{"title":"Books by Elena Aguilar","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781118984154","title":"The Art of Coaching Teams – Building Resilient Communities that Transform Schools","description":"The missing how-to manual for being an effective team leader The Art of Coaching Teams is the manual you never received when you signed on to lead a team. Being a great teacher is one thing, but leading a team, or team development, is an entirely different dynamic. Your successes are public, but so are your failures—and there's no specific rubric or curriculum to give you direction. Team development is an art form, and this book is your how-to guide to doing it effectively. You'll learn the administrative tasks that keep your team on track, and you'll gain access to a wealth of downloadable tools that simplify the \"getting organized\" process. Just as importantly, you'll explore what it means to be the kind of leader that can bring people together to accomplish difficult tasks. You'll find practical suggestions, tools, and clear instructions for the logistics of team development as well as for building trust, developing healthy communication, and managing conflict. Inside these pages you'll find concrete guidance on: Designing agendas, making decisions, establishing effective protocols, and moreBoosting your resilience, understanding and managing your emotions, and meeting your goalsCultivating your team's emotional intelligence and dealing with cynicismUtilizing practical tools to create a customized framework for developing highly effective teams There is no universal formula for building a great team, because every team is different. Different skills, abilities, personalities, and goals make a one-size-fits-all approach ineffective at best. Instead, The Art of Coaching Teams provides a practical framework to help you develop your group as a whole, and keep the team moving toward their common goals.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296321745269,"sku":"9781118984154","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781118984154_28f85964-0f0b-496f-89df-3eae0578d739.jpg?v=1786018263"},{"product_id":"9781394160396","title":"Arise – The Art of Transformational Coaching","description":"A hands-on guide for transformational coaches working in school environments In Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching, renowned author and coach Elena Aguilar delivers a compelling and inspirational message about how to coach in the face of daunting challenges. In the book, you’ll learn how to listen expansively in a coaching conversation, how to plan conversations effectively, how to coach across lines of racial difference, how to coach resistant teachers, and more.    You’ll learn how best to impact your clients’ “3 B’s”: beliefs, behaviors, and ways of being and explore illuminating case studies that highlight and illustrate the concepts discussed in the book. You’ll also find: A Transformational Coaching Rubric 2.0 providing detailed explanations of all relevant coaching domains and indicatorsComprehensive discussions of the reasoning and theory underlying the practical strategies explained withinTechniques for developing, maintaining, and applying emotional intelligence in your work An indispensable “how-to” guide for transformational coaches working in school environments, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching is the hands-on and practical roadmap to results that professionals in this area have been waiting for.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298011492725,"sku":"9781394160396","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781394160396_23331feb-67f4-4981-9fd2-9643c5df097c.jpg?v=1786018441"},{"product_id":"onward","title":"Onward","description":"A practical framework to avoid burnout and keep great teachers teaching Onward tackles the problem of educator stress, and provides a practical framework for taking the burnout out of teaching. Stress is part of the job, but when 70 percent of teachers quit within their first five years because the stress is making them physically and mentally ill, things have gone too far. Unsurprisingly, these effects are highest in difficult-to-fill positions such as math, science, and foreign languages, and in urban areas and secondary classrooms—places where we need our teachers to be especially motivated and engaged. This book offers a path to resiliency to help teachers weather the storms and bounce back—and work toward banishing the rain for good.    This actionable framework gives you concrete steps toward rediscovering yourself, your energy, and your passion for teaching. You’ll learn how a simple shift in mindset can affect your outlook, and how taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally is one of the most important things you can do. The companion workbook helps you put the framework into action, streamlining your way toward renewal and strength.    Cultivate resilience with a four-part framework based on 12 key habitsUncover your true self, understand emotions, and use your energy where it countsAdopt a mindful, story-telling approach to communication and community buildingKeep learning, playing, and creating to create an environment of collective celebration By cultivating resilience in schools, we help ensure that we are working in, teaching in, and leading organizations where every child thrives, and where the potential of every child is recognized and nurtured. Onward provides a step-by-step plan for reigniting that spark.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483556553077,"sku":"9781119364894","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781119364894.jpg?v=1786178737"},{"product_id":"aguilar-book-9","title":"Aguilar Book 9","description":"A practical guide for education coaches navigating teacher resistance and driving lasting change In How to Coach Resistance, bestselling author and coaching expert Elena Aguilar takes on one of the most persistent challenges in education: what to do when teachers push back, shut down, or comply on the surface while changing nothing. Drawing on decades of experience as a teacher, coach, and founder of Bright Morning, Aguilar offers a powerful new understanding of resistance, not as a character flaw or a problem to overcome, but as a signal to interpret.  In the clear, compassionate, story-rich style that has made her one of the most trusted voices in coaching, Aguilar shows that resistance is behavior on the surface, but underneath it are emotions, threatened human needs, and personal and institutional histories that shape how educators respond to change. At the heart of the book is a transformative insight: resistance does not live only in the teacher. It emerges in the space between a teacher’s protection and a coach’s push. That shift changes everything. It means resistance is not fixed, and it gives coaches far more agency than they may realize.  What makes this book especially urgent is its connection to the larger purpose of schooling: serving children. When resistance hardens into cynicism, withdrawal, chronic mistrust, or toxic school culture, it erodes the professional community that strong teaching depends on. It becomes harder for educators to collaborate, reflect honestly, take risks, and create the vibrant, trusting communities that children need and deserve. Bridging one-on-one coaching and group facilitation, How to Coach Resistance brings emotional intelligence, coaching practice, and organizational insight to a topic too often oversimplified. This is not a book about overpowering resistance. It is a book about learning to read it, work with it, and transform it into possibility.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503793709429,"sku":"9781394160365","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781394160365.jpg?v=1786867505"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-elena-aguilar.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}