Optional Coach PDs

Optional PD for Coaches

CTI offers online synchronous professional development for coaches designed to enhance a variety of coaching skills.

September 2025

The Podcast Place
The Podcast Place:
A Listening, Learning, Coaching Club for Coach Educators
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Deirdre Edwards
Dr. Jorge Alvarez

Join CTI’s professional learning community where we explore big ideas, challenge assumptions, and engage in conversations that matter. Like a book club with a modern twist, we use podcasts as a springboard for reflection, collaboration, and real-world application.

We’re kicking off the season with Bright Morning’s 5-part podcast series featuring Elena Aguilar on How to Coach Beliefs—unpacking the mindsets that shape teaching and drive student-centered learning.

Much like a book club, this space invites you to listen on your own, then join rich conversations with colleagues. Together, we’ll explore Elena Aguilar’s powerful framework on Coaching Beliefs, part of her groundbreaking work in transforming behaviors through mindset shifts. Each session will focus on the often invisible beliefs that shape teaching practices and student outcomes—and how we as educators can compassionately and effectively coach change.

Fall 2025 – Featured Series: How to Coach Beliefs (Elena Aguilar)

Please listen to these episodes prior to Session 1:

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Coaches' Leadership Network
Coaches' Leadership Network (CLN)
Thursday, September 25, 2025
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Dr. Jorge Alvarez
Deirdre Edwards

Join us for an Instructional Coaches' Leadership Network meeting, where coaching leaders come together to sharpen their skills, share resources, and stay on the cutting edge of best practices.

This gathering offers a unique chance to dive into real-world case studies, discuss current challenges, and brainstorm innovative solutions that elevate coaching impact. Through lively discussions and collaborative workshops, you'll gain actionable insights, explore new tools, and build strong connections with fellow coaches who are equally passionate about driving positive change.

Let’s lead, learn, and grow together!

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October 2025

Coaching Cycle in Action
The Coaching Cycle in Action: Planning, Observing, Reflecting with Purpose
Thursday, October 2, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Ken Carson
Reserve your spot now to engage in an interactive exploration of coaching, cycling, observing, and reflecting, with opportunities to connect with peers and build on your own coaching experiences. In this session, you will learn how to clarify goals, gather focused classroom data, and ask reflective questions that spark insight and growth. You will also improve your ability to objectively focus on observable actions and evidence through effective, detailed note-taking, with the intention of providing constructive, specific, and actionable post-observation feedback that supports teacher growth. Strengthen your ability to support induction candidates through meaningful conversations that connect lesson intent with instructional impact and help foster continuous improvement.
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Coaching Cycle in Action
The Coaching Cycle in Action: Planning, Observing, Reflecting with Purpose
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Ken Carson
Reserve your spot now to engage in an interactive exploration of coaching, cycling, observing, and reflecting, with opportunities to connect with peers and build on your own coaching experiences. In this session, you will learn how to clarify goals, gather focused classroom data, and ask reflective questions that spark insight and growth. You will also improve your ability to objectively focus on observable actions and evidence through effective, detailed note-taking, with the intention of providing constructive, specific, and actionable post-observation feedback that supports teacher growth. Strengthen your ability to support induction candidates through meaningful conversations that connect lesson intent with instructional impact and help foster continuous improvement.
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The Podcast Place
The Podcast Place:
A Listening, Learning, Coaching Club for Coach Educators
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time TBD
Deirdre Edwards
Jorge Alvarez
Session description coming soon!
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Registration link coming soon

November 2025

Coaches' Leadership Network
Coaches' Leadership Network (CLN)
Thursday, November 20, 2025
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Jorge Alvarez
Deirdre Edwards

Join us for an Instructional Coaches' Leadership Network meeting, where coaching leaders come together to sharpen their skills, share resources, and stay on the cutting edge of best practices.

This gathering offers a unique chance to dive into real-world case studies, discuss current challenges, and brainstorm innovative solutions that elevate coaching impact. Through lively discussions and collaborative workshops, you'll gain actionable insights, explore new tools, and build strong connections with fellow coaches who are equally passionate about driving positive change.

Let’s lead, learn, and grow together!

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Coaching Qualities and Dispositions
Let's Explore Coaching Qualities and Dispositions That Create Lasting Impact
Thursday, November 20, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Christine Matthew

Join us for an engaging exploration of the essential coaching qualities and dispositions that foster meaningful and lasting impact. Through discussion and collaborative activities, participants will reflect on their own coaching practices and identify strategies to deepen their influence on teacher growth and student success.

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The Podcast Place
The Podcast Place: A Listening, Learning, Coaching Club for Coach Educators
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Deirdre Edwards
Jorge Alvarez
Session description coming soon!
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Registration link coming soon