The First Step to Becoming a Successful Instructional Coach with Lindsay Deacon and Angela Harkness
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! Find the show notes for this episode here.
14 Joulu 202152min
Coaching Teams with Kim Cofino
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 Find the show notes for this episode here.
7 Joulu 202113min
Building a Coaching Culture With Both Cognitive Coaching & Instructional Coaching with Anne Marie Chow
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! Find the show notes for this episode here.
30 Marras 202155min
The Coaching Balance with Diana Beabout
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 Find the show notes for this episode here.
23 Marras 202111min
What Makes Coaching Successful? with COETAIL Grads
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! Find the show notes for this episode here. https://coachbetter.tv/episode-138/
16 Marras 202153min
The Power of Audience with Kim Cofino
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! Find the show notes for this episode here.
9 Marras 20219min
The Power of Virtual Events with Pana Asavavatana
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! Find the show notes for this episode here.
2 Marras 202147min
How to Build Your PLN with Diana Beabout
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! Find the show notes for this episode here.
26 Loka 202110min
