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Elena Aguilar

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Elena has trained thousands of educators across the United States and abroad in transformational coaching. She is the author of four highly acclaimed books: The Art of Coaching, (2013) and The Art of Coaching Teams, (2016) Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators (2018) and the Onward Workbook (2018), and the forthcoming Coaching for Equity (August 2020). She is a regular contributor to Edutopia and ASCD’s Educational Leadership, and she was a blogger for EdWeek Teacher for many years.

Elena Aguilar is an author and the President of Bright Morning Consulting. Her expertise derives from twenty five years as a classroom teacher, instructional coach and leadership coach working in diverse school environments. In her role as a cons ...more

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Episode 179: What You Need to Know About Taking Notes During Your Coaching Conversations

“Every opportunity for joint decision-making is an opportunity for you to navigate the power dynamic between the two of you [coach and coachee] and for you to cultivate agency in your client. Every opportunity is one for them to think about what do they want? What do they need? What would best serve their learning?”
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	Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators 4.28 avg rating — 1,764 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation 4.28 avg rating — 1,554 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Coaching Teams: Building Resilient Communities that Transform Schools 4.30 avg rating — 939 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice 4.44 avg rating — 809 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development by Elena Aguilar (Goodreads Author), Lori Cohen 4.27 avg rating — 467 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching 4.44 avg rating — 190 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Onward Workbook: Daily Activities to Cultivate Your Emotional Resilience and Thrive 4.38 avg rating — 148 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Coaching Workbook: Tools to Make Every Conversation Count 4.50 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For My Daughter: Ink Stains it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tenth of December

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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)

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“Remember: It's not your fault that things are the way they are, but it is your responsibility to do something about them.”
― Elena Aguilar, Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice

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“Everyone we work with knows a lot more and can do a lot more than we think. It's our job as coaches to find out what it is that they know, care about, can do, and are committed to, and then to use that information to help them move their practice.”
― Elena Aguilar, The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation

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“Tell stories to help others understand your beliefs and opinions. Offer your stories, not in the hope that they will change anyone else, but because they are your stories to tell and they deserve to live outside you. And when you are a listener, allow the stories of others to change you.”
― Elena Aguilar, Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators

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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

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“Write what should not be forgotten.”
― Isabel Allende

tags: forgotten, on-writing, writing, writing-advice

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“The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.”
― Isabel Allende

tags: books

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“Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.”
― Margaret J. Wheatley

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“Poetry = Anger x Imagination”
― Sherman Alexie, One Stick Song

tags: anger, equations, imagination, poetry

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