#coachbetter Season 6 Recap

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/

16 Mars 202211min

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/

9 Mars 202253min

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/

2 Mars 202211min

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!

22 Feb 202250min

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/

15 Feb 202210min

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/

8 Feb 202253min

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/

1 Feb 202211min

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! Find the show notes for this episode here.

25 Jan 20221h 5min