Coaching

An External Expert Panel validated these practices for effectiveness. They were contributed by GU/TRIO professionals who used them successfully in their programs. You are invited to do the same. Go to this website's “Share” section to learn how to submit a practice and receive help. If we all share, this will become a more powerful online program manual for the community.

Coaching TRIO Students. Minneapolis College (MN) (approved Promising Practice 8/1/18).

Coaching is a common approach to maximizing human potential in corporate environments; however, it is not widely used in post-secondary education. An effective coach believes clients can discover their own solutions. In a coaching relationship, a working alliance forms wherein the coach uses positive regard, competencies, and strategies to support a cycle of action, reflection, and choice, enabling clients to learn and grow. Like executive coaching clients, TRIO students benefit from being held in high regard and supported as they find and experiment with their own answers. The Minneapolis Educational Opportunity Center staff advocates for coaching for student success. This document outlines coaching and how it works with TRIO students, distinguishing professional coaching from other helping professions. Also included is a tool to evaluate the impact of coaching and a list of professional resources.

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Peer Coaching Handbook. Alpena Community College (Alpena, MI) (approved Administrative Practice 10/31/16).

Research suggests that coaching programs can improve students' academic performance and persistence. It has been determined that students who have a sense of belonging are more likely to stay in school and be successful. The main goal of the TTS Peer Coaching program is to create a sense of belonging and assist new TRiO Talent Search students to successfully adapt to the numerous academic, career, social, and personal issues that accompany being a successful student.