As educators navigate the stress of pandemic-era schooling, coaches find themselves juggling even more roles and responsibilities than usual. Coaches are being asked to cover classrooms in the face of teacher shortages and absences, help with lunch and recess duty, support COVID-19 protocols, and more. In December 2021, Learning Forward hosted a webinar with master coaches about coaching during “other duties as assigned.” In the chat box, coaches from around the world shared strategies and support for thriving in these stressful times. Here are some of the themes we heard and examples of how coaches are putting them into practice. 

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