Join us for a four-part webinar series, “From Practice to Impact: Building Coaching Capacity to Advance and Sustain Instructional Improvements.”

Co-hosted by the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, Harvard University’s MQI Coaching, Bright Morning, and Illustrative Mathematics, this four-part webinar series explores the role of coaching and curriculum not only as instructional levers but as part of a broader, systems-level approach to improve teaching and learning. Register to join any session. 

Together, we will examine how the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools has curated a multi-year professional learning series to build instructional coaches’ capacity to drive meaningful change in teaching practice and student outcomes. 

The Coaching Ecosystem: Driving Instruction and Student Achievement 

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST 

    • There is consensus that coaching can help improve student outcomes, but investment in coaching does not always lead to reliable improvements in student outcomes. This session explores how we’ve strategically positioned and leveraged coaching within a broader professional learning ecosystem to drive meaningful impact for students and teachers. In particular, how coaching drives meaningful impact by strengthening teachers’ confidence in implementing high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and improving student outcomes, and the enabling conditions needed to cultivate a school culture grounded in continuous growth and professional learning. Register here. 

Coaching Routines for Equitable and Engaging Math Classrooms

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST

    • Participants will observe a high-leverage coaching routine, “Describe and Elevate,” designed to strengthen the quality and impact of coaching conversations. By debriefing the example coaching routine, participants will identify best practices and recognize how to leverage the curriculum-specific IMplementation Reflection Tool (IRT) to ground classroom observations and coaching conversations. This session is designed to be interactive and actionable, offering concrete strategies immediately applicable to coaching work. Register here.

Student-Centered Change: The Power of Coaching Labs

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST

    • This session is designed to explore how instructional coaching drives stronger classroom outcomes, but only when student learning is central. Attendees will deepen their understanding of student-centered coaching, why it matters, and how it is integrated with our “Describe and Elevate” approach. Explore a key component of our coaching professional learning structure, Coaching Labs, and how it supports sustained development and job-embedded learning and application for instructional coaches to bring theory to practice. Register here.

 Sustainable Change Starts with Transformational Coaching

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST

    • Participants will learn how the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, in collaboration with Bright Morning, has provided strategic, impactful learning on Transformational Coaching to support coaches in moving beyond simply coaching teacher behaviors to coaching beliefs, mindsets, and ways of being. Attendees will also hear directly from experienced coaches who will share how Transformational Coaching has shaped their practice, strengthened coaching culture at their schools, and influenced team and teacher dynamics. Register here.

Key takeaways from the series

  • Understand the impact of “Enabling Conditions for Instructional Coaching” and how to leverage it for your context
  • Learn why a combination of coaching frameworks is needed to unlock progress for teachers and students.
  • Discover how coaching labs can be used as a professional learning structure for job-embedded training for coaches and how it might be operationalized in your setting 
  • Hear from several instructional coaches about how their coaching practice has grown and the impact of their learning at their schools. 

Additional resources

  • Find coaching and leadership tools to guide conversations with teachers and administrators. 
  • This Enabling Conditions for Curriculum Implementation checklist captures lessons learned from the Los Angeles Unified School District over the past five years of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) implementation and helps navigate strategic challenges. Review each section, inventory your current practices, and use the reflection questions to strengthen implementation conditions at your school site.
  • Read our recent publication, “From Adoption to Impact: Leading Equitable Implementation of High-Quality Math Instructional Materials in LAUSD,” where we examine how school and district leaders can move beyond simply selecting new materials and take actionable steps to transform student outcomes.
  • In “Four common mistakes California districts can avoid when choosing a math curriculum,” Partnership for LA Schools’ Chief Academic Officer Francisco Villegas explains that many school districts struggle with curriculum adoption, particularly during implementation, when teachers and other stakeholders lack buy-in.
  • Since 2021, the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools has supported the Los Angeles Unified School District’s transition to Illustrative Mathematics (IM), a rigorous, student-centered curriculum that prioritizes student exploration and discovery. Schools that embraced coherent instructional vision, consistent practices, and a strong culture of belonging have transitioned more effectively to IM and seen early signs of student success. Read more about one of our bright spot schools.