Connections: The Heart of Early Childhood Podcast Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:34:49 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2022320 en-us © 2026 Connections: The Heart of Early Childhood Podcast yes 61b88a3d-1e6f-5e00-8eeb-c5073827e1f0 Katrina Gallegos episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Katrina Gallegos https://storage.buzzsprout.com/w3t51gy0r8p7wcfh7kus6necb2rr?.jpg Connections: The Heart of Early Childhood Podcast Katrina Gallegos Episode #4- The Power of Coaching with September Gerety, Founder and CEO of Gerety Education Team Episode #4- The Power of Coaching with September Gerety, Founder and CEO of Gerety Education Team In this month's episode we sit down with September Gerety, Gerety Education Team about the power of coaching. She shares her insights on who needs a coach, why coaching is effective, and how to best use coaching as a professional development tool for teachers. Sit back and enjoy our conversation.


September Gerety’s mission is to make life better for children by using research-based coaching practices to change adult behavior. September is the founder and CEO of Gerety Education Team, which equips instructional coaches to do their jobs with confidence and competence. This ensures that coaching is a wise investment of professional development dollars, one that actually makes life better for children. September has a BA in Elementary Education and a MEd in Educational Leadership.  You can learn more about her work at www.geretyeducationteam.com

Books September is Reading

Nonfiction:

Lead Like a Pirate by Beth Houf and Shelley Burgess

Soundtracks by Jon Acuff

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Growing Gills by Jessica Abel

The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Differentiated Mentoring and Coaching in Education

The Learning Professional (from Learning Forward)

Fiction:

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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September Gerety’s mission is to make life better for children by using research-based coaching practices to change adult behavior. September is the founder and CEO of Gerety Education Team, which equips instructional coaches to do their jobs with confidence and competence. This ensures that coaching is a wise investment of professional development dollars, one that actually makes life better for children. September has a BA in Elementary Education and a MEd in Educational Leadership.  You can learn more about her work at www.geretyeducationteam.com

Books September is Reading

Nonfiction:

Lead Like a Pirate by Beth Houf and Shelley Burgess

Soundtracks by Jon Acuff

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Growing Gills by Jessica Abel

The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Differentiated Mentoring and Coaching in Education

The Learning Professional (from Learning Forward)

Fiction:

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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In this podcast episode the Hosts talk with Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky about the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) Spring Tour. The secretary is traveling to meet with diverse early childhood programs throughout New Mexico. We invite you to pull up a chair as we get to know more about the ECECD Cabinet Secretary as she shares with us her hopes for New Mexico's young children, families, and educators.

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In this podcast episode the Hosts talk with Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky about the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) Spring Tour. The secretary is traveling to meet with diverse early childhood programs throughout New Mexico. We invite you to pull up a chair as we get to know more about the ECECD Cabinet Secretary as she shares with us her hopes for New Mexico's young children, families, and educators.

]]> Katrina Gallegos Buzzsprout-12056492 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0400 2677 2 full false Episode #1- Walking Beside Two of Our Leaders, Brenda Kofahl and Terri Tapia Episode #1- Walking Beside Two of Our Leaders, Brenda Kofahl and Terri Tapia We invite you to pull up a chair as we spend time learning from two amazing state leaders.

Katrina Gallegos and Dr. Dawn Berry talk with Brenda Kofahl and Terri Tapia to discuss the changes they have seen in Early Childhood Education in New Mexico and their hopes for New Mexico’s youngest citizens.

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Katrina Gallegos and Dr. Dawn Berry talk with Brenda Kofahl and Terri Tapia to discuss the changes they have seen in Early Childhood Education in New Mexico and their hopes for New Mexico’s youngest citizens.

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