We decided as a staff to attend Cognitive Coaching training together and just finished the first two days of an eight-day training. Aside from giving us more time to bond and get to know one another, the experience is helping our team build common language and experiences that will help us build the Central District Mentoring Program. Our amazing trainer, Sue Presel, is pushing us to learn and grow as Mentors/Coaches and also providing us with great modeling for our own sessions of training Mentors/Coaches. Another fabulous perk has been networking with other mentors and coaches, some of which are from our own complex!!!!
The last two days have really stretched my learning by making me think, re-think, reflect, and make connections with past experiences. It has also helped me clarify my beliefs about learning--which has been very refreshing and invigorating--even LIBERATING! I am thoroughly looking forward to our next two training days with Sue and am eagerly anticipating "practicing" honing skills such as: rapport, paraphrasing, and planning conferences over the next month.
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