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 at the Holiday Inn Express in Bourbonnais, Illinois. I

"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)
• Update from the Illinois State Board of Education. Dr. Linda Tomlinson updated conference participants on upcoming changes in certification for principals and Illinois Professional Teaching Standards.