Steplab Coaching Ambassador Program, North America

News|25th June 2025

Zach Groshell

Director of Steplab North America - Steplab

Become a certified North America Steplab Instructional Coaching Ambassador with our pathway to great coaching.

Ambassador Program: September 2025 Start

At Steplab, we are excited to continue offering our training program to help coaches and leaders implement high-impact coaching and professional development (PD) programs. Join us to gain practical strategies, deepen your expertise, and elevate your impact.

  • 1.
    Receive a 12-month subscription to Steplab, alongside extensive coaching training šŸ“ˆ
  • 2.
    Receive regular check-ins and have access to 1:1 support from Zach Groshell or one of the Steplab team šŸ“†
  • 3.
    Benefit from four training webinars with coaching experts šŸŽ“
  • 4.
    Attend four group coaching sessions to ensure ongoing development šŸ“
  • 5.
    Certify as a North America Steplab Coaching Ambassador šŸ„‚
ā€œSteplab provides direction, tools, and accountability to make it easy for teachers to incrementally raise their effectiveness each week. The cumulative gains are astounding!ā€

Alison Rini, Star Lab Elementary School Sarasota, Florida

Overview of Sessions


September 30: Intro to Coaching on Steplab

Join Zach and the Steplab team for an intensive course in expert coaching on Steplab:

  • 1.
    Explore the Steplab coaching cycle
  • 2.
    Learn how to use our tools to improve coaching conversations
  • 3.
    Learn how to give feedback that combines the core ingredients for lasting change

Choose 1 Session (1 hour):

AM Session: 8 AM PST/11 AM ET
PM Session: 1 PM PST/4 PM ET


October 28: Session 1

Coach with me: I Do

  • 1.
    Explore 4 models of lesson feedback - from poor to great
  • 2.
    Dig into what makes Steplab’s approach to IC mechanism-rich

Choose 1 Session (1.5 hours):

AM Session: 8 AM PST/11 AM ET
PM Session: 1 PM PST/4 PM ET


November 25: Session 2

Coach with me: We Do

  • 1.
    Explore the theory behind each stage of the Steplab Instructional Coaching cycleĀ 
  • 2.
    Learn how to plan and deliver great coaching feedback

Choose 1 Session (1.5 hours):

AM Session: 8 AM PST/11 AM ET
PM Session: 1 PM PST/4 PM ET


December 16: Session 3

Coach with me: You Do

  • 1.
    Apply the theory behind each stage of the coaching cycle and plan your own observation and feedback
  • 2.
    Practice delivering impactful instructional coaching feedback

Choose 1 Session (1.5 hours):

AM Session: 8 AM PST/11 AM ET
PM Session: 1 PM PST/4 PM ET


Year-long access to online coaching modules

Access Steplab’s Coaching Skills Builder, a series of 20 mini-modules designed to develop coaches’ knowledge and expertise by:

  • 1.
    Modeling what great coaching looks like
  • 2.
    Codifying powerful coaching techniques
  • 3.
    Offering succinct useable guidance

Group calls: 4 x expert feedback sessions

Join coaching experts from across the country to:

  • 1.
    Share learning from the Coaching Skills BuilderĀ 
  • 2.
    Offer feedback on one another's coaching
  • 3.
    Support each other to get a little bit better at coaching every week

All group calls are at the usual times:

AM Session: 8 AM PST/11 AM ET
PM Session: 1 PM PST/4 PM ET

Group Call 1: January 27 2025

Group Call 2: February 24 2025

Group Call 3: March 24 2025

Group Call 4: April 28 2025


ā€œSteplab's coaching training, group rehearsals, and one-to-one coaching are the most impactful PD our teachers have had - practical, actionable and directly beneficial for teaching and learning.ā€

Chandler Pogue, Tri-North Middle School, Bloomington, Indiana

Price

Our year-long Ambassador Program is $500, plus $148 for full access to Steplab during the course. Add additional users to the Steplab platform, such as other coaches or teachers, for $148 per user. We recommend at least one additional user.

Spaces for this program are limited. Book your spot now to gain actionable insights and tools to transform teaching and learning in your school or district.

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