Participants in a Birds of a Feather session.

Instructional coach Mike Baker talking about his experience with Instructional Learning Visits to his coaching colleagues.

Instructional coach Karen Denunzio in a Birds of a Feather session.

IU PIIC Mentor Jeremy Gabborin talking with PIIC participants.

PIIC participants utilized TodaysMeet as a form of back channeling during a portion of the PLO.

IU PIIC Mentor Tish Hockensmith working with coaches during her session, It's Not Just About the Math: Coaches Promoting Analytical Thinking Through MDC.

Instructional coach Melissa Decker facilitating her session, It's Not Just About the Math: Coaches Promoting Analytical Thinking Through MDC.

Instructional coach Jackie Wynkoop working with coaches during her session, Twitter for Instructional Coaches: Following, Tweeting, and Chatting for Professional Growth.

IU PIIC Mentor Diane Hubona and Jackie Wynkoop during their session, Twitter for Instructional Coaches: Following, Tweeting, and Chatting for Professional Growth.

IU PIIC Mentor Stephanie Schwab addressing the group during her session, "I used to say... but now I say..."

IU PIIC Mentors Kathleen Eich and Melissa Devlin during their session, Digging Deeper with Formative Assessment.

IU PIIC Mentor Teri Everett working with her colleagues during the concurrent session, Going Deeper into Text Dependent Analysis.

IU PIIC Mentor Jeremy Gabborin talking with a coach during the, Going Deeper into Text Dependent Analysis session he facilitated with Teri Everett.

IU PIIC Mentors Diane Hubona and Amy Walker addressing their concurrent session, Going Deeper into Text Dependent Analysis.

IU PIIC Mentor Tish Hockensmith leading the concurrent session, Going Deeper into Text Dependent Analysis with IU PIIC Mentor Terri Lewis.

An Overview of Text Dependent Analysis: Good text-specific questions will often linger over specific phrases and sentences to ensure careful comprehension of the text - they help students see something worthwhile that they would not have seen on a more cursory reading.

IU PIIC Mentor Terri Lewis and instructional coach Kim Kichline during their breakout session, Be Smarter than Your Series: Coaching to the PA Core with a Reading Series.

Instructional coaches engaging in conversation during their pre-selected breakout session.

David Volkman, Special Assistant to Acting PA Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education for The PA Department of Education, engaged in conversations with PIIC participants.

Instructional coach Becky Duffy talking with Jackie Wynkoop during Becky's co-facilitated session, Capacity will Bloom! The Answer's in the Room: Building a PLC at Your School.

Instructional coach Brett Baker working with coaches during his co-facilitated session, Capacity will Bloom! The Answer's in the Room: Building a PLC at Your School.

IU PIIC Mentors Heather Moschetta and Stephanie Schwab watching Carol Adams address the group during their breakout session, "I used to say... but now I say..."

IU PIIC Mentor Melissa Devlin and instructional coach Karen Denunzio working hard during their pre-selected breakout session.

IU PIIC Mentor Missy Petrilak working with the participants of her co-facilitated session, Coaching Effective Teaching Practices in Math to Ensure Success for All.

Instructional coach Kelli Livermore addressing the participants in her co-facilitated session, Professional Learning Communities: A Culture of Collaboration.

IU PIIC Mentors Amy Walker and Lori Ceremuga watching the participants during an activity in their session, It's All About the Questions.

PIIC Executive Director Ellen Eisenberg welcoming PIIC participants to the January 2015 PIIC Professional Learning Opportunity.