Monday, October 19th 2026
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12th Annual ICIC Conference
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NIU Naperville
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Monday, October 19th 2026 ✦ 12th Annual ICIC Conference ✦ NIU Naperville ✦
About Us
The Illinois Council of Instructional Coaching is a group collective of coaches and administrators, from Pre-K to College, throughout the state of Illinois. We are dedicated to building the art of coaching to benefit teachers and students of all ages.
Misson
To support instructional coaches and advance instructional coaching
Vision
We are a community of instructional coaches who value collaboration, best practices, professionalism, research, and networking in order to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom through instructional coaching.
Save the Date for our 12th Annual Conference
Monday, October 19th, 2026
NIU in Naperville, IL featuring…
Douglas Fisher!
Doug Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. A former early intervention and elementary teacher, he is credentialed in California as an English teacher and administrator. Inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2022, he has authored numerous works on literacy, leadership, and curriculum design, including The Teacher Clarity Playbook (2nd ed.) and Welcome to Teaching!.
Coaching Standards
We are in the process of developing Instructional Coaching Standards.
You can find our draft here.
We would love your feedback. Let us know what you think!
