Facilitation and Collaborative Leadership for Education Professionals

Course Overview

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Course Description

If you are an instructional coach, a learning specialist, a program or grants coordinator, or a consultant to schools, most of your results depend on people who do not report to you. You run meetings you did not call, support initiatives you do not control, and keep projects moving with teachers, principals, and directors who all have other priorities. Very few people in these roles were ever taught how to do that part of the job.

This course from Compass Partners in Learning gives you a small set of practices you can use the same week. In the first module, you will plan a real working session: sorting out the roles in the room, writing an agenda that tells people what is being asked of them, stating how a decision will be made, and following through on commitments afterward. In the second module, you will draft a working agreement for a real collaboration, plan who needs to know what, and prepare for a conversation about something that is not working. Each module also includes an optional page on using AI tools such as ChatGPT Edu or Copilot for this kind of work. You will finish with a one-page session plan and a one-page working agreement built around your own situation.

This course pairs well with Mastering Outlook for Education Professionals and Funding & Project Management for Education Professionals. Those two cover your own systems and the plan for the work. This one covers how people work together.

Course Goals

• Design a working session that moves a group you do not supervise to a clear decision and documented commitments
• Create a working agreement and communication plan for a collaboration in which you hold no formal authority, including how you will handle feedback and disagreement

Estimated Time: 4-6 Hours (Half Day)

This self-paced course typically requires 4-6 hours to complete, though the actual time may vary based on individual factors.

Access and Credentials

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Free for Members

This course is a TIE Member course. It is free for educators from TIE Member schools with a code. If you do not know your code, please use the link at the top of this page to reach out and request it.

Bulk Enrollment

Administrators, PLC leaders, and others can enroll their whole team; there's an option for bulk enrollment in the Catalog for registering multiple members. You first need to reserve and purchase multiple enrollments. After that, you can invite individuals to your purchased seats.

Team Discount

If registering 20 or more individuals for a team or district, reach out to BLicht@bhssc.org to arrange for special pricing before purchasing.

Credentials: 5 CECH

After completing this course, you can obtain 5 CECH (continuing education contact hours) for South Dakota. CECH/CEUs are free of charge and can be obtained instantly upon completing all requirements.