That Teaching BIT

That Teaching Bit is a space to grow your coaching. These courses are designed to develop your ability to teach. Cohorts are intentionally capped to support your learning. You'll meet for four collaborative Zoom sessions—no lectures here—focused on real-time discussion and shared insight. All sessions are recorded and posted in TCP’s Circle hub, where you'll also find resources, assignments, and space to connect with your cohort.

Topics Explored

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    Who you are Now: How are you currently teaching

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    What we teach: component skills of paddling

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    How we teach: teaching methods

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    Component skills of teaching

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    What we’re seeing: using observation and anaylse

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    Make the difference: Sessions design with intent

That Teaching bit

We were all exposed to many things in our certification courses. Yet, we never really had time or space to develop our teaching skills. Yes, we could repeat an IDEAS or Sell-Show-Do formula well enough to pass, but that is just an efficient way to deliver content. It is not so great for actually teaching our students something they can truly learn.

This course is designed to develop your ability to teach.

  • Four collaborative zoom sessions with learning and assignments happen between. All resources, and communication happens on the TCP hub hosted on Circle.

    After the course you’ll have the option to sign up for a 20 min one-on-one.

    Our approach will be to identify the techniques you most likely are already using, name them, and isolate their components, thereby enhancing your ability to incorporate them into your teaching. Just like if you wanted to get better at surfing your kayak, you would need to break down and optimize all the components involved. From different paddle strokes, to positioning, to rescue solutions,etc - then you would reassemble those improved components resulting in being better at surfing. We will do this in collaborative ZOOM sessions (these are you doing work, not us lecturing … haha) supplemented with independent study, and then consolidating our learning with a one to one personal consultation. All zoom sessions will be recorded and can be accessed independently in your resource library. So no stress if you miss one.

  • Start here, new to coaching or been doing it for a decade this course will challenge and refine your practice.

    We start with grounding where we are now and where we want to go, that shapes our time.

    We’ll explore components of paddling, explore components of teaching through the lens of teaching styles.

    We’ll use teaching styles to build lessons and work on refining the practice.

    YOU are the center of driving this course. Between each session you will have assignments.

  • With an even smaller cohort we’ll dive into the observing and analysing of part which will inform choosing the teaching approach. We will explore combing teaching styles and the questions we use to determine when and how to pivot.

    Put into action what we started in Part 1 and go deeper.

  • Part three continues to build on session 1 and 2 with bringing it together in a full lesson design. Making the difference and build your sessions with intention and purpose.

  • Courses build on each other. Start with part one or show you’ve had similar training. Anyone taking part in TCP courses are strongly suggested to take TCP’s Launchpad course, Kayak, Canoe, SUP and You.

What coaches are saying. . .

Limited Enrollment

Limited Enrollment

That Teaching Bit Cohorts

That Teaching Bit | Part 1

Fall Cohort | $275 | Limited 10 spots

Monday Zooms on the following dates

Nov. 10th 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET

Nov. 24th 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET

Dec. 8th 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET

Dec. 29th 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET

That Teaching Bit | Part 2

Fall Cohort | $350 | Limited 6 spots

Wednesday Zooms on the following dates

Nov. 5th - 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET

Nov. 12th 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET

Dec. 3rd 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET

Dec. 17th 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET

✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • That Teaching Bit PART 1: anyone looking to improve their teaching practice is welcome. We’ve had brand new coaches, jsut starting out and coaches who have been doing it for over a decade. All benefited and all are welcome.

    That Teaching Bit Part 2: requires TTB 1 or an equivalent training and use of component skills and teaching styles.

    For ALL TCP courses we recommend you take the TCP Launchpad course: Kayak, Canoe, SUP and YOU. This is a self-paced 5 module course that will enhance your experience as a coach and as a student.

  • Intentionally kept small. This allows space for everyone’s perspective, voice and ideas to not only have room but are required to show up.

    You show up and do the work; it’s not a lecture.

  • While our 4 video sessions are roughly 2.5 hours you’ll have work to do between those sessions. How long you choose to invest in that work is up to you.

  • All sessions are recorded and shared in the TCP Hub. These are not lectures, they are active working sessions, so it is recommended to attend all if possible.

  • This is not an ACA or other paddlesport governing body training. It supports the training you can receive from the ACA, PC, PUK, and others and works to fill gaps. These courses are about developing your craft as a teacher and coach.

  • The Connected Paddler (TCP) is hosted on the Circle App. This is where all resources, discussions and links will be shared. You will submit assignments and collaborate with your cohort members.