Is Your School Ready for Coaching? with Kim Cofino
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? Find the show notes for this episode here
25 Okt 202219min
Coaching Surprises with The Coach Grads
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. Find the show notes for this episode here.
18 Okt 202246min
Getting into MORE Classrooms as a Coach with Diana Beabout
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
11 Okt 202218min
The Essentials of Professional Learning for Instructional Coaching with The Coach Mentors
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. Find the show notes for this episode here.
3 Okt 202255min
Coaching is the Key to Sustainable Professional Growth with Kim Cofino
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. Find the show notes for this episode here
27 Sep 202218min
Building a Coaching Program with Jen Ricks
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! Find the show notes for this episode here
20 Sep 202254min
The Work You Do Matters: Here's How to Share It with Kristen Moreland
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! Find the show notes for this episode here.
13 Sep 202214min
Moving into a Coaching Role from the Classroom with Coaches Panel
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. Find the show notes for this episode here.
6 Sep 20221h 14min
