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Cognitive Coaching Overview
The mission of Cognitive CoachingSM is to produce self-directed persons with the cognitive capacity for excellence both independently and as members of a community. Research indicates that teaching is a complex intellectual activity and that teachers who think at higher levels produce students who are higher achieving, more cooperative, and better problem solvers. It is the invisible skills of teaching, the thinking processes that underlie instructional decisions, which produce superior instruction. Cognitive CoachingSM is a research-based model that capitalizes upon and enhances teachers’ cognitive processes.
In the eight-day Seminars, participants learn how to:
develop trust and rapport
develop an identity as a mediator of thinking
utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving
develop teachers’ autonomy and sense of community
develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence
apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating
utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions
distinguish among the five forms of feedback
use data to mediate thinking
Cognitive Coaching Planning and Reflecting (Level 1)
This course is a four day experience during which participants will build their communication and self-directedness through the process of becoming intentional about mediating for someone else's effectiveness. Planning and reflection will be included. Research, modeling and and practice will support learning. Cognitive Coaching is a process that supports individuals working together to improve their skills in a variety of situations.
Cognitive Coaching Level I dates for 2025-26:
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Cognitive Coaching Problem Solving (Level 2)
Cognitive Coaching (Level II) is a four-day experience during which participants will build their communication and problem-solving skills through the process of becoming intentional about how they mediate for someone else's effectiveness. The problem-resolving conversation will be presented, and the planning and reflecting maps will be reviewed. Research, modeling and practice will support learning. Previous participation in Level I or in the full 8-day training is required. Cognitive Coaching is a process that supports individuals working together to improve their skills.
Cognitive Coaching Level II dates for 2025-26:
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Register by visiting AEA Professional Learning Registration System
Questions? Contact Kaylynne Christenson (kchristenson@heartlandaea.org)
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