Coaching the Whole Educator
Coaching the Whole Educator is a podcast for instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and school leaders who want to strengthen their educators’ effectiveness and resilience, especially the ones who need it most. Each week, you’ll hear quick tips, proven strategies, and coaching mindsets designed to keep you on top of your coaching game.
This show is rooted in a human-centered approach, where we get things done through people’s humanity, not around it. Whether you’re new to instructional coaching or a seasoned instructional coach or leader looking for fresh perspective, you’ll learn how to focus on the mindsets and motivations driving unproductive behaviors. By getting to the root of resistance, you’ll discover how to build stronger relationships, lead with clarity, and create lasting impact in your school.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 158
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
#97: How to Assess Your Coaching
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We often grapple with balancing the demands of supporting teacher growth while navigating limited resources and competing priorities.…
#96: The Real Reason People Won't Change [Research Rundown]
Do you, as school leaders and instructional coaches, find yourselves struggling to bridge the gap between our well-intentioned educational goals and the realities of student learning an…
*BONUS* My Favorite Professional Development Starters
In this episode, I share my favorite ways to kick off adult learning in my professional developments. Learn how to create opportunities for meaningful reflection and connection without …
#95: Is Work-Life Balance Unattainable Bullsh*t?
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As leaders, we are faced with problems the generations before us did not experience and we are joined again by Dr. Jody Carrington to…
#94: The Type of Change We Need to Be Addressing with Our Teachers [Research Rundown]
Feeling like a broken record? Your clients keep hitting the same wall, and you're not sure why? This episode will shed some light on those frustrating roadblocks.
Science reveals there a…
#93: Humanizing Data: When Does It Become Too Much?
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School leaders and coaches are drowning in data. Yet, you play a crucial role in helping teachers leverage data to improve student le…
#92: Beyond "Just Say No": The Science Behind Willpower [Research Rundown]
Let's talk about the concept of willpower, its limitations, and how to strengthen it. We begin by looking at how willpower is defined by researcher Kelly McGonigal. According to McGonig…
#91: How the Change Adoption Curve Helps Build Buy-in
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Does it ever feel like an uphill battle when you are asked to implement a new change in your building or district? In this episode, J…
![#90: Understanding Teacher Behavior with Choice Theory [Research Rundown]](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/iixdpytqk5a37s4hb7fcz1h44xwh?.jpg)
#90: Understanding Teacher Behavior with Choice Theory [Research Rundown]
As instructional coaches and school leaders, we sometimes struggle to understand why teachers resist change or exhibit unproductive behaviors. In this episode we explore the research be…
#89: When "Being Nice" Can Be Harmful
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This podcast episode confronts the epidemic of isolation plaguing educators, instructional coaches and school leaders. Dr. Jody Carri…
#88: Research Rundown: What research says heals burnout
HINT: It's not self-care.
Hey coaches and leaders! Feeling the weight of teacher burnout pressing down on your school? While we all are looking forward to that summer break, the question…
#87: Beyond Confusing Behavior: Understanding How Teachers Tick Using the Enneagram
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Do your teacher teams sometimes struggle with miscommunication and confusion?
The Enneagram offers a powerful tool for instructional c…
#86: The Brain Science Behind Overcoming Learning Plateaus: Helping Educators Embrace Challenge
This is our VERY FIRST Research Rundown! These episodes will be bi-weekly mini-episodes sharing about research studies Becca uses within her own coaching and professional development.
Th…
#85: The Teacher Appreciation Week Fallacy: What Educators Really Need
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This podcast episode dives into the concept of appreciating teachers beyond the typical …
#84: Exhausted to Energized: Cultivating a School Culture that Retains Teachers
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Our school culture (whether it's intentional or accidental) impacts so many vital…
#83: How to Have Tough Conversations
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Let's ditch the sugar coating and learn to have those tough conversations that really make a difference.
Scott Robley brings some down…
#82: When You’re Having the Same Conversation Over and Over
#81: Why People Resist Feedback
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This conversation between Mia Pumo, coach of coaches, and Becca discusses how to give and receive feedback more effectively. Here are…
#80: Stop Teacher Stagnation! 5 Disciplines to Ignite Adult Learning
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In this episode, Allison Rodman and Becca dive into the messy, beautiful world of adult learning. In Allison's book "Still Learning," she shar…
#79: How Leadership is Full of Contradictions
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Are you looking for the ultimate list for what makes a great leader? You won't find that here. This episode dives into the surprising truth: t…