Posts by Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
279: Q&A with Gretchen
Get to know Gretchen a little bit more! You’ll enjoy this special Q&A episode with Gretchen. Learn about her biggest triumphs, mistakes, holiday favorites and teacher lounge must haves. You’ll get to know Gretchen all while leaving empowered. Quotables Let me help you figure out a way it can work for you in your classroom…
Listen to EpisodeSeasons of Coaching Blog Series: Summer Strategy
A coaching strategy that shifts with the seasons helps teacher leaders deliver strong support to teachers. If we only ever use one strategy for the entire year, we miss out on the opportunity to respond to the unique needs of teachers as they change throughout the school year. The previous posts in the series described:…
Read Full Post278: Champion Series- Key #3 Advocation
This is the is the third and finally episode in the Champion Series. And just like with key #1 and 2, Gretchen will be sharing real life stories and how she applied this key, advocation, in her EDU journey. Get ready to learn a little more about Gretchen, all while being empowered on your EDU…
Listen to EpisodeSeasons of Coaching Blog Series: Spring Strategy
Teacher leaders need a coaching strategy when working with teachers in the classroom. For their support to grow the instructional skill level of a teacher, a strategy should be in place first. This ensures alignment between state/district goals, school curriculum, and teacher needs and wants. Being responsive with a coaching strategy means you cannot have…
Read Full Post277: Champion Series- Key #2 Attraction
This is the second episode in the three part Champion Series. Gretchen will be talking about key #2, attraction. And just like with key #1, she’ll be sharing real life stories and how she applied this key in her EDU journey. Get ready to learn a little more about Gretchen, all while being empowered on…
Listen to EpisodeSeasons of Coaching Blog Series: Winter Strategy
A coaching strategy ensures teacher leaders have a focus for how to support teachers. This strategy is a thorough plan that is aligned to state/district goals, school curriculum, and teacher needs and wants. Having a seasonal coaching strategy ensures you are responsive to the growing needs and wants of teachers. It also continues to build…
Read Full Post276: Champion Series- Key #1 Adjustment
Join in on the first episode of a unique, three part series. Get to know Gretchen a little more by listening in on stories from her life and the lessons she learned along the way. You’ll be captivated and entertained all while being inspired and empowered to show up well in your EDU journey. In…
Listen to EpisodeSeasons of Coaching Blog Series: Fall Strategy
Having a coaching strategy ensures teacher leaders have a focus for how they support teachers. This thorough plan is aligned to state/district goals, school curriculum, and teacher needs and wants. However, having one singular coaching strategy for the year is not going to be responsive enough to grow teaching capacity to its potential. The seasons…
Read Full Post275: Interview with Julianna Morelock
Tune into this episode to be encouraged and inspired by another Instructional Coach. Her story is unique in that she took a break from the field of education to reignite her passion for the classroom. After her break, she came back as an Instructional Coach. Hit play now to be empowered by her story. Quotables…
Listen to EpisodeInstructional Best Practices for Teachers
Teachers should receive ongoing professional development (PD) for current instructional best practices. This ensures they continue to grow as professionals, performing at higher rates in the classroom, which also has a positive effect on student achievement. What to Focus On There are many instructional strategies teachers should employ when instructing students. However, two that have…
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