#coachbetter: Recent Episodes
Eduro Learning Podcast Network
Hosted by Kim Cofino and Clint Hamada. Between the two of us, we have almost 40 years of coaching experience in schools around the world, and we want to help you coach better. Whether you’re already a coach, or just getting started, we are passionate about helping you take that next step in your coaching journey by sharing thoughtful professional conversations about coaching and learning with experts from around the world!
For the eighth episode in this series, the topic is 5 Reasons Instructional Coaches are Essential in Schools. This episode focuses on the essential mindset shift that educators need to make when moving into an instructional coaching role.
If you enjoy this episode, you'll love the previous episodes. Go back and listen so you can refresh your coaching practice following the three phases of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency and Community.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
For the seventh episode in this series, the topic is 6 Strategies to Build Relationships with ALL Teachers. This episode focuses on the third phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Community. To make sure you're getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
The topic for the sixth episode in this series is 5 Ways to Build a Coaching Culture. This episode focuses on the third phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Community. To make sure you're getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
For the fifth episode of this series, our topic is Asking Just the Right Questions as an Instructional Coach. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Consistency. To make sure you're getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
The topic of episode 4 is the Top 5 Elements for an Effective Instructional Coaching Conversation. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Consistency. To learn about all three phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
The topic of our third episode is 3 Ways to Find Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role featuring one of our amazing The Coach Mentors, Diana Beabout. This episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity
For more about the series, and to get some background on the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
This episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity. This is the second episode in the Refresh Your Coaching Practice series. The previous episode introduces the Thrive Model - if you haven't listened to that one yet, go back and listen so you have the framework for the entire series.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
Our topic for episode 1 is Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture: Introducing the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching. This episode shares an overview of the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching that will set the stage for all other episodes in this series.
Kim developed the Thrive Model after a decade of working with coaches and school leaders around the world. It brings together all of her own experience as an instructional coach, as well as the experiences of her clients, and all the expert guests she's interviewed on this podcast.
We use this model to structure all of our courses for coaches, and in particular The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. You'll get an overview of the model in this series, and how the three elements of Clarity, Consistency and Community can be used to develop and refine your individual coaching practice and your coaching program in your school.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
Welcome to Eduro Learning's "Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series"
This is a special podcast series designed to support you in refreshing your coaching practice. It's called (you guessed it), Refresh Your Coaching Practice.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You'll notice, as you listen, that we're following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
*If you're interested in learning more about Eduro Learning's Thrive Coaching Certificate program, click here. And to join the waitlist for our 2026-27 cohort, click here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- All of Kim's articles can be found here
In this final #coachbetter episode for Season 7, Kim talks about the challenge of feeling like you're constantly in day-to-day mode, without being able to be intentional about planning for what's coming up next. As educators we are busy and now AI is pushing us in a variety of ways to try to do even more, often with less resources. It can feel impossible to keep up. And that often leads us to think that we have to do more, even faster. But that is not the case - it is pausing for reflection. Kim relates this to the power of coaching and how it forces us to slow and take time to process our thinking.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In #coachbetter episode Kim and Diana talk about ways that you can spot patterns and trends in your coaching data for the year.
Kim was recently talking to our current members of the Coach and we talked about how important it is to just start collecting data and building in a practice of reflection - even if you are worried that you won't have "enough" data. The data you collect right now can become your baseline data to refer back to in future years.
Even if you're not sure what data to collect, or what to do with the results, waiting until you feel ready just delays your progress. When you start now, you get the opportunity to:
- collect that baseline data,
- learn what kinds of questions you want to ask, and
- better understand how to analyze and unpack the data you find
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Iain Henderson, Director of The Bridge at Wellington College. This is a peek into a conversation they had for Iain's podcast that we're excited to share with you here.
Iain and Kim have been having ongoing conversations about how coaching is implemented differently in different school settings and this conversation highlights a number of key topics that have come up many times, including:
- the importance of agency in the coaching process
- embracing a coach-like approach in any interaction
- what we hope are the goals or outcomes from the coaching process
- how we design coaching relationships and avoid "coaching-by-stealth"
- the impact of different types of coaching models - like:
- what happens when we mandate coaching, and
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the repercussions of aligning coaching with evaluation
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coaching in the age of AI
This conversation explores the deep power of coaching as adult development to support the flourishing of all educators in our schools. If you are interested in why coaching is so powerful - and some very important constraints to the coaching process that can make or break your program - this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode we're talking about the importance of understanding the macro view of the whole school as an instructional coach. This is a highlight from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season featuring two of our amazing The Coach Mentors: Diana Beabout and Kristen Moreland.
In this clip we unpack the subtle (but often unexpected and surprising) shift to looking at your work as a coach from the micro view (what you do on an individual level) to the way that, as soon as you step into a coaching role, you are required to look at the work of coaching within a much larger viewpoint (the division, the school, the district).
This is often a big surprise for coaches - and even some experienced coaches can be reluctant to take on this informal leadership aspect of the role. But when you move into a coaching role, it becomes part of your responsibility to work towards the success of developing the program and the culture - not just the micro view of your coaching practice.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, then check out the original episode...
Understanding the Thrive Model with The Coach Mentors [Ep 211]
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
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Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's clients, Jenn Overstreet, who is now Head of School in Italy, but when we recorded this call she was an instructional coach at the American International School of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Jenn is a highly experienced coach, and she had just graduated The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program when we spoke.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
In this conversation Kim and Jenn talk about...
- Jenn's experience building a coaching program at AISR
- Why and how they're hosting data retreats with teachers
- What she's including in her instructional coaching playbook as she's transitioning out of this role, into her new school
- What she was able to accomplish in The Coach as an experienced instructional coach
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks about two intentional ways to collect feedback on your coaching practice - inspired by a conversation she recently had with a client. Learning how to collect and use feedback on your coaching practice is an absolute game changer to continually improve your coaching practice over time. It's the number one strategy Kim uses every single day to work towards becoming a better coach.
If you're curious about how you can keep growing into your practice - no matter how long you've been coaching, this short episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with several members of the instructional coaching team at Shanghai American School in China. This is such a big team, that even with 6 guests on the show today: Alex McMillan, Alex Braden, Yuri Liu, Andrew Ranson, Bick McSwiney and Scott Williams, this is still less than half the team!
We're excited to share this episode with you today because SAS has been doing phenomenal work in very intentionally developing their instructional coaching program both at the leadership and school wide level, and with the instructional coaches themselves. Associate Director of Ed Programs, Scott Williams has been leading this work, and Kim has partnered with SAS to support their coaches in their own private cohort of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, as well as spending some time at SAS working with coaches and leaders together. SAS is also one of our Founding Member Schools of AAICIS.
This episode is a window into the intention and strategic planning it takes to develop a coaching program in a very large international school! If you're curious to learn more, Scott and Kim have also written an article for the AAIE InterEd Journal which goes deeper into many of the elements we discussed in this episode.
In this episode...
- The history of coaching at SAS
- The vision and goals for the program as it's being developed now
- The key documentation the team has developed
- The team at SAS
- What coaching looks like right now
- The way's they're planning to socialize this work with all educators
- How they intend to measure the impact of coaching
- The specific contextual challenges for SAS
- What school leaders should know when embarking on program development like this
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is about how school leaders can make the decision to invest in hiring multiple instructional coaches. This is a highlight from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season featuring Samantha Olson Wyman and Stephanie Cifuentes. Sam and Stephanie share the ways they used data to determine the impact that coaches were making - and they found that everyone in the community was benefiting from instructional coaching.
As coaches and leaders we really have to be clear about the outcome of the work - and we must be able to articulate that to those who are making financial determinations about staffing. It can be hard to spend time and energy on collecting data about your practice and your impact - the actual work of collecting and analyzing the data is keeping you AWAY from doing the work. But actually communicating those outcomes will not only support you better prioritizing your own work, but it may make the case for adding new members to your team.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you'll enjoy these:
Coaching for Impact, Not Activity with Donna Spangler [291]
The Importance of Measuring Your Impact as an Instructional Coach (Kim Cofino)
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with Andrew Ranson, instructional coach at Shanghai American School in China.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
If you're a regular listener of the podcast, you might have heard Andrew's recent QuickTips episode where he shared the ways that he's using a Data Dashboard to develop a strong Coach-Principal Partnership. Andrew is also featured in another episode with the Shanghai American School coaching team (available 22 April 2026)! Andrew is also a member of the AAICIS A-Team, and has been featured in several episodes about the development of our non-profit. At the time of recording he had just graduated from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
In this episode Kim and Andrew dig into the importance of the Coach-Principal partnership, and all the elements that coaches need to be aware of when they are seeking to make a deep impact on the school community!
In this conversation they talk about...
- What made him curious about coaching
- What he found surprising about the move into coaching
- How he's focusing on developing the Coach-Principal partnership
- How The Coach supported his professional growth - even as an experienced coach
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let's Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Diana is sharing the difference between a definition and a vision for instructional coaching. We all know that sometimes coaching thrives in one school setting and stalls in another. There are lots of reasons why this might happen and one of them is a lack of clarity around the definition of coaching. In schools we're great at creating a lofty vision (we all have experience with statements that involve phrases like: "developing resilient global citizens who are able to tackle complex problems") but we don't often spend a lot of time actually defining what we mean. And that can be a huge challenge for coaching programs specifically because they need ownership and buy in from all school stakeholders.
If this resonates with you, your school might need a definition of coaching - not just a vision. And Diana is going to tell you about that today!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let's Connect:
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- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
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- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with some members of the team from the Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (called AAICIS), where she is currently serving as the Executive Director.
This episode is celebrating the two years of AAICIS! This episode was rexorded to share and celebrate some of their key achievements over this last year with you! They also wanted to highlight the many ways that the work of the AAICIS team is impacting international schools and educators around the world, and a little bit about the behind the scenes work with AAICIS - what it's like to volunteer, and what our volunteers get out of the experience.
Listen to this episode to hear from a few of the AAICIS A-Team members about their work over the past year, including:
- the ways that AAICIS is contributing to and serving the needs of the international school community
- how that work we have done with AAICIS have influenced the work in the individual schools of our community
- the developments over this last year that they are most excited about
- what it's like to volunteer for AAICIS
- some of the learning has emerged for their team members as a result of our work
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is about the ways that coaches can see themselves as leaders in their school community.
This is a highlight from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season featuring Dr. Chaunté Garrett, former Instructional Coach, and currently Superintendent of a K12 Charter School in North Carolina.
What we love about this clip is that so often instructional coaches struggle to recognize the informal leadership aspects of the role that they might be demonstrating - even without realizing it.
Many coaches can feel a sense of imposter syndrome when we highlight the leadership work they're doing - but it IS leadership work. Seeing yourself as a leader is one of the ways that you can make an even bigger impact in your school setting - but you have to recognize it first!
This is why we frequently talk about the importance of understanding the macro view of your coaching program - embracing the big picture view is crucial to building a culture of coaching (alongside the work you're doing at the micro level within your individual coaching practice).
If you're curious about the ways that you can embrace the leadership aspects of your role - and why your senior leaders truly value you at that level, this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Check out the original episode here: Moving from Coaching to Leadership with Dr. Chaunté Garrett [Ep 158]
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- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Tina Peiji. Tina is a highly experienced coach, a graduate of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program and Coaches as Leaders. At the time of recording, she had just graduated from Coaches as Leaders. Tina is also an essential member of the AAICIS A-Team!
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
Tina is currently digging into how to develop a coaching program at her school - from the leadership level. After developing strong coaching skills in her previous schools, she now has the opportunity to think about how she can embrace her leadership to build a school-wide coaching program.
In this episode Tina and Kim talk about...
- The differences in the ways coaching has been implemented in the schools Tina has worked at
- The key elements schools coaches and leaders need to be aware of when building a coaching culture
- What coaches need to consider when starting in a new school
- How experienced coaches can continue to grow
- Her recommendations for all coaches
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim and Diana talk about the mental load that coaches carry - and may not recognize. This is a topic that came up during a previous #coachbetter episode with Kim Porter. This is something that, as coaches, we may feel, but may not recognize how it impacts our work - and the work that our coaching partners have the capacity for. In this episode, Kim and Diana will unpack what we mean by "mental load" or "cognitive capacity" and how and why understanding everyone's (including our own) limited bandwidth has such a huge impact on our coaching practice and coaching culture.
If you're feeling like you, your colleagues or your coaching partners are at max capacity right now, we can relate - and this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you'll enjoy this:
Unpacking the Cognitive Load for Instructional Coaches with Kim Porter [266]
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- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim chats with Fran Prolman, author, educational leadership consultant and founder of The Learning Collaborative. Fran brings a wealth of experience in educational leadership that is so relevant for coaches and middle leaders, and this episode is a deep dive into so many strategies, ideas and resources for all informal leaders!
In this episode Fran and Kim talk about ...
- Sliding door moments - how to recognize them & what they can bring
- Recognizing your potential as a leader
- Key skills for all new leaders - in formal or informal leadership roles
- The difference between coaching and mentoring
- The importance of confidentiality in coaching
- Common barriers towards building a coaching culture
This episode weaves together leadership and coaching in such an organic way. If you've been a long time subscriber, you know that as a coach, you are an informal leader in your school, and this episode really highlights that element of the role. If you're working towards recognizing and building on your informal leadership, this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Articles from Kim
- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is about the enabling conditions for coaching success and is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season featuring Ellen and Bruce Eisenberg, Founders of The Professional Institute for Instructional Coaching. Ellen and Bruce highlight the importance of developing a school culture that supports a growth mindset and a coaching culture.
If we don't have the systems and structures to enable teachers to opt-in to coaching and we aren't ensuring that coaches are focused on coaching work, it will be very challenging to build a coaching culture. All schools need the three elements of the Thrive Model for coaching to be successful and sustainable and most schools are missing at least one - is your school missing consistency? Watch this episode to find out! And if you want to learn more about the Thrive Model, access all of our resources at edurolearning.com/thrive
If you liked this clip, make sure to check out the full length episode from season 5: Making Instructional Coaching Sustainable with Ellen and Bruce Eisenberg [Ep 230]
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Sarah Tudge, High School Curriculum Coordinator at the International School of Manila in the Philippines. At the time of recording, Sarah had just graduated from The Coach and completed her amazing Action Research around the impact of coaching - if you want to see the outcome of her research, make sure to check out her Final Project blog post on our website at coachbetter.tv.
We're excited to share this episode with Sarah with you because Sarah came to The Coach with a TON of coaching experience and she still learned and achieved so much, all of which was very specifically tailored for the needs of her school community because The Coach is so customizable for your individual needs. Sarah points out in this episode how valuable having a whole academic year to devote to developing her coaching skills was, and she truly made the most of it!.
This episode is a deep dive into the ways that coaching can be the bridge between more formal professional learning experiences and actual impact in the classroom. Sarah's experience and action research throughout her time in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program really uncover the ways that coaching empowers teachers to create tangible change in their practice - with support and without evaluation.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is about the difference between a coaching mindset and a coaching program.
There is a HUGE difference between embracing a coaching mindset and building an intentional coaching program. However, because it's quite hard to see all the layers that go into an intentional coaching program it might seem like if everyone has a coaching mindset, we have a coaching program. Although that's a wonderful foundation, it's not quite all it takes to create a thriving coaching program.
Kim unpacks 5 key differences between embracing a coaching mindset and an intentional coaching program. If you're curious about how to articulate all the pieces that go into a fully developed coaching program - and how that's much more than having coaching conversations, this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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- 3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models (Edutopia)
- How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability (Edutopia)
- When We Invest in Coaches, We Invest in Teachers (The Learning Professional, Learning Forward)
Books & Chapters from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Dr. Lindsay Prendergast, who's currently Assistant Director of the Danielson Group, and a best selling author. Lindsay was a teacher, administrator and a coach for many years before shifting to work with the Danielson Group.
In this conversation, they talk about:
- Why appraisal and supervision is so important - and should be seen as a gift
- How appraisal has gotten twisted, and become so punitive
- Where coaching fits into this process
- Where the lines get blurry when administrators seek to bring coaching into appraisal
- How we can help draw a clearer distinction between supervision, appraisal, evaluation and coaching and growth
- Why the language and the naming of processes (like appraisal, feedback, and coaching) so important
- What schools (coaches & leaders) need to consider as they are working towards building plans for both appraisal and growth
This conversation might be controversial because it unpacks so many challenging concepts that are a key focus in many senior leader conversations. It is absolutely essential that we have clarity on the difference between appraisal and growth.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode we're talking about building a culture of coaching.
This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season featuring Leigh Miller, Deputy Head of School at Munich International School. What we love about this clip is that Leigh describes what a culture of coaching looks and feels like from her time at a previous school.
What's especially interesting is that they developed a coaching culture even BEFORE they hired coaches. Even before they had coaches, they had a community where everyone (teachers, leaders, students, support staff) were encouraged to embrace a coaching mindset. And that coaching mindset created an open collaborative learning culture. And then they hired coaches.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Full episode with Leigh: Building Structures for Instructional Coaching Success with Leigh Miller
Like this episode, you'll enjoy these:
- Introducing the 5 Domains of a Coaching Mindset
- Bringing a Coaching Perspective to Co-Teaching with Lindsay Manzella and John Stephany
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Ana Cristina Lopez. Ana Cristina is a highly experienced educator (currently a HS & AP Spanish Teacher at Daegu International School in South Korea). At the time of recording, she had just graduated from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, right after completing Getting Started as an Instructional Coach the year before.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
We are excited to share this episode with Ana Cristina with you because Ana Cristina has done an amazing job developing her coaching skills and putting them into practice right away - in her current role as a Spanish Teacher.
In today's episode Kim and Ana Cristina talk about...
- Why coaching is so valuable to her - as a classroom teacher
- What surprised her when she first started learning about coaching
- What she thinks classroom teachers need to know about coaching to opt-in
- How she's been implementing her learning in her current role
- What she's doing next to prepare for the move into a coaching role
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is about the importance of coaching being voluntary.
This is a highlight from a favorite episode from a previous season featuring Kaitlyn Pettinga, who at the time of recording was Assistant Middle School Principal at the International School of Panama.
In this clip, Kaitlyn clearly defines the structure of their divisional leadership team - and how the coach and administrators work together. There are clear distinctions between the roles so there is no confusion, and so teachers know exactly what kind of support they can get, and from whom.
This is one of the reasons Clarity in the first step in the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching. For coaches and coaching to be successful, there needs to be clarity about the role and purpose of coaching. Clarity about coaching being confidential, voluntary and not tied to appraisal is essential. This is what ensures that coaching is a safe space to grow.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Full episode with Kaitlyn: Creating a Positive School Culture Through Coaching with Kaitlyn Pettinga [Ep 215]
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- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Margaret Park. Margaret is an education equity consultant and school leader and Kim attended one of her sessions at the EARCOS Leadership Conference last year. Her session was so insightful and Kim made so many connections to instructional coaching that Kim knew she would have so much more to share with you, too!
In this episode Margaret and Kim talk about...
- What it means to be inclusive
- How coaches and leaders can recognize their positionality
- Engaging those who may not be interested in exploring their positionality
- How coaches and leaders can be intentional about bringing a lens of equity and inclusion into their daily practices
- How coaches and leaders can work together to create inclusive workplace cultures
This episode is full of concrete strategies and practices that you can use immediately to powerfully impact your own practice and your school culture. We all have a responsibility to create inclusive spaces, and coaches can be a big part of creating that culture in our schools.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this episode Kim talks with Andrew Ranson, High School Instructional Coach at Shanghai American School (and graduate of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program) about how he got started using a coaching dashboard - and how it helped transform conversations with his school leaders!
We know that leadership support is a critical aspect of the success of a coaching program and the idea is to share a birds-eye view summary of the coaching work that has been happening in their building or division. When the building or divisional leader knows that coaching work is happening - and helping them move forward on their strategic goals, it immediately sparks more curiosity about what is happening and how they can support it.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Angela Mee Lee, Early Years Performing Arts teacher at UNIS Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of recording Angela had just graduated from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
We are excited to share this episode with Angela with you because Angela has been on a year and a half journey to coaching with Kim and she has grown so much! She started in the course Getting Started as an Instructional Coach and discovered that coaching is so aligned with her educational values, so she wanted to dig even deeper, and then she joined The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
Angela is already applying so much of her learning in her current role (at the time of recording) and in her future role in a brand-new startup school in India.
In this conversation Angela and Kim talk about...
- How Angela started her journey to instructional coaching
- What makes coaching valuable to Angela as a classroom teacher - and her early experiences with coaching with The Coach Mentor, Maggie Hos-McGrane when they both worked at the American School of Bombay!
- The surprises she uncovered about coaching as she was learning more
- What Angela was able to accomplish in just one academic year in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program
- How Angela is applying her learning in multiple contexts
- What she wishes she knew before she started coaching
This episode highlights the ongoing journey that we take when we begin learning about coaching.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is about creating a coaching culture.
This is a highlight from a favorite episode from last season featuring Steve Barkley. This clip highlights how important it is for coaching to become a culture embedded in the school. This can not be work that coaches are doing on their own. We need to empower others to learn more about the practice of coaching so that as many people as possible have access to the amazing support that coaching provides.
If you've been following the show for a while, you might have seen the episode from last season about the 5 Domains of a Coaching Mindset. If this episode resonates, make sure to go back and check that one out. too!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Reem Labib Tyson, experienced teacher, instructional coach, principal, and district administrator; now CEO and Founder of EDspired Coaching and Consulting where she primarily works with leaders as an executive coach. Reem's extensive background and experience in so many different contexts gives a powerful lens to view coaching from multiple perspectives. And the focus of their conversation today is so important for coaches and leaders at all levels of experience!
In this episode they talk about...
- How coaches can use mindfulness and a human-centered approach to slow down the pace of a very busy school day
- How to coach the person not the problem
- How and why leaders benefit from coaching, too
- How coaches and leaders can find presence, joy and novelty in their work
This episode highlights a key aspect of coaching that can help all coaches - new and experienced coaches alike - think a little bit differently about the way we can create space for our coaching partner and focus on the person, not the problem.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you'll enjoy this:
Building Teacher Agency Through Coaching Conversations
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim address what she means by "confidentiality with transparency". As coaches, we know that coaching experiences need to be confidential so we can create a safe space for teachers to be vulnerable, take risks and set authentic goals. However, sometimes we worry that because coaching is confidential we can never share anything that happens within a coaching relationship.
So, what happens when:
- A coaching partner has success and sees an impact on student learning?
- Our administrators are curious about what we're doing in our coaching cycles?
- Work that we're doing with one coaching partner might be relevant or supportive to another one of our coaching partners?
- When we're seeing trends across a division or subject area that would be helpful for leaders to know?
- We want to build interest in the impact of coaching by sharing coaching stories with the school community?
- We need to demonstrate the impact that coaching has made with people who manage the budget or the board?
Listen to this episode to find out how to approach these situations.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Andrea Goodrich, grade 4 classroom teacher at Concordia International School in Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of recording Andrea had just graduated from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
We're excited to share this episode with Andrea with you because this episode is such a great example of the ways that classroom teachers can embrace a coaching mindset and start building a coaching culture - from the team to the whole division - in one academic year. Andrea took everything she learned in The Coach and directly applied it in her school setting and it's already created significant momentum towards coaching.
In this conversation Andrea and Kim talk about...
- How Andrea started her journey to instructional coaching
- What makes coaching valuable to Andrea as a classroom teacher
- The surprises she uncovered about coaching as she was learning more
- What Andrea was able to accomplish in just one academic year in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program
- What Andrea is considering as she moves forward in her professional growth
- What she wishes she knew before she started coaching
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you'll enjoy these:
The True Impact of Coaching: A Coach & Coaching Partner Case Study with Nikki Hume & Amber Shortridge
Case Study: Building a Coaching Culture BEFORE Starting a Coaching Program with Melissa Carr
Case Study: Building a Coaching Culture as a Classroom Teacher with Lana Yashchyna
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode we're talking about why schools hire coaches.
This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from last season featuring Head of School Jim Laney and Director of Curriculum Sara Brodhead. Jim and Sara define the benefits of coaching on so many levels: what the Board needs to hear, what motivates leaders, and the benefits of coaching to improve student learning.
There are so many reasons for schools to invest in coaching, but it is a big investment. Understanding the value of coaching from multiple perspectives can help you advocate for coaching too!
Understanding the "why" behind coaching is part of Phase 1 of the Thrive Model: Finding Clarity. We know from our AAICIS research that the clarity of a coaching program is the biggest factor in teachers and leaders reporting positive benefits to coaching. Without clarity it's hard for us to recognize the impact and value of coaching.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Donna Spangler, who spent the majority of her career working in US public schools as a teacher, then coach, then chair of a team of coaches, then assistant principal and president of her teacher’s union. She also served as President of the Pennslyvania chapter of Learning Forward, and now works as a coach through Sibme and Executive Director of Edjacent, which is a company that supports educators and change makers. All of these experiences center around Donna’s passion for professional learning for adults, and this episode focuses on one of her key areas of expertise: coaching for impact (not activity).
In this episode Donna and Kim talk about:
- what makes coaching so impactful for schools
- How coaches create meaningful change in teachers’ instruction and positively impact the school building and system
- the difference between measuring coaching impact vs coaching activity and why coaching impact is so important
- Why coaches might consider creating a coaching impact report
- How can coaches can ensure they are retaining focus on impact - rather than activity, especially when they might feel pressure to demonstrate "activity"
- How coaches can create sustainable structures for ongoing data collection.
- the systems and structures need to be in place for international schools who are building coaching programs
- the common pitfalls that schools (and school leaders) often fall into when building coaching programs
This episode is a GOLD MINE of practical advice and strategies for instructional coaches who not only want to make an impact but want to be able to document and share that impact with others.
A Coaching for Impact Mini-Guide (for this episode by Donna Spangler)
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy this:
The Importance of Measuring Your Impact as an Instructional Coach
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- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode, Diana is going to share 8 Red Flags to Avoid When Building a Coaching Culture - and What TO DO Instead.
As coaches and leaders we are doing our best to build a positive and inclusive coaching culture, but sometimes we can be making some big mistakes without even realizing it. When you look back on your own coaching experience - as a coach or as an educator or leader, you can probably remember a time when something didn’t quite go as planned, or wasn’t received the way we expected. Sometimes, even with the best of intentions we end up making a crucial mistake. So what are these red flags when building a coaching culture - and what do you do instead?
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Case Study: Building a Coaching Culture BEFORE Starting a Coaching Program with Melissa Carr [272]
- 3 Steps to Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture
- Building a Coaching Culture with Kristine Mizzone and Jenny Derby [Ep 186]
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Nikki Hume, an elementary art specialist, and her coaching partner Amber Shortridge, a kindergarten teacher, both at the International School of Manila in the Philippines. While Nikki was in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program she coached Amber as one of the steps in Phase 3: Grow Community.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
In this conversation they talk about
- How Nikki started her journey to instructional coaching
- What made Amber interested in being coached as a classroom teacher
- What their work together looked like and why it was impactful for Amber
- The coaching skills that Nikki developed throughout this process
- The outcome of their work together
- What Nikki and Amber think teachers and leaders need to know about coaching
- How Nikki grew so much in her coaching practice during The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program
Coaching and structured professional growth are very different, and this episode deeply unpacks the power and outcome of a true coaching experience. If you want to better understand the impact of coaching and see and feel what that looks like in person, this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this episode we’re looking at three tips to make coaching successful.
This is a highlight from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season, featuring Diane Sweeney.
What we appreciate about this clip is that Diane highlights all three elements of the Thrive Model within her three tips. She touches on Clarity, Consistency and Community in this short clip. As you’re watching or listening, we invite you to identify which of Diane’s tips fits in which phase of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency or Community.
If you want to learn more about the Thrive Model after this episode, head over to our website at edurolearning.com/thrive to get all the details.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- 3 Steps to Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture
- Understanding the Thrive Model with The Coach Mentors [Ep 211]
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Elin Kelsey and Ivy Yan. Elin is an author, researcher and leader in the solutions-focused environmental and climate justice movement. Her mission is to spread wild contagious hope. Ivy is an experiential learning designer and facilitator advocating for the happiness and well-being of human beings and nature as a whole. Together they bring so much hope, joy and happiness to their work, that it is truly contagious!
In this episode they talk about ...
- The ways emotions are contagious and how we, as educators and coaches can bring hope into our school contexts.
- How the world works in cycles and seasons, and how important it is for us to understand what season we are in, and how we can recognize that within our school communities.
- The importance of breaks, of being in nature, being vulnerable and recognizing the ways that we need to find space and time to heal
- Why emotions are important - even when we’re talking about facts
- How we are connected - and how important embracing that connection is.
- How and why we need to be shifting the narrative to one of hope.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this episode Kim talks about how we can build teacher agency during coaching conversations - by providing structure to their thoughts.
This episode was inspired by a conversation with one of Kim's clients in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program when they were going through the “In Practice” module of the course. They were starting to have coaching conversations for the first time and realized that even though their conversations with Kim during the Office Hours in the program felt so natural, there was actually a structure and a process that she was following, even though it felt so seamless in the moment!
If we want our coaching conversations to feel seamless and natural, we need to create space for unpacking a lot of ideas, while at the same time providing structure - this is part of the art of coaching. Being able to make a complex conversation feel “easy”.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- How to Structure an Instructional Coaching Conversation
- Top 5 Strategies for an Effective Coaching Conversation
- Framework for an Effective Instructional Coaching Conversation
- How to Have an Effective Coaching Conversation
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This is the first #coachbetter episode for season seven of the podcast and Kim highlights 5 key themes that have been percolating to the surface in her work over the past academic year. All of these topics have been a big feature of the in-person work Kim has been doing, our global cohorts of The Coach, and the long term consulting work she does with schools.
The themes are:
- Maintaining confidentiality (with transparency) in coaching relationships (and the importance of separating coaching from any aspect of evaluation, supervision and appraisal)
- The power of data as a pathway to understanding the impact of coaching
- The importance of case studies & sharing your impact within your school community; and
- Developing a coaching mindset and coachability on staff;
- Finding hope, joy and presence in our work in schools
Kim is sharing these because so many of the coaches that she works with, particularly in our global cohort of The Coach, feel like they are alone in these conversations. They wonder if they are the only one who is thinking about and trying to start conversations about these topics in their school.
If that sounds like you, you are not alone.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
For the tenth and final episode in the series, the topic is Looking Back to Move Forward as an Instructional Coach - a collaborative #coachbetter quick tips with Kim and Diana together . This episode focuses on the importance of reflection to help you prepare for the next academic year. The whole series has been about reflecting on your practice and this one will set you up for an annual process every academic year.
If you enjoy this episode, and you’re curious about the others, please go back and listen to the rest of the series to learn about the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching so you can reflect on the Clarity, Consistency and Community you have in your coaching practice and program.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
The topic for the ninth episode in this series is Embracing Your Informal Leadership as an Instructional Coach. This episode focuses on the essential mindset shift that educators need to make when moving into an instructional coaching role.
If you enjoy this episode, you’ll love the previous episodes. Go back and listen so you can refresh your coaching practice following the three phases of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency and Community.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
For the eighth episode in this series, the topic is 5 Reasons Instructional Coaches are Essential in Schools. This episode focuses on the essential mindset shift that educators need to make when moving into an instructional coaching role.
If you enjoy this episode, you’ll love the previous episodes. Go back and listen so you can refresh your coaching practice following the three phases of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency and Community.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
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Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
For the seventh episode in this series, the topic is 6 Strategies to Build Relationships with ALL Teachers. This episode focuses on the third phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Community. To make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
Let’s Connect:
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- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
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- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
The topic for the sixth episode in this series is 5 Ways to Build a Coaching Culture. This episode focuses on the third phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Community. To make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
Let’s Connect:
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
For the fifth episode of this series, our topic is Asking Just the Right Questions as an Instructional Coach. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Consistency. To make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
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- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
The topic of episode 4 is the Top 5 Elements for an Effective Instructional Coaching Conversation. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Consistency. To learn about all three phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
The topic of our third episode is 3 Ways to Find Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role featuring one of our amazing The Coach Mentors, Diana Beabout. This episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity
For more about the series, and to get some background on the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity. This is the second episode in the Refresh Your Coaching Practice series. The previous episode introduces the Thrive Model - if you haven’t listened to that one yet, go back and listen so you have the framework for the entire series.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
Our topic for episode 1 is Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture: Introducing the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching. This episode shares an overview of the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching that will set the stage for all other episodes in this series.
Kim developed the Thrive Model after a decade of working with coaches and school leaders around the world. It brings together all of her own experience as an instructional coach, as well as the experiences of her clients, and all the expert guests she's interviewed on this podcast.
We use this model to structure all of our courses for coaches, and in particular The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. You’ll get an overview of the model in this series, and how the three elements of Clarity, Consistency and Community can be used to develop and refine your individual coaching practice and your coaching program in your school.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
Welcome to Eduro Learning's "Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series"
This is a special podcast series designed to support you in refreshing your coaching practice. It’s called (you guessed it), Refresh Your Coaching Practice.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You’ll notice, as you listen, that we’re following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim wraps up season 6 and highlights one of key themes from this season of #coachbetter - the value of developing a coaching mindset among all staff members as you work towards building a coaching culture.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode? You’ll enjoy:
- Introducing the 5 Domains of a Coaching Mindset
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
As coaches we work so hard to support others that we can often forget how important it is to take care of ourselves too. But, as Cindy Tisdale-McPhee said on a very early episode of the podcast, for coaches to be present for others, they must take care of themselves first.
This is a special #coachbetter collaborative episode with Kim Cofino and Diana Beabout because both of them have had an extra challenging year, and when they were chatting about how they’ve managed being at max capacity all year, they realized that some of our strategies might be helpful for you too!
If you’re feeling stretched thin - or hoping to prevent that feeling - please keep watching for our 8 tips today!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
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Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Joel Birch, Certified Facilitator and Pro Trainer of LEGO Serious Play.
Joel is such a pro at bringing fun, humor, creativity and play into his work. Just being in his orbit helps lighten the mood and start seeing creative possibilities you might not have noticed before. This episode is all about how to bring that kind of energy to your work - even if you’re a type A “non-creative” like me!
In this episode, Joel and Kim are talking about
- the power of play to develop relationships
- how to structure the implementation of play (for type-A personalities)
- the impact of bringing play into a work environment
- the kind of environment needed to embrace play
- how informal leaders can bring play to their work
- what can go wrong when you experiment with play at work
Find the show notes for this episode here.
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- Explore our courses for coaches
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Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season, featuring Ange Molony, Secondary School Vice Principal at Discovery College in Hong Kong. Kim and Ange talk about how informal leaders, like instructional coaches, can advocate for equity in their school setting.
Instructional coaches are fortunate to engage with so many different stakeholders throughout their work, and they may have relationships and experiences with other community members that provide insight that other formal leaders don’t have. When we have the opportunity to advocate for others, instructional coaches have a variety of pathways to start or continue that conversation. This conversation with Ange highlights her own experience in being an advocate, and may provide insight for you to consider how you do something similar in your school setting.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- From Coaching to Leadership with Ange Molony [Ep 190] (Full episode)
- Embracing Your Influential Leadership as an Instructional Coach
- Coaching IS Leadership
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- EduroLearning on Instagram
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- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
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- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is part of our special series featuring real-life coaching conversations with a member of our community. This conversation is with Kathy Patton, Assistant (ES) Principal at International School of Panama. HUGE thank you to Kathy for being willing to record this session to share with all of you!
This episode is such a great example of the many demands of leadership - and just a single coaching conversation can help you feel hopeful and a sense of direction in moving forward.
In this conversation they talk about how challenging it is for leaders to…
- Manage the constant shifting from one responsibility to another
- Rapidly shift their mindset and attitude from one setting to the next
- Be present in the moment when ongoing issues are lingering
- Process all the different conversations they have in the day, so they can be better prepared the next time around
- Develop sustainable strategies to reflect, process and plan for a very busy week
Find the show notes for this episode here
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
It can often feel easier to be an expert (or a consultant) than it is to coach.
Whether it’s building peer coaching skills among a full faculty, or inside The Coach with educators who are learning to be instructional coaches, or in workshops with teachers who are just learning about coaching, we all feel very comfortable in the consultancy dynamic. We’re familiar with the concept of mentoring or giving advice, and it’s easy to think that coaching is the same thing.
This #coachbetter episode is about embracing your curiosity as an instructional coach - and letting go of feeling like you need to be an expert.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with members of the team from the Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (called AAICIS), where Kim is currently serving as the Executive Director.
The organization is celebrating its one-year anniversary by reflecting on its achievements since its launch in March 2024. The discussion highlights the unique support AAICIS offers to international school educators interested in or currently working in instructional coaching. The team shares how their all-volunteer, all-remote group has advanced coaching practices tailored specifically to the international school context.
(For more about how AAICIS got started, check out our episode from March 2024 "Introducing the Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (AAICIS)")
Listen to this episode to hear about all the work this amazing team has accomplished, including:
- Their successful launch in March 2024
- An update on their research (to dig deeper into this check out episode 262 with Jordan Benedict)
- Their free resources, and what’s coming next
- The support they provide for coaches, leaders and schools - and why this might be valuable for YOU and your school!
- How to connect with AAICIS
- Developments on their growing team
If you’re looking to join a supportive community of instructional coaches and leaders in international schools around the world who are as passionate about instructional coaching as you are, this episode (and AAICIS) is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coacbetter episode is about the importance of intentional and structured conversations. This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season, featuring Michele Mattoon, Executive Director of the National School Reform Faculty.
Recently as part of one of AAICIS Leaders Speaker Series we had Jennifer Abrams share with our community about Stretching Your Learning Edges (Jennifer has also been a guest on the podcast if you want to check out that episode), and as she said on the podcast, Jennifer highlighted how as educators we are not trained in having conversations with other adults.
Having intentional and structured conversations, through the use of protocols, can really help us navigate difficult and challenging topics that, as Michele says, sometimes need “guardrails”.
Because instructional coaches work with so many different stakeholders, with so many different perspectives, experiences and opinions, it’s so important for us to know how to structure conversation for productive discourse and dialogue. Protocols are one way we can do that.
If protocols are new to you, make sure to check out the full episode with Michele. Once you start using protocols in your professional learning, and group conversations, you won’t go back.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Jen Kagohara, ES Tech & Design Coach, Taipei American School, Taiwan. Jen is a graduate of The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program and when we recorded this episode she had just finished the program.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
We're so excited to share this episode with Jen with you because Jen has had many experiences that are shared by lots of the clients Kim works with. She’s relatively new to her school, which has hired coaches, but doesn’t yet have a coaching culture. Many coaches that Kim works with are in this exact same situation - in fact we have several other podcast episodes about this very topic, one is episode 70: 5 Steps to Move from “Having Coaches” to “a Coaching Culture”). Wherever you are in the process at your school, it’s always valuable to hear what this looks like in different school contexts.
In this conversation they talk about ...
- What coaching looks like in her school right now
- What makes coaching work and what are some challenges
- Jen’s growth as a coach throughout The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program
- Her big aha moments as a new coach
- What she’s planning for next in terms of her professional growth
- What she wishes she knew before she started coaching
- Her recommendations for new and aspiring coaches
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim introduces the domains of a coaching mindset.
Did you know that the number one indicator of student success is collective efficacy? (Donohoo, 2017). Research shows that when we believe in one another, student learning improves.
How we can improve our collective efficacy through the lens of coaching – without hiring an instructional coach or a formal coaching program?
Because we all want to improve student learning. And we all can benefit from coaching. But not every school has the capacity or finances to build an instructional coaching program. And the great news is, you don’t have to have a formal coaching program to do it. All you need to get started is a coaching mindset. And every single person (students included) can work towards cultivating a coaching mindset.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is a case study conversation with two amazing educators: EAL (English as an Additional Language) Teacher Lindsay Manzella and INS Teacher John Stephany. Lindsay and John worked together at NIST (Thailand) at the time of recording, where they developed a unique model for co-teaching and coaching to support all learners in John’s classroom, where Lindsay was supporting EAL students. Both Lindsay and John have had training in coaching so they have come to the co-teaching experience with a foundational understanding of how coaching works.
In this episode they talk about:
- How Lindsay and John work together
- Why John, as an MYP INS teacher finds coaching so valuable
- Why Lindsay, as an EAL Teacher, finds coaching such a powerful support to her work
- What works well in their partnership as well as what can be challenging
- How this model might work in other schools
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season, featuring Anne Marie Chow, who at the time was Middle School Vice Principal and English teacher at United World College Southeast Asia, East Campus in Singapore.
We're excited to be sharing this highlight today, because not only is Anne Marie amazing (listen to her full episode here) but if you’ve been watching or listening to #coachbetter this season, you know we’re talking a lot about measuring your impact (see links to previous episode below).
Because instructional coaching is a non-teaching position, it’s so important for coaches to be proactive about measuring and sharing the impact of their work. It’s a role that’s both challenging to find the budget to hire for, and one that’s easy to cut if school leaders don’t see the intended outcome. The more coaches can do to collect and share data around their work, the easier it will be for school leaders, and teachers, to see the value of coaching.
This episode highlights the experience of coaches at UWC Singapore and the actual types of data they are collecting. If you’re an instructional coach, curious about getting started collecting data, there are some great ideas here - and hopefully this clip will inspire even more ideas that will work just right in your school context.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Melissa Car, Grade 1 classroom teacher at St. Mary’s International School in Japan. Melissa is a graduate of The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program and when we recorded this episode she had just finished the program.
In this conversation we talk about
- How Melissa started her journey to instructional coaching
- Why she thinks coaching is right for her school, right now
- How her school leaders made the decision to implement a coaching program
- The vision for the coaching program at her school
- Her “aha moments” in The Coach
- The successes she’s already had with coaching - as a classroom teacher
- What schools and teachers should consider when begining an instructional coaching program
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode, Diana is going to share 5 tips to redirect a coaching conversation.
Sometimes our coaching conversations take an unexpected turn. This can be really challenging because we know that it’s important for our coaching partners to take the lead in directing the conversation.
But what happens when…
- it seems like your coaching partner is straying away from the goals you set at the beginning of the cycle or your work together? Or
- when you notice something during a classroom visit that you are hoping will attract the attention of your coaching partner, but it doesn’t? Or
- You realize there is a gap that needs to be addressed that your coaching partner doesn’t realize yet?
It can be tricky to know if you should find a way to address these issues and potentially redirect the conversation - let alone actually try to do it!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these:
- Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins [Ep 238]
- My "Secret" Coaching Assessment
- One Question That Will Transform Your Coaching Practice
- Coaching Call: Shifting your Coaching Mindset from Problem Solving to Improving Student Learning with Vicki Heupel [260]
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Jim Laney, Head of School & Sara Brodhead, Director of Teaching and Learning at Kaohsiung American School in Taiwan. Sarah has now moved on to Hong Kong International Sschool, and Jim, who’s still HoS at Kaohsiung, is a repeat guest on the show - check out his earlier episode where we talk about how instructional coaching supports at all levels.
Kim has been working with KAS for the last two years to support their brand new middle leadership team in developing their instructional leadership capacity and applying a coaching mindset to their work. In that time, KAS has also hired two new instructional coaches, and this conversation developed from our work together.
In this episode, Jim, Sara and Kim talk about..
- the development of the new middle leadership and instructional coaching roles at KAS
- the distinction between supervision and evaluation and the professional growth that coaching can provide
- their vision for the new instructional coaching roles
- the structures they are putting in place
- measuring the impact of their work
- how we can help other school leaders and educators see the value of instructional coaching
This conversation highlights the huge impact an investment in teacher professional growth can have in our schools.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Like this episode, you’ll enjoy this one: Instructional Coaching Supports at All Levels with Jim Laney
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode we’re talking about what coaching looks like in schools where it’s been implemented well.
This is a highlight from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season, featuring Ji Han, Associate Director of School Evaluation and Support at the Council of International Schools (CIS).
Ji has such a wide experience with coaching in so many schools, hearing her description of what coaching looks like when it’s working well can provide a powerful vision for school leaders, or coaches advocating for instructional coaching.
We're sharing this specific clip because it addresses several of the most common questions we hear when we speak with school leaders about coaching, they wonder:
- If they should mandate coaching to ensure that every educator takes advantage of that support.
- If leaders should do the coaching (perhaps part of Professional Growth Plan)
- How to celebrate the success of coaching if it is confidential
Ji clearly articulates how coaching can grow, when we ensure that we have some essential structures in place: coaching is invitational, coaching happens with a peer, and we see coaching as an experience for all teachers, rather than viewing it as a way to “fix” teachers (or a deficit model).
These are three big components that come up on the show all the time, so if this is interesting to you, please be sure to check out the other episodes:
- Untangling Instructional Coaching, Evaluation & Appraisal with Samantha Olson-Wyman and Stephanie Cifuentes
- What is coaching and why is it important?
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Lana Yashchyna, 4th grade classroom teacher at the American International School in Kuwait. Lana is a graduate of The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program and when they recorded this episode she had just finished the program.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
In this conversation Kim and Lana talk about ...
- Why coaching was so impactful for her as a classroom teacher
- How she decided to make the move from classroom to coach
- How she’s been building a coaching culture in her 4th grade team
- What prepared her to be ready to build a coaching culture in a teaching role
- Why coaching is so essential in a high pressure school environment
- If coaching is sustainable as a full time classroom teacher
- All the steps it took her to build a coaching culture on her team
This episode is a fantastic example of all of the ways that classroom teachers can influence a culture of coaching at the team level - and why this is ultimately not a sustainable combination of roles for the long term! If you’re curious about building a coaching culture at the team level - this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode we are talking about the importance of measuring the impact of instructional coaching - and sharing that data with all stakeholders. This topic is one of the most common concerns we hear from senior leaders or school boards is: How do you know coaching is making an impact? How can I see the return on investment when I hire instructional coaches?
When schools are choosing to invest in non-teaching positions, it is essential to understand how that work is positively impacting student (and in this case, teacher) learning.
This can come as a surprise to new and even experienced instructional coaches, because as educators we are not required to formally “prove” our value on a regular basis. That process is already “baked in” to the structure of the school. However, for instructional coaches, this is not the case. If coaches are not measuring their impact, there is likely no one else on staff who will be doing this work. Which means, it can become very easy to say that no impact has been made. Instead, it is essential for instructional coaches to recognize that intentionally collecting data to measure their impact, and then sharing it within the school community is part of their role.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
In this #coachbetter episode Kim chats with Kim Porter, who at the time of recording was a Primary Math Coach at UWC Singapore, and is now UDL Coach & Support Specialist at ASIJ in Japan.
Kim and Kim talk about the elements that make instructional coaching thrive, how international schools are unique in terms of instructional coaching environments, the cognitive load for instructional coaches, particularly in an international school setting where we have additional complexities in our environments; and what Kim wishes she knew when she started out as an instructional coach.
If this sounds interesting to you, please make sure to check out a previous #coachbetter Quick Tips episode from this season: Navigating the Complexities of Instructional Coaching in International Schools.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode we’re talking about developing a learning organization through coaching from a systems lens.
This is a highlight from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season. If you’re a longtime #coachbetter listener, you know we often talk about how to develop structures and systems for sustainable coaching practices (in fact there are a few recent QuickTips episodes that highlight this topic - see list below). This clip is another great example of that, featuring Carla Marschall, currently Head of School at Dresden International School.
We really appreciate this specific clip because of Carla’s focus on systems thinking. She describes the ways that coaching can shape the culture of a school, when we think about the school as a system, rather than a hierarchy. (If you like this clip, make sure to listen to the full episode with Carla).
Here are a few recent episodes that feature this concept:
- Creating a Sustainable Coaching Culture
- 3 Steps to Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture
- Making Instructional Coaching Sustainable with Ellen and Bruce Eisenberg
- Untangling Instructional Coaching, Evaluation & Appraisal with Samantha Olson-Wyman and Stephanie Cifuentes
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This #coachbetter episode is part of our special series featuring real-life coaching conversations with one of Kim's amazing clients, Sara Wilkins, who, at the time of recording, had just graduated from our course for classroom teachers moving into a coaching role called Getting Started as an Instructional Coach. HUGE thank you to Sara for being willing to record this session to share with all of you!
This episode is such a great example of the power of coaching - and how a single coaching conversation can help you get unstuck.
In this conversation Kim and Sara talk about how Sara can…
- bring her existing training and experience to her role as a middle leader
- use her coaching skills to connect with others in the school community that have similar goal
- better understand the potential resistance to the work she’s trying to do
- bring this conversation to a leadership level
- consider how to shift her language to help others embrace a coaching mindset
- use existing structures at her school to create a bridge to coaching
Find the show notes for this episode here.
Let’s Connect:
- Our website: coachbetter.tv
- EduroLearning on LinkedIn
- EduroLearning on Instagram
- EduroLearning on YouTube
- Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
- Join our #coachbetter Facebook group
Learn with Kim
- Explore our courses for coaches
- Watch a FREE workshop
Read more from Kim:
- Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book)
- Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
- The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)
This #coachbetter episode is about the essential elements for developing a collaborative school culture.
Kim talks a lot about creating a thriving coaching culture, and that kind of culture doesn’t just support more coaching, it builds a sense of collective efficacy that creates an environment where teachers want to stay and grow. Of course, this doesn’t happen in isolation, we need many different factors working together, and this clip from her conversation with Tavia does a great job of highlighting 8 of those key elements.
This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season. She's been wanting to share this clip because it’s a participatory and collaborative culture that will help make coaching thrive. When educators want to work together, when we can see our colleagues as people who help us become better educators, it’s a lot easier to opt in to coaching.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Jordan Benedict, one of our Research Team members at AAICIS (Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching at International Schools) for the and Learning Coach at the International School of Kenya.
Jordan and Kim are both so excited to share the results of the first landscape study of instructional coaching in international schools, conducted by our AAICIS research team in March of 2024. There are so many interesting findings that we think will resonate with you, and we’d love to hear your thoughts after listening to the episode. Please leave a comment for us so we can hear what aligns with your thinking and experiences - or what diverges!
In this episode, they talk about the background of where the research started, how they conducted the study, the primary findings, the Reported Reasons for Establishing a Coaching Program, the reported outcomes - which will not surprise YOU as a listener of this podcast - plus what they think schools and coaches can do with this new research. This episode is a fantastic overview of all of the key findings from this study, so if you’re curious about the landscape of instructional coaching in international schools, this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter video, Kristen Moreland shares three ways that school leaders can support their instructional coaches. Often, especially in international schools, we see schools hire instructional coaches and then assume the coaches themselves can build a coaching culture.
The reality is that it takes more than just hiring coaches to build a coaching culture. Even when instructional coaches know exactly what’s needed to take the school to the next step, they almost always need the support of their school leader to actually implement the work. Instructional coaching is informal leadership, so having the tangible support of the positional leader is essential for taking action. If you’re an instructional coach watching this video, this would be a great conversation starter with your leadership team!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This #coachbetter episode is part of our special series featuring real-life coaching conversations with one of Kim's amazing clients, Vicki Heupell, who, at the time of recording, had just graduated from our course for classroom teachers moving into a coaching role called Getting Started as an Instructional Coach. HUGE thank you to Vicki for being willing to record this session to share with all of you!
We are excited to share this conversation with you because the topics Vicki and Kim talk about are exactly the kind of questions that we get asked all the time, particularly from experienced classroom teachers who are either moving into a coaching role for the first time, or curious about moving into a coaching role. In fact, this exact conversation is an extension of many of our previous chats in the Getting Started as an Instructional Coach course!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In #coachbetter episode we’re talking about how to help your school leader understand the value of coaching.
This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season. If you’re a longtime #coachbetter listener, you know Kim almost always ask school leaders how coaches can help their administrators understand the value of coaching, and the responses are always so insightful. This clip is another great example of that, featuring LaTyia Rolle, currently Elementary School Principal at the International School of Brussels.
If you’ve been coaching for any length of time at all, you know that your school leader’s understanding of coaching can make or break your program - and that understanding and support can change anytime you get a new administrator. Being able to articulate, in leadership language, what makes coaching so valuable is an essential skill for all instructional coaches.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode Kim chats with Brenda Lee, Grade 4 teacher at Al-Bayan Bilingual School (BBS) Kuwait.
We're excited to share this episode with you because it’s a topic that’s been requested by you! We received a request to hear from educators (rather than coaches) about their experiences with coaching.
In this conversation with Brenda, they talk about
- How instructional coaching has supported her growth as an educator
- How instructional coaching fits within the context of educator professional growth
- What classroom teachers need to know to opt in to coaching
- How she makes time for coaching in a busy teacher’s schedule
- Why some teachers resist coaching
- How coaching works for her as a classroom teacher
- Why she’s hoping to make the move from classroom to coach
This episode is a fantastic example of why teachers chose to opt-in to coaching - and how you can articulate the value of coaching for your prospective coaching partners!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about the additional complexities involved in instructional coaching in an international school setting.
Of course, this does not mean that instructional coaching is not complex in other settings, or that any of these factors are not present in other settings, these are just five layers of complexity that are often the norm in international schools.
However, when we are working in international schools, there is often even more complexity involved in the role, which may go unrecognized by school leaders, or even coaches themselves because this complexity is our “normal.”
At the recent EARCOS teachers conference, Kim and participants unpacked some of those complexities in one of her sessions.
In their conversation, they identified five key factors that make instructional coaching highly complex in the international school setting - and she's going to share those 5 with you in this episode!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Tina Bhatia, Second grade classroom teacher at the American Community School of Abu Dhabi. Tina is a graduate of The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, working with Diana Beabout as her mentor - and when we recorded this episode she was almost finished with her coursework.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
We are so excited to share this episode with Tina with you because it’s always wonderful to hear about a classroom teacher who is inspired to become a coach - and it’s important to unpack all of the different aspects to consider when moving from classroom to coach. Tina learned a lot during her time in The Coach, and she is so ready to make the move!
In this conversation Kim and Tina talk about:
- What attracted her to coaching
- What coaching looks like in her school setting right now
- What she’s thinking about as she’s considering the move from classroom to coach
- What teachers need to know to opt-in to coaching
- Her advice for teachers wanting to move into a coaching role
- Some “aha” moments she’s had over the past academic year, learning about being a coach in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season. If you’re a longtime #coachbetter listener, you know that Joellen Killion is Kim's instructional coaching superhero, and her episode from a few seasons ago was a masterclass in all things instructional coaching.
This episode is a perfect introduction to thinking about, and reflecting on, the type of coaching support you’re providing to your coaching partners. So many of Kim's clients get stuck in the “advice trap” or constantly feeling like they have to prove their worth to potential coaching partners by being on demand for resource support. This conversation with Joellen highlights an essential mindset shift for instructional coaches. As Joellen says: Results can build relationships as relationships can build results.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode Kim chats with return guest Steve Barkley, Executive VP PLS 3rd Learning, author of many books about instructional coaching, and Advisor Executive Committee of AAICIS, the Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools.
Kim is excited to share this episode with you, not only because Steve is amazing and one of her coaching superheroes, but also because he was one of our first ever guests on the show - so it’s especially interesting to hear first-hand how his thinking has evolved over time since that conversation.
In this episode they talk about:
- Systems for coaching success - especially when starting from scratch
- What leaders need to know about the long term impact of coaching - especially when talking to their school board
- How to make coaching sustainable
- What experienced coaches can do to continually refine their practice
- Trends in instructional coaching in international schools
This episode is a gold mine for coaches or school leaders looking to build successful and sustainable instructional coaching programs! Steve works with so many schools, and has such a deep understanding of how coaching works - you don’t want to miss this episode!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode, Diana unpacks the flow of a coaching conversation, so you can think about, or reflect on, the way you structure conversations with your coaching partners.
It can feel really intimidating to start having coaching conversations because we know we want them to feel purposeful and meaningful, but we also want them to be comfortable enough to feel like a safe space to be vulnerable and take time to process (and not like a formal meeting you might have with a supervisor). So how do you find just the right balance?
Diana shares the framework we use in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program so you can see the way we structure those conversations. SO many of our participants come into the program having seen overly complicated and complex coaching meeting templates and they are so relieved when they find our simple process because it’s easy to implement right away - and adapt as you use it and find your own unique voice as an instructional coach.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Kelly Esposito, K12 Instructional Coach at Phoenixville School District in Pennsylvania USA. Kelly is a graduate of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, and Kim's been working with Kelly (and the rest of the coaching team at her school in Pennsylvania) for several years.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
In this conversation they talk about...
- What coaching looks like in Kelly's school setting right now
- How her role has, and the coaching program at PASD has, evolved over the years
- A big “aha” moment Kelly had in The Coach around equity and math instruction
- The success of implementing Building Thinking Classrooms at PASD
- How she’s refining her practice over this academic year
- What she wish she knew when she started coaching
This episode is a fantastic example of how successful instructional coaches are always intentional about growing their skills and refining their practice over time.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode we’re talking about the repeatable processes that coaches can repurpose year after year to keep their coaching program thriving.
This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season. If you’re a longtime #coachbetter listener, you know how valuable it is when we get to hear from current school leaders who have formerly been instructional coaches. This conversation is from one of those very special episodes, with Samantha Olson-Wyman and Stephanie Cifuentest, both former instructional coaches, and currently senior leaders. This episode shares insight into the work that the instructional coaches at the American School in Guatemala do every year to continue to grow the success of their coaching program.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode Kim chats with Leigh Miller, Deputy Head of School at Munich International School.
In this episode they talk about:
- Leigh’s extensive experience with instructional coaching, in particular what has made it successful in previous schools,
- the systems and structures that need to be in place for coaching to be successful and then sustainable,
- the importance of developing a program and not just hiring a coach,
- measuring the impact of coaching,
- specific challenges for international schools, and
- what school leaders need to consider when building a coaching culture.
This episode is a gold mine of specific actions schools can take to develop and sustain a coaching culture, especially in an international school setting! If you’re curious about what makes coaching work - based on evidence from a variety of schools, and through a leaders perspective, this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about the 3 elements necessary for instructional coaching to thrive - and be sustainable over time.
It’s easy to think that once coaches are hired, and a coaching program is established, that a coaching culture will grow, but if you’ve been coaching for any length of time, you know that it doesn’t really work like that. It takes a lot of intentional and strategic work to grow a coaching culture - and you need to build in systems and structures to make it sustainable over time.
Kim will share about how to do exactly that - following The Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In our first #coachbetter Season 6 episode, Kim unpacks a big concept that has come up a lot in conversations recently: why instructional coaching is (or should be) a full time role in schools.
In our recent AAICIS (Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools) landscape study of international schools we found that many of the schools that don’t have coaching programs cite the fact that other educators are fulfilling the role of coach, most likely people with coordinator roles, or middle level leaders.
This finding aligns with what clients in The Coach often say about the challenge of advocating for a full time instructional coaching position - and what we hear from school leaders when they’re considering hiring coaches.
This episode can help you articulate why instructional coaching is a specific skill, and how important it is that there is time specifically devoted for coaching work (not just an add-on to an already full job description).
Find the show notes for this episode here.
References in this episode Coaching Matters (1st edition) by Joellen Killion, Cindy Harrison, Chris Bryan, and Heather Clifton [2nd edition here]
"Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools" by Kim Cofino in Handbook of Research on Critical Issues and Global Trends in International Education
"Five Reasons Instructional Coaching in International Schools Is So Complex" by Kim Cofino in The International Educator (TIE)
What Makes Coaching Work? with Joellen Killion [Ep 146]
Creating a Positive School Culture Through Coaching with Kaitlyn Pettinga [Ep 215]
The Importance of Defining the Purpose of Coaching with Ji Han [Ep 220]
Building a Culture of Coaching with Carla Marschall [Ep 223]
Making Instructional Coaching Sustainable with Ellen and Bruce Eisenberg [Ep 230]
Untangling Instructional Coaching, Evaluation & Appraisal with Samantha Olson-Wyman and Stephanie Cifuentes [Ep 234]
A Leadership Perspective: Making Coaching Successful with LaTyia Rolle [Ep 242]
For the tenth and final episode in the series, the topic is Looking Back to Move Forward as an Instructional Coach - a collaborative #coachbetter quick tips with Kim and Diana together . This episode focuses on the importance of reflection to help you prepare for the next academic year. The whole series has been about reflecting on your practice and this one will set you up for an annual process every academic year.
If you enjoy this episode, and you’re curious about the others, please go back and listen to the rest of the series to learn about the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching so you can reflect on the Clarity, Consistency and Community you have in your coaching practice and program.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
The topic for the ninth episode in this series is Embracing Your Informal Leadership as an Instructional Coach. This episode focuses on the essential mindset shift that educators need to make when moving into an instructional coaching role.
If you enjoy this episode, you’ll love the previous episodes. Go back and listen so you can refresh your coaching practice following the three phases of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency and Community.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
For the eighth episode in this series, the topic is 5 Reasons Instructional Coaches are Essential in Schools. This episode focuses on the essential mindset shift that educators need to make when moving into an instructional coaching role.
If you enjoy this episode, you’ll love the previous episodes. Go back and listen so you can refresh your coaching practice following the three phases of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency and Community.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
For the seventh episode in this series, the topic is 6 Strategies to Build Relationships with ALL Teachers. This episode focuses on the third phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Community. To make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
The topic for the sixth episode in this series is 5 Ways to Build a Coaching Culture. This episode focuses on the third phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Community. To make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
For the fifth episode of this series, our topic is Asking Just the Right Questions as an Instructional Coach. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Consistency. To make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
The topic of episode 4 is the Top 5 Elements for an Effective Instructional Coaching Conversation. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Consistency. To learn about all three phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
The topic of our third episode is 3 Ways to Find Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role featuring one of our amazing The Coach Mentors, Diana Beabout. This episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity
For more about the series, and to get some background on the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
This episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity. This is the second episode in the Refresh Your Coaching Practice series. The previous episode introduces the Thrive Model - if you haven’t listened to that one yet, go back and listen so you have the framework for the entire series.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
Our topic for episode 1 is Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture: Introducing the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching. This episode shares an overview of the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching that will set the stage for all other episodes in this series.
Kim developed the Thrive Model after a decade of working with coaches and school leaders around the world. It brings together all of her own experience as an instructional coach, as well as the experiences of her clients, and all the expert guests she's interviewed on this podcast.
We use this model to structure all of our courses for coaches, and in particular The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. You’ll get an overview of the model in this series, and how the three elements of Clarity, Consistency and Community can be used to develop and refine your individual coaching practice and your coaching program in your school.
This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
Welcome to Eduro Learning's "Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series"
This is a special podcast series designed to support you in refreshing your coaching practice. It’s called (you guessed it), Refresh Your Coaching Practice.
This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You’ll notice, as you listen, that we’re following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements.
Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at edurolearning.com/refresh
For the final #coachbetter episode of Season 5, Kim shares a recap of the key highlights from this season and a peek at what we have for you next season.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Lesley Tait, Head of School, Lincoln Community School, Ghana.
If you’ve been listening to the podcast this year, you know that Christina Botbyl and Kim Cofino recently published their first book together, Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership. Earlier this year, they hosted a podcast launch party to announce the book (Listen to Episode 226)
This episode is a perfect follow up to that conversation, because Leslie is an experienced senior leader and she highlights many of the common experiences that women face on their path to leadership (highlighted in the Women Who Lead interviews in our book).
On this call they about Leslie’s path to leadership, how (and why) the path to leadership is often different for women than for men, what schools can do to recognize aspiring and growing leaders, and how they can use coaching to support the development of more women leaders in their school community.
This episode is a perfect blend of coaching and leadership - if you’re curious about the ways that coaching can grow leaders - and what to expect on the pathway to leadership (as a woman) this episode is for you!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
It’s that time of year again! If you’re an international school educator, you might be returning back to your passport country - for the indefinite future when this school year ends. Are you thinking about what it might be like to re-patriate? What to expect when you move back home and things aren’t quite what you expected?
Then you will love this clip from a previous episode of #coachbetter where Kim spoke to 4 experienced international school educators, Emily, Kristen, Maggie and Diana who had recently moved back to their passport country after a significant time overseas. Kim asked them what one piece of advice they would give others in a similar situation.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This #coachbetter episode is a special combination case study and coaching call with one of Kim's amazing clients, Paula Plaza-Ponte.
These episodes are real client stories - designed to give you a window into the experience and professional growth of coaches around the world.
Kim has been working with Paula for many years now, and although she’s no longer working full time in a school, her experience of going through the transition from classroom educator to education-aligned work in a non-profit is a story that deeply resonates with Kim - and we hope it does with you as well!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This #coachbetter episode is all about why tracking data about our practice is so important for instructional coaches. This is a conversation Diana and Kim often have with our participants in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship program and we wanted to share it with you too!
This video is designed for current coaches who are building in reflective practices to continue to hone their craft.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with LaTyia Rolle, Elementary School Principal at the International School of Brussels. LaTyia “recently” moved from US public schools to international schools and she brings a wealth of experience working with instructional coaches as a school leader.
On this call they talk about why coaching is so essential for schools AND school leaders, what makes it successful, in particular what international schools can learn from US public schools, how to help school leaders see the value of instructional coaching, the connection or overlap of coaching and middle level leadership, and what school leaders need to consider as they’re building a coaching culture.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This #coachbetter episode is a highlight from one of our previous podcast episodes featuring Kawai Lai. Kawai’s work focuses on helping teams and leaders rethink culture, strategy, and leadership using the power of visuals. This particular clip focuses on creating psychological safety in teams.
We're sharing this one because we know that trust and safety are two huge components of building coaching relationships, and we’ve been talking about the ways that instructional coaches are informal leaders in their schools all semester. This one clip gives concrete strategies on how you can create psychological safety with the teams that you work with right now. As a coach, and a leader, building this skill set will be essential in developing your relational leadership
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This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Tracey McGillian. These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. Tracey is a graduate of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, and Kim has been working with (and the rest of the coaching team at her school in Pennsylvania) for several years.
In this conversation Kim and Tracey talk about the evolution of the coaching program at PASD, and her own personal growth as a Tech Coach. Tracey made a big switch in her mindset and professional practice as a coach - from being reactive to being proactive - during her time in The Coach and that was a huge game changer for her!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kristen is talking about why school leaders need coaching and to help them understand why and how coaching can be impactful for them too!.
If you’ve been a longtime listener of the podcast or our #coachbetter quicktips, you know that one of the questions we almost always ask of school leaders is how can we help other school leaders understand the value of instructional coaching.
The answer is ALWAYS get them as close to the process of coaching as possible - and the best way to do that is to actually BE coached. When you have the experience of working with a coach, and you see the impact it can have on your professional growth, that is the deepest kind of “aha” moment about the value of coaching for all educators that you can have.
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This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Sasha Robbins. We're so excited to share this episode with Sasha with you, because Sasha and Kim have been working together since 2019!
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.
Sasha is an instructional coach at Al-Bayan Bilingual School in Kuwait and recently, on a coaching call they were talking about how Sasha has been working to intentionally slow down her coaching conversations and the impact that is having on the quality of work she and her coaching partners are able to do.
This is a powerful conversation about the ways that experienced coaches can deepen the work they do with their coaching partners. And it’s a strong demonstration of Sasha’s growth as an instructional coach over the time that we’ve been working together.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This #coachbetter episodea highlight is from one of our previous podcast episodes featuring our The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program Mentors. We're sharing this clip from this episode right now because we’ve been talking about the ways that instructional coaches are leaders in their schools all semester - and this specific clip highlights some of the surprises that instructional coaches may face when first moving into a coaching role. No matter how experienced you are as an educator, there are new skills to learn when you become a coach - and our four mentors are going to tell you about those skills in this clip!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
We have an extra special #coachbetter episode! It’s our virtual launch party for the brand new non-profit organization that we’ve been building for the last year: the Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools!
If you’re an instructional coach in international schools, you know that coaching can look vastly different at different schools - and you might find yourself advocating for, and building coaching programs at every school you move to. Instructional coaching is such a nuanced and complex role - both within your individual coaching practice and at the programmatic level. And moving from school to school in our international context makes it even more complex! Both instructional coaches and school leaders need to be involved in this conversation - and it needs to be specific for international schools - that’s why we founded AAICIS!
Eduro Learning is proud to be a founding partner of AAICIS.
To find out more about our organization, and to join the conversation about instructional coaching in international schools, head over to our website at aaicis.org
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In #coachbetter video, Kim talks about creating a sustainable coaching culture - and what systems and structures are either supporting or hindering coaching sustainability in your school context. This video is designed for experienced coaches who are ready to start thinking about how they can further develop their coaching practice.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Samantha Olson-Wyman, Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Specialist and Stephanie Cifuentes, Lower School Principal at the American School of Guatemala. Both Sam and Stephanie are former instructional coaches so this episode is such a special opportunity to look at the macro lens of coaching with school leaders who deeply understand the micro view too!
We're so excited to share this episode with you because whenever we get the chance to speak with school leaders who are former coaches, we know we’re going to be able to go deep about the value of coaching and the actual logistics and structures needed to make it happen - and this conversation does exactly that!
Find the show notes for this episode here.
When you’re working on building a coaching culture and a coaching program, you know that you need systems and structures in place to make it sustainable.
In this post, we're highlighting three elements of your coaching culture that you may want to examine - so you can both measure the impact you’re making and define the systems and structures needed to continue to grow.
This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season, featuring Laura Lipton. If you’re a longtime #coachbetter listener, you know that Kim often references Laura’s work, particularly the Continuum of Practice for Instructional Coaches.
Since we’re focusing on coaches as leaders right now, we want to share this clip where Laura talks about the big picture of what makes coaching work from a school-wide perspective.
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This #coachbetter episode is part of our series featuring coaching conversations with one of Kim's amazing clients, Cary Hart, who is a graduate of all 3 of our Certificate Programs: COETAIL, The Coach, and Women Who Lead. HUGE thank you to Cary for being willing to record one of her coaching sessions to share with all of you!
In Kim and Cary's conversation, you’re going to hear how having a coach from outside of your school community can take a very complicated situation, with a lot of layers, detail, and complexity, and through targeted questions, paraphrasing and intentional focus, surface a simple and systemic solution. The challenge Cary presents in this call is one that, if you’ve been a tech coach in particular, will be very familiar to you, so some aspects of the solution here might be immediately applicable to your school setting, too. You'll notice the ways that Cary was able to share the different dynamics of her challenge, and through Kim's paraphrasing, questioning, and identifying the root of the issue, they were able to move onto a deeper discussion of potential solutions that address all of the layers to this challenge that Cary’s been struggling with.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about scaling your impact as an instructional coach.
If you’ve been a coach for several years, you know that you can’t keep working exclusively 1:1 with coaching partners - it’s a ticket to burnout! The reality is that there will never be enough time in the day (or coaches on staff) to support every teacher at the 1:1 level.
Once you start finding yourself booked out and busy, with a schedule full of coaching cycles, it’s time to start scaling your impact and start working with groups or teams. This way you can leverage your time and support teaching and learning in even more classrooms than you are already!
If you are ready to make this shift, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Ellen and Bruce Eisenberg, founders of The Professional Institute for Instructional Coaching. As founders of The Professional Institute for Instructional Coaching Ellen and Bruce come with a wealth of experience in building sustainable instructional coaching programs in schools around the world. On this call they are talking about the research behind instructional coaching, how to collect data to measure your impact, the enabling conditions that make coaching work and the systems and structures that need to be in place to make coaching sustainable. This episode is full of big-picture thinking about what it takes to make coaching successful and sustainable in schools. If you are curious about the systems and structures that make coaching successful, this episode is for you.
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This #coachbetter episode is part of of our new special series, #coachbetter Celebrations. To celebrate our 5 years of the podcast (and over 200 episodes), each month we’re highlighting a short clip from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season.
This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season. If you’re a longtime #coachbetter listener, you know that Joellen Killion is her instructional coaching superhero, and Joellen's episode from a few seasons ago was a masterclass in all things instructional coaching.
Since we’re focusing on coaches as leaders right now, sharing this clip where Joellen explains how coaches can directly advocate for the work of coaching would be well worth repeating.
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This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of our amazing The Coach graduates, Nicola Milward.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. At the time of recording, Nicola was Instructional Coach at IPS Hilversum, the Netherlands and she had just graduated from The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program. In this episode Kim and Nicola talk about how Nicola built the coaching program at her school from scratch - starting with pitching the position of instructional coach, all the way through multiple years of implementation. They talk about what coaching looked like when it first started, how it changed over time, what challenges she faced, and her “aha’ moments in her coaching practice and in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
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In this #coachbetter video, Diana talks about the Essential Conditions for Instructional Coaching to be successful.
This episode is so powerful because the success of instructional coaching as a program or a culture goes well beyond what one individual coach can do. As experienced coaches, we need to look at the bigger picture of the culture of the school to see what might be supporting or hindering the success of building the coaching program.
Diana will share some specific prompts to help you think about which of these conditions your school already has - and the ones you might need to work on developing.
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This is a very special #coachbetter episode! This is the podcast launch party for Kim and Christina's new book: Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership: A Guide for Educators, Allies, and Advocates.
Kim and Christina are interviewed by four of their early readers of the book: Alexandra Gustad, Rania Saeb, Sarah Plews, and Uzay Ashton, all amazing educational leaders in their own right.
These four women, along with their other early readers (they had 15 readers of the book before they submitted their manuscript) gave them vital feedback and encouragement along the path of completing the book. Kim and Christina are so grateful to all of their readers, editors, and supporters as they completed this project over the last year.
In this episode they are sharing some of the behind-the-scenes stories of writing the book, what readers can expect to get out of the book, and their hopes as they put this work out into the world!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Cary Hart and Paula Plaza-Ponte, both experienced coaches and members of The Coach Alumni group
They chat about the challenges that coaches go through as they “level up” in their career. We tend to focus a lot on the needs of new coaches, or the process of building a coaching culture. This episode is about what the journey is like once you're an experienced coach. They talk about the unexpected challenges, the ways that coaches often lack support in their schools, and the importance of honoring self-care, process time, and potentially a pivot away from schools as you navigate the “messy middle” of a coaching journey.
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have another episode in our new special series, #coachbetter celebrations. To celebrate our 5 years of the podcast (and over 200 episodes), each month we’re highlighting a short clip from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season.
This episode features our mentors from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, Diana, Maggie and Kristen, talking about the ways that experienced coaches can continue to #coachbetter and take their coaching skills to the next level. We're resharing this clip from the conversation because sometimes, as experienced coaches, we’re not actually sure what we need to do to develop our practice. We can be so close to the work we’re doing that we can’t see the big picture.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Carla Marschall, Director of Dresden International School in Germany. Carla brings a systems-thinking view to everything she does, and the implementation of coaching in her school is no exception. On this call, they talk about how Carla is working to create a coaching culture, communicate the vision, put structures and policies in place to make it successful, and why coaching is so essential in our schools.
This episode is full of big picture thinking about how to develop a coaching program from scratch. If you are curious about the systems and structures that make coaching successful, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kristen Moreland is sharing A More Human Approach to Leadership.
If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you know we believe coaches are leaders in their community. We might not have the formal title of leader, but we are fulfilling many informal leadership roles in our work as coaches. In this episode, Kristen invites you to explore the ways that you can elevate your leadership in your work as a coach, every day!
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This #coachbetter episode is part of our special series featuring real-life coaching conversations. This conversation was with one of Kim's amazing clients, Marcie Lewis, who, at the time of recording, was in the global cohort of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. HUGE thank you to Marcie for being willing to record this session to share with all of you!
Marcie is a PYP (Primary Years Programme) Coordinator in her school and she wants to bring more of a coaching lens to the role. In this conversation, Kim and Marcie are focusing on how to broaden the scope of her role to include more coaching conversations around teaching and learning - and less around PYP documentation and accountability.
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To celebrate our 5 years of the podcast (and over 200 episodes), each month we’re highlighting a short clip from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season.
On this episode (see original here), Kim asked our panel of guests to share just one tip about recruitment and they were all so powerful that we want to share just that segment with you here! You’ll hear Cary Hart, Ian Craig, Jordan Benedict, and Annalee Higgenbottom share their one tip for this year’s recruiting season rapid fire.
If this is the year you’re job-hunting, this episode is for you! (And make sure you also catch our previous QuickTips mini-series with Diana Beabout featuring our Top 10 Questions to Ask During an Instructional Coaching Interview & the Top 10 Questions You Might Be Asked in an Instructional Coaching Interview too!
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Ji Han, Associate Director of School Evaluation and Support at the Council of International Schools (CIS) about the power of coaching in schools and why we believe it’s so essential to creating a growth-minded culture. Ji has so much experience as an accreditor, and her own experience as a school administrator that we focus on what makes coaching successful (or not) based on her many school visits. We highlight some of the challenges that international schools face when implementing coaching programs and why defining the role and finding clarity is so essential for coaching to be successful. This episode highlights the importance of the first phase of the Thrive Model: Finding Clarity, and how through that clarity you can build a coaching culture. If you are curious about how to develop a culture of coaching, from the admin perspective, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Diana Beabout is sharing 3 Ways to Find Clarity in Your Coaching Role. In a previous QuickTips episode Kim talked about the importance of finding clarity in your coaching role - in this video, Diana is going to guide you through three ways to do exactly that!
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This #coachbetter episode is part of our special series featuring real-life coaching conversations with one of Kim's amazing clients, Danieal Longanetti, who, at the time of recording, had just accepted a coaching position for the following school year. HUGE thank you to Danieal for being willing to record this session to share with all of you!
We're so excited to share this conversation with you because the topics Danieal and Kim talk about are exactly the kind of questions that we get asked all the time, particularly from experienced classroom teachers who are moving into a coaching role for the first time. In fact, this exact conversation is what prompted Danieal to join our course for new coaches called Getting Started as an Instructional Coach!
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On this #coachbetter celebrations episode, Kim asked our panel of guests to share just one tip about recruitment and they were all so powerful that she wanted to share just that segment with you here! You’ll hear Cary Hart, Ian Craig, Jordan Benedict, and Annalee Higgenbottom share their one tip for this year’s recruiting season rapid fire.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
This is another episode in our new special series, #coachbetter celebrations. To celebrate our 5 years of the podcast (and over 200 episodes), each month we’re highlighting a short clip from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season.
This episode features four of Kim's amazing clients, Yariv, Paula, Sasha and Becca, talking about their own growth as coaches - and what they wish they knew before they started coaching.
We're resharing this clip from the conversation because it focuses on continual improvement and growth in your coaching practice.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Kaitlyn Pettinga, Assistant Principal of the Middle at the International School of Panama about creating a positive school culture through coaching when it’s well-implemented and structured. They talk about the coaching model at ISP, the impact of coaching, what makes it successful, and how schools can create a similar structure. This episode speaks to the heart of what we’re focusing on for this season of the podcast, how instructional coaching can create a sense of belonging and community. If you are curious about how to develop a culture of coaching, from the admin perspective, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about the 5 reasons that instructional coaches are essential in schools - that go beyond improving student learning! She's on a mission to help schools (and coaches) understand the hidden value of instructional coaching - and this episode is a great overview!
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This #coachbetter episode is the first in one of our new features for Season 5: a coaching case study with one of our amazing The Coach graduates, Kristen Cameron.
These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. Kristen is an ELD (English Language Development) TOSA in Santa Cruz City Schools, and she just graduated from The Coach last semester. In this episode we talk about Kristen’s journey as a coach, and how she’s been working to develop her own coaching practice and the district’s coaching program. We talk about what coaching looks like in her district, what works and what’s challenging, her “aha’ moments from her first years as a coach, how she’s refining her practice for the next year, and what she wishes she knew before she started. If you’re curious about scaling your impact as an instructional coach, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a fantastic panel episode featuring three of our superstar graduates from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program!
Amy, Karli, and Abby have all graduated from The Coach in the last few years. They all came to the program with lots of experience teaching and were new to a coaching role. In the program, they learned the skills they needed to be effective and successful as coaches - and they’re continuing to apply and develop those skills beyond the scope of just coaching now that they’ve graduated. In this episode we talk about how they got into coaching, what surprised them when they moved into coaching, the skills they learned in the coach that prepared them to be successful as a coach, how their coaching skills support them well beyond “just coaching” and what they believe all growing and aspiring coaches should do to keep growing professionally.
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In this #coachbetter episode we’re chatting about the Thrive Model for Instructional Coaching Success which Kim developed after a decade of working with coaches and school leaders around the world. The Thrive Model brings together all of her experience as a coach, as well as the experiences of her clients, and the expert guests she's interviewed on this podcast. We use this model to structure all of our courses for coaches, and in particular The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. You’ll get an overview of the model in this episode, and how the three elements of Clarity, Consistency, and Community can be used to develop coaching programs, evaluate and refine existing programs, and support you in developing your own individual practice as a coach. With the Thrive Model we are intentionally designing for a culture of belonging through coaching with both a micro and a macro view.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about why clarity is so essential in your coaching role. This is one of those topics that seems simple, but is actually really complex and can have a HUGE impact on the success of your coaching program.
If you find today’s episode helpful, make sure to head over to our website at edurolearning.com/thrive after you listen to get all of our free resources on the Thrive Model, so you can start this academic year with clarity in your coaching role and coaching program!
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In this first #coachbetter episode for Season 5, Clint and Kim talk about the focus for season 5 so you can see where we’re going with the podcast. They start out by defining instructional coaching and sharing why it’s important to have a clear definition in your school community. They talk about how this process can be challenging, specifically for international schools, and how all schools can be prepared to build successful coaching programs. Throughout the episode, you’ll hear highlights from this upcoming season. There are so many great conversations and we don’t want you to miss any! If you haven’t subscribed to the podcast, yet, you can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts after you listen - or find all of our episodes and show notes on our website at coachbetter.tv!
And if you’re curious about building a coaching culture, make sure to head over to our website at edurolearning.com/thrive to get all of our free resources on the Thrive Model, so you can start building the foundations of a thriving coaching culture in your school community today!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim and Clint are chatting about our mission to bring consistent and sustainable coaching practices to international schools. We are super excited about this focus and direction for Eduro and #coachbetter and we’d love to hear your thoughts too! After you listen, send us a message @edurolearning on Instagram or Twitter, and let us know what you think! And don’t forget to head over to our website at coachbetter.tv to get all of our resources for instructional coaches!
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In this episode, Kim and Diana are doing a collaborative #coachbetter quick tips! They’ve been inspired by the conversations they’re having with our global cohort of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program and we wanted to share some of the great insights that they’re having.
They talk about how we can look back to move forward as instructional coaches and how you can use reflective time at the end of the academic year to be strategic and intentional in your planning for next year.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Rola Said and Nabila Bashir, both from the Queen Rania Teacher Academy in Jordan! Rola is the Director of Programs and Nabila is the Director of Business Development and Promotion - and they are both inspirational leaders!
Queen Rania Teacher Academy in Jordan is a non-profit organization committed to empowering educators in the region. Rola and Nabila are experts in designing effective and engaging professional learning for teachers. In this episode we talk about the importance of professional growth in retaining teachers, how to design professional learning that works, how to engage reluctant teachers in professional learning, and how Queen Rania Teacher Academy transitioned to, and learned from, remote learning during the pandemic. For educators interested in international education and leadership, this episode is full of fascinating insights into how to make an impact on a country- and region-wide scale.
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In this #coachbetter episode we’re going to explore some of the ways that you can reflect on your work as a coach over the past academic year - and hopefully, encourage you to think about making intentional reflection a part of your practice on a regular basis.
If you’re thinking about how to get started measuring your impact as a coach, this is a perfect starting point!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Tavia Clark, Learning Experience Designer at Clarity Innovations!
Tavia has extensive experience designing professional learning for educators, having worked as a teacher, a coach, a leader of professional learning, a consultant at the Friday Institute in North Carolina, and now designing for other organizations at Clarity Innovations. As coaches, we’re always working on designing learning - for our teachers through PD, or supporting them in designing those experiences for their students. In this conversation we talk about what professional learning should look like, how schools can create the structures and mindsets to embrace change and be adaptable, and what educators should be thinking about to design effective and engaging learning experiences for their students. If you’re an educator or a coach ready to design more innovative learning experiences for your learners, this conversation is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode: Diana is sharing her 5-Step Checklist for Returning Home as an International Educator!
If you’re moving back to your passport country this year, this episode from Diana is super helpful. Last week on the pod, Diana, Maggie, Kristen, and Emily shared their experiences returning home, and we’re following up on that conversation with Diana’s succinct checklist for you to think through as you prepare for the move.
See episode 202 "Returning “Home” as an International Educator" with Diana, Maggie, Kristen, and Emily
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a fantastic panel episode featuring four experienced international school educators who have recently returned to their passport country!
When we start teaching internationally, we rarely think about what the transition back “home” might be like. My guests today, Diana, Maggie, Kristen, and Emily have just been through that transition and they learned a LOT. We talked about the differences in their work, professionally between international and “home”, what surprised them about the move, and what educators moving home should consider. If you’re making the transition back to a “home” country this year, you don’t want to miss this episode!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim shares her secret (and also my simplest) coaching assessment that you can apply in any coaching conversation immediately. Kim works with coaches in schools around the world, and one of the challenges everyone struggles with is the transition from consulting to coaching.
On another #coachbetter quick tips episode she talked about the difference between the 3 coaching stances: consulting, collaborating, and coaching, but what she is talking about in this context is that it’s super easy to get stuck in the consulting stance of continually offering solutions, instead of helping your coaching partners recognize they already have an idea or a possibility within themselves.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Shannon Beckley, Director of Teaching & Learning at Graded Sao Paulo in Brazil. Shannon has a huge range of coaching experience in several different schools and districts around the world, and in this episode, they chat about what makes coaching successful in the various schools she’s worked with, the unique model of coaching and professional learning the team at Graded are currently building, and what Shannon looks for in hiring coaches. For coaches who are looking for different models for professional learning, and how we can more deeply embed coaching into school-wide initiatives, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode we have the second in a two-part series from Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, Diana is sharing specific steps you can take when you’re leading professional learning to make sure it’s meaningful and engaging. If you missed the first episode, "Preparing to Lead Professional Learning", check it out here!
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In this episode, Kim talks with Eric Hudson, Chief Program Officer for Global Online Academy about what excellent remote professional learning for educators looks like, why it’s important for educators to engage in this kind of PD, as well as what competency-based learning means, and how schools can create that kind of environment. This is a really valuable conversation for educators who are considering either participating in, or developing online learning experiences - for educators or for students.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Clint and Kim chat with Michele Mattoon, Executive Director of the National School Reform Faculty.
Michele is a master facilitator and coach. As Executive Director of NSRF, she works with school leaders, coaches, and educators around the world to help them have better, more intentional, and more meaningful conversations through the use of the Critical Friends Group Protocols & Communities. This conversation clarifies what a protocol is, why they work so well, how to use them effectively, and how to start bringing them into your school culture. If you’re ready to have more intentional conversations - with individuals, teams, divisions, or a whole school, you don’t want to miss this conversation!
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This is a guest episode from Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, Diana is sharing some guiding questions to help you prepare to lead a professional learning session.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Kawai Lai about what it means to be a leader today, how we can create responsive teams, use visual facilitation to prompt courageous conversations, find comfort with ambiguity as a leader, and how polarity management can help us manage organizational challenges. Kawai’s work focuses on helping teams and leaders rethink culture, strategy, and leadership using the power of visuals. She has worked in both corporate and educational spaces, and she shares so many unique and insightful strategies today, to teams and leaders to take action and find purpose in creating a more equitable world.
If you are learning to leverage your influential leadership as a coach or moving into a formal leadership position, this conversation is full of inspiration to get you thinking!
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This #coachbetter episode highlights 5 ways that you can demonstrate (and build) your leadership capacity at any level of the school. Instead of getting stuck in the mindset that you’re “just a teacher” (or “just a coach”), when you can see the work you’re doing as leadership, you can start recognizing and owning your leadership. If you’re ready to step into formal leadership, or you’re working towards a new informal leadership role, this will help you articulate your experience that way in the job search, and you’ll be able to own your skills in the interview process.
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a fantastic panel featuring graduates of our first cohort of Women Who Lead! Maki, Cary, and Terea were all part of our very first global cohort of Women Who Lead. Although each of them came to the program with different professional backgrounds, they were all seeking clarity, confidence and community around their leadership capacity. In this conversation, we talk about where these women started in terms of their leadership journey, what held them back from moving forward, and how the Women Who Lead experience helped them take the next step professionally.
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This episode is all about one of Kim's favorite tools to facilitate professional conversations - Protocols! If you listened to last week’s episode with Michele Mattoon you’re probably already curious about how to use protocols in your coaching practice - and that’s exactly what we’ll be digging into today, in this short practical episode. We’re talking about the What, Why, How, and When about protocols. If you’re ready to have more intentional conversations with your colleagues, and start structuring professional learning for equity, this episode is for you!
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This is a #coachbetter guest episode with Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, Diana is sharing two ways that instructional coaches are leaders in their schools! If you don’t see yourself as a leader, yet, as an instructional coach, this episode will help you uncover how coaches are leaders.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Ange Molony, Secondary School Vice Principal at Discovery College in Hong Kong! Ange has been teaching internationally since 2003, starting in Bangkok, moving to Brazil, then Brussels, and now Hong Kong. She stepped into leadership early in her career, and then after graduating from COETAIL, she started coaching, and later bringing her coaching experience to additional leadership roles. This conversation focuses on how she found her voice as a leader, how we can recognize and support women leaders, how we can advocate for equity in our schools, and what it’s been like leading through crisis. If you’re curious about growing your leadership, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode we’re talking about the ways that you are a leader, as a coach. Many of the coaches we work with in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, think of themselves as “just another teacher” or “just a coach” and while it’s true that you may not be a formal (or positional) leader in your school, you are an influential (or relational) leader in your school community. Recognizing and embracing your leadership, as a coach, is a key step to building a coaching culture in your school, to working with more coaches, and to ensuring that your coaching program grows and thrives.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Dr. Rania Saeb, Assistant Professor at West Coast University & Lecturer at Cal State University San Marcos!
As an experienced international school educator, and now professor, Dr. Saeb has an amazing wealth of experience working towards equity in schools. Her research is focused on the lack of visibility of Arab American students in American schools. This conversation focuses on creating an equitable school experience for all students, beginning with the outcomes of her research, and broadening to how we can apply that learning in context in our individual school environments. We talk about why it’s important that all students are seen and what that looks like, how teachers can get started, and how Dr. Saeb found her voice as a leader in conducting and then sharing the outcomes of her research. If you’re working towards creating a more equitable school environment, or you’re curious about developing your leadership voice, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a guest episode from Kristen Moreland, an experienced coach and school leader who works with us in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. She’s talking about how to build a coaching culture, and how to get teachers and your community members excited about coaching. If you’re dealing with reluctance on the part of teachers, how do you help them shift their beliefs on the value of coaching? In one of our recent episodes with Jen Ricks she talks about how every teacher should want a coach. How do you build that community in your school setting right now? Listen to this episode and find out!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Clint & Kim chat with Kristine Mizzone, Curriculum Director, BFIS (Benjamin Franklin International School), Barcelona, Spain & Jenny Derby, Learning & Innovation Coach, ACS (American Community School) Abu Dhabi!
They chat with Kristine and Jenny together because they were part of the team that built the coaching program at BFIS in Barcelona. In this episode, we get to see the power of partnership between the Curriculum Director and Instructional Coach through the development of a strong coaching program. We talk about what coaching looked like prior to their arrival at the school, how they started the program, what they wish they knew before they started, how they got their colleagues on board, and how this experience has prepared them for the next steps in their professional careers. If you are in the process of building a coaching program and culture in your school, this episode is full of practical advice you can apply immediately!
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In this #coachbetter guest episode, we hear from Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. Diana shares the top 10 questions for recruiters to ask instructional coaches during the interview process. If you haven’t seen it yet, on her last guest episode Diana shared the top 10 questions for coaches to ask in an interview. These two episodes are a perfect pairing for instructional coaches going through the recruitment process!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim takes a deep dive into the experience of the Innovation Team at Keystone Academy in Beijing right after they finished their custom cohort with Eduro Learning's The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. You’ll hear how the school began developing the coaching program, the impact of having a cohort of coaches participate in The Coach, and the next steps for each individual team member and the school as a whole. Designing a coaching program is no easy task, but you don’t have to go it alone! You can get the support you need inside The Coach, or have us create a custom cohort just for your school! You’ll hear a lot about the learning that happens within The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. Wherever you are in building a coaching culture in your school, The Coach will give you the strategies, skills, and tools you need to make coaching a success.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about the importance of effectively communicating your role, as an instructional coach.
We know that teachers are busy people, and yet, we want them to invest their time and energy in coaching. We know our colleagues want to be the best teachers they can be, but sometimes they still don’t choose to engage in coaching cycles with us. Why is that?
Oftentimes it’s because they may not understand exactly what the coaching process looks like, exactly how it can support them, and what we as coaches can do with them that would be any better than what they can do on their own. Communicating (or “marketing”) all of those services is part of YOUR job as a coach.
If we want our colleagues to engage deeply in coaching cycles with us, to see us as an asset to their professional learning, it’s important that they understand what coaching is - and how it can work for them.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Clint & Kim chat with Becky Green, Associate Director of Professional Learning at Global Online Academy!
Becky has been working with GOA almost since the very beginning of the organization, and prior to that in public and international schools for many years - which is where we crossed paths! This conversation is absolutely essential for all educators because it helps clarify why we need to engage in online learning experiences for ourselves, what makes them relevant and engaging for students, and how we can build equity and empathy in our digital and physical classrooms by better understanding what online learning has to offer.
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For this #coachbetter episode, we have a guest episode from Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, Diana shares the top 10 questions you may want to ask in an interview when you’re recruiting for an instructional coaching position.
In our work with coaches in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, and with our Private Mentoring clients, we support educators and experienced coaches interviewing for, and moving into coaching roles (and even creating new positions in the schools they currently work in!), and we know how important the interview process is. Finding the right fit for both you and the school is essential, and being able to figure out if the position is right for you, right now, during the interview process is not easy! This episode will highlight some of the most effective questions you can ask - and if you’re going through this process right now, and you need support, please reach out! This is something we can help you with in our Private Mentoring Packages.
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a fantastic panel featuring four experienced coaches who have recently been recruiting for coaching or leadership positions!
The past few years have been pretty intense in terms of recruiting, and all of our guests today have valuable insights to share from their experience. Annalee Higgenbottom, Ian Craig, Cary Hart, and Jordan Benedict have been through the recruiting process in the last year, and have lots to share about “red & green” flags, in particular for coaching and leadership positions. They talk with Kim about finding the right fit, the interviewing process over the last year or so, how coaching is changing in international schools right now, and one piece of advice for those ready to recruit this year.
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a fantastic panel featuring four experienced coaches who have recently been recruiting for coaching or leadership positions!
The past few years have been pretty intense in terms of recruiting, and all of our guests today have valuable insights to share from their experience. Annalee Higgenbottom, Ian Craig, Cary Hart, and Jordan Benedict have been through the recruiting process in the last year, and have lots to share about “red & green” flags, in particular for coaching and leadership positions. They talk with Kim about finding the right fit, the interviewing process over the last year or so, how coaching is changing in international schools right now, and one piece of advice for those ready to recruit this year.
Find the show notes for this episode here.
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim shares 7 Strategies to Move from Reactive to Proactive in Your Coaching role.
Sometimes as coaches, we get stuck in the mindset that because coaching is based on individual teacher goals, they will come to you to seek support. That would be amazing, but it doesn’t always work that way - for lots of reasons, including everything from how busy teachers are to what they really understand about our role and how they think we can help them.
This means we need to shift our mindset from expecting teachers to come to us, to reaching out to them - and, because we know that everyone has a different preferred way of learning, if we can do this in lots of different ways, we’ll be even more successful!
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim shares 7 Strategies to Move from Reactive to Proactive in Your Coaching role.
Sometimes as coaches, we get stuck in the mindset that because coaching is based on individual teacher goals, they will come to you to seek support. That would be amazing, but it doesn’t always work that way - for lots of reasons, including everything from how busy teachers are to what they really understand about our role and how they think we can help them.
This means we need to shift our mindset from expecting teachers to come to us, to reaching out to them - and, because we know that everyone has a different preferred way of learning, if we can do this in lots of different ways, we’ll be even more successful!
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In this #coachbetter panel episode featuring the Phoenixville Area School District (PA) Instructional Coaches, Kim talks with the team she has been working with for the last two years in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program
Ashely, Becca, Tracey, Kelly, and their District Assistant Superintendent Jess, and Kim talk about the evolution of their coaching program: from vision to building the team, to the addition of more coaches, how the program has been refined over time, and where the future may take them. They also talk about the importance of investing in professional growth for coaches to ensure the success of a coaching program, and how working with Kim in The Coach has helped them grow professionally and directly impact their work as coaches.
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For this #coachbetter episode, Kim was inspired by several previous conversations here on the podcast (if you haven’t listened yet, those episodes are the one with Jen Ricks from this season and the episode with Joellen Killion from season 3). This topic is something that comes up often in conversations with clients in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, and with my private mentoring clients, too. How do you know if your school is ready for coaching?
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a fantastic panel episode featuring three of our superstar graduates from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program!
Amy, Karli, and Abby have all graduated from The Coach in the last few years. They all came to the program with lots of experience teaching and were new to a coaching role. In the program, they learned the skills they needed to be effective and successful as coaches - and they’re continuing to apply and develop those skills beyond the scope of just coaching now that they’ve graduated. In this episode they talk about how they got into coaching, what surprised them when they moved into coaching, the skills they learned in The Coach that prepared them to be successful as a coach, and how their coaching skills support them well beyond “just coaching” and what they believe all growing and aspiring coaches should do to keep growing professionally.
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a fantastic panel episode featuring three of our superstar graduates from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program!
Amy, Karli, and Abby have all graduated from The Coach in the last few years. They all came to the program with lots of experience teaching and were new to a coaching role. In the program, they learned the skills they needed to be effective and successful as coaches - and they’re continuing to apply and develop those skills beyond the scope of just coaching now that they’ve graduated. In this episode they talk about how they got into coaching, what surprised them when they moved into coaching, the skills they learned in The Coach that prepared them to be successful as a coach, and how their coaching skills support them well beyond “just coaching” and what they believe all growing and aspiring coaches should do to keep growing professionally.
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have a guest episode from Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, she talks about strategies to get into more classrooms as a coach! We know that teachers are extremely busy, and just finding time to engage in a coaching cycle can be a huge challenge - so physically making time to actually visit classrooms, as a coach is a huge step into making coaching seem achievable for them. Diana is going to share 5 ways you can make that happen!
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"You Are What You Do" by Kim Cofino
In this #coachbetter episode, we have a guest episode from Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, she talks about strategies to get into more classrooms as a coach! We know that teachers are extremely busy, and just finding time to engage in a coaching cycle can be a huge challenge - so physically making time to actually visit classrooms, as a coach is a huge step into making coaching seem achievable for them. Diana is going to share 5 ways you can make that happen!
Find the show notes for this episode here**
"You Are What You Do" by Kim Cofino
In this #coachbetter episode, Diana, Maggie, Kristen, and Kim talk about the essentials of Professional Learning for Instructional Coaches. They talk about the gaps in professional learning that coaches may have when moving from a “more traditional role” in education, what’s unique about the coaching role, how coaches can level up once they’ve been in the role for a while, and the kinds of professional learning that instructional coaches need to be successful in their roles.
This episode is special because they are talking about exactly what makes The Coach so unique - it’s the long-term, practical professional learning with support through our mentorships that make the program special.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Diana, Maggie, Kristen, and Kim talk about the essentials of Professional Learning for Instructional Coaches. They talk about the gaps in professional learning that coaches may have when moving from a “more traditional role” in education, what’s unique about the coaching role, how coaches can level up once they’ve been in the role for a while, and the kinds of professional learning that instructional coaches need to be successful in their roles.
This episode is special because they are talking about exactly what makes The Coach so unique - it’s the long-term, practical professional learning with support through our mentorships that make the program special.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim shares 10 Reasons Instructional Coaching is the Key to Sustainable Professional Growth
This topic is near and dear to her heart because she truly believes that instructional coaching is the key driver in continued, long-term professional growth in schools. We have tons of options for professional learning: conferences, in-house PD, consultants, and online courses but coaching is the way to take all of that and make it achievable, personalized, and sustainable.
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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Jen Ricks, Director of Learning at the American Community School in Abu Dhabi!
Jen has had a wide variety of experiences in leadership and curriculum development positions in schools and districts around the world. In this episode we’re talking about how coaches and educational leaders can build a successful coaching program, starting with recognizing where the school is right now, what’s needed for coaching to be successful, the value of coaching for all educators, and what coaching looks like at ACS. Coaches or learning leaders who are ready to build a coaching culture, this episode is for you!
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In this #coachbetter episode, we have Kristen Moreland, an experienced coach and school leader who works with us in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, she talks about documenting and communicating the impact you're making as a coach with a wider audience. We know that coaching is one of those positions that is easily cut from the budget because there is often little direct student contact time scheduled. So it’s really important for coaches, like it is for librarians, to be actively working to document and then share the impact of your work as a coach. Kristen is sharing 5 concrete strategies to help you do just that in this episode!
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In this #coachbetter episode we have a fantastic panel episode featuring Kim's clients who have all made the transition to coaching over the past few years including Rebecca Morgan, Paula Plaza-Ponte, Yariv Cohen, and Sasha Robbins!
Becca, Paula, and Yariv were all in the last cohort of The Coach, and Kim has been working with Sasha as a private mentoring client for several years. Of course, they each have their own unique story for how they came to be coaching, but one of the very interesting aspects of this conversation is actually the similarities in their experience as they moved into a formal (or informal) coaching role.
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This #coachbetter episode, Kim shares about a topic that’s been on her mind for a while now. She talks about the realities of becoming a coach - what no one tells you before you start. This episode is inspired by conversations with her clients in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship program & with her private mentoring clients. For Kim, coaching is the best job in the world, but whenever you move into a new position, or a new school, there are new challenges and new opportunities to learn & adapt from your previous experiences. Moving into a coaching role has lots of big transitions. In this episode, she shares 4 areas that come up all the time in The Coach, and as you listen, you’ll also hear the ways we support you in developing the skills to be ready for these new challenges when you join us in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program!
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In this #coachbetter episode, we’re kicking off our 4th season of the podcast! Kim and Clint chat about 4 big themes that you’ll find threaded through the episodes this season: moving from defining to refining, personalizing professional learning, creating a thriving coaching culture, and recruitment & managing transitions in the international school world.
This episode is a real inside look at what we’re thinking about here at Eduro Learning, and the kinds of conversations we're having with clients in The Coach, Women Who Lead, and our private mentoring packages.
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Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter Quick Tips! These short episodes are designed to be practical so you can apply your learning right away! They’re inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, COETAIL, and our Private Mentoring packages.
In this episode Kim shares 6 questions to help you reflect on the year. It’s been another challenging year, and sometimes it can feel like nothing good has happened at all. But these 6 questions will prompt you to recognize the positive experiences you’ve had - and help you see what you might want to bring forward into next year. Plus, there’s a great opportunity to share and connect with others! This episode was inspired by conversations with my Private Mentoring clients - in fact, these are questions we often ask our private mentoring clients to help them see how much they’ve grown! Our private mentoring packages are designed for educators who have specific goals and would like the support of an outside sounding board and coach to help make them happen. You’ll work 1:1 with your mentor as a thought partner to help mediate your thinking & support you in achieving your unique goals - in a time frame & environment customized just for you! Find out more at edurolearning.com/mentor
For more on this episode > https://coachbetter.tv/6-questions-to-help-you-reflect-on-the-year/
In this episode of #coachbetter, Clint and Kim recap some of their favorite moments from this season of the podcast, and share some highlights to come next season. Plus, you’ll hear a little bit about why we structured the season the way we did, what we’re most excited about for next season and some of the big ideas that are on the forefront of our minds right now. This is our last episode for season 3, so we’ll see you back here with brand new episodes this August! To keep up with all our episodes, subscribe to #coachbetter wherever you get your podcasts! Plus, catch all our blog posts with more details about each episode on our website at coachbetter.tv
Find show notes here > coachbetter.tv/episode-166/
Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter Quick Tips! These short episodes are designed to be practical so you can put them to use right away! They’re inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, COETAIL, and our Private Mentoring packages. In this episode, we have a special guest, Kristen Moreland, experienced instructional coach & currently Director of Teaching and Learning, sharing 5 Reasons How Investing in Your Own Coaching Will Give You More Life to Do the Things You Love. As coaches and leaders, we know how valuable coaching can be - but we don’t often stop to give ourselves the time to experience coaching for ourselves.
If you’re a coach, or you’re in a leadership position - influential or positional, demonstrating that you invest in your own coaching can be powerful encouragement for others in your community to do the same. If you’re thinking about the benefit of having your own coach, make sure to check out The Coach Certificate & Mentorship program, or our Private Mentoring packages. You can find them both at edurolearning.com.
For more on this episode > https://coachbetter.tv/5-reasons-how-investing-in-your-own-coaching-will-give-you-more-life-to-do-the-things-you-love
Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! In this episode, Kim talks with Shei Ascencio, experienced Service Learning Coordinator, international school educator, and one of our amazing The Coach participants!
Shei is so passionate about building a student-focused service learning program that once she and Kim began working together for The Coach, we knew we had to have her on the podcast to share her experiences. In many of our schools, we are striving to build a rich, robust and student-driven service learning program, but it’s not easy. Shei shares her key structures for building a successful program, the challenges schools face, why service learning is so important and how you can measure the impact of your program. This episode is a masterclass in designing authentic service learning programs that put students at the center!.
This episode is a great insight into the kinds of learning that happens within our online certificate programs. Eduro offers professional learning for educators at the intersection of technology, coaching & leadership. COETAIL, The Coach, and Women Who Lead will empower the relentless learner in you to embrace your inner leader and make a bigger impact in your school setting. Find out more at edurolearning.com
For more on this episode > https://coachbetter.tv/episode-164/
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter quick tips! These short episodes are designed to be practical so you can apply your learning right away! They’re inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, COETAIL, and our Private Mentoring packages.
Are you transitioning to a new division as a coach next academic year? In today’s episode, Diana is sharing 5 questions to get prepared for this kind of change.
Having been through transition shifts several times in her career, Kim knows how stressful it can be! Diana’s prompts are so helpful to get you thinking before you start in your new division next year! If you’re looking for support in working through this transition over the summer, you might want to check out our private mentoring packages. You can work directly with Kim, 1:1 to address your specific concerns about transitioning to a new division so you feel ready and prepared to start the next academic year right! Find out more at edurolearning.com/mentor
For more on this episode > coachbetter.tv/transitioning-to-a-new-division-as-an-instructional-coach/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with an amazing panel of authors and women leaders including Joellen Killion (who connected me with all of these amazing women), Cindy Harrison, Chris Bryan, Heather Clifton, and Lynn Simmons! Not only did all of these women work together as coaches in a school district in Colorado, but they are also co-authors of some of the most influential works about instructional coaching and leadership you will find, including: Coaching Matters and Taking the Lead.
This episode is a peek inside the Women Who Lead Certificate program. We get to hear from each of these amazing women about their journey to leadership, how they support each other as a circle of women, the unique challenges women face in pursuing a leadership pathway, and the essential skills that women need to be successful in a leadership role. If you are on a leadership journey, this conversation about mentorship, growth, and support among a team of absolutely amazing women will be an inspiration & and guide for the next step in your journey.
We're so excited to be sharing this episode now, because the Women Who Lead Certificate Program opens for registration soon and we don’t want you to miss your chance to join our next global cohort! Women Who Lead is an 8-module online Certificate Program designed for aspiring and growing leaders, featuring the voices and experience of over 70 successful female leaders from around the world. Women Who Lead will empower you to articulate your leadership potential so that you can overcome the many challenges faced by women seeking leadership positions in the field of education. Registration for our next global cohort opens on May 2nd and closes on the 16th of May. Find out more at edurolearning.com/women today!
For more, go to https://coachbetter.tv/episode-162/
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks about 8 strategies to deal with imposter syndrome. Many of us deal with imposter syndrome at some time in our lives... that feeling of not being knowledgeable, experienced, or skilled enough for the next step in our career. This episode was inspired by conversations with Kim's Private Mentoring clients, as well as within our Women Who Lead global cohort. Our private mentoring packages are designed for educators who have specific goals and would like the support of an outside sounding board and coach to help make them happen. You’ll work 1:1 with your mentor as a thought partner to help mediate your thinking & support you in achieving your unique goals - in a time frame & environment customized just for you! Find out more at edurolearning.com/mentor
For more about this episode > https://coachbetter.tv/8-strategies-to-tackle-imposter-syndrome/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Kristina Pennell-Götze and Bianca Neri, our awesome 2020 Scholarship Recipients for the Women Who Lead Certificate Program! Kristina and Bianca share their experiences working towards leadership, the unique challenges that women face in pursuing a leadership career, and how the Women Who Lead program is helping them recognize all the ways they’re already demonstrating leadership capacity. So many women struggle with impostor syndrome and feel like they’re not yet ready to lead. This conversation is an insight into the ways that we can reframe our thinking and make the leap into leadership! We're so excited to be sharing this episode now, because the Women Who Lead Certificate Program opens for registration soon and we don’t want you to miss your chance to join our next global cohort! Women Who Lead is an 8-module online Certificate Program designed for aspiring and growing leaders, featuring the voices and experience of over 70 successful female leaders from around the world. Women Who Lead will empower you to articulate your leadership potential so that you can overcome the many challenges faced by women seeking leadership positions in the field of education. Registration for our next global cohort opens on May 2nd and closes on May 16th. Find out more, and join the waiting list at edurolearning.com/women today!
For more details > https://coachbetter.tv/episode-160/
In this #coachbetter episode Diana is sharing key elements for a successful lesson observation. This episode was inspired by conversations we were having inside The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program. Observations are something both coaches & leaders do. If you’re a coach you might want to think about how observations are part of growing your leadership skills. To dig deeper into that, check out Eduro Learning’s The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program. If you are ready to leverage your leadership potential and build your network of inspiring female leaders in education, please join us for our next cohort of Women Who Lead! Registration for our next global cohort opens May 2nd and closes May 16th! Learn more at edurolearning.com/women
For more on this episode > https://coachbetter.tv/key-elements-for-successful-lesson-observation/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Dr. Chaunté Garrett, Former Instructional Coach and currently Superintendent of a K-12 Charter School in North Carolina! They talk about the intersection of coaching and leadership, how coaching can effectively prepare you for a leadership role, how coaches are leaders in their schools, dealing with impostor syndrome as coaches and leaders, how Dr. Garrett supports and grows her coaches in her school and how coaches can transition into formal leadership roles. As coaches, we don’t often feel like leaders in our school setting, but this episode will help you recognize the leadership you’re demonstrating right now, and how you can leverage it even further - either as a coach or a positional leader. If you’re ready to take your leadership to the next level, this episode is for you!
Dr. Garrett is also featured in our Women Who Lead Certificate Program, and this conversation is like a window into one of the modules within the program - “Recognizing Your Potential to Lead”. Women Who Lead is an 8-module online Certificate Program designed for aspiring and growing leaders, featuring the voices and experience of over 70 successful female leaders from around the world. Women Who Lead will empower you to articulate your leadership potential so that you can overcome the many challenges faced by women seeking leadership positions in the field of education. Registration for our next global cohort is only open from the 2nd to the 16th of May. Find out more at edurolearning.com/women today!
More about this episode at https://coachbetter.tv/episode-158/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim shares 4 things to consider when moving from coaching to leadership. This episode was inspired by an upcoming #coachbetter episode with Dr. Chaunté Garrett, and highlights some of the conversations we have inside the Women Who Lead Global Cohort. Women Who Lead is our online certificate program designed for growing & aspiring leaders, featuring the voices and experience of over 70 successful female leaders from around the world. Women Who Lead will connect you with emerging leaders around the world - and empower you to take the next step in your leadership journey. You can get started in our self-paced program today, or join our next global cohort when registration opens on the 2nd of May through the 16th of May. Head over to edurolearning.com/women to find out more! For more on this episode > https://coachbetter.tv/4-considerations-when-moving-from-coaching-to-leadership/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Jennifer Abrams, author of (among many others) Having Hard Conversations, Swimming in the Deep End, and Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work! Kim and Jennifer talk about the intersection of coaching and leadership and in particular the power of clarifying conversations. As coaches, and leaders, these conversations are not always easy, but their importance can not be undervalued. If you’re looking for strategies to manage these kinds of clarifying conversations in your role, this episode is for you!
Jennifer is also featured in our Women Who Lead Certificate Program, and this conversation is like a window into one of the modules within the program - “Handling Difficult Conversations”. Women Who Lead is an 8-module online Certificate Program designed for aspiring and growing leaders, featuring the voices and experience of over 70 successful female leaders from around the world. Women Who Lead will empower you to articulate your leadership potential so that you can overcome the many challenges faced by women seeking leadership positions in the field of education. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 2nd of May and closes on the 16th of May. Find out more, and join the waiting list at edurolearning.com/women today!
For more details on this episode > https://coachbetter.tv/episode-156
In this episode of #coachbetter quick tips we have a special guest, Kristen Moreland, experienced instructional coach & currently Director of Teaching and Learning, sharing 5 self-care strategies for Instructional Coaches. As coaches and leaders in our schools, it’s essential that we not only bring our best self to work each day but that we model prioritizing our health and wellness for those around us.
If you’re in a leadership position - influential or positional, demonstrating that you make time for your own wellness can be powerful encouragement for others in your community to do the same. If you’re looking for professional learning on this theme, you’ll find it in the bonuses of The Coach Global Cohort, as well as a unit dedicated to leading with self-care in mind inside our Women Who Lead Certificate program. Find out more about both certificate programs at edurolearning.com.
Resources
- Elena Aguilar’s podcast
- Self Care: Beyond the Pedicure
For more about this episode, go to coachbetter.tv/5-self-care-tips-for-instructional-coaches/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Kristen Moreland, Instructional Coach at the Pan American School of Porto Alegre in Brazil!
Kristen has a wide range of coaching experience in several different schools and districts, so in this episode, they chat about the growth of coaching programs in international schools in the South American region, what makes coaching successful, and what professional learning for coaches should look like. For coaches that are interested in developing and building a coaching program, this episode is for you!.
This conversation is a window into the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. Wherever you are in building a coaching culture in your school, The Coach will give you the strategies, skills, and tools you need to make coaching a success. This academic-year-long online course & mentorship program will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global just closed, but we have a self-paced option you can start immediately! Find out more at edurolearning.com/coach today!
For more see about this episode, go to coachbetter.tv/episode-154/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about Coaching Up! Specifically about the ways that coaches can work with their school leaders to understand the value and importance of coaching. This episode is inspired by the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through coaching. Along with course content, you will also work with a mentor for the entire academic year - and be connected with a worldwide network of like-minded educators in our global cohort! The Coach will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program, to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort just closed this week - if you missed it and still want to join, head over to edurolearning.com/coach to get all the details & send Kim a message on social @edurolearning to let her know!
For more about this episode, see https://coachbetter.tv/coaching-up/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with a panel of our absolutely amazing participants in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program! We have a truly global representation on this call with Karli joining from Graded American School in Sao Paolo Brazil, Ashley and Becca, both from Phoenixville School District in Pennsylvania, USA; Sharon joining from International School Tallinn in Latvia; and Ian from Anglo American School Moscow in Russia.
They have an in-depth conversation about what it’s like to be a coach, particularly on transitioning into the coaching role, challenges that coaches face, and big learning outcomes from their experience in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship program. This panel episode gives you a great insight into the kinds of colleagues you’ll meet inside The Coach and the kinds of conversations we have in the program - plus the kind of professional transformation you can make with the support of a mentor inside The Coach.
For more details, see https://coachbetter.tv/episode-152/
In this #coachbetter episode, Diana shares 3 questions to help you shift your skill set to be successful as an instructional coach. When you transition from classroom teacher to coach, the skills you honed in the classroom may not be the same skills you need to be successful in an instructional coaching role - but that transition is rarely discussed before you get the position and can end up being a stressful and eye-opening experience for new coaches. This episode will help you think about the transition you may need to make - and it’s another essential topic inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship program - because we want to make sure you’re 100% prepared for your coaching role!
The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through coaching. Along with course content, you will also work with a mentor for the entire academic year - and be connected with a worldwide network of like-minded educators in our global cohort! The Coach will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21st of February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more and register at edurolearning.com/coach
For more on this episode, head over to https://coachbetter.tv/shift-your-skillset-to-be-successful-as-an-instructional-coach/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Laura Lipton about many of the aspects of Laura (and Bruce Wellman’s) work that we use inside The Coach, including the Continuum of Practice within coaching, using data to measure our impact as coaches, the art of coaching, and working with school leaders to help them understand the value of coaching. Laura is an established expert in all of these areas, and getting to hear her share so many foundational elements of successful coaching is powerful. More about this episode at https://coachbetter.tv/episode-150/ This conversation will give you a lot of insight into The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program because there are so many aspects of Laura’s work that we use within the program. Wherever you are in building a coaching culture in your school, The Coach will give you the strategies, skills, and tools you need to make coaching a success. This academic-year-long online course & mentorship program will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21st of February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more, and join the waiting list at edurolearning.com/coach today!
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks about the 3 elements of a successful coaching program. This episode was inspired by an upcoming #coachbetter episode with Laura Lipton, and highlights some of the key learning inside just ONE of the units inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through coaching. Along with course content, you will also work with a mentor for the entire academic year - and be connected with a worldwide network of like-minded educators in our global cohort! The Coach will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21st of February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more and register at edurolearning.com/coach
See more at https://coachbetter.tv/3-elements-for-successful-coaching/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Colleen Ackford and Jennifer Thompson, two members of the amazing coaching team at The International School Nido de Aguilas in Chile!
This episode takes us through the entire development of the coaching program at Nido. They talk about how the program got started and evolved over time, how the team used data to build a more robust program based on teachers needs, how they are continually adapting and evolving to continue to build trust and expand their work to more teachers, as well as the challenges they face in continuing to grow a strong and established coaching program. No matter where you are in building your coaching program, you will find connection points within this episode.
This window inside an evolving coaching program is so valuable, and everything that they discuss in this episode is part of the learning inside The Coach Certificate & Mentorship program. Wherever you are in building a coaching culture in your school, The Coach will give you the strategies, skills, and tools you need to make coaching a success. This academic-year-long online course & mentorship program will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21st of February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more, and join the waiting list at edurolearning.com/coach today!
See more at https://coachbetter.tv/episode-148/
In this episode Diana is sharing 5 Questions to Help Define Your Role as a Coach (the last one is a kicker - make sure to listen to all 5!). This episode is inspired by a common question we get inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program - and it’s one we can work through with you inside the program if you’re struggling with this too! This episode was also inspired by an upcoming #coachbetter episode with Joellen Killion, so keep your ears open for that one too!
The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through coaching. Along with course content, you will also work with a mentor for the entire academic year - and be connected with a worldwide network of like-minded educators in our global cohort! The Coach will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21st of February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more and register at edurolearning.com/coach
See more at https://coachbetter.tv/5-questions-to-help-define-your-role-as-a-coach/
In this #coachbetter episode Kim chats with Joellen Killion, author of Coaching Matters and so many other foundational books about instructional coaching.
This episode is a master class in successful instructional coaching: from defining your role as a coach to understanding “coaching heavy vs coaching light”, to building a coaching program, to working with your school leaders, to measuring your impact as a coach. As always, Joellen is clear, articulate, thoughtful, and thorough in her responses to all our questions - there is just so much in here to digest, you’re probably going to want to listen more than once. My head was buzzing with ideas for days after this conversation, you do not want to miss this one!
This conversation is a window into the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, because there are so many aspects of Joellen’s work that we use inside the program. Wherever you are in building a coaching culture in your school, The Coach will give you the strategies, skills, and tools you need to make coaching a success. This academic-year-long online course & mentorship program will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21st of February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more, and join the waiting list at edurolearning.com/coach today!
In this #coachbetter Quick Tips episode, Kim shares the 8 Essential Steps to Build a Successful Coaching Program. This episode was inspired by an upcoming #coachbetter episode with Joellen Killion, and highlights some of the key learning inside just ONE of the units inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through coaching. Along with course content, you will also work with a mentor for the entire academic year - and be connected with a worldwide network of like-minded educators in our global cohort! The Coach will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program, to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21st of February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more and register at edurolearning.com/coach
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Diane Sweeney, author of Student-Centered Coaching, and includes many coaching gems from Diane! They talk about everything from working with reluctant teachers to helping school leaders understand the value of coaching, to tracking coaching data, to effective coaching strategies based on her experience in schools around the world, and her advice for educators who might be interested in publishing their own educational work!
This conversation is a window into the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program because there are so many aspects of Diane’s work that we use within the program. Wherever you are in building a coaching culture in your school, The Coach will give you the strategies, skills, and tools you need to make coaching a success. This academic-year-long online course & mentorship program will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on February 21st and closes on March 14th. Find out more, and join the waiting list at edurolearning.com/coach today!
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-144/
In this #coachbetter episode, Diana talks about the difference between communication, cooperation, coordination, and collaboration and why it’s important to understand and use those labels accurately as an instructional coach. This episode is inspired by the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through coaching. Along with course content, you will also work with a mentor for the entire academic year - and be connected with a worldwide network of like-minded educators in our global cohort! The Coach will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21st of February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more and register at edurolearning.com/coach
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Lindsay Deacon and Angela Harkness, authors of the EduCoach Survival Guide (and instructional coaches in Portland Oregon, USA). They discuss several key elements to successful coaching: understanding yourself as a coach, working with school leaders, how to effectively support teams, and the importance of building coaching relationships and having fun in your role. Lindsay and Angela share tons of stories from their own coaching experiences in Portland area school districts, as well as unique scenarios from their book, the EduCoach Survival Guide.
This conversation is a window into the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program. This academic-year-long online program will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on February 21st and closes on March 14th. Find out more, and join the waiting list at edurolearning.com/coach today!
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-142/
In this #coachbetter Quick Tips episode Kim talks about effective strategies coaches can use when working with teams as an instructional coach (and how that might be a little different than working with individuals). This episode is inspired by the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through coaching. Along with course content, you will also work with a mentor for the entire academic year - and be connected with a worldwide network of like-minded educators in our global cohort! Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21 February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more and register at edurolearning.com/coach
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Anne Marie Chow, Middle School Vice Principal and English teacher at United World College Southeast Asia, East Campus in Singapore.
This episode is a gold mine of ideas, strategies, and examples of how to leverage multiple models of coaching in a large school setting. Anne Marie shares the ways that UWC brings together instructional coaching along with Cognitive Coaching, how coaches track data from coaching to measure success, the impact coaching has had on the leadership team and how coaches can articulate that in schools where leaders are not on board, as well as how coaches can work towards pursuing a leadership pathway if that’s the next step in their career. If you want to get into the details of how to support coaching success in a very high functioning school community, this episode is for you!
This conversation is a window into the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. Wherever you are in building a coaching culture in your school, The Coach will give you the strategies, skills, and tools you need to make coaching a success. This academic-year-long online course & mentorship program will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21 February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more, and join the waiting list at edurolearning.com/coach today!
coachbetter.tv/episode-140/
In this #coachbetter Quick Tips episode Diana talks about the Coaching Balance Scale (and how we can use it to recognize when and why teachers might be reluctant to work with a coach). This episode is inspired by the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.
The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through coaching. Along with course content, you will also work with a mentor for the entire academic year - and be connected with a worldwide network of like-minded educators in our global cohort! The Coach will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program, to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 21 February and closes on the 14th of March. Find out more and register at edurolearning.com/coach
https://coachbetter.tv/the-coaching-balance-scale/
In this episode of #coachbetter we have another fantastic panel episode featuring some of our amazing COETAIL graduates, Ryan Harwood, Diana Beabout, Amy Garrett and Joel Bevans.
They chat about defining the role of the coach - especially as it can be different in every school, and our understanding is adapting and changing all the time. From the perspective of technology coaches, they chat about what the role currently looks like, what some of the misconceptions are, and how we can make the role more successful in our schools.
This episode is a great insight into the kinds of conversations that the COETAIL program inspires. COETAIL will empower you to leverage innovative, technology-rich learning opportunities in your school setting - as a teacher, a coach or a leader. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 18th of October and closes on the 14th of November. Find out more, and join the waiting list at coetail.com today!
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-138/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about why you might want to consider having your students share their learning with an authentic audience - beyond the immediate community of your classroom. This episode is inspired by conversations inside the COETAIL program. The Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy is our 5-course online certificate program designed by educators for educators. COETAIL will empower you to leverage innovative, technology-rich learning opportunities in your school setting - as a teacher, a coach or a leader. Registration for our next global cohort is open now and closes on the 14th of November. Find out more & register today at coetail.com!
https://coachbetter.tv/the-power-of-audience-why-students-should-share-their-learning/
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! In this episode, Kim is chatting with Pana Asavavatana, Founder of the Early Years Exchange Conference and ES Technology Coach at Taipei American School.
This episode is all about how to run a successful virtual conference. In the last academic year, Pana had to make the transition from hosting the Early Years Exchange in Taipei to an entirely online event. In this episode we talk about what worked, what Pana would do differently, and her recommendations for creating a successful virtual event. If you have any plans to host a virtual event, this episode is for you!
This episode is another great insight into the kinds of conversations that the COETAIL program inspires. COETAIL will empower you to leverage innovative, technology-rich learning opportunities in your school setting - as a teacher, a coach, or a leader. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 18th of October and closes on the 14th of November. Find out more, and join the waiting list at coetail.com today!
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-136/
Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! Every other week we’re releasing a short episode, like this one, called #coachbetter quick tips, inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead and COETAIL.
In today’s episode, Diana is sharing 5 Ways to Build Your Personal Learning Network. This episode is inspired by conversations inside the COETAIL program. The Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy is our 5-course online certificate program designed by educators for educators. COETAIL will empower you to leverage innovative, technology-rich learning opportunities in your school setting - as a teacher, a coach or a leader. Registration for our next global cohort is open right now, and closes on the 14th of November. Find out more, and join the waiting list at coetail.com today!
https://coachbetter.tv/5-ways-to-build-your-personal-learning-network/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with two of our amazing The Coach graduates, Cary Hart and Andre De Koker. Cary and Andre are both graduates of the COETAIL* program, and for the last academic year have been working on building Innovation/Design/Maker programs in their individual schools, Cary at the elementary level and Andre in middle school.
They talk about what’s been successful, what’s been challenging & the ways that these roles leverage instructional coaching skills to build relationships, community & connection around design/maker/ innovative learning. In schools where this role is brand new, like Cary and Andre’s, there’s a lot to unpack and uncover about the role of an Innovation/Design coach. It’s fascinating to see the connections between Cary’s experience in Moscow and Andre’s experience in Shanghai at two different divisional levels.
*Certificate of Educational Technology and Information Technology
coachbetter.tv/episode-134/
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! Every other week we’re releasing a short episode, like this one, called #coachbetter Quick Tips, inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, and COETAIL.
In this episode, Kim is talking about the value of sharing your learning as a professional. This episode is inspired by conversations inside the COETAIL program. The Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy is our 5-course online certificate program designed by educators for educators. COETAIL will empower you to leverage innovative, technology-rich learning opportunities in your school setting - as a teacher, a coach or a leader. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 18th of October and closes on the 14th of November. Find out more, and join the waiting list at coetail.com today!
coachbetter.tv/theres-value-in-your-voice-5-reasons-for-sharing-your-learning-online/
In this episode of #coachbetter, Kim chats with a panel of our amazing COETAIL (Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy) graduates, Andrea Goodrich, Kehri Magalad, Saadia Munir Hammad, Yasmeen Munshi, and Liliana Bandini about the power of networked professional learning. They talk about the power and value of networked professional learning - where you connect with educators from around the globe to push your thinking and teaching practice to the next level. All of our guests have found the impact of COETAIL lasting well beyond the duration of the program, they’re now more confident in taking risks, applying innovative technology-rich learning, and differentiating for all learners. If you are curious about how the COETAIL program might impact your practice as an educator - or you just want to be inspired by teachers pushing the boundaries of their own learning, this episode is for you! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-132/
In this #coachbetter Quick Tips episode, Diana is sharing 4 strategies to harness the power of a Personal Learning Network. This episode is inspired by conversations inside the COETAIL program. The Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy is our 5-course online certificate program designed by educators for educators. COETAIL will empower you to leverage innovative, technology-rich learning opportunities in your school setting - as a teacher, a coach or a leader. Registration for our next global cohort opens on the 18th of October and closes on the 14th of November. Find out more, and join the waiting list at coetail.com today!
coachbetter.tv/4-strategies-to-harness-the-power-of-a-pln/
In this episode of #coachbetter, we have a special panel episode featuring Ceci Gomez-Galvez, Liz Cho, and Darnell Fine. Ceci & Liz recently participated in our MastermindEd course: "Culturally Responsive Leadership" created & facilitated by Darnell Fine and Renee Green. Both Ceci and Liz joined the course with a large team from their respective schools, and the impact of learning together, as a school team, continues to have a big impact in their school setting. This conversation was an opportunity to see how Ceci and the team at Saigon South and Liz and the team at Korea International School, have been implementing their learning within their school context.
This episode provides a real inside look into how schools are leveraging team-based online learning combined with face-to-face conversations and implementation to make large-scale change. If you are curious about how or why you would want to bring a team to an online learning experience, or how schools are actively implementing culturally responsive leadership, this episode is for you! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-130/
Every other week we’re releasing a short episode, like this one, called #coachbetter quick tips, inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, and COETAIL.
In this episode, Kim shares 6 strategies to work towards equity in your organization. This episode is inspired by conversations inside Women Who Lead and is intentionally designed to help you start conversations with white cis male leaders. Women Who Lead is our online certificate program designed for growing & aspiring leaders, featuring the voices and experience of over 70 successful female leaders from around the world. Women Who Lead will connect you with emerging leaders around the world - and empower you to take the next step in your leadership journey. You can start Women Who Lead in our self-paced program right now (or wait for our next global cohort, registration opens in April)! Find out more at edurolearning.com/women
coachbetter.tv/6-tips-to-work-towards-equity-strategies-for-white-cis-male-leaders/
In this #coachbetter episode, we have a very special guest, Firoozeh Dumas, author of two New York Times Bestsellers that you may have in your classroom or school right now, including “Funny in Farsi”! Kim was honored to be a keynote speaker with Firoozeh for the ECIS Leadership conference (Educational Collaborative for International Schools) this past spring, and because of that connection they started chatting about the ways that we can bring creativity and joy into the classroom through literature. In this episode, Firoozeh shares the ways that educators can use humor in literature to provoke conversation, engagement & enthusiasm about writing and reading. For educators who are ready to embrace their own creativity & to inspire creativity in their students, this episode provides lots of ideas and strategies to bring to your classroom this year! coachbetter.tv/episode-128/
Every other week we’re releasing a short episode, like this one, called #coachbetter quick tips, inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, and COETAIL.
In this episode, Kim talks about Covert Coaching: for teachers who aren’t ready for a full coaching cycle yet… This episode is inspired by conversations inside The Coach Certificate & Mentorship program. The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation - from building a coaching program, to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. You can join the Coach in our self-paced paced program right now (or wait for our next global cohort, registration opens in Feb)! Find out more at edurolearning.com/coach
https://coachbetter.tv/covert-coaching-for-teachers-who-arent-quite-ready-for-coaching-yet/
Welcome back to another season of #coachbetter! During this past crazy year, Clint and Kim didn’t have many chances to record episodes together, so they share a preview of the awesome #coachbetter conversations we have lined up for season 3! They’re all structured around our 3 main certificate programs: COETAIL (The Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy), The Coach, and Women Who Lead so you can get a window into the learning in each of those programs through our episodes this year. A few sneak peeks into our shorter MastermindEd courses are included. Kim and Clint also chat about the ways that we can continue some of the positive outcomes on remote and hybrid learning to take advantage of all of the new things we have learned in the past year and a half!
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-126/
We have a #coachbetter special episode for you! Kim was recently interviewed for Kristen Moreland’s show, On The Balcony, which is shared among the South American international schools, and we're reposting her show with her permission. Kristen is an instructional coach at the Pan American School in Brazil and she had a great series of questions to dig into. Kim and Kristen chat about the important characteristics for coaches, coaching during remote learning, and what coaching means to them. Kristen will also be on the #coachbetter podcast as a guest in Season 3, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for that episode! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-125/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Angela Maiers, author, keynote speaker, early childhood educator, and founder of @Choose2Matter. This was another inspirational conversation about empowering educators and students to find their passion, joy, and enthusiasm in learning. They talk in-depth about the difference between learning and teaching and identify many tangible ways that coaches can build a growth mindset among their staff and school leaders to support a culture of coaching. Angela’s wide-ranging experience with educators, students, and businesses provides a wealth of strategies for tapping into the most essential part of us as humans, to embrace our vulnerability and recognize the amazing “get to do” opportunities we have every day as learners. If you’re looking for inspiration about how to make learning experiences just right for each individual, this podcast is for you! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-124/
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! We’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube.
In this episode, we have a guest host, Margaret Powers, Director of STEAM Innovation in an independent school outside of Philadelphia. Margaret is sharing the details behind the Legacy Through Leadership program at her school, which is designed to build capacity through a sustainable peer coaching and mentoring model. https://coachbetter.tv/legacy-through-leadership-building-a-coaching-culture/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Patrick Holt, Head of Educational Technology at GEMS World Academy in Singapore. Patrick’s background with experiential education has strongly influenced his perspectives on teaching and learning, allowing them to have a wide-ranging conversation. They talk about starting with the “why” to influence change across a school community, then Patrick’s experience teaching in Qatar and the need for cultural competency, and finally the importance of “messy learning” - not just for students, but also for teachers and leaders. This episode connects three big themes of coaching: change management, understanding diverse perspectives, and critical elements in effective professional learning. If you’re interested in big picture thinking about teaching and learning, this episode is for you! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-122/
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! We’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube.
In this episode, Diana is sharing three coaching frameworks that can be used to assess how balanced the role of the coach is - or isn’t, given your school context. https://coachbetter.tv/the-coaching-balance/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Sarah Gilmore, co-author of Integrating Technology: A School-Wide Framework to Enhance Learning. Like many of us, Sarah has been doing a lot of remote teaching and coaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, so they focused their conversation on how that has been both an opportunity and a challenge. They talk about the ways that technology can enable us to connect well beyond our physical borders and how we can leverage the tools that many students and teachers are currently using to build lasting learning networks. https://coachbetter.tv/episode-120/
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! We’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube. In this episode, Kim shares her top 5 productivity tips for busy instructional coaches. https://coachbetter.tv/top-5-productivity-tips-for-busy-instructional-coaches/
In this #coachbetter episode, Clint and Kim chat with Carla Marshall, Director of Teaching and Learning at United World College, Southeast Asia, East Campus. This was a fascinating conversation about change management in an educational context, a critical skill for all coaches. They talk about the importance of taking a systems approach as a school leader and change agent, the ways that both Cognitive Coaching and Instructional Coaching are part of the professional learning culture at UWC, and the ways that coaches and school leaders can leverage micro-changes to create large scale ripple effects. For coaches looking to better understand the leadership aspects of their role, this episode is essential listening! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-118/
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! We’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube.
In this episode, Diana is sharing five approaches coaches can use in developing relationships with families at their school. This topic was inspired by a question that came up on our #coachbetter Facebook group about the relationship between coaches and families. So if you have coaching questions, head over to our FB group and ask them! We will do our best to make a podcast about your question! https://coachbetter.tv/5-approaches-coaches-can-use-in-developing-relationships-with-families/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Margaret Powers, Director of STEAM Innovation in an independent school outside of Philadelphia. They talk about the unique structure of the innovation team at her school, including their distributed leadership model. They also discuss, in-depth, the Legacy Through Leadership program that the Innovation Team designed to build capacity through peer coaching and mentoring! If you are looking for sustainable models to engage teachers in professional growth that create lasting change in an organization, this episode is for you! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-116/
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! We’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube. In this episode, Kim shares 3 ways to find your voice as an instructional coach. If this is a topic you would like to dig deeper into and you’d like to explore in your own professional learning, please head over to EduroLearning.com to see all of the great professional learning opportunities we have for you. https://coachbetter.tv/finding-your-voice-as-a-coach/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Lisa Stringfellow (teacher, coach, ed tech coordinator, and author) about the lessons she’s learned as a coach during both remote and hybrid learning; the ways that teachers can share successes with their colleagues, even when stress levels are high and time is limited; the development of this coaching role in her context and, of course, her book - and how she brings writing to life in her English classroom with her students! There is so much to unpack in this conversation from the strategies to make coaching work even when we can’t be in the same room, to bringing the enthusiasm and energy of being a learner to our students and our teaching colleagues. If you’re a coach working with teachers in many different grade levels and subject areas, this episode is for you!
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-114/
We’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube.
In this episode, we have a guest host, Diana Beabout, Academy Mentor for The Coach Microcredential. Diana is sharing four considerations to effectively define the role of a coach.
If this is a topic you would like to dig deeper into and you’d like to explore in your own professional learning, please head over to EduroLearning.com to see all of the great professional learning opportunities we have for you.
https://coachbetter.tv/defining-the-role-of-the-coach/
In our fourth and final episode in our short series on Coaching in Practice, Kim is chatting with Whitney Mercer & Megan Holstrom. Whitney is the Lower School Instructional Coach at the American School of Madrid, and Megan is consulting as a coach with her school. From start to finish, this episode highlights the importance of having a coach, as a coach. The relationship that Megan and Whitney have built demonstrates the value of having someone to be vulnerable with, someone to work shoulder-to-shoulder with you, and someone to be a partner in learning. Not only will this episode convince you to work with a coach - as a coach, but there are tons of gems in here that are worth sharing with your teaching colleagues to help them understand the value of coaching! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-112/
In another episode of #coachbetter we’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube. In this episode, Kim is sharing 10 tips for effective and purposeful difficult conversations. These were all inspired by the Women Who Lead interviews that Kim conducted in the first half of 2020, so you’re getting the collective wisdom of over 70 successful women leaders here in this episode! https://coachbetter.tv/10-tips-for-effective-purposeful-difficult-conversations/
This is our third episode in our short #coachbetter series on Coaching in Practice. We often get questions about what coaching looks like in practice so we are excited to share this short series with you. In this episode we have a team conversation with two coachees (Nellie & Jackie) and their coach, Megan. Nellie, Jackie and Megan work together at the American School of Madrid, where Megan is a “coach in residence” and Nellie and Jacki teach grade 1 and learning support. This conversation is a fascinating insight into how coaches can differentiate their approach based on teacher needs, level of experience, and years in teaching. We discuss deeply exactly how coaching works for these two teachers, and the ways that coaching has impacted their teaching practice over several years. For coaches looking to better understand how to build, adapt, develop and sustain deep and meaningful coaching relationships over time, this episode is for you! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-110/
In this #coachbetter tips episode, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube, we have a guest host, Diana Beabout, Academy Mentor for The Coach Microcredential. Diana is sharing 3 ways to see yourself as a coach - even if your job title doesn’t include the word coach or coaching.
https://coachbetter.tv/seeing-yourself-as-a-coach/
In this second episode in our short series on Coaching in Practice for #coachbetter, where we chat with coaches and their coachees to better understand the complexities of building coaching relationships, Kim is chatting with Aaron Shelby and Sasha Robins. Aaron was Sasha’s first instructional coach and inspired her to become a coach herself. They talk about the process of building their coaching relationship, what it felt like from both sides, and the outcome of their work together. They end with a reflection on the value of coaching in schools - from both the coach and coachee perspective. If you want to get a better understanding of how coaches and coachees work together - and the long term impact of that work - this conversation is for you! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-108/
This special #coachbetter episode is the first in our short series on Coaching in Practice featuring coaches and their coachees to more deeply explore what coaching looks like from both perspectives. Kim meets with Megan Holmstrom and Jordan Benedict. Megan is an experienced instructional coach and Jordan, now currently a coach, was her coachee when they both worked at the American School of Dubai. This conversation is a reflective and insightful look at how coaching is perceived by teachers, what coaches can and should do to build successful coaching relationships, and the long term impact that coaching has on both the coach and the coachee. If you want an inside look that shares both the perspectives, this conversation is a “must listen”! coachbetter.tv/episode-107
In this episode, Kim shares a very simple, but very effective, coaching question that she uses in all of her coaching conversations. Just adding this one question into your conversations can give you great insight into what your coachees are getting out of their work with you AND how you can continue to improve in your coaching practice!
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to check out coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim explores the professional development journey with a panel of participants in the current The Coach microcredential. Each participant also shares a specific coaching story that they’ve been able to implement as part of their work in The Coach. If you want an inside look at what we’re learning in The Coach, and how that learning looks, in practice and why our participants are learning so much, this conversation is a “must listen”! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-105
In this #coachbetter 5 Minute Friday episode, Diana shares four strategies to consider when moving beyond ‘working with the willing’ and engaging teachers who might not feel ready for the coaching process. “Working with the willing” is an effective strategy for teachers to build a culture of coaching in a school but it has its limitations. Coaches must take the initiative to step out of their comfort zone and engage teachers who may need support in stepping out of theirs. coachbetter.tv/moving-beyond-working-with-the-willing/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Dr. Will Deyamport, host of the Dr. Will Show, documentary filmmaker, and Instructional Technologist at Hattiesburg Public School District. They talk about the importance of understanding that the work we do as educators has value, and the lessons Dr. Will has learned from working with, and becoming an, edupreneur. Kim and Dr. Will also chat about the importance of being a relentless learner and the value of 24/7 access to learning opportunities in digital spaces - for both teachers and students. If you’re passionate about professional growth and want to instill that “relentless learner” energy in your school community, you’re going to love this episode! coachbetter.tv/episode-103/
In this first #coachbetter Tips episode, Kim talks about the ways that coaching is leadership, inspired by many of the conversations she had with successful women leaders for our new Women Who Lead program. During those conversations she was reminded again and again that the skills we build as coaches, are actually leadership skills and can be applied in many different settings. https://coachbetter.tv/coaching-is-leadership/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Tara Waudby, Head of School at Riffa Views International School in Bahrain. Tara is an inspirational leader who lives and breathes the mission of her school. Kim and Tara explore one of the initiatives at her school that Tara is most excited about, Ignite Day. This non-traditional school day placed in the middle of the week provides many opportunities for all community members to engage in personalized learning. It’s also a perfect example of completely re-thinking the way learning can look in a future-forward school. Tara is also facilitating our next cohort of our COETAIL (Certificate of Educational Technology and Information Literacy) program. Stay tuned to the end of the conversation to hear more about why Tara is so passionate about COETAIL (and why you should join our next cohort!). coachbetter.tv/episode-101
In this episode, Kim shares all about the new exciting developments we’re making here at Eduro Learning for the #coachbetter community, as well as giving you an overview to our exciting lineup for semester two of season two!
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Kristin Ziemke, a teacher and learning innovation specialist in Chicago. Kristin is passionate about literacy and how we can support students in developing a biliterate brain which can transition seamlessly between traditional and digital literacy skills! They discuss the ways we can use technology tools as “equity machines”, the layering of critical literacy skills including consumption and creation, and building a culture of coaching to empower teachers to take risks with new innovations in learning. For those that are interested in the connections between traditional and digital literacy skills, and want to explore the transferable skills between them, this is the episode for you!
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-99/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim discusses taking a coaching approach in leadership with Emily MacLean, Deputy Head of Junior School in Melbourne, Australia. This is a unique opportunity to hear from a school leader who is also actively coaching. In this conversation they discuss the importance of growth mindset, particularly within low staff turnover rates, the power of regular coaching conversations for professional growth, and where coaching fits in the process of teacher appraisal. This conversation is an in-depth look at how leaders can make coaching an integral part of their daily work - relevant for coaches and leaders alike! https://coachbetter.tv/episode-98/
It’s almost been a year that we’ve been remote learning and things are still changing, we’re still learning and encountering new surprises during this pandemic. This #coachbetter episode connects us back to our episodes from the spring - even though we’ve been in it for a while, we’re still constantly preparing to go remote, and this highlights the interplay between remote and F2F learning, particularly in our coaching practice. We have five of our superstar coaches from the podcast: Amy, Tim, Diana, Ben, and Will, so you get a wide range of perspectives and experiences! Since many of the schools we were in are back to face-to-face instruction, we also wanted to highlight the transition back to on-site school after an extended period of remote learning. We talk about what worked and what didn’t during remote learning, as well as the experiences coming back to in-person learning this academic year!
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-97/
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Tonya Gilchrist, Information Literacy Consultant and experienced literacy and technology coach about Tonya’s work with schools around the world, and what she’s learned about building a coaching culture. They also talk about the challenge of “impostor syndrome” as a coach and the importance of being a lifelong learner. If you’re looking for concrete examples of how to build a coaching culture, as well as how to strengthen your practice as a coach, this episode is for you!
This #coachbetter features episode Allison Rodman, founder of The Learning Loop and author of Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice. Allison has extensive experience in personalizing professional learning, and shares her key recommendations including for group PD settings. If you facilitate professional learning in any context, this episode is for you!
This episode features Alysa Perraras, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Coach at The Columbus School in Columbia. Over the past year, Alysa has worked with all stakeholder groups to build a vision and framework for social justice across the school. Kim and Alysa discuss in-depth, how Alysa and her school community are building the systems needed to create “agents of change” including reflective prompts coaches and teachers can use to consider how we can bring a lens of justice and equity into every subject area. If you are curious about how to implement wide scale, school wide change, in particular through the lens of social justice and equity, this episode is for you!
If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
If you are interested in bringing an equity lens to your coaching, this episode is for you! Kim has a conversation with Darnell Fine, an Instructional Coach at Singapore American School. Darnell is currently working on his doctorate in educational leadership from USC grounded in racial justice scholarship! They discuss the relationship between education, coaching and equity, successful strategies coaches can use when working to bring an equity lens to our coaching conversations with teachers - as well as pitfalls to avoid, how to identify if schools really are living their mission, and how to start these kinds of conversations on a school wide level - including with parents.
If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
In this episode of #coachbetter Kim chats with Nneka Johnson, Director of Innovation at the International School Dhakar in Sudan. Relationships are the key to coaching with impact and Nneka shares how she has been able to make great strides in her school in a very small amount of time because of the relationships she builds. Nneka also discusses the evolution of the role of Technology Director to Director of Innovation, changes she has been able to establish at ISD during her tenure, and the expectations she has for teaching and learning this academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are working on building deep relationships with our colleagues - in a virtual or face to face setting, this episode is for you!
If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
In this episode, Kim talks with Dr. Sawsan Jaber, Founder of Education Unfiltered and High School English teacher in the Chicago area. They discuss, in-depth, how to get started bringing social justice conversations into your classroom, the value of vulnerability as an educator, and the power of technology as a tool for equity in all subject areas If you are interested in supporting teachers in having these kinds of conversations, this episode is for you!
If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
This #coachbetter episode features Ken Shelton, who is currently working with schools around the world on technology, equity and inclusion. Ken’s extensive background with many different school communities provides lots of insight for those of us working towards social justice, and in particular through the lens of technology for equity. If you are interested in coaching for social justice and tech equity, this episode is for you!
In this #coachbetter episode we’re chatting with four of our superstar coaches from the podcast: Tim, Ben, Kim and Maggie, so you get a wide range of perspectives and experiences! We talk through the different approaches we take when working with teams as compared to how we work with individuals, the strategies we use to effectively facilitate meetings and the prep work that goes into making those meetings successful, as well as the ways we can support the professional growth of a team by thinking about team dynamics.
In this episode, Clint and Kim chat about what a return to school in such uncertain times may look like, particularly for coaches who may be working in a hybrid or remote model, as well as the themes for our first semester of podcasts for this academic year.
In this episode we’re highlighting some great moments from upcoming #coachbetter conversations to give you a sneak peek into our second “official” season of #coachbetter. We'll take you on a quick tour of the guests and the episodes so you have some context for the conversations.
Not every episode is included here, but you’ll get an overview of our two key themes for the semester: how coaching can support social justice work in our school communities and how coaching and leadership intersect in many different ways.
Today on #coachbetter we’re chatting with Stuart McAlpine, Director of Teaching & Learning at UWCSEA. Stuart his perspective on the way that both Cognitive Coaching and Instructional Coaching support teacher professional growth at UWCSEA. We talk about the critical importance of leadership demonstrating an understanding and belief in the power of coaching to build a culture of coaching, and the ways that coaches can help school leaders understand why coaching is so important for teacher professional growth.
Today on #coachbetter we’re chatting with Jim Laney, Head of School at the American Embassy School in New Delhi. This conversation was a powerful reflection on the importance of seeing ourselves as learners - and the value that coaching can bring to that experience. Jim shares his experience being coached, and building a coaching culture as a school leader. His perspective about the value of coaches, and the ways that many middle level leaders in schools are also coaches helps shine a light on the importance of learning how to be a better coach. If you’re supporting school leaders who are looking to better understand the value of coaching, this episode is full of great ideas!
Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! Today, Clint and I are chatting with Stéphane Vermeulin, Lower School Digital Learning Coach at International School Luxembourg. Stéphane has had a wide variety of experiences, including teaching at the university level and extensive work with Cultures of Thinking with Ron Richard, and he brings them all together in his approach to coaching. Our conversation highlights the critical importance of building a trusting environment through the actions you take and the language you use. We move back and forth between Stéphane’s role as Activator for Thinking and Learning and his Digital Coaching role to highlight how each one supports the other. This conversation is a deep look at how, even the very small actions we take as coaches have a big impact on the coaching culture. Check out the listening guide available at coachbetter.tv
How can instructional coaches effectively partner with building admin who are stretched thin? We all know how busy our school leaders are, so we took this with a positive frame and strategized 6 ways that can coaches be a positive addition to a school leader's busy day. If you are looking for more ways to support your building leaders and develop strong professional relationships, this episode is for you! Consider exploring our resources at coachbetter.tv/start for more resources.
Today, Clint and I are chatting with Ana María Gach, Middle School Digital Media Teacher at Singapore American School in Singapore. Our conversation covered a lot of ground, including the awesomeness of being a middle school teacher, the challenges of representing diversity in educational contexts, and the realities of sometimes feeling left out of the coaching loop when you’re a specialist teacher. Ana María shares several concrete examples of what makes coaching a transformative experience, particularly for teachers who are in the fine arts. If you’re looking for ways to reach out to your specialists, or you just love middle school, this episode is for you!
Today we’re chatting with Liz Cho, Principal of Teaching and Learning at Korea International School. In this conversation we talk in depth about how Liz and her colleagues have built a cohesive coaching culture throughout the school. From examining the research, to reflecting on school-based practices, to hiring the right staff, and building understanding among admin and teachers. We cover every stage of the development of the coaching program at Korea International School.
Check out our free listening guide for this episode at coachbetter.tv
Today we’re sharing our 5th episode in our ongoing series featuring educators working in international schools in the Asia region. The teachers, coaches and school leaders on this call have been remote learning for up to 3 months already and many are getting ready to start back to school in the next few days and weeks. Today we talk about what returning to school may look like for the foreseeable future, including the procedures for safe face-to-face learning, the realities of being back to school with expectations for social distancing, and the different ways schools are managing hybrid learning (online & face to face). We also discuss some of the positive outcomes from remote learning that we’d like to see continue next academic year. Watch (or listen to) our previous episodes to hear how things have evolved over time, and keep up with new posts and resources on our Remote Learning page at bit.ly/eduroesc. To hear the full conversations, subscribe to #coachbetter wherever you get your podcasts or head over to #coachbetter.tv.
Welcome back to another episode of Coach Better! Today we’re chatting with Shaun Kirkwood, Director of Educational Technology at Atlanta International School. This was a comprehensive conversation about how coaches and school leaders can not only build a coaching culture, but also track the impact of the work that coaches do. Shaun shares a wide variety of strategies that all coaches can use to ensure that the value of their role is clear to all stakeholders in the community. Shaun’s focus on building personal relationships through incidental conversations is a great reminder that each action we take helps us build a coaching culture. If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out our website at coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! Today Clint and I are chatting with James Macdonald, Senior Vice President of Education at GEMS Education. Clint and I worked with James when he was Head of School at Yokohama International School in Japan, and I was fortunate to work with him again when he was Head of School at NIST here in Bangkok. Today’s conversation explores the different elements of coaching that are essential to be an effective leader - and how your coaching expertise can help make you a better leader. James’s extensive experience with a wide variety of school cultures and curriculums allowed us to have a far reaching conversation about when and where coaching fits best. For school leaders or coaches interested in understanding how and when to invest in coaching as an educational intervention, this episode is for you! If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out our website at coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter. Today I’m chatting with Annalee Higgenbottom, currently 6-12 Instructional Technology Coach and Tech Coordinator at Shanghai American School, Pudong Campus. Annalee has had a very diverse educational background and this conversation highlights the many ways her experience has influenced her development as a coach. From balancing her introverted nature with her passionate enthusiasm for learning to her focus on understanding her colleagues as individuals to build positive coaching relationships and the importance of selecting just the right coaching “hat” to wear at the right time, this interview is full of practical experiences and strategies for new and experienced coaches alike! If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
Hello Coaches! Welcome back to the #coachbetter podcast! Today we’re chatting about the differences between working with students and working with adults. We have four of our superstar coaches from the podcast: Will, Tim, Ben and Maggie, so you get a wide range of perspectives and experiences! This conversation was prompted by a question in our #coachbetter Facebook group: “How is Working with Adults Different Than Working With Students?” We talk through the challenges many of us faced in transitioning from a teaching to a coaching role, the important elements to consider when working with adults, and the strategies and tips we have learned on our coaching journeys! If you have questions about coaching, please join our Facebook group, or message us on any of the social media platforms @edurolearning! If you enjoy today’s episode, you’re going to love our new resource for instructional coaches at coachbetter.tv/start. As requested by our listeners, we’re compiling all of our coaching resources in one place just for you - and we’re just getting started, so check back often for more content!
In this #coachbetter episode, we sit down with a panel of educators to think about what remote learning might do to shift our assessment practices. If you have been thinking about how to assess, what to assess and why to assess, this episode will provide you a glimpse into the thinking of different schools. Find our listening guide for this episode at coachbetter.tv
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! In today’s episode, Clint and I are chatting with Lynn Sawyer, experienced Cognitive Coach and international education consultant. Lynn has worked with Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools for almost her entire educational career and this conversation gave us an amazing breadth of understanding of not only the history and evolution of Cognitive Coaching, but also many practical takeaways for how to implement this practice in your coaching right away. Both Clint and I were re-inspired to dig deeper into Cognitive Coaching again after being reminded how powerful the process can be when implemented successfully. If you’re an instructional coach looking for practical strategies for how to help mediate teachers thinking, this is the episode for you! If you enjoy today’s episode, don’t miss our 2020 cohort of The Coach Microcredential! Registration ends on 12 April 2020, so you only have two weeks left to join! Find out more at coachbetter.tv
Today we’re chatting with Holly Fraser Primary School Educational Technology Coach at International School of Zug and Luzern. Holly shares both the rewards and challenges of building a coaching culture, where often she feels like she has to “sell” the value of tech to her teaching colleagues, but once they can see the impact, the motivation and enthusiasm builds. As an Early Years specialist, Holly understands the challenges of using technology with younger learners and this episode highlights some of the specific strategies that she has used to make those experiences successful for both students and teachers.
Be sure to get the listening guide for this episode at coachbetter.tv
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! Today I’m chatting with Joel Bevans, ES Curriculum Coordinator at the International School of Panama. Joel has had a wide variety of experiences, including extensive work with Cultures of Thinking through Harvard’s Project Zero, and he brings them all together in his approach to school leadership and coaching. Our conversation highlights the importance of customizing your coaching approach for every school setting and individual teacher that you work with. You might notice a little bit of delay early on in the call, and some background noise - we had some internet challenges, but we powered through! If you’re interested in deepening your culture of thinking, through a coaching model, this is the conversation for you! If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out coachbetter.tv for more resources to help you #coachbetter!
Today we’re sharing another episode in our bonus series about emergency school closures due to COVID-19. As requested in our last call, today’s conversation features Heads of School and school leaders from around Asia, Europe and the Middle East to get a school leader perspective on these ongoing closures. We had school leaders in all different stages of the closure process: 6 weeks closed, 2 weeks closed, and preparing to close. We talked about the key learnings school leaders have uncovered in their experiences and planning, as well as recommendations for schools currently preparing to close. Listen to the previous episodes to see where this all started. Keep up with all of our resources on our website at: coachbetter.tv.
James shared his experience building a coaching culture from the ground up in the new East Campus of United World College Southeast Asia, and then how he’s creating that culture in an existing school in his new role at GEMS in Switzerland. In every action, James prioritizes kindness and positive assumptions, and it’s clear from his intentional (and often informal) interactions with his colleagues and community stakeholders that he’s a leadership role model for any coaching environment. Get our free listening guide for this episode at coachbetter.tv
James shared his experience building a coaching culture from the ground up in the new East Campus of United World College Southeast Asia, and then how he’s creating that culture in an existing school in his new role at GEMS in Switzerland. In every action, James prioritizes kindness and positive assumptions, and it’s clear from his intentional (and often informal) interactions with his colleagues and community stakeholders that he’s a leadership role model for any coaching environment. Get our free listening guide for this episode at coachbetter.tv
Today we are chatting with Kimberly House, ES & MS Tech Coach at Bavarian International School in Munich. Kimberly has been at BIS for 25 years and has a unique perspective on the changes in coaching culture based on her extensive experience in one school community. Kimberly shares many strategies for adapting with that change as a coach, from staying motivated when you’re the only coach in the building, to finding your “bright sparks” who are engaged in learning with you, and finding pathways to work with every teacher. This episode is a must listen for anyone who works with teachers who have been in the same school setting for many years. Enjoy the free listening guide that comes with this episode at coachbetter.tv
Today we’re sharing a follow up to our roundtable discussion featuring educators working in international schools in the Asia region, currently dealing with ongoing emergency school closures due to COVID-19. We talked about the success, continued struggles and most importantly the key learning that schools likely to close should consider. We had lots more that we wanted to chat about, so we’ll be having another follow up soon! Listen to the first episode to see where this all started, and keep up with new posts and resources on our resource page at bit.ly/eduroesc.
We have four of our superstar guests from our YouTube series, Coaching Fundamentals, Tim, Diana, Marcello and Maggie, so you get a wide range of perspectives and experiences! This conversation was prompted by a question in our #coachbetter Facebook group: “How can I move my school from just “having coaches” to “building a coaching culture”? We talk through the difference between just “having coaches” as compared to a “coaching culture” as well as a 5 step process for taking your school from one to the other! If you have questions about coaching, please join our Facebook group, or message us on any of the social media platforms @edurolearning! If you enjoy today’s episode, don’t forget to check out The Coach microcredential program at coachbetter.tv
As coaches, we’re always walking a fine line between uncovering a teacher’s experience and knowledge and sharing our own advice and strategies. We talked about the challenges of managing these deeper conversations with our chronically time-poor colleagues, and how we can tailor our work as coaches to the needs of each teacher we work with. For coaches looking to find master a deep reflective coaching conversation - with all it’s pauses and opportunities for reflection, this episode is for you!
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On #coachbetter today we have a thoughtful conversation about innovation and change in well-established schools with Daniela Silva, Director of Innovation at Collegio FDR, American School of Lima, Peru. We talk about the importance of presenting change, not as a loss, but as an opportunity to grow. Daniela and her team at Collegio FDR are bringing in tons of exciting innovations while ensuring that the entire school community is on board with both the process and the outcome. For coaches that are working on implementing large scale change in their schools, this podcast highlights many of the key elements that the team at Collegio FDR found so effective. Get the free listening guide for this episode at Coachbetter.tv
A panel of educators discusses the ways The Coach has shaped their journey. This reflection on the need and the power of relevant professional development will help you look back on your own journey of growth as an educator.
This is a #coachbetter roundtable discussion featuring educators working in international schools in the Asia region, and how they are handling extended closures due to the Coronavirus. We talked about everything from logistics and structure of online learning, to the community and mental health aspect of dealing with long term closures. You can find our Spotlight Video here.
On this week's #coachbetter episode school leader Stacy Stephens explains the way her school decided on a coaching model. Stacy offers insight on ways to define a vision for instructional coaches. She speaks to the importance of taking time and gathering perspectives.
Head over to coachbetter.tv to get a free listening guide to use with this episode.
Today's conversation focuses on what instructional coaches can do to help establish a culture of coaching. Our guest, Kim Lelek gives practical advice for any leader or coach who has ever wondered how they can inspire and transform student learning.
Head over to coachbetter.tv to get a free listening guide to use with this episode.
Today's conversation goes to the heart of school culture. Our conversation explores ways to bring your school mission to life, make teachers and students feel like it is ok to laugh and take risks. Chris Lehmann is the CEO of the Science Leadership Academy Schools. Learn more about his journey as an educator. Head over to coachbetter.tv to get a free listening guide to use with this episode.
Today we have a conversation about when, why, and how you might provide difficult feedback to teachers, as a coach. We have four of our superstar guests from our YouTube series, Coaching Fundamentals, Tim, Diana, Ben and Pana, so you get a wide range of perspectives! This conversation was prompted by a question in our #coachbetter Facebook group: “What are the best approaches to have difficult conversations or give difficult feedback to teachers?”
In this episode, Kim and Clint are letting you know that we are taking a short break and that we look forward to coming back with more #coachbetter content in 2020.
Kim and Clint leave us with their favorite episodes of the year:
Steve Barkley on Episode 55
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-55/
The Content Expert Episode 49
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-49/
Jordan Benedict on Episode 47
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-47/
Cindy Tisdal McPhee on Episode 46
https://coachbetter.tv/episode-46/
And one final announcement, be sure to check out the MastermindED pathways, registration closes December 15th
bit.ly/edurommed
Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of Coach.Better! Today we have another episode of our #coachstudies series, where we share a scenario with an archetypal educator and discuss how we would approach a coaching relationship with them. Today’s archetype is a “supportive, but not really so supportive school leader.” We can all relate to the frustration of having great conversations with our school leaders, but those not translating into action. We brainstormed 8 strategies we can use with our school leaders to turn talk into action! We also discussed four stakeholder groups that coaches can collaborate with to help make things happen!
On this week's special #mastermindED episode we hear from educators from around the world as they each share their manifesto for professional learning.
We think this episode is perfect for starting a dialogue for schools and teams, and we wanted to help you start that conversation with our listening guide that you can download here.
A huge thank you to our guests who made the time and effort to share their wisdom, you can follow them all on Twitter via our list available here.
For more about our podcast: https://coachbetter.tv/
In today’s episode Clint and I are chatting about a question we received in our #coachbetter Facebook group: How do you get feedback on your coaching? In true Clint and Kim style, we expanded on this initial question to dig a little deeper into the purpose and value of feedback, and the ways that we can seek out a critical friend (both within and beyond our immediate school community) to reflect on the feedback we receive. As coaches, it’s critical that we demonstrate our commitment to professional growth, and our conversation today builds a potential process that all coaches can use to track, reflect on and learn from feedback on their coaching!
This is a special bonus episode looking back at the learning from Week Two in our MastermindED Redefining Professional Learning.
Participants are thinking about the needs of their community, and the ways we go about investigating what educators want and need.
Participants explored a variety of prompts and resources, and have reimagined this infographic and considered what they would add to it.
Learn more about our MastermindED model here.
Today we are chatting with James Welsh, Director of the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. Researchers at the FCIT developed the Technology Integration Matrix in 2005 and have been continually updating not only the matrix, but also the resources and supporting materials. It a wealth of resources relevant for coaches working with teachers on technology for learning. Our conversation ranges from the history and development of the matrix to the ways that it’s being effectively implemented in schools around the world.
In this bonus episode, we take a look at Week 0 and Week 1 of the MastermindED cohort 'Redefining Professional Learning.'
You will hear from participants as they reflect on our provocations and resources.
Curious to learn more about MastermindED?
Head over to Edurolearning.com for more.
Today, Clint and I are chatting with Silvia Tolisano, author of A Guide to Documenting Learning: Making Thinking Visible, Meaningful, Shareable, and Amplified. Our conversation focuses on two main themes: the elements that make professional learning successful, as well as the keys to successfully documenting learning - for teacher professional growth, and for students. We talk about the power of encouraging teachers to be a learner, rather than focusing on student learning before they can truly understand the process of connected learning. Silvia’s varied experience in many different countries, and many different roles both within and beyond individual schools, helps identify the ways that we can keep deep self-reflective learning at the forefront of everything we do!
Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! Today we’re chatting with Tim Lauer, Director of Digital Learning (EdTech) for Evergreen SD in Vancouver WA. This episode starts with an in-depth discussion on the power and purpose of sharing and connecting using social media as an educator, and then how we can use those very same tools to build a coaching team to support and work with all teachers in a school district. Tim’s experience as a classroom teacher, building principal, and now district level administrator highlights the value of iteration in the learning process, and how sharing can deepen both professional and personal learning for both teachers and students.
Today I’m chatting with Jackie Frens, K-8 tech integration specialist in two private schools in Michigan. Jackie has a wide range of experience in both private and public schools in the US, as well as international schools. In this episode, we talked about many different elements of making coaching successful - especially when you’re split between two different schools with many different competing priorities. Jackie is a very thoughtful practitioner and her insights and reflections provide lots of opportunities to look deeply at the rewards and benefits coaching can bring - even in a demanding multi-school environment.
Today we’re chatting with Jocelyn Sutherland, Grade 1 classroom teacher at UWC Singapore. Jocelyn has taught almost every grade level and she’s been a digital literacy coach, so she is able to see both the teacher and the coaches point of view as we discuss innovative ideas in teaching and learning. Our conversation got pretty deep as we explored the impact of stereotypes on younger learners, the importance of bringing diversity into the classroom, and the importance of coaches “just being there” in the classroom. We’re super excited about our new questions and conversation format for the #coachbetter podcast, and we hope you love it too!
Today we have a thoughtful and in-depth conversation about innovation in schools with Tim, Tricia, Diana, Maggie and Marcello from our YouTube series, Coaching Fundamentals. (Marcello sneaks in around the halfway mark so he didn’t get a formal introduction, but you’ll hear his voice in there!). Our conversation today focused on the Gartner Group’s model of the Hype Cycle and how it relates to implementing change in schools. We share some personal experiences with each stage of the cycle and then focus on strategies all instructional coaches can use to successfully implement new ideas in any school setting - so that change can be less stressful and much more manageable for teachers with very busy workloads!
Full Show Notes:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-56/
In today’s episode Clint and I are chatting with a very special guest, Steve Barkley. Clint and I have been learning from Steve for many years and it was an extra special treat to be able to have his time for a full hour today! Steve’s own experience as an educator, combined with all of his published work and collaboration with public and private schools around the world provided a wealth of knowledge and experience for our conversation. We talked about the critical elements that make coaching (and teaching) a success, everything from the importance of working as team to building trust through vulnerability and even the challenge of expertise getting in the way of coaching. This episode is FULL of essential strategies to build a successful coaching culture.
In this week's episode Kim is chatting with David Lee, Elementary STEM Coach at Singapore American School. David’s experience with design thinking, along with his personal connections to his own education provide great insights into the value and purpose of authentic and meaningful use of technology in the classroom. As a first-year, full time coach, David shares lots of great strategies for how to connect with teachers and build authentic learning experiences for students.
Full show notes here:
http://coachbetter.tv/episode-54
In today's episode we’re chatting with Melissa Lim, Learning, Teaching and Technology Specialist in Portland Public Schools. Melissa shares her experiences being only 1 of 2 people who focus on technology in a school district of 90 schools and 50,000 students. Melissa shares her strategies for building teacher capacity when there is limited access to coaches and on-site professional learning. For coaches working in larger school districts and ready to leverage the power of community, Melissa’s experiences offer strategic and inspirational pathways to getting started!
Full Show Notes:
http://coachbetter.tv/episode-53
In today's episode Kim chats with Melanie Smith who oversees the K-12 Counseling program (as well as K-12 PBIS, SEL and Crisis teams) for a large school district in Washington State. Melanie’s district-level perspective provides clear direction for how to create a successful coaching culture. She shares critical elements for coaching success, including the balance between skill set and relationship building as coaches, understanding the shared purpose and the “why” for all stakeholders in a school building, and the importance of providing time for coaching from a leadership perspective. For those that are wondering how to scale coaching to a school- or district-wide level, this conversation is full of essential strategies and steps to take!
Full show notes here:
http://coachbetter.tv/episode-51
In today’s episode Kim chats with Carrie Zimmer, 4th grade teacher at GEMS Dubai American Academy. Carrie has a wide range of experience, including being an instructional coach in her previous school, so her thoughts in this conversation provide great insight into the needs of a classroom teacher - with the perspective of a very recent coach. Carrie shares her thoughts on the real value of a coach to a classroom teacher, and what schools and coaches can do together to make sure coaching is perceived as valuable and worthwhile from a classroom teacher’s point of view.
Full show notes here:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-50
This episode is the first of a series we’re doing called #coachstudies. Our team of experts from our YT series, Coaching Fundamentals, is back again, this time focusing on a deep discussion about specific coaching case studies (we’re calling them #coachstudies). We are super excited about this episode because this is a sneak preview to a new project we’re working on here at Eduro Learning and we know you’re going to love it!
In this our first #coachstudies episode, we are looking at specific teacher archetypes that all coaches will be familiar with. Today’s conversation was about how to work with The Content Expert. Keri-Lee, Tim, Diana and Kim talk about all the different ways we might approach and work with this type of teacher - just the four of us came up with ELEVEN different strategies! Have you worked with The Content Expert in your school? What strategy worked best for you? Do you want to be part of conversations like this? Let us know.
Full show notes here:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-49/
In today's episode Clint and Kim discuss a question from our #coachbetter facebook group: “How do you get teacher / admin buy in for coaching? How do you get teachers to carve out time for a coaching role?” They start by focusing in on school leaders, to help build their understanding of the value of coaching, particularly in comparison to a more traditional facilitation role. As they transition into talking about teachers, they highlight the connections between strategies that work with school leaders and those that work with our teaching colleagues as well. This is our second episode highlighting a question from our #coachbetter facebook group, and we’ll be responding to more questions here the channel regularly, so please join the facebook group or connect with us @edurolearning to ask your question!
Full Show Notes:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-48/
In today's episode we are chatting with Hillary Marshall, teacher-librarian at Washougal High School in Oregon. Hillary has a great perspective having been a teacher in the US, then spending twelve years teaching in international schools around the world, and returning to the US 6 years ago. A passionate advocate for the students and the library, Hillary shares some key strategies for ensuring that all community stakeholders understand the value of a teacher-librarian. In this episode Hillary shares her specific strategy that helped build the team of teacher-librarians in her school district from just one, to one in each building in just six years!
Full show notes here:
http://coachbetter.tv/episode-52
Today we’re chatting with Jordan Benedict, Teacher and Data Coach at Shanghai American School in China. As a Data Coach, Jordan works with teachers and school leaders to collect and analyze data to inform instruction. His role is relatively new to the school and they are consistently finding new ways to make better use of the data that most schools collect - but have yet to analyze. We dive deep into different examples of data coaching in all different areas of the school - and the impact this process is having on teacher professional growth and student learning.
Full show notes:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-47/
In today's episode we’re chatting with Cindy Tisdall-McPhee, Head of Counseling at UWC Singapore. This was a powerful conversation, highlighting the importance of self-care in a coaching role. Cindy reminds us that taking care of ourselves, allows us, as coaches, to be better engaged and present at work, and when you’re present, it’s easier for staff to approach you. There are so many specific and authentic examples of how coaches can work with counselors - from supporting parents, to helping ease the transition to (or away) from a school for students, to connecting the social and emotional elements to, our often, skill-based work around digital citizenship. This conversation sparked so many great ideas that we are inspired to create a follow up series, don’t miss it!
Full Show Notes:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-46/
In this episode Kim chats with Lisa Fung-Kee-Fung, 6th grade science teacher, Shanghai American School, Pudong Campus. Lisa’s concrete examples of working with the coaching team at SAS provide clear and practical insight into what makes coaching so powerful for teacher professional growth. As Lisa points out, by building solid relationships, coaches give teachers the confidence to be vulnerable. For coaches looking to take their practice to the next level with specific examples of how to support their teachers, this episode is full of practical guidance from a teacher perspective!
In this episode we chat with Tara Ethridge, Elementary School librarian at International School Prague. Tara has taught everything from Kindergarten to Grade 9 English and everything in between! She made the transition to librarianship about six years ago when we worked together at International School Bangkok. Tara’s superpower is meeting teachers where they’re at, and her endless patience and interest in supporting teachers in just what they need at that moment - no matter how many times she’s explained that very same thing before!
Full show notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-44/
In this episode Kim is chatting with Beth Dressler, Deputy Head of Elementary and PYP Coordinator at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand. As a school leader, Beth works very closely with the coaching team at NIST. Her deep understanding of the coaching role in inquiry-driven schools provides such great insight into the power of coaches as “learning partners” for their teaching and leadership colleagues. It’s clear that Beth’s vision and passion for coaching truly support teacher agency and there’s lots to take away from this conversation that can be applied in any school setting.
Full show notes:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-43/
Today we have a great conversation about summer learning for coaches, teachers and school leaders with Tim, Tricia, and Ben from our YouTube series, Coaching Fundamentals. We talk about all sorts of opportunities for professional growth from formal book clubs to the power of documenting and sharing professional learning, and the importance of “coaching up” when working with school leaders. We talk about everything from strategies to getting started, to books, podcasts and other professional learning resources that have been powerful for our team. Plus, we end with a great idea for collaborating with our instructional coaching peers to build our individual coaching toolkits through even more great conversations!
Full show notes:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-42/
In today’s episode Clint and I talk about trends in instructional coaching, particularly in international schools in Asia. In this spotlight we’re talking about what it means to be a coach, and many of the key elements of being a coach today, that perhaps were not a significant part of the role several years ago. Our conversation today was inspired by questions from our #coachbetter facebook group. We’re planning to respond to those questions here on the channel regularly, so please join us or leave a question in the comments below!
Full Show Notes Here:
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-41/
In this episode of #coachbetter we're chatting with Ben Summerton, ES Tech & Innovation Coordinator at Singapore American School. Ben talks about the outstanding school infrastructure at SAS that enables his amazing coaching team to innovate and closely support teacher and student learning.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-40/
In this episode of #coachbetter Kim chats with Niki Dinsdale, University Advisor at UWC, SEA. During their conversation Niki described coaching as an “intellectual spa” (which is now Kim’s new favorite metaphor for coaching!)Niki believes that coaching is a critical opportunity to stop and deeply reflect on our own professional “habits” that have been built over time. Niki thinks coaching can almost be self-indulgent because of the many great benefits that come from a meaningful relationship, full of thoughtful conversations, with a colleague who is focused on helping her achieve her own professional goals. If you’re not sure coaching is for you, this conversation with Niki will likely convince you that it’s time for your own “intellectual spa” experience! Full Show Notes Here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-39/
In this episode of #coachbetter spotlight we’re chatting with Jen Clark, Library Media Specialist and Tech Coach at Canadian Academy in Kobe, Japan. Jen is in the unique perspective of being both a coach and a librarian at the same time, so we had a great opportunity to take a deeper look at how these two positions can truly overlap in a school setting.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-38
In this episode, we’re chatting with John D’Arcy, Deputy Director of Western Academy of Beijing in China. John’s extensive experience in innovative school environments around the word provides a clear vision of how we can create an inclusive and empowered community of learners through a leadership structure focused on empathy and understanding of the individual humans that make up our schools. John’s depth of understanding of the power of coaching, and the role that school leaders and school culture plays in the success of that role, made this conversation a wealth of practical ideas and opportunities for reflection for coaches, teachers and school leaders!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-37
In this episode of #coachbetter spotlight we’re talking about the importance of coaches taking time to visit classrooms while students are learning - especially in content-heavy subject areas like science. Our guest, Merilyn Winslade, IB Diploma Chemistry and Middle School science teacher at NIST International School in Thailand, shares how valuable it would be for her, particularly in higher level sciences, to have a coach observe in her classroom to help her identify opportunities for innovative learning by seeing exactly what’s happening during her lessons.
Full shownotes: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-36
In this episode we’re talking to Katy Vance, Librarian at Yokohama International School In Japan. Katy talks about how coaches make her a more awesome version of herself! Katy combines a wealth of experience as classroom teacher and a librarian in schools around the world to identify her keys to building a culture of coaching: from prioritizing community and connections, to valuing risk taking and learning from failure, to a culture of openness and collaboration - it all comes down to relationships.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-35
In this episode Clint and Kim are chatting about a question we received in our #coachbetter FB group: Can anyone be coached? They talk about all sorts of critical elements, like school culture, teacher mindset, and the perception of what coaching is (and what it isn’t) in this conversation. They also talk about lots of different ways that coaches can start to have deeper professional conversations with their colleagues. If you’re wondering how to support all the different teachers in your school, this conversation has tons of great ideas to get you started!
Full Show Notes
https://edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-34
We hope you’ve had a chance to watch our Level Up Your Coaching miniseries of 8 episodes, featuring perspectives on coaching from our inspiring educators from around the world! Just in case you missed an episode, we’ve pulled together the key highlights from each conversation in this one video! Instead of hearing all the perspectives to one question, today’s episode will feature one educators response to each question. The purpose of this highlights video is to share the key takeaways from each of the 8 videos in the series - all in just one episode! This overview of how school leaders, counselors, classroom teachers, and librarians all work with coaches - and how they view the coaching role from their perspective - is a great way to see the impact that we have as coaches in our schools!
Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. It's our last episode in this mini-series and our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what was your “aha” moment that shifted your perspective from not caring about coaching to being on board? Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-32
Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what makes a coach invaluable to you? Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-31
Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, where do coaches/does coaching fail and what can we do about it? Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-30
Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what are the essential elements for coaching success in a school and what’s needed to build a coaching culture? Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-29
Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what do you do when you don’t have the opportunity to work with a coach? Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-28
Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what are some good opportunities for coaches to work with you? Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-27
Welcome to our new mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, how do you work with coaches at your school? Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-26
Welcome to our new mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching.
In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what do coaches do? It’s inspiring to hear both the depth of understanding about coaching from so many different educators, as well as the vision for coaching from those perspectives. If you’re struggling to define your role, or articulate the value of coaching to others, you are going to love this episode!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-25
In this episode we’re chatting with Pana, Maggie, Tim, Dave and Diana from the our original Coaching Fundamentals series! Our topic for today was “who coaches the coaches?” - especially when you’re the only learning coach in your school setting. Our team of experienced coaches share the different ways that they develop their coaching skills, as well as what they WISH they had access to when they first started coaching. It’s exciting to hear that everything they wished they had - as well as the ways that they learn today - is actually part of our The Coach microcredential mentorship program, so if what you hear in this episode sounds good to you, check out edurolearning.com/coach to learn more!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-24
Today we’re chatting with Diana Beabout, Innovation Coach at American International School of Guangzhou. Diana is also the Academy Mentor for our Eduro Learning The Coach Microcredential, and we love talking about coaching whenever we get the chance! Side note: our third cohort of The Coach Microcredential starts soon - and this conversation is a great preview to why you might be interested in joining us!
Instructional Coaches in international schools, this episode is for you! Our conversation today is about “the gap” that seems to happen often in international schools - specifically for instructional coaches - the gap between the expectations of and the support for the coaching role. This conversation was actually prompted by a previous discussion about professional development opportunities for coaches - both new and experienced coaches - and we dig even deeper today!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-23
Today we’re chatting with Lissa, Geoff, Tanya and Diana from the #isedcoach slowchat team! We talked about everything from the different types of coaching roles we all have in our schools, to the power of social media for professional growth. Learning more about how this team works together to bring you a monthly slowchat on Twitter gives us some great insight into the value of connected learning. Hosting the slowchat is a testament to importance of sharing as an opportunity for professional growth. After you listen to the podcast, join the #isedcoach slow chat to learn even more from these superstars!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-22/
Today we’re chatting with the entire #coachbetter slowchat team! Jana is a Tech Coach in Germany, Nick is a Kindergarten teacher at UWC Thailand, and Verena is an EdTech Coach at the German European School in Singapore. We talk about the amazing learning potential of being a contributor (and not just a consumer) of social media - and - how facilitating this slow chat has made them more connected and reflective.
Full Show Notes here:
https://edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-21
Today, Kim is talking with Adrienne Michetti, Middle School Digital Literacy Coach at United World College Southeast Asia, East Campus. Adrienne has tons of practical tips and strategies to build relationships and make coaching successful, especially in such a large school community.
Full Show Notes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-20
In this episode we’re chatting with Nici Foote, Grade 3 classroom teacher at Western Academy of Beijing in China. Nici has just arrived at WAB and in her previous school she was a coach, so she brings us a very important perspective: the classroom teacher who was just a coach! In her current role of classroom teacher she is reminded of all the critical things that coaches can easily forget when they move out of the classroom. Our conversation highlights all those essential ways that coaches can support very busy classroom teachers. For coaches who are looking for insight into how and what classroom teachers are thinking about their coaching role in the school, this episode provides tons of very practical feedback from Nici!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-19/
In this episode we’re chatting with Tico Oms, Middle School Dean of Students at the International School Bangkok. Tico shares his experience and perspective as a school leader coming from a background in the fast-moving high tech industry. Tico helps define the power of coaching in an innovative school environment as well as the potential of being a lone “island of trust” if you’re working in a more traditional school structure. His vision for coaching and leading from the middle is inspiring and a fantastic model and resource for both coaches and school leaders alike.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-18/
Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of Coach.Better! Today Kim is chatting with two of our amazing participants in the second cohort of our The Coach microcredential: Jana Poukka and Nadia Ellis. Jana is currently a Technology Coach in Germany, and Nadia is a grade 3 classroom teacher and team leader in Vietnam. Jana and Nadia are both new to coaching and describe their professional growth process for learning about how to be an outstanding learning coach. For those of you new to coaching, this conversation highlights the many different elements which are critical for the success of developing your coaching skills. And you’ll get an inside look at our The Coach microcredential to see if it’s right for you!
Full Shownotes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-17
Woohoo! Great things are coming to the channel in 2019! We're so excited about all the developments in our #coachbetter series that Kim had to share them here with you! Plus you get a sneak peak at one of our new series coming in 2019 called 5 Minute Friday with quick coaching tips in under 5 minutes every week! The one shared in this bonus episode is 5 Ways to Become a Better Learning Coach.
In this episode we’re chatting with our panel of coaching experts from our Coaching Fundamentals series about demonstrating your value as a coach. If you missed our Coaching Fundamentals series, we have a link in our full shownotes to it. This conversation was full of practical strategies and tips for tracking, documenting and sharing the value coaches add to any school. We talked the different types of data we could be collecting and how we can use it to inform our practice as coaches. If you’re not tracking your impact as a coach yet, now is a great time to start!
Full ShowNotes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-16
Today we’re chatting with Will Kirkwood, Educational Technology Coordinator in the Lower School of Zurich International School. Will shares his thoughts on how to reposition his role as a tech coach “from having cool experiences and fixing things, to engaging in conversations about improving student learning”.
Full Show Notes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-15
In this episode, we’re chatting with Adam Clark, Secondary School Counselor at Yokohama International School in Japan. Adam highlights the importance of building an open and collaborative school culture where teachers, coaches, students and leaders all feel safe enough to be vulnerable in their individual learning journeys.
Full Show Notes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-14
This week we’re talking to Danny Glasner, K12 Teacher-Librarian at UWC Thailand in Phuket. Over the course of his career, Danny has been a classroom teacher, librarian, and a coach, so draws from lots of different experiences in our conversation about librarians and coaches today! He highlights the importance of collaborative relationships in making coaching most effective and points out some really interesting similarities and differences between being a librarian and a coach.
Full Show Notes
In this episode we’re chatting with Jabiz Raisdana, Head of Grade 8 and Middle School English Teacher at United World College, SouthEast Asia in Singapore. As an experienced classroom teacher, digital literacy coach, and school leader, Jabiz shares his perspectives about building a successful coaching relationship. Jabiz highlights the importance of viewing your colleagues as human beings and the need for coaches to adapt and adjust for each individual teacher, just like we would for students. The strong coaching culture established at UWC that Jabiz describes provides a great foundation for what coaching can be, so there are lots of great takeaways for teachers, coaches and school leaders!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-12/
In this episode of #coachbetter we talk about tips and advice when moving to a 1:1 program, plus the pros and cons of BYOD. It gets a little spicy!
In today’s episode, it’s just Kim and Clint because they are super excited about some new developments with this #coachbetter series and they wanted to share a little bit of their coaching experience with you.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-10/
Reid Wilson, Year 5 Homeroom teacher at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand, shares his experience as a classroom teacher working with a wide variety of coaches, both at NIST and in his previous schools. Reid shares his perspective on how coaches are experts at giving their teachers “permission for potential”, as well as specific feedback on what can make the coaching experience even more invaluable for teachers. For coaches wondering how best to work with the innovative and risk-taking teachers on their staff, this conversation has a wealth of feedback and practical strategies!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-9/
In this episode Clint chats with Jess Keummerlin, Innovative Learning Coach at Shekou International School. Jess highlights the importance of empathy in building strong coaching relationships with members of his school community and shares some tips from his coaching tool kit to be visible, effective and understood as a coach.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-8/
This week we’re chatting with Rebekah Madrid, Middle School Principal at Yokohama International School in Japan. Rebekah shares her perspective about coaching as a school leader, along with insights about making coaching work in a mid-sized school, as well as some very specific, strategic and smart ways for coaches to make themselves invaluable to any organization. Rebekah, Clint and I all worked together at YIS for several years, so this was a fantastic opportunity to get an inside look at how the school has developed in terms of coaching over the past few years.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-7/
This week we’re chatting with Philip Williams, Head Librarian at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand. As a librarian at NIST, Philip is part of the coaching team, so this episode in particular highlights the overlaps of how a modern librarian fits into a culture of coaching at a school. Philip shares lots of great examples of how, even in schools without a coaching team, a librarian can be a stepping stone into building that coaching culture – with librarians as an information literacy coach.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-6/
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Philip Williams https://twitter.com/flipoz
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Kim Cofino https://twitter.com/mscofino
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Our awesome panel of expert coaches from around the world are back to help us explore and understand different coaching models!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-5/
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Keri-Lee Beasley: https://twitter.com/klbeasley
Ben Sheridan: https://twitter.com/b_sheridan
Maggie Hos-McGrane: https://twitter.com/mumbaimaggi
Tim Bray: https://twitter.com/tsbray
Diana Beabout: https://twitter.com/dianabeabout
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Kim Cofino https://twitter.com/mscofino
This week we’re chatting with Christina Botbyl, Director of Curriculum at the American International School of Kuwait. Christina offers us her perspective as a school administrator and shares some of the successful strategies to a build a culture of coaching at AIS Kuwait as well as how instructional coaching supports student learning through teacher development and growth. This was a really deep and thoughtful conversation about coaching with a school leader who is as passionate about coaching as we are! Please note, Clint joins us part way through this episode, so you’re stuck with just Kim for the first half!
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-4/
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Christina Botbyl https://twitter.com/cbotbyl
Your Hosts
Kim Cofino https://twitter.com/mscofino
Clint Hamada https://twitter.com/chamada
In this episode we chat with Tanya LeClair, Elementary Innovation Coach at the American International School of Guongzhou. Tanya talks about the importance of being a great collaborator in her role as a coach and shares her insight on advocating for teachers and building a coaching culture with her admin.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-3/
For experienced coaches who have moved to a new school, Guest Diana Beabout shares her tips, tricks and reflections on walking that fine line between pushing without shoving, as an instructional coach.
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-2/
Another conversation with our awesome panel of coaching experts.
Today’s topics: Back to school as a coach, how do you support your staff?
Full Show Notes
https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-1/
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Pana Asasavatana https://twitter.com/panaasavavatana
Keri Lee Beasley https://twitter.com/klbeasley
Tim Bray https://twitter.com/tsbray
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Kim Cofino https://twitter.com/mscofino
Clint Hamada https://twitter.com/chamada