Instructional Coaching with Ms. B

216. The Current Role of the Department of Education and How That Could Change with Dr. Jen Newton

The current role of the Department of Education and how that could change has been a hot topic in the news recently. In the Season 5 finale, Dr. Jen Newton of Teaching is Intellectual joins me to discuss this important topic. She explains the Department of Education's responsibilities, including distributing Title I money and funds for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We discuss the type of data it collects and why that data matters. She outlines the difference between federal and state roles in education. Dr. Newton highlights how potential changes could impact schools, students, and teachers. You’ll also find out what you can do to help make sure every child receives a high-quality public education. Listen now!  This is the last episode of the season. We’ll be back for a new season in February 2025. Until then, Happy Coaching!!! -Chrissy Beltran   Buzzing with Ms. B Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/ [https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/]   Buzzing with Ms. B TpT - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B]   Instructional Coach Binder Megapack – Editable Forms, Calendars, Planning Tools - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/instructional-coach-binder-megapack-editable-forms-calendars-planning-tools [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/instructional-coach-binder-megapack-editable-forms-calendars-planning-tools]   Podcast Survey - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/survey [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/survey]   Quiz – What is Your Instructional Coaching Personality Type? - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/quiz [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/quiz]   Instructional Coaching with Ms. B Show Notes -  https://buzzingwithmsb.com/Episode216 [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/2024/11/the-current-role-of-the-department-of-education-and-how-that-could-change-with-dr-jen-newton.html]   Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: The Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching! Podcast produced by Fernie Ceniceros

215. The Three Parts of Your Spring Action Plan

The spring semester will be here soon! So, how do you develop your spring action plan? In this episode, we’re discussing the three parts of your spring action plan. We talk about conducting a thorough needs assessment to gather information for the plan. This includes talking to administrators, hearing from teachers, visiting classrooms, and looking at data. Once you have those four pieces of information, you can turn them into focus areas and goals for your action plan. During the episode, you’ll hear how to use those goals to develop a plan for whole-school professional development (PD), differentiated support for PLC teams, and individual coaching work. You’ll also hear about aligning your goals with your teachers' needs and tiering teacher support. Plus, learn why it’s important to share your plan with your administration. Listen now to learn how to create a structured, effective action plan to improve teaching and learning in the spring semester. -Chrissy Beltran   Buzzing with Ms. B Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/ [https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/]   Buzzing with Ms. B TpT - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B]   Teacher Feedback Surveys for Instructional Coaching – Printable and Google Forms - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/teacher-feedback-surveys-for-instructional-coaching-printable-and-google-forms [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/teacher-feedback-surveys-for-instructional-coaching-printable-and-google-forms]   Instructional Coaching Reflection Guide - https://buzzing-with-ms-b.ck.page/044b665f4e [https://buzzing-with-ms-b.ck.page/044b665f4e]   Instructional Coaching with Ms. B Show Notes - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/Episode215 [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/2024/11/the-three-parts-of-your-spring-action-plan.html]   Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: The Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching! Podcast produced by Fernie Ceniceros

214. Reflecting on Your Fall Semester of Instructional Coaching with Dr. Kim Ramadan

This week we’re starting a new series that will help you set up your second semester instructional coaching action plan. But before we can create our new plan, we need to reflect on what we’ve accomplished so far this year. In this episode, Dr. Kim Ramadan joins me to discuss reflecting on your fall semester of instructional coaching. We chat about how coaches should think differently about the upcoming spring semester than we did the fall semester. Dr. Ramadan explains how to gather information about our past semester coaching work. She also offers different ways of thinking about our coaching work that will help us see things beyond our little bubble. Plus, we explore what goal setting looks like this time of year and whether we should adjust our previous goals or create new ones. Listen now to this episode about reflecting on your fall semester of instructional coaching! -Chrissy Beltran   Buzzing with Ms. B Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/ [https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/]   Buzzing with Ms. B TpT - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B]   Teacher Feedback Surveys for Instructional Coaching – Printable and Google Forms - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/teacher-feedback-surveys-for-instructional-coaching-printable-and-google-forms [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/teacher-feedback-surveys-for-instructional-coaching-printable-and-google-forms]   Instructional Coaching Reflection Guide - https://buzzing-with-ms-b.ck.page/044b665f4e [https://buzzing-with-ms-b.ck.page/044b665f4e]   Instructional Coaching with Ms. B Show Notes - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/Episode214 [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/2024/11/reflecting-on-your-fall-semester-of-instructional-coaching-with-dr-kim-ramadan.html]   Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: The Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching! Podcast produced by Fernie Ceniceros

213. Instructional Coaching Strategy Toolbox Success Stories: CST Coaches with Gina Armstrong

Coaching teachers can be overwhelming, especially if we try to coach them all the same way! When we differentiate our work based on a teacher’s current needs, we make it much more meaningful! This past semester, I worked with several coaches to apply strategies from my Instructional Coaching Strategy Toolbox to their work. Today, I invited one of these coaches, Gina Armstrong, to talk about her experience using the strategies and how it affected her coaching! During the podcast, we talk about the tools Gina used and which ones she found most impactful. We also discuss leveraging low-level strategies into higher-impact coaching work. Gina shares advice about what she learned and explains how using these different approaches allowed her to respond to teachers in more meaningful ways. Listen now to hear Gina’s Instructional Coaching Strategy Toolbox success story! -Chrissy Beltran   Buzzing with Ms. B Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/ [https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/]   Buzzing with Ms. B TpT - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B]   Instructional Coaching Cycle Forms & Coaching Introduction Slide Show - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/coaching-cycle-forms-and-slide-show-for-instructional-coaching [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/coaching-cycle-forms-and-slide-show-for-instructional-coaching]   FREE Coaching Menu - https://www.buzzingwithmsb.com/coachingmenu [https://www.buzzingwithmsb.com/coachingmenu]   Instructional Coaching with Ms. B Show Notes - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/Episode213 [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/2024/11/instructional-coaching-strategy-toolbox-success-stories-cst-coaches-with-gina-armstrong.html]   Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: The Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching! Podcast produced by Fernie Ceniceros

212. Differentiating Coaching Strategies to Meet Teacher Needs

How can we turn our interactions with teachers into more meaningful coaching work? Today, we’re continuing our series about Your Coaching Strategy Toolbox. In this episode, we’re looking at differentiating coaching strategies to meet teacher needs on campus. I share different coaching situations and offer suggestions for what to do in each. You’ll get ideas for leveraging low-level strategies into higher-level ones. I give you tips for building your coaching toolbox and explain how to use a coaching menu to introduce your role. The audio for this episode is from my session at The Simply Coaching Summit. If you didn’t get to attend, you don’t want to miss it! Listen now to hear all about differentiating coaching strategies to meet teacher needs! -Chrissy Beltran   Buzzing with Ms. B Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/ [https://www.instagram.com/buzzingwithmsb/]   Buzzing with Ms. B TpT - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Chrissy-Beltran-Buzzing-With-Ms-B]   Instructional Coaching Cycle Forms & Coaching Introduction Slide Show - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/coaching-cycle-forms-and-slide-show-for-instructional-coaching [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/coaching-cycle-forms-and-slide-show-for-instructional-coaching]   FREE Coaching Menu - https://www.buzzingwithmsb.com/coachingmenu [https://www.buzzingwithmsb.com/coachingmenu]   Instructional Coaching with Ms. B Show Notes - https://buzzingwithmsb.com/Episode212 [https://buzzingwithmsb.com/2024/10/differentiating-coaching-strategies-to-meet-teacher-needs.html]   Thank you for listening to Buzzing with Ms. B: The Coaching Podcast. If you love the show, share it with a coach who would love it too, subscribe to this podcast, or leave me a review on iTunes! It’s free and it helps others find this show, too. Happy coaching! Podcast produced by Fernie Ceniceros