Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar®—various locations & dates Application Academies       Group Coaching       Cognitive CoachingSM in the Classroom       Cognitive CoachingSM for School Leaders Proficiency Modules       Promoting Self-Directedness       Using Data to Mediate Thinking       Coaching with Filters of Perception       Reflecting and Planning Maps       Coaching Tools       The Problem-Resolving Map Advanced Seminar—various locations & dates Leadership Network Symposium—Denver—January 25–29, 2010 Trainers' Forum —Denver—September 28–October 1, 2010 Distance Cogntive CoachingSM

The Cognitive Coaching Seminar^® Foundation is an eight-day training generally conducted over an 18-24 month period of time. It can be delivered in flexible formats depending on the needs of the agency. Agendas for Days 1-4 include the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive Coaching^SM. Days 5-8 provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map.

Some configurations for scheduling suggested by the Center and our Training Associates include:

Configuration 1:

• Days 1 and 2 consecutively, Days 3 and 4 consecutively spaced over one school year
• Days 5 and 6 consecutively, Days 7 and 8 consecutively spaced over a second school year

Configuration 2:

• Days 1 and 2 consecutively, Days 3 and 4 consecutively spaced over one school year
• Day 5
• Days 6-8 consecutively spaced over a second school year

Configuration 3:

• Days 1-4 consecutively in a Summer Institute
• Days 5 and 6 and Days 7 and 8 consecutively the following year

Other configurations are possible. The Training Associate will tailor scheduling to the needs of the agency. Cost of materials per participant is approximately $40 and includes a handbook and hardback book, Cognitive Coaching: A Foundation for Renaissance Schools. To view upcoming training dates, click the button below to visit the Foundation Seminar Training Dates page.
 

Application Academies are one-day trainings designed to extend and apply learning from the Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar^®. Application Academies provide participants with an opportunity to study and learn to apply Cognitive Coaching^SM in ways that go beyond the one-on-one coaching between principals and teachers.

Current Application Academy offerings are listed below. If you are interested in attending one of these learning opportunities, please contact the trainer listed for that offering.

If you are interested in offering any of these Academies in your agency as follow-up to Foundation Seminars, please contact Carolee Hayes or Jane Ellison, Co-Directors for the Center.

• Group Coaching
   
  None scheduled at this time.
   
  Prerequisite: Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar^®.
  Description: Cognitive Coaching^SM was developed as a means to support individuals. As knowledge of that process developed, questions arose about how the same knowledge, skills and tools might be applied with groups and organizations. Given the shortage of time in schools, it makes sense to think about group and organizational applications of coaching. This academy will consider how group coaching differs from facilitation and individual coaching. Core group coaching capabilities will be described as a framework for thinking about how small group coaching skills build on individual coaching skills. Applications and possibilities for the impact of group coaching will be explored. Principles and practices for using Cognitive Coaching^SM as a tool for developing collaborative groups will be presented.
  
  
• Cognitive Coaching^SM in the Classroom
  
  None scheduled at this time.
  
  Prerequisite: Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar^®.
  Description: As Cognitive Coaching^SM permeates the culture of a school and becomes a part of the way staff interacts with each other that way of communicating also extends to students, parents and community members. This academy will focus on the ways teachers are using Cognitive Coaching^SM with students and in parent-teacher conferences. Perhaps the most basic unit in any school's communication with those outside the school is the parent-teacher conference. Applying Cognitive Coaching^SM to this key form of communication enhances parents' understanding of their child's learning, their teacher's interpersonal communication skills and the school's norms of thinking and collaboration. Without classroom applications of Cognitive Coaching^SM ideals, the values and beliefs of Cognitive Coaching^SM will live and die with the adults in the system. Many teachers use the principles of Cognitive Coaching^SM intuitively or informally with their students. Applying Cognitive Coaching^SM in a deliberate, intentional way increases the self-directedness of students.
  
  
• Cognitive Coaching^SM for School Leaders
  
  None scheduled at this time.
  
  Prerequisite: Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar^®.
  Description: When Cognitive Coaching^SM is a priority with the principal of a school, he or she surpasses the concept of the principal as instructional leader and becomes the organizational developer of the school. As such, the principal's focus is on developing: 1) shared norms and values, 2) knowledge of principals of learning and teaching, 3) collaborative decision-making structures, and 4) processes that provide for ongoing growth, efficiency and effectiveness. Leaders who use Cognitive Coaching^SM increase the capacity for self-directedness within their organization. This Academy will explore the ways in which principals can embed the principles of thinking and collaboration into the culture of their building, so that they are expected ways of interacting with everyone in the school.

Proficiency modules are one-day trainings designed to deepen knowledge and skill acquired in Part 1 of the Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar^®. Modules can be implemented individually or in a 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-day sequence. Modules provide an opportunity for participants to customize training to meet their unique needs. The following are the types of Proficiency Module training currently available:

• Promoting Self-Directedness—deepens participants' under- standing of the concept of holonomy and its inherent tensions. States of mind are revisited for richer use in coaching individuals and groups.
   
• Using Data to Mediate Thinking—designed to support principals and coaches wishing to develop a culture where data is a source of continual renewal and improvement. Participants will have the opportunity to review and consider the processes of the Cognitive Coaching^SM Planning and Reflecting Map in relation to using data to mediate thinking. The module will support both individual and group coaching using data.
   
• Coaching with Filters of Perception—reviews the learning about Filters of Perception from the Foundation Seminar. In addition other filters are introduced. Participants will consider how filters of perception relate to cognitive shift.
   
• Reflecting and Planning Maps—explores each region of the planning and reflecting maps and provides participants with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the relationship between the two maps.
   
• Coaching Tools—explores each region of the planning and reflecting maps and provides participants with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the relationship between the two maps.
   
• The Problem-Resolving Map—provides deep review of the Problem-Resolving Map. Participants will practice using the tool of pacing using a rubric. The Lead and the strategies for inviting cognitive shift will be revisited.

An outline of training topics covered in the Proficiency Modules can be see in this PDF document (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader): Proficiency Modules Outline.

 
Advanced Seminars provide refinement and depth of learning for those desiring to achieve expert proficiency in Cognitive Coaching^SM and are highly supportive of those who wish to begin the pathway to becoming an in-district trainer. By participating in this training, learners will:

• refine and extend core coaching capabilities and skills
• develop skills with advanced forms of paraphrasing, probing for specificity, and inquiring to mediate the thinking of others
• expand the possibilities of and applications for our identities as mediators
• frame personal coaching mastery as a journey, not a destination
   

 

We would like to extend an invitation to all colleagues who have completed the Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar® to come together to network with colleagues from around the world. Training will include small and large group sessions designed to develop coaching skill and fluency, increase effectiveness of coaching applications and presentations, and broaden our collective knowledge base. Overview agenda (PDF file, 583 KB, new window). You'll be able to network with leaders in Cognitive CoachingSM and learn about the latest thinking in Cognitive CoachingSM. Anyone having completed the Foundation Seminar may attend, but registration is limited to the first 80 registrants, so register soon. This year, in order to assist districts with limited funding, the Center for Cognitive CoachingSM and the Center for Adaptive Schools will be partnering in use of time with trainers at the Cognitive CoachingSM Annual Leadership Network Symposium. We are excited to offer book talks this year as some of the small group break-out choices. These are small group meetings in which an author will discuss the books he/she has written. If you are interested in attending one or more of the book talks, you are welcomed to do so, but reading the books before the book talk is not required. The books will be available at the Symposium, but also are available through their respective publishers or Amazon.com. The three books that will be covered are: Culturally Proficient Learning Communities: Confronting Inequities Through Collaborative Curiosity by Delores B. Lindsey, Linda D. Jungwirth, Jarvis V.N.C. Pahl, and Randall B. Lindsey Guiding Professional Learning Communities: Inspiration, Challenge, Surprise and Meaning by Shirley M. Hord, James Roussin, and William Sommers Inviting Students to Learn: 100 Tips for Talking Effectively with Your Students by Jenny Edwards Symposium Location: Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows (new window) 10345 Park Meadows Drive Littleton, Colorado 80124 Map:    Schedule: Monday, January 25     8:30 AM–12:00 PM:     1:00 PM–4:30 PM: Tuesday, January 26     8:30 AM–12:00 PM:     1:00 PM–4:30 PM:   Cognitive CoachingSM Training Associates' Meeting Adaptive Schools Training Associates' Meeting Adaptive Schools Training Associates' Meeting Cognitive CoachingSM Training Associates' Meeting Wednesday, January 27     8:30 AM–12:00 PM:     1:00 PM–4:30 PM:   Cognitive CoachingSM Agency & Training Associates' Meeting Adaptive Schools Agency & Training Associates' Meeting Cognitive CoachingSM Agency Trainers' Meeting for those not affiliated with Adaptive Schools     5:00 PM: Thursday & Friday, January 28 & 29 Opening reception and dinner for Symposium Symposium sessions until 2:30 PM, Friday Fees: Meetings on Monday and Tuesday: No charge, but registration is required. Wednesday meetings from 8:30 AM–4:30 PM: $50.00. Wednesday evening's opening reception and dinner for the Symposium and the Symposium sessions on Thursday and Friday: $400.00.   Lodging: Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows (new window) 10345 Park Meadows Drive Littleton, Colorado 80124 Telephone: 800–686–2767 303–925–0004 Rate:  The special conference room rate is $139.00 + tax per room per night, single or double occupancy. Parking:  There is complimentary on-site parking. Reservations:  Please set up your lodging reservations directly with Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows by visiting the hotel's Web site (new window) or by calling one of the phone numbers above. Be sure to ask for the Center for Cognitive Coaching room block.   Registration Cancellation Policy: We believe part of the value of our conferences is the collegiality and time spent together. Therefore, we will not offer daily rates this year. Because we have to pay conference package fees (lunch, breaks, etc.) for all registered participants whether they attend or not, we are instituting the following cancellation policy: Cancellation before December 1, 2009:  no penalty.   Cancellation from December 1, 2009, through January 1, 2010:  50% of the conference fee will be refunded if you have already paid. You will be invoiced for 50% of the conference fee if you have not.   Cancellation after January 1, 2010:  no refund if you have already paid, and you will be invoiced for the full conference fee if you have not.   There is no charge if you replace the cancelled participant with another. On-line Registration: To register on-line, please click the button below that corresponds to your payment method:

Who should participate? Training associates, agency trainers, and anyone aspiring to become a Cognitive Coaching^SM trainer.

A prerequisite for the Forum is that attendees must have completed the Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar^® as participants.

What is the Trainers' Forum?  An opportunity to develop rich understanding of the Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar^® training design. This training is required to become a training associate and highly recommended for those wishing to become an agency trainer. Participants will be given some individual reading and assignments to complete prior to attending the training and will engage in a highly interactive seminar for the two and a half days of the Forum.

Who should participate?  Any training associate, agency trainer, or anyone aspiring to become a Cognitive Coaching^SM trainer.

What is Distance Cognitive Coaching^SM?

Distance Cognitive Coaching^SM provides for personalized Cognitive Coaching^SM over the telephone. Your coach will assess your needs, set goals with you, and set up a plan for your support.

Many CEOs and other leaders have used this type of coaching to enhance their performance. It can be short- or long-term, depending on your needs. The goal is to support your growth and success in whatever areas you choose.

How do I access this service?

Review the list of Distance Cognitive Coaches by clicking on the button to the right and then clicking on the names of coaches you might want to contact. Clicking on a name in this list gives you access to information about that person. You can then contact one of these coaches by e-mail or phone to set up your initial conversation.

How much will it cost?

Your initial conversation is free. Each conversation after that is $100. Your coach will invoice you directly.

What if I have other questions?

Contact Carolee Hayes, Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Coaching^SM at ccscarolee@aol.com.