C3 Connecting, Coaches, Cognition

Reflection: A Pandemic Retrospective

We talk to Dr. Diane Lauer, Dr. Sean Corey, Kelly Addington, Mandy Warren, and Nicholas Meyer to reflect back on the last year of coaching and teaching to hold onto our new learnings. We analyze a year of pandemic learning and pull out the positives that we want to pull forward to next year's teaching.
 
Episode Notes:
Teacher’s Perspective:
Explore various learning models from this year: in-person, hybrid, online, and online all year and our own growth as educators.
Students’ growth in self-reflection, creativity, and self-advocacy.
“We can’t choose what happens to us in this world, but we can choose what kind of people we are going to be. We are going to be strong and brave.”
Shared vulnerability and increased compassion 
Intentionality with technology
Renaissance of teaching
Coaching parents and teammates - active listening
Coaching behind the scenes: support, validation, checking in, and growing towards thriving.
Learning Coach’s Perspective:
Draw from relationships- build upon
Shared vulnerability- model as a coach
Vary the type of coaching as needed
Not a clear coaching map
States of Mind - growth in flexibility
Intentional reflection
Administrator Perspective:
The reality of the last year
Change models essential for systemic change
Focused goals - time-bound - accelerate and deploy support
Intentional use of times and supports
Listening to the individual, whole group
Keep the focus the focus
Time is a gift. Educators are heroes and we need to not take anything for granted.
Trust, rapport, and then get to the focus
Video coaching - Webex, Edthena, phone - reflection space
Innovation across the system - not bound by time or space, they meet more and are more cohesive
Innovation = clarity of purpose/shared sense of purpose
One pandemic per lifetime
Take nothing for granted moving forward 
Bring our new instructional practices  and innovation forward into the coming years
 
Connect with Dr. Diane Lauer
Twitter:@MrsLauer
Connect with Dr. Sean Corey
Twitter:@LegacyElem
Connect with Kelly Addington
Twitter:@MrsKellyAdd
Connect with Mandy Warren
Twitter:@4thwmrswarren
Connect with Nicholas Meyer
Twitter:@meyer4th

Sherry St. Clair: Strive to See the Strength

Sherry St. Clair is the author of Coaching Redefined and founder of Reflective Learning LLC, an educational consulting agency based in Kentucky. Her organization works with schools across the country, creating specialized training and coaching services for school administrators and educators. 
Additionally, Sherry serves as a Senior Consultant for the International Center for Leadership in Education and a Senior Consultant for Houghton Mifflin. 
Episode Notes:
We talk to Sherry St Clair around her experiences as an instructional coach ,administrator, and her strategies for coaching in various capacities. 
3 Big Pieces to Coaching: strong relationships, leadership aspect/building leaders, content
The more alignment we have as a system the more success we will have in meeting our goals.
Coaches need to see themselves as leaders.
Positivity in coaching and being mindful of coaching humans. Focus the conversation on the positive so that they can progress forward.
Why do people change? Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose -Daniel Pink
Teachers do not need fixing,we need positive feedback.
Coaching Groups: Have protocols in place, equal voices, grow the group together,  and growing leaders in the group.
“In classrooms we want to see students doing the thinking and the work, in coaching we want  teachers doing the thinking and the work. It doesn't have to be all on our shoulders.”
Measuring impact: Look at how well that organization is growing together, listening, building leaders, depth of questions, and achievement scores.
“Strive to see the strength in others!”
From Finding Nemo: Just keep swimming!
Connect with Sherry St Clair
Website: https://www.reflecttolearn.com/
Twitter:@Sherrystclair
 

Miriam Guerrero Cheuk:Coaching is a Process Not an Event

Miriam  Guerrero Cheuk is a certified Life and Leadership Professional Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and is currently working towards her Master Certified Coaching (MCC) Accreditation and is the founder of EmpowermentCoachingMC.com. 
Episode Notes:
We talk to Miriam about the power of coaching in education.
She shares her values around deep relationship building, trust, self care, and enhancing instruction.
Miriam provides a wealth of ideas on how to build a coaching culture, tips for building your coaching PLN, as well as how to leverage digital tools to meet educators where they are at this time. 
“Coaching is a process not an event. It is being a think partner and catalyst for change and growth in others.”
“Coaching is a live giving conversation. When we empower others we build their confidence, efficacy, and autonomy.”
“The quality of the relationship is congruent with the quality of the results of the outcomes.”
“The most effective coaching is really the one that goes under the iceberg. We don’t just coach behaviors, we coach the values, we coach the beliefs, the needs, the ways of being because that is truly what drives behaviors.”
Increasing capacity and reducing dependency while meeting the coachee where they are.
“Surround yourself with people who bring you light and inspire you”- PLN
3 Ps- paraphrasing, pausing, and posing evocative questions
Use metaphors to make things come alive and can make complex things simple.
Connect with Miriam  Guerrero Cheuk
Website: www.EmpowermentCoachingMC.com
Instagram: EmpowermentCoachingMC
Linkdin: Miriam  Guerrero Cheuk
Twitter:@MiriamCheuk
Clubhouse: EmpowermentMC

Adam Geller: Deepening your Practice through Video

Adam Geller is the author of "Evidence of Practice: Playbook for Video-Powered Professional Learning" and the founder of Edthena. He started his career in education as a science teacher in St. Louis, Missouri, and since 2011 Adam has overseen the evolution of Edthena from a paper-based prototype into a research-informed and patented platform used by schools, districts, teacher training programs, and professional development providers. Adam has written on education technology topics for various publications including Education Week, Forbes, and edSurge, and he has been an invited speaker about education technology and teacher training for conferences at home and abroad.Episode Notes:
We talk to Adam Geller around how to video coaching and how best to build this practice with your educators.
“Don’t do video to teachers” - Adam Geller
Many ways to integrate video especially in COVID times. How can we leverage our video platform recordings to elevate practice.
Tagline: “How are your doing? , really?”
Super Power: “ Is there anything else I can be helpful with?” “Are there any questions I should ask that I do not 
know to ask?”
Connect with Adam Geller
Website:https://www.edthena.com/
pltogether.org
Twitter:@edthena
Evidence of Practice Book

Delia E. Racines, Ph.D: A Coaching Journey:

Delia E. Racines, Ph.D., has over sixteen years of experience teaching, coaching, consulting, and serving as an assistant principal and principal with K-12 and university level educators in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Racines helps educators apply research-based instructional strategies to make meaning of data and narrow achievement gaps. Delia has supported the  transition of department chairs to Instructional Coaches through tailored modules and was awarded the prestigious Shirley Hord Award with Learning Forward. She also has her own consulting firm where she coaches coaches around the country.
 
Episode Notes:
We talk to Delia E. Racines, Ph.D. about her coaching journey.
Every coach needs a coach.
Listen for the request in the complaint.
Connect with Delia E. Racines,Ph.D.
Website: https://www.frominsighttoequity.com/
Twitter: @Dr_D_R 

Self Care with a Side of Banana Bread

Educators from around the globe share their thoughts around self-care and finding joy.

Christian Van Nieuwerburgh: Positive Psychology Meets Coaching

Christian Van Nieuwerburgh talks with us about the importance of coaching and his marriage of positive psychology and coaching. 

Equity: The work starts within; A conversation with John Krownapple and Sarah Thomas

We talk to John Krownapple and Sarah Thomas about equity.

Diane Sweeney: Student-Centered Coaching

Diane Sweeney talks about changes in coaching during the pandemic and offers insight into student centered coaching.

Jim Knight: Coaching With Compassion

Jim Knight joins us to talk about coaching with compassion and how to set yourself up for coaching success is 2020.