New! Member Accounts and Coach Only Resources on the CDP Website
Coaches can sign-up for a member account to access certificate program templates and other coach only resources on the CDP website
Dear collaborative discussion friends,
We are excited to share updates to the CDP website. Certified IF Collaborative Discussion Coaches can now sign-up for a member account to access certificate program templates and other coach only resources. Join our monthly community of practice gathering on Thursday, June 20th at 12 pm (EDT) to learn how to sign-up for a member account and access these pages.
Certificate Program Templates
Certificate programs are designed to build collaborative intelligence (CQ), which is the collection of skills and mindsets needed to work together with others to improve our classrooms, communities, and workplaces. Right now, we offer the following two certificate program templates and are working to develop more. We also support coaches to create their own.
1) Certificate in Collaborative Discussion
Designed to improve collaborative participation in group discussion, this certificate track introduces participants to some of the most high impact activities in the toolkit. As a program, these activities help to advance the expansion of thinking and appreciation for deeper and meaningful inclusion.
2) Certificate in Collaborative Discussion: Facilitation
This certificate program introduces basic facilitation concepts and techniques. Participants will complete this program with a deeper understanding of what it means to be a facilitator. They will build specific skills and mindsets crucial for good facilitation. This program concludes by focusing on how to craft a wide range of discussion questions to help expand the discussion. All toolkit activities in this program will be uniquely modified for supporting facilitation training.
Coach Only Resources
These coach only resources are designed to support coaches in offering certificate programs and/or incorporating collaborative discussion in their classroom, campus, community, or workplace. This is a living vault of resources that will continue to grow as we develop more resources and as coaches in this community of practice share resources and information to add to this page. The resources currently include:
1) Promotional Materials
These materials are designed to help coaches communicate the benefits of CDP certificate programs & coach trainings and of nurturing collaborative discussion skills & mindsets (CQ), in general.
2) Information for Coaches
These materials serve as a reference for coaches looking for information related to the collaborative discussion toolkit and certificate programs.
3) Examples of Custom Certificate Programs Designed by Coaches
These examples are meant to serve as inspiration and as a reference for coaches when designing their own custom certificate programs.
Register for the June 20th gathering to learn how to sign-up for a member account and access these coach only pages
Our next community gathering is Thursday, June 20th at 12 pm (EDT). During this gathering, we will provide an overview of these new CDP website features, including how coaches can sign-up for a member account to access member only pages, such as certificate program templates & coach only resources. We will also go over the updated process for offering certificate programs, the administrative support we provide, and any questions you may have about offering certificate programs.
Not a certified IF Collaborative Discussion Coach? We will announce when the registration for the next coach training opens, so stay tuned!
Upcoming Events
We also have a community gathering planned for Thursday, July 18th at 12 pm (EDT). All are welcome! Register here.
Looking forward to collaborating,
Ritu Thomas & the Collaborative Discussion Team