5-Week Virtual (Zoom) on Tuesdays | Sept 7, Sept 14, Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5 | 12:00–3:00 PM Eastern
Register for a Coach Training Today!
This intensive, interactive training is limited to 10 participants to ensure hands-on learning, meaningful practice, and individualized support.
The Collaborative Discussion Coach Training prepares participants to confidently use the Collaborative Discussion Toolkit in classrooms, communities, and workplaces.
Upon successful completion of this training, you will be awarded a formal letter, certificate of completion, and digital badge recognizing your status as a Certified Collaborative Discussion Coach.
What You’ll Gain
By the end of the training, successful participants will have:
- A deeper understanding of key collaborative discussion concepts.
- Greater familiarity with the Collaborative Discussion Toolkit and the intentional design of its activities.
- Direct experience facilitating selected expedited toolkit activities, with structured debriefs on how to lead each one.
- Access to Coach-Only Resources, including assessment tools, certificate program templates, and facilitation supports.
- Access to post-training one-on-one consultations with the program director and support team.
- Free registration to the “Design Your Own Certificate Program” workshop, which authorizes coaches to award certificates and digital badges in collaborative discussion.
- Invitations to future IF workshops, webinars, and advanced trainings designed exclusively for collaborative discussion coaches.
- Opportunities to join a growing community of educators, dialogue. practitioners, and civic professionals committed to nurturing collaborative intelligence.
Who Should Register?
This training is open to anyone interested in becoming a Certified IF Collaborative Discussion Coach, including:
- Educators and staff (K–12 and higher education)
- Community leaders and facilitators
- Civic and conflict mediation consultants
- Librarians
- Nonprofit, government, and philanthropic leaders
- Entrepreneurs and industry professionals
- Teaching assistants and graduate students
- Others passionate about the power of discussion to strengthen democratic and collaborative practice
Registration Details
- Dates: Sept 7, Sept 14, Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5
- Time: 12:00–3:00 PM Eastern
- Format: Online via Zoom, with small-group breakout sessions
- Cost: $495*
- Registration Deadline: July 18th, 2027
Facilitators
Training will be led by Interactivity Foundation staff and professional CDP trainers. Facilitator details will be updated closer to the event.
Questions?
Contact [email protected]
Cancellation & Refund Policy
To cancel your registration, contact [email protected]
- Full refunds, minus a 10% processing fee, are issued for cancellations submitted in writing by August 9th, 2027 at 4:00 PM Eastern. After this time, we cannot guarantee refunds.
Permissions
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that photography and video may be taken during the event and may be used by Interactivity Foundation for promotional purposes, including social media, newsletters, and marketing materials. If you do not wish to be photographed or would like your image excluded from future use, please notify us at cdp@interactivityfoundation.
You also agree to receive communications from the Interactivity Foundation about this training and other IF programs, resources, and opportunities. You may unsubscribe from general IF communications at any time.
*This discounted rate is made possible by the generous support of the Interactivity Foundation. IF programming is designed never to be cost-prohibitive. Please contact us if a scholarship is needed.
