Pedagogical Coach and international educator; barre instructor for fun. MEd International Education, Student-Centered Instructional Coaching Cert.
HCMC Vietnam
Joined June 2016
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Working on my National Boards and talking about my professional growth over the past 5 years. My amazing team at @ishcmcpyp is at the center of it all! @Fi_Hurtado @Ms_AmandaRomano @billybillyedu @JessicaMcColly
Haven't blogged in an age, + here's a pretty personal return: Is play what is missing from your coaching...and maybe even your life? Read about how play 🔗 belonging + why we need more of it #educoach #instructionalcoach #isedcoach. thecuriouscoach.net/post/bel…
Hey Cindy, no matter what the status of coaching culture is, my experience has been moving it forward is 2-pronged: personal and systemic. Personal - your coaching credibility, approach, trust, reliability. Systemic - what exists/what needs to develop to establish coaching space.
Hey #isedcoach PLN!
How have you introduced/promoted a coaching culture in a school that has not yet experienced it?
@klbeasley @mrkpyp @Fi_Hurtado @votefortiff @MsReyna2 @AdamHillEDU @TanyaLeClair
I found @PeterMDeWitt provoking when thinking about this over the years. What matters most: what you profess, LIVE IT. Your behaviour is the ultimate promotion, and trust and consistency is #1. #educoach #instructionalcoaching edweek.org/education/opinion…
A6: Thanks for this Q - its important to see it as a commitment + I don't think I've made myself that promise...my self-care has happened out of need rather than as a gift to myself, which I know I deserve. #educoach
Q6 What commitments to self-care have you or would you like to make to yourself? #educoach
A4: Prioritizing myself. I start my day way earlier than I used to so I can engage in little rituals that require time without impacting my kids and the time they need from me. #educoach
A3: apart from A2, I’ve recently moved to a high rise apartment. I open every day with a coffee on the balcony watching the morning arrive. Fills my soul cup so I start my day right. #educoach
A2: Never have I lived this more. I think it's important to remember that self-care looks different for everyone - I've discovered for me it is the act of being dignified that is my self-care. And that connects pretty well with this quote, @KathyPerret #educoach
Q2 Parker Palmer says,”Self-care is never a selfish act; it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have.” What do you think? #educoach
A1 What @Schoolguy said ;)
Q1 First of all -- hats off to you for making it through the year! What things were the most challenging for you the past 12 to 14 months? #educoach
Hi #educoach, Fiona here from HCMC. We're back on home learning + look set to stay this way until we close mid-June. A bit sad, but my success is time spent acknowledging the feelings of those who are struggling with the loss of EOY rituals with their students and colleagues.
A5: More celebrations of learning. Ts who are committed to their own growth (especially in an opt-in context) have so much to share, and I feel like I can do more here to make space for this. #educoach
Q5 What is something that you would like to see included in your coaching work next year? Why? #educoach
A4: At times, the resources to think new and adapt. In VN we've only been online for a few weeks this year so not so disruptive, but many teachers have now gone almost 2 years without seeing their families in their home countries. It takes its toll some days. #EduCoach
Q4 What, if anything, has been missing in your coaching work this year, due to the pandemic? #educoach
A3: Yes, and more. We are in the final stages of writing a new strategic plan and I hope it will further define the work I do. After a rocky period, it should be something that resets our purpose (and action) as a learning community. #educoach
Q3 Do you expect these changes to become part of your coaching work as we look ahead to the 2021-2022 school year?#educoach
A2: It's become more focused as we've put a focus on assessment. It's also a natural fit for us coaches - the art of feedback, designing engagements and check-ins are integral to what we do. It makes for great fodder for cycles, too. #educaoch
Q2 How has your role as an instructional coach changed since last spring? What are you doing differently this year as an instructional coach? #educoach
A1: Yes, but they have been way more flexible, and my definition of a cycle has had to be, too. There's been so much learning as we've been squeezed in different ways, + keeping the core of cycles as goal/evidence/growth, however that plays out, has been key. #EduCoach
Q1 This has been a unique year in education. Have teachers been as eager to participate in coaching cycles this year? #educoach
