Presented by Ileana Valdes, Instructional Coach, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Kirstin Fowler-Liu, MAT/MA, Senior Implementation Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; and Stephanie Meewes, Senior Implementation Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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We don’t have to look far outside of education to see how coaching has led professionals to greatness in industries like music, sports, etc. The same kind of continuous professional development is attainable in education through job-embedded, personalized coaching that will elevate teacher success. A long-term coaching plan is a continuous investment into the overall health of your educational team and your teachers’ individual growth. With the support of a dedicated coach, teachers can create lasting effects on student outcomes and exceed their professional goals.

Join us for a discussion around how to shift our paradigms, invest in our educators, and create a coaching practice that informs how we all can drive teacher engagement, retention, and schoolwide outcomes. In this edWebinar, you:

• Learn tools to evaluate your current resources and develop your own coaching practice
• Leave with a template to create a multi-year coaching plan with resources for your teachers
• Explore how coaching can build capacity when funding is a challenge

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 school and district leaders as well as teachers.

 About the Presenters

Ileana Valdes is an Instructional Coach with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Ileana has over 10 years of experience in education, corporate and school levels. Her personal values, leadership, and creativity give her the opportunity to grow and keep learning. She worked as an Administrative and Professional Development Coordinator in HMH’s office in Puerto Rico. Deeply in her heart, she wanted to teach in a classroom, so she moved to Illinois to teach in a dual language program to awesome fifth graders, then she moved back to Puerto Rico where she taught fourth-grade ELA, math, and science in a bilingual academy. She worked as well on some projects as an education consultant and higher education curriculum specialist. She is currently finishing her doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction. She loves what she does as an Instructional Coach because, in addition to supporting teachers and leaders to understand the HMH program, she motivates them to be better. She loves listening, helping people define their purpose, and being able to offer student-centered solutions. In her free time, she loves to travel, go to the beach, and spend time with her family and friends.

Kirstin Fowler-Liu, MAT/MA is a Senior Implementation Manager with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Professional Services division. Kirstin is a former English and social studies teacher, education entrepreneur, and art historian. Her work emphasizes elevating student success by building teacher and administrator capacity and skills through professional development. Before joining the HMH team, she taught full inclusion and IB world history, U.S. history, and ELA in several Pittsburgh, PA middle and high schools. In her spare time, she contributed to education blogs on instructional design and best practices, authored state proficiency and teacher licensing exams, worked as a part-time instructional coach with HMH, and founded a tutoring company. Kirstin spends her free time with her husband and loveable mutt outside work. Adventure is always calling—you’ll find her exploring the world by bike, experimenting in the kitchen, or trying out new hobbies (this year: cross-stitch).

Stephanie Meewes has over 15 years of educational experience as a language arts teacher and presently serves Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Professional Services as a Senior Implementation Manager. She enjoys partnering with customers to craft programs and practice-based professional learning solutions that promote student learning. While teaching, Stephanie was part of Chicago Public School’s first Apple iPad 1:1 initiative and was vested in creating practical, blending learning strategies that motivated and supported student growth. Currently, she resides in northern Virginia and prioritizes spending time with her young family and friends, both near and far.

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