2025 Schedule at a Glance

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The Coaching for Change Conference is a two-day event being held May 6-7, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, with an optional preconference session add-on on May 5. You can see what we have planned for the conference by looking at our schedule at a glance. 

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Schedule at a Glance

Monday, May 5, 2025

This is an optional, add-on day for our preconference session.

Monday, May 5, 2025

Times Events
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Preconference Workshop With e2L: “Connecting Coaching to Student Success: The Role of Data-Informed Growth” 

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Times Events
8 – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Conference Logistics
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Opening Keynote: Graham Fletcher, “Teaching on the Edge of Understanding and at the Speed of Learning”
9:30 – 9:40 a.m. 10-Minute Time-Out: Break
9:40 – 10:55 a.m.

Pregame Breakout Sessions – Coaching Topic-Focused Breakouts

10:55 – 11:05 a.m. 10-Minute Time Out: Break
11:05 a.m. –
12:20 p.m.

First Quarter Sessions 

12:20 – 1:30 p.m. Conference Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Second Quarter Sessions  
2:45 – 3 p.m. 15-Minute Time-Out: Break
3 – 3:30 p.m. Halftime Adjustments: Table Discussions and Networking

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Times Events
7:30 – 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8 – 8:20 a.m.

Reflections on Day 1: Dr. Dale Winkler, SREB Vice President 

8:20 – 8:30 a.m. 10-Minute Time Out: Break
8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Third Quarter Sessions 
9:45 –10:05 a.m. Hotel Check-Out/Break
10:05 – 11:20 a.m. Fourth Quarter Sessions 
11:20 – 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Overtime Sessions 
1:30 – 1:40 p.m. 10-Minute Time-Out: Break
1:40 – 2:30 p.m.

Closing Keynote:  Jason Adair, SREB

2:30 – 3 p.m.

Evaluations and Workshop Certificates

SREB Coaches Support:  Ensuring Your Impact Back in Your Schools 

Ivy Coburn, SREB

Breakout Sessions

Tuesday, May 6

Pregame Sessions — 9:40 – 10:55 a.m.
Coaching Topic Session Title Lead Presenters
Plan for Success Instructional Coaching Moves: Practical Strategies for
Impactful Support
Christi Edwards, Debbie Robertson
Sustain Change

 
Beyond the Numbers: Coaching Educators to Use
Manipulatives for Deeper Math Understanding
Santesia Steward
Trust the Process Investing in New Educators Through High-Quality
Induction
Amanda Merritt
Turn Challenges
Into Change
The Case of the Missing Impact: Let’s Solve the Mystery
to Maximizing Coaching Support
Kanisa Williams
First Quarter Sessions — 11:05 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Coaching Topic Session Title Lead Presenters
Build Strong
Teams
 
The Power of Vulnerability: Leading Authentically to
Empower Teachers
Terri Seay Bryant
Sustain Change Individualized Professional Development for ALL
Teachers
Caitlynn Langford
Trust the Process Moving Past “Nice”: Effective Coaching Through
Reflective Conversations
Mario Tiarre Pickens
Turn Challenges
Into Change
Breaking Through Resistance Becca Silver
Second Quarter Sessions — 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Coaching Topic Session Title Lead Presenters
Build Strong
Teams
 
In Your Coaching Era: 11 Tips for Coaching Based on the
Albums of Taylor Swift
Holly Cain
Plan for Success Developing an Effective Walk-Through System as a
Catalyst for Meaningful Change
Juett Wells, Jenny Donnelly
Sustain Change The Heartbeat of Coaching: A Workshop for
Transformational Growth
Benita Hughes, Lisa Hyman-Hall
Trust the Process Playbook for Success: Designing Presentations that
Score Big
Daniel Rock, Jason Adair
Turn Challenges
Into Change
 
Equipping Coaches to Support the “Uncoachable” Lashawnte McCray-Sarvis

Wednesday, May 7

Third Quarter Sessions — 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Coaching Topic Session Title Lead Presenters
Build Strong
Teams
 
Supporting Effective Tier 1 Instruction — A Collaborative
Conversation
Michelle Coburn
Plan for Success Supercharging Student Growth Brandon Horlick, Nicole Bouhana,
Gina Kutz, Jennifer Zelena
Sustain Change Networking a Workforce Instructional Mindset Anita Clarke, Ressa Chittam,
Donn Kirkwood
Trust the Process Differentiated Teacher Coaching David Seale
Turn Challenges
Into Change
Successfully Navigating Change: Equipping School
Leaders and Coaches to Empower Teachers Through
Transition
Terri Seay Bryant
Fourth Quarter Sessions — 10:05 a.m. – 11:20 p.m.
Coaching Topic Session Title Lead Presenters
Build Strong
Teams


 
Fostering Collaborative Excellence: Coaching a District
to Cultivate a Shared Vision to Support Educator Growth
and Learning
Melinda Stewart, Deb Cullen
Plan for Success Captured for Coaching: Using Video Reflection as a
Coaching Tool
Regina Brown
Sustain Change Are You a Partner or a Pusher: Learning How Beliefs
Impact Coaching Actions
Nadira Singh, Marquitis Adams,
Mariah Tidwell
Trust the Process Designing Dynamic and Effective Professional Learning
for Educators
Kristen Butler
Turn Challenges
Into Change
The Language of Math: What We Say Matters Jennifer Rouse
Overtime Sessions — 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Coaching Topic Session Title Lead Presenters
Build Strong
Teams



 
Blow the Whistle: Leveraging Coaching Practices to
Strengthen Teacher Capacity
Kourtney White, Kanisa Williams,
Jernita Randolph Bean,
John Hruby, Marchetta Kimmons
Sustain Change Rev up Your Coaching: Shifting Gears and Mindsets for
Impactful Change
Lisa Hall-Hyman, Clavis Anderson,
Carol Brady
Trust the Process
 
Building Capacity Through Instructional Coaching Across
School Districts
Kim Muschaweck, Stephen Wills
Turn Challenges
Into Change

 
Challenges Are Inevitable: Preparation Is a Skill to Be
Developed
Carol Schaper. Kelley McDonough,
Leslie Chesley