Is your instructional coaching newsletter starting conversations—or just adding another email to a teacher’s inbox?
I’m excited to share that I recently joined my friend Chrissy Beltran on Instructional Coaching with Ms. B to explore how we can turn our newsletters into something more meaningful: an invitation to connect, collaborate, and grow.
A huge thank-you to Chrissy for inviting me onto the show and making space for this conversation. We dug into a challenge that many instructional coaches face: putting time and energy into sharing resources, only to wonder whether those resources are opening the door to coaching work.
Watch Our Conversation
Enjoyed the conversation? Support Chrissy’s channel! Head over to watch the episode on YouTube, subscribe to her channel, and leave a comment with one idea you’d like to try in your next coaching newsletter.
Prefer listening on the go or want to explore the resources we discussed?
- Listen: Play the episode in your favorite podcast app
- Watch: View the full conversation on YouTube
- Explore: Read Chrissy’s show notes and episode resources
More Than a Newsletter: An Invitation to Work Together
One of the biggest ideas we explored is that a coaching newsletter shouldn’t simply be a collection of links. It can help teachers understand who you are, how you can support them, and what working together might look like.
During our conversation, we discussed ways to:
- Connect communication to school goals so your newsletter supports the work already happening across your building.
- Spotlight teachers and classroom successes to make coaching opportunities feel relevant and approachable.
- Share bite-sized, actionable ideas using tools teachers already have.
- Personalize your message for different grade levels and departments without rebuilding every newsletter from scratch.
- Move from whole-staff communication to targeted support, using newsletters to introduce ideas that lead into small-group and individual coaching.
- Build a searchable resource library so useful ideas don’t disappear into an overflowing inbox.
For me, it comes back to a simple question: What do you want a teacher to do after reading your newsletter?
If the answer is “start a conversation,” then we need to design our communication with that next step in mind.
Connect with Chrissy and Keep Learning
Thank you again, Chrissy, for having me on the show!
If you’re an instructional coach looking for practical ideas and support, visit Buzzing with Ms. B and follow the podcast in your favorite listening app.
What’s one change you could make to your next newsletter that would invite a teacher into a coaching conversation?
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