Instructional Coaches - Steve Barkley

Podcast: Promoting Teacher Self Efficacy

“Self-efficacy is one psychological lens school leaders might use to support teachers, so they are able to effectively accomplish and sustain the work they love.” (Sarah Caroleo) As a Ph.D. […]

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Podcast: Broadening Coaching Opportunities to Increase Teacher Reflection

As John Dewey stated, “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” This is as true for educators as it is for our students. I was […]

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Podcast: Supporting Educators and Students as Innovators

Chief Innovation Officer for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Tim Fish, explores how school leaders can support the environment and opportunities for educators and students to be innovators. […]

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Podcast: Coaching and the Fear of Finding Out

The term Fear of Finding Out (FOFO) was initially used to describe the feelings of people who were afraid to seek medical advice even if suffering. One can be more […]

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Podcast: Teacher Agency in Professional Development Grows Engagement

Elementary principal, Haley Beavert, created a program trading required mandatory faculty meetings for optional learning opportunities. She identifies the strategy as an example of de-implementation. The program, called “Feed Your […]

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Podcast: What Are You Seeing Students Doing

“Are we giving students answers to questions they haven’t asked and solutions to problems they have never encountered?” Author and consultant with an expertise in blended learning options, Catlin Tucker, […]

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