Steve Haberlin brings readers into mindful supervision with a "train the trainers" approach giving readers personal, professional, and relational guidance in practice as well as a variety of resources to support the work. In addition to providing steps to the practice, Haberlin uses his own experiences (and humor) to highlight ways to anticipate challenges or resistance to this approach to supervision. Awakening to Educational Supervision: A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Coaching and Supporting Teachers is an excellent resource for any supervisor—new or experienced—as it provides a structured way for supervisors to be fully present and attentive in the humane and caring ways we need from one another to be better educators, colleagues, and people.

Michelle L. Boettcher, Clemson University College of Education

Whether you're an educator, administrator, or anyone interested in the intersection of mindfulness and education, Awakening to Educational Supervision is an invaluable resource and a staple for your office bookcase. What Haberlin does to set this text apart is seamlessly blend educational theory with mindfulness principles while presenting a compelling argument for the integration of mindfulness practices into the tenets of educational supervision and instructional coaching. Embedded in the chapters is a fresh and innovative perspective on supporting teachers using a mindfulness-informed approach to educational leadership to overcome current challenges in the field.

Richard D. Tomko, PhD, Superintendent of Schools, Belleville Public Schools, New Jersey

Steve Haberlin applies mindfulness theory and research to culturally responsive teacher supervision. He provides a useful framework that supervisors can use as they help teachers develop their teaching practices by becoming more mindful themselves.

Mary Brabeck, PhD, Dean Emerita, New York University, Steinhardt School

Amidst the proliferation of coaching models, Haberlin offers a conscious and focused approach to educator supervision through the lens of mindfulness. Awakening to Educational Supervision: A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Coaching and Supporting Teachers introduces the practice of mindfulness as a supervisory technique, including developmental exercises for the supervisor. Haberlin’s guide to in-the-moment care, through breathing and silence for both teachers and supervisors, has the potential to change the way instructional coaching is viewed.

Pamela Angelle, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Supervision in education is critical, and occurs in an increasingly stressful and “noisy” context. Awakening to Educational Supervision provides a new and insightful approach to neutralizing the stress and noise that often beset educators, to create deeper, more meaningful supervisory interactions that lead to more lasting results.

Dale Cox, Utah Valley University

As a professor in any number of doctoral and professional development graduate programs, as well as a school and district administrator responsible for “supervising” supervisors, and my own share of supervision responsibilities over a very long leadership career, I can endorse Dr. Haberlin’s book on many fronts.
In fact, I always tell administrative candidates that the most important course they will take in any preparation program is the clinical supervision course. Assuring that leaders can influence their teachers to be excellent teachers is the primary reason for schooling in the first place.
That Dr. Haberlin has the foresight to recognize the value that mindfulness dispositions and skill sets will enable supervisors to meet this all-important goal is refreshing and assuring. His structured presentation and spiraled suggestions for how to embed these practices into our own souls is a great boon to us all.
I equate transformation with “new ways to realize.” The author’s efforts to infuse these premises into our own intents is indeed transformative.

Richard Bernato, EdD, co-author of The Collective Mindset; author of Futures-Based Change Mindset and Futuring as Planning, Planning as Futuring