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In this post: 1) Aligning Mentor-Coaching with Educational Leadership 2) Upcoming Autumn Training 1) Aligning Mentor-Coaching with Educational Leadership Whether you are a classroom leader (teacher), school leader (vice principal, principal), system leader (supervisory [...]

We recently completed Part 3 of the Mentor-Coaching Institute’s Foundational Coaching Skills program with four cohorts of remarkable programming leads and administrators from a district school board in northern Ontario, Canada. Our learning journey together has been particularly significant [...]

Earlier this summer, after 2.5 years of only being able to work virtually, we were finally able to head back out into the world of in-person professional learning. The experience of being back together again, in the same room, [...]

Fact Identifying and leveraging strengths is central to capacity building. Knowing what our strengths are, discovering ways to use them, and owning the impact that we have when we’ve engaged them, is a powerful way to increase capacity, performance, [...]

As we transition into this new year, the MCI social media and blog posts will be focused on ideas and tips for supporting ourselves and our mentees in adapting to the ever-changing conditions that surround us. In this post, [...]

“Ecologists tell us that a tree planted in a clearing of an old forest will grow more successfully than one planted in an open field. The reason, it seems, is that the roots of the forest trees are able [...]

. I really like these two resources because they feel really relevant, grounded in solid research and presented in an accessible and practical way. Article: Social Distancing Doesn’t Have to Disrupt Mentorship by David G. Smith & W. Brad Johnson, [...]

  Tip #1: Be consistent Now is the time to reach out to your mentee. Making time to connect regularly is a powerful example of commitment and care. Your mentee won’t forget how it made them feel.  Videoconferencing is best, [...]

We need each other more than ever before. The impact of our on-again-off-again virtual schooling and working from home is taking its toll. Opportunities for connection and meaningful conversations are harder to find, and relationships are taking the hit. Social [...]

Mentor-coaching Tool: Remarkably, we are a quarter way through the school year. And if you are like me, the wear and tear over the last 3 months seems to have taken a lot more energy and stamina than budgeted. Carrying [...]

  As part of the launch of our new community hub, the Mentor-Coaching Institute website, I’ll begin by offering up an e-newsletter series to help navigate ‘coming back’ and the return to school. I’ll be drawing on the skills, mindset [...]