If I believe the person sitting across from me is a professional, my coaching job can’t simply be to get that person to do what I’ve decided is best. I need to engage their thinking which means deep listening on my part. Treating someone as a professional isn’t simply something we say. Teachers experience whether […]

The Executive Director of Counselling in Schools, Kevin Dahill-Fuchel, explores the environments needed for students to thrive in school and survive in life. A key to that environment is a staff that can manage their emotions personally and be resilient so that they support students authentically. What role do instructional coaches and school leaders play […]

Agile education coach and the founder of The Agile Mind, Jessica Cavallaro, describes why students and teachers benefit from working with Agile teaching and learning processes. Jessica shares how she works with teachers and administrators to integrate agile principles and the rewards that everyone can experience. E-mail Jessica: jessica@the-agile-mind.com Find Jessica’s website and resources here. […]

How do teacher leaders work to build a coaching culture in a school? They should be the most coached teachers in the school. Steve responds to these questions from teacher leaders: • If I observe something that the teacher can easily fix, should I point it out? • What if the teacher asks, “What should […]

It’s common for coaches to be pulled into quick problem solving when teachers share a problem or concern. There is much to be gained by coaching slow initially, to seek real understanding, in order to go fast later. In this podcast, Steve shares some of the reasons and models a coaching conference with a teacher […]

In this episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, the author of Rough Draft Math, Dr. Amanda Jansen, provides insights and strategies for coaching teachers in creating classrooms where students know their thinking is valued and appreciate their classmates thinking. How does humanizing the math classroom extend equity? View Dr. Jansen’s website here.  […]