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Coaching the Whole Educator · Thursday · 6 min

#205: A Skill Gap Is Not the Same as a Will Gap [Resistance Solution Mini-Session]

You've modeled it, co-planned it, and practiced it side by side, and it's still not showing up in the classroom. In this Resistance Solution Mini-Session, Becca Silver reads from Chapter 2 of The Resistance Solution on why more PD and more modeling often miss the mark. Coaches and school leaders get one question to ask before their next coaching move. In this episode: Why resistance often looks like a skill problem on the surface The quiet calculation teachers run before trying something new: Is this worth it? What if it doesn't work? Can I pull this off? Why a fourth round of modeling rarely fixes a will gap This week's challenge: pick the coaching conversation that keeps looping and ask yourself, "Is this a gap in skill, or a gap in will?" If it's will, swap your next model for a question. Take the free quiz, What Is Resistance Costing You?: https://www.thewholeeducator.com/resistance-quiz Get The Resistance Solution: https://amzn.to/4pRCaa5 Free reader tools: thewholeeducator.com/book-resources Let's Stay Connected! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us

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You've modeled it, co-planned it, and practiced it side by side, and it's still not showing up in the classroom. In this Resistance Solution Mini-Session, Becca Silver reads from Chapter 2 of The Resistance Solution on why more PD and more modeling often miss the mark. Coaches and school leaders get one question to ask before their next coaching move.

In this episode:

  • Why resistance often looks like a skill problem on the surface
  • The quiet calculation teachers run before trying something new: Is this worth it? What if it doesn't work? Can I pull this off?
  • Why a fourth round of modeling rarely fixes a will gap

This week's challenge: pick the coaching conversation that keeps looping and ask yourself, "Is this a gap in skill, or a gap in will?" If it's will, swap your next model for a question.

Take the free quiz, What Is Resistance Costing You?: https://www.thewholeeducator.com/resistance-quiz

Get The Resistance Solution: https://amzn.to/4pRCaa5

Free reader tools: thewholeeducator.com/book-resources

Let's Stay Connected!
Website  |  Instagram |  Twitter |  Linkedin |  Facebook |  Contact Us

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