Coaching the Whole Educator
Coaching the Whole Educator is a podcast for instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and school leaders who want to strengthen their educators’ effectiveness and resilience, especially the ones who need it most. Each week, you’ll hear quick tips, proven strategies, and coaching mindsets designed to keep you on top of your coaching game.
This show is rooted in a human-centered approach, where we get things done through people’s humanity, not around it. Whether you’re new to instructional coaching or a seasoned instructional coach or leader looking for fresh perspective, you’ll learn how to focus on the mindsets and motivations driving unproductive behaviors. By getting to the root of resistance, you’ll discover how to build stronger relationships, lead with clarity, and create lasting impact in your school.
Episodes
191 episodes
#186: [Resistance Chronicles] Ownership Mindset
Resistance Chronicles, Part 5: Ownership Mindset™[FREE] The Resistance Audit: Diagnose where the resistance is coming from!In the final episode of The R...
#185: Decision Making Magic: Using Intuition to Make Clearer, Faster Leadership Decisions
[FREE] The Resistance Audit: Diagnose where the resistance is coming from!Are you an instructional coach or principal navigating endless data, tough decis...
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#184: [Resistance Chronicles] Growth Mindset
Resistance Chronicles, Part 4: Growth Mindset[FREE] Catalyst Mindset Overview Graphic [Printable]In this episode, Becca Silver explores ...
#183: A Debate: Is Setting Team Norms Effective?
Have you gotten your copy of the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK yet? Get it for only $7 HERE.In this episode, Becca is joined by her fr...
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#182: [Resistance Chronicles] Success Mindset
[FREE] The Resistance Audit: Diagnose where the resistance is coming from!What if resistance isn’t defiance… but doubt?In Part 3 of The Resistance C...
#181: Stop Calling It Collaboration When It’s Just Compliance: How Leaders Can Tell the Difference Between Real and Fake Collaboration
Be sure to grab your copy of the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK is now available! It's only $7 HERE.In this episode of Coachin...
#180: [Resistance Chronicles] Belonging Mindset
Resistance Chronicles, Part 2: Belonging Mindset™ In this episode, I explore belonging as one of the most overlooked drivers of resistance in schools. Resistance does not always show up as pushback. It often appears as silence, surf...
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#179: When Your Questions Have an Agenda: Unpacking the Subtle Ways Control Sneaks into Coaching
The RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK is now available! Grab it for only $7 HERE.In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator, Be...
#178: [Resistance Chronicles] Value Mindset
In this first episode of The Resistance Chronicles, Becca Silver challenges one of the most common leadership mistakes we make: treating resistance as a compliance problem instead of a diagnostic opportunity.She reframes resist...
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#177: How to Read a Room and Adjust PD in Real Time
The RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK was just released! Grab it for only $7 HERE.In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator, Becca sits down...
#176: When Consistency Backfires: The Leadership Tension No One Talks About
The RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK was just released! Grab it for only $7 HERE.Here’s a leadership question that sounds simple…but isn’t:<...
#175: If One More Person Says “Self-Care,” I Might Scream: Why Educators Are Burning Out
In this powerful episode of Coaching the Whole Educator, Becca Silver sits down with Dr. Naomi Hall, former educator, burnout expert, and co-founder of the Thrive Conference, to unpack why burnout is skyrocketing in schools and what le...
#174: Is a Little Resistance Actually Healthy?
🚨Don’t forget to register for the VATLL Power of Coaching Conference, February 3–4, 2026! 🚨Let’s start with a question we don’t ask often enoug...
#173: Short on Time? Skip the Observation, Not the Pre-Conference
In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator, Becca sits down again with veteran instructional coaching expert Steve Barkley to unpack one of the most overlooked but powerful parts of the coaching cycle: the pre-conference. Together,...
#172: Can Too Much Empathy Hinder Decisive Leadership?
🚨Don’t forget to register for the VATLL Power of Coaching Conference, February 3–4, 2026! 🚨Here’s a question I keep bumping into as a leader an...
#171: How AI Can Spark (Not Replace) Your Leadership
This episode dives straight into the conversation every educator and leader needs right now: How AI is reshaping coaching, leadership, and the way we build an Innovator’s Mindset in schools.Becca sits down with George Couros, world-recog...
#170: The Leadership Support Gap
Looking for inspiration and real talk you can actually use as a school leader? This episode brings you a powerful conversation between Becca and the vibrant duo behind The Principal Exchange, Andra and Sarah. Together, they explore the real cha...
#169: Best of 2025 Series: I Stopped Trying to Convince Teachers...That’s When Everything Changed
What if the resistance you’re seeing isn’t defiance—it’s a clue?In this episode, Dr. Donna Spangler shares the coaching breakthrough that changed everything: She stopped trying to convince teachers, and they started showing up wit...
#168: Best of 2025 Series: The Art of Interrupting—How to Jump In Without Shutting Others Down
We’ve been taught that good listeners don’t interrupt—but what if the right kind of interrupting is exactly what great leaders do?Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, “That should’ve gone better”?...
#167: Best of 2025 Series: Stop Curriculum Chaos: Getting Real Engagement
Rolling out a new curriculum? Brace yourself—resistance, frustration, and missteps are inevitable… unless you do it right. Join Sean Lindsey and me as we break down what it really takes to get teachers, students, and famili...
#166: Best of 2025 Series: Why Being “Naturally Gifted” Can Backfire as a Coach
The Ladder of Conscious CompetenceFour stages: Conscious/Unconscious Competence & Incompetence.This can explain why there’s a lack of knowledge transfer at your schoolWhy having unconscious competence ma...
#165: Perfectionism's Impact on Resilience & Well-being
Tune in for an engaging conversation with clinical psychologist Dr. Kate Lund as she joins host Becca Silver to explore perfectionism and resilience. This episode dives into how perfectionism can show up in the lives of coaches, leaders, and te...
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