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Meet The Coach Participants

MeetI am a technology coach and chair of the Learner Agency team at ISG Jubail in Saudi Arabia. I have been here for four years now, next year will be my fifth year. Previously I was an elementary teacher in the UK, Colombia and China (PYP) and also taught MYP Design...

Guest Post: Asking Better Questions as a Coach

by Eduro Learning

We want to give you a peek inside our Coach Microcredential Online Mentorship Program. Coaches taking part in this academic-year-long journey have graciously given us permission to post some of their learning and reflections from the private coursework they are...

Meet The Coach Participants

by Eduro Learning

MeetI am currently in my 3rd year as a Primary and Elementary ICT Coordinator in Frankfurt, Germany. I have taught kindergarten through grade 3 as a homeroom teacher in the US, Venezuela and Vietnam before moving to Germany. As a coordinator, my job is to support...

Guest Post: The Power of Listening as a Coach

by Eduro Learning

We want to give you a peek inside our Coach Microcredential Online Mentorship Program. Coaches taking part in this academic-year-long journey have graciously given us permission to post some of their learning and reflections from the private coursework they are...

Meet The Coach Participants

by Eduro Learning

MeetI have been teaching for the past 14 years in schools in England, Japan, Korea, and Kenya. During that time I have held a variety of positions including: Homeroom for Grades 3-6, Teacher Librarian, and Technology Integrator. Currently I am the ES Technology...

Learning from Mistakes as an Instructional Coach

by Eduro Learning

We want to give you a peek inside our Coach Microcredential Online Mentorship Program. Coaches taking part in this academic-year-long journey have graciously given us permission to post some of their learning and reflections from the private coursework they are...

You Are What You Do

by Kim Cofino

For many tech (or instructional) coaches, our job descriptions are not clearly defined within our schools. We may have great external resources, like the ISTE Standards for Coaches or their whitepaper on coaching (and of course all of the awesome resources that...

Everybody Needs a Coach

by Kim Cofino

Remember when you were a kid and you played a team sport? Or maybe you were like me and played an instrument, or took fine arts lessons? Or maybe you just had a hobby or a class where you had some guidance for how to improve your skills?All of those experiences were...

Co-Constructing a Coaching Protocol

by Kim Cofino

One of the challenges of the coaching role in schools is that it is often left undefined (and sometimes unsupervised and unsupported). One of the challenges of the coaching role in schools is that it is often left undefined (and sometimes unsupervised and...

Peer Coaching In Action!

by Eduro Learning

Written by Melanie Sanchez At the time of writing, Head of Department Language & Literature G6 -12, AIS-Kuwait (now MYP/DP Language and Literature / Language Acquisition Teacher at International School of Tianjin) Coaching has become an important aspect...

Staying Motivated as an Instructional Coach

by Kim Cofino

As coaches, we are often the only advocate for our subject area in our building, school or district. Sometimes this can feel isolating and overwhelming. We may be the only person advocating for a specific aspect of learning, and our goals for student learning may be...

Guest Post: Not a Coach (Yet)!

by Kim Cofino

FOLLOW NANCY ON TWITTER Read Nancy's Post This post neither ticks task 1 or 2. I just needed to reflect on the module/question “What is Coaching?” itself. Reading through the material and resources given for this module I have realized: I am not a coach. I might be on...