Accelerated Literacy Learning Master Coaching Institute

Strategies and Skills to Boost Student Learning
Featuring: Lucy West & Susan Radley Brown

When: July 12-16, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: Historic Martin Luther King High School,122 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10023

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Specifically designed to provide educators with the strategies and skills they need to dramatically increase student achievement and draw out the genius in every student. Find out what is required to move an entire school or district to perform at higher and more satisfying levels of professionalism.

Immerse yourself for 5 days in the latest expert strategies, methods and insights of Lucy West whose seminal book, Content-Focused Coaching: Transforming Mathematics Lessons, "raised the bar for American education;" and Susan Radley Brown whose literacy units of study have effectively impacted curriculum in districts nationwide. This dynamic team of Mater Coaches repeatedly turns failing schools into successful learning communities.

The institute will:

• provide a practical “How To” road map to coach effectively
• identify the missing ingredients in your present instructional practices
• create real and lasting change in how teachers design lessons to meet the differentiated needs of their students
• illuminate clearly and eliminate quickly the root causes of the challenges that prevent change
• place the role of the coach in a transformative light
• assist participants in developing personal, professional and political astuteness for creating a coaching culture in their school or district
• offer strategies for coaches to handle issues of scheduling time, focus, goal setting, resources, attitudes and access

The participants will:

• learn the secrets of masterful coaching that transform low performing districts into high performing districts
• break through the obstacles so that every teacher in every classroom teaches every student to reach high levels of success
• discover the fastest, most powerful way to establish a collaborative learning community
• develop useful techniques, strategies, and protocols for working with a wide range of teachers in a variety of settings
  

If you cannot yet say a resounding YES to each of the following for all educators in your school or district, then this institute is for you:

• All teachers teach mathematics and literacy so skillfully that every child learns with robust understanding.
• All teachers and administrators see each other as allies and resources and work together to improve student learning.
• All educators at every level in our school speak openly and honestly about our challenges and focus on results not excuses.
• All educators share their expertise with their colleagues for the collective benefit of the professional community.
• The craft and science of teaching well is at the center of all of our discussions.
• All teachers visit one another’s classrooms and give each other feedback that improves student learning.
• All educators collaboratively plan, teach and refine lessons based on the results in each classroom.

Who should attend this institute:

• Instructional and Content Coaches
• Teacher Leaders
• Principals/Assitant Principals
• District Level Supervisors
• Superintendents or Deputy Superintendents responsible for instruction
• Professional Development Specialists
• Resource Teachers
• Whole teams of Coaches and Leaders from schools and districts

Together we will inquire deeply into the question:
How can Master Coaches empower every teacher and administrator to enable every student to achieve at high levels?

Number of Participants	Price per person	Early bird special Register before May 31, 2010
Individual	$900	$800
Bring a buddy*	$850	$750
Teams of 3 to 5 from one district or school*	$800	$700
Teams of 6 or more from one district or school*	$750	$650
Bring your Principals, Superintendents or Deputy Superintendents in charge of Instruction for the special price of $450 *Participants who qualify for the Principal, Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent price do not count in team totals.

Imagine spending your day engaged in inspirational activities designed to improve your coaching capacity and your evenings enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City!

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