Coaching Conversations with Jim Knight
Instructional Coaching Group
Jim Knight is the founder of The Instructional Coaching Group, a professional development provider dedicated to offering PD for coaches, teachers, and leaders based on a partnership approach that creates better learning environments for all students. As a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning Jim has spent 25 years studying professional learning and instructional coaching. He earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. The pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted has led to many innovations that are now central to professional development in schools. Jim wrote the first major article about instructional coaching for the Journal of Staff Development, and his book Instructional Coaching (2007) offered the first extended description of instructional coaching. Jim has written several books in addition to those described above, including the bestsellers Unmistakable Impact (2011), High-Impact Instruction (2013), Focus on Teaching (2014), Better Conversations (2015), The Impact Cycle (2018), and The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching (2021). He has also authored articles featured in Educational Leadership, The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, and Kappan.
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Mar 30, 2023 • 40min
Michael Bungay Stanier | Episode 15
Michael Bungay Stanier returns with Jim to discuss his upcoming book, How to Work with (Almost) Anyone: Building the best possible relationships, which tackles course correction, social contracting, and shared commitments between colleagues. Michael explains that setting systems is the best chance you have when things get messy and Michael walks you through his research and how to implement those systems. Michael's book, The Coaching Habit, a self-published book has become the best-selling book on coaching this century. He founded a training and development company, Box of Crayons, that has taught coaching skills to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Michael will be featured as a keynote presenter at the 2023 Teaching Learning Coaching conference in Orlando, FL. Learn more about Michael by visiting https://www.mbs.works/about/Register to attend the 2023 TLC Conference by visiting https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/tlc2023/
Mar 21, 2023 • 21min
Nicole Turner | Episode 14
Our latest episode of Coaching Conversations with Nicole Turner focuses on instructional execution, goal reflection, and realizing that stress exists outside of the classroom. Join Jim and Nicole as they navigate these everyday issues and coaching success stories. Nicole Turner is a K-12 Master Coach, author, professional development trainer, current practitioner, and the Founder and CEO of Simply Coaching and Teaching Inc. She is the founder of the Simply Coaching Summit—the first virtual summit exclusively for instructional coaches and teacher leaders--and the author of the books Simply Instructional Coaching: Questions Asked and Answered from the Field and Simply Instructional Coaching 2.0: Foundations to Framework. Learn more about Nicole Turner by visitinghttps://simplycoachingandteaching.com/Hear more from Nicole at the 2023 Teaching Learning Coaching Conference, where she'll be featured as a breakout presenter. Register to attend in-person in Orlando, FL or virtually from your home or office. https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/tlc2023/
Mar 7, 2023 • 41min
Amanda Ripley | Episode 13
On this episode of Coaching Conversations, Jim and Amanda Ripley discuss her 2022 Christopher Award winning book, High Conflict. Amanda provides an in-depth look into good conflict and how to improve relationships by using her looping strategy. Care, control, respect, humiliation, and fear are at the heart of Amanda’s research and she explains how finding the understory to these issues can open the door for more meaningful relationships. Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author, a Washington Post contributor and co-host of the Slate podcast How To! She’s also the co-founder of Good Conflict, a company that creates workshops and original content to help people get smarter about how they fight. Amanda will be featured as a keynote presenter at the 2023 Teaching Learning Coaching conference in Orlando, FL. Learn more about Amanda Ripley by visiting https://www.amandaripley.com/Register to attend the 2023 TLC Conference by visiting https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/tlc2023/
Feb 22, 2023 • 24min
Sherry St. Clair | Episode 12
In this episode, Jim sits down with Sherry St. Clair to discuss the impact that coaching can have on all stakeholders within a school community. Sherry unpacks strategies for developing a shared understanding for overall learning and an approach to coaching that fosters deep learning and reflection with the goal of continuous improvement for ourselves and those we serve. Sherry is the author of Coaching Redefined and founder of Reflective Learning LLC, an educational consulting agency based in Kentucky. Her organization works with schools across the country, creating specialized training and coaching services for school administrators and educators. Sherry will be featured as a breakout presenter at the 2023 Teaching Learning Coaching conference in Orlando, FL. Learn more about Sherry st. Clair by visiting https://www.reflecttolearn.com/copy-of-about-usRegister to attend the 2023 TLC Conference by visiting https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/tlc2023/
Feb 7, 2023 • 32min
Coaching Q&A
Follow along as The Instructional Coaching Group founder, Jim Knight, answers coaching questions that were submitted online by educators from around the world. If you'd like to submit a question of your own to be answered on a future episode of Coaching Conversations, click here: https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/share/To learn more about The Instructional Coaching Group: https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/
Jan 24, 2023 • 34min
Nathan Lang-Raad | Episode 10
Join Jim Knight and Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad as they discuss the principles of coaching for everyday use, tangible change though coaching, and the importance of technology and applications for improving feedback and collaboration. Nathan is an educator, speaker, author, and the Vice President of Strategy at Savvas Learning. He has authored numerous books about coaching and relationship-building, and his upcoming book, Never Stop Asking, tackles the use of questions and building reflection in the classroom. Nathan will be featured as a breakout presenter at the 2023 Teaching Learning Coaching conference in Orlando, FL.Learn more about Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad by visiting https://www.drlangraad.comRegister to attend the 2023 TLC Conference by visiting https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/tlc2023/
Jan 10, 2023 • 50min
Kim Richardson | Episode 9
*This interview originally took place in August, 2020*Jim Knight's Coaching Conversations series featuring professional certified coach, chief strategic consultant for Richardson Coaching and Consulting LLC, and Teacher Development Coordinator for Hampton City Schools in Virginia, Dr. Kim Richardson. The theme of this discussion is 'Coaching in Uncertain Times'.Dr. Kim is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the chief strategic consultant for Keep Rising, and is currently the Induction and Development Director and Cultural Competence Leader for Hampton City Schools in Virginia. Additionally, she serves as president-elect for the Virginia Learning Forward Board of Directors and is a member of the VASCD Conference Committee.
Dec 27, 2022 • 45min
Tricia McKale Skyles | Episode 8
Follow along as Jim Knight and Tricia McKale Skyles discuss the importance of coaching classroom management. Tricia is a Senior Consultant with Safe and Civil Schools and co-author of Coaching Classroom Management.To learn more about Tricia, visit https://www.safeandcivilschools.com/index.php
Dec 13, 2022 • 47min
Elena Aguilar | Episode 7
Jim Knight and Elena Aguilar, bestselling author and founder of Bright Morning, discuss her book Onward, and cultivating emotional resilience in educators.To learn more about Elena , visit https://brightmorningteam.com/
Nov 28, 2022 • 1h 43min
Parker Palmer | Episode 6
Jim Knight and Parker Palmer, 2020 Don Deshler Award recipient, discuss the beauty of his writing and the humanity of his character, and remind us that it's HEART at the center of teaching. Palmer has been a huge influence on Jim's work and The Instructional Coaching Group.To learn more about Parker Palmer, visit https://couragerenewal.org/
