Description:

Empower change in your school by leading student-centered teaching and learning. Learn CTLG’s Change The Story™ framework, instructional strategies, and shared leadership principles to prepare students who can think critically and independently. Participants will learn research-backed instructional strategies and job-embedded coaching models that build shared leadership across all content areas and classrooms across their schools. Educators and leaders will develop next steps to shift instruction to support deeper learning. Walk away with ideas to foster student engagement, motivation, and competency to build internal leadership and sustain student-focused practices.

Subject Area: Leadership

Delivery Format: In-Person, Virtual, Hybrid, Implementation Support

Target Audience: Instructional Coaches, School Administrators, District Administrators

Duration: Workshop (60-90 minutes), Half-Day (3 hours), Full-Day (6 hours)

Facilitators:

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, High, Higher Education

Learning Intentions:

• Understand and apply an instructional framework (like CTLG’s Change The Story™) to strengthen instructional leadership that fosters student-centered teaching and deeper learning.
• Develop actionable next steps for implementing research-based strategies and leadership practices that shift instruction toward student-centered learning.

Success Criteria:

• I can identify how instructional leadership supports student-centered teaching and deeper learning.
• I can create a throughline that represents how my leadership directly impacts student-centered practices.

Key Topics Covered:

• Student-centered learning
• Instructional leadership
• Deeper learning
• Job-embedded coaching
• Capacity-building
• Transformation
• Sustainability

Expected Impact:

This professional learning session empowers leaders and school divisions to drive systemic instructional change by leveraging CTLG’s Change The Story™ framework. Participants will gain practical strategies and coaching models that build shared leadership, strengthen coherence across classrooms, and foster student-centered practices. The impact is a sustainable shift toward deeper learning and critical thinking, equipping schools to cultivate engaged, motivated learners and build long-term capacity for transformation.

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