February 2025 Coaching Conference: Full Schedule

Welcome to Pasco’s 10th Anniversary Instructional Coaching Conference. We are offering our 20th conference over the last decade and am thankful that you have attended, presented and chose to be a part of our mission to grow and develop outstanding Instructional Coaches.

We want to train and retain our newest staff while working with all staff to improve content and curricular implementation that ensures high rates of student growth and proficiency. This year we have doubled down on coaching around content and aiming our supports at moving student outcomes. Please enjoy your day of learning at the coaching conference, visit our sponsors and snacks in the breakroom, and select the sessions that will fill your professional bucket.

We will use your registration schedule and completed surveys after each session to track your attendance and award your professional learning credits. Thanks in advance for completing the feedback forms for each session you attend.

8:30am EST

ELA Excellence: Elevating Instruction and Curriculum for Elementary Educators

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST

Training Room C

Designed specifically for instructional coaches, this session will empower you with the latest and most effective strategies in ELA to support and elevate your teachers' instructional practices. Discover innovative approaches with using high-quality curriculum resources that will enhance student learning and drive classroom success. You will hear directly from teachers who are successfully implementing resources like DBQs and Writable, providing practical examples and inspiration for integrating these powerful tools into your coaching practice. Whether you're working with seasoned teachers or those new to the field, this session will equip you with the knowledge and strategies to foster ELA excellence across your school. Join us to elevate your coaching impact and support your teachers in achieving outstanding literacy outcomes.

Speakers

Cara Carter

4th Grade ELA/Humanities Teacher, Fox Hollow Elementary

I am a passionate ELA educator pursuing my M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, graduating in May 2025. I am dedicated to fostering a love for literacy and student growth.

Lisa Fisher

Emily White

Sr. Instructional Specialist K-5 ELA, Pasco County Schools

I am honored to currently serve as the Senior Instructional Specialist for K-5 ELA. My journey in Pasco County Schools has included roles as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and curriculum specialist. I am passionately dedicated to our mission in Pasco, ensuring every student... Read More →

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Training Room C

ELA

9:45am EST

Literacy Coaching for Change

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am EST

Training Room C

Have you ever had the opportunity to lead a new change in your school? Have you ever experienced resistance to change? Join us for an engaging session on how to differentiate coaching practices to meet the needs of adult learners. Literacy coaches in this session will engage in research, collaborative discussions and scenario-based problem solving to promote reflective coaching conversations which lead to changes in instructional practice to improve student literacy outcomes.

Speakers

State Regional Literacy Directors (SRLDs)

Mary Garced and Mellissa Teston

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am EST
Training Room C

ELA

1:15pm EST

K12 Coaching- Creating a Literacy-Focused Guiding Question + Data Display for Quick, Purposeful, and Intentional Data Driven Coaching Conversations

Tuesday February 18, 2025 1:15pm - 3:15pm EST

Training Room C

This session will focus on learning how to create a literacy-focused guiding question with a teacher before going in for an observation and data collection. Once the agreed upon topic has been established and the form of data collection agreed upon, participants will learn how to take the data from the observation and create a focused and purposeful data display. This will be the means that drives the focus for the conversation. This training will include practical application with examples from both the Elementary and Secondary lens and will support the data-driven and focused conversation necessary to make instructional moves in the building. Come join us to learn more about how you can drive decision-making through data in an easy, 10 minute conversation with a teacher.

Speakers

Andrea James

Tressa Lima

Sr. Instructional Specialist 6-12 ELA, Pasco County Schools

I proudly serve as the Sr. Instructional Specialist for 6-12, Literacy. I am the proud mom of two children, Harper (6), and Nolan (3). Both of my children are my world along with my husband and my dog, Brody. I am so proud of the work we accomplish as a Pasco system and look forward... Read More →