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Join hosts Celine and Katie, along with special guest and podcast editor Ben, for a reflective midseason deep dive into the sixth season of the EDU Coach Collective. In this episode, the team transitions from behind the scenes to the forefront to discuss the strategies and guests that have shaped their coaching practices this year.

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Celebrate the end of the school year with Celine and Katie as they step out of "survival mode" and into the Summer Sandbox. In this episode, they are joined by Kaitlyn Frederick, an instructional coach who shares her journey through a year of breakthroughs and strategic pivots.

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This episode features Tracee Keough, the Assistant Director of Coaching Programs at Forward Edge, discussing the evolution of the Certified Coach Program. The conversation highlights the program's structure, its focus on systemic change, and the integration of AI to optimize coaching workflows.

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This episode of the EDU Coach Collective Podcast features host Katie Ritter in conversation with Jo Lein, a leadership coach and author, discussing the complexities of mindset in instructional coaching. As a leadership coach and writer, Jo Lein focuses on helping individuals move beyond merely "performing" change to actually experiencing it

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This episode of the EDU Coach Collective podcast features Craig Randall, author of Trust-Based Observations. The discussion focuses on revolutionizing classroom observations by removing the "gotcha" culture of evaluation and replacing it with a foundation of relational trust to foster genuine teacher growth.

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In this episode of the EDU Coach Collective, hosts Celine and Katie speak with Emilie Rio, a high school instructional technology coach in Illinois, about her unique approach to strategy-focused coaching. Drawing on her background as a former Spanish teacher, Emilie shares how she creates a safe, vulnerable space for staff to learn new technology, much like she did for students learning a foreign language.

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Is instructional coaching actually working, or are we just treating symptoms of a broken system? In this episode of the Coaching Research Conversations with Matt Brady, we tackle the identity crisis facing modern coaches. With hundreds of different job titles and a lack of clear metrics, many coaches find themselves stuck in a loop of "yak shaving"—tackling endless, irrelevant tasks to get to the actual work of teaching.

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Join our coaches Lisa Olidges and Jordan Petri as we explore the "March Madness" coaching cycle—a framework designed to re-energize staff through gamified professional development and high-utility tech tools. From running 4-to-6 week intensive coaching cycles to hosting "Tech Pop-ups" that give teachers their time back, we’re sharing the exact tactics you need to finish the school year strong and build relationships that last into next year