Mentoring Other Programs with Shelby Cosner

How can inquiry questions and illustrations serve as catalysts for inspiring fresh perspectives and encouraging further thought? What if you had the power not only to identify but also to rectify problems within a program?On this episode of In the Lead with UCEA’s podcast series on the University Principal Preparation Initiative (UPPI), UCEA Executive Director Dr. Mónica Byrne-Jiménez talks with Dr. Shelby Cosner, Professor of Educational Organization and Leadership in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and the Director of the UIC Center for Urban Education Leadership (CUEL).  In the Lead with UCEA is a production of University FM via a grant from The Wallace Foundation.Chapter Timestamps:UIC’s History of Program Improvement | 1:11Developing a Cycle of Inquiry | 4:42Attitudes and Relationships Evolving Over Time | 12:22Guiding Other Programs Through Redesigns | 18:12Navigating the Bigger Picture | 26:15Mentor Programs and Mentor Coaches | 29:06Summary & Closing | 32:12Episode Quotes:On mentoring for growth through data use10:44: As the process went along, my mentoring role, in particular, leaned heavily into teaching about impact logics, teaching about the kinds of data that you would need to collect, and helping them to actually design data collection instruments and collect those data, teaching them about a cycle of inquiry and guiding them through the cycle.On leveraging cycles of inquiryWhen I can start to see something that's an opportunity, oftentimes, it allows me to step back for a moment, and even a day or two or three, to really think about, what would be the really powerful inquiry questions that will allow somebody to ponder this in a way that I'm pondering it on my own right now?Show Links:UIC HomepageCenter for Urban Education Leadership HomepageFaculty Profile at UICProfile at the Center for Urban Education Leadership  LinkedIn Profile