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This episode is the first of a series we're doing called #coachstudies. Our team of experts from our YT series, Coaching Fundamentals, is back again, this time focusing on a deep discussion about specific coaching case studies (we're calling them #coachstudies). We are super excited about this episode because this is a sneak preview to a new project we're working on here at Eduro Learning and we know you're going to love it! In this our first #coachstudies episode, we are looking at specific teacher archetypes that all coaches will be familiar with. Today's conversation was about how to work with The Content Expert. Keri-Lee, Tim, Diana and Kim talk about all the different ways we might approach and work with this type of teacher - just the four of us came up with ELEVEN different strategies! Have you worked with The Content Expert in your school? What strategy worked best for you? Do you want to be part of conversations like this? Let us know. Full show notes here: https://coachbetter.tv/episode-49/

In today's episode Clint and Kim discuss a question from our #coachbetter facebook group: "How do you get teacher / admin buy in for coaching? How do you get teachers to carve out time for a coaching role?" They start by focusing in on school leaders, to help build their understanding of the value of coaching, particularly in comparison to a more traditional facilitation role. As they transition into talking about teachers, they highlight the connections between strategies that work with school leaders and those that work with our teaching colleagues as well. This is our second episode highlighting a question from our #coachbetter facebook group, and we'll be responding to more questions here the channel regularly, so please join the facebook group or connect with us @edurolearning to ask your question! Full Show Notes: https://coachbetter.tv/episode-48/

In today's episode we are chatting with Hillary Marshall, teacher-librarian at Washougal High School in Oregon. Hillary has a great perspective having been a teacher in the US, then spending twelve years teaching in international schools around the world, and returning to the US 6 years ago. A passionate advocate for the students and the library, Hillary shares some key strategies for ensuring that all community stakeholders understand the value of a teacher-librarian. In this episode Hillary shares her specific strategy that helped build the team of teacher-librarians in her school district from just one, to one in each building in just six years! Full show notes here: http://coachbetter.tv/episode-52

Today we're chatting with Jordan Benedict, Teacher and Data Coach at Shanghai American School in China. As a Data Coach, Jordan works with teachers and school leaders to collect and analyze data to inform instruction. His role is relatively new to the school and they are consistently finding new ways to make better use of the data that most schools collect - but have yet to analyze. We dive deep into different examples of data coaching in all different areas of the school - and the impact this process is having on teacher professional growth and student learning. Full show notes: https://coachbetter.tv/episode-47/

In today's episode we're chatting with Cindy Tisdall-McPhee, Head of Counseling at UWC Singapore. This was a powerful conversation, highlighting the importance of self-care in a coaching role. Cindy reminds us that taking care of ourselves, allows us, as coaches, to be better engaged and present at work, and when you're present, it's easier for staff to approach you. There are so many specific and authentic examples of how coaches can work with counselors - from supporting parents, to helping ease the transition to (or away) from a school for students, to connecting the social and emotional elements to, our often, skill-based work around digital citizenship. This conversation sparked so many great ideas that we are inspired to create a follow up series, don't miss it! Full Show Notes: https://coachbetter.tv/episode-46/

In this episode Kim chats with Lisa Fung-Kee-Fung, 6th grade science teacher, Shanghai American School, Pudong Campus. Lisa's concrete examples of working with the coaching team at SAS provide clear and practical insight into what makes coaching so powerful for teacher professional growth. As Lisa points out, by building solid relationships, coaches give teachers the confidence to be vulnerable. For coaches looking to take their practice to the next level with specific examples of how to support their teachers, this episode is full of practical guidance from a teacher perspective! Find the show notes for this episode here.

In this episode we chat with Tara Ethridge, Elementary School librarian at International School Prague. Tara has taught everything from Kindergarten to Grade 9 English and everything in between! She made the transition to librarianship about six years ago when we worked together at International School Bangkok. Tara's superpower is meeting teachers where they're at, and her endless patience and interest in supporting teachers in just what they need at that moment - no matter how many times she's explained that very same thing before! Full show notes: https://coachbetter.tv/episode-44/

In this episode Kim is chatting with Beth Dressler, Deputy Head of Elementary and PYP Coordinator at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand. As a school leader, Beth works very closely with the coaching team at NIST. Her deep understanding of the coaching role in inquiry-driven schools provides such great insight into the power of coaches as "learning partners" for their teaching and leadership colleagues. It's clear that Beth's vision and passion for coaching truly support teacher agency and there's lots to take away from this conversation that can be applied in any school setting. Full show notes: https://coachbetter.tv/episode-43/

Today we have a great conversation about summer learning for coaches, teachers and school leaders with Tim, Tricia, and Ben from our YouTube series, Coaching Fundamentals. We talk about all sorts of opportunities for professional growth from formal book clubs to the power of documenting and sharing professional learning, and the importance of "coaching up" when working with school leaders. We talk about everything from strategies to getting started, to books, podcasts and other professional learning resources that have been powerful for our team. Plus, we end with a great idea for collaborating with our instructional coaching peers to build our individual coaching toolkits through even more great conversations! Full show notes: https://coachbetter.tv/episode-42/

In today's episode Clint and I talk about trends in instructional coaching, particularly in international schools in Asia. In this spotlight we're talking about what it means to be a coach, and many of the key elements of being a coach today, that perhaps were not a significant part of the role several years ago. Our conversation today was inspired by questions from our #coachbetter facebook group. We're planning to respond to those questions here on the channel regularly, so please join us or leave a question in the comments below! Full Show Notes Here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-41/

In this episode of #coachbetter we're chatting with Ben Summerton, ES Tech & Innovation Coordinator at Singapore American School. Ben talks about the outstanding school infrastructure at SAS that enables his amazing coaching team to innovate and closely support teacher and student learning. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-40/

In this episode of #coachbetter Kim chats with Niki Dinsdale, University Advisor at UWC, SEA. During their conversation Niki described coaching as an "intellectual spa" (which is now Kim's new favorite metaphor for coaching!)Niki believes that coaching is a critical opportunity to stop and deeply reflect on our own professional "habits" that have been built over time. Niki thinks coaching can almost be self-indulgent because of the many great benefits that come from a meaningful relationship, full of thoughtful conversations, with a colleague who is focused on helping her achieve her own professional goals. If you're not sure coaching is for you, this conversation with Niki will likely convince you that it's time for your own "intellectual spa" experience! Full Show Notes Here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-39/

In this episode of #coachbetter spotlight we're chatting with Jen Clark, Library Media Specialist and Tech Coach at Canadian Academy in Kobe, Japan. Jen is in the unique perspective of being both a coach and a librarian at the same time, so we had a great opportunity to take a deeper look at how these two positions can truly overlap in a school setting. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-38

In this episode, we're chatting with John D'Arcy, Deputy Director of Western Academy of Beijing in China. John's extensive experience in innovative school environments around the word provides a clear vision of how we can create an inclusive and empowered community of learners through a leadership structure focused on empathy and understanding of the individual humans that make up our schools. John's depth of understanding of the power of coaching, and the role that school leaders and school culture plays in the success of that role, made this conversation a wealth of practical ideas and opportunities for reflection for coaches, teachers and school leaders! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-37

In this episode of #coachbetter spotlight we're talking about the importance of coaches taking time to visit classrooms while students are learning - especially in content-heavy subject areas like science. Our guest, Merilyn Winslade, IB Diploma Chemistry and Middle School science teacher at NIST International School in Thailand, shares how valuable it would be for her, particularly in higher level sciences, to have a coach observe in her classroom to help her identify opportunities for innovative learning by seeing exactly what's happening during her lessons. Full shownotes: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-36

In this episode we're talking to Katy Vance, Librarian at Yokohama International School In Japan. Katy talks about how coaches make her a more awesome version of herself! Katy combines a wealth of experience as classroom teacher and a librarian in schools around the world to identify her keys to building a culture of coaching: from prioritizing community and connections, to valuing risk taking and learning from failure, to a culture of openness and collaboration - it all comes down to relationships. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-35

In this episode Clint and Kim are chatting about a question we received in our #coachbetter FB group: Can anyone be coached? They talk about all sorts of critical elements, like school culture, teacher mindset, and the perception of what coaching is (and what it isn't) in this conversation. They also talk about lots of different ways that coaches can start to have deeper professional conversations with their colleagues. If you're wondering how to support all the different teachers in your school, this conversation has tons of great ideas to get you started! Full Show Notes https://edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-34

We hope you've had a chance to watch our Level Up Your Coaching miniseries of 8 episodes, featuring perspectives on coaching from our inspiring educators from around the world! Just in case you missed an episode, we've pulled together the key highlights from each conversation in this one video! Instead of hearing all the perspectives to one question, today's episode will feature one educators response to each question. The purpose of this highlights video is to share the key takeaways from each of the 8 videos in the series - all in just one episode! This overview of how school leaders, counselors, classroom teachers, and librarians all work with coaches - and how they view the coaching role from their perspective - is a great way to see the impact that we have as coaches in our schools!

Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. It's our last episode in this mini-series and our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what was your "aha" moment that shifted your perspective from not caring about coaching to being on board? Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-32

Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what makes a coach invaluable to you? Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-31

Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, where do coaches/does coaching fail and what can we do about it? Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-30

Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what are the essential elements for coaching success in a school and what's needed to build a coaching culture? Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-29

Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what do you do when you don't have the opportunity to work with a coach? Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-28

Welcome back to our mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what are some good opportunities for coaches to work with you? Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-27

Welcome to our new mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, how do you work with coaches at your school? Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-26

Welcome to our new mini-series Level Up Your Coaching. We interview two school leaders, two teachers, two librarians and two school counselors to get their perspectives on coaching. In this episode our guest panel of experts share their responses to the question, what do coaches do? It's inspiring to hear both the depth of understanding about coaching from so many different educators, as well as the vision for coaching from those perspectives. If you're struggling to define your role, or articulate the value of coaching to others, you are going to love this episode! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-25

In this episode we're chatting with Pana, Maggie, Tim, Dave and Diana from the our original Coaching Fundamentals series! Our topic for today was "who coaches the coaches?" - especially when you're the only learning coach in your school setting. Our team of experienced coaches share the different ways that they develop their coaching skills, as well as what they WISH they had access to when they first started coaching. It's exciting to hear that everything they wished they had - as well as the ways that they learn today - is actually part of our The Coach microcredential mentorship program, so if what you hear in this episode sounds good to you, check out edurolearning.com/coach to learn more! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-24

Today we're chatting with Diana Beabout, Innovation Coach at American International School of Guangzhou. Diana is also the Academy Mentor for our Eduro Learning The Coach Microcredential, and we love talking about coaching whenever we get the chance! Side note: our third cohort of The Coach Microcredential starts soon - and this conversation is a great preview to why you might be interested in joining us! Instructional Coaches in international schools, this episode is for you! Our conversation today is about "the gap" that seems to happen often in international schools - specifically for instructional coaches - the gap between the expectations of and the support for the coaching role. This conversation was actually prompted by a previous discussion about professional development opportunities for coaches - both new and experienced coaches - and we dig even deeper today! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-23

Today we're chatting with Lissa, Geoff, Tanya and Diana from the #isedcoach slowchat team! We talked about everything from the different types of coaching roles we all have in our schools, to the power of social media for professional growth. Learning more about how this team works together to bring you a monthly slowchat on Twitter gives us some great insight into the value of connected learning. Hosting the slowchat is a testament to importance of sharing as an opportunity for professional growth. After you listen to the podcast, join the #isedcoach slow chat to learn even more from these superstars! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-22/

Today we're chatting with the entire #coachbetter slowchat team! Jana is a Tech Coach in Germany, Nick is a Kindergarten teacher at UWC Thailand, and Verena is an EdTech Coach at the German European School in Singapore. We talk about the amazing learning potential of being a contributor (and not just a consumer) of social media - and - how facilitating this slow chat has made them more connected and reflective. Full Show Notes here: https://edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-21

Today, Kim is talking with Adrienne Michetti, Middle School Digital Literacy Coach at United World College Southeast Asia, East Campus. Adrienne has tons of practical tips and strategies to build relationships and make coaching successful, especially in such a large school community. Full Show Notes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-20

In this episode we're chatting with Nici Foote, Grade 3 classroom teacher at Western Academy of Beijing in China. Nici has just arrived at WAB and in her previous school she was a coach, so she brings us a very important perspective: the classroom teacher who was just a coach! In her current role of classroom teacher she is reminded of all the critical things that coaches can easily forget when they move out of the classroom. Our conversation highlights all those essential ways that coaches can support very busy classroom teachers. For coaches who are looking for insight into how and what classroom teachers are thinking about their coaching role in the school, this episode provides tons of very practical feedback from Nici! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-19/

In this episode we're chatting with Tico Oms, Middle School Dean of Students at the International School Bangkok. Tico shares his experience and perspective as a school leader coming from a background in the fast-moving high tech industry. Tico helps define the power of coaching in an innovative school environment as well as the potential of being a lone "island of trust" if you're working in a more traditional school structure. His vision for coaching and leading from the middle is inspiring and a fantastic model and resource for both coaches and school leaders alike. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-18/

Introducing our 8 Experts in our new series: Level Up Your Coaching.

Hello coaches! Welcome back to another episode of Coach.Better! Today Kim is chatting with two of our amazing participants in the second cohort of our The Coach microcredential: Jana Poukka and Nadia Ellis. Jana is currently a Technology Coach in Germany, and Nadia is a grade 3 classroom teacher and team leader in Vietnam. Jana and Nadia are both new to coaching and describe their professional growth process for learning about how to be an outstanding learning coach. For those of you new to coaching, this conversation highlights the many different elements which are critical for the success of developing your coaching skills. And you'll get an inside look at our The Coach microcredential to see if it's right for you! Full Shownotes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-17

Woohoo! Great things are coming to the channel in 2019! We're so excited about all the developments in our #coachbetter series that Kim had to share them here with you! Plus you get a sneak peak at one of our new series coming in 2019 called 5 Minute Friday with quick coaching tips in under 5 minutes every week! The one shared in this bonus episode is 5 Ways to Become a Better Learning Coach.

In this episode we're chatting with our panel of coaching experts from our Coaching Fundamentals series about demonstrating your value as a coach. If you missed our Coaching Fundamentals series, we have a link in our full shownotes to it. This conversation was full of practical strategies and tips for tracking, documenting and sharing the value coaches add to any school. We talked the different types of data we could be collecting and how we can use it to inform our practice as coaches. If you're not tracking your impact as a coach yet, now is a great time to start! Full ShowNotes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-16

Today we're chatting with Will Kirkwood, Educational Technology Coordinator in the Lower School of Zurich International School. Will shares his thoughts on how to reposition his role as a tech coach "from having cool experiences and fixing things, to engaging in conversations about improving student learning". Full Show Notes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-15

In this episode, we're chatting with Adam Clark, Secondary School Counselor at Yokohama International School in Japan. Adam highlights the importance of building an open and collaborative school culture where teachers, coaches, students and leaders all feel safe enough to be vulnerable in their individual learning journeys. Full Show Notes here: https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-14

This week we're talking to Danny Glasner, K12 Teacher-Librarian at UWC Thailand in Phuket. Over the course of his career, Danny has been a classroom teacher, librarian, and a coach, so draws from lots of different experiences in our conversation about librarians and coaches today! He highlights the importance of collaborative relationships in making coaching most effective and points out some really interesting similarities and differences between being a librarian and a coach. Full Show Notes

In this episode we're chatting with Jabiz Raisdana, Head of Grade 8 and Middle School English Teacher at United World College, SouthEast Asia in Singapore. As an experienced classroom teacher, digital literacy coach, and school leader, Jabiz shares his perspectives about building a successful coaching relationship. Jabiz highlights the importance of viewing your colleagues as human beings and the need for coaches to adapt and adjust for each individual teacher, just like we would for students. The strong coaching culture established at UWC that Jabiz describes provides a great foundation for what coaching can be, so there are lots of great takeaways for teachers, coaches and school leaders! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-12/

In this episode of #coachbetter we talk about tips and advice when moving to a 1:1 program, plus the pros and cons of BYOD. It gets a little spicy!

In today's episode, it's just Kim and Clint because they are super excited about some new developments with this #coachbetter series and they wanted to share a little bit of their coaching experience with you. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-10/

Reid Wilson, Year 5 Homeroom teacher at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand, shares his experience as a classroom teacher working with a wide variety of coaches, both at NIST and in his previous schools. Reid shares his perspective on how coaches are experts at giving their teachers "permission for potential", as well as specific feedback on what can make the coaching experience even more invaluable for teachers. For coaches wondering how best to work with the innovative and risk-taking teachers on their staff, this conversation has a wealth of feedback and practical strategies! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-9/

In this episode Clint chats with Jess Keummerlin, Innovative Learning Coach at Shekou International School. Jess highlights the importance of empathy in building strong coaching relationships with members of his school community and shares some tips from his coaching tool kit to be visible, effective and understood as a coach. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-8/

This week we're chatting with Rebekah Madrid, Middle School Principal at Yokohama International School in Japan. Rebekah shares her perspective about coaching as a school leader, along with insights about making coaching work in a mid-sized school, as well as some very specific, strategic and smart ways for coaches to make themselves invaluable to any organization. Rebekah, Clint and I all worked together at YIS for several years, so this was a fantastic opportunity to get an inside look at how the school has developed in terms of coaching over the past few years. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-7/

This week we're chatting with Philip Williams, Head Librarian at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand. As a librarian at NIST, Philip is part of the coaching team, so this episode in particular highlights the overlaps of how a modern librarian fits into a culture of coaching at a school. Philip shares lots of great examples of how, even in schools without a coaching team, a librarian can be a stepping stone into building that coaching culture – with librarians as an information literacy coach. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-6/ Featured Guest Philip Williams https://twitter.com/flipoz Your Hosts Kim Cofino https://twitter.com/mscofino Clint Hamada https://twitter.com/chamada

Our awesome panel of expert coaches from around the world are back to help us explore and understand different coaching models! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-5/ Featured Guests Keri-Lee Beasley: https://twitter.com/klbeasley Ben Sheridan: https://twitter.com/b_sheridan Maggie Hos-McGrane: https://twitter.com/mumbaimaggi Tim Bray: https://twitter.com/tsbray Diana Beabout: https://twitter.com/dianabeabout Your Host Kim Cofino https://twitter.com/mscofino

This week we're chatting with Christina Botbyl, Director of Curriculum at the American International School of Kuwait. Christina offers us her perspective as a school administrator and shares some of the successful strategies to a build a culture of coaching at AIS Kuwait as well as how instructional coaching supports student learning through teacher development and growth. This was a really deep and thoughtful conversation about coaching with a school leader who is as passionate about coaching as we are! Please note, Clint joins us part way through this episode, so you're stuck with just Kim for the first half! Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-4/ Featured Guest Christina Botbyl https://twitter.com/cbotbyl Your Hosts Kim Cofino https://twitter.com/mscofino Clint Hamada https://twitter.com/chamada

In this episode we chat with Tanya LeClair, Elementary Innovation Coach at the American International School of Guangzhou. Tanya talks about the importance of being a great collaborator in her role as a coach and shares her insight on advocating for teachers and building a coaching culture with her admin. Full Show Notes https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-3/