Welcome!
In today’s newsletter, we feature our upcoming 8-Week virtual workshop: Introduction to Instructional Coaching. Also, Sherry St. Clair sits down with Jim Knight for a new episode of the Coaching Conversations Podcast.
In our free resource section, we’ve included a tool for coaches to use as they reflect on their conversations with colleagues to deepen their connection and identify areas for growth.
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our asynchronous course, Better Conversations. This course is truly a valuable resource for all professionals in that it helps provide insight into where conversations may be going wrong, and ways in which you can foster more productive conversations.
Are you attending the Coaching in Education Conference from Growth Coaching International? Jim Knight will be a Keynote Speaker at the event this year. Be sure to see the details about the event and how to register in our International Events section below.
We’re grateful for your commitment to improving education and we’re here to support you every step of the way. If there’s anything you’d like to see in our newsletter or if you have a story to share, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
In this episode, Jim sits down with Sherry St. Clair to discuss the impact that coaching can have on all stakeholders within a school community. Sherry unpacks strategies for developing a shared understanding for overall learning and an approach to coaching that fosters deep learning and reflection with the goal of continuous improvement for ourselves and those we serve.
Listen to Episode 12:
In this episode, Jim sits down with Sherry St. Clair to discuss the impact that coaching can have on all stakeholders within a school community. Sherry unpacks strategies for developing a shared understanding for overall learning and an approach to coaching that fosters deep learning and reflection with the goal of continuous improvement for ourselves and those we serve.
Listen to Episode 12:
We know how hard you work to improve your coaching practice and we hear it all the time about how coaches everywhere are looking for a tool to reflect on their conversations. One of the biggest areas for growth for so many coaches is around Belief #4 from Better Conversations: “I don’t judge my conversation partners.”
This week, we are sharing this simple scaling tool to help gauge the alignment you currently possess between your beliefs and your actions.
Coaches can add this tool to their daily or weekly reflection to identify clear goals and habits for cultivating better conversations.
We know how hard you work to improve your coaching practice and we hear it all the time about how coaches everywhere are looking for a tool to reflect on their conversations. One of the biggest areas for growth for so many coaches is around Belief #4 from Better Conversations: “I don’t judge my conversation partners.”
This week, we are sharing this simple scaling tool to help gauge the alignment you currently possess between your beliefs and your actions.
Coaches can add this tool to their daily or weekly reflection to identify clear goals and habits for cultivating better conversations.
In this virtual workshop, An Introduction to Instructional Coaching, Jim and ICG colleagues will give an interactive two-hour presentation each week on the topics listed below. Participants will have many opportunities to ask questions, interact with other participants, and make plans for implementing beliefs, skills, processes, and knowledge they learn during the course.
Designed for:
Topics to Be Covered:
Next Offering: March 6 – April 24
In this virtual workshop, An Introduction to Instructional Coaching, Jim and ICG colleagues will give an interactive two-hour presentation each week on the topics listed below. Participants will have many opportunities to ask questions, interact with other participants, and make plans for implementing beliefs, skills, processes, and knowledge they learn during the course.
Designed for:
Topics to Be Covered:
Next Offering: March 6 – April 24
Effective communication is essential for professional success in any organization. For coaches, leaders, and educators looking to make an impact and create thriving cultures, it is important to be able to communicate clearly, build healthy emotional connections with others, and navigate emotionally complex situations with clear beliefs and habits for creating the conditions for Better Conversations.
Better Conversations Topics:
Effective communication is essential for professional success in any organization. For coaches, leaders, and educators looking to make an impact and create thriving cultures, it is important to be able to communicate clearly, build healthy emotional connections with others, and navigate emotionally complex situations with clear beliefs and habits for creating the conditions for Better Conversations.
Better Conversations Topics:
In case you missed it, we are thrilled to announce our keynote speaker lineup for TLC 2023 in Orlando, Florida! This exceptional group of experts spanning multiple fields will all be speaking live at this year’s conference. To learn more about our keynote speakers and how you can register to attend TLC 2023—either in person or virtually—click the link below.
October 17
Sarah Lewis
Michael Bungay Stanier
Jim Knight
October 18
Zaretta Hammond
Amanda Ripley
Christian van Nieuwerburgh
In case you missed it, we are thrilled to announce our keynote speaker lineup for TLC 2023 in Orlando, Florida! This exceptional group of experts spanning multiple fields will all be speaking live at this year’s conference. To learn more about our keynote speakers and how you can register to attend TLC 2023—either in person or virtually—click the link below.
October 17
Sarah Lewis
Michael Bungay Stanier
Jim Knight
October 18
Zaretta Hammond
Amanda Ripley
Christian van Nieuwerburgh
In case you missed it, we are thrilled to announce our keynote speaker lineup for #TLC2023 in Orlando, Florida! This exceptional group of experts spanning multiple fields will all be speaking live at this year’s conference. To learn more about our keynote speakers and how you can register to attend TLC 2023—either in person or virtually—click the link below.
October 17
Sarah Lewis
Michael Bungay Stanier
Jim Knight
October 18
Zaretta Hammond
Amanda Ripley
Christian van Nieuwerburgh
We know it is your mission to create a meaningful learning culture on your campus. When it comes to sustainable learning environments and thriving schools and districts, we have several opportunities for you and your team to partner with us to create the conditions for turning professional learning into professional practice.
So, as you begin to plan your next steps for professional learning, take a look at ICG's brochure of services and schedule a free call today. We look forward to hearing from you!
Based on The Impact Cycle (2017) by Jim Knight, this workshop describes the coaching cycle proposed for instructional coaches. All teachers, schools, and classrooms face their own unique challenges. An established process for guiding the coaching experience ensures that instructional coaches have all of the tools they need to help teachers set and achieve their goals. The Impact Cycle–the product of 20 years of ICG research, (see instructionalcoaching.com/research)–provides a framework for any coaching scenario. Participants in this workshop will learn why the cycle is successful, and gain experience using it through examples and guided exercises.
The impact coaches have is directly related to how effectively they are supported (or not supported) by their administrators. For that reason, it is crucial that administrators participate in professional development that clarifies what coaches do and how they can be supported. This workshop provides a deep understanding of how administrators and instructional coaches can collaborate to ensure that coaches have an unmistakably positive impact on teachers’ teaching and students’ learning.
Effective coaches, leaders, and educators communicate their message clearly, build healthy emotional connections with others, and maneuver through emotionally complex situations in ways that allow them to speak the truth so they will be heard. This workshop introduces 6 beliefs and 10 habits that promote healthy and productive relationships.
The Instructional Coaching Institute is a comprehensive foundational course that gives coaches and administrators, from start to finish, everything they need to know to become successful coaching partners. It is backed by more than 20 years of research conducted by Jim Knight and researchers at The Instructional Coaching Group.
The Evaluating Instructional Coaching workshop aims to address one of our most frequently asked questions: how to evaluate coaches as employees and how to evaluate coaching programs around best practices in both coaching and best practices in human resources. This workshop can be tailored to focus on particular elements of evaluation as well as practice for evaluators in using our tools and resources.
The Instructional Coaching Institute is a comprehensive foundational course that gives coaches and administrators, from start to finish, everything they need to know to become successful coaching partners. It is backed by more than 20 years of research conducted by Jim Knight and researchers at The Instructional Coaching Group.
We love hearing how instructional coaching is impacting the life, work, and relationships of people all over the world. Share your story with us today.
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