Transformational Coaching at your fingertips
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Coaching is complex—and too often coaches are figuring it out in real time.
You’re in conversations where the stakes are high. Emotions surface. Progress stalls. You’re making decisions on the spot, often without a clear roadmap.
The Coach Learning Library and PLC gives you support in those moments.
Inside, you’ll find a full library of Skill Sessions—short, focused learning experiences you can access anytime. Each one helps you navigate a specific coaching challenge, with clear guidance, examples, and tools you can use right away.
You’ll also get access to our full collection of Mini Workshops. These are deeper dives into high-leverage skills—like responding to resistance, giving feedback, or navigating tough conversations—so you can practice and refine your approach.
And each month, you’ll join a live PLC to bring real challenges, practice key moves, and get feedback from other coaches who understand your work.
It’s ongoing, practical support to help you coach with more clarity, confidence, and impact.
See what it looks like in action
Coaches
New and experienced coaches, managers, teacher leaders, and mentors
What You'll Learn
- How to confidently and skillfully address 48 essential coaching challenges
- How to activate your strengths as a coach and how to close skill gaps
- How other coaches are implementing Transformational Coaching strategies in their context
- How Elena navigates the most challenging coaching scenarios
How You’ll Spend Your Time
On-Demand Learning Library (Flexible, As Needed)
You’ll have immediate access to the full library of Skill Sessions. These short, focused sessions are designed to help you navigate specific coaching challenges—before a conversation, after a tough moment, or anytime you need a clear next step.
You can move at your own pace, revisit sessions as needed, and focus on what’s most relevant to your work right now.
- August: Setting Up For the Year Ahead
- September: Launching Your Coaching Practice
- October: Strategies That Build Trust
- November: All About the Details
- December: Reflect & Prepare for Break
- January: Back From Break
- February: Leveraging Transformational Coaching to Improve Student Outcomes
- March: Common Coaching Supports in a Transformational Style
- April: Strengthening Our Core
- May: Closing Out the Year
- June: How to Love Your Job
- July: Advanced Coaching Tools
Skill Sessions & Webinar Recordings
A sample of the Skill Sessions includes:
- Determining your weekly coaching schedule
- Your first observation
- The arc of a coaching conversation
- When you're not connecting with a client
- Introducing the Gaps Framework in a conversation
- Note-taking during a coaching conversation
- Incorporating the student experience
You will also have access to:
- A Conversations Demonstration Vault where you have the opportunity to watch Elena bring coaching moves to life
- All Bright Morning Community webinars
This provides just-in-time learning on your schedule designed to meet your own unique needs.
Mini Workshops
TWO HOURS EACH
You’ll also have access to all of our Mini Workshops. These sessions go deeper into high-leverage coaching skills—like building trust with your clients, giving feedback, or how to answer questions—and give you the chance to learn, reflect, and refine your approach.
Monthly PLC (Practice + Feedback)
TWO HOURS EACH MONTH
Each month, you’ll join a live PLC session where you can bring real coaching scenarios, practice key moves, and receive feedback. This is where you take what you’re learning and apply it—so you’re not just understanding the work, but getting better at doing it.
All PLC sessions are two hours and take place from 8 am-10 am PT (10 am-12 pm CT/11 am-1 pm ET).
- May 21, 2026
- June 24, 2026
- July 30, 2026
- August 26, 2026
- September 17, 2026
- October 20, 2026
- November 20, 2026
- December 17, 2026
Private Online Community (Ongoing Support)
Varies
Between sessions, you can turn to the community to ask questions, share challenges, and get input from other coaches and facilitators. When something comes up and you’re not sure how to respond, you don’t have to wait—you can get support right when you need it.
How You’ll Spend Your Time
How You’ll Spend Your Time
This training is offered as a 2-day in-person workshop and a virtual blended learning experience. Explore the differences and determine which best meets your needs by clicking on each option below.
Explore Your Options
In-Person
Two-day In-Person Workshop
Virtual
Virtual Blended Learning Experience
In-Person
"This Skill Session provides coaches with the why planning for a coaching conversation is crucial in order to become a competent, confident transformational coach; Elena reminds us of our own capacity and inspires us to best practice!"
"I love how everything in the Coach Learning Library is so heart-led. As a psychology teacher and learner, I also appreciate the explanations of adult learning and needs. These are well-addressed in each session and leave me feeling confident that I'm using strategies based in evidence and that align with my own values and interests."
"Each of the Skill Sessions that I have completed have been amazing! They give you bite-size, easily digestible information on Transformational Coaching and practical tips for implementation. The sessions are short to fit into a busy schedule and it is so nice to have a go-to, easily accessible resource with a menu of topics to choose from. It's like a "choose-your-own adventure" resource. Thank you to Elena and the Bright Morning team!"
"This [Planning for a Coaching Conversation] Skill Session provides coaches with the why planning for a coaching conversation is crucial in order to become a competent, confident Transformational Coach; Elena reminds us of our own capacity and inspires us to best practice!"
"Your First Observation [Skill Session] had a transformative impact on my coaching practice, providing me with clear, practical strategies for conducting my first classroom observations with confidence. I gained tools to engage in meaningful, constructive conversations with teachers, which have already begun to enhance classroom dynamics and instructional outcomes. What made this session stand out was Elena Aguilar's deep expertise and the clarity with which she presented the material. The sample scripts and suggested dispositions offered multiple pathways for approaching teacher observations, making the content highly adaptable to different situations. The session was also interactive and allowed for real-time practice with scripts, which solidified my learning."
"The Skill Session on Your First Observation had a transformative impact on my coaching practice, providing me with clear, practical strategies for conducting my first classroom observations with confidence. I gained tools to engage in meaningful, constructive conversations with teachers, which have already begun to enhance classroom dynamics and instructional outcomes. What made this session stand out was Elena Aguilar's deep expertise and the clarity with which she presented the material. The sample scripts and suggested dispositions offered multiple pathways for approaching teacher observations, making the content highly adaptable to different situations. The session was also interactive and allowed for real-time practice with scripts, which solidified my learning. I highly recommend this session to any instructional coach, whether new or experienced."
"Introducing yourself to clients first appears like an easy thing to do, but when you’re in a new role like being a coach, self-doubt can set in. This mini skill session offers small actionable steps a new coach can do to build that confidence."
"I highly recommend the Skill Session for crafting your own vision! The process and templates allowed me to develop a personal vision for what I do that is 100% authentic to who I am and will also serve to help keep myself accountable to that vision and my core values."
"The relevance and immediate actionability of this Skill Session to my work as an educator was incredible! Elena modeled an example of the skill in progress, gave us helpful tools to immediately apply what we'd learned, and provided useful insights to help us develop our practice in meaningful ways. Highly recommend!"
"The [Learning Library] Skill Session, How to Introduce Yourself to New Clients, helps you understand the importance of being thoughtful and intentional about introducing yourself to your clients/colleagues. In addition, you will have access to an invaluable template with key questions to help clarify and guide your thinking."
"I feel like each time we have our course, I walk away empowered, inspired, and with more tools to try in my coaching role. I am grateful to have the support from amazing coaches in my class. I think just having lots of time to role play is so beneficial to our practice!"
What Else You Need To Know
Requirements
Participants in this learning experience must have a copy of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching (2024). The book is not included in the registration fee.
While it is not a requirement, attending the virtual or in-person The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop is highly recommended.
Investment
Coach Learning Library and PLC Only (Valued at $3950+)
- Individual: $995
- Group (6-14 people): *$895 per person
Workshop + Coach Learning Library & PLC (Save $195)
Learning Library and PLC + The Art of Transformational Coaching
- Individual: $1995 (in-person) / $1595 (virtual)
- Group (6-14 people): *$1895 per person (in-person) / $1495 per person (virtual)
Learning Library and PLC + Coaching Resistance
- Individual: $1395 (virtual)
- Group (6-14 people): *$1295 per person (virtual)
Learning Library and PLC + Coaching Burnout
- Individual: $1395 (virtual)
- Group (6-14 people): *$1295 per person (virtual)
*Group Rates: All group discounts require a single payment. For large groups (15+), contact us for custom pricing or schedule a consultation call.
Access to Program Content
You’ll have ongoing access to all on-demand content in the Coach Learning Library.
- Skill Sessions are available anytime and can be revisited whenever you need support for a specific coaching moment.
- Mini Workshops include recordings and downloadable materials. If a session has already taken place, you’ll have immediate access. If it’s upcoming, you’ll receive the recording shortly after it concludes.
- PLC sessions are not recorded in order to support confidentiality and meaningful participation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Becoming a Bright Morning member is invaluable. The amount of learning and growth that can happen is really up to you. There are a multitude of practical resources, tools, concrete steps, and strategies—having a membership relieves the pressure, so you can go at your own pace. You can get bite-sized pieces of wisdom, or devour it all. I have been a member for two years and continue to learn and grow. The skills I've developed have had a ripple effect on the leaders and schools I work with. I plan to continue being a member for as long as I can!
Since becoming Bright Morning members, our district has adopted a culture of coaching. One of the most impactful and widespread practices has been the implementation of coaching role-play triads. Utilizing Elena’s various coaching toolkits has provided our leaders and coaches with the necessary language and framing to address real-life scenarios. We have been successfully implementing these strategies across all of our leadership and coaching PLCs.
I love having a Bright Morning membership because it gives me access to an incredible range of resources any time I need them. I have participated in many workshops that provide practical and immediately applicable tools. The membership also offers two different PLCs as safe spaces to think out loud with other school leaders, collaborate, and problem-solve together. As a first year coach at my school, I've especially appreciated the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Bright Morning coaches who have strengthened my practice. I'd absolutely recommend a Bright Morning membership for new or experienced school leaders, instructional coaches, or anyone serving in a leadership role.
From co-planning recurring meetings using the frameworks to utilizing the Buddy Pass to get my entire team on the same page, the impact of having a Bright Morning membership has been immediate and profound. The workshops are high-value, well-organized, and packed with 'day-of' utility. If you are looking to sharpen your leadership and align your team’s approach, this membership is an absolute must.
My favorite part of being a Bright Morning member is the access to the incredible resources associated with our membership. Bright Morning is already generous with the free tools they provide educators and, as a member, there’s even more access. Another favorite part of my membership is that the incredible trainers actually show us how to use the tools in Elena’s books for full impact. I’ve learned so much about myself and my work and have leveled up my skills as both a coach and trainer. This membership is the gift that keeps giving!
After becoming a Bright Morning member, I feel better equipped to coach emotions, and I recognize the importance of my presence in a coaching conversation. I appreciate having resources and tools from the Team Leader Learning Library, which has supported me to be more intentional in how I'm leading my team of coaches and mentors. My whole team having memberships has also been great because we've been using common language and working from new learning together. I recommend a Bright Morning Membership to coaches who want to enhance or refresh their skills and be more mindful and intentional in their coaching practices. It would also be helpful for a leader who wants to learn and be reminded of how to lead well, build trust, rebuild health within a team, and take their teamwork to the next level.
The Coach Learning Library and PLC is included in the Bright Morning Membership—along with every workshop we offer and year-round community support.
