by Kim Cofino | Aug 30, 2023 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt
For the last few months I’ve been having conversations with school leaders and coaches about the support they need in building their coaching program. These schools are either in the initial stages of building a coaching program, or they’re working to refine their...
by Kim Cofino | Feb 1, 2023 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt, Coaches as Leaders
Recognizing and embracing your leadership, as a coach, is a key step to building a coaching culture in your school, to working with more coaches, and to ensuring that your coaching program grows and thrives. If you’re struggling as a coach right now, and feeling...
by Kim Cofino | Dec 7, 2022 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt
We know that teachers are busy people, and yet, we want them to invest their time and energy in coaching. We know our colleagues want to be the best teachers they can be, but sometimes they still don’t choose to engage in coaching cycles with us. Why is that?...
by Kim Cofino | Nov 9, 2022 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt
Sometimes as coaches, we get stuck in the mindset that because coaching is based on individual teacher goals, they will come to you to seek support. That would be amazing, but it doesn’t always work that way – for lots of reasons, including everything from how...
by Kim Cofino | Oct 26, 2022 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt, Coaches as Leaders
How do you know if your school is ready for coaching? If you listened to or watched our previous #coachbetter podcast episode with Jen Ricks you might have heard her talking about moving to a new school and recognizing that it was really important for her to really...
by Kim Cofino | Sep 28, 2022 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt, Coaches as Leaders, The Coach Intro
This topic is near and dear to my heart because I truly believe that instructional coaching is the key driver in continued, long term professional growth in schools. I know, we have tons of options for professional learning: conferences, in-house PD, consultants,...
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