Coaching Conversations with Jim Knight

Jim Knight, Jessica Wise

austin@instructionalcoaching.com

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Booking Overview

This is an education interview podcast focused on instructional coaching, professional development, and school leadership, with guests including principals, instructional coaches, education consultants, and authors. Agencies could credibly pitch experienced school leaders, instructional-coaching specialists, teacher-development practitioners, and education authors; booking difficulty is likely low to medium because the show features credible practitioners and subject-matter experts rather than only high-profile public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 177

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 6.8k followers

Contact Information

austin@instructionalcoaching.com

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Host

Jim Knight - Founder of The Instructional Coaching Group, research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning, and an author of books on instructional coaching, professional learning,...

Jessica Wise - Host and interviewer for episodes featuring educators and instructional-coaching professionals sharing lessons from their work.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
School principals and other education leaders, instructional coaches, teacher-development practitioners, education consultants, and authors with practical experience in professional learning or school improvement.
Required Achievements:  
School leadership experience, Instructional coaching practice, Authorship, Keynote speaking

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket - Leadership Development, Mentorship, School Culture, Difficult Conversations, Boundaries, Self-care, And Sustainable Leadership.

Megan Russell - Instructional Coaching, The Partnership Principles, Coaching Cycles, Measuring Coaching Success, Early Childhood Education, And The Impact Cycle.

Recent Topics

Instructional Coaching, Education, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership, School Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Coaching Conversations with Jim Knight
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Jim Knight & Shannon Buerk | E2L and ICG

July 29, 2026

What happens when three decades of instructional coaching research meets technology designed to help educators thrive?In this conversation, Jim Knight and Shannon Buerk explore a new partnership focused on expanding the reach of instructional coaching while staying true to the principles that make coaching effective. They discuss why partnership, professionalism, and meaningful conversations remain at the heart of lasting school improvement, how districts can better demonstrate the impact of ...

Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket

July 22, 2026

In 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 about the experiences that shaped her leadership journey from teaching kindergarten to leading a school community.Dr. Edoho-Eket shares what she's learned along the way about the power of mentorship, creating a positive culture, making intentional decisions, and navigating the difficult conversations that come wi...

Megan Russell | Learning from Experience

July 14, 2026

In 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 to elementary educator, instructional coach, and school leader. Megan reflects on the challenges she faced stepping into coaching with limited training, unclear coaching cycles, and few meaningful ways to measure success.Together, Jessica and Megan explore how Jim Knight's Partnership Principles, including equali...

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