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Melinda Glowacki
MAT Supervisor and Leadership Coach
University of California, Irvine

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Website: https://www.melindaglowacki.com

For more than 25 years, Melinda Glowacki has dedicated her career to helping educators grow, serving as a classroom teacher, district administrator, and leadership coach. She has trained hundreds of administrators and teacher leaders in leadership coaching and effective instruction. Her writing advocates for the transformative power of coaching and impactful teaching practices, with articles featured in Educational Leadership, Coaching World!, and California English. She supervises teacher candidates at the University of California, Irvine, and is an active member of the International Coaching Federation. You can learn more by visiting her website (www.melindaglowacki.com) or connecting on LinkedIn (@melindaglowacki).

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Magic Happens with Coaching Connections: From Inspiration to Implementation


This playground is designed to support instructional coaches with up-to-date practices and strategies that cover a variety of topics that coaches need. The playground will feature members of the coaching community and their strategies, tips, and professional development ideas to better support teachers with technology integration.
Coach Today, Save Time Tomorrow: EL Authors Live!


What's behind the ideas shaping education today? Find out during EL Authors Live! — a series of quick, candid 20-minute conversations where ISTE+ASCD Community Leaders sit down with authors from Educational Leadership magazine to dig into their work. In this session, Melinda Glowacki discusses with Amanda Nguyen how to effectively coach in the moment and other advice from her article in the December 2025/January 2026 issue, “The Power of Less.”
Problem or Preference: Advanced Coaching Skills to Save Time and Empower Teams


When challenges arise, effective leaders use advanced coaching skills to distinguish between a genuine problem and a personal preference. Enhance your next coaching conversations with four critical skills: framing with purpose, crafting impactful metaphors, asking permission, and managing the inner critic. These tools help you save time and empower teams.

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