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Coaching the Whole Educator, hosted by education consultant and author Becca Silver, is a podcast on instructional coaching, teacher leadership, and school leadership for anyone who wants to strengthen their educators' effectiveness and resilience, especially the ones who need it most. Each week, you'll hear quick tips, proven coaching strategies, and coaching mindsets designed to keep you on top of your game. This show is rooted in a human-centered coaching approach, where we get things done through people's humanity, not around it. Whether you're new to instructional coaching or a seasoned coach or leader looking for fresh perspective, you'll learn how to focus on the mindsets and motivations driving unproductive behaviors. By getting to the root of teacher resistance, using the Catalyst Mindsets framework from Becca Silver's book, The Resistance Solution , you'll discover how to build stronger relationships, lead with clarity, and create lasting impact in your school.
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Send us Fan Mail * *Join the Resistance Solution Facebook Community** https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19TRR5VfpX/ Danny Bauer of Better Leaders Better Schools joins Becca Silver to unpack self mentorship, why traditional PD falls short, and how to become a ruckus maker. Most professional development follows the same script: someone else decides what educators need to learn, when they need to learn it, and how. Danny Bauer, founder of Better Leaders Better Schools and creator of the Ruckus Maker movement, calls this "permission-based development," and he thinks it is holding school leaders back. In this episode, Becca Silver talks with Danny about self mentorship: a radical ownership model where school leaders define their own growth instead of waiting for central office to approve it. Danny shares real stories of principals who used self mentorship to build "sticky core values," eliminate outdated practices like midterms and finals, and protect their own boundaries without sacrificing results. He and Becca also dig into an uncomfortable pattern Danny has seen again and again: leaders who win Principal of the Year and then get placed on an improvement plan for doing the very work that made them stand out. If you have ever sensed something was off in how your school or district operates but could not quite name it, this conversation gives you language and a starting question to explore it. What You'll Learn What self mentorship is and how it differs from traditional professional development Why Danny calls conventional PD "permission-based development," and why that framing matters Real examples of self mentorship in action: sticky core values, eliminating midterms and finals, and protecting personal boundaries as a leader Why some of the most innovative school leaders get quietly punished for standing out How systems resist disruption, and why that resistance is not personal A simple question you can ask tomorrow to start thinking like a "Ruckus Maker" * *Join the Resistance Solution Facebook Community** https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19TRR5VfpX/ 📖 The Resistance Solution: amzn.to/4pRCaa5 Guest Bio Danny Bauer is the founder of Better Leaders Better Schools and the voice behind the Ruckus Maker movement in education. After years in the classroom and central office, Danny now helps school leaders build campus experiences worth showing up for through coaching, a mastermind community, and the Ruckusmakers Media Substack. Key Quotes Danny Bauer on traditional professional development: PD is often too little, too late, and disconnected, arriving on a schedule the system sets rather than the leader. On self mentorship: it is a radical ownership over your own growth and vision, not a curriculum someone else hands you. On why leaders get punished for innovating: fragile egos at central office sometimes resent when a subordinate gets the credit for doing something new. On the mindset shift: the real question is not "can I change this," but what would need to be true for it to be different. Timestamps 03:00 What is self mentorship, and how is it different from professional development 05:30 Why Danny renamed PD "permission-based development" 07:30 Real self mentorship stories: sticky core values, eliminating midterms and finals, protecting boundaries 12:00 The Ruckus Maker movement and questioning how school "has to be" 15:00 Why Principal of the Year winners sometimes end up on improvement plans 18:30 Systems built to stay alive, and why disruption meets resistance 20:30 Where to find Danny's free resources 22:00 One question to ask tomorrow to start your own self mentorship journey Resources Mentioned Better Leaders Better Schools: betterleadersbetterschools.com Ruckusmakers Media (Danny's Substack of mini-books on leadership and school change) The Art of Self Mentorship (Danny's free mini-book) Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Becca sits down with instructional coaching and lesson planning expert Lori Cohen (co-author of The PD Book ) to talk about her new book, The Science of Lesson Planning , and what transformative lesson design can teach coaches and school leaders about building psychological safety in schools. They dig into psychological safety, the difference between coaching and "coaxing," and why celebration and reflection only work when they happen together. In this episode: Why great lesson planning is about more than activities and standards How psychological safety gets built (and spent) in daily interactions, not just at the start of the year The real difference between conventional and transformative practice: who holds control of the "right answer" Why "coaxing" isn't coaching, and how it breaks trust Why celebration and reflection have to happen together for real growth 📖 The Resistance Solution: amzn.to/4pRCaa5 Book Study Facilitator Training: www.thewholeeducator.com/book-study-facilitator-training About Lori Cohen: Lori Cohen has spent three decades in education as a teacher, instructional coach, school leader, consultant, and author. Her new book, The Science of Lesson Planning , releases in September through ASCD (preorders open now). She is also co-author of The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development (with Elena Aguilar) and Integrating Educator Well-Being, Growth, and Evaluation: Four Foundations for Leaders . Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Becca sits down with Jennifer Abrams, author of five books on adult-to-adult communication in schools including Having Hard Conversations and Stretching Your Learning Edges , for a conversation on hard conversations, school culture, and adult development in education. Topics covered in this episode: The difference between resistance and a hard conversation, and where one line ends and the other begins Why "niceness culture" in schools gets confused with kindness, and how it undermines belonging The cognitive load behind clear communication, and why so many educators avoid it The neuroscience of being right: why our brains reward judgment over effectiveness The five capacities from Stretching Your Learning Edges : knowing our identities, suspending certainty, taking responsibility for communication, building resilience, and engaging in reciprocity A simple, practical cue for naming dysregulation in a meeting, without shame Robert Kegan's stages of adult development (instrumental, socialized, self-authoring, self-transforming) and how understanding them builds empathy across a school team Guest: Jennifer Abrams, adult communication and school culture expert, jenniferabrams.com | LinkedIn | jennifer@jenniferabrams.com Grab your copy of 📖 The Resistance Solution Book Study Facilitator Training: www.thewholeeducator.com/book-study-facilitator-training Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail What if the pushback you're getting from teachers isn't about the initiative at all, but about a hidden cultural mismatch in how your school defines belonging? In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator, Becca Silver sits down with Dr. Sheldon Eakins, author of Meaningful Classroom Management , What Are You Bringing to the Potluck? , and Leading Equity , to explore a dimension of belonging that rarely gets airtime in school leadership conversations: individualism versus collectivism. Dr. Eakins explains why American schools are built around individualist norms (GPAs, valedictorians, teacher of the month, "stay in your classroom") while many students and staff come from collectivist backgrounds where success is defined by "we," not "me." When leaders don't recognize this mismatch, the result looks like resistance, disengagement, and retention problems. In this episode, you'll learn: How individualism vs. collectivism shows up in staff meetings, PLCs, and professional development, and why "sit and get" works for some educators and alienates others Dr. Eakins' LENS framework for leaders: Look for biases, Examine communication, Notice group dynamics, Shift perspective How to separate facts from interpretations when you catch yourself labeling a colleague "rude" or "disengaged" Why introversion and extroversion are NOT the same as individualism and collectivism Practical ways to design staff culture that balances individual recognition with collective connection This conversation is essential listening for instructional coaches, principals, and district leaders working on teacher retention, staff culture, psychological safety, and buy-in for change initiatives. Grab your copy of 📖 The Resistance Solution Book Study Facilitator Training: www.thewholeeducator.com/book-study-facilitator-training Connect with Dr. Sheldon Eakins: IG: @sheldoneakins Twitter: @sheldoneakins Website: purposeful247.com Books: Amazon Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator , Becca Silver explores the hidden costs schools and districts pay when resistance is misunderstood. She calls it the resistance tax : the quiet drain on resources, relationships, and results that happens when leaders respond to resistance with pressure, compliance, or more accountability instead of understanding what is driving it. Becca breaks down five major forms of the resistance tax: • The turnover tax • The implementation tax • The time tax • The trust tax • The student success tax She also shares why resistance should be treated as information, not defiance, and how educational leaders can begin identifying where their organization may be paying more than they realize. The episode also introduces The Resistance Solution and the Resistance Solution Book Study Facilitator Training, a train-the-trainer experience designed to help schools and districts build the internal capacity to diagnose resistance, strengthen ownership, and lead sustainable change. If your organization is struggling with teacher turnover, initiative fatigue, low buy-in, inconsistent implementation, or stalled change efforts, this episode will help you see the true cost of resistance in a new way. [ Book Study Facilitator Training] www.thewholeeducator.com/book-study-facilitator-training Grab your copy of 📖 The Resistance Solution Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail What if one of the biggest missing pieces in teacher retention is how we support mentor teachers? In this episode, Becca talks with John Pascarella , professor of clinical education at USC and Chief Academic Officer of the USC Race and Equity Center, about why mentor teachers are often asked to support new teachers without the training, role clarity, compensation, or coaching they actually need. They unpack why being a great teacher does not automatically make someone a great mentor, how mentoring adults requires a different skill set, and why schools need to stop treating mentorship like informal volunteer work. This conversation is for instructional coaches, school leaders, district leaders, and teacher leaders who want to strengthen new teacher support , improve teacher retention , and build more effective mentoring systems in schools. John's Info: Faculty profile | CCTE Policy Brief (free download, includes my brief on mentor teachers) | Learning Policy Institute (Stanford University) Grab your copy of 📖 The Resistance Solution Access the FREE book resources here . Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator , Becca Silver talks with Principal Kafele about what happens when high expectations meet resistance in schools and how leaders can respond without slipping into compliance-driven leadership. Together, they explore how school leaders can create a true culture of high expectations , not by demanding instant transformation, but by helping educators experience steady, measurable growth. Principal Kafele shares why leaders must connect expectations to a larger purpose, build authentic relationships with staff, and understand what is beneath the pushback before deciding how to respond. This conversation digs into the difference between teacher resistance, overwhelm, and low expectations , and why leaders cannot diagnose those differences without ongoing trust, coaching, and collaboration. Becca and Principal Kafele also discuss the role of leadership identity , including how the way leaders see themselves shapes how they respond to hesitation, pushback, and resistance. Listeners will walk away with practical insight into how to: Hold high expectations without leading through compliance Recognize growth as progress, not perfection Build a school culture where expectations become normal behavior Respond to resistance with curiosity instead of judgment Strengthen leadership identity during difficult conversations Support educators through change while maintaining clear standards This episode is especially valuable for principals, assistant principals, instructional coaches, district leaders, and school leadership teams who are navigating resistance to change, supporting adult learning, and working to build cultures of growth, accountability, and meaningful progress. [BOOK] Grab There Resistance Solution: Why Educator Resist and What They Need Instead HERE ! Grab your copy of 📖 The Resistance Solution Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail What does The Resistance Solution actually look like in a real school? In this episode, Chrystin Sheffield shares how the book transformed the way she leads. She talks about how it helped her: • Stop taking teacher resistance personally and start diagnosing what's really driving it • Navigate difficult conversations with less frustration and more confidence • Give walkthrough feedback that feels meaningful instead of repetitive • Build trust more intentionally instead of simply hoping relationships develop • Create accountability without creating defensiveness • Understand why teachers say "I don't have time" and how to respond in a way that actually helps • Move beyond surface-level coaching conversations to uncover root causes One of my favorite moments was hearing Chrystin say that before reading the book, she often felt like she should have all the answers as a leader. What she discovered instead was that the most powerful thing she could do wasn't solve the problem for people. It was understand the unmet need underneath the resistance. This conversation is about what happened when the ideas in the book were applied in a real school by a real leader facing real challenges. If you're a principal, assistant principal, coach, or district leader who has ever wondered why feedback isn't sticking, coaching conversations aren't leading to change, or teachers seem resistant despite your best efforts, I think you'll see yourself in this conversation. Grab your copy of 📖 The Resistance Solution Access the FREE book resources here . (And you can find it at all major book outlets) Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Becca sits down with Jessica Werner, founder of North Shore Learning, to unpack a hard truth in schools: many leaders believe they understand staff well-being, but are relying on assumptions instead of real data. Together, they explore how well-being, retention, and leadership decisions are deeply connected and why anecdotal signals like “people seem happy” or “no one is in crisis” are not enough to guide action. Jessica shares how collecting simple, meaningful data can help leaders identify what is actually impacting teacher satisfaction, workload, and long-term retention. The conversation highlights how proactive support, rather than reactive responses, can reduce burnout and turnover while strengthening school culture. They also discuss how schools with stronger retention intentionally pair every new initiative with a support plan, recognizing that added expectations without support erode well-being over time. In this episode: • Why leaders often misread staff well-being without data • The difference between anecdotal impressions and actionable insights • Simple ways to start gathering meaningful well-being data immediately • How attendance patterns, workload, and informal check-ins reveal hidden trends • Why every initiative should include a parallel plan for teacher support • The financial and cultural cost of reactive turnover versus proactive retention • How acknowledging teachers’ full lives outside of school shapes morale and sustainability The core message: well-being is not a single program or strategy. It is a set of conditions that can be measured, supported, and strengthened when leaders shift from assumptions to data-informed action. Learn more about Jessica & Northshore Learning at northshorelearning.org , the place where school support meets real classroom impact. Grab your copy of 📖 The Resistance Solution Access the FREE book resources here . [FREE WEBINAR] Breaking Through Resistance: Contact us for the recording Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail Okay y’all… this episode is basically what happens when two people who are deeply obsessed with leadership, resistance, ownership, and human behavior finally hit “record.” 😂 Becca sits down with leadership expert Casey Watts to celebrate the release of The Resistance Solution … but the conversation quickly turns into a deep, real-time exploration of what actually causes resistance in schools and why so many leadership strategies fall apart after the initial excitement fades. What makes this episode different is that Becca doesn’t just explain the ideas from the book. She tells the story of how the work evolved over years of coaching, research, frustration, trial and error, and eventually discovering the five Catalyst Mindsets™. The episode also dives deeply into ownership mindset, why buy-in is not the end goal, and the missing piece most schools overlook: agency. There’s also a powerful conversation about language and why phrases like “resistant teachers” quietly shape the way leaders interact with people. Becca and Casey unpack why resistance is not a personality trait, but a temporary human experience tied to unmet needs. If you’ve ever thought: “Why are people still pulling back even after we communicated the vision clearly?” or “Why do some accountability strategies completely flop?” …this episode is going to hit home. 📘 The Resistance Solution gives instructional coaches and school leaders practical tools, diagnostic frameworks, coaching processes, and human-centered strategies for navigating resistance without relying on pressure, compliance, or generic one-size-fits-all solutions. Grab your copy of 📖 The Resistance Solution [FREE WEBINAR] Breaking Through Resistance: Contact Us for the recording Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail [FREE] Find Your Resistance Type Quiz : Find out the type of resistance you are navigating In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator , Becca sits down with Jason Adair from the Southern Regional Education Board to explore what actually makes instructional coaching effective in schools. Together, they unpack SREB’s new Powerful Coaching Practices framework and discuss why so many coaching initiatives fail to create lasting instructional change. This conversation dives into instructional coaching strategies, teacher feedback, coaching cycles, relationship-based leadership, professional learning, and implementation challenges in K-12 schools. Becca and Jason discuss the importance of trust, goal-setting, observation and feedback, instructional leadership, and why coaching must move beyond compliance-based approaches to create real teacher growth and student learning outcomes. They also tackle common coaching mistakes, including “facili-manipulation,” surface-level feedback, unclear goals, and the breakdown of coaching due to lack of time, competing priorities, and weak systems. The episode offers practical insight for instructional coaches, principals, district leaders, and anyone focused on improving teacher development and school improvement efforts. Key topics include: Instructional coaching best practices Building trust with teachers Coaching cycles and feedback loops Teacher goal-setting and ownership Observation and actionable feedback School leadership and implementation Professional learning communities (PLCs) Coaching for meaningful instructional change Avoiding compliance-driven coaching Time management for instructional coaches and principals If you’re a school leader, instructional coach, or educator trying to improve follow-through, teacher engagement, and instructional practice, this episode offers practical frameworks and real-world coaching insights you can immediately apply in schools. Links from the episode: SREB Summer Conference (Coaching Community) Powerful Coaching Practices Powerful instructional Practices [FREE WEBINAR] Breaking Through Resistance: Contact us for the recording Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail Discover a conversation unlike any you’ve heard before as Dr. Courtney Tate joins Becca Silver to shine a spotlight on the real challenges and triumphs experienced by Black women in instructional coaching. This episode pulls back the curtain on the unseen emotional workload, the navigation of daily microaggressions, and the relentless pursuit of recognition faced by these dedicated professionals. Dr. Tate brings her research and personal journey front and center, revealing strategies for building support systems, dismantling stereotypes, and ensuring visibility and respect within educational spaces. You will walk away with fresh insight, vivid stories, and clear guidance, straight from the source, on how schools can foster true inclusion and leadership for Black women coaches. Check out Courtney's work here: Website: https://alignedcoachingandconsulting.com Leading From the Middle Podcast Instagram: the_alignedcoach or ctatewrites Book signed from my website Order on Amazon [FREE RESOURCE] Find Your Resistance Type Quiz : Find out the type of resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) Grab the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK for only $7 HERE . [FREE WEBINAR] Breaking Through Resistance: Contact us for the recording Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Resistance Chronicles , Becca Silver unpacks a coaching mistake many instructional coaches and school leaders make at the end of the school year: trying to solve exhausted teachers instead of helping them feel understood first. When teachers are overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and running on fumes, even well-intentioned coaching strategies can accidentally create more frustration. Too often, leaders hear exhaustion and immediately jump into problem-solving, advice, or pushing for solutions. But exhausted educators usually do not need someone to fix them first. They need someone to slow down long enough to truly hear them. In this short episode, Becca shares a practical communication strategy called Looping for Understanding , a research-backed approach that helps educators feel seen, heard, and less emotionally alone during high-stress moments. She explains how this simple shift can reduce defensiveness, strengthen trust, and create more productive coaching conversations during one of the hardest stretches of the school year. If your teachers are tired, emotionally maxed out, or struggling to stay engaged right now, this episode will give you one concrete strategy you can use immediately. Perfect for instructional coaches, principals, assistant principals, and school leaders supporting exhausted educators at the end of the year. Breaking Through Resistance webinar : Contact us for the recording Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail Change isn’t something school leaders do on the side. It is the work. In this episode, former principal and author Richard Gerver joins Becca to dig into why adults in schools resist change even though change and learning go hand in hand. They talk about why veteran teachers often push back the most, how forcing change shuts down curiosity and buy in, and what it looks like to respect lived experience while still moving forward. You’ll walk away with a fresh perspective on resistance and one simple, practical step you can use tomorrow to lead healthier, more human centered change in your school. Stay in touch with Richard through his website! [FREE RESOURCE] Resistance Diagnostic Assessment : Identify the root cause(s) of the resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) Grab the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK for only $7 HERE . Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail Resistance Chronicles, Part 5: Ownership Mindset™ [FREE] Find Your Resistance Type Quiz : Find out the type of resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) In the final episode of The Resistance Chronicles, Becca Silver explores the Ownership Mindset and the form of resistance that often sounds like disengagement but is rooted in belief. It can sound like: “There’s nothing we can do.” “That’s just how our kids are.” “This is out of our control.” These statements are not always negativity. They often reflect a belief about influence. When educators do not believe their actions will make a difference, ownership erodes and resistance shows up as minimal effort, surface compliance, waiting, or cynicism. In this episode, Becca explains how ownership is not about controlling everything. It is about believing there is still something within one’s sphere of influence. She outlines how leaders can shift conversations from blame to agency by identifying controllable variables, testing small changes, and making impact visible over time. Because ownership is not a personality trait. It is shaped by the environment leaders create. When initiative is ignored, overruled, or disconnected from results, ownership shrinks. When influence is acknowledged and reinforced, ownership grows. In this episode: • What resistance sounds like when the Ownership Mindset™ is unsupported • Why externalizing control leads to disengagement and stalled progress • How to help teams locate their sphere of influence within real constraints • Practical ways to build agency through small wins and visible impact • Leadership moves that reinforce initiative, effort, and responsibility [FREE RESOURCE] Resistance Diagnostic Assessment : Identify the root cause(s) of the resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) [FREE] Catalyst Mindset Overview Graphic [Printable] Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail [FREE RESOURCE] Resistance Diagnostic Assessment : Identify the root cause(s) of the resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) Are you an instructional coach or principal navigating endless data, tough decisions, and nonstop demands? In this can’t-miss episode, visionary school leader David Richards reveals why intuition is your greatest untapped superpower, and how mastering it can transform your leadership, simplify your daily choices, and reignite your passion for impact. Walk away with actionable strategies to trust yourself, tune into what really matters, and discover how to blend data with gut instincts for smarter, faster, more fulfilling decisions. Listen now to unlock a hidden edge that will make your work (and life) easier and better than ever! Grab the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK for only $7 HERE . Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail Resistance Chronicles, Part 4: Growth Mindset [FREE] Catalyst Mindset Overview Graphic [Printable] In this episode, Becca Silver explores how resistance shows up when the belief “I can improve” feels unsupported. Growth requires effort, feedback, and struggle. When those experiences feel risky or tied to judgment, educators naturally protect themselves. This form of resistance is often quiet and easy to misread. It can sound like: “I’m good where I am.” “That’s just not my style.” “I already know how to do this.” Avoiding feedback or new learning after one imperfect attempt. This is not laziness. It is self-protection. When effort feels like weakness, mistakes feel like exposure, and feedback feels evaluative, people stay with what feels safe even if it is not producing results. In this episode, Becca unpacks the Growth Mindset™ lens of resistance and helps leaders recognize when hesitation is really about how struggle is being interpreted. She also shares practical ways to reframe effort, normalize iteration, and create environments where learning feels developmental rather than performative. In this episode: • What resistance looks and sounds like when growth does not feel safe • How evaluation-heavy cultures shape risk-taking and feedback • Why struggle must be reframed as learning, not failure • How leaders can normalize effort, experimentation, and iteration • Coaching language that shifts the focus from performance to development [FREE RESOURCE] Resistance Diagnostic Assessment : Identify the root cause(s) of the resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) [FREE] Catalyst Mindset Overview Graphic [Printable] Resources Mentioned: The Resistance Playbook The Resistance Starter Bundle Find both at 👉 thewholeeducator.com Because resistance isn’t something to fight. It’s something to understand. Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail Have you gotten your copy of the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK yet? Get it for only $7 HERE . In this episode, Becca is joined by her friend and colleague Mia Pumo for an unscripted, honest debate about norms and whether they actually work. Rather than offering a tidy answer, this conversation lives in the gray. Becca and Mia explore why norms are so commonly used in schools, why they often fail to change behavior, and under what conditions they can support trust, psychological safety, and productive collaboration. The discussion challenges traditional, compliance-driven approaches to norms and asks deeper questions about what sits underneath behaviors like disengagement, side conversations, and surface-level agreement. Together, they examine the difference between norms rooted in control versus those grounded in connection, shared values, and ownership. You’ll hear practical examples of when norms fall flat, when they work, and how leaders unintentionally undermine them by treating norms as static rules instead of living agreements. The episode also introduces a provocative reframe: using the Catalyst Mindsets™ to think about norms as a way to proactively address unmet needs and resistance rather than policing behavior. This episode is for coaches and leaders who are ready to question long-standing practices, sit with ambiguity, and design learning spaces that prioritize trust, belonging, and meaningful engagement over compliance. You can connect with Mia through her website ! [FREE RESOURCE] Resistance Diagnostic Assessment : Identify the root cause(s) of the resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail What if resistance isn’t defiance… but doubt? In Part 3 of The Resistance Chronicles , Becca Silver unpacks the Success Mindset and the powerful role of self-efficacy. When educators aren’t sure they can succeed, resistance shows up , not as rebellion, but as hesitation: •“I’m not sure that will work.” • “That’s not really my strength.” • “I’ve tried that before.” This episode reframes resistance as a signal of low confidence, not low commitment. Becca shares how leaders and coaches can build belief through evidence, small wins, and targeted support, instead of pressure. You’ll learn: What resistance sounds like when self-efficacy is low Why doubt is often misread as pushback How to build confidence that leads to action Resources The Resistance Playbook The Resistance Starter Bundle [FREE] Catalyst Mindset Overview Graphic [Printable] [FREE RESOURCE] Resistance Diagnostic Assessment : Identify the root cause(s) of the resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) Next up: what resistance looks like when people don’t feel safe to grow. Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
Send us Fan Mail Be sure to grab your copy of the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK is now available! It's only $7 HERE . In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator , Becca Silver sits down with Kurtis Hewson, co founder of Jigsaw Learning, to break down what truly drives authentic collaboration in schools. Kurtis explains why many teams think they are “collaborating” when they are actually stuck in compliance based routines that drain energy and limit impact. He shares how real collaboration begins with co created clarity. Teams need a shared understanding of why they meet, how they meet, and what success looks like. Kurtis introduces the Collaborative Response Framework, a research informed, four layer model that helps schools organize people, strengthen problem solving, and respond to student needs with intention. He describes how leaders can shift from “set it and forget it” structures to predictable, purposeful collaboration that continues even when the leader leaves the room. The conversation highlights practical strategies for building norms, addressing dominant voices, creating psychological safety, and preventing teams from falling into the agreement pit. This episode is filled with actionable insights for instructional coaches, school leaders, and educators who want to move beyond surface level collaboration and build teams that think together, problem solve together, and take ownership together. Listeners will walk away with clear steps to strengthen team culture, increase collective efficacy, and support meaningful change in their schools. [FREE RESOURCE] Resistance Diagnostic Assessment : Identify the root cause(s) of the resistance you are navigating (previously called The Resistance Audit) Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us
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