Instructional coaching and the use of video are both acknowledged to be evidence-based practices for professional development for teachers. Unfortunately, school resources often do not allow for a coaching program, and many educators are unclear on how to use video to best help teachers.
Instructional coaching and the use of video are both acknowledged to be evidence-based practices for professional development for teachers. Unfortunately, school resources often do not allow for a coaching program, and many educators are unclear on how to use video to best help teachers.
Session 1: Defining coaching and introducing the GROWTH Framework
Session 2: The GROWTH Framework and goal setting
Session 3: Key coaching skills - listening to encourage thinking, asking powerful questions, and paraphrasing and summarizing
Session 4: The key skill of noticing and a coaching approach to offering feedback
Session 5: The Coaching Way of Being, trust, and emotional intelligence
Session 6: Putting it all together and planning next steps
When we are engaged in praxis we are reflecting in action – taking what we are learning and applying it in real-life situations. Our course enables praxis through a 'coaching approach' to facilitation combined with a range of thoughtfully designed adult learning experiences including:
The option of a spaced learning design consisting of live interactive workshops complemented by self-paced modules on our Learning Management System (LMS) provides the opportunity for participants to apply skills and techniques in their context between sessions.
For individuals with schedule conflicts or who live in different time zones, these virtual sessions are recorded and available for registrants to watch on-demand for 30 days.
In the event you need to cancel your virtual workshop registration, you may receive a full refund prior to your cohort start date. To request a refund, please send us a message at hello@instructionalcoaching.com.
10 or more days prior to the event – full refund
Less than 10 days prior to the event – no refund
Note: Your registration may be transferred to someone else, or transferred to a future Institute (in-person or virtual), at any time with no penalty attached.
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There are several options for accommodations at the in-person Institute in Lawrence, Kansas:
Towneplace Suites (2 blocks from Institute venue)
(785) 842-8800
900 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044
The Oread (6 blocks from Institute venue)
(785) 843-1200
1200 Oread Ave, Lawrence, KS 66044
There are also some nice Airbnb options in town that your group may want to consider when searching for accommodations.
Maceli’s
1031 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
In the event you need to cancel your virtual workshop registration, you may receive a full refund prior to your cohort start date. To request a refund, please send us a message at hello@instructionalcoaching.com.
Instructional coaching and the use of video are both acknowledged to be evidence-based practices for professional development for teachers. Unfortunately, school resources often do not allow for a coaching program, and many educators are unclear on how to use video to best help teachers.
For individuals with schedule conflicts or who live in different time zones, these virtual sessions are recorded and available to watch on-demand for 30 days after each session.
Upon completion of the institute, participants are invited to join Jim and Jessica at the Monthly IC Meetup: A regular virtual gathering of district leaders, coaching champions, and coaches who are actively seeking to create or improve their coaching program.
Jim Knight, Founder and Senior Partner of Instructional Coaching Group (ICG), is also a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. He has spent more than two decades studying professional learning and instructional coaching. Jim earned his PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. The pioneering work Jim and his colleagues have conducted has led to many innovations that are now central to professional development in schools.
Jessica began her educational career in Gwinnett County, Georgia, as an elementary school teacher. After seven years of teaching fourth grade, she transitioned into the role of an intervention teacher and instructional coach, where she found her true passion in education. Becoming a school-based instructional coach opened new possibilities for how to support education. After serving her school for two years as a coach, she joined the Curriculum & Instruction department where she served as a Literacy Instructional Specialist, and then a Leadership & Staff Development Instructional Coach. Jessica’s true passion exists in the learning spaces where adults can explore instructional coaching and facilitation that prioritizes people and energizes educators. Jessica received her doctoral degree in School Improvement from the University of West Georgia where her focus was facilitation of adult learning.
Everything you’ll learn at the 5-day Intensive Instructional Coaching Institute in Lawrence, Kansas
Attendees of The Intensive Instructional Coaching Institute are eligible for 3 graduate credits through University of the Pacific.
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Note: Please do not book accommodations before completing and confirming your registration.
Towneplace Suites (2 blocks from Institute venue)
(785) 842-8800
900 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044
The Oread (6 blocks from Institute venue)
(785) 843-1200
1200 Oread Ave, Lawrence, KS 66044
There are also some nice Airbnb options in town that your group may want to consider when searching for accommodations.
30 or more days prior to the event – full refund
Less than 30 days prior to the event – no refund
Note: Your registration may be transferred to someone else, or transferred to a future Institute (in-person or virtual), at any time with no penalty attached.
Contact Us
For individuals with schedule conflicts or who live in different time zones, these virtual sessions are recorded and available for registrants to watch on-demand for 30 days.