EP307 Creating conditions for transformation (with Elena Aguilar)
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
"Transformative change means feeling different, having different experiences every day, not just little changes that feel like a band-aid."
These are the words of today's guest, Elena Aguilar, an instructional coach whose latest book is called Arise: The Art of Transformation Coaching. (https://amzn.to/3Srseot) Through her book and our conversation today, you're invited to teach in a "human-centered, compassionate, wildly optimistic way."
Listen in as we discuss:
- What "transformation" looks like and how it applies to the work of classroom teachers
- Why transformation results from addressing the Three Bs: beliefs, ways of being, and behavior…
- and why that order matters Which conditions allow for beliefs to change and how we can implement them in our classrooms
- How our "ways of being" as teachers tie to transformation
As we look toward the start of a new school year, I hope that Elena's thoughts will help you reimagine what's possible in your classroom, and create conditions for both student transformations and your own.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Episode 307 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm your host, Angela Watson, and I'm here to speak encouragement into the hearts of educators |
| 0:10.0 | and get you informed and energized for the week ahead. |
| 0:14.0 | Today, you'll hear my conversation with Elena Aguilar, author of the new book, Arise, The Art of Transformational Coaching, as we talk about how transformation |
| 0:22.8 | results from addressing beliefs, ways of being, and behavior. Visit truthforteachers.com |
| 0:29.2 | for an easy-to-read, easy-to-share version of this podcast episode. |
| 0:34.9 | Have you heard about my new curriculum line? It's called Finding Flow Solutions, and it's designed to help students manage their time, energy, and focused attention. |
| 0:45.3 | I was inspired to take on this project because so many teachers tell me their students don't put forth the necessary effort, |
| 0:52.3 | and give up the moment that things seem hard. And together, we found that no matter how many times you say to young people, |
| 0:59.0 | you can do this, you just have to try. |
| 1:01.0 | It doesn't change the pattern of behavior. |
| 1:04.0 | And that's because kids need strategies for pushing themselves through difficult tasks, |
| 1:09.0 | instead of relying on adults to do that for them. |
| 1:12.9 | Finding flow solutions includes a student journal and a slideshow that are no prep for the teacher |
| 1:18.6 | and challenging for kids, helping them learn to take initiative, focus on assignments, develop |
| 1:25.1 | healthy cell phone habits, and self-regulate. There are six complete units |
| 1:29.7 | for high school and six units for middle school, with the first of our elementary resources |
| 1:34.4 | coming later in August. Go to Findingflow Solutions.com to learn more. If you're a longtime |
| 1:41.3 | listener and supporter of my work, and you've never left a rating or review for Truth for Teachers on iTunes, would you take a few seconds and do that? |
| 1:49.0 | You can click through right from your podcast player app. |
| 1:53.0 | Every review helps boost visibility for Truth for Teachers no matter what platform it's on. |
| 1:58.0 | And these reviews help more educators discover the podcast. |
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