My Coaches’ Couch
My Coaches’ Couch supports instructional coaches with practical strategies, reflective insights, and real-world stories that help them build trust and cultivate growth.
My Coaches’ Couch supports instructional coaches with practical strategies, reflective insights, and real-world stories that help them build trust and cultivate growth.
Episodes

6 hours ago
52: Digging into Data
6 hours ago
6 hours ago
17 min
Learn a 6-step process for turning test data into productive inquiry.
For more data-dive protocols, check out My Coaches Couch, the blog (http://MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com) for the following dates:
August 8, 2025
August 16, 2025
August 23, 2025
August 30, 2025
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.
6 hours ago
17 min

Sep 22, 2026
Sep 22, 2026
10 min
This episode offers a simple coaching question that can build momentum, narrow the focus, and make progress feel possible.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.
Sep 22, 2026
10 min

Sep 15, 2026
Sep 15, 2026
17 min
This episode describes and illustrates what it means to match coaching support to a teacher’s experience, expertise, and needs—and why that matters.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.
Sep 15, 2026
17 min

Sep 8, 2026
49: Coaching through Frustrations
Sep 8, 2026
Sep 8, 2026
8 min
This episode offers a simple coaching question that can surface concerns, reveal what matters, and help us think about what to do next.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.
Sep 8, 2026
8 min

Sep 1, 2026
48: Coaching by Walking Around
Sep 1, 2026
Sep 1, 2026
8 min
This episode offers a coaching practice that builds rapport, expands perspective, and keeps coaches connected to classrooms.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.
Sep 1, 2026
8 min

Aug 25, 2026
47: Post-PD Coaching Questions
Aug 25, 2026
Aug 25, 2026
5 min
This episode offers two simple coaching questions that can turn back-to-school PD into coaching opportunities.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.
Aug 25, 2026
5 min

Aug 18, 2026
Aug 18, 2026
17 min
This is a coach-the-coach call, sharing and considering an authentic call during which I reflected with Sarah, a junior high instructional coach. During this part of the call, we discussed the idea of sustained coaching rhythms, rather than coaching cycles
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.
Aug 18, 2026
17 min

Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026
7 min
This episode offers a simple coaching question that honors teacher agency when making recommendations.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.
Aug 11, 2026
7 min






