Coaching 101 -VIRTUAL Training

Structured coaching conversations increase the sense of professional support, efficacy, and independence in education. Make professional conversations count! As teachers, coaching practices support collaboration with paraprofessional staff and team members. Administrators and instructional coaches will learn to use coaching to support educators as they implement best educational practices. Learn, practice, and return to your educational community ready to foster reflection and build capacity.

Each participant will engage in a virtual coaching conversation and self-reflection after completion of the session; appointments will be scheduled during this training. 

• This training is approved for 6.0 continuing education clock hours for Kansas licensed Speech/Language Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. 

Participants will -- 

• Define coaching and the characteristics that make it different than other relationships between professional colleagues
• Demonstrate an understanding of research that supports coaching as an agent of change
• Recognize behaviors and strategies that build professional rapport
• Identify and demonstrate committed listening and powerful speaking skills
• Practice a structured model for coaching conversations that will build district capacity