In this workshop, instructional coaches and school leaders will explore the SIMPLE Approach. This comprehensive system combines The SIMPLE Shift and The SIMPLE Blueprint to build sustainable coaching cultures and promote teacher and student growth. Participants will learn how to implement The SIMPLE Shift to transform school culture and align coaching initiatives with school improvement goals while applying The SIMPLE Blueprint to create structured, data-driven coaching programs. Through collaborative activities, attendees will connect coaching practices with leadership strategies, ensuring alignment and support. By the end of the workshop, you will return to your school with practical tools and a strategic action plan for developing impactful coaching programs that drive lasting change.
Learning Objectives:
- Strategies for integrating coaching into the broader school culture
- Strengthen collaboration between coaches and school leaders
- Tools and frameworks for establishing impactful coaching cycles
- Actionable plans for data-driven instructional improvements
- Use data to set coaching goals and measure impact
- Overcome coaching challenges and resistance
- Build professional capacity for continuous growth
VenueHilton Garden Inn Nashville Downtown Convention Center 305 Korean Veterans Blvd Nashville, Tennessee |
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Schedule
Agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Wednesday, September 17th
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 |
Thursday, September 18th
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
Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Downtown Convention Center
305 Korean Veterans Blvd
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
615.251.3013
Hotel Direct: (615) 251-3013 - please provide our group code '908' to the agent to receive group rate
Discounted Rate: (single or double) $289/night
Deadline: August 22, 2025, or until group rate is sold out
Online reservations
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
Parking information: $45 Valet Parking, self-parking is not available
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.
VenueHilton Garden Inn Nashville Downtown Convention Center 305 Korean Veterans Blvd Nashville, Tennessee |
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Additional Information
Product code: WSG314
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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
Simply Instructional Coaching
The role of an instructional coach is fundamental. The personalized, job-embedded professional development, instructional strategies, and targeted feedback you give to teachers helps them hone their craft. Your work impacts student success and school improvement. If you’ve got questions, this guidebook is for you.
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.