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Sustaining the Journey

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Thoughtful writing authored and shared by members of of the Thinking Collaborative community to support others on the journey.

Sustaining the Journey

Putting Adaptive Schools and Cognitive Into Practice - Pitt County Schools
March 4, 2024
Carolee Hayes
Serving Staff and Students with Adaptive Schools and Cognitive Coaching - Littleton Public Schools
February 11, 2024
Carolee Hayes
The International School Yangon – Living Adaptive Schools
January 23, 2024
Carolee Hayes
The Way a Group Makes Decisions Reflects Its Identity
December 5, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Stringing of the Beads: A Strategy for Facilitating and Developing Groups
November 15, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Distinguishing Values and Beliefs
October 3, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Revisiting Public Coaching
September 1, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Psychological Safety - Really?
August 28, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Polarities of Leadership Part 2
July 18, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Polarities of Leadership Part 1
June 14, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Designing YOUR Surround
May 4, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Attuning to and Adjusting for Human Uniqueness in Emotions
April 10, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Gestures Revisited
March 21, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Tool for Guiding Adaptive Leadership
February 27, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Rebooting Sustaining the Journey
January 26, 2023
Carolee Hayes
Flexibility (April 2019)
April 15, 2019
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Efficacy (April 2019)
April 22, 2019
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Interdependence (April 2019)
April 29, 2019
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Breathing Renewed Life into Our Work: Planting the Seeds
May 06, 2019
Ericka Harris, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
Breathing Renewed Life into Our Work: Nurturing the Seedlings
May 13, 2019
Ericka Harris, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
Breathing Renewed Life into Our Work: Watching for Growth
May 20, 2019
Ericka Harris, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
Breathing Renewed Life into Our Work: Enjoying the Blossoms
May 27, 2019
Ericka Harris, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
The Question Burst Strategy, Part 3, Identify a Quest and Commit to It
May 28, 2019
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Video as Accelerator of Reflection: Teachers Seeing Their Practice Through Their Own Eyes
June 03, 2019
David Baker
Video Promoting Increased Noticing
June 10, 2019
David Baker and Karen Smith
Video as a Third Point for Reflection
June 17, 2019
Karen Smith and David Baker
Video as an Accelerator of Reflection
July 08, 2019
David Baker and Karen Smith
Video as a Catalyst for Improved Practice
July 15, 2019
Karen Smith and David Baker
What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! 2 -- They Share Vulnerability
April 16, 2018
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What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! 3 - They Establish Purpose
April 23, 2018
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What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! Concluding Thoughts
April 30, 2018
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Gender and Voice
May 07, 2018
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The Question Burst Strategy, Part 1, Set the Stage
May 14, 2018
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The Question Burst Strategy, Part 2, Brainstorm the Questions
May 21, 2018
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Kegan's Stages of Adult Development
June 04, 2018
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Kegan's Stages of Adult Development: Socializing Knowers
June 11, 2018
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Kegan's Stages of Adult Development: Self-Authoring Knowers
June 18, 2018
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Kegan's Stages of Adult Development: Self-Transforming or Interindividual Knowers
June 25, 2018
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Posing Mediative Questions—Approachability
July 02, 2018
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Posing Mediative Questions—Plural Forms
July 09, 2018
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Posing Mediative Questions—Tentative Language
July 16, 2018
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Posing Mediative Questions—Positive Presuppositions
July 23, 2018
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Posing Mediative Questions—Open-Ended
July 30, 2018
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Context-Specific Coaching
August 06, 2018
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Coach as Choreographer and Catalytic Leader
August 13, 2018
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Coach as Ethnographer and Designer
August 20, 2018
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Coach as Creative Liaison and Counselor
August 27, 2018
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The Four Support Functions: Evaluating
September 03, 2018
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The Four Support Functions: Consulting
September 10, 2018
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The Four Support Functions: Collaborating
September 17, 2018
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The Four Support Functions: Coaching
September 24, 2018
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Mentoring/Coaching the New Teacher
October 01, 2018
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Mentoring/Coaching the Veteran Teacher
October 08, 2018
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Mentoring Using Feedback, Part 1
October 15, 2018
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Mentoring Using Feedback, Part 2
October 15, 2018
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Developing the Mentors/Coaches
October 29, 2018
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What’s the Best Size for Making Meetings Productive?
November 05, 2018
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Things and Energy Matter
November 12, 2018
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Update on Learning Styles and Eye Movements
November 19, 2018
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Reading Non-Verbals: Racial Bias
November 29, 2018
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Articles on how Gen Zers are different from Millennials in the Workplace
December 03, 2018
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A Review: "The Power of Listening in Helping People Change" from HBR
December 10, 2018
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Developing Self-Efficacy
January 07, 2019
Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
The Discipline of Perception
January 14, 2019
Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
The Discipline of Action
January 21, 2019
Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
The Discipline of Will
January 28, 2019
Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
Collective Teacher Efficacy
February 04, 2019
Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
The Next Steps of Choreographing an Opening
February 14, 2019
Seth Brown, Agency Trainer and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
Adaptive Schools and Trauma Informed Practices
February 15, 2019
John Matich, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
A Healing-Centered Framework
March 01, 2019
Carrie Usui Johnson and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
The Four Hats of Shared Leadership - Facilitating
March 05, 2019
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Purposefully Creating Cognitive Diversity and Psychological Safety
March 11, 2019
James Roussin, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team
The Four Hats of Shared Leadership - Coaching
March 12, 2019
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The Four Hats of Shared Leadership - Presenting
March 19, 2019
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Journey of Becoming Trauma Informed: How a Norm of Collaboration is Changing Things One Situation at a Time
March 19, 2019
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Writing by the Coach
March 25, 2019
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Conciousness (April 2019)
April 01, 2019
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Craftsmanship
April 08, 2019
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Developmental Approach to Feedback and Collaboration: Socializing Knowers
March 13, 2017
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Developmental Approach to Feedback and Collaboration: Self-Authoring Knowers
March 20, 2017
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Developmental Approach to Feedback and Collaboration: Self-Transforming Knowers
March 27, 2017
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Developing Co-Laborers
April 03, 2017
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Co-Laboring: Listening Well
April 10, 2017
Winn Wheeler
Co-Laboring: Ensuring All Voices are Heard
April 17, 2017
Winn Wheeler
Co-Laboring: Building Inclusive Communities
April 24, 2017
Winn Wheeler
The Power of the Story
May 01, 2017
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Mastering the Box
May 08, 2017
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Gesturing to Align with Your Intention
May 15, 2017
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Using Your Palms in a Presentation
May 22, 2017
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Holding a Confident Stance
May 29, 2017
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Trust (Part 1)
June 05, 2017
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Trust (Part 2)
June 12, 2017
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Trust (Part 3)
June 19, 2017
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Trust (Part 4)
June 26, 2017
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Managing Change by Managing Transitions
July 03, 2017
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Managing Change by Managing Transitions—Endings
July 10, 2017
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Managing Change by Managing Transitions—The Neutral Zone
July 17, 2017
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Managing Change by Managing Transitions—New Beginnings
July 24, 2017
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Managing Change by Managing Transitions—Mediating Your Thinking around Transition
July 31, 2017
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Using a Third Point in a Calibrating Conversation
August 07, 2017
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Calibrating Conversations Support Self-Directed Learning
August 14, 2017
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Envisioning Success in the Calibrating Conversation
August 21, 2017
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Using the Calibrating Conversation with the Other Support Functions
August 28, 2017
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The Power of Paraphrasing
September 04, 2017
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Paraphrasing - Acknowledging
September 11, 2017
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Paraphrasing - Organizing
September 18, 2017
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Paraphrasing Abstracting
September 25, 2017
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How do I get started?
October 02, 2017
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Moving to Automaticity
October 09, 2017
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Talking and Writing by the Coach (Part 1)
October 16, 2017
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Talking and Writing by the Coach (Part 2)
October 23, 2017
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The Recalcitrant Coachee
October 30, 2017
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Beginning to Understand & Embrace the Principles & Tenets of Adaptive Schools (Part 1)
November 06, 2017
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Beginning to Understand & Embrace the Principles & Tenets of Adaptive Schools (Part 2)
November 13, 2017
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Beginning to Understand & Embrace the Principles & Tenets of Adaptive Schools (Part 3)
November 20, 2017
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Beginning to Understand & Embrace the Principles & Tenets of Adaptive Schools (Part 2)
November 27, 2017
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Research Supporting Adaptive Schools & Cognitive Coaching (Part 1)
December 04, 2017
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Research Supporting Adaptive Schools & Cognitive Coaching (Part 2)
December 11, 2017
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Revision to Cognitive Coaching Capability 3…the Why
January 08, 2018
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Revision to Cognitive Coaching Capability 3…the What
January 15, 2018
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Revision to Cognitive Coaching Capability 3…the How (Part 2)
January 29, 2018
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Categories of Stories
February 05, 2018
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Why Stories are So Persuasive?
February 12, 2018
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Signature Stories
February 19, 2018
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Story Features to Make Them More Compelling
February 26, 2018
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The Four Hats of Shared Leadership - Consulting
March 26, 2018
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What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams!
April 02, 2018
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What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! 1—They Build Safety
April 09, 2018
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Project Aristotle – Understanding Successful Groups
March 14, 2016
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Talk Time in Groups
March 21, 2016
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Psychological Safety in Groups
March 28, 2016
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Confirmation Bias
April 04, 2016
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Blind Spot Bias
April 11, 2016
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Ostrich Effect
April 18, 2016
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Recency
April 25, 2016
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Teacher Evaluation – Getting it Right
May 02, 2016
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What Makes a Smart Team?
May 09, 2016
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Knowing When to Consult
May 19, 2016
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Things and Energy
May 23, 2016
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Renewing Yourself
May 30, 2016
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Purposes of Reflection
June 06, 2016
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Analyzing Causal Factors
June 13, 2016
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Construct New Learnings
June 20, 2016
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Commit to Applications
June 27, 2016
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Capital is an asset in any form. Professional Capital includes Human Capital, Social Capital, Cognitive Capital, and Decisional Capital.
July 04, 2016
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Human Capital
July 11, 2016
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Social Capital
July 18, 2016
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Decisional Capital
July 25, 2016
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Listening as a Leadership Tool
August 01, 2016
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Shhhh…360 Listening
August 08, 2016
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Can you hear me now? 360 Listening
August 15, 2016
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The Secrets of Great Teamwork—Enabling in a Positive Way, Part 1
August 22, 2016
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The Secrets of Great Teamwork—Enabling in a Positive Way, Part 2
August 29, 2016
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Use One Topic at a Time and Address One Process at a Time
September 06, 2016
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Balance Participation
September 13, 2016
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Understand and Agree on Roles
September 20, 2016
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Engage Cognitive Conflict
September 27, 2016
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AS & CC in the Classroom
October 03, 2016
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Using a Reflecting Conversation with Students
October 10, 2016
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Norms of Collboration & Students - A Real World Example
October 17, 2016
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Principles of Complex Systems - A Real World Example
October 24, 2016
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Cognitive CoachingSM Research: Outcomes #1 and #2
November 07, 2016
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Cognitive CoachingSM Research: Outcome #3
November 14, 2016
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Cognitive CoachingSM Research: Outcomes #3 and #6
November 21, 2016
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Cognitive CoachingSM Research: Outcome #7
November 28, 2016
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What is V.U.C.A.?
December 05, 2016
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Responding Effectively to V.U.C.A – “Hey, it’s crazy out there!”
December 12, 2016
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Revision to Cognitive Coaching Capability 3…the How (Part 1)
December 12, 2016
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An Adaptive Curriculum
January 09, 2017
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Effective Thinking as a Future Curriculum
January 16, 2017
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Effective Action as a Future Curriculum
January 23, 2017
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Effective Relationship and Effective Accomplishment as a Future Curriculum
January 30, 2017
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Flexibility (February 2017)
February 06, 2017
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The Reflecting Conversation: Reflect on the Coaching Process and Explore Refinements
February 10, 2017
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Consciousness (February 2017)
February 15, 2017
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Interdependence (February 2017)
February 20, 2017
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Efficacy (February 2017)
February 27, 2017
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Developmental Approach to Feedback and Collaboration: Instrumental Knowers
March 06, 2017
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Problems Created by Group Fallacies
January 26, 2015
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How Groups Reduce Fallacies
February 02, 2015
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Helping Groups Become Wiser
February 09, 2015
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Things to Consider When Seeking Advice
February 16, 2015
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Transformative Talk: Cognitive Coaches Share Their Stories
February 22, 2015
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Things to Consider When Giving Advice
February 23, 2015
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Student Use of the Norms of Collaboration
March 02, 2015
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Back to Basics: Identity as a Mediator
April 06, 2015
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Back to Basics: Identity as a Collaborator and Inquirer
April 13, 2015
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Who Are We in the Decision-Making Process?
April 20, 2015
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Three Meeting Goals
April 27, 2015
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Developing Trust for a Coaching Relationship
May 04, 2015
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Cognitive Capital
May 05, 2015
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Navigating Support Functions
May 11, 2015
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Making the Norms the Norm
May 18, 2015
Art Costa & Bena Kallick
Tips for Making the Norms the Norms
May 24, 2015
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Identity as a Mediator
June 01, 2015
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What Messages are You Sending about Helping?
June 08, 2015
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Tips for Giving Goal-Referenced Feedback
June 15, 2015
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Riding a Bike
June 22, 2015
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Are Your Meetings Fun?
June 29, 2015
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Developing Self-Directed Leaders and Learners – A Higher Purpose
July 06, 2015
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