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EPISODE · Dec 2, 2025 · 8 MIN

9: Focus, Don’t Funnel

from My Coaches’ Couch · host Vicki Collet

In this episode, we’ll explore how coaches can use focusing questions to support exploration and problem-solving, rather than asking funneling questions, which lead teachers to a coach’s pre-determined response. -------------------------------------- Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout. Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.    

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