This year’s Learning Forward conference is taking place in Nashville, Tennessee from December 4th through 7th. We’re so excited that we will be attending to deliver a session on Framing Core Competencies for School Improvement Coaches led by Ceri Dean, Danette Parsley, and Mike Siebersma.
Our session will be on Monday, December 5th from 9:30-10:30 am CST. During this session, we will work with participants to:
- explore core competencies that are vital to the development of school improvement coaches as they work with educators in today’s complex school environment;
- practice using tools that bring the core competencies to life, highlighting the importance of the soft skills of coaching; and
- compare your district’s approach to the core competencies framework and discover how to apply the framework, and tools associated with it, in your context.
By the end of the session, participants will:
- know how the elements of a framework that organizes the core competencies of school improvement coaches work together to facilitate coaches’ learning and development;
- use the framework to examine your current approach to the learning and development of school improvement coaches and determine how the framework might inform your approach going forward; and
- identify ways tools aligned with the framework might be used in your own context to guide the learning and development of school improvement coaches.
Primary Area(s) of Focus: Professional Expertise, Implementation
Topics: Coaching, Implementation, School Improvement/Reform
Session Length: 2 hours
Audiences: District Level Professional Development Leaders, School-based Professional Development Leaders/Instructional Coaches, Technical Assistance Providers
Make sure to stop by if you’ll be at the conference!
