In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks about the 3 elements of a successful coaching program. This episode was inspired by an upcoming #coachbetter episode with Laura Lipton, and highlights some of the key learning inside just ONE of the units inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership th...
Feb 15, 2022•10 min•Season 3Ep. 149
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Colleen Ackford and Jennifer Thompson, two members of the amazing coaching team at The International School Nido de Aguilas in Chile! This episode takes us through the entire development of the coaching program at Nido. They talk about how the program got started and evolved over time, how the team used data to build a more robust program based on teachers needs, how they are continually adapting and evolving to continue to build trust and expand thei...
Feb 08, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 148
In this episode Diana is sharing 5 Questions to Help Define Your Role as a Coach (the last one is a kicker - make sure to listen to all 5!). This episode is inspired by a common question we get inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program - and it’s one we can work through with you inside the program if you’re struggling with this too! This episode was also inspired by an upcoming #coachbetter episode with Joellen Killion, so keep your ears open for that one too! The Coach is our academic...
Feb 01, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 147
In this #coachbetter episode Kim chats with Joellen Killion, author of Coaching Matters and so many other foundational books about instructional coaching. This episode is a master class in successful instructional coaching: from defining your role as a coach to understanding “coaching heavy vs coaching light”, to building a coaching program, to working with your school leaders, to measuring your impact as a coach. As always, Joellen is clear, articulate, thoughtful, and thorough in her responses...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 146
In this #coachbetter Quick Tips episode, Kim shares the 8 Essential Steps to Build a Successful Coaching Program. This episode was inspired by an upcoming #coachbetter episode with Joellen Killion, and highlights some of the key learning inside just ONE of the units inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching found...
Jan 18, 2022•9 min•Season 3Ep. 145
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Diane Sweeney, author of Student-Centered Coaching , and includes many coaching gems from Diane! They talk about everything from working with reluctant teachers to helping school leaders understand the value of coaching, to tracking coaching data, to effective coaching strategies based on her experience in schools around the world, and her advice for educators who might be interested in publishing their own educational work! This conversation is a win...
Jan 11, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 144
In this #coachbetter episode, Diana talks about the difference between communication, cooperation, coordination, and collaboration and why it’s important to understand and use those labels accurately as an instructional coach. This episode is inspired by the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from ...
Dec 21, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 143
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Lindsay Deacon and Angela Harkness, authors of the EduCoach Survival Guide (and instructional coaches in Portland Oregon, USA). They discuss several key elements to successful coaching: understanding yourself as a coach, working with school leaders, how to effectively support teams, and the importance of building coaching relationships and having fun in your role. Lindsay and Angela share tons of stories from their own coaching experiences in Portland...
Dec 14, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 142
In this #coachbetter Quick Tips episode Kim talks about effective strategies coaches can use when working with teams as an instructional coach (and how that might be a little different than working with individuals). This episode is inspired by the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching f...
Dec 07, 2021•14 min•Season 3Ep. 141
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Anne Marie Chow, Middle School Vice Principal and English teacher at United World College Southeast Asia, East Campus in Singapore. This episode is a gold mine of ideas, strategies, and examples of how to leverage multiple models of coaching in a large school setting. Anne Marie shares the ways that UWC brings together instructional coaching along with Cognitive Coaching, how coaches track data from coaching to measure success, the impact coaching has...
Nov 30, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 140
In this #coachbetter Quick Tips episode Diana talks about the Coaching Balance Scale (and how we can use it to recognize when and why teachers might be reluctant to work with a coach). This episode is inspired by the learning that happens inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. The Coach is our academic, year-long online certificate & mentorship program designed to help you #coachbetter. The Coach includes 10 key themes, taking you from coaching foundations to leadership through...
Nov 23, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 139
In this episode of #coachbetter we have another fantastic panel episode featuring some of our amazing COETAIL graduates, Ryan Harwood, Diana Beabout, Amy Garrett and Joel Bevans. They chat about defining the role of the coach - especially as it can be different in every school, and our understanding is adapting and changing all the time. From the perspective of technology coaches, they chat about what the role currently looks like, what some of the misconceptions are, and how we can make the rol...
Nov 16, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 138
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about why you might want to consider having your students share their learning with an authentic audience - beyond the immediate community of your classroom. This episode is inspired by conversations inside the COETAIL program. The Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy is our 5-course online certificate program designed by educators for educators. COETAIL will empower you to leverage innovative, technology-rich learning opportuni...
Nov 09, 2021•10 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! In this episode, Kim is chatting with Pana Asavavatana, Founder of the Early Years Exchange Conference and ES Technology Coach at Taipei American School. This episode is all about how to run a successful virtual conference. In the last academic year, Pana had to make the transition from hosting the Early Years Exchange in Taipei to an entirely online event. In this episode we talk about what worked, what Pana would do differently, and her recommen...
Nov 02, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 136
Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! Every other week we’re releasing a short episode, like this one, called #coachbetter quick tips, inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead and COETAIL. In today’s episode, Diana is sharing 5 Ways to Build Your Personal Learning Network. This episode is inspired by conversations inside the COETAIL program. The Certificate of Educational Tech...
Oct 26, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 135
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with two of our amazing The Coach graduates, Cary Hart and Andre De Koker. Cary and Andre are both graduates of the COETAIL* program, and for the last academic year have been working on building Innovation/Design/Maker programs in their individual schools, Cary at the elementary level and Andre in middle school. They talk about what’s been successful, what’s been challenging & the ways that these roles leverage instructional coaching skills to build re...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! Every other week we’re releasing a short episode, like this one, called #coachbetter Quick Tips, inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, and COETAIL. In this episode, Kim is talking about the value of sharing your learning as a professional. This episode is inspired by conversations inside the COETAIL program. The Certificate of Educational Technology ...
Oct 13, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 133
In this episode of #coachbetter, Kim chats with a panel of our amazing COETAIL (Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy) graduates, Andrea Goodrich, Kehri Magalad, Saadia Munir Hammad, Yasmeen Munshi, and Liliana Bandini about the power of networked professional learning. They talk about the power and value of networked professional learning - where you connect with educators from around the globe to push your thinking and teaching practice to the next level. All of our ...
Oct 06, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 132
In this #coachbetter Quick Tips episode, Diana is sharing 4 strategies to harness the power of a Personal Learning Network. This episode is inspired by conversations inside the COETAIL program. The Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy is our 5-course online certificate program designed by educators for educators. COETAIL will empower you to leverage innovative, technology-rich learning opportunities in your school setting - as a teacher, a coach or a leader. Registrat...
Sep 29, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 131
In this episode of #coachbetter, we have a special panel episode featuring Ceci Gomez-Galvez, Liz Cho, and Darnell Fine. Ceci & Liz recently participated in our MastermindEd course: "Culturally Responsive Leadership" created & facilitated by Darnell Fine and Renee Green. Both Ceci and Liz joined the course with a large team from their respective schools, and the impact of learning together, as a school team, continues to have a big impact in their school setting. This conversation was an...
Sep 22, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Every other week we’re releasing a short episode, like this one, called #coachbetter quick tips, inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, and COETAIL. In this episode, Kim shares 6 strategies to work towards equity in your organization. This episode is inspired by conversations inside Women Who Lead and is intentionally designed to help you start conversations with white cis male leaders. Women Who Le...
Sep 15, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 129
In this #coachbetter episode, we have a very special guest, Firoozeh Dumas, author of two New York Times Bestsellers that you may have in your classroom or school right now, including “Funny in Farsi”! Kim was honored to be a keynote speaker with Firoozeh for the ECIS Leadership conference ( Educational Collaborative for International Schools ) this past spring, and because of that connection they started chatting about the ways that we can bring creativity and joy into the classroom through lit...
Sep 08, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Every other week we’re releasing a short episode, like this one, called #coachbetter quick tips, inspired by conversations from the podcast, and work with our clients in The Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program, Women Who Lead, and COETAIL. In this episode, Kim talks about Covert Coaching: for teachers who aren’t ready for a full coaching cycle yet… This episode is inspired by conversations inside The Coach Certificate & Mentorship program. The Coach is our academic, year-long online c...
Sep 01, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Welcome back to another season of #coachbetter! During this past crazy year, Clint and Kim didn’t have many chances to record episodes together, so they share a preview of the awesome #coachbetter conversations we have lined up for season 3! They’re all structured around our 3 main certificate programs: COETAIL (The Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy), The Coach, and Women Who Lead so you can get a window into the learning in each of those programs through our episo...
Aug 25, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 126
We have a #coachbetter special episode for you! Kim was recently interviewed for Kristen Moreland ’s show, On The Balcony, which is shared among the South American international schools, and we're reposting her show with her permission. Kristen is an instructional coach at the Pan American School in Brazil and she had a great series of questions to dig into. Kim and Kristen chat about the important characteristics for coaches, coaching during remote learning, and what coaching means to them. Kri...
Jun 30, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 125
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Angela Maiers, author, keynote speaker, early childhood educator, and founder of @Choose2Matter . This was another inspirational conversation about empowering educators and students to find their passion, joy, and enthusiasm in learning. They talk in-depth about the difference between learning and teaching and identify many tangible ways that coaches can build a growth mindset among their staff and school leaders to support a culture of coaching. Ange...
Jun 23, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 124
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! We’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube. In this episode, we have a guest host, Margaret Powers, Director of STEAM Innovation in an independent school outside of Philadelphia. Margaret is sharing the details behind the Legacy Through Leadership program at her school, which is designed to build capacity through a sustainable peer coaching and mentoring model. Find the show notes for this epi...
Jun 16, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 123
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Patrick Holt, Head of Educational Technology at GEMS World Academy in Singapore. Patrick’s background with experiential education has strongly influenced his perspectives on teaching and learning, allowing them to have a wide-ranging conversation. They talk about starting with the “why” to influence change across a school community, then Patrick’s experience teaching in Qatar and the need for cultural competency, and finally the importance of “messy l...
Jun 09, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 123
Welcome back to another episode of #coachbetter! We’re continuing with our #coachbetter tips, inspired by our FiveMinuteFriday episodes on YouTube. In this episode, Diana is sharing three coaching frameworks that can be used to assess how balanced the role of the coach is - or isn’t, given your school context. Find the show notes for this episode here .
Jun 02, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 121
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Sarah Gilmore, co-author of Integrating Technology: A School-Wide Framework to Enhance Learning . Like many of us, Sarah has been doing a lot of remote teaching and coaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, so they focused their conversation on how that has been both an opportunity and a challenge. They talk about the ways that technology can enable us to connect well beyond our physical borders and how we can leverage the tools that many students and te...
May 26, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 120
