Preservation Park, Oakland, CA
Every leader is a coach, every coach is a leader.
Coaching means supporting people in your organization to become more effective. Learn how to develop and strengthen the people you work with to become more effective teachers, teammates, and leaders.
The Coaching for Equity Institute is a three-day, non-residential institute for new or experienced professional coaches, school principals, district administrators, nonprofit leaders and managers.
Participants examine their coaching and facilitation styles with a focus on educational equity while practicing specific coaching skills with each other.
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Participants gain:
- Tools and research to plan, implement, assess, and continuously improve coaching practices and programs
- Skills for leading change in challenging contexts, including social-emotional intelligence and building trust and relationships
- Practice in effective individual and group facilitation and intervention techniques, particularly around ‘nondiscussables’ or otherwise difficult discussions about inequity
- Insights into biases in institutional policies and practices
- An equity-focused theory of action to plan coaching activities and monitor ambitious goals.
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Recent Participants
- School, district, and university teams working on equity or achievement gap initiatives
- District leaders beginning to implement a coaching program
- Educational management organization staff
- Professional education and leadership coaches and consultants
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Results
Over 400 educators and professional coaches have attended our annual Coaching for Equity summer institutes since 2007. Coaching For Equity participants gain the essential knowledge and skills in adult learning and facilitation that National Equity Project coaches have employed with hundreds of principals, teachers, and other leaders to foster new practices in challenging contexts.
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Cost
$1,200 per participant. Group rate of $1,000 per participant applies to teams of 5 or more. Individuals and teams are welcome; come on your own or with colleagues to strengthen your equity work. Fee includes meals and a resource binder.
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Participants Say
“The Coaching For Educational Equity Institute gave me the theory and practical skills I need to take a more active role in coaching staff toward creating a more equitable educational system. I am excited about the opportunities I will have in the future to practice these skills.” – David Stevens, Professional Development Coordinator, Berkeley, CA
“I learned so much in the last three days! I’ve realized that coaching is all about relationships and patience. This Institute has helped me see that there are ways to overcome the many obstacles we face in working toward educational equity.” - Pam Fenech, Teacher Leader, San Francisco, CA
Please download our Coaching for Equity flyer to share with your colleagues!
To Register
For registration support, please contact Anna Crawley at acrawley@nationalequityproject.org or call 510.208.0160 x304.
June 20-22, 2012
August 1-3, 2012
We believe that every child in America has the right to a quality education, and we coach people to become powerful leaders who make good on that promise.