Coaches and Leaders,
looking for new ways to address the increasing challenges of improving classroom performance?
Learn how to identify the
root causes of resistance, burnout and ineffectiveness
with a curriculum that leaves you equipped with
strategies and skills to address those foundational issues,
rather than just bandaids for the symptoms.
What's Included?
Self-Paced Modules and Workbooks
Learn the Whole Educator Approach.
You were hired because of your content knowledge and skillful teaching. We build on that knowledge to help you intentionally develop your coaching skills- your ability to impact and influence your teachers.
Step-by-Step Coaching Guides
Sometimes it can be exciting to learn new coaching skills, but tough to know exactly how to apply it to your specific situation. What do I say? When do I apply this coaching move? We've got you covered with our actionable Coaching Playbooks, step-by-step guides, resources and video tutorials.
Community
Being a coach for teachers can feel isolating. Inside this community, you'll be working alongside other coaches who get it and are actively doing the work themselves. Being able to lean on the shoulders of coaches who have already completed the Whole Educator Foundations curriculum is an important support.
A closer look at the self-paced core training
(The Whole Educator Approach)
Module 1: Differentiate Levels of Willingness
Distinguish the different “levels” your teachers are on as diverse learners and identify strategies that would support those various levels. This gives you a sense of agency in your ability to impact all teachers, no matter your teachers’ willingness to embrace challenge and change.
Module 2: Build Trust
We will break down the building blocks that make up trust as well as the behaviors and ways of being that build trust. You will learn course-specific powerful communication tools that build trust and can be immediately embedded within the job.
Module 3: Identify Mindsets and Limiting Beliefs
One of the keys to unlocking impact is to understand and recognize Growth Mindset and Fixed Mindset, and what it looks like in adults. You will learn strategies on how to support and grow adult Growth Mindsets one on one as well as support a Growth Mindset culture.
Module 4: Unpack Complaints
You will learn how useful complaints are! We “unpack” the complaints together and practice getting empowered and action-oriented around the complaints. There is an important distinction made between being empowered and toxic positivity. You will build on the mindset work and deepen your mindset-shifting practices.
Module 5: Intentionally Address Teacher Needs
Dig into my signature coaching model, called the SUSS It Out Model. This can be used in one-one-one coaching scenarios or in conversations with school leadership around shifting school culture. Using the model, you will “drill down” to uncover the root cause(s) of undesirable teacher behaviors.
Module 6: Clarify Priorities and Take Focused Action
Continue looking deeply into your beliefs, mindsets and priorities. Uncover how your beliefs and commitments fit into the context of the school’s priorities. Sometimes, district-led initiatives can feel thwarting to a coach’s intentions and priorities. Here, you will learn strategies that empower you in all contexts, including reconciling your school/district priorities with your own.
Topics for Step-By-Step Guides and Resources Include...
- Encouraging reluctant teachers to engage in coaching
- Strategies to address the different types of resistance
- How to impact the different levels of resistance (according to severity and needs of the teacher)
- How to communicate so your teachers will listen
- How to work with teachers that don't believe their students can do it
- How to get your teachers to seek out coaching (instead of your seeking them out)
- Giving feedback that strengthens teacher relationships and trust
- ...and more!
Here's What Coaches Are Saying...
Nadia
Teachers are now reaching out more for help. They’re reaching out now for lesson planning, more resources and information on things I’ve discussed with them. The teachers are more open to talk freely with me.
Amanda
I've been able to make things happen quicker at my school and not be so bogged down with whether people like me. Being new, I've gotten freedom from whether people like me, not making it a forefront of my concern.
Sarah
I used to not know how to explain teacher partner readiness to my admin, and now I will be able to show the [Levels of Willingness] and how my support as a coach can look different.
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The curriculum that brings a fresh perspective to the challenges of teacher resistance, burnout and ineffectiveness.