by Kim Cofino | Sep 13, 2023 | #coachbetter with Grads, 5 Min Fri, New to Coaching
Wondering what some “unexpected” key skills are for instructional coaches? Three of our graduates from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program share their top skills – and sometimes it wasn’t what they expected before they started...
by Kim Cofino | Sep 7, 2022 | #coachbetter podcast, New to Coaching
In this #coachbetter episode we have a fantastic panel episode featuring Kim’s clients who have all made the transition to coaching over the past few years including Rebecca Morgan, Paula Plaza-Ponte, Yariv Cohen, and Sasha Robbins! Becca, Paula, and Yariv were...
by Kim Cofino | Aug 31, 2022 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt, New to Coaching, The Coach Feature
I really believe that coaching is the best job ever. I love being a coach. I love the position in schools. I truly believe coaching is the key to sustainable professional growth, but as a really complicated position to be in. I often say it’s the “messy middle”...
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 | Mar 19, 2021 | 5 Min Fri, bestofcbqt, New to Coaching
Knowing how to switch stances or roles as an instructional coach is a big challenge that lots of coaches face. We know that in our roles, we need to switch between different approaches when we’re working with teachers, even sometimes right there in the very...
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