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Sailing through adversity: 4 Olympic-sized lessons in educational leadership

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And one of the things that I always worked with my performance coach was that if not this, then something better is in store. Whether it’s through mental coaching, leaning on your team, or reframing the situation as an opportunity to rise to the occasion, pressure becomes a resource for strength and motivation.

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Stop Calling College Teachers ‘Professors.’ Try ‘Cognitive Coaches,’ Says Goucher President.

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They motivate and guide their students to accomplish their goals. Since we’ve discovered that teaching is mostly about motivation, that matters because for faculty, motivation was usually not the primary problem. The fitness coach can’t exercise for you. What is it that motivates you? You have to do the work.

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The Case for Embracing Messy Leadership in Schools

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And the most successful were those that shared their work—their successes and their failures—as well as those who were empathetic and learned from others. In other words, techniques that revolve around how to motivate others to do a task need to be set aside to focus on better understanding and connecting with a human being.”

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How I Became Invisible as a Teacher of Color in the Classroom

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All around my room are reminders of my identity as a 6’2, 280-pound Black and Puerto Rican man, husband, father, math teacher and basketball coach. Motivated to change this conversation and influence policy at the state and local levels, I ran for school board in 2021. A crushing defeat in many ways that made me feel like a failure.

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We Need to Make Schools Human Again. That Means Treating Teachers With Respect.

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As an instructional coach, the most important role I have is as a listener. In my role as listener and coach I’ve heard what teachers need. Researcher Doris Santoro, author of “Demoralized,” explains that demoralization occurs when teachers “encounter consistent and pervasive challenges to enacting the values that motivate their work.”

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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

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To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

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Lessons Learned While Coaching Nursing Students During and After the Pandemic: An Experiential Story

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Students are required to work with me if they are on probation due to a course failure, and they are recommended to see me if they fail an exam or are deemed to be at risk for failure. I would talk with them about self-control and self-motivation, and being accountable to themselves for doing these required activities.