Turn Your Instructional Coaching Newsletter into Coaching Conversations | Jeffrey Bradbury

Do teachers actually read your coaching newsletter? Digital learning strategist Jeffrey Bradbury joins me to talk about turning your instructional coaching newsletter into a tool that sparks coaching conversations, opens classroom doors, reinforces school goals, and becomes a resource teachers come back to. You'll learn: ✅ Why newsletters work best as marketing and relationship-building tools for your coaching role ✅ Four newsletter sections that get teachers engaged: district goals, teacher feature, coaching corner, and tools teachers already use ✅ How to keep it relevant with bite-sized, actionable tips ✅ The 80/20 approach to personalizing newsletters by grade level or department ✅ Vertical coaching cycles: moving from all-staff newsletters to targeted, one-on-one support over four or five weeks ✅ How to build a searchable newsletter archive teachers can find when they need it Chapters: 0:00 Turn your coaching newsletter into coaching conversations 1:02 Meet Jeffrey Bradbury 1:33 Why most coaching newsletters don't get read 3:41 Every communication is a coaching conversation 5:22 Tech tips tied to tools teachers already use 7:01 The 80/20 newsletter 8:07 Plan your newsletter around coaching cycles 10:10 Vertical coaching cycles 11:40 Turning a newsletter tip into classroom practice 15:35 Keep coaching cycles short 18:22 Align your newsletter to the building goal 21:35 The first tech tip of the year: organizing folders 24:20 Jeffrey's resources 📖 Get my new book, Expand Your Coaching Toolbox! 20 Practical Strategies That Improve Teaching and Learning: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/book 🐝 More coaching resources at https://buzzingwithmsb.com 📝 Show notes and links: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/2026/08/tu... 🎧 Listen to the podcast anywhere: https://pod.link/1496989397/episode/N... Resources mentioned: Editable Newsletters for Coaches and Administrators: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/ed... First 20 Days of Instructional Coaching Start Up Kit: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/product/fi... FREE First 20 Days of School Checklist for coaches: https://buzzingwithmsb.com/first20 Join the Instructional Coaching Club: https://buzzingwithmsb.thrivecart.com... About Jeffrey Bradbury Jeffrey is an ISTE award-winning digital learning strategist, educational broadcaster, public speaker, author of Impact Standards, and founder of the TeacherCast Educational Network. Website: https://yourdigitallearningcoach.com/ Impact Standards: https://amzn.to/4wGIgNk Instructional Coaching with Ms. B is the podcast for instructional coaches, literacy coaches, and school leaders who want practical coaching strategies that work in real schools. New episodes every Monday. Instagram:   / buzzingwithmsb   Facebook group:   / 657458192827131   #instructionalcoaching #instructionalcoach #coachingnewsletter