
Podcasts and Upcoming Events

"Student-Focused Coaching is an invaluable guide and has directly impacted our collaboration with teachers nationwide. This practical model emphasizes the importance of maximizing teacher knowledge and efficacy and engages educators in collaborative problem-solving to prevent future challenges. In gathering feedback, we've learned that teachers and coaches are applying the student-focused approach to goal setting and instruction within their classroom setting. They also love the opportunity to learn with and from their colleagues. Thank you for providing such clear guidance on the many layers of effective coaching!" AIM Institute for Learning & Research (Pennsylvania)
Coaching Conversations with Jim Knight
Learning MATTERS: Carla Chit-Chats with Daryl Michel (Download the discussion sheet HERE)
The invisible leader: Facilitation in Lesson Study - article by John Paul Mynott and Daryl Michel
Published in the Educational Process International Journal September 30, 2022
Implementing the Science of Reading: How School Leaders Can Support Instructional Change - Discover how professional learning can help educators unlock the power of the Science of Reading. (Dr. Michel begins his presentation at 2:32 in the recording)
Reading Recess - Conversation with Dr. Michel about instructional coaching and lesson study.
Learning MATTERS: Carla chit chats with Dr. Michel to explore the essential elements of an effective coaching culture in schools, emphasizing the importance of trust, leadership, and system wide commitment.
Coaching Done Well Jim Thompson hosts Dr. Kim Richardson and Dr. Daryl Michel to discuss the importance of creating a supportive environment for coaches, challenges faced by coaches, and hopes for the future.
Upcoming Conference Presentations
July 23 - 24, 2025: Literacy Retreat (Victoria, TX)
Presentation Title: (7-23) Metacognitive Conversations; Academic Language/Vocabulary; (7-24) Academic Language/Vocabulary; Metacognitive Conversations
July 29, 2025: Iowa Science of Reading Summit (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Presentation Title: Student-Focused Coaching Collaborative Problem-Solving Process: Focus is a Prerequisite for Improvement; Shifting from Proving to Improving - Leading Cultural Change Through Collective Leadership (round table)
July 30, 2025: Teach, Reach, Inspire: Elevating Literacy Instruction - ESC Region 20 (San Antonio, TX)
Presentation Title: Student-Focused Coaching: Strategies for Academic Success and Positive Impact; Explicit Instruction for Academic Vocabulary and Cross-Curricular Connections; Creating the Conditions for Metacognitive Conversations in the Classroom
August 5, 2025: Mid-Ohio Regional Service Center (Mansfield, OH)
Presentation Title: Creating Effective Systems to Cultivate Student and Educator Success; You Don't Need an "Instructional Coach" Title to Coach Your Colleagues: Working Together to Create a Systemwide Learning Community; Change is All Around Us: Leading and Serving as an Agent of Change Rather Than Reacting to It
August 6, 2025: ESC of Northeast Ohio (Independence, Ohio)
Presentation Title: TBD
August 11, 2025: Xavier Catholic Schools (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Presentation Title: Student-Focused Coaching
August 21-22, 2025: Learning Matters Literacy Symposium (Auckland, New Zealand)
Presentation Title: Cultivating the Literacy Landscape
October 8 - 10, 2025: The Reading League Conference (Chicago, IL)
Presentation Title: Instructional Leadership through Student-Focused Coaching
October 23 - 25, 2025: International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Annual Reading, Literacy & Learning Conference (Atlanta, GA)
Presentation Title: "Until Everyone Can Read": Increasing Stakeholder Collaboration through Lesson Study Cycles
November 10-12, 2025: World Association of lesson Studies Conference (Hiroshima, Japan)
Presentation Title: Leaders Enabling Teachers: Creating the conditions for Collaboration to Enhance Student Learning; Communicating with Colleagues During learning or Lesson Study: What We've learned from Our Experiences when Facilitating or Coaching Others
December 8, 2025: Cooperative Educational Service Agency 5 (Portage, WI)
Presentation Title: Instructional Leadership Through Student-Focused Coaching
March 11 - 13, 2026: Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning Institute (New Orleans, LA)
Presentation Title: TBD