School Improvement Coaching for Change

“WIG” Out With Daniel Rock: Tips on Using Data Effectively

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:19:00 +0000

[image:15334, image center w55] In the first two posts of this 4-part series on the 2023 Coaching for Change Conference, we’ve talked about general coaching tips and ways to make your teachers feel appreciated. This week, we are moving onto something a little bit more complex: data.

Thank You for Being So Great: Tips from Shelly Gibson’s Session on Encouragement

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:54:00 +0000

[image:15266, image center w55] If you ever want to feel special, just go to a presentation by Shelly Gibson. That’s the case, at least, when she is talking about how to make teachers feel appreciated.

What We Learned at the 2023 Coaching for Change Conference

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:16:00 +0000

[image:15245, image center w55]Sometimes seeing an abandoned hallway is scary…like if you are stuck in the middle of a horror movie, for example.

Other times, it is a bad sign…like if you are throwing a big house party, it’s two hours after it was supposed to begin, and still nobody has showed up!

Still, though, at other times, it’s a sign of a success…like at the 2023 Coaching for Change Conference, where you could walk down any hallway during a session and not see anyone (because everyone was so involved in the great lessons being presented.)

Coaching for Change Conference 2024 Schedule at a Glance

Jahana.Martin — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:05:00 +0000

Conference Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Times	Events
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.	Welcome and Conference Logistics
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.	Opening Panel Discussion: Successfully Turning Around a School
9:30 – 9:40 a.m.	10-Minute Time-Out: Break
9:40 – 10:55 a.m.	Pregame Breakout Sessions – Coaching Topic-Focused Breakouts
10:55 – 11:05 a.m.	10-Minute Time Out: Break
11:05 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.	First-Quarter Sessions by Objective
12:20 – 1:30 p.m.	Conference Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Second-Quarter Sessions by Objective
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.	15-Minute Time-Out: Break
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Halftime Adjustments: Table Discussions and Networking

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Times	Events
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:20 a.m.	Reflections on Day 1: Dr. Dale Winkler, SREB Vice President
8:20 – 8:30 a.m.	10-Minute Time Out: Break
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.	Third-Quarter Sessions
9:45 –10:05 a.m.	Hotel Check-Out/Break
10:05 – 11:20 a.m.	Fourth-Quarter Sessions by Objective
11:20 – 12:15 p.m.	Lunch
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.	Overtime Sessions by Objective
1:30 – 1:40 p.m.	10-Minute Time-Out: Break
1:40 – 2:30 p.m.	Closing Keynote: Quinton Granville, SREB
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Evaluations and Workshop Certificates SREB Coaches Support: Ensuring Your Impact Back in Your Schools Ivy Coburn, SREB

Effective Coaching

Jahana.Martin — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:15:00 +0000

Effective coaching requires the planning and implementation of both offensive moves and defensive moves. Each planned activity (play) has a specific purpose – a goal to accomplish. How closely the actual results align with the intended results depends on multiple factors.

The most effective coaches create and implement plays in which each player (teacher or leader) can help build a culture of improvement. At this conference, we will provide learning opportunities for coaches to help them develop a culture of improvement by:

Building Strong Teams: To build a strong cohesive team, effective coaches build on players’ individual strengths to eliminate isolation and develop a collaborative approach to improvement.
Planning for Success: Effective coaches analyze the needs of the team and individual players and work with leaders to build a plan to achieve the team’s goals.
Trusting the Process: Effective coaches have a proven process for improvement they trust and use. The process encompasses all aspects of their work. Quality coaching guides players in the use of the process to accelerate improvement.
Turning Challenges Into Change: Effective coaches view challenges as opportunities for improvement and help players overcome obstacles as they strive to achieve goals.
Sustaining Change: Effective coaches build a culture and a system of success that survives the loss of any player or coach.