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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.  Find the show notes for this episode here.

7 Apr 20219min

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!  Find the show notes for this episode here.

31 Mars 202156min

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!  Find the show notes for this episode here.

24 Mars 202115min

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!  Find the show notes for this episode here.

17 Mars 202151min

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.  Find the show notes for this episode here.

10 Mars 202111min

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! Find the show notes for this episode here.

3 Mars 202150min

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”!  Find the show notes for this episode here.

24 Feb 202159min

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! Find the show notes for this episode here.

17 Feb 202115min