with guidance.
I really enjoyed learning about the affirmation technique.
I am learning to pay attention to the primary focus of coaching - elicit responses/ideas/action from the student who identifies and acts on rather than offering advise and direction.
