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

Apr 14, 2026
28: Quick Coaching Tip: What’s Working?
Apr 14, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
7 min
This episode offers a coaching question that is simple, flexible, and productive and gets a conversation off to a positive start.
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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.

Apr 7, 2026
27: Coaching by Walking Around
Apr 7, 2026
Apr 7, 2026
12 min
This episode offers a coaching practice that is quick, practical, and surprisingly powerful. It’s something many of us have probably done at times, but this episode will help you do it more intentionally.
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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.

Mar 31, 2026
26: Coaching Myth Buster: Being a Helper
Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
8 min
Today’s episode busts a coaching myth and replaces it with a coaching move that builds relationships, launches coaching conversations, and makes our collaborative work more powerful.
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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.

Mar 24, 2026
25: Coaching with Choice, Chance, and Invitation
Mar 24, 2026
Mar 24, 2026
8 min
This episode offers a simple coaching tip that can help us respond more intentionally, position teachers as partners in their growth, and increase the likelihood that our support will take root.
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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.

Mar 17, 2026
24: Coaching with Curiosity
Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
14 min
Cultivating curiosity improves coaching. This episode offers steps for developing a curious stance in your coaching work.
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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.

Mar 10, 2026
23: Create Focus
Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
8 min
This episode offers a simple coaching question that can anchor observation, center student learning, and fuel meaningful coaching conversations.
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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.

Mar 3, 2026
Mar 3, 2026
11 min
This episode offers a framework for thinking about coaching as a powerful convergence that builds momentum with teachers to amplify your impact.
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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.

Feb 24, 2026
21: Be Sure To
Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
5 min
This episode offers a simple coaching question that can strengthen metacognition, increase clarity, and promote ownership.
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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.






