Steplab Coaching Ambassador Program, North America

News|11th November 2024

Claire Hill

Executive Director - Steplab

Zach Groshell

Director of Steplab North America - Steplab

Become a certified US/Canada Steplab Instructional Coaching Ambassador with our new pathway to great coaching.

*We currently offer both an online training program and in-person training events in North America. This article is for the online training; for our in-person training, please see this page.

Ambassador Program: March 2025 Start

We at Steplab are excited to launch a new training program to help coaches and leaders implement high-impact coaching and professional development 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 feedback sessions to support your practice šŸ“
  • 5.
    Certify as a US/Canada Steplab Coaching Ambassador and have early VIP access to our in-person events šŸ„‚
ā€œWhat a great way to kick start my coaching journey. As someone who is new to Steplab and Instructional Coaching, it was so inspirational and supportiveā€

Hollie Kingshott, Sudbury Primary School

Overview of Sessions


March 11: Intro to Coaching on Steplab

Join Zach and Josh 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


April 8: 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


May 13: 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


June 12: 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 19 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: September 16

Group Call 2: October 7

Group Call 3: November 4

Group Call 4: December 9


Price

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

Contact us at [email protected] to reserve your place

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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