When I think about the early childhood world my passion has changed within the last year or so. Of course, the children are always number one but recently I have enjoyed exploring the coaching realm within early childhood. The job opportunities and communities of practice I chose for this post revolve around coaching for educators.
The three communities of practice/organizations I feel relate to me are; the coaches within my current program, Colorado Shines, and Colorado Coaching Consortium. The coaches at my current workplace will help me to guide my way through the coaching process. The Colorado Shines and Colorado Coaching Consortium appeal to me because they are platforms to professional development and networking opportunities. I feel that the more focused and informative professional development one can become involved in will really help better themselves and those they are working with. Colorado Coaching Consortium offers Relationship Based Professional Development trainings around adult learners, coaching competencies, reflective practice, and coaching implementation tools, which will offer current/future coaches the tools for success.
I have recently accepted a coaching position at Head Start, which is the job opportunity of interest to me and one that I have been working towards for almost two years!! This position will be a coach/supervisor to a select number of teachers within our Head Start program. I am not sure the exact experience needed but I know they wanted the candidate to have Head Start teaching experience with some knowledge of the policies/procedures.
Chrissy,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new job opportunity! That's wonderful that your hard work has finally paid off, and I hope that you truly enjoy your new job. I also work in a coaching position, for Child Care Aware. It's funny, because I never thought I would be that interested in adult education. I was much more interested in public policy, which is why I took a job with CCA. Now that I'm in the coaching world, I really enjoy it, and I hope to be able to gain more training and knowledge around adult education.
Hello Chrissy,
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new position! I love to hear great news it goes to show that your hard didn't go unnoticed no matter how long it took. good job on choosing your organizations they seem like they do a lot for the community. Overall good post and I look forward to reading more of your blogs.
Hi Chrissy,
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new job opportunity I pray your new path in life helps you to inspire others. I think coaching people and helping them to find and reach their goals is a great quality for any educator. Being about to work in a program that leads you on the right path is a plus. I hope that your able to help others who’s looking for fulfillment in their job choices.