Benchmark Collaborative-Climate

Assessment Description

Coaching and mentoring are enacted as a cyclical process where teachers and coaches work together to improve student learning. The coaching/mentoring process must be a collaborative effort where ideas are shared and goals for improvement are readily achievable. Coaches and mentors also need to be able to gauge the organizational climate, gather data about challenges faced by stakeholders, and account for understanding of and readiness for new initiatives and change. In this assignment, you will explore the integration of collaboration, coaching, and mentoring as they relate to bringing about lasting change.

General Requirements:

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This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
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Directions:

Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) that proposes techniques for leading an educational organization to fully integrate collaboration, coaching, and mentoring into its culture. Include the following in your paper:

A discussion of how collaboration, coaching, and mentoring encourage continuous improvement and sustainable change. (Benchmarks C4.1: Support continuous improvement and sustainable change.)
A discussion of the methods of integrating collaboration, coaching, and mentoring.
A discussion of the nature of organizational climate and its influence on the integration of collaboration, coaching, and mentoring.
A discussion of whether internal and external regulation tend to be a more positive or more negative influence on the integration of collaboration, coaching, and mentoring. (Benchmarks C4.3: Evaluate the implications of internal and external regulations on outcomes.)
A discussion of the role of the leader in bringing about the integration of collaboration, coaching, and mentoring within the organizational climate.