The Core of Coaching Framework
This blog was originally posted to the Forward Edge blog, and written by my colleague Katie Maciulewicz. As instructional coaches, our main goal is to make a difference in the lives of teachers and students […]
EdTech Coaching
Stop Reinventing the Wheel: Use AI to Supercharge Your Professional Development Planning
Are you exhausted from spending hours planning professional development (PD) sessions, only to feel like they could be more effective? Let’s face it, with competing demands, a wide range of educator skills, and limited time, […]
‘Back to Basics’ in K12 Education Shouldn’t Mean We Ditch the Tech
Over the past six months, I have heard first, second, and third hand from many district leaders across the country who have expressed the need to help teachers get back to basics… That COVID-19 highlighted […]
8 Things Schitt’s Creek Taught Me About Instructional Coaching
Let me start by saying that I think Schitt’s Creek might be the greatest show of all time. I laughed, I cried, and I’ve rewatched the entire season more times than I’d care to admit. […]
Coaching Across Generations
Growing up, so many things influence our thoughts, behaviors, beliefs, and shape us into who we become as adults. While every person has their own unique journey, we also collectively share experiences as major global […]
Top 10 Tips for Instructional Coaches on 10 Minute Teacher Podcast
I had the pleasure of being on Cool Cat Teacher Vicki Davis‘ renowned 10 Minute Teacher Podcast. If you’ve never listened to the show before, Vicki interviews educators and provides practical tips, ideas, motivation, and […]
Maximize the Impact of Instructional Coaches by Improving the Admin & Coach Relationship
If you follow my blog, you know I am a huge believer in the importance of positive working relationships between instructional coaches and school administrators, especially building principals, to really maximize the impact coaching can […]
11 Ways Instructional Coaches Can Use Canva
Canva has become all the rage in education, for good reason! It’s so versatile and EDU friendly. Below are a few of my favorite ways to use Canva as an instructional coach that will save […]
Addressing Teacher PD Burnout with Tech Take Out
This post was written by Emily Cowan. For me, and many of my colleagues, this year has been particularly hard getting teachers to attend live Professional Development. They’re burnt out, they’re stretched thin and their […]
Who is Providing PD to the Ultimate PD Providers?
Much of this post is taken from my research on instructional coaching. For the full publication, please visit the Vanderbilt Repository. Professional development can take a wide variety of forms, but instructional coaching, in particular, […]