About this episode

Jo Lane discusses her book 'Burn the Script' and the impact of ingrained beliefs on educators' growth.

In this episode, host Mike Caldwell sits down with Jo Lane, an educator support and instructional coach with 16 years of experience, who is currently a principal coach based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jo shares insights from her new book, Burn the Script: How Great Coaches Disrupt Thinking and Transform Practice , released May 19th. The conversation dives deep into the concept of "mental fossils" — the ingrained beliefs and behavioral scripts educators develop from past professional experiences that often hold them back from growth. Jo breaks down how beliefs are anchored by three factors: skill, identity, and value, and explains why simply teaching a skill isn't enough to change behavior if underlying beliefs aren't addressed. Show Notes: Substack: EduCoach by Jo Lein LinkedIn: Jo Lein Book: Burn the Script: How Great Coaches Disrupt Mindsets and Transform Practice Instagram/TikTok: @educoachbyjo We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL . IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Caldwell

Guest: Jo Lane

Topics covered

• educational coaching
• mental fossils
• behavioral change
• professional growth
• belief systems

Keywords

• educational coaching
• mental fossils
• behavior change
• Jo Lane
• Burn the Script

Sponsors

IXL

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Burn the Script: How Great Coaches Disrupt Thinking and Transform Practice

Places: Tulsa, Oklahoma

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