#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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A Case Study: Moving from Classroom to Coach with Angela Mee Lee
11/18/2025
A Case Study: Moving from Classroom to Coach with Angela Mee Lee
This #coachbetter episode is another in our , with one of Kim's amazing clients, Angela Mee Lee, Early Years Performing Arts teacher at UNIS Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of recording Angela had just graduated from . These are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. We are excited to share this episode with Angela with you because Angela has been on a year and a half journey to coaching with Kim and she has grown so much! She started in the course and discovered that coaching is so aligned with her educational values, so she wanted to dig even deeper, and then she joined The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program. Angela is already applying so much of her learning in her current role (at the time of recording) and in her future role in a brand-new startup school in India. In this conversation Angela and Kim talk about... How Angela started her journey to instructional coaching What makes coaching valuable to Angela as a classroom teacher - and her early experiences with coaching with The Coach Mentor, Maggie Hos-McGrane when they both worked at the American School of Bombay! The surprises she uncovered about coaching as she was learning more What Angela was able to accomplish in just one academic year in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program How Angela is applying her learning in multiple contexts What she wishes she knew before she started coaching This episode highlights the ongoing journey that we take when we begin learning about coaching. Find the show notes for this episode . Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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The Importance of Creating a Coaching Culture with Steve Barkley
11/11/2025
The Importance of Creating a Coaching Culture with Steve Barkley
This #coachbetter episode is about creating a coaching culture. This is a highlight from y. This clip highlights how important it is for coaching to become a culture embedded in the school. This can not be work that coaches are doing on their own. We need to empower others to learn more about the practice of coaching so that as many people as possible have access to the amazing support that coaching provides. If you’ve been following the show for a while, you might have seen the episode from last season about the . If this episode resonates, make sure to go back and check that one out. too! Find the show notes for this episode . Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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Coaching the Person, Not the Problem with Reem Labib Tyson
11/04/2025
Coaching the Person, Not the Problem with Reem Labib Tyson
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Reem Labib Tyson, experienced teacher, instructional coach, principal, and district administrator; now CEO and Founder of EDspired Coaching and Consulting where she primarily works with leaders as an executive coach. Reem’s extensive background and experience in so many different contexts gives a powerful lens to view coaching from multiple perspectives. And the focus of their conversation today is so important for coaches and leaders at all levels of experience! In this episode they talk about... How coaches can use mindfulness and a human-centered approach to slow down the pace of a very busy school day How to coach the person not the problem How and why leaders benefit from coaching, too How coaches and leaders can find presence, joy and novelty in their work This episode highlights a key aspect of coaching that can help all coaches - new and experienced coaches alike - think a little bit differently about the way we can create space for our coaching partner and focus on the person, not the problem. Find the show notes for this episode. Like this episode, you’ll enjoy this: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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Confidentiality with Transparency: Separating Growth from Evaluation with Kim Cofino
10/28/2025
Confidentiality with Transparency: Separating Growth from Evaluation with Kim Cofino
In this #coachbetter episode, Kim address what she means by "confidentiality with transparency". As coaches, we know that coaching experiences need to be confidential so we can create a safe space for teachers to be vulnerable, take risks and set authentic goals. However, sometimes we worry that because coaching is confidential we can never share anything that happens within a coaching relationship. So, what happens when: A coaching partner has success and sees an impact on student learning? Our administrators are curious about what we’re doing in our coaching cycles? Work that we’re doing with one coaching partner might be relevant or supportive to another one of our coaching partners? When we’re seeing trends across a division or subject area that would be helpful for leaders to know? We want to build interest in the impact of coaching by sharing coaching stories with the school community? We need to demonstrate the impact that coaching has made with people who manage the budget or the board? Listen to this episode to find out how to approach these situations. Find the show notes for this episode . Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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A Case Study: Finding Her Path to Instructional Coaching with Andrea Goodrich
10/21/2025
A Case Study: Finding Her Path to Instructional Coaching with Andrea Goodrich
This #coachbetter episode is another in our , with one of Kim's amazing clients, Andrea Goodrich, grade 4 classroom teacher at Concordia International School in Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of recording Andrea had just graduated from . These are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. We're excited to share this episode with Andrea with you because this episode is such a great example of the ways that classroom teachers can embrace a coaching mindset and start building a coaching culture - from the team to the whole division - in one academic year. Andrea took everything she learned in The Coach and directly applied it in her school setting and it’s already created significant momentum towards coaching. In this conversation Andrea and Kim talk about... How Andrea started her journey to instructional coaching What makes coaching valuable to Andrea as a classroom teacher The surprises she uncovered about coaching as she was learning more What Andrea was able to accomplish in just one academic year in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program What Andrea is considering as she moves forward in her professional growth What she wishes she knew before she started coaching Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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Why Hire Coaches with Jim Laney & Sara Brodhead
10/14/2025
Why Hire Coaches with Jim Laney & Sara Brodhead
In this #coachbetter episode we’re talking about why schools hire coaches. This is a highlight from one of Kim's favorite episodes from last season featuring Head of School Jim Laney and Director of Curriculum Sara Brodhead. Jim and Sara define the benefits of coaching on so many levels: what the Board needs to hear, what motivates leaders, and the benefits of coaching to improve student learning. There are so many reasons for schools to invest in coaching, but it is a big investment. Understanding the value of coaching from multiple perspectives can help you advocate for coaching too! Understanding the “why” behind coaching is part of Phase 1 of the Finding Clarity. We know from our research that the clarity of a coaching program is the biggest factor in teachers and leaders reporting positive benefits to coaching. Without clarity it’s hard for us to recognize the impact and value of coaching. Find the show notes for this episode . Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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Coaching for Impact, Not Activity with Donna Spangler
10/07/2025
Coaching for Impact, Not Activity with Donna Spangler
In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Donna Spangler, who spent the majority of her career working in US public schools as a teacher, then coach, then chair of a team of coaches, then assistant principal and president of her teacher’s union. She also served as President of the Pennslyvania chapter of Learning Forward, and now works as a coach through Sibme and Executive Director of Edjacent, which is a company that supports educators and change makers. All of these experiences center around Donna’s passion for professional learning for adults, and this episode focuses on one of her key areas of expertise: coaching for impact (not activity). In this episode Donna and Kim talk about: what makes coaching so impactful for schools How coaches create meaningful change in teachers’ instruction and positively impact the school building and system the difference between measuring coaching impact vs coaching activity and why coaching impact is so important Why coaches might consider creating a coaching impact report How can coaches can ensure they are retaining focus on impact - rather than activity, especially when they might feel pressure to demonstrate "activity" How coaches can create sustainable structures for ongoing data collection. the systems and structures need to be in place for international schools who are building coaching programs the common pitfalls that schools (and school leaders) often fall into when building coaching programs This episode is a GOLD MINE of practical advice and strategies for instructional coaches who not only want to make an impact but want to be able to document and share that impact with others. (for this episode by Donna Spangler) Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode, you’ll enjoy this: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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8 Red Flags to Avoid When Building a Coaching Program with Diana Beabout
10/01/2025
8 Red Flags to Avoid When Building a Coaching Program with Diana Beabout
In this #coachbetter episode, Diana is going to share 8 Red Flags to Avoid When Building a Coaching Culture - and What TO DO Instead. As coaches and leaders we are doing our best to build a positive and inclusive coaching culture, but sometimes we can be making some big mistakes without even realizing it. When you look back on your own coaching experience - as a coach or as an educator or leader, you can probably remember a time when something didn’t quite go as planned, or wasn’t received the way we expected. Sometimes, even with the best of intentions we end up making a crucial mistake. So what are these red flags when building a coaching culture - and what do you do instead? Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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The True Impact of Coaching: A Coach & Coaching Partner Case Study with Nikki Hume & Amber
09/24/2025
The True Impact of Coaching: A Coach & Coaching Partner Case Study with Nikki Hume & Amber
This #coachbetter episode is another in our , with one of Kim's amazing clients, Nikki Hume, an elementary art specialist, and her coaching partner Amber Shortridge, a kindergarten teacher, both at the in the Philippines. While Nikki was in she coached Amber as one of the steps in Phase 3: Grow Community. These are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. In this conversation they talk about How Nikki started her journey to instructional coaching What made Amber interested in being coached as a classroom teacher What their work together looked like and why it was impactful for Amber The coaching skills that Nikki developed throughout this process The outcome of their work together What Nikki and Amber think teachers and leaders need to know about coaching How Nikki grew so much in her coaching practice during The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program Coaching and structured professional growth are very different, and this episode deeply unpacks the power and outcome of a true coaching experience. If you want to better understand the impact of coaching and see and feel what that looks like in person, this episode is for you! Find the show notes for this episode . Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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3 Tips to Make Coaching Successful with Diane Sweeney
09/16/2025
3 Tips to Make Coaching Successful with Diane Sweeney
In this episode we’re looking at three tips to make coaching successful. This is a highlight from one of . What we appreciate about this clip is that Diane highlights all three elements of the Thrive Model within her three tips. She touches on Clarity, Consistency and Community in this short clip. As you’re watching or listening, we invite you to identify which of Diane’s tips fits in which phase of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency or Community. If you want to learn more about the Thrive Model after this episode, head over to our website at to get all the details. Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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Building Communities of Hope Through Instructional Coaching with Elin Kelsey & Ivy Yan
09/09/2025
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 spread wild contagious hope. Ivy is an experiential learning designer and facilitator advocating for the happiness and well-being of human beings and nature as a whole. Together they bring so much hope, joy and happiness to their work, that it is truly contagious! In this episode they talk about ... The ways emotions are contagious and how we, as educators and coaches can bring hope into our school contexts. How the world works in cycles and seasons, and how important it is for us to understand what season we are in, and how we can recognize that within our school communities. The importance of breaks, of being in nature, being vulnerable and recognizing the ways that we need to find space and time to heal Why emotions are important - even when we’re talking about facts How we are connected - and how important embracing that connection is. How and why we need to be shifting the narrative to one of hope. Find the show notes for this episode . Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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Building Teacher Agency Through Coaching Conversations with Kim Cofino
09/02/2025
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's clients in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program when they were going through the “In Practice” module of the course. They were starting to have coaching conversations for the first time and realized that even though their conversations with Kim during the Office Hours in the program felt so natural, there was actually a structure and a process that she was following, even though it felt so seamless in the moment! If we want our coaching conversations to feel seamless and natural, we need to create space for unpacking a lot of ideas, while at the same time providing structure - this is part of the art of coaching. Being able to make a complex conversation feel “easy”. Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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Season 7 Intro: Hot Topics in Instructional Coaching Across the Globe
08/26/2025
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 topics have been a big feature of the in-person work Kim has been doing, our global cohorts of The Coach, and the long term consulting work she does with schools. The themes are: Maintaining confidentiality (with transparency) in coaching relationships (and the importance of separating coaching from any aspect of evaluation, supervision and appraisal) The power of data as a pathway to understanding the impact of coaching The importance of case studies & sharing your impact within your school community; and Developing a coaching mindset and coachability on staff; Finding hope, joy and presence in our work in schools Kim is sharing these because so many of the coaches that she works with, particularly in our global cohort of The Coach, feel like they are alone in these conversations. They wonder if they are the only one who is thinking about and trying to start conversations about these topics in their school. If that sounds like you, you are not alone. Find the show notes for this episode . Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (10): Looking Back to Move Forward 2025
08/19/2025
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 focuses on the importance of reflection to help you prepare for the next academic year. The whole series has been about reflecting on your practice and this one will set you up for an annual process every academic year. If you enjoy this episode, and you’re curious about the others, please go back and listen to the rest of the series to learn about the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching so you can reflect on the Clarity, Consistency and Community you have in your coaching practice and program. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (09):Mindset: Embracing Your Informal Leadership as an Instructional Coach 2025
08/12/2025
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 moving into an instructional coaching role. If you enjoy this episode, you’ll love the previous episodes. Go back and listen so you can refresh your coaching practice following the three phases of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency and Community. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (08): 5 Reasons Instructional Coaches are so Essential in Schools 2025
08/05/2025
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 moving into an instructional coaching role. If you enjoy this episode, you’ll love the previous episodes. Go back and listen so you can refresh your coaching practice following the three phases of the Thrive Model: Clarity, Consistency and Community. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (07): 6 Ways to Build Coaching Relationships with ALL Teachers 2025
07/29/2025
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 Coaching: Community. To make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (06): 5 Ways to Build a Coaching Culture 2025
07/22/2025
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 make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (05): Asking Just the Right Questions as an Instructional Coach 2025
07/15/2025
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 Coaching: Consistency. To make sure you’re getting all phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (04): Top 5 Elements for an Effective Coaching Conversation 2025
07/08/2025
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: Consistency. To learn about all three phases of the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (03): Three Ways to Find Clarity in Your Coaching Role 2025
07/01/2025
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 Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: Clarity For more about the series, and to get some background on the Thrive Model, please listen to the previous episodes. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (02): The Importance of Clarity in Your Instructional Coaching Role (and Program) 2025
06/24/2025
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 introduces the Thrive Model - if you haven’t listened to that one yet, go back and listen so you have the framework for the entire series. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (01): Introducing the Thrive Model: Growing a Thriving Coaching Culture 2025
06/17/2025
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 Sustainable Instructional Coaching that will set the stage for all other episodes in this series. Kim developed the Thrive Model after a decade of working with coaches and school leaders around the world. It brings together all of her own experience as an instructional coach, as well as the experiences of her clients, and all the expert guests she's interviewed on this podcast. We use this model to structure all of our courses for coaches, and in particular T. You’ll get an overview of the model in this series, and how the three elements of Clarity, Consistency and Community can be used to develop and refine your individual coaching practice and your coaching program in your school. This series is designed to be an annual refresh of your coaching practice - even if you’ve heard some of the episodes before, every time you listen, when you reflect back on your growth over the last academic year, you’ll be able to take something new away to apply in your practice in the next academic year. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Refresh Your Coaching Practice Series (00): Introducing the Series 2025
06/10/2025
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), Refresh Your Coaching Practice. This series is an opportunity for you to reflect on your current practice as well as look ahead and consider opportunities for growth. You’ll notice, as you listen, that we’re following the Thrive Model for Sustainable Instructional Coaching: with episodes on clarity, consistency, and community, so you can refresh your practice on all three elements. Download our free companion guide & workbook that aligns with this series at Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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#coachbetter Season 6 Recap
06/03/2025
#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 towards building a coaching culture. Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode? You’ll enjoy: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Navigating Your Own Mental Capacity as an Instructional Coach
05/27/2025
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 said on a very early episode of the podcast, for coaches to be present for others, they must take care of themselves first. This is a special #coachbetter collaborative episode with Kim Cofino and Diana Beabout because both of them have had an extra challenging year, and when they were chatting about how they’ve managed being at max capacity all year, they realized that some of our strategies might be helpful for you too! If you’re feeling stretched thin - or hoping to prevent that feeling - please keep watching for our 8 tips today! Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Bringing a Sense of Joy to Professional Learning Through Lego Serious Play with Joel Birch
05/20/2025
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 being in his orbit helps lighten the mood and start seeing creative possibilities you might not have noticed before. This episode is all about how to bring that kind of energy to your work - even if you’re a type A “non-creative” like me! In this episode, Joel and Kim are talking about the power of play to develop relationships how to structure the implementation of play (for type-A personalities) the impact of bringing play into a work environment the kind of environment needed to embrace play how informal leaders can bring play to their work what can go wrong when you experiment with play at work Find the show notes for this episode . Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Advocating for Equity with Ange Molony
05/13/2025
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 Ange talk about how informal leaders, like instructional coaches, can advocate for equity in their school setting. Instructional coaches are fortunate to engage with so many different stakeholders throughout their work, and they may have relationships and experiences with other community members that provide insight that other formal leaders don’t have. When we have the opportunity to advocate for others, instructional coaches have a variety of pathways to start or continue that conversation. This conversation with Ange highlights her own experience in being an advocate, and may provide insight for you to consider how you do something similar in your school setting. Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these: (Full episode) Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Coaching Call: Balancing Competing Demands as a School Leader with Kathy Patton
05/06/2025
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 International School of Panama. HUGE thank you to Kathy for being willing to record this session to share with all of you! This episode is such a great example of the many demands of leadership - and just a single coaching conversation can help you feel hopeful and a sense of direction in moving forward. In this conversation they talk about how challenging it is for leaders to… Manage the constant shifting from one responsibility to another Rapidly shift their mindset and attitude from one setting to the next Be present in the moment when ongoing issues are lingering Process all the different conversations they have in the day, so they can be better prepared the next time around Develop sustainable strategies to reflect, process and plan for a very busy week Find the show notes for this episode Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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Embracing Your Curiosity as an Instructional Coach
04/29/2025
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 with educators who are learning to be instructional coaches, or in , we all feel very comfortable in the consultancy dynamic. We’re familiar with the concept of mentoring or giving advice, and it’s easy to think that coaching is the same thing. This #coachbetter episode is about embracing your curiosity as an instructional coach - and letting go of feeling like you need to be an expert. Find the show notes for this episode . Like this episode, you’ll enjoy these: Let’s Connect: Our website: EduroLearning on EduroLearning on EduroLearning on Subscribe to our Join our Learn with Kim Read more from Kim: (book) (chapter)
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