Instructional Excellence

Students today are different from our students of 10 or even 5 years ago. In addition to the learning challenges posed by the pandemic, social and emotional needs are high, attention spans have drastically changed, and what motivates students to learn and what will hold their interest is constantly evolving.

Our approach to supporting teachers is to offer a variety of data-driven strategies educators can use immediately to help engage students, which will increase teacher efficacy, student motivation, and academic achievement.

Our most popular offering is 1:1 instructional coaching. We currently work with hundreds of teachers providing 1:1 support that is completely personalized. Learn more about our instructional coaching process here. You can contact us anytime to learn more about how we can facilitate coaching for your school.

"Studies have found that teacher instructional coaching has a greater impact
on instruction and student achievement than almost all other school-based intervention programs. Student performance improves with instructional coaching for teachers, regardless of if the teacher is a novice or a veteran."
(Kraft, Blazar, & Hogan, 2018)

Our Offerings

1:1 Instructional Coaching

Professional Learning Workshops

College Preparedness in a Post-Pandemic Era

We also offer a variety of workshop offerings that can be facilitated in-person or virtually. Here you will find our current offerings, and we are constantly adding new opportunities to this list. To discuss which offerings would best fit the needs of your school, we recommend signing up for a short call with Dr. Werner.

If you have a specific need please let us know. The workshop themes can be adjusted, and all workshops will be tailored to fit the unique needs of your school.

What they Say

Jessica came into FIS with fresh eyes. She was able to provide some timely advice to help with the social-emotional behaviors of our students midyear. After 22 years as an educator I welcome her advice and coaching.

Amanda Naimy, 2nd grade

Frankfurt International School

I have received very helpful and specific feedback from my coach. She has been really helpful in instances where I may feel like the energy of the class has gotten too out of control and how to bring it back down. Thank you!

Middle School teacher

Seattle, WA

One of my goals this year is to have higher student engagement. I made this goal well known to my coach and she supports me in achieving this very goal. We discuss ways in which I can better enrich and engage my students to make a more positive impact.

Brittney Orwig, Middle School ELA

Iowa

By working with an instructional coach from Northshore, I felt supported, encouraged, listened to, and encouraged to be the best version of myself. My coach helped me through one of the toughest things I have done in my life, but made it easier.

5th grade, Cedar Rapids

Iowa

Thank you so much for sharing with me the things I did well. Too often I only look at the areas of myself that need improvement. While it is important to become a better teacher, I learned that it is also important to remind myself of the positive too.

Rachel Erikson, Middle School Math

Minneapolis, MN

I learned a lot from coaching about what to expect from first grade. It was great to have my teaching strategies affirmed as effective and to hear new suggestions for ways to teach new subjects or manage behavior. Coaching was super helpful for me as a new teacher!!

Hannah Diel, 1st grade

St. Paul, MN

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Let's discuss your professional development needs and tailor fit a professional development opportunity to meet your needs and goals.