We would like to introduce you to one of our graduates of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program! With over a hundred graduates since 2019, educators taking The Coach come into the program with different backgrounds, experiences and goals. Because the program is designed to be flexible and practical in nature, each graduate is able to customize their learning experience for exactly their needs – with the support of a mentor and the global community the whole way!
The Coach follows the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching, a proven framework for success in developing your coaching practice – for you as an individual coach and for your coaching program in your school. These educators have graciously given us permission to post some of their learning and reflections from the private coursework they are undertaking during this program.
Meet Ana Cristina
Ana Cristina came to The Coach right after graduating from our foundational course, Getting Started as an Instructional Coach. She started learning with us when she realized she wanted to build her coaching capacity, and she new after graduating from Getting Started that coaching was definitely in her future! When she started The Coach, her main goal was to understand the concept of instructional coaching and to develop the skills and knowledge needed to become an instructional coach.
In the course she had the opportunity to conduct her first coaching cycle, here’s what she says…
My biggest area of growth has been discovering what instructional coaching truly is and successfully completing a short but intense coaching cycle. This experience allowed me to reflect deeply and confront myself to determine whether I have the potential to begin my journey as an instructional coach.
Reflecting on her experience, she says…
This program has given me the opportunity to both learn and apply what I’ve gained from the experience. I’m truly grateful for the growth that the Coach has brought into my life. It has allowed me to engage in a real coaching experience and to begin meaningful conversations about coaching with my supervisors.
Watch Ana Cristina’s Final Project
At the end of The Coach, all participants complete a Learning Journey Video Reflection…
The Learning Journey Video Reflection is a chance for you to reflect on everything you’ve learned and/or discovered throughout this Certificate Program. You will create an 8-10 min video sharing on the goal that you set, documenting the process of working towards your goal, reflecting on your achievement and sharing the process/outcome with our learning community. The most important part of your personal project is that it’s relevant to you, and you can demonstrate, through documentation and video, the impact your work has had on your school.
Watch Ana Cristina’s Learning Journey Video Reflection here.
Learn more about Ana Cristina’s Learning Experience
Ana Cristina was recently featured on the #coachbetter podcast in a Case Study episode. These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. At the time of recording, Ana Cristina had just graduated from The Coach after completing Getting Started as an Instructional Coach, and we talk about how she’s been implementing coaching strategies in her current role as a Spanish teacher. Ana Cristina has done an amazing job developing her coaching skills and putting them into practice right away! If you’re curious about how you can embrace a coaching mindset in your work, this episode is for you!
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I help educators, instructional coaches, informal or positional leaders work together to create thriving coaching cultures that improve student learning and build belonging.
Coaching programs based on the Thrive Model, with clarity, consistency and community, can create time and space for educators to feel seen, heard, respected and valued for the experts that they are – creating a sustainable system of educator professional growth that ultimately improves student learning.
For this kind of coaching to thrive we need to focus on both the micro view of your coaching practice and the macro view of your coaching program, so while you’re developing your individual coaching practice you’re also intentionally developing a sustainable coaching culture.
If you’re ready to build this kind of coaching culture in your school community, join us for the Thrive Coaching Certificate program!
Wherever you are in your coaching journey, we can support you!
When you’re ready, there are three key ways we can work together:
- in the Thrive Coaching Certificate,
- in a private mentoring package, or
- through work directly with your school.
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