Highly effective collaborative teams are vital to the success of every professional learning community (PLC). During this two-day workshop, participants will increase their capacity to coach and support collaborative teams as they engage in continuous improvement. Learn how to provide the clarity, feedback, and support necessary for teams to grow in the right work, and leave with a plan for implementing best coaching practices in your school or district.
Participants will:
- Examine the current research and practices supporting coaching and collaboration
- Explore a promising new approach for providing effective, job-embedded professional development to teachers
- Discover a coaching framework anchored in the cornerstones of clarity, feedback, and support
- Learn how coaching collaborative teams can improve teachers’ instructional practices and lead to increased student learning
- Understand how to intentionally shift from coaching individuals to coaching collaborative teams
- Acquire tools, processes, and products for coaching collaborative teams in a PLC at Work®
VenueAmway Grand Plaza 187 Monroe Avenue NW Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Schedule
Agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Monday, November 10th
7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:00–11:30 a.m. |
Presentation |
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
1:00–4:00 p.m. | Presentation |
Tuesday, November 11th
7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:00–11:30 a.m. |
Presentation |
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
1:00–4:00 p.m. | Presentation |
Accommodations
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
While discounted rooms in our hotel room block may be sold out, the primary hotel may still have rooms available at their standard rates. Please inquire directly with the hotel.
Hotels
Primary Hotel
Amway Grand Plaza
187 Monroe Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
616.774.2000
Discounted Rate: (single or double) $189/night
Deadline: October 19, 2025, or until group rate is sold out
Online reservations
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
Parking information: Discounted daily parking rate of $19.00 for self-park and $25.00 for valet
In order to receive the discounted hotel room rate, please mention Solution Tree. After the deadline listed below, rates will be determined by the hotel.
VenueAmway Grand Plaza 187 Monroe Avenue NW Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Event Reviews
“This was AMAZING! I am inspired and have so many actionable items to take back to use with my teams. This training shifted my whole thinking on the PLC process.”
“As a teacher, I thrive when there is structure. The SIG is a powerful tool I plan to utilize with the help of our building leadership team to help make our PLCs more effective and meaningful. A personal goal I have set for myself is to utilize the framework for coaching collaborative teams: clarify, feedback, and support. These are areas where I greatly need to hone my skills.”
“I learned ways to assess our current PLC process as well as incremental steps to continually improve the process.”
“The tools we received, such as the SIG and Pathways . . . are going to be so helpful going forward!”
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Additional Information
Product code: WSG345
Five Reasons to Attend a Solution Tree Event (PDF)
A Letter to Your Boss (DOC)
You will receive a certificate of participation 6 weeks after the event concludes. Please check with your state department of education for CEU availability.
Included with your registration
Amplify Your Impact
This book will help instructional leadership increase the collaborative learning of its teacher teams through a framework of collaborative coaching methods.
Event Journal
We’re enhancing your event experience. In addition to providing presentations in digital format, Solution Tree is publishing retail-quality, perfect-bound notebooks expertly designed to support your learning. Any printed handouts or worksheets integrated into your sessions will continue to be provided.