by Kim Cofino | Jul 1, 2019 | Instructional Coaches
As coaches in busy schools, we wear many hats, and sometimes it’s hard to know which are most important. In our #coachbetter interviews with educators from around the world, there are five key roles that have continued to stand out time and time again, so I’m going...
by Kim Cofino | Jun 3, 2019 | Instructional Coaches
As Instructional Coaches, we are always working towards having deep conversations with teachers about student learning. One challenge that often comes up how to make learning authentic, purposeful and relevant. This is one of the reasons I love using technology to...
by Kim Cofino | May 6, 2019 | Instructional Coaches
As coaches, we are often the only advocate for our subject area in our building, school or district. Sometimes this can feel isolating and overwhelming. We may be the only person advocating for a specific aspect of learning, and our goals for student learning may be...
by Kim Cofino | Apr 1, 2019 | Instructional Coaches
If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be a small business owner and a competitive powerlifter, I would have thought you were crazy. But, here I am (and it still kinda surprises me every day). I know that a big reason I’ve been able to get here is because...
by Diana Beabout | Mar 11, 2019 | Instructional Coaches
“In many schools, coaches already are perceived as and perceive themselves as jacks-of-all-trades. They are often scattered, pulled in many directions trying to serve teachers’ disparate needs without any parameters.” Coaching Matters by Killion, Harrison, Bryan,...
by Kim Cofino | Feb 11, 2019 | Instructional Coaches
We are all working towards building a culture of coaching in our schools. As instructional coaches, we want our teachers to understand the value and purpose of coaching so that we can have meaningful coaching conversations with all of our teachers. Developing a...
