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The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

It’s possible for every coaching conversation to build connection and spark change, and Elena Aguilar will show you how. Elena Aguilar is one of education’s leading voices on coaching. Educators around the globe use her research-based coaching method to transform their organizations. Her company, Bright Morning, brings the ideas in her best-selling books to life by providing world-class professional development to mission-driven leaders. In The Bright Morning Podcast, Elena teaches you how to make

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15:37

First 5 Minutes: “Tell Me About a Place…” [Replay]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/03/10

A replay of our fan-favorite First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes will teach you how to incorporate one resilience-boosting question into your conversations to help your clients get through the spring slump. In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works, and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into actio...

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27:23

Transformational Lesson Plan Feedback: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/03/03

What does it look like to incorporate Transformational Coaching into everyday instructional coaching practices? Get ready to see it in action. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to transform lesson plan feedback from transactional to transformational. Notable moments: 01:27 Role Play Demonstration Setup 03:35 Feedback on Lesson Plans 07:15 Reflecting on Independent Work 10:02 Planning and Tracking Student Progress 16:37 Engaging Students in Their Learning 20:50 Final Thoughts and N...

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29:56

Navigating Standardized Testing Woes: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/02/24

Standardized testing season is upon us, and that means you’re likely to experience some big feelings in your schools and coaching conversations. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how you can skillfully coach a teacher to consider how they want to approach this season. Notable moments: 01:26 Role Play Setup 03:18 Diving into the Role Play 05:56 Exploring Beliefs and Emotions 14:03 Shifting Perspectives and Finding Solutions 26:07 Reflecting on the Coaching Session 27:28 Con...

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39:39

Instructional Coaching with Transformational Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/02/17

How do instructional coaching and Transformational Coaching work together? This is a question we hear a lot. In this episode, Elena demonstrates some of the many ways that Transformational Coaching compliments and enhances instructional coaching, resulting in tangible benefits for students and teachers alike. You’ll hear Elena coach a current 6th-grade ELA teacher who has been teaching for 17 years and is looking to push her proficient students to higher levels of knowledge. Notab...

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10:01

Combat Overwhelm with a Focal Student: Episode 231

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/02/10

Working with a focal student is one coaching strategy that works just as well with clients who are completely overwhelmed as it does with those who are competent and confident in their role–and it’s pretty darn easy. Listen in to hear what you need to know to try this out in your coaching practice. Notable moments: 01:52 Introduction to Focal Students 03:03 Step-by-Step Guide to Working with Focal Students 08:26 Ways to Continue Learning Keep learning: Join our Learnin...

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13:13

Using Student Surveys to Build Trust and Close Gaps:...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/02/03

Student surveys can help close knowledge gaps about students' backgrounds, close emotional intelligence gaps regarding the experience their students are having in their classroom, and build relational trust. If you have a client who isn’t connecting with their students, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. Notable moments: 00:32 Introducing a Powerful Coaching Tool 01:03 Case Study: Coaching David 03:04 The Concept of a Third Point in Coaching 06:01 Benefits of Using Surveys...

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18:03

Taking a Confrontational Stance: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/01/27

Change is why we coach. And it’s why working with a client who is stuck, resistant, or has hit a plateau can be so frustrating. In these moments, you need to be prepared to take a confrontational stance. That’s what Elena will show you how to do in this episode. Notable moments: 00:44 Introduction to Today's Roleplay Demonstration04:12 Exploring Emotions and Reactions09:41 Considering Next Steps and Solutions15:20 Final Thoughts and AcknowledgementsKeep learning: Join our Learn...

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21:05

Assessing Trust In Your Coaching Relationships:...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/01/20

There is no coaching without trust. But how do you know if your clients trust you? In today’s episode, Elena demonstrates how to do a trust check-in with your clients so you don’t have to guess or make assumptions. She also masterfully navigates learning that there has been a breach of trust. This episode is a must for every coach and leader. Notable moments: 01:06 Roleplay Demonstration Setup02:11 First Roleplay: Assessing Trust 10:27 Second Roleplay: Addressing Trust Iss...

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21:40

Normalizing Struggles with the Conscious Competence...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2025/01/13

If you are coaching someone who is struggling to learn how to do something new, today’s episode is for you. When growing our skills, the stages of learning are completely predictable, but most people aren't aware of that, and as a result, they can suffer. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the Conscious Competence Ladder, a tool created by Noel Burch, to transform how your clients experience growing paints. Keep learning: Join our Learning Library and Transformational Co...

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20:50

How to Set Yourself Up For a Great Year [Repeat]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/30

Resolutions don’t work for the overwhelming number of people, but we know what does! In this timely episode replay, Elena shares the simple, research-based, strategy she used to support her in making 2023 one of her best years yet. Listen in, grab your free resource, and take the first step in making 2025 a great year. Keep learning: Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to our January Back from Break series, and 44 additional Skill Sessions!Cor...

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12:58

Preparing for Break [Replay]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/23

In this timely replay, Elena once again becomes the coach in your ear, providing some guidance for how you can think about winter break to ensure it serves you and your needs. Keep learning: Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to our January Back from Break series, and 44 additional Skill Sessions!Attend The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop Read Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching Receive weekly wisdom and tools from ...

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25:02

The Final Coaching Conversation of the Calendar Year:...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/16

The Peak End rule tells us that people's final experience has an outsized influence on how they remember something. This is great news for our coaching! In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to use the final conversation of the calendar year to send your clients into break feeling empowered and accomplished. Notable moments: 00:30 Setting the Stage for Role Play Demonstration 02:10 Jumping into the Role Play16:42 Debriefing the Role Play22:38 Final Thoughts and ResourcesKeep ...

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17:23

How to Know What Your Clients Think About Your...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/09

Soliciting feedback from your coaching clients has big benefits, including strengthening your practice, building trust, and modeling being a learner. And it can be scary! In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to confidently and clearly ask for client feedback and acknowledge receiving it. As a bonus, you’ll also hear how to open your coaching conversations with a question that builds resilience! Notable moments: 00:43 Role Play Demonstration Setup02:55 Part 1: Introducing the Feed...

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23:21

Navigating Confidentiality in Coaching: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/12/02

Elena addresses one of the most challenging aspects of coaching—navigating confidentiality within an organization. Through a role-play conversation with a school administrator, she demonstrates how to approach situations where a teacher's performance negatively impacts students while maintaining confidentiality. This conversation is part of our Learning Library skill session, Updating Admin on a Struggling Teacher. Notable moments: 00:45 Role Play: Addressing Concerns with an A...

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9:56

Your 10-Minute Conversation Reflection Guide [Replay]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/25

The easiest thing you can do to improve your coaching conversations is to incorporate reflection. In this fan-favorite episode replay, Elena shares the three questions you need to engage in a 10-minute post-coaching conversation reflection that will supercharge your learning. Keep learning: Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to Reflecting on a Coaching Conversation and 47 additional Skill SessionsAttend The Art of Transformational Coaching wor...

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16:09

Disrupting Racism at the Dinner Table…And Beyond...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/18

The winter holidays can include many things: time with family, a break from work…and maybe some casual racism over dinner. In today’s episode, Elena provides a quick overview of her What to Say When You Hear Something Racist framework. This is the content you need for the most essential holiday prep: preparing to disrupt racism. Note: this episode is a timely replay from our What to Say When You Hear Something Racist series. Keep learning: What to Say When You Hear Something Racist ...

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16:06

How to Prepare for a Coaching Conversation in Five...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/11

In this replay of a fan-favorite episode, Elena shares a minute-by-minute breakdown of how you should spend the five minutes before you walk into a meeting where you will be coaching. These five steps provide you with the greatest potential for that meeting to be transformative for both yourself and your client. Keep learning: Join the Learning Library and Transformational Coaching PLC to gain access to Planning for a Coaching Conversation and 47 additional Skill SessionsAttend The ...

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1:14

Bright Morning Podcast Trailer

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/08

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10:40

A Question to Cultivate Agency [Replay]

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/11/04

How do you kindle a sense of power and agency in your client when they are feeling deflated or overwhelmed? In this fan-favorite replay episode of our special four-part First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation. In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the cu...

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28:15

Soliciting Feedback from Your Admin: Coaching...

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar ·

2024/10/28

We spend most of our waking hours at work. With that level of investment, we better make sure that what we’re doing is working, but too often, we just hope for the best. In this episode, Elena demonstrates how to effectively lead a feedback conversation with an administrator. It also includes a debrief discussing the conversation's dynamics and the significance of vulnerability. Elena also shares what she wishes she would have done with more challenging coach/admin relationships in the past. ...

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