Student-Centered Coaching

Audience: K-12 teachers and administrators
Method: Online course
Duration: 4 weeks
Cost: $495
Graduate application: Not required
Credits: See note below

Ensuring effective instructional coaching  

Instructional coaching has grown exponentially over the past two decades. Today there are coaches in large, small, urban and rural districts. Coaches focus on subjects like mathematics, literacy and technology. Others work across content areas. With countless hours being dedicated to coaching, educators must be sure that it is reaching the intended goal of increasing student and teacher learning.

Student-centered coaching introduces a new way of delivering instructional coaching that puts the needs of students front and center. By focusing coaching on goals for student learning, rather than on fixing teachers, an instructional coach can directly impact instructional practice and student achievement. Students in this course will use reading material and video lectures and meet once a week online to learn how to implement student-centered coaching.

Course Outcomes
During this course, participants will:

• Explore how student-centered coaching compares to other approaches
• Learn how to implement the core practices for student-centered coaching
• Develop strategies for launching and scheduling coaching cycles

A note on course credit

This course is not being offered for credit on its own. However, individuals who successfully complete two of the course offerings listed below and then enroll in one of the master’s programs indicated may also be eligible for up to three hours of awarded credit toward their degree.

Creighton University will issue a 1098-T by January 31 for all learners enrolled in courses for credit. As part of that process, you may be asked to provide your Social Security number.

Complete two courses:

• Restorative Justice in Schools
• All Learning is Social Emotional Learning
• Student-Centered Coaching
• The Resilient Educator: Preventing Teacher Burnout
• Happy Teacher, Happy Classroom: Exploring Happiness for a Life Well Lived
• Educators Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup: Creating a Self-Care Plan

Enroll in one of these programs:

• Educational Leadership (Master of Science) 
• Integrative Health and Wellness (Master of Science)
• Educational Specialist (Master of Science)

MEET YOUR COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Student-centered coaching is led by Joy Casey. Casey is currently an instructional coach with a focus on increasing student achievement in all content areas. As an instructional coach, she has run numerous student-centered coaching cycles grounded in student learning goals and student evidence, and she has developed and facilitated professional learning around research-based best practices for instruction. Casey is also a certified Student-Centered Coaching trainer. 

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves by Diane Sweeney and Leanna Harris

Order your materials at the Creighton bookstore and get free standard shipping. Visit creighton.bncollege.com, call 402.280.2796 or email SM8335@bncollege.com.

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