Case Study: Building a Coaching Culture BEFORE Starting a Coaching Program with Melissa Carr

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
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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)