Venue
Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown
1500 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Directions
Parking: For overnight guests, the daily rate is $22 with unlimited in-and-out access.
For non-guests, the rate is $13 for up to 10 hours.
Workshop Overview
Instructional coaching is a cornerstone of building teacher effectiveness. It provides a supportive environment where educators can strengthen their expertise and refine their instructional practices.
In this session, participants will learn how to foster a coaching culture and mindset within their school or district—even in settings without formally designated coaches. Through short videos of classroom instruction, they will actively experience the coaching process, explore practical tools, and practice feedback protocols.
Additionally, participants will examine the Marzano model of instructional rounds, gaining insights into how this approach extends and enhances instructional coaching practices. By doing so, they will see how it can be scaled to support all teachers across a school or district.
Learning Outcomes
Learn how to utilize teacher self-rating scales that transform goal-setting into a meaningful, collaborative process.
Explore coaching strategies to help teachers progress through the self-rating scale, maximizing their growth potential.
Master a three-phase protocol for providing focused feedback that engages teachers in reflecting, refining, and attaining new expertise.
Mario I. Acosta
Mario I. Acosta, EdD, is an award-winning educator, author, speaker, and presenter. He spent 20 years of his career as a teacher, instructional coach, assistant principal, academic director, and principal. He was named the 2022 Principal of the Year in Texas while serving Westwood High School.
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Supporting Documents
Materials are copyrighted. Workshop participants may print these pages for personal use and note-taking during the event. Additionally, pages marked “Reproducible” can be reproduced freely without permission as long as they are not reprinted in a formal book that is published and sold; copyright lines on Reproducible pages must remain intact. Otherwise, no part of these materials may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without prior written permission of Solution Tree. Please contact pubs@SolutionTree.com for permission to duplicate any materials.
Get 30% off and free shipping when you purchase five or more books or DVDs at MarzanoResources.com or at the event.
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Marzano Resources will email all attendees a certificate for 15 participation hours within six weeks of the event or by November 4. Please check with your district office for CEU availability. For more information, click here. For questions regarding certificates, contact events@solutiontree.com.
Board of School Administrator (BOSA): Minnesota administrators can click here to download the BOSA certificate, equal to 15 participation hours toward renewing an administrator or teaching license.
If you have questions, go to BOSA FAQs or email info.bosa@state.mn.us. Administrators downloading the BOSA certificate do not need the Solution Tree certificate, as it does not count toward administrative requirements.
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