Cognitive Coaching Part I

Workshop Details

WHEN: Thursday, 6 to Sunday, 9 February 2025 (8:00am - 3:30pm)

WHERE: ISKL Ampang Hilir Campus (MPR 1)

FEES: USD800

For ISKL Faculty (please check process)

FOCUS: Schoolwide

TRAINERS: Ochan Powell & Doug Woodward REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 30th JANUARY 2025

REFUNDS:

Full Refund: A full refund of all registration fees paid will be granted, if requested in writing before 23 January 2025.
Partial Refund: A 75% refund of all registration fees paid will be granted, less a RM50 refund processing fee, if requested in writing after 23 January 2025 but before 6 February 2025.
No Refund: No refund will be granted for any cancellation request made after 6 February 2025.

To begin the cancellation process, please email us at professionallearning@iskl.edu.my

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

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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.

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