In this episode of the "Coaching Conversations" podcast, I enjoy a conversation with instructional coach Melanie Matthews Calhoun as she shares her journey and strategies for overcoming challenges in coaching, particularly with resistant teachers. Melanie emphasizes the importance of building relationships, understanding the sources of resistance, and employing effective communication. She discusses different types of resistance—aggressive, passive-aggressive, and passive—and offers practical strategies like "coaching from afar" and maintaining persistence. The episode underscores the significance of resilience, community among coaches, and the ultimate goal of improving student outcomes through effective coaching. We’d love to hear your feedback about my weekly coaching conversations. Please consider leaving a rating or review and subscribing to our channel! Interested in learning how better conversations can have an impact on your professional and personal life? <a href='https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/workshop/better-conversations/'>click here</a> Looking for professional development on your schedule? Radical Learners offers just that and more. <a href='https://www.radicallearners.com/'>Click here</a> to learn more.

In this episode of the "Coaching Conversations" podcast, I enjoy a conversation with instructional coach Melanie Matthews Calhoun as she shares her journey and strategies for overcoming challenges in coaching, particularly with resistant teachers. Melanie emphasizes the importance of building relationships, understanding the sources of resistance, and employing effective communication. She discusses different types of resistance—aggressive, passive-aggressive, and passive—and offers practical strategies like "coaching from afar" and maintaining persistence. The episode underscores the significance of resilience, community among coaches, and the ultimate goal of improving student outcomes through effective coaching. We’d love to hear your feedback about my weekly coaching conversations. Please consider leaving a rating or review and subscribing to our channel! Interested in learning how better conversations can have an impact on your professional and personal life? click here Looking for professional development on your schedule? Radical Learners offers just that and more. Click here to learn more.

In this episode of the "Coaching Conversations" podcast, I enjoy a conversation with instructional coach Melanie Matthews Calhoun as she shares her journey and strategies for overcoming challenges in coaching, particularly with resistant teachers. Melanie emphasizes the importance of building relationships, understanding the sources of resistance, and employing effective communication. She discusses different types of resistance—aggressive, passive-aggressive, and passive—and offers practical strategies like "coaching from afar" and maintaining persistence. The episode underscores the significance of resilience, community among coaches, and the ultimate goal of improving student outcomes through effective coaching. We’d love to hear your feedback about my weekly coaching conversations. Please consider leaving a rating or review and subscribing to our channel! Interested in learning how better conversations can have an impact on your professional and personal life? <a href="https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/workshop/better-conversations/" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a> Looking for professional development on your schedule? Radical Learners offers just that and more. <a href="https://www.radicallearners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here</a> to learn more.

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Jim Knight is the founder of The Instructional Coaching Group, a professional development provider dedicated to offering PD for coaches, teachers, and leaders based on a partnership approach that creates better learning environments for all students. As a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning Jim has spent 25 years studying professional learning and instructional coaching. He earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. The pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted has led to many innovations that are now central to professional development in schools. Jim wrote the first major article about instructional coaching for the Journal of Staff Development, and his book Instructional Coaching (2007) offered the first extended description of instructional coaching. Jim has written several books in addition to those described above, including the bestsellers Unmistakable Impact (2011), High-Impact Instruction (2013), Focus on Teaching (2014), Better Conversations (2015), The Impact Cycle (2018), and The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching (2021). He has also authored articles featured in Educational Leadership, The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, and Kappan.

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Jim Knight is the founder of The Instructional Coaching Group, a professional development provider dedicated to offering PD for coaches, teachers, and leaders based on a partnership approach that creates better learning environments for all students. As a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning Jim has spent 25 years studying professional learning and instructional coaching. He earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. The pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted has led to many innovations that are now central to professional development in schools. Jim wrote the first major article about instructional coaching for the Journal of Staff Development, and his book Instructional Coaching (2007) offered the first extended description of instructional coaching. Jim has written several books in addition to those described above, including the bestsellers Unmistakable Impact (2011), High-Impact Instruction (2013), Focus on Teaching (2014), Better Conversations (2015), The Impact Cycle (2018), and The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching (2021). He has also authored articles featured in Educational Leadership, The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, and Kappan.

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