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/

For experienced coaches who have moved to a new school, Guest Diana Beabout shares her tips, tricks and reflections on walking that fine line between pushing without shoving, as an instructional coach.

Full Show Notes

https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-2/

Another conversation with our awesome panel of coaching experts. Today’s topics: Back to school as a coach, how do you support your staff?

Full Show Notes

https://elpn.edurolearning.com/coachbetter/episode-1/

Featured Guests

Pana Asasavatana https://twitter.com/panaasavavatana

Keri Lee Beasley https://twitter.com/klbeasley

Tim Bray https://twitter.com/tsbray

Your Hosts

Kim Cofino https://twitter.com/mscofino Clint Hamada https://twitter.com/chamada