Region 13's Instructional Coach Institute - VIRTUAL
Jim Knight’s Instructional Coaching Group has worked with 30,000 instructional coaches over the last 10 years, throughout 50 states and six continents. Knight’s coaching model is focused on improving teaching to improve learning, and is comprised of simple step-by-step processes that coaches and educators can master.
Knight and his colleagues have identified six essential domains (knowledge and skills) that need to be in place for instructional coaches to succeed. When any of these is missing, a coach’s chances for success are significantly diminished. The domains are:
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Understanding how to work with adults (which we refer to as understanding the complexities of helping and the partnership approach)
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Understanding the coaching cycle
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Understanding high-impact teaching practices
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Understanding how to gather data and use video as a part of coaching
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Effective communication skills
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Effective leadership skills and systems thinking (what principals need to know about coaching)
Based on the research, content, and Knight’s experience as the leading thought-leader in the field of Instructional Coaching, this unique and intensive institute offers professional development addressing all six areas.
Specifically this institute addresses the following guiding questions:
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What are the five core concepts of change literacy and how should instructional coaches address those concepts during coaching?
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What are the partnership principles and how should coaches use them to guide their interactions?
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What is the Impact Cycle and how should it be employed by coaches in partnership with teacher to set goals and identify teaching strategies to hit goals, to ensure teachers understand new teaching strategies, and to provide support until teachers hit the identified goals?
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What are PEERS goals, how are they different from SMART goals, and how should they be used to guide coaching?
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Why is video recording an essential part of instructional coaching, and what can coaches do to dramatically decrease teacher resistance to video recording their lessons?
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What data should instructional coaches gather to help teachers set goals and to monitor progress toward goals?
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What is an instructional playbook, and which high-impact teaching strategies should be a part of any playbook?
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What are the communication beliefs and habits that lead to the kind of learning conversations that are essential for effective coaching, and how can coaches master those beliefs and habits?
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How should coaches lead to have the greatest positive impact on teaching and learning?
This institute consists of five individual workshop dates. Each workshop is offered individually and as the entire institute, in both live and virtual formats.
If you prefer to attend the institute in person at Region 13, please register for:
FA2349919 Region 13's IC Institute with Jim Knight - LIVE
Due to the materials provided participants will not have the option to select between live vs. virtual once registered.
If you are not able to attend a specific workshop in person, it is recommended to register for the workshops individually to give you the option of delivery format for each meeting date.
GROUP DISCOUNT
$15 OFF per participant for groups of 8 or more!
Contact us at jackie.moore@esc13.txed.net or 512-919-5485 for Code
*Discount applies to reistration in the entire institute only
GROUP DISCOUNT
$15 OFF per participant for groups of 8 or more!
Contact us at jackie.moore@esc13.txed.net or 512-919-5485 for Code
*Discount applies to registration in the entire institute only
Participants may register for the entire institute or for the individual workshops
October 26, 2023 - Better Conversations presented by Michelle Harris
Based on the book Better Conversations, this workshop describes essential communication skills for everyone in a school—but especially coaches—to help create a setting where learning will flourish.
Participants will receive a copy of the book, Better Conversations, along with the Reflection Guide to support their learning.
Individual Workshops:
#FA2350380 LIVE Session | #FA2350385 VIRTUAL Session
November 30, 2023 - The Impact Cycle Session 1 presented by Michelle Harris
Based on the book The Impact Cycle, this workshop describes the coaching cycle we suggest for instructional coaches. It moves participants through all three phases of the Impact Cycle with videos, conversations, practice and instruction that includes PEERS goals, identify questions, modeling and strategy work. This training also includes complexities of helping as well as partnership principles.
Participants will receive a copy of the book, The Impact Cycle, along with the Reflection Guide to support their learning.
Individual Workshops:
#FA2350381 LIVE Session | #FA2350386 VIRTUAL Session
January 25, 2024 – The Impact Cycle Session 2 presented by Michelle Harris
Based on the book, The Impact Cycle, this workshop describes the coaching cycle we suggest for instructional coaches. Participants examine how PEERS goals contrast with how they currently set goals with teachers. They will analyze how they might use the Identify Questions with teachers. Participants will have the opportunity to practice using the Identify Questions and debrief on what it is like to use the questions and how it compares to how the currently coach.
Participants will receive a copy of the book, The Impact Cycle, along with the Reflection Guide to support their learning.
Individual Workshops:
#SP2450382 LIVE Session | #SP2450387 VIRTUAL Session
February 29, 2024-Gathering Data for Goal Setting and Progress Monitoring
Presented by Mary Webb
When coaches work with teachers, having clarity around the goals is essential. As a coach, how can you make sure you and your teachers are going in the same direction? How can you help a teacher build a strong goal using data? In this workshop, you will explore strategies that promote building clear goals, and how to measure success.
Participants will:
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Practice building goals, and how to clearly communicate them to your teachers
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Learn how to support your thoughts with data, and how to use that data in conversations with teachers
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Explore how to promote goals with data
Individual Workshops:
#SP2450383 LIVE Session | #SP2450388 VIRTUAL Session
April 3, 2024-Measuring the Coaching Impact
Presented by Jim Knight
Leaders need to be able to show the impact of their coaching program and coaches want to see that their work influences student learning outcomes. What instructional coach practices result in quality classroom instruction and student growth? What tools measure productive professional development? In this workshop, leaders and coaches will work together to devise plans that help get a clear picture of coaching success.
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Learn how to use different tools to help gauge success
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Understand how to successfully communicate impact expectations
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Explore how to promote success in a coaching program
Individual Workshops:
#SP2450384 LIVE Session | #SP2450389 VIRTUAL Session
***Important Note***
Due to book ordering and shipping, participants may not cancel after the first meeting.
- Participants in the LIVE sessions will receive their books the day of the workshop when they sign in.
- Books will be mailed to VIRTUAL participants prior to the workshop.
- Participants registered for the virtual sessions may not choose to attend the live session without significant notice.
- Participants enrolled in the 5-day institute will be billed the cost of the entire institute upon attendance at any of the workshops in the series.