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In-person Professional Learning Events with McREL

McREL’s professional learning events for teachers, instructional coaches, principals, school leadership teams, and district/system administrators supports growth of the knowledge, skills, and capacities needed to improve educator efficacy, student learning, and schoolwide success.

Our expert facilitators inspire and inform with evidence-backed strategies, tools, and resources, and deliver sessions in an engaging, interactive way that honors best practices for adult learning.

You can register as an individual or as a team. For assistance with team registrations and payment by purchase orders, please contact us directly.

If you prefer a blended professional learning experience that combines on-site sessions at your school with synchronous and asynchronous online sessions, we can design a just-right solution for your team. Contact us today to get the conversation started.

In-Person PD Courses and Conference Sessions for Teachers, Principals, and District Leaders

Learning Forward Annual Conference

Dec. 8-11, 2024
Denver, Colorado

Join Bryan Goodwin and Tonia Gibson from McREL for their session “Designing and Implementing Joyful Professional Learning.” Drawing from research and school-based examples, you’ll learn how to apply a simple brain-based model of learning to transform professional learning from dreaded into joyful. Gain practical strategies and tools, and plan next steps for improving professional learning in your school or system.

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Effective Instructional Coaching for
Improved Classroom Learning

Feb. 3-6, 2025
Lawrence, Kansas

Join Bryan Goodwin and Jim Knight in this workshop that combines research-based teaching strategies with effective instructional coaching to enhance instruction in schools. Explore McREL’s 14 strategies from The New Classroom Instruction that Works and discover how coaches can effectively share these strategies through Jim Knight’s Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching. Bryan and Jim will alternate sharing insights on teaching and coaching, highlighting connections between their expertise. Participants will have opportunities to engage in dialogue with peers, practice coaching strategies, and plan how to integrate new learning into their organization.

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