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The Impact Cycle

The Impact Cycle

All teachers, schools, and classrooms face their own unique challenges. Based on 20 years of ICG research and The Impact Cycle (2017) by Jim Knight, this workshop provides a framework for any coaching scenario. Once understood, this versatile framework is easy to implement, shows immediate signs of success, and creates a virtuous cycle for educators and students. In this workshop, coaches will learn the importance of a partnership approach to coaching and how to leverage this powerful tool to develop and set goals that can align administrators and teachers on a single focus to grow student achievement.

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Both In-person and Virtual
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Course Outline

The Impact Cycle Overview

  • Discuss the complexities of helping adults and the Partnership Principles
  • Distinguish among facilitative, directive, and dialogical coaching
  • Examine “surface” versus “deep” instructional coaching
  • Introduce the three stages of The Impact Cycle: Identify, Learn, and Improve

The Identify Stage

  • Determine how to help teachers get a clear picture of the current reality in their classrooms (through video, student interviews, student work, and/or observation data)
  • Examine video of the modeling of setting a goal with the Identify Questions
  • Examine choosing an instructional strategy to use to hit the goal in a partnership environment

The Learn Stage

  • Discuss the importance of clear explanations when learning a new strategy
  • Examine how checklists and modeling aid in providing clear explanations
  • Examine video of the modeling of explaining an instructional strategy to someone else

The Improve Stage

  • Discuss the importance of confirming direction with teachers on the goal
  • Examine the multi-faceted elements of reviewing progress on the goal
  • Troubleshoot the complexities of inventing improvements on the goal and/or the strategy when goal progress is not meeting expectations
  • Discuss the different pathways a teacher can choose for planning next actions
  • Examine video of the modeling of navigating a roadblock in the Improve stage

Putting it All Together

  • Discuss some of the similarities and differences among coaching for academic achievement, coaching for positive classroom environments, and coaching for student engagement.
  • Discuss Impact Cycle FAQs concerning role clarity, time, and the importance of administrator support and any additional questions from participants

Course Schedule

  • Two consecutive days
  • 9:00am -3:30pm CST, with one 60-minute break for lunch

Please Note

For individuals with schedule conflicts or who live in different time zones, this workshop is recorded and available for registrants to watch on-demand for 30 days.

If you are interested in attending with a group of 18+ from your school/district and want to ensure you are experiencing this workshop as a team, contact us to register for a private session >>

In the event you need to cancel your virtual workshop registration, you can receive a full refund prior to your cohort start date. If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@instructionalcoaching.com.

If a workshop cohort does not meet enrollment minimum, registrations will be transferred to another offered cohort date of your choice.

If you do not receive an email containing course information at least 1 day prior to the event, please contact brooke@instructionalcoaching.com.

What People Are Saying About The Impact Cycle Workshop

“I’ve been in a coaching role for 3 years. This course was a great validation of the work I’ve started as well as learning new tools and strategies for the future. The zoom sessions were engaging and meaningful. This was an engaging course with many purposeful tools shared.”

“I thought this course was amazing. It gives a lot of direction to coaching teachers. I loved learning how to implement the checklist to support teachers. I also like the dialogue aspect, where teachers will be the drivers of their coaching cycles.”

“I am equipped with a framework for doing the work of helping faculty grow as professional practitioners.”

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The Impact Cycle

5-day Intensive
16-week Virtual

All teachers, schools, and classrooms face their own unique challenges. Based on 20 years of ICG research and The Impact Cycle (2017) by Jim Knight, this workshop provides a framework for any coaching scenario. Once understood, this versatile framework is easy to implement, shows immediate signs of success, and creates a virtuous cycle for educators and students. In this workshop, coaches will learn the importance of a partnership approach to coaching and how to leverage this powerful tool to develop and set goals that can align administrators and teachers on a single focus to grow student achievement.

Completed by more than 10,000 coaching teams

Completed by 10k+ dedicated coaches

Upcoming Sessions

The Impact Cycle

January 17, 2024
9:00 am
3:30 pm
Jan 17
Jan 18, 2024
9:00 am
3:30 pm
January 2024

The Impact Cycle

July 1, 2024
9:00 am
3:30 pm
Jul 1
Jul 1, 2024
9:00 am
3:30 pm
July 2024

The Impact Cycle

August 1, 2024
9:00 am
3:30 pm
Aug 1
Aug 1, 2024
9:00 am
3:30 pm
August 2024

The Impact Cycle

September 1, 2024
9:00 am
3:30 pm
Sep 1
Sep 1, 2024
9:00 am
3:30 pm
September 2024

Upcoming Sessions

5-day In-person Institute

Jan 16
Mar 29, 2024
10:00 am
1:30 pm
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January 16, 2024
January 2024

16-week Virtual Institute

Jan 16
Mar 29, 2024
10:00 am
1:30 pm
Virtual
January 16, 2024
January 2024

5-day In-person Institute

Jan 22
Jan 26, 2024
8:30 am
4:00 pm
lawrence, ks
January 22, 2024
January 2024

16-week Virtual Institute

Jan 22
Jan 26, 2024
8:30 am
4:00 pm
Virtual
January 22, 2024
January 2024

5-day In-person Institute

Apr 8
Apr 12, 2024
8:30 am
4:00 pm
lawrence, ks
April 8, 2024
April 2024

16-week Virtual Institute

Apr 8
Apr 12, 2024
8:30 am
4:00 pm
Virtual
April 8, 2024
April 2024

5-day In-person Institute

May 1
May 1, 2024
10:00 am
1:30 pm
lawrence, ks
May 1, 2024
May 2024

16-week Virtual Institute

May 1
May 1, 2024
10:00 am
1:30 pm
Virtual
May 1, 2024
May 2024

5-day In-person Institute

Jul 15
Jul 19, 2024
8:30 am
4:00 pm
lawrence, ks
July 15, 2024
July 2024

16-week Virtual Institute

Jul 15
Jul 19, 2024
8:30 am
4:00 pm
Virtual
July 15, 2024
July 2024

5-day In-person Institute

Aug 1
Aug 1, 2024
10:00 am
1:30 pm
lawrence, ks
August 1, 2024
August 2024

16-week Virtual Institute

Aug 1
Aug 1, 2024
10:00 am
1:30 pm
Virtual
August 1, 2024
August 2024

5-day In-person Institute

Oct 7
Oct 11, 2024
8:30 am
4:00 pm
lawrence, ks
October 7, 2024
October 2024

16-week Virtual Institute

Oct 7
Oct 11, 2024
8:30 am
4:00 pm
Virtual
October 7, 2024
October 2024
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One course. 20 years of research.

One course. 20 years of research.

Led by Dr. Jim Knight, Founding Partner of ICG

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.

Michelle Harris
Director of Consulting

Michelle Harris, Senior Consultant at ICG, began teaching in El Cajon, California. She taught middle school English and social studies before serving as an instructional coach, Title I coordinator, student manager, and assistant principal at three middle schools, a K-8 school, and a 6-12 IBO school, all in Beaverton, Oregon. A seasoned staff developer, Michelle has presented and keynoted all over the United States and in Europe and Africa. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two sons. When not working, she enjoys reading, traveling, attending her sons’ numerous sporting events, entertaining friends and family, and sitting in a chair on a sunny beach. Michelle is co-author of Evaluating Instructional Coaching and The Instructional Playbook.

Amy Musante
Senior Consultant

Amy Musante is an educator and instructional coach, and at the heart of her work is a belief in learning with others, building relationships and helping diversified school communities move into action that authentically suits their unique needs. She spent 18 years in Oregon as a High School English Language Arts teacher, Instructional Coach, and Secondary Schools Intervention Specialist. She received her MA from Teachers College, Columbia University with a focus on Secondary literacy. Amy supports districts and leaders nationally and internationally in her work with ICG intentionally focusing on developing long term partnerships to impact outcomes for all students in all classrooms.

Kamina Fitzgerald
Consultant

Kamina began her career in North Carolina as a High School Teacher and Varsity Cheerleading Coach. She has also served as an Instructional Coach, Beginning Teacher Mentor, Career Development Coordinator and School Administrator. The heart of her work is building relationships, improving instruction, and increasing student achievement. Kamina received her Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership from Gardner-Webb University where her focus was on evaluating the effectiveness of the Career and Technical Education curriculum to student outcomes. Kamina loves making meaningful connections with people and have a keen desire to help others maximize their potential and productivity.

Dr. Mary Webb
January 17, 2024
Consultant

Mary began her teaching career in Texas before becoming a campus administrator. With more than 19 years of experience in administration and Managing Director of Elementary Instruction, Mary successfully built her large suburban district's elementary instructional coaching program into a cohesive and robust support program for teachers and students in partnership with the Instructional Coaching Group. Mary received her doctoral degree in Education Leadership from the University of North Texas where her focus was identifying the systems and supports a district can put into place to support the Principal and Instructional Coach.

Profile shot of Jim Knight, founding partner of ICG.
Dr. Jim Knight
Founding Partner

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.

What Participants Are Saying

“This workshop was informative and reviving. It brought my coaching mojo back to life.”

Literacy Coach

New Jersey

Key Takeaways

  • Become familiar with the Impact Cycle and its three stages - Identify, Learn, and Improve
  • Understand the different approaches to coaching
  • Develop a process for establishing a clear picture of reality through the use of video
  • Practice analyzing video to set goals
  • Learn how to set PEERS goals
  • Practice using the Partnership Principles to help teachers select appropriate strategies for improvement
  • Discover the importance of an Instructional Playbook
  • Establish methods for reviewing progress and improving the approach

Course Toolkit

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Topics Covered

Everything you’ll learn at the 5-day Intensive Instructional Coaching Institute in Lawrence, Kansas

The Impact Cycle

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Takeaways include:

  • Getting a Clear Picture of Reality: video, interviews, student work, observations
  • Introducing video to your school
  • Using the “Identify Questions”
  • PEERS Goals
  • Identifying teaching strategies
  • The power of checklists
  • 6 ways to model teaching strategies
  • The “Improve Questions”
  • Book References: Focus on Teaching and The Impact Cycle

The Partnership Principles

The Impact Cycle

Better Conversations

Coaching for Engagement

Coaching for Achievement

The Instructional Playbook

System Support

Better Leaders

Better Conversations

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Coaching for Engagement

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Coaching for Achievement

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Evaluating Instructional Coaching

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System Support

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Teams of 10 or more receive 15% discount on post-Institute coaching support.

Institute Details

Resources Provided

  • The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching (Knight 2021)
  • Evaluating Instructional Coaching (2021)
  • The Instructional Playbook (Knight 2019) book bundle
  • The Impact Cycle (Knight 2017) book bundle
  • Better Conversations (Knight 2015) book bundle
  • High-Impact Instruction (Knight 2012)
  • Accompanying workbooks
8 books are displayed on top of a maple woodgrain table -- the books are "The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching" by Jim Knight, "Evaluating Instructional Coaching" by Sharon Thomas, Jim Knight, Michelle Harris, and Ann Hoffman, "The Impact Cycle" by Jim Knight, "The Instructional Playbook" by Jim Knight, Ann Hoffman, Michelle Harris, and Sharon Thomas, "Better Conversations" by Jim Knight, "High-Impact Instruction" by Jim Knight, the "What Administrators Need to Know" workbook by Jim Knight, and the "Better Leaders" workbook by Jim Knight.

On-demand Access

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.

Graduate Credit

Attendees of The Intensive Instructional Coaching Institute are eligible for 3 graduate credits through University of the Pacific.

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Cancellation Policy

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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Hotels & Accommodations

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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