Support teachers with confidence without giving up your role as a leader
Who It's For
Principals, Assistant Principals, Instructional Leaders, Department Chairs
Format
Virtual
Duration
1 day
Credit Hours
5 hours
Presenter
Dr. Jim Knight
Price
$395
Step into your dual role as a leader and coach with confidence. In this hands-on, research-based workshop, you’ll learn how to build strong partnerships with teachers, communicate for impact, and lead change through trust—not pressure. Designed specifically for principals, assistant principals, and department chairs, this workshop will help you coach effectively while continuing to lead with clarity and purpose.
This workshop is hands-on and grounded in real experience. You won’t just leave with ideas—you’ll leave with a plan.
You’ll explore research-proven strategies and practical tools you can use right away, including:
If you’re a school leader trying to figure out what it means to be a coach and how to do it well, this workshop will help you get started with confidence, clarity, and purpose.
Virtual
Learn how to build trust and reduce resistance by leading through partnership. We’ll introduce the Partnership Principles, give a clear overview of what instructional coaching is, and walk through the seven success factors for effective coaching.
Focus on the communication skills that make coaching work. Practice how to ask better questions, listen to truly understand, and lead in ways that tap into purpose—your own and others’.
Dive into the first steps of the Impact Cycle: partnering with teachers to get a clear picture of reality, set meaningful goals, and identify teaching strategies that help students succeed. Learn how to explain strategies in a way that’s helpful, not controlling. Take a dialogical approach that honors teacher autonomy and encourages self-directed growth.
Explore how to gather and use simple, clear data related to student engagement, achievement, and teaching practices. See how data helps reveal what’s really happening and guides coaching conversations.
Wrap up by exploring the most effective teaching strategies and how to organize them into a practical, easy-to-use instructional playbook—something you can share with teachers as they learn and grow.
Relevant handouts will be provided to virtual participants.
Discover how partnership makes it possible.
For teams interested in bringing an Instructional Coaching Group workshop to their school or district for a custom or private session, fill out this request form.
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ICG has worked alongside principals, assistant principals, and instructional leaders in districts of every size—helping them navigate the challenges of coaching while leading. We know the unique balance leaders face, and this workshop is designed with their realities in mind.
