In this #coachbetter episode, we have a fantastic panel episode featuring four experienced international school educators who have recently returned to their passport country!

When we start teaching internationally, we rarely think about what the transition back “home” might be like. My guests today, Diana, Maggie, Kristen, and Emily have just been through that transition and they learned a LOT. We talked about the differences in their work, professionally between international and “home”, what surprised them about the move, and what educators moving home should consider. If you’re making the transition back to a “home” country this year, you don’t want to miss this episode! 

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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim shares her secret (and also my simplest) coaching assessment that you can apply in any coaching conversation immediately. Kim works with coaches in schools around the world, and one of the challenges everyone struggles with is the transition from consulting to coaching.

On another #coachbetter quick tips episode she talked about the difference between the 3 coaching stances: consulting, collaborating, and coaching, but what she is talking about in this context is that it’s super easy to get stuck in the consulting stance of continually offering solutions, instead of helping your coaching partners recognize they already have an idea or a possibility within themselves.

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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Shannon Beckley, Director of Teaching & Learning at Graded Sao Paulo in Brazil. Shannon has a huge range of coaching experience in several different schools and districts around the world, and in this episode, they chat about what makes coaching successful in the various schools she’s worked with, the unique model of coaching and professional learning the team at Graded are currently building, and what Shannon looks for in hiring coaches. For coaches who are looking for different models for professional learning, and how we can more deeply embed coaching into school-wide initiatives, this episode is for you! 

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In this #coachbetter episode we have the second in a two-part series from Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, Diana is sharing specific steps you can take when you’re leading professional learning to make sure it’s meaningful and engaging. If you missed the first episode, "Preparing to Lead Professional Learning", check it out here!

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 In this episode, Kim talks with Eric Hudson, Chief Program Officer for Global Online Academy about what excellent remote professional learning for educators looks like, why it’s important for educators to engage in this kind of PD, as well as what competency-based learning means, and how schools can create that kind of environment. This is a really valuable conversation for educators who are considering either participating in, or developing online learning experiences - for educators or for students.

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This episode is all about one of Kim's favorite tools to facilitate professional conversations - Protocols! If you listened to last week’s episode with Michele Mattoon you’re probably already curious about how to use protocols in your coaching practice - and that’s exactly what we’ll be digging into today, in this short practical episode. We’re talking about the What, Why, How, and When about protocols. If you’re ready to have more intentional conversations with your colleagues, and start structuring professional learning for equity, this episode is for you!

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In this #coachbetter episode, Clint and Kim chat with Michele Mattoon, Executive Director of the National School Reform Faculty.

Michele is a master facilitator and coach. As Executive Director of NSRF, she works with school leaders, coaches, and educators around the world to help them have better, more intentional, and more meaningful conversations through the use of the Critical Friends Group Protocols & Communities. This conversation clarifies what a protocol is, why they work so well, how to use them effectively, and how to start bringing them into your school culture. If you’re ready to have more intentional conversations - with individuals, teams, divisions, or a whole school, you don’t want to miss this conversation! 

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 This is a guest episode from Diana Beabout, one of our amazing mentors inside The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. In this episode, Diana is sharing some guiding questions to help you prepare to lead a professional learning session. 

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In this #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Kawai Lai about what it means to be a leader today, how we can create responsive teams, use visual facilitation to prompt courageous conversations, find comfort with ambiguity as a leader, and how polarity management can help us manage organizational challenges. Kawai’s work focuses on helping teams and leaders rethink culture, strategy, and leadership using the power of visuals. She has worked in both corporate and educational spaces, and she shares so many unique and insightful strategies today, to teams and leaders to take action and find purpose in creating a more equitable world.

If you are learning to leverage your influential leadership as a coach or moving into a formal leadership position, this conversation is full of inspiration to get you thinking!

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This #coachbetter episode highlights 5 ways that you can demonstrate (and build) your leadership capacity at any level of the school. Instead of getting stuck in the mindset that you’re “just a teacher” (or “just a coach”), when you can see the work you’re doing as leadership, you can start recognizing and owning your leadership. If you’re ready to step into formal leadership, or you’re working towards a new informal leadership role, this will help you articulate your experience that way in the job search, and you’ll be able to own your skills in the interview process.

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