Instructional Leadership Institutes
Upcoming Dates
- August 10-14, 2009
- Almansor Court Banquet & Conference Center, Alhambra, CA
- Enrollment Deadline: July 28, 2009
Costs
CFG Institute: $1,000 per person
Coaches Clinics: $195 per person
Conference fees include materials, continental breakfast, lunch.
University Credit
Institute attendees can elect to receive academic credit through UCLA Extension (UCLA). Satisfactory participation in all five days of the institute, along with submission of the completed enrollment form and $115.00 fee to the UNEX office, will result in 2.0 quarter units. [Education Course X 320.332: CFG Institute: Training Educators to be New Coaches for Critical Friends Groups]. Academic credit is not available for CFG Coaches Clinics.
Contact Us
All inquiries and requests for enrollment forms should be directed to Lisa Manning at 310.825.2488 or via
Critical Friends Groups
CFG Institutes
This five-day institute is designed to provide K-12 educators with research-based processes that engage them in collaborative work that fosters continuous professional development and improves student academic achievement. Using time-efficient protocols for looking at student work, educators will be brought directly into the conversations that lead to examining instructional practice, planning next steps, and getting positive results with students.
During this interactive institute, participants will learn the strategies they need to create and sustain learning communities at their school and district sites where they can:
- develop shared norms and values;
- engage in reflective dialogue;
- give each other non-judgmental feedback on their work;
- share resources and ideas; and
- plan changes in the school’s organization and culture.
Most educators participate in SMP’s CFG Institute for the purpose of learning how to facilitate CFGs back at their school or district site; however, those wishing to enhance their teaching practice and not lead a CFG are also encourage to attend.
CFG Coaches Clinics
This one-day workshop is the next professional development step for CFG Institute graduates who are currently coaching CFGs or using CFG protocols in other settings throughout their school site and / or district office.
These clinics provide participants with the opportunity to:
- hone their skills in questioning, giving and receiving feedback, and engaging in peer observation;
- facilitate new protocols and enhance confidence with protocols currently in use; and,
- explore practical methods of expanding the impact of the professional learning community beyond the boundaries of the CFG.
Educators who have attended CFG seminars offered by other institutions are also eligible to participate.
Read participant testimonials from past Critical Friends Groups institutes . . .
