PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS 2024
Coaching: Classroom Observation Skills - 18th February 2025
Coaching: Classroom Observation Skills - 18th February 2025
This online workshop will cover the key aspects of observation skills for school leaders/ teachers. Our model can be effectively integrated with teacher accreditation, performance and development and appraisal programs. The course will focus on the following areas:
Effective pre-planning for observations
Reducing teacher resistance to being observed
Why a top-down advice model doesn’t work for most teachers
Self Determination Theory and motivation to make changes to practice
How a Coaching approach works for observation
Moving out of comfort zones
Unpacking the POWER Coaching Cycle
Minimising judgement in the observation process
Collecting high-quality data - key strategies
Observation protocols to reduce anxiety and increase impact
Post lesson conversation and goal setting case study
Course start-finish times (by region/ timezone)
Australia
10.00am - 3.00pm NSW, VIC, TAS
9.30am - 2.30pm SA
9.00am - 2.00pm QLD
8.30am - 1.30pm NT
7.00am - 12.00pm WA
Asia-Pacific
12.00pm - 5.00pm New Zealand
8.00am - 1.00pm Japan, South Korea
7.00am - 12.00pm China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (WITA), Phillipines, Brunei
6.00am - 11.00am Indonesia (WIB), Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
Register for this course if you are a Principal, Deputy Principal, Senior/ Middle leader, Coach, Mentor or teacher seeking to further enhance your observation and goal-setting practice to achieve great results with your colleagues.
Nb. If you would like to request an invoice for your school/ company to pay the registration fee for this course, please email us @ info@prolearning.edu.au
This course is presented by Glenn McLachlan: an innovative educational thought leader and qualified Coach with proven expertise in designing and implementing successful professional learning programs in schools across the world. He is deeply passionate about supporting educators by inspiring teams in schools to build a culture of collective efficacy for all teachers to have a positive impact on student achievement.
He is a dynamic workshop facilitator and engaging international keynote speaker, with over 20 years of coaching and leadership experience to understand the myriad challenges of teaching. He studied coaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and trained under Dr Jim Knight from the International Coaching Group. Outside of education, Glenn is also a professional AFL Coach at the Sydney Swans Academy.
All course prices are exclusive of GST.