NCSM Virtual Coaching Labs
- Overview
- Why You Should Attend
- Register for the Virtual Coaching Lab
- Contacts, Questions, and Concerns
- Professional Development Leads
NCSM Virtual Coaching Labs2024-2025NCSM’s mission is to equip and empower a diverse education community to engage in leadership that supports, sustains, and inspires high quality mathematics teaching and learning every day for each and every learner. NCSM recognizes that coaching is a vital component of mathematics leadership, regardless of your job title. The work of coaching is to support and empower teachers to ultimately increase student learning, create positive student identities, and develop confident users of mathematics. NCSM is excited to announce the return of the NCSM Virtual Coaching Labs! Virtual Coaching Labs are 90-minute virtual sessions in which leaders and coaches learn about mathematics coaching, hear from featured speakers, and have the opportunity to practice coaching skills. Each session will highlight a specific aspect of coaching. During each session, participants will have the opportunity to practice coaching skills in real time through role play experiences in small groups. Each session will be held from 5:00-6:30 EST/2:00-3:30 PST. NOTE: Space is limited for the 2024-2025 NCSM Virtual Coaching Labs. You may opt to register for one or more coaching labs as spaces are available. Registration information will be sent out via email blast. Visit this website for the most updated information. If you are a teacher leader, coach, administrator, or supervisor you won’t want to miss out on these professional learning coaching labs! We have an amazing line-up of featured speakers for this year: |
| Date | Featured Speakers | Session Focus |
| November 19, 2024 |
Amy Lucenta & Grace Kelemanik |
Capturing Discourse Data for Coaching Sessions |
| December 10, 2024 |
Courtney K. Baker & Melinda Knapp |
Proactive Mathematics Coaching |
| January 7, 2025 |
Mona Toncheff |
Navigating Difficult Coaching Conversations |
| January 28, 2025 |
Barbara Dougherty & Nicora Placa |
Coaching with a Lens on Tier 1 and 2 Interventions |
| February 18, 2025 |
Dionne Aminata & Deborah Peart Crayton |
Cultivating Collective Agency through Responsive Coaching |
| March 4, 2025 |
Abel Maestas |
Leveraging Student Thinking |
Features of each Virtual Coaching Lab
- Explicit focus on coaching practices, philosophies, and skills
- Problems of practices that are designed for mathematics education leaders
- Real-time feedback and coaching
- Materials, resources, and strategies to use in your role
- Networking opportunities among leaders from other locations
Design of the Virtual Coaching Lab
Coaching Lab Spotlight: Each virtual coaching lab will have a particular focus that will be spotlighted at the start of the coaching lab
Problem of Practice: Participants will engage in small group exploration of a problem of practice in which they can apply techniques discussed in the session spotlight
Role Play: Participants will have the opportunity to role-play as a coach, client, or process observe, and receive real-time feedback on coaching
Maximize your learning by attending multiple sessions
Each virtual coaching lab is specially designed to focus on different aspects of mathematics coaching. Attending each of the coaching labs will provide you with the opportunity to build your coaching skills to support your leadership work.
Registration Payment Options
You may register online, by fax, or by mail.
You may pay for registration by check, purchase order, or credit card: MasterCard, Visa, or Discover. You may only use a check or Purchase Order if you are mailing your registration by way of the US Mail. Please note: If registering by purchase order, payment is due one week prior to the academy you plan to attend. NCSM does not accept purchase orders for membership dues.
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Registration Fees- Individual Rates
Member |
Non-Member |
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| Individual Coaching Lab | $20 | $30 |
| Three Coaching Labs Bundle (Select your preferred dates) | $55 | $80 |
| Six Coaching Labs Bundle | $100 | $150 |
Registration Deadlines
Please register by the following dates for each virtual coaching lab:
- November 14, 2024 for Coaching Lab 1 scheduled on November 19, 2024.
- December 5, 2024 for Coaching Lab 2 scheduled on December 10, 2024.
- January 2, 2025 for Coaching Lab 3 scheduled on January 7, 2025.
- January 23, 2025 for Coaching Lab 4 scheduled on January 28, 2025.
- February 13, 2025 for Coaching Lab 5 scheduled on February 18, 2025.
- February 28, 2025 for Coaching Lab 6 scheduled on March 4, 2025.
Please contact NCSM Office (303-317-6595) to check availability. Registration is not guaranteed until your payment is received.
Registration Confirmation
You will receive an email confirmation, which will serve as a receipt if you’ve included an email address in your profile. Allow 2-3 weeks for processing. Registration becomes effective only when payment is received. If you have not received your registration confirmation within a week of the academy you’ve registered for, call NCSM Office at (303) 317-6595.
Login instructions and the link for the virtual seminar will be distributed during the week prior to the scheduled event.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Virtual Coaching Lab registration is nonrefundable. If you miss any sessions they will be recorded and made available to you.
Each of the coaching labs will be hosted by NCSM Board members: Ian Shenk and Nicora Placa. Specific Coaching Labs will also include special guest speakers with expertise in a particular field of coaching.
Ian Shenk
NCSM Regional Director, Southern US 1
Ian Shenk is the Mathematics Curriculum Specialist for Hanover County Public Schools in Virginia. In this role, he supports teachers and administrators in designing, delivering, and recognizing high quality instruction that is engaging and relevant to all students. Perhaps most importantly, he coordinates Hanover’s team of twelve building-based math coaches. This coordination involves providing professional learning experiences for coaches, working with them as a group and individually to support their continued professional growth. His twenty years in education also includes experience as a high school math coach, a building-level administrator, and a classroom teacher.
Ian is active in several organizations, including serving as president for the the Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM) and the Virginia Council of Mathematics Supervision (VCMS). He is beginning his second year as the NCSM Regional Director for Southern US 1.
Nicora Placa
NCSM Coaching Coordinator
Nicora Placa, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Curriculum and Teaching at Hunter College which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY). In her 20 years in education, she has served in a variety of roles including elementary school teacher, middle school mathematics teacher, and mathematics coach. She continues to work with schools and districts to provide collaborative coaching and professional learning support. She has authored 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching, as well as numerous articles. Nicora is beginning her first year as NCSM Coaching Coordinator. She is constantly learning from the teacher teams she works with and is inspired by them to find new ways to create opportunities for all students to learn and love math.