The GCI team are committed to working collaboratively with clients, sharing practitioner-focused, impactful, research-informed
and practical coaching skills within a positive and empathetic environment for personal, professional and organisational
improvement.
Our Team
The GCI team of coaches and workshop facilitators offer a unique blend of education, coaching and academic experience.
All are dedicated professionals committed to delivering practical, evidence-based programs, workshops and coaching
services to education communities.
Our Partners
GCI is an approved coaching program and coaching services provider to several professional development organisations throughout
Australia, New Zealand and internationally.
GCI professional development programs build practical skills in coaching and leadership – enhancing the quality of conversations in education communities, building teaching and learning capacity, and impacting student outcomes.
All programs can be run in-house for schools or groups. Selected programs are offered as Current Workshops
As well as our regular in-house and public professional learning workshops, Growth Coaching International is pleased to host,
sponsor and present at national and international events in the field of coaching in education.
Keynote Speakers
Our presenters are highly experienced coach trainers and facilitators. They offer a unique blend of education, coaching
and academic experience and do more than tell a good story – they will engage with, teach and inspire your audience.
Upcoming Events
GCI regularly hosts national and international thought-leaders in the field of coaching in education for special workshop
events. We also love to share the knowledge and experience of our team and clients.
Past Events
GCI proud to host major national conferences in the field of coaching in education. Where possible we are delighted to
share conference resources here.
At Growth Coaching we are always interested in developing our understanding of coaching in education. Our resource library
is dedicated to sharing some of the latest thinking in the fields of coaching, performance and positive psychology.
Panellists:
Dr. Trista Hollweck and Andrea Stringer
Trista Hollweck is a pracademic who straddles the worlds of research, policy and practice. She is a former teacher, vice-principal, school district consultant,
and now Project Director at Atlantic Rim Collaboratory (ARC), which is a global educational movement that advances equity, broad excellence, inclusion,
wellbeing, democracy, sustainability & human rights in high quality, professionally run systems.
Hollweck, T. (2019). ‘I Love this Stuff!’: A Canadian Case Study of Mentor-Coach Well-being. International Journal for Mentoring and Coaching in Education (IJMCE),
8(4), 325-344. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMCE-02-2019-0036
Hollweck, T., Reimer, K., & Bouchard, K. (2019). A missing piece: Embedding restorative justice and relational pedagogy into the teacher education
classroom. New Teacher Educator, 15(3), 246-267, DOI: 10.1080/1547688X.2019.1626678 Dr Hollweck’s website is www.teachingwithteachers.com
Hollweck, T., Curry, A., Smith, K., Dubeau, M., & T. Kharayati. (2018). Prizes and Imperfections: Examining teacher evaluation within an induction
program in Western Quebec. In M. L. Derrington & J. Brandon (Eds.), Differentiated Evaluation and Professional Learning: Policies and Practices that Promote Teacher Growth.
New York: New York: Palgrave Publishing.
•Hollweck, T. (2017a). Threading the Needle: Examining the Mentoring and Coaching Fellowship of the Western Quebec School Board. In B. Kutsyuruba &
K.D. Walker (Eds.), The bliss and blisters of early career teaching: A pan-Canadian perspective (pp. 205-226). Burlington, ON: Word &
Deed Publishing.