Cognitive Coaching Part I
Workshop Details
WHEN: Thursday, 8 to Sunday, 11 September 2022 (8:00am - 3:30pm)
WHERE: ISKL Ampang Hilir Campus (MPR 1)
FEES: USD800
For ISKL Faculty (please check process)
FOCUS: Schoolwide DEADLINE FOR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION: 25th AUGUST 2022
TRAINER: Ochan Powell REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 2nd SEPTEMBER 2022
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
Ochan Kusuma-Powell
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.
Ochan is an associate trainer for the Center for Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools.
Ochan and her husband Bill, are is 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).
Ochan is currently working on a project, The Next Frontier: Inclusion to support the inclusion of special needs children in international schools
When she is not facilitating teacher workshops or speaking at conferences, Ochan can be found in the French Pyrenees where she fights (together with a handful of sheep) an annual battle with the European bramble.
Doug Woodward
Doug Woodward is the Middle School Assistant Principal at the International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) and is passionate about teaching kids and helping schools get even better. His Masters in Educational Leadership and School Administration is from Indiana University. Doug is an Agency Trainer for Adaptive Schools, an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE), Google Certified, and a former technology facilitator. Doug has taught a wide variety of subjects Pre-K to 12 and has lived and taught in Kenya, Peru, Jordan, USA and now Malaysia. Doug has facilitated and presented workshops at EARCOS, NESA, AASSA, Google Summits and ADE events. Most significantly, Doug is grateful for his wonderful wife, Tracy, and his three marvelous kids.
Brendon Breen
Brendon's journey into coaching originally started in the sports arena with a focus on developing decision makers. To develop decision makers, it was important to have the emphasis on mediating the players' thinking in practice situations so that they could adjust in the moment during performances. What drew Brendon to Cognitive Coaching in 2012 was the identity aspect of mediating thinking. Brendon has explored many aspects of coaching in the sporting, business and education domains ever since which has resulted in a greater appreciation for a Cognitive Coaching approach. Over the past two years, he has taken a particular interest in both the listening as well as the non-verbal components of coaching. Particularly the works of Michael Grinder and Oscar Trimboli.