Venue
Solution Tree Iowa State Office Training Center
611 5th Avenue Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50309
In this workshop, instructional coaches and school leaders will explore the SIMPLE Approach. This comprehensive system combines The SIMPLE Shift and The SIMPLE Blueprint to build sustainable coaching cultures and promote teacher and student growth. Participants will learn how to implement The SIMPLE Shift to transform school culture and align coaching initiatives with school improvement goals while applying The SIMPLE Blueprint to create structured, data-driven coaching programs.
Through collaborative activities, attendees will connect coaching practices with leadership strategies, ensuring alignment and support. By the end of the workshop, educators will return to school with practical tools and a strategic action plan for developing impactful coaching programs that drive lasting change.
Learning Outcomes
Strategies for integrating coaching into the broader school culture
Strengthen collaboration between coaches and school leaders
Tools and frameworks for establishing impactful coaching cycles
Actionable plans for data-driven instructional improvements
Use data to set coaching goals and measure impact
Overcome coaching challenges and resistance
Build professional capacity for continuous growth
Nicole S. Turner is an educational coach and author with over 17 years of classroom and leadership experience. She has worked with thousands of educators, instructional coaches, and administrators across the United States through conferences and custom professional development sessions.
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On-site and continental US only.
You will receive a certificate of participation within six weeks after the event concludes.
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