BrightMorning Workshops and Courses

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[Free Webinar] There’s Been a Breach: Three Things to Keep in Mind
September 18, 2024 | Register

Broken norms and cultural breaches have the potential to be double whammies. The first hit comes with the initial offense. The second happens when you fail to address it or do so unproductively. A few breaches I’ve navigated include:
-Not following through with agreements
-Gossiping about colleagues
-Intentionally derailing the PD session
The list goes on. When these things happen, you need to be prepared to address the situation skillfully.
Spots for the live webinar are limited to the first 1000 people who log on. A webinar recording will be sent to all registrants and available to replay for one month.

The Art of Transformational Coaching (Chicago)
September 19-20, 2024 | Register

Presented by Elena Aguilar, The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop is the starting point to grow your skills as a Transformational Coach. Based on Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching (2024), this in-person learning experience takes you from knowledge building to effective implementation.

If you want to see sustained changes in practice, your coaching must go below the surface of addressing behaviors (delivering instruction, analyzing data, etc.). Transformation requires taking a holistic approach and skillfully exploring someone’s beliefs and ways of being. This approach is what defines Transformational Coaching. Transformational Coaches also operate from two truths: that every conversation is an equity conversation, and if people are present, so are their emotions. We can learn how to have conversations that change practice by engaging and working with our emotions.

This learning experience is designed for
Coaches
New and experienced coaches, managers, teacher leaders, and mentors

Leaders
Leaders who want to use coaching strategies to support and develop the adults on their team

Educators
Educators in all positions who work in public, charter, and private schools

We offer TFA Alumni $200 off of registration for all of our learning experiences. To apply discount, use promo code tfa200 at check-out.

The Art of Transformational Coaching (San Francisco)
October 3-4, 2024 | Register

Transformational Coaching starts here. Based on Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching (2024), this dynamic learning experience takes you from knowledge building to effective implementation.
This workshop is offered as a two-day in-person workshop, or a virtual blended-learning experience.
The virtual blended-learning option is perfect for those with busy schedules and/or limited ability to travel.
The in-person workshop provides expanded opportunities for practice and community building.
Both options are highly interactive, allowing you to build skills and synthesize learning quickly.

If you want to see sustained changes in practice, your coaching must go below the surface of addressing behaviors (delivering instruction, analyzing data, etc.). Transformation requires skillfully exploring someone’s beliefs and ways of being. This approach is what defines Transformational Coaching. Transformational Coaches also operate from two truths: that every conversation is an equity conversation, and if people are present, so are their emotions. We can learn how to have conversations that change practice by engaging and working with our emotions.

This learning experience is designed for
Coaches
New and experienced coaches, managers, teacher leaders, and mentors

Leaders
Leaders who want to use coaching strategies to support and develop the adults on their team

Educators
Educators in all positions who work in public, charter, and private schools

We offer TFA Alumni $200 off in-person workshop registration fees. To apply discount, use promo code tfa200 at check-out.

Registration closes one week before event.

The Art of Coaching Teams (Virtual)
October 8-10, 2024 | Register

Many successful educators find themselves in leadership roles without substantive training on leading teams. Is this you?

Based on Elena’s best-selling book, The Art of Coaching Teams, this learning experience provides a framework and tools to lead an engaged, high-functioning team. This practical, hands-on workshop blends technical skills with more complex theories vital for a thriving, resilient team. You’ll see strategies modeled, have time to reflect on your own practice, and process the skills you’re learning in a live format.

This learning experience is designed for
Coaches
New and experienced coaches, managers, teacher leaders, and mentors

Leaders
Leaders who want to use coaching strategies to support and develop the adults on their team

Educators
Educators in all positions who work in public, charter, and private schools

We offer TFA Alumni $200 off of registration for all of our learning experiences. To apply discount, use promo code tfa200 at check-out.

Registration closes one week before event.

Live Coaching Demo: Coaching Strong Emotions [Free Webinar]
October 22, 2024 | Register

What do I do if I’m coaching someone who…

…won’t stop crying?

…is constantly saying negative things?

…is feeling depleted or helpless?

At our upcoming free webinar, Coaching Strong Emotions, Elena will demonstrate what to do in a live coaching conversation and, time permitting, answer your questions.

Spots for the live webinar are limited to the first 1000 people who log on. A webinar recording will be sent to all registrants and available to replay for one month.

The Art of Transformational Coaching (San Diego)
October 24-25, 2024 |Register

Transformational Coaching starts here. Based on Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching (2024), this dynamic learning experience takes you from knowledge building to effective implementation.

This workshop is offered as a two-day in-person workshop, or a virtual blended-learning experience.

The virtual blended-learning option is perfect for those with busy schedules and/or limited ability to travel.

The in-person workshop provides expanded opportunities for practice and community building.

Both options are highly interactive, allowing you to build skills and synthesize learning quickly.

If you want to see sustained changes in practice, your coaching must go below the surface of addressing behaviors (delivering instruction, analyzing data, etc.). Transformation requires skillfully exploring someone’s beliefs and ways of being. This approach is what defines Transformational Coaching. Transformational Coaches also operate from two truths: that every conversation is an equity conversation, and if people are present, so are their emotions. We can learn how to have conversations that change practice by engaging and working with our emotions.

This learning experience is designed for
Coaches
New and experienced coaches, managers, teacher leaders, and mentors

Leaders
Leaders who want to use coaching strategies to support and develop the adults on their team

Educators
Educators in all positions who work in public, charter, and private schools

We offer TFA Alumni $200 off of registration for all of our learning experiences. To apply discount, use promo code tfa200 at check-out.

Coaching for Equity (Virtual)
October 28-30, 2024 |Register

You want your school or organization to be an equitable place of learning, but you recognize that there are many obstacles to address. You see inequitable practices, you hear people expressing problematic beliefs, and you recognize the broader systemic challenges. You wonder, “Where to start?”

This workshop provides you with the essential knowledge to recognize educational inequities, with the language to name and describe those inequities, and with the skills to have the conversations to interrupt those inequities. Building off of Elena Aguilar’s books, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching (2024) and Coaching for Equity (2020), you’ll receive additional tools and resources to help you plan for and have conversations that result in behavior and belief change.

This learning experience is designed for
Coaches
New and experienced coaches, managers, teacher leaders, and mentors

Leaders
Leaders who want to use coaching strategies to support and develop the adults on their team

Educators
Educators in all positions who work in public, charter, and private schools

We offer TFA Alumni $200 off of registration for all of our learning experiences. To apply discount, use promo code tfa200 at check-out.

The Art of Transformational Coaching (Virtual)
November 13 – December 4, 2024 | Register

Transformational Coaching starts here. Based on Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching (2024), this dynamic learning experience takes you from knowledge building to effective implementation.

This virtual blended-learning option is perfect for those with busy schedules and/or limited ability to travel.

If you want to see sustained changes in practice, your coaching must go below the surface of addressing behaviors (delivering instruction, analyzing data, etc.). Transformation requires skillfully exploring someone’s beliefs and ways of being. This approach is what defines Transformational Coaching. Transformational Coaches also operate from two truths: that every conversation is an equity conversation, and if people are present, so are their emotions. We can learn how to have conversations that change practice by engaging and working with our emotions.

Part 1: Self-Paced Prework ~ 5 hours minimum

-Your experience begins with a self-guided exploration of the foundations of Transformational Coaching. In this stage, you’ll engage in reading, podcast listening, and reflection.
-This combination of knowledge building and reflection will help you clarify your vision for yourself as a Transformational Coach and prepare for the virtual learning experience.

Part 2: Live Learning – 4 hours total

-You’ll come together with a Bright Morning facilitator and a community of coaches to process your learning, observe masterful coaching, engage in coaching role plays, and receive feedback to sharpen your practice.
-This workshop is highly interactive, allowing you to build skills and synthesize learning quickly.

Part 3: Live Learning – 4 hours total

-A few weeks later, after you have had time to implement your learning into your context, you’ll reconvene with a Bright Morning facilitator and a community of coaches to once again observe masterful coaching, engage in role plays, and receive feedback to sharpen your practice.
You will also have the opportunity to ask questions and receive expert insight into your unique challenges.

The Art of Coaching Emotions (Virtual)
November 19-20, 2024 |Register

Coaching emotions can be intense and intimidating. When teachers are overwhelmed, frustrated, or resistant, it can seem like you’ll never make breakthroughs to serve children. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

When you acquire knowledge and skills, coaching emotions can be satisfying, and even joyful. When you effectively coach emotions, you catalyze growth and unlock the potential for transformation.

The Art of Coaching Emotions workshop takes you deeper into the knowledge and skills introduced in Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching. It enables you to support clients to experience their emotions as sources of wisdom that spur their growth, not as obstacles that keep them stuck.

As you learn to coach others around their emotions, you’ll also see your own emotional resilience increase. The ability to coach emotions will transform your coaching conversations and is the key to creating joyful, resilient, equitable places of learning where everyone thrives.

Artful Design & Facilitation (Virtual)
December 3-5, 2024 | Register

In this 3-day workshop, you will learn what it takes to create spaces where participants feel seen, cared for, challenged, and excited to learn. Drawing from Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen’s book, The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development, you’ll learn:

-A process to determine the purpose of your sessions, how to design agendas with clear outcomes and principles of adult learning in mind

-How to facilitate intentionally

-How to assess learning for impact

You’ll also be guided in a deep exploration of how to respond to your own emotions when they come up while facilitating PD, how to respond to the emotions of others, and how to navigate complex power dynamics.

This learning experience is designed for
Coaches
New and experienced coaches, managers, teacher leaders, and mentors

Leaders
Leaders who want to use coaching strategies to support and develop the adults on their team

Educators
Educators in all positions who work in public, charter, and private schools

We offer TFA Alumni $200 off of registration for all of our learning experiences. To apply discount, use promo code tfa200 at check-out.

The Art of Transformational Coaching (Virtual)
December 10-17, 2024 | Register

Transformational Coaching starts here. Based on Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching (2024), this dynamic learning experience takes you from knowledge building to effective implementation.

This virtual blended-learning option is perfect for those with busy schedules and/or limited ability to travel.

If you want to see sustained changes in practice, your coaching must go below the surface of addressing behaviors (delivering instruction, analyzing data, etc.). Transformation requires skillfully exploring someone’s beliefs and ways of being. This approach is what defines Transformational Coaching. Transformational Coaches also operate from two truths: that every conversation is an equity conversation, and if people are present, so are their emotions. We can learn how to have conversations that change practice by engaging and working with our emotions.

How You’ll Spend Your Time

Part 1: Self-Paced Prework ~ 5 hours minimum

-Your experience begins with a self-guided exploration of the foundations of Transformational Coaching. In this stage, you’ll engage in reading, podcast listening, and reflection.

-This combination of knowledge building and reflection will help you clarify your vision for yourself as a Transformational Coach and prepare for the virtual learning experience.

Part 2: Live Learning – 4 hours total

-You’ll come together with a Bright Morning facilitator and a community of coaches to process your learning, observe masterful coaching, engage in coaching role plays, and receive feedback to sharpen your practice.

-This workshop is highly interactive, allowing you to build skills and synthesize learning quickly.

Part 3: Live Learning – 4 hours total

-A week later, after you have had time to implement your learning into your context, you’ll reconvene with a Bright Morning facilitator and a community of coaches to once again observe masterful coaching, engage in role plays, and receive feedback to sharpen your practice.

-You will also have the opportunity to ask questions and receive expert insight into your unique challenges.

This learning experience is designed for
Coaches
New and experienced coaches, managers, teacher leaders, and mentors

Leaders
Leaders who want to use coaching strategies to support and develop the adults on their team

Educators
Educators in all positions who work in public, charter, and private schools

We offer TFA Alumni $200 off of registration for all of our learning experiences. To apply discount, use promo code tfa200 at check-out.

A Taste of Coaching for Equity (Virtual)
December 11, 2024 | Register

This 1-day workshop provides you with:

The essential knowledge to introduce the concept of equity to your team and coaching clients–the “what”
The foundational skills to center equity in every coaching conversation–the “how”
The space to practice building relationships as you talk about identity and equity–so that you can internalize the skills

Building off of Elena Aguilar’s books, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching (2024) and Coaching for Equity (2020), you’ll receive additional tools and resources to help you make every conversation an equity conversation. This workshop builds skill and knowledge while also attending to the need to build resilience when coaching and leading for equity.