How can we bring some creativity and levity to our coaching conversations? What about helping our clients access their needs? Or connecting them to their power?   

A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump. 

In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. 

This episode is for you if: 

• Your conversations are feeling a little flat 
• Your coachee is more compliant than actively engaged  
• You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations 
• You like concrete coaching tools! 

Keep learning: 

• Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC for on-demand micro-learning at your fingertips 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

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How do you kindle a sense of power and agency in your coachee when they are feeling deflated or overwhelmed?  

A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump. 

In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. 

This episode is for you if: 

• Your coachees are feeling powerless or deflated 
• You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations 
• You like concrete coaching tools! 

Keep learning: 

• Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC for on-demand micro-learning at your fingertips 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

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How can we instill our clients with confidence in their potential to learn and grow? 

A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump. 

In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. 

This episode is for you if: 

• Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves 
• You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations 
• You like concrete coaching tools! 

Keep learning: 

• Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC for on-demand micro-learning at your fingertips 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

Podcast Transcript and Use:

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We welcome you to download and share the podcast with others for personal use; please acknowledge The Bright Morning Podcast as the source of the material.

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A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump. 

In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works, and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. 

This episode is for you if: 

• Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves 
• You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations 
• You like concrete coaching tools! 

Keep learning: 

• Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC for on-demand micro-learning at your fingertips 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

Podcast Transcript and Use:

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What does it look like to incorporate Transformational Coaching into everyday instructional coaching practices? Get ready to see it in action. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to transform lesson plan feedback from transactional to transformational. 

Notable moments:

01:27 Role Play Demonstration Setup

03:35 Feedback on Lesson Plans

07:15 Reflecting on Independent Work

10:02 Planning and Tracking Student Progress

16:37 Engaging Students in Their Learning

20:50 Final Thoughts and Next Steps 

Keep learning: 

• Join our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC and learn everything you need to know about incorporating Transformational Coaching strategies into common instructional coaching supports like providing feedback on lesson plans or co-planning. You’ll also find a video recording of this coaching demonstration and a debrief where Elena shares the thinking behind her coaching moves.  
• The First 10 Minutes (tool)
• Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit 
• Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

Reflection questions: 

• How was this conversation similar to or different from how you approach providing lesson plan feedback?
• What coaching moves did you hear Elena make that would build trust and agency with her coaching client?
• What is one thing you want to take from this conversation and try on in your coaching practice? 

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Standardized testing season is upon us, and that means you’re likely to experience some big feelings in your schools and coaching conversations. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how you can skillfully coach a teacher to consider how they want to approach this season. 

Notable moments: 

01:26 Role Play Setup 

03:18 Diving into the Role Play

05:56 Exploring Beliefs and Emotions

14:03 Shifting Perspectives and Finding Solutions

26:07 Reflecting on the Coaching Session

27:28 Continued Learning and Resources 

Keep learning: 

• Join our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC and learn everything you need to know about using Student Surveys with your clients. 
• Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit 
• Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

Reflection questions: 

• What Transformational Coaching strategies did you hear Elena utilize in this conversation? 
• Elena said in the beginning that she wasn’t going to try to get Antoinette to change her beliefs. What do you think the impact was of this approach?
• What “a has!” or wonderings are you leaving this demonstration with? 

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How do instructional coaching and Transformational Coaching work together? 

This is a question we hear a lot. In this episode, Elena demonstrates some of the many ways that Transformational Coaching compliments and enhances instructional coaching, resulting in tangible benefits for students and teachers alike. You’ll hear Elena coach a current 6th-grade ELA teacher who has been teaching for 17 years and is looking to push her proficient students to higher levels of knowledge. 

Notable moments: 

00:38 Episode Overview and Role Play Setup

02:35 Meet Kina: The Coaching Conversation Begins

04:32 Exploring Strategies for Proficient Writers

08:06 Deepening the Learning Process

13:40 Reflecting on Coaching and Teaching Practices

17:43 Implementing New Strategies and Building Community

26:38 Final Reflections and Conversation Next Steps

37:24 Conclusion and Resources

Keep learning: 

• Join our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC and learn everything you need to know about using Student Surveys with your clients. 
• Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit 
• Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

Working with a focal student is one coaching strategy that works just as well with clients who are completely overwhelmed as it does with those who are competent and confident in their role–and it’s pretty darn easy. Listen in to hear what you need to know to try this out in your coaching practice. 

Notable moments: 

01:52 Introduction to Focal Students

03:03 Step-by-Step Guide to Working with Focal Students

08:26 Ways to Continue Learning 

Keep learning: 

• Join our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC and learn everything you need to know about using Student Surveys with your clients. 
• Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit 
• Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

Reflection questions: 

• Have you utilized focal students in your coaching practice? Why or why not? 
• Do you have a teacher you think could benefit from working with a focal student? If so, what outcomes would you hope from this strategy? 
• What questions or wonderings do you have about this strategy? 

Podcast Transcript and Use:

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Student surveys can help close knowledge gaps about students' backgrounds, close emotional intelligence gaps regarding the experience their students are having in their classroom, and build relational trust. If you have a client who isn’t connecting with their students, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. 

Notable moments: 

00:32 Introducing a Powerful Coaching Tool

01:03 Case Study: Coaching David

03:04 The Concept of a Third Point in Coaching

06:01 Benefits of Using Surveys in Coaching

08:40 Addressing Concerns About Surveys

10:02 Resources for Continued Learning

Keep learning: 

• Join our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC and learn everything you need to know about using Student Surveys with your clients. 
• Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit 
• Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

Reflection questions: 

• Are student surveys something you’ve integrated into your coaching practice? If not, what’s held you back? If so, what was your experience? 
• Do you have a client who is struggling to connect with students who you think utilizing student surveys would benefit? If so, what is the first step you want to take to make this happen? 

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Change is why we coach. And it’s why working with a client who is stuck, resistant, or has hit a plateau can be so frustrating. In these moments, you need to be prepared to take a confrontational stance. That’s what Elena will show you how to do in this episode. 

Notable moments: 

00:44 Introduction to Today's Roleplay Demonstration

04:12 Exploring Emotions and Reactions

09:41 Considering Next Steps and Solutions

15:20 Final Thoughts and Acknowledgements

Keep learning: 

• Join our Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC and learn everything you need to know about taking a confrontational stance with your clients. You’ll also find a video recording of this coaching demonstration and a debrief where Elena shares the thinking behind her coaching moves.  
• The First 10 Minutes (tool)
• Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching to build your coaching toolkit 
• Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching Workshop to grow your coaching skills 
• Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox
• Become a Bright Morning Member 
• Follow Elena on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Follow Bright Morning on LinkedIn and Instagram

Support the show:

• Become a Friend of the Podcast  
• Rate and review us

Reflection questions: 

• What comes to mind for you when considering taking a confrontational stance? 
• How did Elena’s demonstration confirm or challenge the ideas you had? 
• What is one thing you want to try in an upcoming conversation? 

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