Meet Jenna Kamp:
I am a veteran teacher-leader whose mission is to assist educators with amplifying their instructional capacities to promote powerful thinking and learning in schools. I do this by developing free content for educators, offering professional development workshops and teacher training, and through small group or one-on-one teacher coaching.
My workshops give educators easy-to-implement research-based instructional strategies and resources that help teachers engage and motivate the neuro, linguistic, and physically diverse scholars in our classrooms. I can help you hone your teaching craft for greater efficacy, success, and personal satisfaction!
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Jenna's Calendar
March 11-13, 2022
Coaching Club Retreat – Host/Facilitator
For instructional and academic coaches, a weekend getaway to reflect on, dig into, and hone our own professional practice.
Registration closed.
Tuesdays 4-5pm PT online
August 17, 24, 31 and September 14, 21, 28
Leadership Resource Institute
Facilitators:
Jenna Kamp, Instructional & Cognitive Coach
Natalie Irons, Associate Director of Instructional Coaching, UCLA Center X
Join us for a research-based course designed to deepen the practice of school administrators and leaders to discuss ideas, reflect on challenges, and develop proflective practices that elevate their leadership efficacy, flexibility, consciousness, craftsmanship, and interdependence within their roles at school. Fee-based, with optional additional fee for one academic credit through UCLA Extension. See Registration for details.
Aug 12, 2021
“EdCuration” Podcast – Featured Guest
Support & Community for Educational Leaders at the Leadership Resource Institute
July 26 – 30, 2021
41st Annual International Conference on Critical Thinking – Session Presenter
“Critical Thinking in the Collaborative Classroom”
Infusing core critical thinking concepts and skills into standards-based collaborative learning and constructivist activities.
“Critical Coaching: Amplifying Teacher-Leader Capacity”
How an instructional coaching model, infused with critical thinking concepts, develops self-directed, reflective decision-makers.
Tuesdays in May 2021
Leadership Resource Network – Co-Facilitator
Leadership Resource Network is a community of practice for school leaders and administrators to develop proflective, purpose-centered leadership skills.
Dec 2, 2020
Webinar Workshop – Developer/Presenter
“Schoolwide Numeracy: Tools and strategies for developing quantitative thinkers”
Oct 26, 2020
Webinar Workshop – Developer/Presenter
“Coaching Conversations”
Oct 19, 2020
Webinar Workshop – Developer/Presenter
“An Introduction to Peer Coaching”
Sept 27, 2020
CSDC Leadership Update Conference
Session Presenter
“Amplifying Teacher Capacity: How an instructional coaching model can improve teacher effectiveness and satisfaction for greater teacher retention”
Affinity Group Facilitator
“College Prep Schools”
Aug 28 – 30, 2020
3 Part Webinar Workshop Series- Developer/Presenter
“Virtual Rapport: Building Relationships Through Online Learning”
Data-driven training for a successful classroom
I use research-based, data-driven strategies you can implement immediately to improve your scholars’ motivation to learn, to deepen scholars’ critical thinking with relevant and meaningful activities, and to reduce off-task or distracting classroom behavior.
I train K-12 educators in all disciplines to utilize easy-to-implement reading, writing, and computational strategies that improve critical thinking capacities through literacy and numeracy skills as assessed on standards-based tests.
I train educators schoolwide how to implement effective collaborative strategies to improve scholar engagement with and accountability to each other, which fosters rigorous, relevant learning of 21st-century skills.
And ALL of my trainings —either in-person or webinar formats — offer follow-up coaching for meaningful, successful implementation by all teachers. One-and-done trainings can be very inspiring, but all too often the motivation to implement the strategies a teacher has just learned wanes through the days and weeks back in the classroom. I know — I’m one of those teachers who LOVES going to workshops to learn new skills and strategies, but I can’t tell you how many times I attended a training and then went back to school to implement my learning and felt literally deflated when it didn’t go as expected, when my new skills just didn’t cut it. What happened? Where did I go wrong? I wondered.
The answer to those questions is simple: just like my students, I needed feedback and reflection to learn how to tweak things for greater success in my classroom. Coaching conversations following a training are vital for the successful implementation and deep learning of new strategies and skills.
When you hire me for a training, I’ll deliver high-quality, interactive workshop style trainings with follow-up coaching sessions for individuals or small groups, all tailored to your needs and according to your budget. Fill out an interest form TODAY for a Jenna Kamp session to start our conversation on how I can help you, your colleagues, and your school successfully implement data-driven tools and strategies to improve scholar motivation, engagement, and learning!
Professional development workshops
“Jenna’s an absolute expert in schoolwide literacy strategies. All educators, even highly experienced teachers, will greatly benefit from taking workshops with her.”
— Constantine Singer
Lead mentor Teacher
Los Angeles, CA
Jenna is an experienced teacher trained in the UCLA Center X’s Cognitive Coaching methodologies, as well as Literacy Coaching and Peer Coaching structures. She has trained staff at all four of Los Angeles’ Value Schools — awardees of the US News and World Reports Silver Medal for Best High Schools — has mentored dozens of teachers, and has presented at the International Conference on Critical Thinking. Her presentations and coaching sessions are applicable across all subject areas.