55: Bonus Edition- Interview with Mandy Taylor

Mandy has a degree in Education. She has spent seventeen years in the classroom, grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade. She recently transitioned out of the classroom into an Instructional Coaching position and has a passion for literacy, a love for learning, and a fascination with public speaking. She also has become a Teacher Consultant with the Central Texas Writing Project where she also serves on the Leadership Board. Her belief statement relates to relationships, humor, authenticity, and love. She’s a very connected educator through Twitter, Voxer, and Google.

Quotables

• Coaches are in a weird purgatory- where’s my identity?
• With teaching, the stakes are always high
• Listen, Listen, Listen
• It’s not about me. It’s about what is best for kids.
• What can my impact be?
• Even tasteful leopard can be executed professionally
• Equal parts accountability and follow up
• Find your people/tribe/PLN…we all want to connect with somebody
• Take your passion and make it happen
• The space between….

Mandy’s Stamp of Approval

Books

• Better Conversations – Jim Knight (@JimKnight99 on Twitter)
• Focus on Teaching– Jim Knight
•  The Art of Coaching – Elena Aguilar
• Crucial Conversations– Patterson and Grenny
• Fierce Conversations– Susan Scott
• How the Way we Talk can Change the Way we Work– Kegan and Lahey
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking– Susan Cain

Blogs

• Your Instructional Coach – Eric Sandberg, Instructional Coach
• Buzzing with Ms B– Chrissy B, Literacy Coach
• Ms. Houser– Kristin Houser, Instructional Coach (suggested by Gretchen)

Hashtags

• #personalizedPD

Resources

• Passion Planner by Angelia Trinidad

Connect with Mandy

• Blog: Taylor-Made Teaching
• Facebook: TaylorMadeTeaching
• Twitter: @mandymtaylor
• Instagram: taylormadeteaching
• YouTube: Mandy Taylor
• TpT: Taylor-made-Teaching

 

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