Study Group Coach Grants

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Overview

Due to the extenuating circumstances resulting from COVID-19, the Chicago Foundation for Education has decided to pull its Study Group Team Member Program from our 2020 programming slate. While the majority of Study Group Coaches have decided to defer their groups until 2021, we have a subset of Study Groups that will be available virtually this summer and fall to all interested educators and education professionals.

We have 3 Virtual Study Group options this fall! Contact Sarah Hoppe Knight to learn more and to access the pacing guides and Resource Kits for these professional learning groups.

As with all of CFE's programs, there is no fee to participate. Participants will be eligible to receive up to 15 ISBE Professional Development Hours (PDHs), depending on their level of engagement with the material.

Traditionally, CFE Study Group Coach Grants are awarded to experienced PreK-12th grade teachers interested in sharing a Teaching Approach with colleagues across the Chicago Public School district. CFE considers a Teaching Approach to be a particular methodology or thematic project involving multiple teaching strategies that has been proven to increase student achievement. Teaching Approaches may be focused within one core subject area or integrated across the curriculum. A majority of Study Groups are district-wide, but a limited number of area- and school-based applicants will be selected.

Each Coach mentors 6-8 teachers (Team Members) in implementing this Teaching Approach in their own classrooms. Coaches do not need to recruit Team Members; they will be selected in May through a separate application process.

After participating in a training session, Coaches develop a Study Group curriculum that includes scholarly articles, student work samples, and videos. Additionally, individual experiences are analyzed and used to adapt strategies to classroom and student needs. Peer feedback and reflection on progress are hallmarks of the Study Group process.

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