CASE STUDY: Growing as an Educator: Through Instructional Coaching with Getting Started and The Coach Graduate, Ana Cristina Lopez
13 January 2026

CASE STUDY: Growing as an Educator: Through Instructional Coaching with Getting Started and The Coach Graduate, Ana Cristina Lopez

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This #coachbetter episode is another in our series of coaching case studies, with one of Kim's amazing clients, Ana Cristina Lopez. Ana Cristina is a highly experienced educator (currently a HS & AP Spanish Teacher at Daegu International School in South Korea). At the time of recording, she had just graduated from The Coach Certificate and Mentorship Program, right after completing Getting Started as an Instructional Coach the year before.

These case study episodes are designed to share the story of a coach, and the development of their coaching program and practice in their unique setting. 

We are excited to share this episode with Ana Cristina with you because Ana Cristina has done an amazing job developing her coaching skills and putting them into practice right away - in her current role as a Spanish Teacher. 

In today's episode Kim and Ana Cristina talk about...

    Why coaching is so valuable to her - as a classroom teacher

    What surprised her when she first started learning about coaching

    What she thinks classroom teachers need to know about coaching to opt-in

    How she's been implementing her learning in her current role

    What she's doing next to prepare for the move into a coaching role 

Find the show notes for this episode here.

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    Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership (book) Fostering a Culture of Growth and Belonging: The Multi-Faceted Impact of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter) The Landscape of Instructional Coaching in International Schools (chapter)