2026-2027 Coaching for Deeper Awareness: Confronting Equity Traps to Improve Teaching

Offered Three Times This School Year — Or We’ll Come to You!

September 29, 2026 | January 21, 2027 | June 15, 2027
Or a date of your choosing that works for your team

“If only our school had better support services.”
“This student isn’t getting enough practice at home.”
“I’ve tried everything I can think of, and it’s just not working.” 

Overwhelmed, hard-working educators often fall into these and other Equity Traps when talking about students’ learning. Bringing colleagues’ attention back to their own practice, and the ways in which their instructional choices directly impact students, is not always easy. A conversation with a supportive, curious colleague or coach can make all the difference.

Coaching for Deeper Awareness helps teams build a shared approach to those conversations while strengthening collegial relationships and supporting more equitable decisions for students.

Designed for teams of 4 to 20.

Build a Shared Approach Across Your Team

When leaders and coaches have shared language and practices, difficult coaching conversations do not have to depend on one person’s instinct or style. Grounded in Lead by Learning’s Supportive Challenge framework, this workshop will build a team’s capacity to deepen colleagues’ awareness of equity roadblocks and address them, using coaching moves that strengthen, rather than disrupt, collegial relationships.

Together, your team will practice how to:

• surface equity concerns without shutting down learning
• help colleagues better understand what is happening for students
• support colleagues to identify their own next steps for more equitable practice
• plan meaningful follow-up that keeps reflection and learning moving forward

Your team will leave with shared language, practical coaching tools, and an approach you can continue using across your school or organization.

All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Who Should Enroll?

This workshop is for leaders and teams across schools, departments, grade levels, after-school, and summer programs who want practical ways to help colleagues reflect on the equity impact of their decisions.

Whether coaching is part of your formal role or happens informally with peers, you’ll practice questioning assumptions and examining equity challenges while strengthening relationships.

Choose the Option That Works for Your Team

Join Our Upcoming Virtual Workshop

January 21, 2027 | 4–6 PM PST

Cost: $199 per participant, minimum 4

20% discount for teams of 10 or more. Pay by credit card at the link below or email us at info-leadbylearning@northeastern.edu to pay via Purchase Order.

OR We’ll Bring the Workshop to You

Lead by Learning can bring Coaching for Deeper Awareness directly to your school, department, or organization.

Email us at info-leadbylearning@northeastern.edu to schedule an in-house two-hour workshop around your team’s availability:

• virtually
• or in person for organizations in the greater Bay Area

This experience is designed to help your team of school leaders, coaches, teacher leaders, or department heads question assumptions, examine equity challenges, and stay connected as colleagues while doing it.