Coaching Conversations with Jim Knight
by Instructional Coaching Group
Jim Knight & Shannon Buerk | E2L and ICG
About this podcast
Jim Knight is the founder of The Instructional Coaching Group, a professional development provider dedicated to offering PD for coaches, teachers, and leaders based on a partnership approach that creates better learning environments for all students. As a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning Jim has spent 25 years studying professional learning and instructional coaching. He earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. The pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted has led to many innovations that are now central to professional development in schools. Jim wrote the first major article about instructional coaching for the Journal of Staff Development, and his book Instructional Coaching (2007) offered the first extended description of instructional coaching. Jim has written several books in addition to those described above, including the bestsellers Unmistakable Impact (2011), High-Impact Instruction (2013), Focus on Teaching (2014), Better Conversations (2015), The Impact Cycle (2018), and The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching (2021). He has also authored articles featured in Educational Leadership, The Journal of Staff Development, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, and Kappan.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 177 episodes
- Jim Knight & Shannon Buerk | E2L and ICG · 50 minWhat happens when three decades of instructional coaching research meets technology designed to help educators thrive? In this conversation, Jim Knight and Shannon Buerk explore…
- Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket · 33 minIn this episode of Coaching Conversations, Jim Knight is joined by guest, TLC 2026 keynote speaker Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket, principal and author of The Principles Journey, to talk…
- Megan Russell | Learning from Experience · 34 minIn this episode of Learning From Experience, host Jessica Wise talks with Megan Russell, an assistant principal from Virginia whose journey has taken her from Head Start teacher…
- Sonja Pullen | Learning from Experience · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 174In this episode of Coaching Conversations, Jessica Wise talks with ICG consultant Sonja Pullen about what she's learned from coaching educators around the world. Together, they…
- Coaching Q & A · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 173In this episode of Coaching Conversations, Jim Knight and ICG Consultant Jessica Wise explore the ideas behind Jim’s book High-Impact Instruction — a book designed to give…
- TLC Keynote Presenter Yong Zhao · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 172In this episode of Coaching Conversations, Jim Knight talks with education expert Yong Zhao, keynote speaker for TLC 2026, about what it means to rethink teaching and learning in…
- Daren Croy | Learning from Experience · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 171This week’s Learning from Experience segment features host Dr. Jessica Wise in conversation with Daren Croy, a teaching and learning facilitator at Oakdale Middle School in…
- Coaching Q & A · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 170Jim Knight and Jessica Wise settle into a conversation about what it’s really like to write books on instructional coaching and professional learning. Jim talks through how an…
- Christian van Nieuwerburgh · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 169In this episode of Coaching Conversations, Christian van Nieuwerburgh explores what it means to be a thoughtful, intentional coach. He describes four skills - listening…
- Learning From Experience | Dr. Jessica Robbins · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 168
- Coaching Q & A · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 167Jim Knight and Jessica Wise dig into the art of giving and receiving effective feedback in instructional coaching and leadership. They explore how empathy, self-awareness, and a…
- Learning from Experience with Mina Ibrahim · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 166In this special “Learning from Experience” episode of Coaching Conversations, host Jessica Wise speaks with Mina Ibrahim, an educational leader from Egypt. Mina describes his…
- Coaching Q and A · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 165Jim Knight and Jessica Wise explore the critical process of enrolling teachers in instructional coaching cycles, discussing the importance of building trust, respecting teachers'…
- Kate Murphy · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 164Jim Knight welcomes back author of You're Not Listening, Kate Murphy, for a thoughtful exploration of interpersonal synchrony and its influence on coaching and human connection…
- Learning from Experience with Jessica Wise · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 163We’re excited to introduce a new segment of the Coaching Conversations podcast: Learning from Experience with Dr. Jessica Wise. In this first conversation, Jessica sits down with…
- Christian van Nieuwerburgh · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 162This week we have a special episode with Jim Knight and Christian van Nieuwerburgh about their 20-day trek along Nepal's Annapurna Circuit. They share stories from the trail—the…
- Coaching Q&A · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 161Traditional SMART goals in educational coaching often fall short because they focus on what teachers do rather than what students learn. Jim Knight and Jessica Wise explore a…
- Ignacio Lopez · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 160In this episode of Coaching Conversations, Ignacio Lopez and Jim Knight explore how emotional intelligence shapes the way educators lead and coach in schools, particularly as…
- Dr. Haesun Moon, Michael Bungay Stanier, and Christian van Nieuwerburgh · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 159What is the purpose of coaching? In this episode, Jim Knight reunites with Dr. Haesun Moon, Michael Bungay Stanier, and Dr. Christian van Nieuwerburgh to explore this fundamental…
- Kim Scott · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 158This week, I'm welcoming Kim Scott, author of Radical Respect, back to Coaching Conversations. We discuss leadership, communication, and fostering respect at work. Kim explains…
