Become a Certified IF Collaborative Discussion Coach - Summer 2025

NCDD Sustaining Partner, The Interactivity Foundation, is offering a Collaborative Discussion Coach Training designed for educators, librarians, community leaders, and others passionate about dialogue. This interactive online training runs from May 28 to June 3, 2025, and provides participants with hands-on experience using the Collaborative Discussion Toolkit, access to exclusive coaching resources, and the ability to award certificates and digital badges. The cost is $495, with scholarships available. Space is limited to 10 participants, and the registration deadline is Sunday, May 4. Read more in the blog post below.

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Register for this training to become a coach and join our growing community of coaches (150+) who award certificates in collaborative discussion (800+). One of the participants from a previous training shared that they “came away with a lot of valuable lessons (for myself and to share with others), resources, connections, and ideas. It was a great blend of conceptual advice and tangible tools/outcomes.”

By the end of the Collaborative Discussion Coach Training you will have...

• Deeper understanding of key collaborative discussion concepts
• Greater familiarity with the Collaborative Discussion Toolkit and intentional design of toolkit activities
• Experienced a selection of expedited toolkit activities with a debriefing on how to facilitate each activity
• Access to Coach Only Resources, assessment suite, certificate program templates, and more!
• Administrative support to award certificates and digital badges in collaborative discussion
• Access to post-training one-on-one consultations with the program director and support team
• Invitation to future workshops, webinars, and trainings
• Opportunity to be part of a growing community of educators, dialogue practitioners, and civic professionals

This training is limited to 10 participants to ensure interactive, hands-on engagement. After completing this training, certified collaborative discussion coaches will be better equipped to use activities from the Collaborative Discussion Toolkit in their work and be able to offer their own certificate programs in classrooms, communities, and workplaces. Coaches are able to award certificates & digital badges to participants who successfully complete their certificate program.

When: 12 pm - 3 pm (eastern) on May 28, May 29, May 30, June 2, and June 3
Where: Online via Zoom, with small group breakout sessions

Who should register? Anyone interested in becoming a certified IF Collaborative Discussion Coach. Open to educators and staff (higher ed and K12), librarians, community leaders, civic consultants, teaching assistants and graduate students, professional development managers, and others passionate about the power of discussion to build collaborative intelligence.

How much does it cost? $495. We are able to offer a discounted price due to the generous support of the Interactivity Foundation. Our programming should never be cost prohibitive. Please contact us if a scholarship is needed.

When is the deadline to register? Sunday, May 4, 2025

Questions? Contact Ritu Thomas at [email protected]

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For more information, visit the Interactivity Foundation's website.
interactivityfoundation.org/event/summer-2025-if-collaborative-discussion-coach-training-2025-05-28/​
​Together, we can build a future where dialogue is the cornerstone of education.