Latest Coachbetter Podcast Episodes
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (04): Top 5 Elements for an Effective Coaching Conversation
#coachbetter - July 09, 2024 20:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe topic of episode 4 is the Top 5 Elements for an Effective Instructional Coaching Conversation. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Consistency. To learn about all three phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous epis...
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (03): Three Ways to Find Clarity in Your Coaching Role
#coachbetter - July 02, 2024 20:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe topic of our third episode is 3 Ways to Find Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role featuring one of our amazing The Coach Mentors, Diana Beabout. This episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity For more about the series, and to...
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (02): The Importance of Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role (and Program)
#coachbetter - June 25, 2024 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity. This is the second episode in the Refresh Your Coaching Practice series. The previous episode introduces the Thrive Model - if you haven’t listened to that one yet, go back and listen so you ...
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (01): Introducing the Thrive Model: Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture
#coachbetter - June 18, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsOur topic for episode 1 is Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture: Introducing the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching. This episode shares an overview of the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching that will set the stage for all other episodes in this series. Kim dev...
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (00): Introducing the Series
#coachbetter - June 11, 2024 20:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsWelcome to Eduro Learning's "Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series" This is a special podcast series designed to support you in refreshing your coaching practice. It’s called (you guessed it), Refresh Your Coaching Practice. This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current pr...
Year in Review: Season 5 Finale with Kim Cofino
#coachbetter - June 04, 2024 20:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsFor the final #coachbetter episode of Season 5, Kim shares a recap of the key highlights from this season and a peek at what we have for you next season. Find the show notes for this episode here.
Systems & Structures to Support Aspiring Leaders with Lesley Tait & the Leadership Team at Lincoln Community School in Ghana
#coachbetter - May 28, 2024 20:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Lesley Tait, Head of School, Lincoln Community School, Ghana. If you’ve been listening to the podcast this year, you know that Christina Botbyl and Kim Cofino recently published their first book together, Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leade...
Advice for International Teachers Returning "Home" (#coachbetter celebrations)
#coachbetter - May 21, 2024 20:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIt’s that time of year again! If you’re an international school educator, you might be returning back to your passport country - for the indefinite future when this school year ends. Are you thinking about what it might be like to re-patriate? What to expect when you move back home and things ar...
Coaching Call: Pivoting & Perfectionism with Paula Plaza-Ponte
#coachbetter - May 14, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episode is a special combination case study and coaching call with one of Kim's amazing clients, Paula Plaza-Ponte. These episodes are real client stories - designed to give you a window into the experience and professional growth of coaches around the world. Kim has been...
Why Track Data to Measure Your Impact as a Coach with Kim Cofino and Diana Beabout
#coachbetter - May 07, 2024 20:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episode is all about why tracking data about our practice is so important for instructional coaches. This is a conversation Diana and Kim often have with our participants in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship program and we wanted to share it with you too! This video is des...
A Leadership Perspective: Making Coaching Successful with LaTyia Rolle
#coachbetter - April 30, 2024 20:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with LaTyia Rolle, Elementary School Principal at the International School of Brussels. LaTyia “recently” moved from US public schools to international schools and she brings a wealth of experience working with instructional coaches as a school leader. ...
Getting Comfortable with Change: Creating Psychological Safety in Teams with Kawai Lai (#coachbetter celebrations)
#coachbetter - April 23, 2024 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episode is a highlight from one of our previous podcast episodes featuring Kawai Lai. Kawai’s work focuses on helping teams and leaders rethink culture, strategy, and leadership using the power of visuals. This particular clip focuses on creating psychological safety in teams. ...
Coaching Case Study: Making the Move from Reactive to Proactive Instructional Coach with Tracey McGillian
#coachbetter - April 16, 2024 20:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Tracey McGillian. These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. Tracey is a...
Why School Leaders Need Coaching Too! with Kristen Moreland
#coachbetter - April 09, 2024 20:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, Kristen is talking about why school leaders need coaching and to help them understand why and how coaching can be impactful for them too!. If you’ve been a longtime listener of the podcast or our #coachbetter quicktips, you know that one of the questions we almos...
Coaching Case Study: The Power of Intentionally Slowing Down Coaching Conversations with Sasha Robins
#coachbetter - April 02, 2024 20:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Sasha Robbins. We're so excited to share this episode with Sasha with you, because Sasha and Kim have been working together since 2019! These case study episodes are designed to sha...
What I Wish I Knew Before I Became an Instructional Coach with The Coach Mentors (#coachbetter celebrations)
#coachbetter - March 26, 2024 20:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episodea highlight is from one of our previous podcast episodes featuring our The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program Mentors. We're sharing this clip from this episode right now because we’ve been talking about the ways that instructional coaches are leaders in their scho...
Introducing the Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (AAICIS)
#coachbetter - March 19, 2024 20:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsWe have an extra special #coachbetter episode! It’s our virtual launch party for the brand new non-profit organization that we’ve been building for the last year: the Association for the Advancement of Instructional Coaching in International Schools! If you’re an instructional coach in interna...
Creating a Sustainable Coaching Culture with Kim Cofino
#coachbetter - March 12, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn #coachbetter video, Kim talks about creating a sustainable coaching culture - and what systems and structures are either supporting or hindering coaching sustainability in your school context. This video is designed for experienced coaches who are ready to start thinking about how they can fu...
Untangling Instructional Coaching, Evaluation & Appraisal with Samantha Olson-Wyman and Stephanie Cifuentes
#coachbetter - March 05, 2024 20:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Samantha Olson-Wyman, Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Specialist and Stephanie Cifuentes, Lower School Principal at the American School of Guatemala. Both Sam and Stephanie are former instructional coaches so this episode is such a special opportunity...
What Makes Coaching Work with Laura Lipton (#coachbetter Celebrations)
#coachbetter - February 27, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhen you’re working on building a coaching culture and a coaching program, you know that you need systems and structures in place to make it sustainable. In this post, we're highlighting three elements of your coaching culture that you may want to examine - so you can both measure the impact y...
Coaching Call: Designing Systemic Solutions to Complex Problems with Cary Hart
#coachbetter - February 20, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episode is part of our series featuring coaching conversations with one of Kim's amazing clients, Cary Hart, who is a graduate of all 3 of our Certificate Programs: COETAIL, The Coach, and Women Who Lead. HUGE thank you to Cary for being willing to record one of her coaching se...
Scaling Your Impact with Kim Cofino
#coachbetter - February 13, 2024 20:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks about scaling your impact as an instructional coach. If you’ve been a coach for several years, you know that you can’t keep working exclusively 1:1 with coaching partners - it’s a ticket to burnout! The reality is that there will never be enough time in...
Making Instructional Coaching Sustainable with Ellen and Bruce Eisenberg
#coachbetter - February 06, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Ellen and Bruce Eisenberg, founders of The Professional Institute for Instructional Coaching. As founders of The Professional Institute for Instructional Coaching Ellen and Bruce come with a wealth of experience in building sustainable instructional ...
Advocating for the Work of Coaching with Your School Leaders with Joellen Killion (#coachbetter celebrations)
#coachbetter - January 30, 2024 20:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episode is part of of our new special series, #coachbetter Celebrations. To celebrate our 5 years of the podcast (and over 200 episodes), each month we’re highlighting a short clip from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season. This is a highlight from one of Kim'...
Coaching Case Study: Developing a Coaching Program from Scratch with Nicola Millard
#coachbetter - January 23, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of our amazing The Coach graduates, Nicola Milward. These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. A...
Essential Conditions for Coaching Success with Diana Beabout
#coachbetter - January 16, 2024 20:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter video, Diana talks about the Essential Conditions for Instructional Coaching to be successful. This episode is so powerful because the success of instructional coaching as a program or a culture goes well beyond what one individual coach can do. As experienced coaches, we ...
Book Launch Celebration: Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership with authors Kim Cofino & Christina Botbyl
#coachbetter - January 09, 2024 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis is a very special #coachbetter episode! This is the podcast launch party for Kim and Christina's new book: Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership: A Guide for Educators, Allies, and Advocates. Kim and Christina are interviewed by four of their early readers of the book: Alexan...
Exploring the “Messy Middle” of an Instructional Coaching Journey with the Alumni Team
#coachbetter - December 12, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Cary Hart and Paula Plaza-Ponte, both experienced coaches and members of The Coach Alumni group They chat about the challenges that coaches go through as they “level up” in their career. We tend to focus a lot on the needs of new coaches, or the pro...
Skills for Experienced Coaches with The Coach Mentors (#coachbetter celebrations)
#coachbetter - December 05, 2023 20:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, we have another episode in our new special series, #coachbetter celebrations. To celebrate our 5 years of the podcast (and over 200 episodes), each month we’re highlighting a short clip from one of our favorite episodes from a previous season. This episode featur...
Building a Culture of Coaching with Carla Marschall
#coachbetter - November 28, 2023 20:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this #coachbetter episode, Kim talks with Carla Marschall, Director of Dresden International School in Germany. Carla brings a systems-thinking view to everything she does, and the implementation of coaching in her school is no exception. On this call, they talk about how Carla is working to...
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