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Tips on Staff Coaching
Coaching can be an effective way to change practices. Staff coaching involves ongoing teaching, reinforcement of newly learned skills, and adaptations of skills and knowledge of the field to fit practitioner’s personal styles. Staff coaching includes activities for both individuals and small groups, such as on-the-job observation, instruction, modeling, feedback, debriefing, and emotional support. Staff “coaches” may be other frontline staff members, administrators, outside consultants, or staff supervisors.
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Learning Blast: Envision Multiple Solutions
Engineers think innovatively, brainstorm and analyze multiple solutions, compare the effectiveness of various designs, and make informed recommendations about open-ended problems.
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Incorporating PD into other Meetings
Effective professional development can be part of a regularly scheduled staff meeting, conducted virtually, or combined with training and coaching sessions to create a blended learning experience that makes a meaningful impact on staff.
Learning Blast: Explore Materials
Engineers consider the proper use of materials as they select those that are most appropriate for the task.
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Learning Blast: Use a Systematic Engineering Design Process
Learn how engineers use a systematic, iterative process, called the engineering design process, to generate solutions.