Episodes
Jan. 21, 2023
The Seven Deadly Assumptions: Part 1
Are you ready to talk about the "seven deadly assumptions"? Wondering what I mean by that? Let's see if any of these statements ring true for you or your teams: Team gatherings feel like a waste of time because they are unp...
Jan. 14, 2023
A Teen's Perspective On Cohesive, Vision-Driven Teams
We’ve got an interesting #collaboration convo for you in this session! I'm joined with my sons, Brian and Hayden, to hear their teenage perspective on what interests ME most- #cohesive, vision-driven #teams. To make things ...
Jan. 14, 2023
Where Your Time Is, There Your Impact Will Be
Do you wonder sometimes why people put their time and effort into certain things? Things that you believe may not yield the greatest impact? What can we do to help #teachers and #instructionalleaders focus on what matters? ...
Dec. 30, 2022
Using PLC Questions to Analyze, Inspire, and Transform Teams
Are #teams in your school or organization all they're cracked up to be? Or are there signs that they could use some inspiring or maybe even transformation? I've come to find that building collective efficacy means we must...
Dec. 20, 2022
3 Ways to Kill Collaboration FAST
In this episode, I share about 3 fast ways to KILL collaboration and what you can do to instead BUILD effective collaboration! This episode is perfect for team leaders, instructional leaders, aspiring leaders, and anyone who ...
Oct. 2, 2022
Launchpad Seasons: Hope in the Future, Joy in the Now
What is a "launchpad season"? How do I know if I'm in a launchpad season? If you've ever found yourself questioning the impact you're able to have, experiencing burnout, or feeling like you've reached a glass ceiling, you m...
Sept. 11, 2022
Stories of Grit, Grace, & IMPACT
Welcome, welcome!! Today's episode is special to me and is easy to write about as a blogpost along with the recording. In this podcast episode, I take on two roles: the role of an etymologist and the role of a story-teller...
July 22, 2022
Setting Norms that Matter
Norms matter, only if the norms matter. In today's episode, you'll hear about Marco Polo, how to craft norms, and get a free PDF to download and use throughout the year! When I first started hosting group chats in Marco Polo...
July 9, 2022
5 Best Practices for Implementing New Communication Apps (like Marco Polo)
If you are an instructional leader or teacher who is eager to amplify her impact, this workshop series about Marco Polo is a perfect start! In this session, we're learning about how to effectively introduce the app to colleag...
July 2, 2022
Why & How You Should be Utilizing Marco Polo as an Instructional Leader
This week I was BEYOND excited to lead a live session on Facebook to share about an app that I utilize on a daily basis as an #instructional #leader , #coach , and #consultant . If you have any desire to foster a greater sens...
June 19, 2022
What Holds You Back?
What's holding you back from unleashing your impact? What's keeping you from influencing others. In this episode, we're going to find out about some things that hold you back: LACK OF Something 😞 and FEAR OF Something 😱! G...
June 15, 2022
What exactly IS an Impact Coach & Consultant??
When I introduce myself as an impact coach & consultant, I often get blank stares or people that try to make assumptions about what they means lol. They think I'm a sports coach and maybe I do some consulting somehow with ed...
April 16, 2022
Coaching Through Overwhelm Using the Enneagram
In this episode, I'm joined with fellow educators and coaches, Lindsey Babczak, Michelle Bulin , and Allison Petersen . Collectively, believe that you can coach anyone, anywhere, and through anything! You can come in to a co...
April 2, 2022
How to Coach Educators Through Overwhelm
From Merriam-Webster Online: Definition of overwhelmed 1: overcome by force or numbers 2: completely overcome or overpowered by thought or feeling Overwhelm is exactly the problem we're addressing in today's episode! Educato...
March 9, 2022
How to Identify the Native Genius in Teachers
Hey There Fellow Educator! I recently wrote a guest blogpost for Samantha Shields , Instructional Coach and creator of Your Coaches Corner , an online organizational platform built specifically with instructional coaches in ...
Feb. 12, 2022
4 MAJOR Collaboration Killers You Should Combat!
Hey Listeners!! You don't want to miss this episode all about four major collaboration killers and three mindsets you can take on to combat them! In this episode, I talk with Aimee Gilbert and Valerie Ayers , two instructio...
Dec. 24, 2021
How to Move Beyond Lame PLCs
Are you a teacher leader, instructional coach, or an administrator that is tired of sitting through lame PLCs, planning meetings, or faculty meetings that feel unproductive, boring, or monotonous??? Are you itching to be in...
Dec. 12, 2021
Why I Do What I Do... and How I can Help YOU do what YOU do!
Find out why I do what I do as an instructional impact consultant and how I can partner with you to solve the problems that programs and products aren't solving! ---
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Aug. 29, 2021
Behind the Scenes: Questions that LOCK IN Learning
It's the last episode in this series! I take you behind the scenes of a collaborative study and show you how to LOCK IN learning so participants experiences the effects for the foreseeable future! And it all has to do with ...
Aug. 15, 2021
Behind the Scenes: Using Choice Board to Empower Educators
Implementing collaborative studies is all about empowering educators, creating a culture of collaboration, and instilling a great sense of value and fulfillment! This episode explores how to use CHOICE BOARDS to do just that-...
Aug. 2, 2021
Behind the Scenes: Mastering Face to Face Sessions
Here we are again catching up on what goes on Behind the Scenes of "Collaborative Studies" (to learn more about collaborative studies as a whole, visit this link to find out more )! Last week I shared about the practical step...
July 20, 2021
Behind the Scenes: How I Plan a Collaborative Study
So you've heard about "Collaborative Studies" (or maybe you haven't and you need to visit this link https://www.catchingupwithcasey.com/leadership.html to find out more)! Now you're wondering about the practical steps it tak...