CASE STUDY: Darcy Estes: Creating the Conditions for Teachers to Evolve Their Practice as an Instructional Coach

This #coachbetter case study episode is with one of Kim's Thrive Coaching Certificate graduates, Darcy Estes. They talk about how coaches create the conditions for teachers to evolve their practice including...

Her experiences in different types of coaching roles

What she felt she needed to ensure she had a positive experience this time around

What she learned in the course 

What she's planning for next academic year, as a result of her time in the course

Her huge mindset shift about the intentions behind instructional coaching

The importance of having a strong Coach-Principal partnership

The foundational element she would have paid more attention to in her first years coaching - if she had realized it's importance

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