NSSED offers a professional learning program for coaches, whether instructional, technology, or other specialty. In this multi-year program, participants will develop a strong foundation in philosophy, knowledge, and skills of coaching, presenting, and facilitating teams. Our mission as coaches is “To collaborate with educators to enhance student outcomes through a partnership approach.” We embody this mission in our action and the work we do. This program will support coaches in their grow

NSSED offers a professional learning program for coaches, whether instructional, technology, or other specialty. In this multi-year program, participants will develop a strong foundation in philosophy, knowledge, and skills of coaching, presenting, and facilitating teams. Our mission as coaches is “To collaborate with educators to enhance student outcomes through a partnership approach.” We embody this mission in our action and the work we do. This program will support coaches in their growth of those actions. The format is a job alike learning community: coaches from across the NSSED region learn collaboratively, forming a professional network that benefits them and their students. There are several full day trainings throughout the year and 5-6 half day cohort sessions. Year 1 Focus: Philosophy of Coaching/Process and Communication Skills, Cognitive Coaching (4 full days), Diane Sweeney (1 full day), 5-6 half day sessions. Year 2 Focus: Application and Practice of Coaching Process: Cognitive Coaching (4 full days), 5-6 half day sessions. Year 3 Focus: Presentation Skills: Presentation Skills Training (1 full day), 5-6 half day sessions. Year 4 Focus: Team Facilitation Skills: Adaptive Schools Training (4 full days), 5-6 half day sessions. Satisfactory Completion: Credit for attending a course is based on your signature on the sign in sheet as well as sign out sheet. All virtual courses will be held via Zoom Meetings or Zoom Webinar. Once registered, an email will be sent a week before the session with the link and instructions on how to join the Zoom Meeting/ Webinar. If attending a virtual course, attendance is based on your virtual signature in and out of the session. You will be asked to type your full name into the chat feature on Zoom when you enter the meeting and again type your full name before you leave the meeting. Failure to provide a virtual signature in and out may result in partial or no credit. Live Zoom Webinars will track your attendance automatically. Participants are expected to attend the entire session to earn credit. Partial attendance may result in partial or no PD credit. All participants must complete an electronic evaluation of the class within two weeks of the session or final session to be sent a certificate. Individual courses may specify additional requirements for satisfactory completion, please check the course description for additional requirements. Cost Information: Participation fees are waived for NSSED employees. Participation fees for Member District employees is $1480.00. For individual participants who do not meet the above criteria, this course participation fee is $1735.00. All Registration or material fees will be billed directly to the school district that employs the participant after the session is complete or the first session in a series is complete. Individuals are asked to not bring payment to the session. Cancellations: There is no cancellation fee, though we ask for advanced notice to open the spot for another person. NSSED reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to low enrollment. Refunds: NSSED does not charge prior to the start of the course. If an individual attends the first day of a learning series but is unable to attend the remaining sessions, the school district that employs the participant is able to designate an alternate person. It is up the individual no longer attending the program to give their replacement the information learned in the first session. *Member Districts include: Northbrook 27, Northbrook 28, Sunset Ridge 29, Glenview/Northbrook 30, West Northfield 31, Glenview 34, Glencoe 35, Winnetka 36, Kenilworth 38, Lake Bluff 65, Lake Forest 67, Bannockburn 106, Deerfield 109, North Shore 112, Township HS 113, Lake Forest 115, New Trier 203, Glenbrook 225. Have a question? Check out the Professional Learning FAQs or contact professionallearning@nssed.org.