Presenter: Sherryl Heller

Session Title: The Cost of Caring: Cultivating Hope in the Helpers 

Session Description: This presentation explores how professionals in caregiving and support roles can cultivate and sustain hope amidst uncertainty, stress, and burnout. It emphasizes that hope is not passive or emotional, but an active, cognitive process that can be nurtured through intentional strategies. This presentation includes reflection prompts, group activities, and mindfulness exercises to help participants internalize and apply the concepts.

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Poster Session

Presenter: Larry Campbell

Session Title: Evaluating Your Program’s Coaching Model for Impact

Session Description: Before diving into coaching, every program must pause to ask: What is our system, and what do we want coaching to achieve? In this interactive session, participants will be guided through the essential process of designing a clear, intentional coaching model—one that brings equity, clarity, and trust to the coaching relationship. We’ll explore foundational questions such as: Who gets coached, and why? What message does that send? How do we ensure coaching is strength-based, not deficit-driven or tied solely to performance metrics like CLASS scores? A key focus will be on creating a coaching agreement—a document that defines the scope of coaching, outlines confidentiality, and distinguishes support from supervision. When expectations and boundaries aren’t clear, coaching risks becoming punitive or performative. But when trust and clarity are built in from the start, coaching becomes transformational.

Presenter: Larry Campbell

Session Title: Coaching Frameworks: Structuring Conversations for Impact

Session Description: What actually happens inside a coaching session? For too many programs, coaching can feel unstructured or inconsistent—leaving both coach and coachee unclear on where the conversation is going or what should happen next. This session introduces participants to evidence-based coaching frameworks that bring structure, focus, and momentum to every conversation. Whether it’s GROW, CLEAR, OSKAR, FUEL, or another model, each framework provides a roadmap for guiding teachers from reflection to action.

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Presenter: Larry Campbell

Session Title: Skill Building: Strengthening the Core Moves of Coaching

Session Description: Great coaching doesn’t happen by accident — it’s built on a foundation of practiced, intentional skills. In this hands-on session, participants will deepen their capacity to facilitate powerful coaching conversations by exploring and practicing the essential elements that underpin every effective interaction. From asking open-ended or probing questions, to summarizing and paraphrasing with clarity, to attuning to emotions and reflecting meaning back to the coachee — each of these skills helps build trust, uncover insight, and move the conversation forward.

Presenter: Kamaie Clark

Session Title: Using Coaching Data to Enhance Coaching Part 1

Session Description: This interactive session will explore how coaching data can strengthen teacher practice and outcomes. Participants will examine different types of data—such as lesson plan reviews, teacher reflections, professional development logs, and environmental assessments—to uncover patterns and identify coaching opportunities. Through guided reflection, group discussion, and sample data sets, participants will practice turning insights into meaningful coaching conversations and actionable support plans.

Learning Objectives:

– Understand why coaching data matters for teacher growth and outcomes.

– Explore a variety of data sources and what they reveal about coaching opportunities.

– Practice applying data insights to strengthen coaching strategies and conversations.

Break

Presenter: Kamaie Clark

Session Title: Using Coaching Data to Enhance Coaching Part 2

Session Description: This interactive session will explore how coaching data can strengthen teacher practice and outcomes. Participants will examine different types of data—such as lesson plan reviews, teacher reflections, professional development logs, and environmental assessments—to uncover patterns and identify coaching opportunities. Through guided reflection, group discussion, and sample data sets, participants will practice turning insights into meaningful coaching conversations and actionable support plans.

Learning Objectives:

– Understand why coaching data matters for teacher growth and outcomes.

– Explore a variety of data sources and what they reveal about coaching opportunities.

– Practice applying data insights to strengthen coaching strategies and conversations.