Options for coaching with a gentle nudge: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com Or my new coaching podcast at: MyCoachesCouch.podbean.com or in your favorite podcast app. There are now 5 episodes in the queue, so you can binge-listen! #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching #LitCoach #LitLead

Discussions of coaching typically talk about the work we do as “coaching cycles.” Instead, let’s talk about coaching rhythms: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching

How to use a teacher's name during coaching in ways that INVITE rather than CALL TO ATTENTION: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #EdCollab #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching

JUST DROPPED: Episode 8 of My Coaches Couch, the Podcast, offering a simple coaching question that connects you quickly to what matters: MyCoachesCouch.podbean.com or your podcasting app #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching

Appreciation isn’t indulgent – it’s a performance strategy: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #EdCollab #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching #Mathcoach #readingcoach #sciencecoach

Doing too much as a coach is not only bad for you, it's bad for teachers. Giving too much support can reduce agency, damage self-confidence, limit engagement, restrict responses, and decrease motivation? MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching

Just dropped! Episode 10 of My Coaches Couch: Do More of This! MyCoachesCouch.podbean.com (or your podcast app) #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #EdCollab #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching #Mathcoach #readingcoach

Choose words with a gentler feel – it's a little thing that can make a meaningful difference in how our ideas are received! MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching

NEW EPISODE DROPPED TODAY: My Coaches Couch, the Podcast "Be Open," with guest Jean Hill Listen on your podcast app or at: mycoachescouch.podbean.com Please follow, review, and SHARE!

My Coaches couch ten most-viewed posts of 2025: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #EdCollab #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching #Mathcoach #readingcoach #sciencecoach #Socialstudiescoach

For coaches, hope is a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-make-it-happen kind of feeling that supports growth: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #Hope #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #EdCollab #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching

Are you going to AACTE in February? I'm honored to participate in a Featured Session about student teacher residencies with authors from the recent Journal of Teacher Education special issue on this topic. Join us at 1:15 on Friday, Feb. 20 in New Orleans! #AACTE #Residencies

Keep your mind where your feet are! Being fully present creates opportunities for connection and growth! MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #Presence #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #EdCollab #LitCoach #LitLead #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching

Narrowing the focus during a coaching conversation keeps the work anchored in the teacher’s own instructional choices and can point to portable teaching practices: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #DifferentiatedCoaching #EduCoach #EdCollab

Doing lots of classroom observations has been a good reminder to FIX MY FACE! I know it will serve me, the teacher and the students best when I wear a pleasant expression, MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #EduCoach #InstructionalCoach

Effective coaching questions don't funnel - they focus: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #EduCoach #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching

Questions that invite teachers to pause, think, and reimagine what they’re doing and why spark curiosity that can fuel instructional change. MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #EduCoach #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching #EdCollab

How can coaches share their knowledge and experience while making sure teachers' voices lead the conversation? MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #EduCoach #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching #EdCollab #DifferentiatedCoaching #LitCoach #Mathcoach

Two little words for coaching conversations can lower defensiveness, strengthen collaboration, and position teachers as thinkers! MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #EduCoach #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching #EdCollab #DifferentiatedCoaching

Asking teachers to imagine how students might respond helps them proactively consider potential student confusion: MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com #GIRCoachingModel #MyCoachesCouch #EduCoach #InstructionalCoach #InstructionalCoaching #EdCollab #DifferentiatedCoaching #LitCoach