Everyone deserves a coach, right? Yes! Caleb Allen highlights what a coaching cycle between ICs and their leadership teams looks like and a framework you can use to conduct your next one.
Topics: Guest Blogger, Feedback, Principal and Coach, Goal Setting, Mission and Vision, Coaching Cycles, Leadership Development, Evidence, Collective Efficacy, Protocols, Upward Feedback
What's something that focuses your work daily? Teresa Engler, instructional technology coach in McGuffey School District, shares three guiding principles that strengthen relationships with teachers and coaching programs.
Topics: Guest Blogger, Coaching Relationships, Goal Setting, Trust, Culture of Coaching, Coaching Cycles, Coaching Meetings, Coaching Notes, Evidence, Mantras
Jennifer Ivory, instructional coach in the Middle East, reflects on how she developed a questioning and listening checklist to support her coaching conversations after realizing she wasn't consistently hitting the mark.
Topics: Guest Blogger, First Year as a Coach, Questioning Techniques, Goal Setting, Listening Skills, Video Coaching, Self-reflection, Reflection, Checklists
Let's face it, this time of year is often stressful for many reasons—both professionally and personally. This month we're looking at ways to revamp your current goals and mindset to take control of the remaining half of the school year.
Topics: Personalized Professional Development, Coaching Roundup, Mid-Year Reviews, Goal Setting, Self-reflection, Feedback Forms, Self-care, Stress and Anxiety, Roundup Topics
This week we learned a goal-setting activity you can use at your next staff meeting, what a coaching one-pager is and why every coach should have one, how to maintain a positive coaching "ripple effect" in your organization, and more!
Topics: Tips and Tricks, Coaching Roundup, Goal Setting, Culture of Coaching, Coaching Methodologies, Coaching Menus, Teacher Empowerment, Online Tools
Ever feel like your role with teachers involves only being asked to put out fires? Delrose Adkinson, instructional technology coach in Newport News, Virginia, shares four steps that will help you set boundaries and establish your coaching identity with your staff.
Topics: Tips and Tricks, Guest Blogger, Questioning Techniques, Goal Setting, Trust, First Year Coaching Tips, Teacher Support, Empathy, Coaching Roles, Instructional Technology, Tech Support
Have you ever wondered what a digital learning coach's day-to-day is like? Lisa Hockenberry, from Frisco ISD in Texas, overviews the rewards, challenges, daily motivations, and the ins and outs of her coaching role.
Topics: Guest Blogger, Collaboration, Personalized Learning, Goal Setting, Classroom Technology, Coaching Roles, School-Wide Goals, Student-Focused, Traveling Coach, Coaching Traits, Digital Learning Coach
If you're looking for new and creative ways to build relationships with your staff this year, look no further! Margaret Harris-Shoates, district edtech coordinator, and Kimberly Eure, instructional technology coach, both in Virginia, provide four techniques to create meaningful connections with teachers in both remote and in-person settings.
Topics: Tips and Tricks, Guest Blogger, Coaching Relationships, Newsletters, Building Relationships, PLCs, Collaboration, Questioning Techniques, Goal Setting, Coaching Cycles, Coaching Models, Virtual Coaching, Distance Learning, Remote Work, Remote Coaching, Online Tools, Protocols
Sherry St. Clair, president of Reflective Learning, shares a few tactics that leaders can use to praise individual and shared goal progress to help cultivate a culture of learning.
Topics: Guest Blogger, Building Relationships, Collaboration, Goal Setting, Trust, Coaching Methodologies, School-Wide Goals, Teacher Appreciation, Learning Organization
This week we learned how ICs can create a coaching partnership agreement with their principal, the six stages of a student-centered coaching cycle, what school leaders should look for when evaluating coaches, and more!
Topics: PD, Instructional Coaching, Coaching Roundup, Building Relationships, Student-Centered Coaching, Partnership Agreements, Principal and Coach, Goal Setting, Mentors, Coaching Conversations, Coaching Cycles, Coaching Methodologies, Modeling, Professional Growth, Transparency, Affirmation