BC TEAL is proud to present our 2025 Annual Conference: Disruptive Educational Practices: Strategies for Transformation.
Educators shine in times of change to face unexpected challenges. This is when creativity flourishes by combining proven practices with fresh and innovative ideas. These times call for transformation which can be rooted in tradition or experience, or it can arise through unexplored approaches. The synthesis of old and new ideas drives meaningful progress. Join other insightful and creative educators as we flourish within the power of our community.
In recent years coaching has emerged as a growing and effective source of support for students and educators (Aguilar, 2013; Kristjánsson, et al., 2018; Kristjánsson & Mohan, 2023). In this first session of a two-part workshop, we will take a brief look at different types of coaching along with key benefits, principles, and practices of a strength-based coach approach for teaching and personal / professional development. By the end of this session, participants will:
Understand foundational principles of coaching as they apply to teaching
Recognize the potential of effective coach approach questioning for transformative shifts in thinking
Appreciate how the top strengths they bring to teaching might be leveraged in their own coach approach to teaching and learning
Workshop activities will include:
Introduction and warm-up - (10 minutes)
Think-Pair-Share activity
Coaching Overview (10 minutes)
Listening to the presenter
Coach Approach vs Traditional Teaching (10 minutes)
Sample Coaching questions re teaching
Individual reflection and group interaction
Strength awareness exercise (10 minutes
Reflect on and identify top strengths they bring to teaching from a core strengths profile
Personal reflection as response to a coaching question about how these might be leveraged to bring about a desired aspect of change in their teaching settings.
Associate Professor, MAES, Trinity Western University
Carolyn Kristjánsson teaches in the MAES program at Trinity Western University. She is also a Certified Executive Coach. Her research includes coaching in teacher education.
