In this episode of Learning From Experience, host Jessica Wise talks with Megan Russell, an assistant principal from Virginia whose journey has taken her from Head Start teacher to elementary educator, instructional coach, and school leader. Megan reflects on the challenges she faced stepping into coaching with limited training, unclear coaching cycles, and few meaningful ways to measure success.

Together, Jessica and Megan explore how Jim Knight's Partnership Principles, including equality, choice, voice, dialogue, praxis, reflection, and reciprocity, continue to shape Megan's approach to coaching and leadership. She also shares how the Impact Cycle has strengthened her work with early childhood educators and offers an encouraging reminder that lasting change doesn't happen all at once. It begins with small, intentional steps taken consistently over time.

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