Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

Coaching can be isolating. Sometimes we are at the end of our rope and thinking what else can I try? Tune in to this Bonus Clubhouse Episode where our guest educator – Kelsey – shares her tried and true tips on how to be the instructional coach that your teachers need. This chat not only provides tips on how to help teachers, but also ways to grow as a coach and not get overwhelmed in this leadership role.

Quotables

A short, pin-pointed coaching cycle can be motivating for teachers.

Sometimes it doesn’t matter that you have years of experience or degrees, but that you have an outside perspective.

It’s important as an instructional coach to shift and redirect some of the negative and toxic conversations.

The best leaders are quiet.

Sometimes there are seasons where you need to pump the breaks in order to get somewhere faster.

Lean into your master teachers and veteran teachers in your building.

Keep feedback new and exciting.

You can’t pour from an empty cup; take care of yourself.

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Do your words have weight? Does the feedback you give to those that you coach provide the results that you know are possible or does your feedback land flat? What do you need to do in order to give feedback that people hear and apply? Tune in to gain some practical tips to help you gain influence with those you coach.

Quotables

In order for feedback to create change, it's got to be at the right time with the right relationship between the people.

Words have weight only when you value who it is coming from.

Being ready to listen- that's the first step.

We are in the business of growing people. If we can't reach them as people first, we can't reach them as professionals next.

Influence is an honor.

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Covid has shaken things up in classrooms everywhere, but maybe it is time to shake up professional development as well! We invited multiple instructional coaches to talk about alternative formats for professional development, and how to get away from the one-hour passive meeting that so many of us have found ourselves trapped in. One thing that everyone can agree on, is that teachers don’t need one more thing added to their plate. We can still provide meaningful, authentic learning opportunities that get teachers excited to go back to the classroom each day. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat where our guest educator – Kimberly – shares her ideas on how you can shake up your professional development, and get teachers excited about learning!

Quotables

It’s not that teachers don’t want to stay current or learn, but that they are so overwhelmed and overworked, that their brains can’t take in any new learning.

Sitting for an hour does not equate to an hour of learning - make your time together come alive and be full of authentic learning opportunities.

Be an advocate for teachers and see if any current responsibilities can be put on pause for now.

Create actionable, bite-sized learning opportunities.

Get to know your staff and what works for them; not everyone wants less. Don’t stop those teachers who are eager to learn!

Maximize PD without putting more on teacher’s plates.

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Your mind is a powerful tool. What you believe becomes your reality. What beliefs do you hold that may be holding you back? How can you turn your thoughts into productive actions for your desirable outcome?

Quotables

You become what you believe

What do you believe about yourself? Does that belief match your current reality? It doesn’t have to.

Thoughts. Actions. Outcomes

It starts with the belief in yourself.

It’s never too late to turn the boat around.

Your reality is not where the story stops.

Think, believe and act like your future self. 

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Gone are the days that PD sessions should be viewed as a one-and-done meeting. Professional development should be seen as a whole program experience, that people will talk about and think about after it is over. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat where our guest educator – Erica – shares her tips, tricks, and secrets on how to plan and implement the most powerful and productive PD sessions for your teachers.

Quotables

We have a lot of talent in our school buildings that aren’t being leveraged and it’s because the ways we are setting up learning opportunities for us adults.

Adults learn because they are in a specific role for learning.

Start with the end in mind.

Less is more – bring it down to a bite-sized learning objective.

Learning doesn’t always have to be a PD session; professional development meets learners where they are.

Remember there is magic in the simple stuff too.

Every minute you spend talking is one less minute that they have to collaborate and implement their learning.

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Fear can be crippling and truly rob us of our greatest potential. Fear can keep us from taking that new position or doing hard things. How can we overcome fear? Listen in as I share about my experience with fear and the steps I have taken to take control of it instead of it taking control of me.

Quotables

 

Perspective and acknowledgment of what was happening really helped me drive out fear.

(Fear) is not healthy or productive. It limits your growth, potential and enjoyment.

Do you have a strength that you are allowing to be used against you? You have to take the control back.

Fear is something you can control. You can manage it by understanding it.

If we don’t get ahold of what holds us, we are never going to have the impact we are meant to have. 

If we want kids to set goals, take risks and become who they were meant to become- it starts with us.

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We need to give them (teachers) a voice especially right now with stress. They might feel like when we are giving them a solution it’s just one more thing because it may not fit there personality, style, or their day to day.

Maybe we need to rethink the whole process of the requirement of the lesson plan.

When we limit options, that immediately decreases stress. 

We have to move past traditional PD. It’s too much.

Many of our teachers are mourning traditional practices.

We are not going back to normal so we have to help guide teachers to find their new identity. 

Help teachers develop the mindset of turning this impossible situation into a possible opportunity.

Make time to visit classrooms… just to check in.

Teachers want us to listen but they also want us to see what’s happening.

The morale and the culture (of the school) helps us to retain teachers.

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Jon Orr and Kyle Pearce discuss their Make Math Moments Three Part Framework. In their framework they discuss sparking curiosity within students all while fueling student sense making and igniting your teacher moves. Jon and Kyle make it easy to help us inspire our students to dive deeper in the classroom

Quotables

How do we engage our thinkers? How do we get our students thinking in our classrooms and how do we get them more curious?

One of the best compliments or feedback we can receive is when the bell rings and the students say, “Wow, that went by fast!”

We discovered that what we really need to focus on are, “What are the elements that make moments in our math class?”

Caring about kids and who they are is an important part of teaching.

Two key characteristics teachers should have is being reflective and being open.

About Jon:

Jon is a math teacher at John McGregor Secondary School in the Lambton-Kent District School Board in Ontario Canada. When not teaching his students and spending time with family he leads workshops and presentations on teaching pedagogy in the math classroom. He is a co-host of the podcast Making Math Moments That Matter along with his friend Kyle Pearce. Lately he is excited about promoting struggle in his students and talking math with primary aged kids while creating math prompts for MathBeforeBed.com. You can follow his classroom lessons, routines, and educational thoughts at Mrorr-isageek.com, makemathmoment.com and also on Twitter: @MrOrr_Geek

About Kyle:

Kyle is the K-12 Mathematics Consultant with the Greater Essex County District School Board, where his passion for mathematics fuels him to uncover creative ways to spark curiosity and fuel sense making through the inquiry process using tasks that are contextual, visual and concrete. He shares his most recent noticings, wonderings, and reflections in mathematics pedagogy and effective uses of technology by delivering workshops across North America and blogging on www.tapintoteenminds.com, www.mathisvisual.com, on the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, and @MathletePearce on Twitter

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Website -  https://makemathmoments.com/

Podcast - https://makemathmoments.com/podcast/

Peter Liljedahl "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics"

Dan Meyer "3 Act Math Tasks"

Cathy Fosnot "New Perspectives on Learning"

John A Van De Walle "Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching Developmentally"

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Quotable

Sometimes conversations need more time. Splitting up that time throughout the week allows for those deeper conversations.

Modeling - practicing those activities in team meetings.

Practicing and perfecting - we know it's as efficient  as it's going to be, and as accurate as it's going to be, and helpful to students learn and achieve.

Change our mindset to truly collaborate - give everyone a voice.

It can organically work out, without taking work home.

Do the pre-work: come prepared with a resource or something for that particular content area.

Don't be afraid to slow down.

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After several years of pushing our limits, giving all we have as educators, it's time to truly maximize our efforts. How might we scale back from the stress and give our best when tasks are piling up each day? Allow yourself to be fully present and effective. This happens when you discover that sweet spot in maximizing your small jobs done well. Let's find out how!

Quotables

Less is more!

Let us reprioritize and share the workload.

Cut the fat - what can you scale back on?

Find our way back to thriving.

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Website - https://www.wewillskyrocket.com

Podcast - https://www.wewillskyrocket.com/podcast/ 

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