#198: What Great Lesson Planning Teaches Us About Great Coaching (with Lori Cohen)

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In this episode, Becca sits down with instructional coaching and lesson planning expert Lori Cohen (co-author of The PD Book) to talk about her new book, The Science of Lesson Planning, and what transformative lesson design can teach coaches and school leaders about building psychological safety in schools. They dig into psychological safety, the difference between coaching and "coaxing," and why celebration and reflection only work when they happen together. 

In this episode: 

• Why great lesson planning is about more than activities and standards
• How psychological safety gets built (and spent) in daily interactions, not just at the start of the year
• The real difference between conventional and transformative practice: who holds control of the "right answer"
• Why "coaxing" isn't coaching, and how it breaks trust
• Why celebration and reflection have to happen together for real growth

About Lori Cohen:
Lori Cohen has spent three decades in education as a teacher, instructional coach, school leader, consultant, and author. Her new book, The Science of Lesson Planning, releases in September through ASCD (preorders open now). She is also co-author of  The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development (with Elena Aguilar) and Integrating Educator Well-Being, Growth, and Evaluation: Four Foundations for Leaders.
 

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