One-off workshops rarely create lasting change in classrooms. In this episode of the Time For Teachership podcast, Lindsay shares a practical Google Doc template designed to support teacher teams in ongoing, meaningful professional learning. She walks through a structured approach called Group Implementation Coaching Sessions, showing how coaching, feedback, and inquiry can help teachers refine their practice and better support student learning.
Why continuous coaching is more effective than standalone workshops (Joyce & Showers, 2022).
How to set the stage for teacher team coaching by identifying team strengths, individual values, and key priorities.
Strategies for maintaining an asset-based, equity-focused, and student-centered approach in coaching sessions.
Key coaching moves to help teachers shift mindsets, including:
Asking for examples to get to evidence.
Reframing challenges (e.g., valuing curiosity over background knowledge).
Moving from scarcity to prioritization.
Aligning pedagogy to core teaching values.
A step-by-step walkthrough of a coaching session:
Human Connection: Check-ins, celebrations, and group reflection.
Implementation Check: Review previous action steps, data, and student feedback.
Action Planning: Identify instructional strategies, micro-groups, or feedback systems to try before the next session.
Next Steps: Decide who will try what and how data will be gathered.
How to leverage peer coaching and group reflection to generate richer insights and practical solutions.
[00:00:00] – Welcome & Episode Overview
Introduction to Episode 246
The importance of continuous learning over one-off workshops
[00:00:22] – Google Doc Template Overview
How to support teacher teams after workshops
Group Implementation Coaching Sessions
[00:00:47] – Influences & Inspirations
PLC at Work: Dr. Anthony Mohammed, Dr. Chad Dumas, Bob Sanju, Marin Powers, Shalene Miller
Grow Model & Raman Behan
Positive psychology, asset-based education, values alignment
Books: Street Data, Pedagogies of Voice, Rebuilding Students' Learning Power
[00:04:00] – Meeting 1: Setting the Stage
Identify team strengths and values
Center equity and "critical hope"
Name the students/groups on the margins
Define success: what it looks, sounds, and feels like
Co-design inquiry questions and evidence-gathering
[00:07:16] – Coaching Bank & Key Moves
Asking for evidence: "Can you say more? Share an example?"
Reframing challenges: curiosity > background knowledge
Shifting from scarcity mindset to prioritization
Aligning teaching to core values
[00:14:42] – Structuring Subsequent Meetings
Start with human connection: check-ins, listening dyads, celebrations
Implementation check: review prior actions and data
Three containers: initial reactions, data reflection, gut checks
[00:19:35] – GLEE Model for Action Planning
Goal: What do we want to foster before next session?
Learn: Analyze student strengths, gaps, and feedback
Explore: Identify instructional moves to grow skills & student agency
Expectations: Decide who does what and gather data for next session
[00:24:34] – Final Thoughts & Evidence for Coaching
Joyce & Showers (2022): coaching increases skill transfer from 5% → 75–90%
Peer coaching and structured feedback as essential professional learning
[00:26:04] – Closing
Think big, act brave, and be your best self
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