“Ekaterina has been instrumental in creating valuable professional learning opportunities that fostered collaboration, encouraged the sharing of expertise, and cultivated a culture of continuous professional growth within the school. Her coaching has positively influenced my classroom culture and student engagement. Ekaterina’s ability to translate educational research into practical, classroom-ready strategies is one of the many qualities that makes her an exceptional instructional coach.”Keshni ErasmusSecond Grade Homeroom Teacher
“Working with Ekaterina has been a transformative experience for me as an educator. What stands out most is her collaborative spirit and belief in teachers’ potential. Her work extends beyond coaching conversations, reaching students through improved instruction, stronger relationships, and more confident educators. She fosters a culture of continuous growth and shared responsibility for learning. Ekaterina designed thoughtful, open-ended questions that prompted deep reflection and authentic conversation across grade levels. We explored ways to better support our learners, refine our instructional practices, and respond to everyday challenges in our classrooms. I am deeply grateful for her impact on my practice and would highly recommend her to any school or organization seeking professional learning that is both rigorous and deeply human.”Christiana H.Team Leader
“Through Ekaterina’s workshops and coaching, we developed a better understanding of how to design more inclusive and differentiated learning experiences for students. Her practical suggestions and clear frameworks have also strengthened our approach to lesson planning and professional growth. We truly appreciate her collaboration and the positive impact it has had on both teaching practice and student learning.”Summer WuMandarin Teacher
“Ekaterina has been an outstanding instructional coach and a tremendous support to our elementary team. Her professional learning sessions are always practical, relevant, and filled with strategies that teachers can immediately implement in their classrooms. I always leave with ideas that make a real difference in my teaching. What I appreciate most about Ekaterina is her thoughtful and encouraging approach. She is incredibly knowledgeable, yet she shares her expertise in a way that is supportive and empowering.”Michelle WeeHomeroom Teacher
“When Ekaterina came to the classroom to observe, I knew that she was there to support and not to evaluate, and that made a small but HUGE difference. From my time working with Ekaterina, I will remember how kind and warm she was. Her approachable nature and genuine care helped create an atmosphere of trust and growth.”Ben ParrishES Teacher
“Ekaterina collaborated with our ELL department to discuss piloting a coherent progress-monitoring process. It was one of our department’s goals, and we were eager to explore how to implement it effectively. She confidently navigated productive dialogue with our team and helped develop an initial plan outlining next steps and forward practices. I am grateful for Ekaterina’s leadership, professionalism, and commitment to supporting student success.”MegELL Team Lead
“Ekaterina has been an incredible asset to our school. She brings a wealth of practical experience to instructional coaching and tailors her support to the needs of each teacher and classroom in an encouraging way. I have benefited from her keen pedagogical insights and enjoyed her interactive presentations, coaching cycles, Lunch and Learn sessions, and the wealth of resources she curated for our needs.”JohnELL Specialist
“I truly appreciated the way Ekaterina supported teachers and students with consistency, openness, and professionalism. Her resources, practical strategies, clarity of thinking, actionable feedback, and steady encouragement helped me rethink lesson design in a more inclusive and intentional way. I also valued her presence in my classroom and our conversations, which gave me space to reflect, try new approaches, and work through challenges with greater confidence. I found her support genuinely helpful in strengthening both student engagement and my own instructional practice.”Gina YangMandarin Language Teacher
“Working with Ekaterina has been incredibly valuable. Our brainstorming sessions helped me rethink how I structure my lessons and how I can incorporate more purposeful, student-centered approach and play into instruction. Ekaterina’s regular check-ins and our ideas sharing kept me inspired and gave me confidence to try new strategies in the classroom. This, in turn, helped me better meet students where they are and encourage more joyful participation. The collaborative nature of our planning sessions made me feel supported and professional renewed.”Emily LiES Mandarin Teacher
“My journey of learning and implementing Universal Design for Learning with Ekaterina has been an amazing experience. She consistently encouraged us to grow, listened with patience, and responded with clarity and insight. Her support has empowered me to apply UDL principles meaningfully in my teaching practice.”Hope AlforteLearning Support Teaching Assistant
“Working with Ekaterina helped me move from broad, theoretical professional goals to practical strategies I could use in the classroom. Through our coaching work, I developed a tool that gave students more choice in how they practiced and demonstrated their skills. That experience created a lasting shift in how I plan instruction, especially in thinking more intentionally about student engagement and providing meaningful options for learners. Ekaterina has a real strength for helping teachers turn ideas into actionable classroom practice.”Joseph R. PhillipsES Teacher
“Ekaterina has been a solid thinking partner, she helped me make my goals clearer and more achievable according to what I really wanted to achieve. I am grateful for the times that she was in my classroom, observing how I was implementing my goals and, most especially, giving me helpful feedback.”Grace RodriguezGrade 1 Teacher
“Ekaterina is flexible, positive, and responsive in different ways. She was always meeting the team where they were - whether we needed to discuss new concepts, revisit existing practices, or think through the next steps together. Her support helped clarify which instructional steps to take next based on the data available, while also considering teachers’ current capacity. I also appreciated how her availability and resources were organized and presented in a way that felt like a helpful menu of options available to anyone.”Mary Yu-ingELL Specialist
“I really appreciated the way Ekaterina collaborated with me and supported. Her approach was consistently logical, supportive, non-judgmental, and warm, which created a safe environment for me to open my classroom and learn from feedback. By incorporating more collaborative learning structures and nurturing student voice, I was able to provide richer learning experiences that encouraged deeper engagement, critical thinking, and peer learning - creating more meaningful and enriching classroom experience.”Leping YuMandarin Teacher
“Ekaterina has been a great support to our PE department, sharing practical strategies and tools that helped us keep students more engaged. Her collaborative and student-centered approach supported us in creating more structured, meaningful, and positive learning experiences for our students.”Miguel & KikoPE Department