Confidentiality and Coaching
What should the relationship be? When I look back over the past 10 years of my coaching life on paper, something pops up regularly: the...
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Fiona Robertson
Mar 22, 20224 min
Belonging + Play
It's hard to deny the fundamental value of belonging among the members of our school communities. It is something I have struggled with...
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Fiona Robertson
Apr 16, 20214 min
Striking Team-Coaching Gold
This week I’ve had the chance to work with teams a little more than usual - it’s one of my favourite contexts to coach in. There is...
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Fiona Robertson
Nov 25, 20204 min
Reduce/reuse/repurpose coaching
How exchanging a helping-habit for two short questions might enhance interactions with your students and colleagues.
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Fiona Robertson
Oct 8, 20206 min
All-in: school-wide planning + assessing for conceptual understanding (a coach's view)
Our school has set down a path to becoming a more intentional, and more accountable, concept-driven school. This is how it started.
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Fiona Robertson
Sep 22, 20204 min
Working with Ego
Is ego really that dirty? Coaching in the weeks following a return to school after COVID restrictions eased has me asking this very question
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Fiona Robertson
Jul 28, 20205 min
Some truths about being a coach
Thinking about becoming a coach? This post serves to pass on a few tips and bust some myths before you start the journey.
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Fiona Robertson
Jun 11, 20203 min
Wrapping-up a Messy Year
Coaching may have looked 'messy' this year. How might we wrap it up in a way that honors the journeys? Here's what I tried.
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Fiona Robertson
May 15, 20204 min
Coming back: 100 days (or so) later
After a long wait, we are finally moving back into classrooms and welcoming students. What might this mean for coaching?
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Fiona Robertson
Apr 23, 20204 min
Fortifying Community + Social Distancing
This morning I am cautiously excited because it has just been announced that social distancing is slowly being lifted in VN. This...
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Fiona Robertson
Jan 6, 20204 min
Coaching cycles in the Studio
Throughout October and November, Danielle (a Studio 4 teacher) and I began a coaching cycle together. There was lots of 'new' about it,...
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Fiona Robertson
Nov 25, 20193 min
Leveraging Curiosity in Coaching
Is it truly possible to think about outcomes and enjoy exploring in coaching?
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Fiona Robertson
Oct 27, 20192 min
Developing a Coaching Compass
A few weeks ago, I sat down with my principal and our tech integration coach @kylesumrow (also new to the school) to name our values as...
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Fiona Robertson
Oct 19, 20193 min
Coaching-Shock
It has been a long time since my last post and I promise it is justified! We have moved continents, shifting home and kids and landing in...
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Fiona Robertson
Apr 4, 20194 min
The Role of Assessment in Coaching
I recently completed the third module of the Student-Centred Coaching Certificate which explored how assessment data might enhance the...
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Fiona Robertson
Feb 21, 20193 min
Know thy teachers
Having been spoiled this last week with a plethora of PD (a day with James Nottingham, and a weekend with Jane Pollock, Tim Stuart,...
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Fiona Robertson
Jan 9, 20193 min
Is change as good as a holiday?
Is change as good as a holiday? I guess that depends on the holiday. Most of us, though, are looking to escape from our daily grind. ...
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Fiona Robertson
Nov 19, 20182 min
It Takes Two to Tango
Coaches spend a lot of time thinking about how we can be great (just look at the #educoach feed). This job isn’t easy, and for many of...
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