Appendix B
Coaching Sentence Stems

Active Listening Stems

  1. So …
  2. In other words …
  3. What I'm hearing, then,…Is that correct?
  4. What I hear you saying is … Am I missing anything?
  5. I'm hearing many things …
  6. As I listen to you, I'm hearing … Is there anything else you feel I should know?

Clarifying Stems

  1. Let me see if I undzerstand …
  2. I'm interested in hearing more about …
  3. It would help me understand if you'd give me an example of …
  4. So are you saying (or suggesting) … ?
  5. Tell me what you mean when you …
  6. Tell me how that idea is similar to (or different from) …
  7. To what extent is … ?
  8. I'm curious to know more about …
  9. I'm intrigued by …
  10. I'm interested in …
  11. wonder …

Nonjudgmental Responses

  1. noticed how when you…, the students really … (to identify something that worked and why it worked)
  2. What did you do to make the lesson so successful?
  3. I'm interested in learning (or hearing) more about …

Probing Stems

  1. What's another way you might … ?
  2. What would it look like if … ?
  3. What do you think would happen if … ?
  4. How was … different from (or similar to) … ?
  5. What's another way you might … ?
  6. What sort of an effect do you think … ?
  7. What criteria do you use to … ?
  8. When have you done something like … before?
  9. What do you think … ?
  10. How did you decide … (or come to that conclusion)?

Facilitative Coaching

Cathartic Stems

  1. I'm noticing that you're experiencing some feelings. Would it be OK to explore those for a few minutes?
  2. What's coming up for you right now? Would you like to talk about your feelings?
  3. Wow. I imagine I'd have some emotions if that happened to me. Are you experiencing strong feelings?

Catalytic Stems

  1. Tell me about a previous time when you … How did you deal with that?
  2. hear you're really struggling with … How do you intend to start?
  3. It sounds like you're unsatisfied with … What would you do differently next time?
  4. You've just talked about five different things you want to work on this week. The last thing you mentioned is … How important is this to you?

Supportive Stems

  1. noticed how when you … the students really … (to identify something that worked and why it worked)
  2. It sounds like you have a number of ideas to try out! It'll be exciting to see which works best for you!
  3. What did you do to make the lesson so successful?
  4. I'm interested in learning (or hearing) more about …
  5. Your commitment is really inspiring to me.
  6. It sounds like you handled that in a very confident way.
  7. You did a great job when you …
  8. I'm confident that you'll be successful.

Directive Coaching

Confrontational Stems

  1. Would you be willing to explore your reasoning about this?
  2. Would you be open to examining the assumptions behind your reasoning?
  3. I'd like to ask you about … Is that OK?
  4. What's another way you might … ?
  5. What would it look like if … ?
  6. What do you think would happen if … ?
  7. How was … different from (or similar to) … ?
  8. What sort of an effect do you think … would have?
  9. I'm noticing (some aspect of your behavior) … What do you think is going on there?
  10. What criteria do you use to … ?

Informative Stems

  1. There's a useful book on that topic by …
  2. An effective strategy to teaching … is …
  3. You can contact … in … department for that resource …
  4. Your principal will be in touch with you about that.

Prescriptive Stems

  1. would like you to discuss this issue with your supervisor.
  2. You need to know that the school's policy is …
  3. Have you talked to … about that yet? Last week you said you planned on doing so.
  4. Would it be OK if I shared some advice that I think might help you? You're welcome to take it or leave it, of course.
  5. I'd like to suggest …
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