From Resistance to Resilience
Do you find yourself frustrated when teachers seem resistant to your coaching?
Are you tired of conversations that go nowhere, leaving both you and the teacher feeling stuck and discouraged? Perhaps you've tried pushing harder with more evidence, or maybe you've backed off completely, neither approach yielding the transformation you seek.
Join us for a powerful 60-minute webinar where you'll discover how to transform resistance into an opportunity for building resilience. Drawing from Elena Aguilar's Transformational Coaching model, you'll learn why resistance isn't something to overcome, but rather something to understand as a doorway to deeper coaching relationships.
💡 By the end of this session, you'll be able to:
● Identify three common pitfalls that coaches fall into when facing resistance
● Apply specific questions and conversation strategies that shift interactions from defensive to productive
● Recognize when your own approach might be creating or amplifying resistance
● Implement practical techniques to help teachers connect with their agency and resources
● Use simple frameworks to guide challenging conversations toward meaningful outcomes
This webinar won't magically eliminate all resistance in your coaching practice, but it will equip you with practical tools to respond more effectively when it appears. You'll leave with specific language, scenarios, and reflection questions you can implement immediately.
✅ Join us on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
12 pm PT | 60 minutes
Spots for the live webinar are limited to the first 1000 people who log on. A recording of the webinar will be sent to all registrants and is available to replay for one month.
🌟 Learn how to use our webinars as ready-made professional development for your team—without having to design a single slide yourself.
"Seriously, your organization consistently offers some of the best webinars I've ever attended - Thank you for providing such high-quality learning opportunities to your community."
- Orlando D.
"Thank you for such a reflective and energizing session. I’m walking away thinking deeply about how to create space for both celebration and forward motion in my coaching work."
- Noelle T.
Meet the Facilitator
Becky Barstein
Senior Associate, Bright Morning
Becky has worked at the intersection of education, technology, and equity since 2011. She previously taught grades K-4 in Houston, TX, while also leading and coaching teams of new and veteran teachers. She has developed and facilitated school-, district-, and network-wide professional development focused on elementary literacy, dismantling white supremacy culture, and social-emotional learning for students and adults.