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Coaching Teacher Leaders
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Coaching Teacher Leaders for a Brighter Tomorrow
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Mary Perfitt-Nelson
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Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
It seems that coaches need feedback, as well as teachers and students.
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Capable people, who walk in the shadows, represent wasted, untapped potential. Leadership hit squads target the overlooked and under-utilized for greater more fulfilling involvement. The target for...
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
"The target for leaders is developing leaders."
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4 Characteristics Of Learning Leaders
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
They forgot "open to feedback"!~
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Have you ever been coached? Coaches can impact form, structure, content and meaning, regardless of the field in which they coach. I am blessed to work i
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
June 30, 2014 1:36 PM
I am passionate about professional learning, but found that the instructional coaches were about telling rather than listening.
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ke broad changes.
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Great article regarding what works when schools attempt to make broad changes. While the administrator must be a political visionary, he/she often cannot be the practical visionary making it happen.
There are conversations worth having around the following key ideas: 1. Conversations about the framework 2. Conversations about community and 3. Conversations about institutionalization
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
April 30, 2014 8:01 PM
Leadership is situational, contextual, and particular.
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Q. Besides color and free food, what is it that truly ranks Google as the best place to work? A. It's making space for this: Employee Engagement beyond culture.
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I read an article by one of my favorite writers in education, Bill Ferriter (@plugusin) . In it, Bill asks tweeps "what one bit of advice" he should give district leaders around technology. Tim W...
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Learning needs to be at the front of everything we do!
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Effective group work depends on an understanding of the paradoxes of this work. If the group can learn to embrace and work through the conflicts, good things can happen.
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Over the summer I will be transitioning from my role as a school based administrator and moving into a system wide, central office position. After 14 years as a principal I feel up to the new chall...
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Beautiful reflection ~
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
July 6, 2013 12:23 PM
I fnd it is very difficult over time. Many administrators retain the language and vocabulary but not the actions.
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“Don’t follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deply in your mind that the counsel is wise." - Joan Rivers Via David Hain
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
There is an art to "taking" advice........ 
John Michel's curator insight,
May 31, 2013 4:02 PM
How we adopt advice should improve as we become more self-aware. Our reason for seeking counsel continually changes with heightened self-awareness. Who we look to for advice changes as we grow older, and as we better understand both the perspective of those we surround ourselves with, and their relationship to us. We become more tuned into our ability to compare and contrast what we truly want and how to weigh others’ insights. 
ratzelster's curator insight,
June 1, 2013 8:29 AM
Finding a valued source of wisdom is critical because no one can go it alone. And finding someone who matches with your style, understanding your circumstances and your organization is key. 
Deborah Long's curator insight,
June 2, 2013 12:54 AM
Seeking guidance from those you trust is what a mentoring relationship is all about. Taking the advice and reflecting on the decision to be made must be given sound consideration.
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Don't say you agree with me. When People agree with me, I always feel I must be wrong ... Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Love this: " the dissenting voice gets stifled when it is not well received." The dissenting voice often includes divergent pieces that are missing in an otherwise brilliant body of work. Listen carefully. Good could become better .
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
May 24, 2013 7:06 PM
This is really thought provoking and promotes the idea that innovation comes from the fringes, from non-conformity, and from the disagreeable. 
Elaine Cox's curator insight,
May 25, 2013 5:30 AM
Thought provoking and promotes the idea that leaders need to be brave enough to welcome dissention. 
David Keuning's curator insight,
May 25, 2013 2:39 PM
It is so important to teach your employees to speak truth to power. If your management team has 10 people and they ALL agree with you ALL of the time, then 9 are redundant. It's the ability to harnass a variety of perspectives that distinguishes a high performing team.
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School and school system leaders are far more likely to get into difficulty because of low social and emotional intelligence than because of deficiencies in their technical knowledge. At least that...
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
The thing is, HOW you do what you do matters.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
May 9, 2013 8:23 PM
"Because these leaders often have a high need to control people and situations, they are unlikely to trust others or to delegate." They are not leaders then.
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Via The Learning Factor, David Hain
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
"As leaders our job is to inspire and show our teams the vision of what they could be after they embrace change!! Hmmm, something to ponder over as I eat another bowl of porridge." 
The Learning Factor's curator insight,
May 9, 2013 12:17 AM
What I learned about leadership from my bowl of porridge. |
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Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
' Job-embedded professional development (JEPD) refers to teacher learning that is grounded in
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I had the very fortunate luck of attending Harvard Graduate School of Education's Project Zero Classroom Summer Institute last summer. One of the mini-sessions I attended was "Effec...
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
What we say and how we say it matters a great deal!
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They never tell you in teacher school, and it's rarely discussed elsewhere. It is never, ever portrayed in movies and tv shows about teaching. Teachers rarely bring it up around non-teachers for fear it will make us look weak or inadequate....
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Explore Ariana Amorim's hand-picked collection of Pins about Coaching Models on Pinterest. | See more about coaching, life coaching and therapy worksheets. Via Ariana Amorim
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
May 17, 2014 1:03 AM
There are a lot of posters which tie into meditation and mindfulness.
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Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
May 2014
With backward planning, schools can ensure that they choose professional development activities aligned with their most important goals.
Essentially, the idea is to plan backwards: Student learning outcomesNew practices to be implementedNeeded organizational supportDesired educator knowledge and skills andOptimal professional learning activities
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What Induction Coaches Do by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher and Learnist Evangelist New teachers face many challenges. They are entering the field at one of the most demanding times ever, and turnover is high....
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
"The coaches observe and offer suggestions, help teachers design and achieve goals, and give new teachers a sounding board when sticky situations arise. Often new teachers feel insecure asking questions of evaluators, fearing they may not be doing well enough, and that their job could be at risk." 
Vikki Coleman's curator insight,
August 3, 2016 4:29 PM
This is a great article that essentially allows and administrator to take the techniques and methodologies used by induction coaches to assist their new teachers.
Admin should use this article to gain skills need to assist their new teaches.
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In this op-ed, a veteran educator shares what she thinks would drastically improve the teaching profession. Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Great article!
" But, the reality is that many of the mandates that come down from above make a great deal of sense in theory, but are impractical, ineffective, or impossible in practice with actual students. In my opinion, if state boards of education were made up primarily of educators, the profession would undoubtedly be strengthened and elevated."
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This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Making Collaboration Work. Teamwork and collaboration are critical to mission achievement in any organization that has to respond quickly to changing circumstances.
Via Roy Bishop
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Teamwork can be hard. As with most group work, fidelity of implementation matters! Working through problems is essential!
Gene Shklover, PhD's curator insight,
June 12, 2013 9:05 AM
Good points though my definition of harmony does not exclude conflicts. On the contrary it encourages conflicts, different opinions, etc. but resolves them in the congruent way
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Are you too cautious? The fear barometer on our collective psyche has dialled up in recent weeks.
David Hain's insight:
Some very good point here - I particularly like the idea of the cost of doing nothing, which is often high and painful.
Via John Michel, David Hain
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Risks feel risky. BUT, you gain nothing by being stagnate.
John Michel's curator insight,
May 26, 2013 12:16 AM
In today’s climate of fear, it’s therefore increasingly important to be vigilant about which fears we buy into, and more discerning about whether they are actually serving us, or holding us back. To help you along, here are five risks you need to take to help you move ahead in your career and enjoy greater fulfilment in your life.
David Hain's curator insight,
May 26, 2013 2:43 AM
Some very good point here - I particularly like the idea of the cost of doing nothing, which is often high and painful.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
May 27, 2013 6:28 PM
Risk awkward conversations and be candid. That is great advice.
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Learning about leadership is different than doing leadership in the workplace. By leading, leadership gets real with these unconventional principles.
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Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Some tips to ponder.
I agree that leading means supporting and encouraging.
Ivon Prefontaine, PhD's curator insight,
May 19, 2013 11:13 AM
Leadership does not happen in places where fear is present. Many organizations and their leaders use fear to 'motivate' people. That is not possible.
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Have you ever woken up in the morning and said to yourself: “I’m tired of being a good leader. Today, I want to suck at it!”
David Hain's insight:
Nice take!
See it on Scoop.it, via Coaching Leaders
Via Jesse Jacoby & Emergent, David Hain
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:
Concise take on the matter!
