by Kim Cofino | Jul 14, 2022 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt, New to Coaching
We’ve all heard the term coach. Whether we think of an athletic coach, or a performing arts coach, or a life coach. We all have preconceived notions of what coaching is. This can make our job as instructional coaches even more complicated! Because as coaches, we...
by Kim Cofino | Jul 1, 2022 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt, New to Coaching
I like to say that coaching should be like Starbucks: customized to you, and consistent every time. One of the things that makes a custom but consistent experience is having a structure for the process of coaching. In today’s post, I’m going to share...
by Kim Cofino | Jun 22, 2022 | 5 Min Fri
It has been another crazy year! Are you feeling as exhausted and burnt out as I am? For the third year in a row, just when we think we’re starting to see the light and the end of the tunnel, something else happens that kind of keeps us in the darkness. I know,...
by Kim Cofino | Jun 9, 2022 | 5 Min Fri
As instructional coaches, our role is to work closely with all stakeholders within our school communities, and that means we need to be the kind of person that people like working with! In our #coachbetter YouTube series, we’ve been asking teachers, counselors,...
by Kristen Moreland | Jun 8, 2022 | 5 Min Fri
Coaches. This is a big one. In a recent tweet, Jim Knight author of the new, The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching said, “I think the fact that we get to have and promote life giving conversations is one of the most important parts of coaching. We all...
by Kim Cofino | Jun 7, 2022 | 5 Min Fri
When we’re using technology in the classroom and as an instructional coach, and when we’re advising teachers on how to use technology in the classroom, the tools are always changing. It’s easy to get caught up in wanting to use the next best thing,...
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