Meeting Pattern

Zoom sessions = 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.

• Monday - February 3, 2025
• Monday - February 10, 2025
• Tuesday - February 18, 2025
• Monday - February 24, 2025

Description

This course is for anyone new to Instructional Coaching or any coach that would like to revisit some of the course’s content. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect and discuss with other Instructional Coaches on weekly topics and activities through Google Classroom, along with Networking Zoom Sessions. Participants will leave this course with an Instructional Coaching Plan for their upcoming work, along with a new professional coaching community.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

• Examine and reflect on the roles and characteristics of an effective coach.
• Determine how to support teachers through coaching conversations and various coaching strategies.
• Develop a system to organize a coach's work and schedule.
• Apply adult learning theory to create effective professional development opportunities.
• Build a Professional Learning Network (PLN) using weekly Networking Zoom sessions.
• Develop an Instructional Coaching Plan that includes all the weekly topics from the course.

Required Student Resources:

• Electronic device & internet access
• Google Classroom account (personal account, not school affiliated)
• Zoom account

Testimonials:

"I AM ABLE TO APPLY THE CONTENT TO MY CURRENT POSITION & APPLY IT TO MY CURRENT POSITION."

"THE VIDEOS & ARTICLES WERE GREAT TO HELP BRING THE CONCEPTS TO ME."

"GREAT RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED."

"IT WAS HELPFUL TO ME & I COULD SEE ANYONE WHO IS GOING TO BE A COACH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AREA."

"I LEARNED SO MUCH!"

"LOVED THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MATERIALS. GOOGLE CLASSROOM WAS A GREAT PLATFORM TO USE."

"VERY APPROPRIATE FOR THE LEVEL OF THE CLASS. MATERIALS WERE VERY USEFUL AND I SAVED MANY OF THEM TO REFERENCE LATER."

"COURSE WAS GREAT! THE COMBINATION OF ZOOM SESSIONS AND VIDEO INDEPENDENT LEARNING WAS PERFECT!"