Cognitive Coaching Part 1
Workshop Details
WHEN: Thursday, 19 to Sunday, 22 November 2015 (8:00am - 3:30pm)
WHERE: ISKL Melawati Campus - Community Room
FEES: USD750 DEADLINE FOR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION: 5th NOVEMBER 2015
FOCUS: Schoolwide REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 15th NOVEMBER 2015
Workshop Overview
This workshop will present the foundations of Cognitive Coaching, an approach to professional relationships which focuses on supporting the thinking of colleagues in the areas of planning, reflecting and problem resolving. The specific skills and strategies included in this workshop lend themselves to developing a school culture of collaboration, reflection and a professional learning community.
Student Learning Outcomes
As a result of workshop activities, learners will:
- Understand the essence of Cognitive Coaching, how it differs from consulting and evaluation.
- Increase consciousness and craftsmanship in applying interpersonal communication skills to develop trust and rapport.
- Understand the power of a structured professional conversation.
- Learn and practice specific active listening strategies.
- Practice coaching skills in planning.
- Practice coaching skills in reflecting.
- Understand the characteristics of mediative questions.
- Identify five kinds of feedback and understand the impact and purpose.
- Develop coaching skills using a meta-coach.
The workshop is highly interactive and will include:
- Modeling and role play
- Small group activities
- Learning partners
- Readings from text and course guide
- Numerous opportunities to practice skills
William (Bill) Powell and Ochan Kusuma-Powell
William (Bill) Powell has served as an international school school educator for the past 30 years in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Malaysia. From 1991 to 1999, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the International School of Tanganyika in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and from 2000 - 2006 as Headmaster of The International School of Kuala Lumpur.
Ochan Kusuma-Powell received her doctorate from Columbia University and has developed and implemented inclusive special education programs in the United States, Indonesia, Malaysia and Tanzania. At the present time she is the Executive Director of Education Across Frontiers. She is regular speaker at international educational conferences and teaches in the summers at the Teacher Training Center.
Both Bill and Ochan are associate trainers for the Center for Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools.
Bill and Ochan are the co-authors of Count Me In! Developing Inclusive International Schools (2000), Making the Difference: Differentiation in International Schools (2007) Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher (2010) and How to Teach Now: Five Keys to Personalized Learning in the Global Classroom (2011) and The OIQ Factor: How to Raise the Organizational Intelligence of your School (2013).
Bill and Ochan are currently working on a project, The Next Frontier: Inclusion to support the inclusion of special needs children in international schools.
When they are not facilitating teacher workshops or speaking at conferences, Bill and Ochan can be found in the French Pyrenees where they fight (together with a handful of sheep) an annual battle with the European bramble.