Instructional Coaching Institute, Level 1
"Progress through Partnership"
January 31, February 1 & 2, 2008
PLEASE NOTE: THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
August 7, 8, & 9, 2008
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
October 6, 7, & 8, 2008
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
"This conference helped me to understand what coaches do and also how they do it. I feel empowered and ready to face the challenges I have waiting for me back home. The people I met were wonderful and will be a resource for the future. The concepts covered will help me professionally and personally."
--Brenda Benedict, Seventh-grade Language Arts Teacher, Michigan (more comments . . .)
What is the purpose of this institute?
Across the country, many school districts are hiring instructional coaches or onsite professional developers to lead school reform efforts. Consequently, hundreds of educational professionals are finding themselves in high-stakes, critically important roles in their schools, with little or no professional development to prepare them for successfully performing their tasks.
The lack of professional learning for coaches places schools at risk. Decision makers in districts need to learn how to set up coaching programs so that they can save time and implement change efficiently. Districts also need to know what good coaching looks like so that they can create programs that really do improve the quality of students' lives.
The Instructional Coaching Institute, Level 1 will provide a foundation upon which a solid, effective instructional coaching program can be built. The content of the institute is based on more than eight years of research on instructional coaching conducted by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning.
What content is included in this institute?
The Instructional Coaching Institute, Level 1 will provide a definition of what coaches do, distinguish between effective and ineffective coaching practices, and provide an overview of the current state of research on coaching. The institute addresses the following questions:
- What is instructional coaching and how does it differ from other forms of coaching?
- What can a coach do to foster internal commitment in others?
- What is the theoretical foundation for instructional coaching?
- What specific communication strategies can a person use to build healthy relationships with other professionals?
- What are the various activities instructional coaches do (enrolling teachers, pre-conferencing, observing classes, modeling in the classroom, and debriefing) and what are the effective ways in which they should be conducted?
- What does research say about when it is appropriate and inappropriate for coaches to model in the classroom?
- How can coaches build coherence and disseminate ideas across schools?
- Which leadership skills enable coaches to lead reform efforts in their schools?
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How will this institute work?
This session will be facilitated through the use of Partnership Learning (www.kucrl.org/partnership), so all professional learning is designed to be "hands-on" and practical and to encourage meaningful dialogue, reflection, and action planning.
Participants will:
- learn numerous coaching skills that they can use right away in their professional practice
- discuss each strategy, principle, tool, or idea with other coaches to gain multiple perspectives on the learning that is shared
- practice selected communication skills with other participants
- hear about best practices that are being implemented by coaches across the country
- create specific implementation and communication plans to take back to their schools and districts
Participants should leave each session with practical materials that they will be able to use right away, and everyone will have ample time to plan how to use the strategies, skills, tools, and other materials that they are most interested in using.
Who should attend this institute?
The Instructional Coaching Institute, Level 1 will appeal to district decision makers, instructional coaches, site-based professional developers, and others interested in learning more about instructional coaching.
The institute will address how to coach (methods that coaches can use to enable instructional improvements) not what to coach (instructional practices). This workshop is most appropriate for professional developers and other educational professionals who are interested in learning about how to accelerate professional learning in schools.
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Cost of the institute
$450 for three days (does not include costs associated with meals, transportation, and lodging.
More information
Contact:
Mona Tipton,
crl@ku.edu, (785) 864-0626
www.kucrl.org
Registration Information and Forms
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Click to download the Instructional Institute Brochure(PDF format).
This file includes all of the information for the Institute.
Click the links below to download the appropriate 2007 Instructional Coaching Institute, Level 1 registration form.
Registration should be postmarked no later than the dates listed below to avoid a late fee of $25.
- January 31, February 1 & 2, 2008 Workshop - Deadline is December 10, 2007
- August 7-9, 2008 Workshop - Deadline is July 7, 2008
Registration for the October 6, 7 & 8 Session:
Registration for this event is all online. Please click the button below for registration information:
Space in this workshop is limited. If space is available for you to participate, you will be notified by e-mail. Do not make non-refundable travel plans until you receive this notification.
Complete the registration form and mail with payment to:
The University of Kansas
Center for Research on Learning
1122 West Campus Road Room 517
Lawrence, KS 66045-3101
Phone: (785) 864-4780
Fax: (785) 864-5728
Web: www.kucrl.org
Email: crl@ku.edu
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