Coaching for Early Childhood Educators: Research Findings and Practical Considerations, by Bonnie O'Keefe

More ECE programs than ever are implementing coaching programs for their teachers, but not all coaching programs achieve their goals. How should ECE program leaders design a coaching approach that will be successful and sustainable? Coaching is supported by a growing body of research and required by the Head Start Performance Standards and many states' policies. It can also be labor intensive, and therefore expensive. To create a successful coaching approach, programs need practical guidance, actionable research, and practically feasible approaches to coaching. Based on her recent publication "Primetime for Coaching," Bonnie O'Keefe from Bellwether Education Partners will explain what research does (and doesn't) tell educators and program leaders about coaching, and review lessons learned from innovative coaching approaches in the f1eld, including common pitfalls or challenges. This session is suitable for ECE leaders and administrators in Head Start, pre-K, and child care settings, ECE instructional coaches, teachers who want to learn more about coaching, and ECE advocates in a variety of settings. In this research-bases and practical tip-filled webinar, Bonnie O’Keefe, Senior Analyst at Bellwether Education Partners, will help you:

1. Understand the definition of coaching in relation to terms like technical assistance, consulting, mentorship, and supervision

2. Learn about emerging research on coaching in ECE, including what research tells us about coaching's effect on teacher practice and student learning

3. Think through decision-points in designing and implementing a new coaching approach in an ECE program

4. Become familiar with several common evidence-based coaching models and examples of large-scale coaching programs

  All sessions are 1.5 hours long, and include a brief announcement from our sponsor. 2:oo PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time. To ensure you receive confirmation and reminder emails, add [email protected] to your contacts list. If you do not receive your email confirmation, check your Spam or Junk mail folders in your email system. Can’t participate in our webinars at the appointed time? Never fear! All of the webinars are recorded. To view the recording, simply register now and you will receive an email with a link to the recording when it is ready to be viewed. You can still download the certificate by watching the recording to the end when the certificate link is announced and displayed on the screen. Only 1,000 people at one time can attend our webinars, but registration often tops 4,000. Only the first 1,000 people to click the link to attend the webinar will be able to get in. We start the webinars 30 minutes in advance of the start time. Arrive early to make sure you get in. Please be advised that you will only be eligible for the great door prizes if you participate in the live session. You can earn .2 CEUs for each webinar. The cost is $15 paid to University of Oklahoma online when you apply. Learn more here: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from University of Oklahoma See the schedule of upcoming webinars.