• Illinois approves new Illinois Professional Teaching Standards
  http://www.isbe.state.il.us/common_core/
• Illinois teacher education programs gear up for program reform in 2011 – 2013
  See resources in the Online Resources section of this website.
• IACTE conference: Upcoming news about the October 2011 conference to which ITED members are welcomed.

Coaching, Leadership and Impacting Student Learning

Dr. Jim Knight shared his wisdom, expertise and calls to action with ITED members. He shared many materials, which we list for your use and to share with colleagues.

ITED was pleased to sponsor a special conference, Developing Leaders: Impacting Learners, centered on improving instruction and teacher leadership. Sessions addressed instructional coaching, mentoring, new teacher induction, and teacher leadership. The Conference was held Thursday, October 22 through Friday, October 23, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Express in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

"Developing Leaders: Impacting Learners"

Highlights

Dr. Jim Knight
• Keynote Presentations: Dr. Jim Knight, researcher and teacher educator at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. Dr. Knight has been involved with researching and developing effective coaching programs for more than a decade. He is the author of Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach.
• Materials distributed by Dr. Knight
  • Introduction to Instructional Coaching, Principles and Practices (ppt)
  • Coaching & You Tube (ppt)
  • Instructional Coaching (pdf)