Instructional Coaching for Impactful Engagement

You deserve to thrive in your role — and I can help you get there.

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Coaching is a space for powerful transformation and growth.

Whether you're navigating change, seeking more joy in your work, or aiming to lead with greater clarity and impact, together we will create an experience where you'll reconnect with your core values, develop practical strategies, reflect on emotions and actions, and build a personalized path forward.

I'll be your thought partner — asking the questions that spark insight, bringing in data to deepen reflection, and holding space for purposeful decision-making.

Coaching with me is about reimagining what's possible — and building the tools and mindset to make it happen.

Is this for you?

We're a good fit if…

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You are an educator in any capacity

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You need a reason behind why you should do things

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You're a deep thinker but sometimes get stuck spinning your wheels

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You want to make a change in your school or workplace and aren't sure where to start

Our Mission

Reigniting the joy in growth and learning — for all.

Whether in a classroom or another type of learning space, Boundless Instruction works to understand the circumstances each individual is working under and supports them in creating the space for themselves and others to grow, collaborate, and thrive.

With educators specifically, I work to ground you in your "why", supporting you in reflecting on practices and impact on student learning — creating opportunities to find new ways to spark curiosity and joy in administrators, teachers, and students alike.

Imagine if there were boundless opportunities for individual, student, and institutional growth?

What we do together

Services & Support

Coaching engagements are tailored to your context. Here's a snapshot of where I can help.

Individual Coaching

  • Short-term individual teacher coaching
  • Mentoring & intensive coaching for inexperienced or struggling teachers
  • Goal-setting and reflection cycles

Schoolwide Coaching

  • Technology integration
  • New initiatives & change management
  • Data-informed instruction
  • Increasing student engagement
  • Inquiry-based teaching development

Classroom Practice

  • Classroom project development
  • Scaffolding & differentiating instruction
  • Classroom systems and routines
  • Integrating reading & writing strategies across the curriculum

Professional Development

  • Focused PD workshops for teachers
  • Workshops for instructional coaches
  • Custom-designed sessions for your team
How we'll work together

The Coaching Journey

A grounded, reflective process designed to meet you where you are.

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Discovery

A free conversation to understand your context, goals, and what's at stake.

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Ground in "Why"

Reconnect with your core values and the purpose driving your work.

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Reflect & Gather

Use observation, data, and dialogue to surface patterns and possibilities.

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Plan & Practice

Build new tools, strategies, and routines aligned with your goals.

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Sustain

Iterate, celebrate growth, and create the conditions for lasting change.

Workshops

Focused Workshops & PD

Available individually or as a series — for teachers, coaches, and school teams.

For Teachers

Strong Start

Teachers recenter in their core values and unpack how to live them in the classroom every day. Walk away with reimagined routines, procedures, and classroom spaces designed for a stronger start to the year.

Crash Course in Teaching

A quick but meaningful introduction for early-career teachers. Dig into planning strategies, key concepts for lesson and unit design, and unpack evaluation rubrics so you understand what good teaching looks like — and how to get there.

For Coaches

Where Do I Begin?

An introduction to core principles of effective coaching. Coaches explore what makes a strong instructional coach and walk away with strategies and templates for coaching cycles, note-taking, reflection, and supporting educators at every level.

Introduction to Transformational Coaching

A deeper dive into Elena Aguilar's concept of Transformational Coaching. I share my journey toward this style, the insights I've gained, and the tools — Elena's and my own adaptations — that help coaches begin their own transformational practice.

When Does Coaching Happen?

Explore conversation styles, structures, and the critical elements of a successful coaching relationship. Walk away with note-taking samples, planning and reflection templates, and your own draft of a coaching action plan.

Beyond the classroom

Coaching for Businesses & Teams

The skills that make great educators — designing learning that sticks, facilitating real engagement, and building trust so change feels possible — translate directly to the workplace. If your team has training that feels flat, programs that aren't moving the needle, or new initiatives you want to roll out well, an educator's perspective can transform them.

Training Design & Facilitation

  • Design training programs from scratch — onboarding, skill-building, team development
  • Facilitate live sessions: workshops, retreats, lunch-and-learns
  • Adult-learning principles built into every part of the design
  • Includes facilitator guides, materials, and follow-up resources

Improving Existing Programs

  • Audit current training to find what's working — and what isn't
  • Redesign sessions to be more engaging and outcome-driven
  • Coach your internal trainers and facilitators on delivery
  • Build feedback loops to keep improving over time

Adult-Learning Consulting

  • Advise on applying adult-learning principles to your programs
  • Support your People or L&D team in building a learning culture
  • Help managers design development plans that actually develop people
  • Recommendations grounded in research and real classroom practice

Curious whether my approach fits your team? Engagements start with a free conversation — propose a few times and we'll explore.

Investment

Pricing & Packages

Coaching should be accessible. Start with a free conversation and grow from there.

Begin with a conversation

Free

Brief Consult

30–45 minutes

  • A no-pressure conversation to get to know each other
  • Talk through your context, role, and goals
  • Decide together if we're the right fit
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$30

In-Depth Consult — Individual

90–120 minutes · for individual educators

  • A deep dive into your context, hopes, and challenges
  • A reflective conversation grounded in your values and goals
  • A personalized follow-up plan proposal delivered after the session
$75

In-Depth Consult — School & Leadership

90–120 minutes · for principals & school teams

  • Discussion of schoolwide context, current initiatives, and priorities
  • Identify where coaching could create the greatest impact
  • A tailored follow-up plan proposal delivered after the session

Workshops & Professional Development

from$500

Existing Workshop

Up to 10 participants

  • Choose any workshop from the catalog above
  • Includes facilitation and supporting materials
  • Additional participants priced on request
from$750

Custom Workshop

Designed for your team

  • Built around your team's specific goals and context
  • Includes design, facilitation, and materials
  • A discovery call is recommended before scoping

Multi-session coaching engagements and schoolwide partnerships are scoped individually. Reach out for a custom quote.

Free · 30–45 min

Schedule a Discovery Call

Propose two or three times that work for you, and I'll confirm one of them within two business days.

No pressure, no commitment — just a chance to talk through your context, hear how I work, and decide together if we're a fit.

Propose two or three times that work for youI'll confirm one within two business days

I'll reply to confirm one of your proposed times, usually within two business days.

Meet your coach

About Dana

Illustrated headshot of Dana, smiling in a classroom setting

My journey into coaching started in the classroom. Although I loved my social studies classroom and my students in the South Bronx, I wanted more opportunities to collaborate with other teachers across disciplines.

After moving to Philadelphia, I had my first opportunity to coach teachers in a variety of subject areas — but I wasn't ready to give up my own classroom. After getting my administrative license, what truly ignited my passion was sitting alongside a teacher and beginning a dialogue about what else was possible.

That spark grew, and I took the leap into coaching full time. I dug into Transformational Coaching through the work of Elena Aguilar, and I haven't turned back.

By recognizing the possibilities in others and helping them discover their untapped potential, I've found the perfect intersection between passion, purpose, and possibilities. Now I bring my years of teaching and coaching experience to help others thrive — through transformational coaching that sustains.

Kind words

From the Educators I've Worked With

As a world language teacher, I initially struggled to keep my lesson content and objectives aligned. Dana provided invaluable support in helping me develop a clear system for understanding the goals of each lesson and selecting content accordingly to meet academic standards. Thanks to her guidance, my objectives are now clear, and my lessons not only stay aligned with standards but also maintain the fun and engagement necessary for my students' success.
— High School Spanish Teacher
Your guidance, feedback, and encouragement have truly shaped me — not just as an educator, but as a person. You saw potential in me even on the hard days, and your patience and belief in my growth have meant more than you know. Thank you for helping shape the teacher I've become, and for being such a positive part of my journey.
— First-Year HS Computer Science Teacher
I feel more confident solving my own problems now and overcoming obstacles that come up.
— First-Year Middle School Science Teacher

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Frequently asked

Questions, answered

What exactly is instructional coaching?
Instructional coaching is a job-embedded form of professional support focused on helping teachers refine their instructional practices so students can learn better. It's traditionally structured around BDA (Before–During–After) coaching cycles — we plan together before a lesson, I observe during, and we reflect together after, using what we noticed in the classroom to inform what comes next. Along the way, we'll engage with a range of pedagogical frameworks and instructional practices (questioning techniques, scaffolding, formative assessment, lesson design, classroom systems) and use data — student work, observation notes, engagement patterns — as the starting point for reflection. The goal is concrete, sustainable change in your practice that shows up in student learning.
Is coaching the same as evaluation?
No. Coaching is confidential, non-evaluative, and driven by your goals — not by a rubric. I'm a thought-partner, not an evaluator, and there's no report card at the end. The whole thing works because you can be honest about what's hard, and we can think it through together.
What's your coaching philosophy?
You aren't broken and you don't need fixing — you need a skillful guide who sees your potential and helps you make intentional choices. My core values are reflection, joy, and meaningful work, and I try to bring all three into how I show up. I may push your thinking and make you a little uncomfortable at times — that's how we learn — but always with care, and always with you in the driver's seat.
Will you tell me what to do?
Sometimes — when sharing a strategy, tool, or piece of experience is genuinely useful, I will. But mostly my job is to ask questions, surface patterns, and help you find the path forward that's right for you and your students. The lasting change rarely comes from being told what to do; it comes from arriving at your own clarity, with someone alongside you who believes in your capacity to get there.
What is Transformational Coaching?
Transformational Coaching is a methodology developed by Elena Aguilar that draws from instructional coaching, mindfulness, neuroscience, psychology, and systems thinking. The premise: lasting change in our classrooms requires more than coaching behaviors — it also means exploring the beliefs and ways of being beneath them. It treats teachers as whole human beings, not roles to be programmed. My approach has been deeply shaped by this work. If you'd like to dive in, Elena's book Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching is the best place to start.
How long does a typical coaching engagement last?
Engagements are flexible. Some teachers benefit from a focused short cycle around a specific goal; school partnerships often span a semester or a full year. We'll talk through what makes sense for your situation in our first meeting.
Do you only work with classroom teachers?
No — I coach classroom teachers, instructional coaches, department leads, and administrators. Anyone working in or supporting a learning space is fair game. Most recently I've been coaching teachers in an alternative school setting and supporting new and student teachers through partnerships with colleges and universities.
What does an engagement cost?
Start with a free brief consult to talk through your context — no obligation. From there, in-depth consults begin at $30 for individuals or $75 for schools, and workshops start at $500. See the Pricing & Packages section for full details, or reach out for a custom quote on multi-session coaching engagements.
What's the best way to reach you?
For an initial inquiry or general question, email is the best way to reach me — I'll typically get back to you within two business days. Once we've connected and you're engaged with services, phone calls and texts become great options too, depending on what works best for you. I keep "do not disturb" on overnight, so reach out whenever it works for you. And when I'm in session with another educator, I won't be checking my phone or email — that focused attention is part of what you'll get when it's your turn.
How do we get started?
Start with a free brief consult — propose a few times that work for you and I'll confirm one. In our first conversation, you'll have a chance to ask me anything, and I'll ask you to share a bit about yourself, your educational experience, and your goals. From there we can decide together whether coaching is the right next step.

Have a different question?

Ask away — I'll get back to you, and your question may even make it onto this page (anonymously) to help others.

I'll get back to you, usually within two business days.

Let's connect

Ready to reimagine what's possible?

Send a note and I'll get back to you within two business days.

I'd love to hear about your coaching goals and explore whether we're a fit.

Email

dana@boundlessinstruction.com

Response time

Within 2 business days

I'll get back to you within two business days.