Student-Centered Coaching introduces a unique way of looking at and delivering school-based coaching that puts the needs of students’ front-and-center. By focusing coaching on specific goals for student learning, rather than on changing or fixing teachers, coaches partner with teachers to build capacity and navigate directly towards a measurable impact and increased student achievement.
- Please note that attending sessions 1 through 3 is a prerequisite for attending sessions 4 through 6
Outcomes:
Session 1:
- Discuss the core practices for Student-Centered Coaching
- Understand the power and process of coaching cycles
- Identify and plan for opportunities to apply coaching cycles within your setting
Session 2:
- Learn how to set goals and develop success criteria for coaching cycles
- Consider how to use student evidence to guide goal-setting conversations
Session 3:
- Learn how to use student evidence to co-plan
- Develop understanding of co-teaching moves and how to use them in the classroom
Who Should Attend: The training content is meant for all pre-k through high school staff with the title of "coach," including novice and experienced coaches interested in reflecting on and honing their coaching craft.
Participants in the coaching cohort will receive copies of two texts as references for the learning within the sessions:
Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves (Sweeney and Harris, 2016)
The Essential Guide to Student-Centered Coaching (Sweeney and Harris, 2020)
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.
- Participants are expected to attend all three sessions in their entirety to earn full 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 $225.00. 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 Presenters: Amber Birch Trujillo began her educational journey as a dual-language teacher in New York City, an experience that cemented her passion for working with linguistically and culturally diverse learners. After working in both U.S. public and charter schools, Amber moved abroad and worked first as a teacher, then as a learning coach at the International School Nido de Aguilas.
Amber has an M.A. in Bilingual and Bicultural Education from New York Teachers’ College, holds certification in Student-Centered Coaching from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Certificate of International School Leadership from the Principals’ Training Center. She is currently a Student-Centered Coaching consultant, working alongside educators in public, independent and international schools. She is also an adjunct professor at Lake Forest College where she teaches courses in ESL and Bilingual Education.
Financial Disclosure: Amber Birch Trujillo is a contracted presenter and will receive payment for their presentation.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Amber Birch Trujillo has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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*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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