Research indicates that teaching is a complex intellectual activity and that teachers who think at higher levels produce students who are higher achieving, more cooperative and better problem solvers. It is the invisible skills of teaching, the thinking processes that underlie instructional decisions, which produce superior instruction. Cognitive Coachingsm is a research-based model that capitalizes upon and enhances teachers’ cognitive processes. These two courses have been approved for Evaluator Approval as well!
| Cognitive Coachingsm Level 1 | ||
| Dates | Location & Registration Link | Instructor(s) |
| Oct. 7, 8, 21, 22, 2024 | Heartland AEA - Johnston (Room 107B) | Kaylynne Christensen |
| Oct. 2, 11, 16, 25, 2024 | Green Hills AEA - Creston | Michelle McKinney |
| Oct. 21, 22; Nov. 4, 6, 2024 | Central Rivers AEA - Clear Lake | Danyel Reiter |
| Jan. 15, 16, 21, 22, 2025 | Green Hills AEA - Council Bluffs | Michelle McKinney |
| Feb. 17, 18; March 10, 11, 2025 | Great Prairie AEA - Ottumwa AEA Office (Auditorium) | Sue Schirmer |
| Feb. 19, 20; April 2, 3, 2025 | Grant Wood AEA - Cedar Rapids | Emily Coonrod |
| April 22, 23, 29, 30, 2025 | Heartland AEA - Johnston | Kaylynne Christenson |
| We will be offering Part 1 in the summer of 2025; those dates will be coming. | ||
| Cognitive Coachingsm Level 2 | ||
| Dates | Location and Registration Link | Instructor(s) |
| Oct. 21-22; Nov. 12-13, 2024 | Grant Wood AEA - Cedar Rapids | Emily Coonrod |
| Jan. 28-29; Feb. 12-13, 2025 | Heartland AEA - Johnston | Sue Schirmer |
| Feb. 5, 14, 19, 28, 2025 | Green Hills AEA - Creston | Michelle McKinney |
| March 25-26; April 1-2, 2025 | Central Rivers AEA - Clear Lake | Danyel Reiter |
| April 9, 10, 23, 24, 2025 | Green Hills AEA - Avoca | Michelle McKinney |
| April 7-8 and 23-24, 2025 | Grant Wood AEA - Cedar Rapids | Emily Coonrod & Sue Schirmer |
| We will be offering Part 2 in the summer of 2025; those dates will be coming. | ||