Instructional Coaching
Peer Coaching
Scale the power of coaching across your whole staff — one peer partnership at a time.
This course is designed to help teachers engage in rigorous, collaborative conversations focused on improving teaching practice.
Developed jointly with the Instructional Coaching Group, this course introduces a reciprocal collaborative cycle of coaching conversations that are based on the principles of partnership and trust.
Classroom video is used, as one way of capturing the ‘reality’ of what is happening, to enhance the process by helping teachers to identify and monitor progress towards student-centred professional learning goals.
About
While coaching is recognised as one of the most important and essential means for improving professional practice, not all schools have the resources for instructional coaches or leaders to work directly with all teachers in an ongoing way.
This course is designed to introduce coaching skills to all teaching staff so that they can work collaboratively with one another.
The fact that coaching conversations can involve reflecting on videos of teaching practice, helps to ground goals in reality and keeps the process non-evaluative, rigorous and safe.
What you will gain
A clear, structured approach to peer coaching that all teachers can use to improve their practice
Practical skills for using classroom video as a non-evaluative, improvement-focused learning tool
A sustainable model for scaling coaching across your school, independent of dedicated coaches or leaders
Enhanced peer collaboration and a stronger professional learning culture across your staff
Structure
Module 1
90min online introductory workshop
Module 2
In-school preparation and practice
Module 3
1-day workshop
Module 4
90min online follow-up workshop
Learning design
At GCI, we believe that we act our way into learning rather than learn our way into acting.
Research-informed, Practitioner-focused
With this principle in mind, all of our courses have a strong emphasis on practice.
GCI courses are designed by educators for educators with a commitment to interactive and engaging learning experiences delivered by skilled facilitators with extensive experience in education.
A Learning Design to Enable Praxis
When we are engaged in praxis we are reflecting in action, taking what we are learning and applying it in real-life situations. Our in-person and online courses enable praxis through a ‘coaching approach’ to facilitation combined with a range of thoughtfully designed adult learning experiences including:
The spaced learning design built into the Video Peer Coaching course provides the opportunity for participants to apply skills and techniques in their context between sessions.
individual and group reflection activities
co-operative learning tasks
practise opportunities using real workplace scenarios
modelling
observation and feedback
debrief sessions
Flexible Modes of Delivery
The Peer Coaching course is available in a range of delivery patterns:
- Hybrid option with one full-day in-person and remainder online
- Two full-days spaced (in-person or online)
In their words
These are from GCI’s participant survey, across their courses rather than this one.
Our facilitators
As a coaching organisation, we endeavour to model a ‘coaching way of being’ in our interactions with our clients by being:
- Respectful
- Humble
- Curious
- Strengths-focused
- Reflective
We encourage a culture of high expectations through our commitment to the ongoing development of our people based on mutual respect and collaboration. Our consultants are expert coach practitioners who draw on a wealth of educational experience to provide the highest level of service as coaches and trainers.
Certification
Upon completion of a survey after your workshop you will receive a GCI certificate of participation.
Fees and what is included
This price is for an individual registering on an open-enrolment course.
Savings are available for organisations who wish to run this course for an in-house group.
Please email info@growthcoaching.com.au to request a quote or discuss this further.
Register your interest
If you would like to explore offering this course to your own group, or would like to be notified when new dates are announced, please complete the form below. A member of the GCI team will be in touch.
