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Prioritizing the Wellbeing of Teachers

Instructional Coaches

This course will provide you with a range of positive psychology theories, tools and strategies that can be used when coaching teachers. By integrating these ideas into your coaching, you will be better able to support teachers to enhance their practice and look after their wellbeing. After reviewing the key elements of effective coaching, you will be introduced to theories of change, wellbeing theories and positive psychology concepts along with their practical implications. Finally, a new model of “flourishing educators” is presented and you will be asked to consider your own wellbeing as a coach.

Course Length
4
Hours

This includes time for video and reflection.

Instructed By
Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburgh
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this course is designed for
Instructional Coaches
Course Outcomes

Participants will be able to support the wellbeing of teachers while they coach them about their instructional practice.

What's included?
  • 5 learning hours
  • .33 graduate credits with University of the Pacific
  • Unlimited access to video lessons
  • Digital course workbook
  • Access to the Radical Learners community space
  • Multiple print-ready resources
Instructed By
Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Read bio
this course was made for
Instructional Coaches
What's included?
  • 5 learning hours
  • .33 graduate credits with University of the Pacific
  • Unlimited access to video lessons
  • Digital course workbook
  • Access to the Radical Learners community space
  • Multiple print-ready resources
Course Outcomes

Participants will be able to support the wellbeing of teachers while they coach them about their instructional practice.

Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburgh

Christian is a leading academic and thought-leader in the field of coaching, as well as a practicing executive coach. Regarded as an international authority in the field, Christian regularly speaks at conferences, facilitates training, and consults in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.

Particularly passionate about the application of coaching and positive psychology in education, Christian is the author of An Introduction to Coaching Skills: A Practical Guide (Sage, 2014) and the editor of Coaching in Education: Getting Better Results for Students, Educators and Parents (Karnac, 2012) and Coaching in Professional Contexts (Sage, 2016). He holds the role of Editor in Chief of Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, a leading, peer-reviewed academic journal. He also recently co-wrote with John Campbell The Leader's Guide to Coaching in Schools: Creating Conditions for Effective Learning (Corwin, 2017).

Christian is Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Global Director at Growth Coaching International, where he delivers training and professional learning opportunities in schools, colleges and universities.

Christian holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK), an MSc from the University of East London (UK) and an MA and BA from the American University of Beirut (Lebanon).

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Course Description

This course will provide you with a range of positive psychology theories, tools and strategies that can be used when coaching teachers. By integrating these ideas into your coaching, you will be better able to support teachers to enhance their practice and look after their wellbeing. After reviewing the key elements of effective coaching, you will be introduced to theories of change, wellbeing theories and positive psychology concepts along with their practical implications. Finally, a new model of “flourishing educators” is presented and you will be asked to consider your own wellbeing as a coach.

Instructed By
Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Read bio
Course Outcomes

Participants will be able to support the wellbeing of teachers while they coach them about their instructional practice.

What's included?
  • 5 learning hours
  • .33 graduate credits with University of the Pacific
  • Unlimited access to video lessons
  • Digital course workbook
  • Access to the Radical Learners community space
  • Multiple print-ready resources
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Topics Covered

Key Elements of Effective Instructional Coaching
Transtheoretical Model of Change
Intentional Change Theory
PERMA Theory of Wellbeing
Psychological Wellbeing Theory
Meaning in Life Theory
Hope Theory
Self-determination Theory
Strengths Theory
Flourishing Educators Theory
ICARE Model

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Course Outline

Chapter 1: Course Overview

What Leads to Excellent Coaching

Chapter 2: Four Elements of Excellent Coaching

Elements 1 and 2: Framework and Skills

Chapter 3: Four Elements of Excellent Coaching, continued

Elements 3 and 4: Coaching Way of Being and Strategic Knowledge

Partnership Principles Conversation

Chapter 4: Intentional Change Theory by Richard Boyatzis

Five Stages of Intentional Change Theory

Chapter 5: Well-Being

PERMA Theory of Well-Being

How to Incorporate PERMA into Your Coaching Practice

Chapter 6: Meaning in Life

Meaning of Life vs. Meaning in Life

Chapter 7: Hope Theory by Snyder and Lopez

Three Components of Hope Theory

Chapter 8: How to Increase Teacher Motivation

Self-Determination Theory by Ryan and Deci

Chapter 9: Character Strengths

VIA Inventory of Strengths by Peterson and Seligman

Chapter 10: Ecological Model for Flourishing Educators

Grounded Theory

Chapter 11: Self-Care

I-CARE by Peggy Kern

Chapter 12: Review of Learning and Self-Reflection

Consider Your Own Well-Being

Course Outline

Chapter 1: Course Overview

What Leads to Excellent Coaching

Chapter 2: Four Elements of Excellent Coaching

Elements 1 and 2: Framework and Skills

Chapter 3: Four Elements of Excellent Coaching, continued

Elements 3 and 4: Coaching Way of Being and Strategic Knowledge

Partnership Principles Conversation

Chapter 4: Intentional Change Theory by Richard Boyatzis

Five Stages of Intentional Change Theory

Chapter 5: Well-Being

PERMA Theory of Well-Being

How to Incorporate PERMA into Your Coaching Practice

Chapter 6: Meaning in Life

Meaning of Life vs. Meaning in Life

Chapter 7: Hope Theory by Snyder and Lopez

Three Components of Hope Theory

Chapter 8: How to Increase Teacher Motivation

Self-Determination Theory by Ryan and Deci

Chapter 9: Character Strengths

VIA Inventory of Strengths by Peterson and Seligman

Chapter 10: Ecological Model for Flourishing Educators

Grounded Theory

Chapter 11: Self-Care

I-CARE by Peggy Kern

Chapter 12: Review of Learning and Self-Reflection

Consider Your Own Well-Being

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