My Coaches’ Couch

This episode focuses on the why and how of collaborative decision-making. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, su...

This episode offers a memorable analogy for the value of vulnerability in coaching relationships. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerfu...

This episode offers insight for strengthening an attribute that is valuable in teaching, in coaching, and in everyday life. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with...

Coaching light, or “random acts of coaching,” can get a bad rap. In this episode I talk with an experienced coach about how coaching light laid a solid foundation for future work. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoach...

This episode describes a stance that deepens relationships, invites openness, and creates space for new insights to emerge. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with...

Today, we'll talk about a practice that helps us slow down, tune in, and engage more fully with moments and people that matter. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster w...

As we head into summer, this episode offers a simple coaching question that works in a classroom, a coaching cycle, or your kitchen. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital pos...

This is a coach-the-coach call, sharing and considering an authentic call during which I coached Amber, a middle-school instructional coach. During this call, we focused on creating a plan for an upcoming team meeting that would start and stay positive without pushing challenges aside. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education...

This episode offers a simple coaching question that centers the teacher’s voice and creates a thoughtful pause before moving forward. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital po...

This episode reveals a continuum of agency offered to teachers during coaching and how that continuum influences instructional improvement. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digi...

This episode offers a practice that strengthens relationships, increases motivation and reflection, and reduces stress.   -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with a...

This is a coach-the-coach call, sharing and considering an authentic call during which I coached Amber, a middle-school instructional coach. During this call, we focused on elevating teacher voice. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coachi...

This episode offers a coaching question that is simple, flexible, and productive and gets a conversation off to a positive start. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster...

This episode offers a coaching practice that is quick, practical, and surprisingly powerful. It’s something many of us have probably done at times, but this episode will help you do it more intentionally. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more...

Today’s episode busts a coaching myth and replaces it with a coaching move that builds relationships, launches coaching conversations, and makes our collaborative work more powerful. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCo...

This episode offers a simple coaching tip that can help us respond more intentionally, position teachers as partners in their growth, and increase the likelihood that our support will take root. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching...

Cultivating curiosity improves coaching. This episode offers steps for developing a curious stance in your coaching work. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with a...

This episode offers a simple coaching question that can anchor observation, center student learning, and fuel meaningful coaching conversations. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a...

This episode offers a framework for thinking about coaching as a powerful convergence that builds momentum with teachers to amplify your impact. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a...

This episode offers a simple coaching question that can strengthen metacognition, increase clarity, and promote ownership. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with a...

This episode includes a conversation with middle school instructional coach Jean Hill, as she talks about -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with a reminder of some...

This episode offers a simple coaching prompt that shapes how we listen and invites the teacher into deeper thinking.   -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster with a rem...

On today’s episode, you’ll learn some ways of paraphrasing without parroting, so that you and the teacher you are coaching both reach more clarity. Listen in. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com...

This episode offers a simple coaching question that can be practiced in all of our relationships to open meaningful conversation. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com . To request a digital poster...

This episode is an authentic coaching conversation with Aubrey, a novice middle-school teacher, as she thinks about an upcoming writing unit. Though questions that prompt her to reflect on past successes, Aubrey has some aha’s about how to move forward. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education , on the Teachers College Press w...