Program: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Activity Owner/Manager: Teresa Heatherman - theatherman@tstboces.org
Audience: Administrators, Instructional Coaches, K-12 Educators
Dates: 10/26/2023 to 5/8/2024
Meeting Times: Oct 26 & 27, Nov 28 &29, April 15 & 16, May 7 & 8; 8:30am -3:30pm
Location: A-14
Cognitive Coaching℠ is built on the belief that teaching is a professional act and Coaches support teachers in becoming more resourceful. Stephanie Burt Pelcher of Thinking Collaborative will lead Administrators and Instructional staff through an 8 day Foundations Course that includes professional training and coaching.
Participants learn how to:
● develop trust and rapport
● develop an identity as a mediator of thinking
● utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem-solving
● develop teachers' autonomy and sense of community
● develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility, and interdependence
● apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating
● utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions
● distinguish among the five forms of feedback
● use data to mediate thinking
Fall Meeting Dates are Oct 26, 27, and Nov 28, 29.
Spring Meeting Dates are April 15, 16, and May 7, 8.
***COST IS DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS. The listed price of $1600 is based on 15 participants (max 30 participants). The fee for districts outside the TST region will be $1760. ***