100 Posts in 100 Days Then last Friday happened. All the inspiration I needed was right there with me in the form of a group of committed teachers open to their own learning and growth. Imagine the setting: 12 teachers are in the final moments of a 9 week course of study that included a… More #26: The Pulse
100 Posts in 100 Days May 24, 2022 This isn’t the post I had pre-written and scheduled for today. But it is the post I needed write and the one that was scheduled will come another day. This morning, I was walking our dogs and listening to the podcast Renegades: Born in the USA. It… More #25: Grief
100 Posts in 100 Days After sharing Cognitive CoachingSM as one of my seminal learning experiences, it seems like one logical next step is to share a concrete example of how I use it every day. There are many coaching skills and dispositions I have developed over the years. But there is one that is… More #24: My “Go To” Coaching Skill
100 Posts in 100 Days In yesterday’s post, I shared how my first experience with Cognitive CoachingSM was the blessing of having a trained coach as my mentor teacher during my teaching internship. And, that I didn’t fully recognize it for the gift that it was until I started comparing notes with college classmates who… More #23: Seminal Learning Experiences: Cognitive Coaching, Part 2
“It didn’t matter if we were planning, problem solving, or reflecting, I always felt empowered.”… More #22: Seminal Learning Experiences: Cognitive Coaching, Part 1
Here’s a look at how I’m taking this blog idea and actually making it happen.… More #21: Behind the Scenes: Developing 100 Posts in 100 Days
I’m 20% to my goal. Here is a snapshot of what I’m thinking and learning.… More #20: Reflections on 20%
100 Posts in 100 Days Our group’s pattern of behavior had been that certain voices dominated conversations while other voices were rarely, if ever, heard. We were going to be having important decision-making conversations during this retreat and it felt essential to ensure that all perspectives were part of the dialogue. So, I came up… More #19: Talking Tokens
100 Posts in 100 Days In yesterday’s post, I shared 10 shifts I made this year in the way I plan our leadership meetings. Shift #3 was about levels of empowerment and shift #4 was about planning for decision making. Making decisions can be hard. Making decisions in a group can be harder. That “inside… More #18: Decisions, Decisions
10 Shifts I’ve made to the way I plan and facilitate our academic leader meetings.… More #17: 10 Shifts to Our Leadership Meetings