Put Me In, Coach!

Quantum Learning’s dynamic Put Me In, Coach! two to three-day course enhances the observation and conversation skills of those in a mentoring role. A synthesis of best science-based coaching practices, this course provides the theory, models and skills educators need to coach for teacher effectiveness and accelerating student achievement. Put Me In, Coach! combines effective strategies and models from a variety of disciplines with job embedded modeling and coaching opportunities for staff development. Blended Best Practices and Effective Implementation Traditional models of coaching generally fall into one of two camps - cognitive or directive. A blended method of both cognitive and directive styles usually yields the best results. Put Me In, Coach! does just this, by infusing these two approaches and providing the skills to maximize teacher effectiveness. This robust model and skill set is personalized in job-embedded modeling and coaching, providing an optimal team environment in the context of your instructional environment. A Full Range of Invaluable Coaching Skills Program participants understand, rehearse and apply best practice skills including: Building rapport and establishing the ground rules for an effective mentor-teacher relationship Creating performance objectives and personalized development plans Observing and note taking skills, and how to analyze date to promote reflection and integration Facilitating conversations to get the desired outcome Asking questions that move the conversation forward Responding to questions in a way that solidifies learning Designed to meet the unique needs of your organization Each Put Me In, Coach! program begins with a pre-program web conference to introduce your team to the course. During this conference, we collect information to empower our facilitators to integrate your coaching criteria and scenarios. A two day workshop is then scheduled with your team, followed by onsite job-embedded modeling and mentoring sessions. The design and structure of these modeling/mentoring sessions can be designed to meet your needs. The curriculum also includes multiple follow-up Web conferences to continue and expand the effectiveness of the coaching program. Pre-Session Webinar ✓ Introduction to the program scope and objectives ✓ Best practice program structuring and scheduling discussion ✓ Customer requirements discussion ✓ Gain clear staff understanding of program scope, design and objectives ✓ Discovering the right program design to match your organizational requirements ✓ Configure the program to meet your needs Put Me In, Coach! Workshop ✓ Two to three-day structured workshop covering nine key topics ✓ A synthesis of science-based best coaching practices ✓ Useful and practical theories, models, strategies and templates ✓ Includes participant manual with exercises and reference material ✓ Effective blend of cognitive and directive coaching models ✓ Develops practical coaching skills for useful instructional mentoring ✓ Supports vibrant professional learning communities ✓ Instructional coaching for novice to veteran teachers Modeling & Coaching ✓ Job-embedded modeling and coaching experiences for participants ✓ Flexible design to meet your staff configuration and coaching criteria ✓ Online review of key coaching skills and principles ✓ Quality implementation of your instructional practices ✓ Immediate practice and reinforcement of workshop content ✓ Additional reinforcement for implementation integrity Post-Session Support ✓ Review and discuss key scenarios ✓ Accelerates coaching competency For more information on this program, please contact your state representative. Click here for a PDF version of this page.