Can school administrators also be coaches? The short answer is “yes” but with certain caveats. Our job as leaders is to develop our people, and coaching is a big part of that. And yet we also have the role of evaluator. How do we reconcile the two tasks of coaching...
Many of us, especially those of us in education, were hoping the pandemic would be behind us by now. We cancelled CoachFest in 2020 and weren’t sure we would even be able to host the event this year, but we kept hearing the message, “We need this.” So with limited...
We are so excited to host our 2nd annual CoachFest Conference and Retreat in Blowing Rock, NC on November 4th and 5th, 2021. The theme for this year’s conference is “Coaching to Thrive!” We’ve been in survival mode for a long time and...
You may have already heard about Constructive Learning Design’s co-founder Mia Pumo’s spot as special guest on #educoach’s Twitter Chat, coming up on January 27th at 9:00 pm EST. Her topic is “What Are You Craving in Your Coaching Career?” But if...
CoachWeek 2021 is happening March 22-26, 2021, and will be a week of online events, with keynote speakers, interactive workshops, “coffee” and connections, coaching dilemmas, and plenty of success stories. Instructional coaches, leaders in education, and teachers...