#coachbetter blog posts …

Follow Ian The Topic: Working with Adults & Teams The Task: For those with experience working with adults, reflect on the resources shared in this module. Think back to your early days working with adults. What do you know now that you would have done differently...

Follow Karli The Topic: Coaching Challenges The Task: Tell us how you are currently collecting and reflecting on the data you collect. How often do you collect feedback? What form does it take? I collect verbal feedback at the end of each meeting with a coachee, and...

Follow Mairin The Topic: Coaches as Leaders The Task: Share the challenges you face when designing teacher professional learning and some strategies or ideas that can support you in overcoming those obstacles I think in many school environments in which staff are...

Follow Abby The Topic: Cultivating a Culture of Learning The Task: Reflect on a learning walk process you took When I joined the K-12 team at my school, there was already a procedure in place for learning walks. With the switch to virtual schools, we took a while to...

Follow Amy The Topic: Coaching for School-Wide Change The Task: Share your strategy for supporting and empowering learning leaders in your school This is a topic that is SO near and dear to my heart. My masters program focused on distributed leadership and building...

Follow Sandra The Topic: Coaching for School-Wide Change The Task: Share your strategy for supporting and empowering your coaching team This has been a journey that I hope to capture in my personal project. Moving from an isolated technology class to a coaching model...

Follow Ashley The Topic: Foundations for Success The Task: Individual Reflection on Leadership What are your leadership strengths and areas of growth? I feel like one of my main areas of strength as a coach is to build relationships and gain trust. As a coach, one of...

Follow Karli on Twitter The Topic: Coaching Conversations The Task: If you have had experience with all of the coaching stances, reflect on the process you go through in deciding which one to use. What clues does the teacher give you in order to help you select the...

Follow Eric on Twitter The Topic: Coaching: from Theory to Practice The Task: In collaboration with a teaching partner, have a post-observation coaching conversation. In my work with my coachee, I tend to fall back on a strategy of listening and paraphrasing. While...

Follow Debra on Twitter The Topic: Coaching Essentials The Task: Think about the challenges you face in your role as a coach. At this time my biggest challenge as a coach is listening to foster dialogue and feedback. I want to improve my listening and paraphrasing...

Follow Kate on Twitter The Topic: Foundations for Success The Task: Reflect on your leadership. After taking some time to reflect on areas I feel strong in are building relationships, systems view, project management, listening for understanding, and I’m always trying...