With everything going on in the world, many education professionals are struggling with mental health. My friend Celeste Nevarez, a licensed professional counselor supervisor, joins me on the podcast to talk about mindfulness and how we can use it to support our work as Instructional Coaches.

We discuss how taking time for yourself unapologetically can help you fight stress and lead to more joy. She shares ideas for incorporating mindfulness into your day, even if you're pressed for time.

-Chrissy Beltran

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Why is self-care so hard? If you're anything like me, you struggle to make time for yourself. You give your energy to everyone else while ignoring your own needs. Sarah Forst, The Designer Teacher, joins me on the podcast to talk about her book, The Teacher's Guide to Self-Care.

We discuss what self-care is and why it's important for Instructional Coaches. She shares things we can do to add it to our routine, so we can live a healthy and balanced life.

-Chrissy Beltran

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The Teacher' Guide to Self-Care

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Instructional coaching burnout is real! There are a million things to do each day, and we often neglect our most basic needs. As coaches, we give and give without replenishing ourselves.

In this episode, I share my best self-care tips and tricks. I also share signs to watch out for, so you don't get overwhelmed while coaching.

-Chrissy Beltran

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The 40 Hour Workweek with Angela Watson

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Have you heard of an #AMA? In this episode, I answer all of your questions!

Learn about how to visit classrooms and leave feedback, where I squeeze in my professional reading (despite having a toddler), and how to justify a coaching cycle when your district isn't supportive. Plus I share about some of my biggest lessons learned from my first year of literacy coaching!

-Chrissy Beltran

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You may have heard of ABAR education but not really had an understanding of what it represents. Kay Valdez of Primary Cornerstone introduces us to the idea of anti-bias education and shares some first steps that instructional coaches can take to implement these principles on their campus, with their faculty!

-Chrissy Beltran

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This year, morale has been an especially big challenge. Teachers are feeling overwhelmed and defeated, and coaches are too.

But there are things you can do to support your teachers and build morale on your campus! In this episode, I share six strategies for creating a positive environment and building morale!

-Chrissy Beltran

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In this episode, Naomi O'Brien of Read Like a Rock Star helps us understand how race can affect our work as instructional coaches. She shares her experiences as a Black teacher working with coaches as well as defines microagressions, bias, white supremacy, and other important ideas that we need to understand in order to coach teachers equitably. She also gives us some questions to think about when we make decisions as a coach!

-Chrissy Beltran

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Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: the Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching!

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Professional development doesn't have to be boring! When we create engaging PD, people are more likely to learn, and when we give them opportunities to bridge learning to their classrooms, they're more likely to apply what they've learned!

In this episode, I share my favorite six strategies that will help you turn all of your PDs into engaging, purposeful workshops for teachers!

-Chrissy Beltran Buzzing with Ms. B Instagram: https://bit.ly/36zq9Ml  Buzzing with Ms. B TpT: https://bit.ly/2GwUNv9  The Coaching Podcast Show Notes: https://buzzingwithmsb.blogspot.com/2020/10/six-engaging-pd-strategies-episode-40.html 

Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: the Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching!

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Instructional coaches can provide tremendous support to teachers through PLC and PD, and help set the course for learning on your campus. But where do you start? In this episode, I share three methods for conducting a needs assessment and a step-by-step approach for putting it all together to identify the next steps for learning on your campus!

-Chrissy Beltran

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Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: the Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching!

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Collaborating to create curriculum is a challenge for instructional coaches. In this episode, Crystal Ceresani of The Sparkly Notebook shares her process with us from start to finish!

Learn about how she prepares for a planning session, what logistics work for her and for my teachers, too, the norms and expectations that are really important for collaboration, how she uses data and assessments, and what true buy-in looks like!

-Chrissy Beltran

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 Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: the Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching!

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