Student-Centered Coaching: Building Effective Teacher Partnerships with Karrie Fansler

Join me in conversation with Karrie Fansler, Learning Design Specialist with Evergreen Public Schools, as we explore her innovative eight-phase coaching cycle that transforms traditional instructional coaching. Karrie shares how her team of 36 coaches developed this dynamic framework that puts student learning at the center while honoring teacher dignity and inquiry.

Learn about each phase of the cycle - from capturing initial "sparks" of teacher interest to establishing shared classroom reality, refining focus areas, and setting intentional next steps. Karrie explains how coaches can make this cycle responsive to individual teachers' needs, whether working through a quick 15-minute conversation or engaging in deeper long-term partnerships. 

This episode offers practical strategies for instructional coaches looking to:

➡️Build stronger coaching partnerships grounded in student learning

➡️Make coaching conversations more intentional and impactful

➡️Balance structure and flexibility in coaching cycles

➡️Document and capture learning in ways that work for different teachers

➡️Center teacher agency while maintaining a clear coaching purpose

Whether you're new to instructional coaching or looking to refine your practice, this conversation provides a fresh framework for making coaching more responsive, collaborative, and focused on what matters most - student learning.

Episode Mentions: 

• Responsive Coaching Cycle (graphic)
• Evergreen Public Schools
• That Workshop Book by Sam Bennett & Sam’s Circles of Engagement
• Why Do I Have to Read This? Literacy Strategies to Engage Our Most Reluctant Students by Cris Tovani
• How to use both print and digital notebooks to organize your coaching practice by Matt Renwick
• Reggio Emilia Documentation Panels 

Get in touch with Karrie @kafansler@gmail.com

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When teachers, coaches, administrators, and families grow together, they create schools where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged, supported, and ready to thrive.