Hear from a high school student for perspective on the purpose of parent teacher conferences and how coaching conversations may support a new vision for conferences.

Our communication with other adults is a crucial element of effective educational practice. Explore two examples of how I engaged in planning conversations with coaching colleagues.

Explore ways to push yourself and your coaching partner to the edge of the “comfort zone” to elicit growth. Hear Janet’s personal connection to being vulnerable.

Explore characteristics of quality feedback and how less feedback might produce more and better results for coaching partners. Inspect a variety of models and consider ways that they might support your practice.

Explore the power of models and how clarity can bring greater success with various forms of models in coaching.

The language that we use to communicate our relationship with others is foundational to trust. Explore how the use of pronouns in our written and spoken words can impact the partnerships we have with others.

Meet host Janet Cook and explore coaching through cogitation...thinking deeply about aspects of our craft through meditation and reflection.