Here is the link to the site with the 30-day challenge.
Day 21
Do you have other hobbies/interests that you bring into your classroom teaching? Explain.
So, this will be my first post in a while. In fact, I haven't posted in over a month. Ironically, it has been my interests (coaching and technology) that have kept me away from blogging over the past 31 days.
When I became a technology coach here at Buffalo Grove, one of my major worries was whether or not I would be able to inspire and teach other teachers how to use technology in the classroom. Inspiring the minds of a 17 year old kid, who hasn't yet figured out what he or she believes is easy; inspiring a 35 year old teacher who is at the "midpoint" of their career to jump in and try something new is a whole other story.
However, the more I worked with teachers, the more I realized that coaching is coaching, regardless of the age of those you are working with. Sure there are subtle differences. Seeing I am also a football and wrestling coach as well, my approach dramatically changes when I am working with teachers on technology. The one thing that doesn't change though, is my philosophy on coaching.
I have never believed that coaching is about "pushing" people to do something; you need to let them,
on their own, discover what is best for them. I have always felt (yes this applies in coaching athletics as well) that with every "push" there is going to be resistance. However, with collaboration, motivation, good energy (that's my big one) and self-discovery the outcomes are much more positive.
Unfortunately, so many people believe that you must "push" your intentions on others in order to get the outcome you want. What people need to realize is that coaching is not about the outcome, but rather the process you use to get there. The outcome is, and always will be, a byproduct of the process.
When I became a technology coach here at Buffalo Grove, one of my major worries was whether or not I would be able to inspire and teach other teachers how to use technology in the classroom. Inspiring the minds of a 17 year old kid, who hasn't yet figured out what he or she believes is easy; inspiring a 35 year old teacher who is at the "midpoint" of their career to jump in and try something new is a whole other story.
However, the more I worked with teachers, the more I realized that coaching is coaching, regardless of the age of those you are working with. Sure there are subtle differences. Seeing I am also a football and wrestling coach as well, my approach dramatically changes when I am working with teachers on technology. The one thing that doesn't change though, is my philosophy on coaching.
I have never believed that coaching is about "pushing" people to do something; you need to let them,
Unfortunately, so many people believe that you must "push" your intentions on others in order to get the outcome you want. What people need to realize is that coaching is not about the outcome, but rather the process you use to get there. The outcome is, and always will be, a byproduct of the process.
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