Coaching the Whole Educator

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Have you ever found yourself perplexed by the repetitive conversations with teachers or staff?  Alongside Angela Kelly and Becca, explore the key factors driving this issue. They explore elements such as awareness levels, resistance to change, fear of failure and the desire for control. Gain insights into self-reflection questions and strategies for addressing these underlying dynamics. Discover how reframing perceptions, building trust, and embracing vulnerability can pave the way for meaningful growth and progress among teachers.

Tune in to this episode to stop these conversations on repeat and get ready to reassess your current approaches and assumptions.

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This conversation between Mia Pumo, coach of coaches, and Becca discusses how to give and receive feedback more effectively. Here are the key takeaways:
People resist feedback for three reasons:
*Truth triggers: they believe the feedback is untrue or unhelpful.
*Relationship triggers: they don't trust the person giving the feedback.
*Identity triggers: they feel the feedback threatens their sense of self.

They discuss how to mitigate these triggers and how giving feedback ineffectively can actually diminish trust and degrade relationships with teachers. They discuss how to intentionally create a feedback system that empowers people to take and implement feedback. Finally, you also learn how to manage your own emotional reaction to critical feedback (I'm talking to you, my recovering perfectionists).

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In this episode, Allison Rodman and Becca dive into the messy, beautiful world of adult learning. In Allison's book "Still Learning," she shares about the adult social and emotional journey and the real, raw stuff that fuels our capacity to learn and grow.

Here's the thing: we spend so much time worrying about curriculum and perfect facilitation for our students, but sometimes forget about the adults. We forget that teachers are whole humans, too, with vulnerabilities, strengths, and varying learning styles just like their students. When we create learning environments that embrace that vulnerability, magic happens.

Rodman proposes a framework of five disciplines to strengthen professional and organizational capacity for adult learning:

1. Attunement: Educators need self-awareness of their learning styles and identities. They should also feel comfortable expressing their authentic selves in the learning environment.
2. Alignment: Setting clear and measurable personal and professional goals is essential. Educators should not be solely guided by their to-do lists but prioritize tasks aligned with their goals.
3. Perspective: Learning teams should foster open communication and embrace diverse viewpoints to enhance collaboration.
4. Collective Efficacy: Teams should establish shared goals and track their collective progress to build a sense of accomplishment towards common goals.
5. Organizational Learning: Schools should strive to become true learning organizations that continuously improve their professional development practices.

Rodman reminds us that schools can't be stagnant. We are learning organizations, constantly reflecting, iterating, and growing. It's not enough to just "teach" – we must be lifelong learners ourselves.

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Are you looking for the ultimate list for what makes a great leader? You won't find that here. This episode dives into the surprising truth: the best leaders are the ones who can comfortably straddle contradictions. 

This podcast episode is about the book  "The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership" by Tim Elmore. The main idea is that leadership is not about following a set of rules, but rather about balancing paradoxes.
The episode discusses paradoxes such as:

• Having a clear vision and embracing blind spots: Great leaders have a vision for the future but also understand their blind spots. They can leverage their blind spots to their advantage by seeking out feedback from others.
• Being stubborn and open-minded: Great leaders are both stubborn and open-minded. They are stubborn in the sense that they hold firm to their core values, but they are also open-minded to new ideas and feedback.
• Having high standards and gracious forgiveness: Great leaders have high standards for themselves and their teams, but they are also forgiving of mistakes. They create a culture of growth mindset where mistakes are seen as opportunities to learn.
• Having attention on the personal and the collective: Great leaders are able to balance their personal needs with the needs of the collective. They show that they understand the big picture, but they also empathize with the personal struggles of their team members.

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8 Paradoxes of Leadership (book)

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Research shows that schools with strong collective teacher efficacy have higher student achievement (even having a higher impact than socio-economic status).

The episode discusses the following:

• What collective teacher efficacy is and why it is important
• Non-examples of collective teacher efficacy
• Examples of how collective teacher efficacy can be built in schools
• The importance of setting mastery goals instead of performance goals

Key takeaways:

• Collective teacher efficacy is a powerful tool for improving student achievement.
• Schools can build collective teacher efficacy by setting mastery goals, focusing on collaboration, and celebrating successes.
• Leaders can change the narrative in schools by focusing on collective teacher efficacy rather than other factors that have less impact on student achievement.

Jenni Donohoo's Info:
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Do you ever struggle to get your ideas across? In today's episode, we'll be diving into the world of visual leadership with expert Todd Cherches. He'll share practical tips and frameworks to help you leverage the power of visuals to become a more effective communicator and leader. Tune in and gain valuable insights on how to make your message truly resonate.

Highlights:
The CAP model: Confidence, Assertiveness, and Presence. Effective leaders need all three in the right balance.

The 12 C's of Presence: A framework for developing charisma, confidence, communication, and other qualities that contribute to presence.

The 3 types of power: Positional (from your role), Personal (from your communication skills), and Relational (from your network and relationships).

The Cycle of Learning and Development: A four-quadrant model encompassing emotional, intellectual, developmental, and behavioral aspects of learning.

The Delegation-Decision Making Matrix: Helps decide whether to do a task yourself, delegate, or develop someone else to do it.

The Five Levels of Productivity: From inactive (doing nothing) to super proactive (anticipating future needs).

The Hierarchy of Followership: Ideally, leaders should be liked, admired, respected, and trusted. Trust is the most important, followed by respect, admiration, and then being liked.

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Coaches and leaders, I know that you make a ton of decisions everyday. What would it be like to feel empowered and energized while making them (instead of fristrated and exhausted)? Neuroscience expert Dr. Chris Lee joins this podcast to shed light on how our brains work for and against us when making choices. From overcoming negativity bias to harnessing the power of intuition, Dr. Chris Lee offers actionable tips and strategies to make better decisions and feel more satisfied with the outcomes.

Key points:

• Our brains are wired for survival, not happiness. This can lead to negativity bias and neurological drift, where negative thoughts and memories get worse over time.
• Effective decision-making is a habit. It requires awareness of your triggers, alignment with your goals, and rewarding yourself for making good choices. (Learn the 3-step process)
• Intuition is real, but it's not magic. This is a vital art of decision-making (and feeling satisfied about it). It's a feeling of inspiration or connection to an idea, but it's important to distinguish it from fear-based thoughts.
• Overcoming fear and discomfort: Build your capacity for curiosity (over fear) and taking calculated risks for progress.

So, if you're ready to step into some bold decision-making while feeling satisfied and fulfilled, give this episode a listen.  And remember, embracing the vulnerability it takes to take risks along the way is how we truly make those choices that light us up.

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This podcast episode champions empowering teachers and fostering collaborative teams without forced compliance. Starr Sackstein, an educational expert, emphasizes the importance of amplifying teacher voice, arguing that their expertise is crucial for effective learning. She criticizes compliance cultures in schools that stifle teachers and shares about using Appreciative Inquiry as a solution. Building functional teacher teams requires valuing relationships, shared goal-setting, and aligning clear definitions of "good teaching" within the school community. Leaders are given tips on how to support teacher voice and leadership within grade level meetings and PLCs. We're ditching the fear and silence, replacing them with open communication and empowering leadership across all roles in our schools.

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Starr Sackstein Info:
Twitter: @MsSackstein and @Masteryforall
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Wesbites: Mssackstein.com  and MasteryPortfolio.com
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Ever feel like you're giving the same coaching advice over and over, but nothing changes? This podcast episode could really help! It dives into the "four stages of competence" framework, helping you understand why teachers might be stuck in making progress and how to adapt your approach.

This episode of delves into the four stages of competence framework and how it can be used to guide your teachers' progress.  Becca emphasizes the messiness and complexity of adult learning, encouraging you to consider individual needs and learning styles.

The four stages are:

1. Unconscious incompetence: The individual is unaware they lack the skill.
2. Conscious incompetence: The individual realizes their lack of skill and the potential benefits of learning it.
3. Conscious competence: The individual actively acquires and practices the skill, requiring effort and focus.
4. Unconscious competence: The skill becomes second nature, used intuitively without conscious thought.

Struggling with a tech-averse teacher? They might be blissfully unaware of its potential (unconscious incompetence). Learn how to stop force-feeding strategies and start piquing their curiosity. You will learn strategies to meet the needs of each stage of competence.

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This episode features Beth Sharp, a seasoned instructional coach. Beth shares her personal journey, reflecting on her transition from elementary teacher to coach and the challenges she encountered along the way. One key realization for Beth was the importance of shifting from a "fix-it" mentality to an approach that gave her more energy, time and buy in. This, she discovered, fostered trust and empowered teachers to find their own solutions, leading to deeper learning and lasting change. 

They discuss how coaches can create a safe space for vulnerability and exploration. The episode delves deeper into practical techniques that empower coaches to move beyond simply providing solutions to guiding individuals towards their own powerful discoveries. 

Beth learned how to stop focusing on showing up with advice (which was exhausting) and started to using strategies that allowed her teachers to discover their own answers (some of which she had never thought of). She has increased energy and improved buy in with teachers because of what she discovered.

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