Student-Centered Coaching is an instructional coaching model that focuses on using student evidence to increase the efficacy of teachers, coaches, and most importantly our students. This virtual series will include three, 90 minute webinars that will be led by Diane Sweeney, author of The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2020), Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves (Corwin, 2017), and Leading Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2018). Participating coaches, principals, and di
Student-Centered Coaching is an instructional coaching model that focuses on using student evidence to increase the efficacy of teachers, coaches, and most importantly our students. This virtual series will include three, 90 minute webinars that will be led by Diane Sweeney, author of The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2020), Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves (Corwin, 2017), and Leading Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2018). Participating coaches, principals, and district leaders will be guided through the implementation of Student-Centered Coaching in today’s era of virtual and in person schooling. Participants are encouraged to purchase their own copy of The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2020) as it will be used throughout the sessions. https://www.dianesweeney.com/our-publications
Diane Sweeney Consulting supports the implementation of Student-Centered Coaching in K-12 schools. Student-Centered Coaching introduces a new way of delivering instructional coaching that puts the needs of students' front-and-center. By focusing coaching on goals for student learning, rather than on fixing teachers, an instructional coach can directly impact instructional practice and student achievement.
Outcomes:
- Understand the philosophy and core practices for Student-Centered Coaching.
- Learn how to launch and schedule coaching cycles.
- Practice strategies for effective questioning and listening.
- Build principal and coach partnerships that ensure that coaching is making the desired impact
Who Should Attend: This series is recommended for K-12 instructional coaches (released to coach at least 50% of the time), school leaders, and district leaders.
Satisfactory completion requirements:
- Attendance is based on your signature in and out of the session. Failure to provide a signature in and out will result in no credit. Virtual attendance is taken via the Zoom Chat.
- Participants are expected to attend the entire session to earn credit.
- Participants must complete an electronic course evaluation within two weeks of the session date to be sent a certificate.
- Accommodations, questions and complaints can be directed to: professionallearning@truenorth804.org
Cost Information: Participation fees are waived for TrueNorth employees, TrueNorth member district employees, and parents of students in our TrueNorth member districts. For individual participants who do not meet the above criteria, this course participation fee is $40 per session or $100 if you attend all three. Participation 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.
Cancellation and Refund Information: There is no cancellation fee, though we ask for advance notice to open the spot for another person. TrueNorth reserves the right to cancel any session due to low enrollment. TrueNorth does not charge prior to the start of the offered session. 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 to the individual no longer attending the program to give their replacement the information learned in the first session.
About the Presenter: Diane Sweeney has been an author and educational consultant since 1999. The author of Student-Centered Coaching from a Distance (Corwin, 2021), The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2020), Leading Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2018), Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves (Corwin, 2016), et al., Diane holds a longstanding interest in how adult learning translates to learning in the classroom. Diane holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Denver and a Master’s in Bilingual and Multicultural Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. After teaching and coaching in the Denver Public Schools, Diane served as a program officer at the Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC) in Denver. Since then she has become a respected voice in the field of coaching and professional development.
Financial Disclosure: Diane runs an educational consulting business and is the author of the books participants are encouraged to purchase. She receives royalties from the sale of her books and a fee for presenting this information.
Non-Financial Disclosure: No relevant non-financial relationship exists.
*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.
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