Episode #4- The Power of Coaching with September Gerety, Founder and CEO of Gerety Education Team

In this month's episode we sit down with September Gerety, Gerety Education Team about the power of coaching. She shares her insights on who needs a coach, why coaching is effective, and how to best use coaching as a professional development tool for teachers. Sit back and enjoy our conversation.


September Gerety’s mission is to make life better for children by using research-based coaching practices to change adult behavior. September is the founder and CEO of Gerety Education Team, which equips instructional coaches to do their jobs with confidence and competence. This ensures that coaching is a wise investment of professional development dollars, one that actually makes life better for children. September has a BA in Elementary Education and a MEd in Educational Leadership.  You can learn more about her work at www.geretyeducationteam.com

Books September is Reading

Nonfiction:

Lead Like a Pirate by Beth Houf and Shelley Burgess

Soundtracks by Jon Acuff

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Growing Gills by Jessica Abel

The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Differentiated Mentoring and Coaching in Education

The Learning Professional (from Learning Forward)

Fiction:

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel