Cooke Institute

Evidence-Based Coaching and Professional Development for Teachers and School Leaders

Special Education and Inclusive Coaching

Early Childhood Coaching

Literacy Coaching

Leadership Coaching

 We Help Educators Reach Every Learner

ABOUT US

You—our nation’s amazing teachers and school leaders—deserve to feel empowered to meet the teaching demands of your diverse classrooms so that ALL students have appropriate and equitable access to learning. We think we can help. Here’s how:

WHO WE ARE

WHO WE ARE

We are educators and leaders just like you. Our coaches and consultants have vast experience and a passion for sharing their knowledge. We’ve honed our craft and pedagogy in some of the most diverse schools across New York City. Now, we bring our expertise to your classrooms. Together, we’ll make sure every student’s learning needs are met.

• The Cooke Institute (CI), founded in 1995, is a division of the Cooke School. Over the years, CI has become a recognized leader in special education and inclusion coaching, professional development and teacher consulting.

• CI is an approved vendor of New York City Department of Education professional development for leaders and teachers and a sponsor of New York State Education Continuing Teacher and Leader Education credits (CTLE).

• CI partners with NYC schools (particularly in under-served and under-resourced communities) to support educators. Together we fulfill our mission to improve the educational outcomes for all students.

• Our clients include public, parochial, independent and charter schools, community-based organizations throughout NYS and higher education programs.

WHAT WE DO

WHAT WE DO

We provide differentiated coaching and professional development through partnerships with schools, districts, and community-based early childhood organizations. We empower educators as they gain new knowledge and skills to implement evidence-based practices and new teaching approaches to reach every student.

• First, we listen and plan a customized coaching or consulting plan that meets the needs of your school or organization. We create plans based on the goals and action steps you identify and support and extend learning throughout the engagement.

• We make sure that our coaching/professional development plans fit your organization’s culture and mission to have the greatest impact on teachers, educators and school leaders (and the students they serve).

OUR SERVICES

 OUR SERVICES

Our expert coaches come to you!
We work from within your school or organization, working with teachers as they gain real-time support, practice and mastery with new teaching methods and classroom management techniques to ensure the best student outcomes.
Our on-site coaching services span 3K through 8th grade in these areas.

Literacy Coaching

Cooke’s highly-trained literacy coaches empower educators to deliver lessons that integrate evidence-based practices aligned to state standards. Our coaches support and enable teachers to use explicit, systematic and developmentally appropriate methodology to teach reading and writing with confidence and skill. 

Special Education and Inclusive Coaching

CI coaches work to elevate a school’s  culture of inclusion by supporting general and special education teachers and leaders with the tools to feel confident and equipped to effectively teach students with a wide range of needs. The result: every student’s unique learning, behavior and social-emotional needs are met.

Early Childhood Coaching

We understand the demands early childhood educators face. We work with teachers and teaching assistants in real-time to identify their goals, design action steps and apply best practices to differentiate instruction.

Leadership Coaching

 Our coaches lead schools and programs with distinction! We support school leaders (principals, assistant principals, educational directors) to increase their effectiveness as they educate the next generation of learners.

Professional Development

Interested in large group faculty workshops? Are small group workshops or focused consultations best for your school or program?

Cooke Institute customizes professional learning experiences to target the specific needs of your teachers, teaching assistants and leaders.

We are an approved vendor of NYC DOE professional development for leaders and teachers and a sponsor of NYSED Continuing Teacher and Leader Education credits (CTLE).

HOW WE WORK WITH YOU

Based on our 20+ years of experience, we’ve developed a highly effective approach to help teachers and educational leaders identify learning goals, co-create coaching plans to address priorities, implement coaching cycles, and facilitate reflection and feedback for continual learning and growth. We’re with you every step of the way. Here’s how our approach works: 

 We Employ a 4-Dimensional Cyclical Approach

 

 OUR ANNUAL IMPACT: BY THE NUMBERS

Students Impacted

Leader and Educator Coaching Sessions Delivered

Leaders, Educators, Coaches and Parents Attend Workshops

CTLE Hours Awarded

PARTNERS

Where do teachers go to learn new teaching techniques? How do they ensure that instruction reaches every learner in their classroom? The Cooke Institute (CI) shares its deep knowledge of best practices and differentiated instruction with some of the most diverse classrooms across NYC. Whether in public, charter or parochial schools, early childhood centers or community non-profits, Cooke Institute’s coaching and consulting services make a difference.

Building on the Cooke School’s reputation (and its 35+ years of excellence in special education), CI provides focused teacher coaching, mentorship and professional development. Our coaching starts with an individualized plan that targets each teacher’s needs so they can have the greatest impact on learning (and students).

We’ve worked in a vast array of school settings and customize our teacher training to fit the needs of your school and student body. We’re waiting to share our expertise; like you, we want every student to excel in the classroom (and beyond). Here are some of the amazing schools and programs we’ve partnered with over the years:

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING

WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING

” (Our coach) helped us improve the rigor of our program and has provided immense support with our students who learn differently.  She is a superstar with an incredible amount of knowledge and dynamic interpersonal skills. Our program is better due to her consistent support.”

– Principal, Staten Island

“(Our Coach) helped me set up systems that allowed for peer-to-peer mentorship. I was able to set myself accountable for the program’s growth by creating schedules and means of checking in with staff while maintaining a positive relationship.”

– Pre-K Education Director, Bronx

“This was my first year working with a Cooke Coach and she was  excellent. I had several non readers in my class this year, and she helped me see exactly where they were with reading and how to boost their confidence while fostering growth.”

-2nd Grade Teacher, Manhattan

Ready to empower your teachers with the tools they need to reach every child?

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