Experienced & Refresher Trainings

If your certified CFG® coaches need a refresher or focused training on one or more categories of protocols (observation, student work, dilemmas, etc.), we can design an on-site training to meet your specific needs. One-day, two-day, or more, depending on what your coaches want to learn and what the time and resources will allow.

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Two options exist for previously certified CFG® Coaches to deepen their understanding and skill set.

If you’d like to refresh and deepen your coaching skills, this is the right page.
If you’re feeling pretty confident and current with your skills but you want to learn more about a specific area of expertise, skip the “Feeling rusty?” section below and read the rest of the page.

Feeling a little rusty?

Just like getting to Carnegie Hall, skillful facilitation requires “practice, practice, practice.” If it’s been more than a couple years since you were trained as a coach or led a Critical Friends Group community, especially if you’re intrigued about the best use and subtle facilitation tips for our new and updated protocols, we invite you to consider a refresher.

Many long-ago-trained coaches have returned to join one of our existing Open Trainings for new coaches, and consistently report surprise and delight at the new materials, improved training agendas and information, as well as the deepening of their understanding of coaching CFG work. The opportunity to practice with educators from a broad range of demographics different from your own school means you’ll return with fresh insights.

Ready to sign up? Click on the green box at the bottom of the Open Training description on the right.

But what if time and resources are short or there are many coaches to refresh?

If your administration absolutely will not support you in returning for five days, and if there is enough demand among other certified CFG coaches at your school or district, NSRF® will create a three-day refresher, provided all participants can document their previous CFG Coaches’ training and certification. If we all have a common language and basic understanding, we can fast-track your refresher. Contact NSRF to discuss options.

Confident in your skills but seeking greater depths?

If your school or district has a deep need for focus on a particular area, NSRF can help with that. Experienced Coaches’ Trainings can provide a one- to three-day deep-dive (length depending on the content required) into areas such as Observation Protocols, Facilitation Skills, Growth and Belonging Mindset, Leadership, Equity, Inquiry, or Strategic Planning. These events are custom-built for a specific group of attendees, so if you’re interested in hosting or attending such a training, please let us know.

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Let's talk about your needs

Our number is 812-330-2702. We’re open Monday-Friday, 9-5 Eastern Time, but we’re happy to arrange appointments to speak with you outside our regular business hours as necessary. If you’d like to complete a webform so we can have a more focused conversation, please click the “Contact Us” button to get started.

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Other NSRF Training Options

Administrative Trainings

In three days, administrators receive a great overview of CFG work and learn protocols to improve their meetings and other administrative tasks. We encourage administrators to be trained separately from their staff to facilitate openness and trust, and since admins do not need coach certification, this three-day option works best for everyone.

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New! Specialized Trainings

Collaborating with professionals in a variety of related fields, NSRF incorporates our skills and resources to bring you new training opportunities on specialized topics. Read more about these exclusive new offerings, and use the contact form linked below to let us know of your interests.

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Non-Training Meetings

If you’re facing schoolwide dilemmas or other challenging meetings, sometimes it’s best for those to be facilitated by a skilled professional facilitation with a bit of distance from the problems. NSRF skilled facilitators can work with you to design and then lead a meeting that will accomplish your meeting goals and keep you, personally, out of the “hot seat.”

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Open Trainings

This option is best for individuals (or very small groups) seeking to become certified Critical Friends Group coaches, for administrators to learn separately from your staff, or for “testing the waters” before scheduling 15 of your colleagues in an on-site training. Diverse attendance offers totally new perspectives than you’d glean from your colleagues in an on-site training. NSRF plans a variety of open training options throughout the year and across the world.

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On-Site Trainings

The fastest way to improve educator practices and shift your culture positively is by having a group of CFG® coaches trained who will launch multiple communities throughout your organization. Schedule a five-day CFG Coaches’ Training at your site, with an agenda tuned to your needs, at less expense per-person than other training options.

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On-Site & Open Trainings

You can gain the advantages of BOTH on-site and open trainings if you have five to nine people ready to become CFG Coaches. Hosting an On-Site+Open Training at your organization means that you partially fill the training with your own staff, and we’ll help you sell the remaining seats.

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