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

Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
17: Ask & Listen
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
This episode offers a simple coaching question that can be practiced in all of our relationships to open meaningful conversation.
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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.

Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
16: Build on Success
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
This episode is an authentic coaching conversation with Aubrey, a novice middle-school teacher, as she thinks about an upcoming writing unit. Though questions that prompt her to reflect on past successes, Aubrey has some aha’s about how to move forward.
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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.

Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
15: Making Sense of What We See
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
This episode offers a simple coaching question that can create curiosity, challenge assumptions, and lead to sense-making.
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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.

Tuesday Jan 06, 2026
14: Receiving the Gift of Feedback
Tuesday Jan 06, 2026
Tuesday Jan 06, 2026
Feedback is meant to be offered as a gift, but it is not always received that way. In this episode, we’ll think about how to receive feedback in ways that steady and support.
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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.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
13: Celebrate!
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
This episode offers a simple coaching practice that can boost energy for teachers and coaches. Let’s celebrate!
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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.

Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
12: Smile
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
This episode offers a simple coaching question that can invite presence, communicate care, and influence how people remember their day.
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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.

Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
11: Coaches, Be Open
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
This episode includes a conversation with middle school instructional coach Jean Hill, as she talks about the value of being open and approachable.
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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.

Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
10: Do More of This
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
This episode offers a simple coaching question that can amplify strengths, elevate agency, and create momentum for next steps.
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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.






