CHANGE YOU CAN MEASURE IN THE CLASSROOM
The top performing school systems around the world recognise that improving the effectiveness of teaching is the best way to enhance student achievement. Research suggests that teaching significantly improves when educators learn from each other, partnering with skilled Coaches and when teams of teachers undertake practical research in their schools on how to support student learning. The Professional Learning Institute (PLi) has contributed significantly to the effectiveness of teaching and performance in schools across the Asia-Pacific region through the development of a range of Coaching programs and the creation of unique professional practice frameworks.
PLi provides expert training and support to Coaches - to work one-to-one with their colleagues to set powerful goals, to collect data and observe classroom practice and to facilitate accurate tracking of teachers’ progress towards achieving their goals.
From a single 3-hour workshop for your leadership team to a multi-year, whole-school Coaching partnership, PLi builds the Coaching capability that turns professional learning into sustained improvement in teaching practice.
3 WAYS TO WORK WITH US TO BUILD COACHING CAPABILITY
Option 1:
INTRODUCTION TO COACHING
A single 3-hour live online workshop introducing individuals to Coaching fundamentals, PLi’s POWER Coaching Cycle and essential Coaching skills.
From A$395 + GST per person
Option 2:
CUSTOMISED WORKSHOP
Designed for a group of your leaders, building practical Coaching skills: goal setting, observation data collection, listening and deeper questioning. Online or in-person.
Quote-based, tailored to your group
Option 3:
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM
A series of training workshops that builds a skilled internal Coaching team to embed High Impact Teaching practices and a Coaching culture across your School.
Quote-based, scaled to school size
THE CASE FOR COACHING
Coaching is the infrastructure that makes every other investment in curriculum and staff perform better. A permanent shift in how staff grow, how leaders lead, and how the whole school talks about teaching and learning.
“Our Coaching program aims to enhance the culture of collective teacher efficacy at Saint Kentigern College by fostering trust between Coaches and colleagues, utilising a pedagogical framework to discuss High-Impact Teaching Strategies, and disseminating the positive effects of coaching on teaching and learning across the College. Teachers use the coaching cycle to identify goals, introduce research-based teaching strategies into their practice, and collect data to demonstrate improvement. When teachers work together to improve their practice, students learn more.”
“Working with PLi has been an extraordinary experience for our teachers and leaders. Their deep knowledge, dynamism and experience has been instrumental in us collaboratively creating a shift towards greater transparency and accountability in our teaching practice. Glenn is a creative facilitator and has listened carefully to our needs. Our teachers have never been more engaged in professional learning.”
THE BENEFITS OF COACHING
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A shared, evidence-informed language for talking about what quality teaching and learning looks like across the School
Structured mechanism for embedding strategic priorities (e.g. curriculum change) into everyday classroom practice
Trained internal Coaching capability that reduces long-term reliance on external PD providers (cost-saving)
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Increased professional autonomy and ownership over their own growth (rather than top-down PD)
Identify goals that really matter to them and will have a real impact on their students’ learning
Work with a trusted Coach and non-evaluative thinking partner to reduce anxiety around observation and feedback
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Shift from compliance-based PD (‘ticking the box’) to a genuine culture of professional openness and shared practice
Enhances collective teacher efficacy - the research-identified top driver of student achievement
A shared learning culture attracts, retains and develops quality staff addressing the sector-wide attrition risk