Helping you build a foundation for instructional coaching success
Designed to work for new and existing coaching programs
the intensive instructional coaching institute
The Intensive Instructional Coaching Institute is a focused retreat based on 20+ years of research, led by the founder of instructional coaching, Jim Knight. This is our most popular offering, as it provides a ‘big picture’ view of instructional coaching; it includes a comprehensive professional development opportunity covering five coaching areas presented in Jim Knight’s bestselling books and research, and takes place right in Jim’s hometown.
This unique learning opportunity helps coaches and administrators develop a deeper understanding of the coaching process and practices, cultivate the necessary communication skills for healthy conversations, deepen engagement in the classroom, and best utilize coaching tools and resources.
Course Information
Format
Intensive Institute
Location
Virtual or In-person
Duration
Mondays
2:30 – 6:00pm CT
Cost
$1550 / Person
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Who is the Institute For?
New Instructional Coaches
Learn foundational tools to best support teachers
Experienced Coaches
Revisit fundamental teachings or expand resources
Administrators
Develop a new program or support existing coaches
Where does the Institute Take Place?
Our Intensive Instructional Coaching Institute (IICI) typically takes place on-site in Lawrence, Kansas during a 5-day retreat. However, due to current safety and travel precautions, we are offering the IICI as a virtual institute. All of the same great content, from the comforts of home.
Virtual Institute
The virtual institute is accessible from anywhere and takes place once a week, for 16 weeks.
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On-site Institute
The on-site institute takes place over five days in Jim’s hometown of Lawrence, Kansas.
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Institute Agenda
Section 2: The Partnership Principles
Takeaways include:
- Book Reference: Unmistakable Impact
- An overview of The Five Simple Truths of Helping
- Introduction to The Partnership Principles: Equality, Choice, Voice, Dialogue, Reflection, Praxis, Reciprocity
Section 3: The Impact Cycle: Identify
Takeaways include:
- Getting a Clear Picture of Reality: video, interviews, student work, observations
- Introducing video to your school
- Using the “Identify Questions”
- PEERS Goals
- Identifying teaching strategies
- Book References: Focus on Teaching and The Impact Cycle
Section 4: The Impact Cycle: Learn and Improve
Takeaways include:
- The power of checklists
- 6 ways to model teaching strategies
- The “Improve Questions”
- Book Reference: The Impact Cycle
Section 5: Better Conversations Habits Part 1
Takeaways include:
- Partnership and Communication: The Better Conversation Beliefs
- Demonstrate Empathy
- Listen
- Foster Dialogue
- Ask Better Questions
- Make Emotional Connections
- Book Reference: Better Conversations
Section 6: Better Conversations Habits Part 2
Takeaways include:
- Be a Witness to Good
- Find Common Ground
- Control Toxic Emotions
- Redirect Toxic Conversations
- Book Reference: Better Conversations
Section 7: Engagement Data
Takeaways include:
- Behavioral Engagement
- Cognitive Engagement
- Emotional Engagement
- Engagement Online
- Book Reference: The Impact Cycle; Data Guide
Section 8: Achievement Data
Takeaways include:
- Identifying What Needs to be Assessed
- Tests, Checks for Understanding
- Traditional Rubrics and Single-Factor Rubrics
- Book Reference: The Impact Cycle; Gather Data Participant Guide
Section 9: The Instructional Playbook
Takeaways include:
- Table of Contents
- One Pagers
- Checklists
- Book Reference: The Instructional Playbook
Section 10: Classroom Management
Takeaways include:
- Learner-Friendly Culture
- Power Over; Power With
- Freedom Within Form
- Expectations
- Witness to the Good
- Fluent Corrections
- Book Reference: High-Impact Instruction
Section 11: Engagement
Takeaways include:
- Thinking Prompts
- Effective Questions
- Cooperative Learning
- Stories
- Authentic Learning
- Book Reference: High-Impact Instruction
Section 12: Achievement
Takeaways include:
- Guiding Questions
- Formative Assessment
- Learning Maps
- Book Reference: High-Impact Instruction
Section 13: Leadership - Leading Ourselves
Takeaways include:
- Walking on Solid Ground
- The Power of Purpose
- Managing Time
- Taking Care of Yourself
- Book Reference: The Better Leaders Participant Guide
Section 14: Leadership - Leading Others
Takeaways include:
- Multipliers and Diminishers
- Confronting Reality
- Understanding School Culture
- Balancing Ambition and Responsiveness
- Book Reference: The Better Leaders Participant Guide
Section 15: System Support - Leading Ourselves
Takeaways include:
- Role Clarity
- Time
- Confidentiality
- Learning Architecture
- Book Reference: What Principals Need to Know Participant Guide
Section 16: Putting It All Together
Takeaways include:
- Revisiting the Seven Success Factors
- Addressing Unanswered Questions
- Remote Learning
- Equity
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resources provided
- The Instructional Playbook (Knight 2019) book bundle
- The Impact Cycle (Knight 2017) book bundle
- Better Conversations (Knight 2015) book bundle
- Focus on Teaching (Knight 2014)
- High-Impact Instruction (Knight 2012)
- Better Leaders workbook
- What Principals Need to Know About Instructional Coaching workbook
Download a “Request to Attend”
We’ve written a Request to Attend template to show your administrators why the Intensive Instructional Coaching Institute is a valuable, system-wide learning opportunity. Download the word document and complete the highlighted areas with the details that are specific to your request.
Cancellation Policy
Less than 15 days prior to the event – no refund