Administrators’ Academy #1250     ILSPS 1,2,5    Domains 1, 3, 4

Jim Knight has spent more than two decades studying professional learning, e ective teaching, and instructional coaching. He is a Research Associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and the President of the Instructional Coaching Group. Jim wrote the first article for The Journal of Staff Development on the topic of instructional coaching, and his book Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction (Corwin, 2007) popularized the idea. Jim edited Coaching: Approaches and Perspectives (Corwin, 2009) and co-authored Coaching Classroom Management (Paci c Northwest Publishing, 2010). Jim’s other books include Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach to Dramatically Improving Instruction (2011), High-Impact Instruction: A Framework or Great Teaching (Corwin, 2013), Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High-Impact Instruction (Corwin, 2014), and Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves to be More Credible, Caring, and Connected. Jim’s articles on professional learning, teaching, and instructional coaching have appeared in journals such as “The Journal of Staff Development,” “Principal Leadership,” “The School Administrator,” “Kappan,” and “Educational Leadership.” Frequently asked to lead professional learning, Knight has presented to more than 50,000 educators from six continents. He has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. Jim also writes the Radical Learners Blog.

This workshop describes high-leverage activities educational leaders can employ to design professional learning that has an unmistakable impact on teaching. The content of the workshop draws from ideas described in Jim Knight’s books Unmistakable Impact, Instructional Coaching, and High Impact Instruction.

This program will describe and engage participants in exploring: How schools and districts/regions can focus their professional learning on easy-to-understand professional learning targets How workshops, professional learning communities and other forms of professional learning can support implementation of school improvement targets What principals, coaches, and central office staff need to do to accelerate professional learning, and what teaching practices have the greatest impact in the classroom. What are the complexities of helping relationships? What is the partnership approach and why is it an essential foundation for professional learning? Why is an instructional target important? How can leaders best get school-wide commitment to implementing the target? How can principals best lead and support implementation of the school improvement target? How should workshops, intensive learning teams and other forms of professional learning be designed to ensure impact on student learning and teacher practice? How can instructional coaches be best utilized to support professional learning?

Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am

Lunch provided