#coachbetter
#coachbetter

#coachbetter

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Building community in schools through instructional coaching. Wherever you are in your coaching journey, we can support you! Hosted by Kim Cofino, the #coachbetter podcast features inspiring interviews; case studies with coaches; real-life coaching calls; and quick strategic tips that you can put into practice immediately. We turn inspiration into practical reality so you get the clarity you need to move forward confidently - for you as an individual coach and for your coaching program in your school. New episodes every Wednesday!

Recent Episodes

Intentionally Inclusive Practices for Instructional Coaches and Educational Leaders with Margaret Park
DEC 2, 2025
Intentionally Inclusive Practices for Instructional Coaches and Educational Leaders with Margaret Park

In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Margaret Park. Margaret is an education equity consultant and school leader and Kim attended one of her sessions at the EARCOS Leadership Conference last year. Her session was so insightful and Kim made so many connections to instructional coaching that Kim knew she would have so much more to share with you, too!

In this episode Margaret and Kim talk about...

  • What it means to be inclusive

  • How coaches and leaders can recognize their positionality

  • Engaging those who may not be interested in exploring their positionality

  • How coaches and leaders can be intentional about bringing a lens of equity and inclusion into their daily practices

  • How coaches and leaders can work together to create inclusive workplace cultures

This episode is full of concrete strategies and practices that you can use immediately to powerfully impact your own practice and your school culture. We all have a responsibility to create inclusive spaces, and coaches can be a big part of creating that culture in our schools.

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54 MIN
Data Dashboards for a Strong Coach - Admin Partnership with Andrew Ranson
NOV 25, 2025
Data Dashboards for a Strong Coach - Admin Partnership with Andrew Ranson

In this episode Kim talks with Andrew Ranson, High School Instructional Coach at Shanghai American School (and graduate of The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program) about how he got started using a coaching dashboard - and how it helped transform conversations with his school leaders!

We know that leadership support is a critical aspect of the success of a coaching program and the idea is to share a birds-eye view summary of the coaching work that has been happening in their building or division. When the building or divisional leader knows that coaching work is happening - and helping them move forward on their strategic goals, it immediately sparks more curiosity about what is happening and how they can support it.

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14 MIN
A Case Study: Moving from Classroom to Coach with Angela Mee Lee
NOV 18, 2025
A Case Study: Moving from Classroom to Coach with Angela Mee Lee

This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Angela Mee Lee, Early Years Performing Arts teacher at UNIS Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of recording Angela had just graduated from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.

These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting.

We are excited to share this episode with Angela with you because Angela has been on a year and a half journey to coaching with Kim and she has grown so much! She started in the course Getting Started as an Instructional Coach and discovered that coaching is so aligned with her educational values, so she wanted to dig even deeper, and then she joined The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program.

Angela is already applying so much of her learning in her current role (at the time of recording) and in her future role in a brand-new startup school in India.

In this conversation Angela and Kim talk about...

  • How Angela started her journey to instructional coaching

  • What makes coaching valuable to Angela as a classroom teacher - and her early experiences with coaching with The Coach Mentor, Maggie Hos-McGrane when they both worked at the American School of Bombay!

  • The surprises she uncovered about coaching as she was learning more

  • What Angela was able to accomplish in just one academic year in The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program

  • How Angela is applying her learning in multiple contexts

  • What she wishes she knew before she started coaching

This episode highlights the ongoing journey that we take when we begin learning about coaching.

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47 MIN
The Importance of Creating a Coaching Culture with Steve Barkley
NOV 11, 2025
The Importance of Creating a Coaching Culture with Steve Barkley

This #coachbetter episode is about creating a coaching culture.

This is a highlight from a favorite episode from last season featuring Steve Barkley. This clip highlights how important it is for coaching to become a culture embedded in the school. This can not be work that coaches are doing on their own. We need to empower others to learn more about the practice of coaching so that as many people as possible have access to the amazing support that coaching provides.

If you've been following the show for a while, you might have seen the episode from last season about the 5 Domains of a Coaching Mindset. If this episode resonates, make sure to go back and check that one out. too!

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11 MIN
Coaching the Person, Not the Problem with Reem Labib Tyson
NOV 4, 2025
Coaching the Person, Not the Problem with Reem Labib Tyson

In this #coachbetter episode Kim talks with Reem Labib Tyson, experienced teacher, instructional coach, principal, and district administrator; now CEO and Founder of EDspired Coaching and Consulting where she primarily works with leaders as an executive coach. Reem's extensive background and experience in so many different contexts gives a powerful lens to view coaching from multiple perspectives. And the focus of their conversation today is so important for coaches and leaders at all levels of experience!

In this episode they talk about...

  • How coaches can use mindfulness and a human-centered approach to slow down the pace of a very busy school day

  • How to coach the person not the problem

  • How and why leaders benefit from coaching, too

  • How coaches and leaders can find presence, joy and novelty in their work

This episode highlights a key aspect of coaching that can help all coaches - new and experienced coaches alike - think a little bit differently about the way we can create space for our coaching partner and focus on the person, not the problem.

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40 MIN