The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar
It’s possible for every coaching conversation to build connection and spark change, and Elena Aguilar will show you how. Elena Aguilar is one of education’s leading voices on coaching. Educators around the globe use her research-based coaching method to transform their organizations. Her company, Bright Morning, brings the ideas in her best-selling books to life by providing world-class professional development to mission-driven leaders. In The Bright Morning Podcast, Elena teaches you how to make every conversation count by demonstrating Transformational Coaching conversations. Every episode tackles a pressing coaching challenge. Resistance. Racism. Burnout. Overwhelm. Struggling new teachers. You’ll find it all here. If you’re ready to thrive in your work, listen in. New episodes drop every Monday. To learn more about Elena, go deeper into every episode, find the resources and tools she mentions, or join one of her workshops, check out https://brightmorningteam.com.
The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar
Navigating First Observation Nerves: Episode 218
If you’re leading classroom observations, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Elena, playing the role of school-based coach, demonstrates how to navigate a client resistant to a classroom observation early in the year.
This coaching demonstration is an extension of our “Preparing for Your First Observation” Skill Session in the Learning Library. Learn more below.
Notable moments:
00:29 Setting Up the Coaching Demonstration
02:38 Starting the Coaching Conversation
03:13 Addressing Nervousness and Concerns
05:02 Exploring the Benefits of Observation
16:10 Debriefing the Coaching Session
20:38 Resources for Coaches
Opportunities for continued learning:
- The First 10 Minutes of Your Coaching Conversation (free tool)
- Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: September Skill Session “Preparing for Your First Observation”
- Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC: Coaching Demonstration Vault.
- Watch coaching demonstrations, including a full video of the conversation heard in this episode
- Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop with Elena
- Become a Bright Morning Member
- Become a Friend of the Podcast
Reflection questions:
- What coaching moves did you hear Elena make in this conversation?
- What is one coaching move you would like to try in your next coaching conversation?
- Elena explicitly states that she is nudging her client to proceed with the observation. What was your reaction to this level of transparency? Is this something you do/would do in your coaching conversations?
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