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#coachbetter

Building community in schools through instructional coaching. Wherever you are in your coaching journey, we can support you! Hosted by Kim Cofino, the #coachbetter podcast features inspiring interviews; case studies with coaches; real-life coaching calls; and quick strategic tips that you can put into practice immediately. We turn inspiration into practical reality so you get the clarity you need to move forward confidently - for you as an individual coach and for your coaching program in your school. New episodes every Wednesday!

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
36 minutes
Episodes
321
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Building Communities of Hope Through Instructional Coaching with Elin Kelsey  & Ivy Yan

Building Communities of Hope Through Instructional Coaching with Elin Kelsey & Ivy Yan

In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Elin Kelsey and Ivy Yan. Elin is an author, researcher and leader in the solutions-focused environmental and climate justice movement. Her mission is to sp…

01:19:25  |   Tue 09 Sep 2025
Building Teacher Agency Through Coaching Conversations with Kim Cofino

Building Teacher Agency Through Coaching Conversations with Kim Cofino

In this episode Kim talks about how we can build teacher agency during coaching conversations - by providing structure to their thoughts. 

This episode was inspired by a conversation with one of Kim'…

00:16:20  |   Tue 02 Sep 2025
Season 7 Intro: Hot Topics in Instructional Coaching Across the Globe

Season 7 Intro: Hot Topics in Instructional Coaching Across the Globe

This is the first #coachbetter episode for season seven of the podcast and Kim highlights 5 key themes that have been percolating to the surface in her work over the past academic year. All of these …

00:24:48  |   Tue 26 Aug 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (10): Looking Back to Move Forward 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (10): Looking Back to Move Forward 2025

For the tenth and final episode in the series, the topic is Looking Back to Move Forward as an Instructional Coach - a collaborative #coachbetter quick tips with Kim and Diana together . This episode…

00:22:11  |   Tue 19 Aug 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (09):Mindset: Embracing Your Informal Leadership as an Instructional Coach 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (09):Mindset: Embracing Your Informal Leadership as an Instructional Coach 2025

The topic for the ninth episode in this series is Embracing Your Informal Leadership as an Instructional Coach. This episode focuses on the essential mindset shift that educators need to make when mo…

00:16:37  |   Tue 12 Aug 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (08): 5 Reasons Instructional Coaches are so Essential in Schools 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (08): 5 Reasons Instructional Coaches are so Essential in Schools 2025

For the eighth episode in this series, the topic is 5 Reasons Instructional Coaches are Essential in Schools. This episode focuses on the essential mindset shift that educators need to make when movi…

00:14:37  |   Tue 05 Aug 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (07): 6 Ways to Build Coaching Relationships with ALL Teachers 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (07): 6 Ways to Build Coaching Relationships with ALL Teachers 2025

For the seventh episode in this series, the topic is 6 Strategies to Build Relationships with ALL Teachers. This episode focuses on the third phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coach…

00:16:36  |   Tue 29 Jul 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (06): 5 Ways to Build a Coaching Culture 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (06): 5 Ways to Build a Coaching Culture 2025

The topic for the sixth episode in this series is 5 Ways to Build a Coaching Culture. This episode focuses on the third phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Community. To mak…

00:20:13  |   Tue 22 Jul 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (05): Asking Just the Right Questions as an Instructional Coach 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (05): Asking Just the Right Questions as an Instructional Coach 2025

For the fifth episode of this series, our topic is Asking Just the Right Questions as an Instructional Coach. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Co…

00:19:47  |   Tue 15 Jul 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (04): Top 5 Elements for an Effective Coaching Conversation 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (04): Top 5 Elements for an Effective Coaching Conversation 2025

The topic of episode 4 is the Top 5 Elements for an Effective Instructional Coaching Conversation. This episode focuses on the second phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Con…

00:19:47  |   Tue 08 Jul 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (03): Three Ways to Find Clarity in Your Coaching Role 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (03): Three Ways to Find Clarity in Your Coaching Role 2025

The topic of our third episode is 3 Ways to Find Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role featuring one of our amazing The Coach Mentors, Diana Beabout. This episode focuses on the first phase of …

00:12:37  |   Tue 01 Jul 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (02): The Importance of Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role (and Program) 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (02): The Importance of Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role (and Program) 2025

This episode focuses on the first phase of Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity. This is the second episode in the Refresh Your Coaching Practice series. The previous episode …

00:18:52  |   Tue 24 Jun 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (01): Introducing the Thrive Model: Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (01): Introducing the Thrive Model: Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture 2025

Our topic for episode 1 is Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture: Introducing the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching. This episode shares an overview of the Thrive Model for Sustainabl…

00:25:04  |   Tue 17 Jun 2025
Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (00): Introducing the Series 2025

Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (00): Introducing the Series 2025

Welcome to Eduro Learning's "Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series"

This is a special podcast series designed to support you in refreshing your coaching practice. It’s called (you guessed it), Refres…

00:07:25  |   Tue 10 Jun 2025
#coachbetter Season 6 Recap

#coachbetter Season 6 Recap

In this #coachbetter episode, Kim wraps up season 6 and highlights one of key themes from this season of #coachbetter - the value of developing a coaching mindset among all staff members as you work …

00:24:56  |   Tue 03 Jun 2025
Navigating Your Own Mental Capacity as an Instructional Coach

Navigating Your Own Mental Capacity as an Instructional Coach

As coaches we work so hard to support others that we can often forget how important it is to take care of ourselves too. But, as Cindy Tisdale-McPhee said on a very early episode of the podcast, for …

00:17:52  |   Tue 27 May 2025
Bringing a Sense of Joy to Professional Learning Through Lego Serious Play with Joel Birch

Bringing a Sense of Joy to Professional Learning Through Lego Serious Play with Joel Birch

In #coachbetter episode, Kim chats with Joel Birch, Certified Facilitator and Pro Trainer of LEGO Serious Play.  

Joel is such a pro at bringing fun, humor, creativity and play into his work. Just be…

01:00:07  |   Tue 20 May 2025
Advocating for Equity with Ange Molony

Advocating for Equity with Ange Molony

This #coachbetter episode is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from a previous season, featuring Ange Molony, Secondary School Vice Principal at Discovery College in Hong Kong. Kim and …

00:15:15  |   Tue 13 May 2025
Coaching Call: Balancing Competing Demands as a School Leader with Kathy Patton

Coaching Call: Balancing Competing Demands as a School Leader with Kathy Patton

This #coachbetter episode is part of our special series featuring real-life coaching conversations with a member of our community. This conversation is with Kathy Patton, Assistant (ES) Principal at …

00:56:17  |   Tue 06 May 2025
Embracing Your Curiosity as an Instructional Coach

Embracing Your Curiosity as an Instructional Coach

It can often feel easier to be an expert (or a consultant) than it is to coach.

Whether it’s building peer coaching skills among a full faculty, or inside The Coach with educators who are learning to…

00:11:57  |   Tue 29 Apr 2025
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