Building Stronger Teachers Through Collaboration
Deepen your skills to foster a professional community among teachers.
Professional community among teachers, the subject of several recent major studies, is often regarded as an essential ingredient contributing to the improvement of schools. In this inquiry, you will explore concepts related to cooperation, collegiality, and collective learning, developing the skills necessary to facilitate learning-oriented conversations that lead to teacher improvement. With teachers in your school, you will practice effective collaboration (drawing on research), foster productive relationships, and analyze interactions with colleagues. Above and beyond these activities, you can choose to do an additional exploration of the research as it informs, analyzes, and improves your practice. You may also choose to participate in an additional clinical coaching cycle with conferencing and an observation to support further improvement and application.
Offered in Fall 2026.
The upcoming seminar schedule is below. Online sessions are held via Zoom, and in-person sessions take place at UVEI, 194 Dartmouth College Hwy, Lebanon, NH 03766.
- Wednesday, September 9, 9:00-3:00, Teacher Learning & Professional Community, in person
- Saturday, September 19, 9:00-3:00, Facilitating Learning Conversations, in person
- Wednesday, October 7, 9:00-3:00, Tuning Facilitating of Learning Conversations & Closure, online
- Practicum work and independent practice continue after the final seminar. The anticipated completion date is December 4th.
Credits and Cost:
- 2 credits (standard inquiry only)
- add 1 credit (optional) for additional exploration of research
- add 1 credit (optional) for clinical coaching cycle
- $640 per credit