August 14 @ 9:00 am – August 17 @ 3:30 pm
Effective Literacy Coaching
Develop your proficiency in literacy coaching to lead literacy improvement in your school or district.
In this 10-day training designed for literacy coaches, instructional leaders, teacher leaders, and administrators, learn how to coach teachers at your school and better understand your leadership role in systemic literacy improvement.
Register to participate in-person at Lesley University or virtually!
- District & School Leadership
- Literacy Coaches & Teacher Leaders
- Includes professional texts & materials
- Literacy Collaborative Affiliation Discount available
Gain expertise in how to support teachers who are working to achieve equitable student outcomes in literacy.
This 10-day training that takes place across four months is for literacy coaches and instructional leaders who want to better understand the role of the coach in their schools.
Define your coaching role as a collegial thought partner. Develop your partnership with school administrators to support teachers. Gain techniques to help develop coaching sessions for teachers and monitor progress over time. You’ll learn how to use language with teachers that promotes trust and learning that contributes to a healthy, professional learning community in your school.
Course Outcomes
- Identify the critical attributes of a healthy, professional learning community for adult learners and how to build it in your school
- Understand the characteristics of adult learners and how to facilitate opportunities for their learning
- Learn how to use language that opens professional conversations, fosters trust, and promotes analysis of teaching and its effects on student learning
- Examine the coach-administrator partnership in supporting teacher development
- Design an effective coaching session with a teacher: pre-lesson conference, classroom visit, post-conference/coaching session
- Select particular kinds of coaching to meet the needs of specific teachers: intervention, collaborative, cluster, and individual coaching
- Employ generative coaching to support teacher independence
- Link coaching sessions to professional development to get a shift in teaching
- Use observational tools to sharpen the analysis of the teaching of reading, writing, and foundational skills
- Discover methods of organizing effective, ongoing notetaking by setting up coaching notebooks and monitoring teacher development over time
- Analyze your coaching conversations with colleagues before and after a lesson to get immediate and thoughtful feedback
- Examine the use of a variety of technological tools to enhance literacy coaching and support the professional learning of teachers
You’ll earn 60 professional development hours upon completion of this training, or you may enroll for 3 or 6 graduate credits.
Linda Murphy, Associate Director, Literacy Programs 
Linda has worked in school districts in New York in a variety of roles and settings. Prior to her joining the center at Lesley University, Linda held positions as a principal of an intermediate school, a Director of English Language Arts, Social Studies and Reading, a district trainer for Literacy Collaborative Intermediate, a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader and a classroom teacher. Linda holds licenses in Elementary Education and School District Administration.
You may choose to attend this training in-person at Lesley University or virtually in real time. Should any of the conditions change and it is determined the training will be offered virtually only, you will be notified as soon as possible. We recommend that you contact us before reserving travel and lodging.
If you choose to attend in-person, the training room will have Lesley University’s HyFlex Classroom Technology to support an engaging learning environment for in-person and virtual participants. If you have questions about in-person or virtual attendance, please email us at CRRLC@lesley.edu.
In-person participants are required to follow the Lesley safety protocols noted on the Policies & Graduate Credit Option tab.
Cancellation Deadline & Refund Policies
Non-credit
You must cancel in writing two weeks before the start of the course to get a refund, minus a $50 processing fee. Email CRRLC@lesley.edu to cancel. Regardless of weather conditions, if the event is held but you cannot attend, you will be billed for the full amount.
Graduate Credit
Review the university’s cancellation and refund policies for credit bearing courses.
Registration Deadline & Shipping Policies
The registration portal closes two business days before the first day of training to allow the minimum amount of time to ship additional training materials (if applicable).
If you register within two weeks before the registration portal closes, you may incur additional fees for expedited shipping. You may still experience delays in receiving your materials.
Requirements for Participation
After the training, you will receive a certificate of attendance for your participation. To receive a complete certificate, participation during the specified times is required. Additional work may be assigned to meet the professional development hours.
COVID-19 Protocols
At this point in time, participants who have opted to come to Lesley University for the in-person format of professional learning must be prepared to follow the University’s COVID-19 protocols before and during the event.
- You must be “up to date on vaccinations” as defined by the CDC.
- Refrain from coming to campus if you are feeling COVID-19 symptoms. If you are feeling sick, symptomatic, or test positive for COVID-19, please stay home and email CRRLC@lesley.edu to switch your registration to virtual.
- Masks are highly recommended indoors, but not required at this time. If there is a mask requirement for the event you are attending, our team will communicate this decision.
- Please read the Lesley University’s COVID-19 protocols are designed to protect the health and safety of our community.
Graduate Credit Option
With additional assignments and fees, this course can be taken for 3 or 6 graduate credits. Contact CRRLC@lesley.edu to register for credit.
- 3 graduate credit option: $5,490 ($3,500 + $650/credit + $40 registration fee)
- 6 graduate credit option: $7,440 ($3,500 + $650/credit + $40 registration fee)
- Course number: EEDUC 6159.YL2
With Your Colleagues Option
We can deliver this training to your school/district. This option can be delivered virtually or in-person for a group within your school/district (as COVID-19 social distancing guidelines allow).
Fees & Policies
- Fees are determined by the number of participants and the duration of training.
- If applicable, travel expenses for each trainer (airfare, hotel, meals, and rental car) are an additional cost to be paid by the district.
- Professional development sessions that require extensive travel or overnight stays (if applicable) may incur an additional surcharge.
- If the number of participants exceeds the maximum, another trainer may be needed. This will increase training costs and travel expenses.
- Unless otherwise noted, fees do not include the cost of any required books or materials. The faculty trainer will consult with the district to select books based on the topics and the district’s needs.
- School districts in the same geographic area participating in the same training may combine their resources to meet participant minimums. Payment must be on one district’s purchase order.
For detailed costs, complete our online form to request this training for your school/district and we will contact you.
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