Direct Instruction Coaching Institute

July 26-30, 2021

Come to this comprehensive, in-person Institute!

Intended Audience: Lead, mentor, or master teachers and consultants who serve as a staff development resource
Experience Level: Experienced
Presenter: Tamara Bressi

Whether you’re an instructional coach, peer coach, or administrator responsible for improving student performance, one of the most critical roles in a successful Direct Instruction implementation is the coach. With good, careful coaching, teachers will become more skilled and proficient in teaching the DI programs, and students will excel with improved instruction.

In an implementation that does not incorporate high-quality coaching, some teachers will become stars, but others may demonstrate little to no improvement, keeping the implementation as a whole from achieving a high level of success. With effective coaching, staff development, and strong leadership, teachers using Direct Instruction will improve dramatically, and students will progress farther and faster than they ever have before. 

This Institute will equip building and district-level instructional coaches, peer coaches, lead teachers and mentor teachers with critical coaching and support skills.

Participants will learn how to:

• Gain meaningful information from lesson progress and in-program mastery data.
• Model how to improve written records.
• Conduct supportive classroom observations and demonstrations aimed at increasing student success.
• Provide effective oral and written feedback to instructors to directly impact student performance.
• Design and deliver effective, ongoing professional development sessions.
• Facilitate rehearsal sessions.
• Determine the appropriate intervention based on data and observation.
• Facilitate Data Analysis Team meetings to find and solve student performance problems in a timely manner.

$825 fee includes all materials and lunch each day

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued if a written request is received in our office by July 9, 2021, or if NIFDI has to cancel the event. Cancellations after that date will not be refunded; however, we do allow substitutions. A written request must be received in our office before any refunds will be processed.  

COVID-19 Protocols: All state, city, and CDC guidelines will be followed.