Can't think of a better way to celebrate National Instructional Coaching Day than sharing this conversation with you all! Michelle Yerkes, Field Specialist in Maricopa County (Arizona), joined us to share the successes of her coaching team. Over the course of the past three years, they have been on a path of learning, coaching, and growing kids! Her excitement is contagious, and we can't wait for you to hear her story...enjoy!

Welcome back! We hope your school year is off to a fantastic start...full of smiling faces on kids that are hungry to learn! For those of you that might feel discouraged by that last sentence because you don't feel like that's your current reality YET, I think you're going to enjoy hearing from Shelley Bond, Principal at Maple Grove Elementary in Boise, ID. The focus of our time together was discussing the role of the principal in creating a culture for coaching in the building, from partnering with the coach to setting up and protecting the different roles. We also spent time talking about about Maple Grove specifically, and their building goal around JOY. We hope that listening to Shelley and her passion to bring joy to her building will leave you thinking about how you can add joy to all you do, as well as help others around you do the same! Thanks for listening!

The school year is quickly approaching and this is an episode that should be listened to every year at this time. Launching your year of Student-Centered Coaching successfully has such a tremendous impact on the work that will take place throughout the entire school year! Listen in as Diane's co-authors, Leanna Harris and Julie Steele discuss their book, Moves for Launching a New Year of Student-Centered Coaching.

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Diane's new book (or maybe we should call it a "resource" - you need to listen to better understand that reference), Moves for Launching a New Year of Student-Centered Coaching, is now available for preorder! They will arrive on August 1...just in time for the start of school. While you're waiting for it to arrive, we hope you enjoy our conversation with the other two co-authors, Leanna Harris (@leannaharris22) and Julie Steele (@JulieTier1). They discuss the structure, new thinking that is included, and ways that coaches can utilize this to make their start to the year the best one yet! Hope you enjoy, and click here to grab your own copy!