Academic Coaching: A Positive Support for Student Success

September 25, 2012 (Registration Deadline: September 18, 2012)
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.   (Registration/Check-In: 3:30 p.m.)
Bangor Motor Inn, Bangor, ME

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Today’s students can overcome challenges and accomplish scholastic goals, but not all the needed skills are taught directly. The development of  the necessary skills that lead to personal effectiveness as a student include skills like problem solving, conflict resolution, time management, organization, communications, overcoming procrastination, reading comprehension, etc. An academic coach, like an athletic coach, makes observations, suggests changes in approach, and provides encouragement while a student implements new ways of approaching their daily work at school. Spend an afternoon with other interested colleagues reframing our practice to positively support our students’ autonomy, mastery and purpose by enhancing your understanding of coaching and coaching skills.  

By the end of the session, success will look, sound, and/or feel like:

• A clearer understanding of what it takes to coach today’s students towards mastery of defined learning outcomes.
• Several new skills and strategies to assist your students while they develop effective ways to manage the demands of the classroom, school and their present learning pathway,
• Powerful professional learning that feeds your need to be a continuous learner for your professional work.
• Getting renewed, re-energized, and revitalized from sharing a learning experience with your professional peers.

Presenter: Corda Ladd Kinzie is fun to work with and passionate about learning, teaching, and Life Coaching. She is a master teacher who has conducted many professional development activities designed to enhance teaching and student learning by differentiating learning using Celebratory Learning attributes and strategies. Corda has a systems view of the change process which allows her to create transformative learning environments.

Learning session fee of $65.00 includes hearty snacks and handouts. Our cancellation policy is 72 hours prior to the event. You will be expected to pay if you do not attend and cannot provide printed confirmation of your cancellation. If you are a full-time student enrolled in an education degree program, contact us about a discount.

Three Clock Hours will be awarded.

Co-sponsors: Syntiro and the Maine Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children.

 On-site facilitator: Alcinda Hall, Penobscot Regional Facilitator.

This learning session is designed for educational technicians, special and general educators, office referral administrators, detention supervisors, and anyone interested in learning Life-Coaching skills for supporting student growth and success.

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