What I do
Create. Innovate. Educate.
Schedule your free consultation and find out how educational coaching can help you and your organization.
I’m Coach Khalilah, your partner on this exciting journey to self-discovery and success.
InnovateEd Coaching is a space for thoughtful work and honest reflection. Designed for educators, creatives, and leaders whose work carries meaning, our coaching helps you slow down, think clearly, and move forward with purpose.
We work at the intersection of education, culture, and leadership—supporting clients as they clarify direction, navigate change, and build careers that are both impactful and sustainable.
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Services
‘The Educator’s Educator‘
Personalized 1-on-1 coaching
One-on-one coaching is designed for people doing meaningful work who need space to think, recalibrate, and move forward with intention. Coaching sessions center thoughtful dialogue, critical reflection, and actionable planning—tailored to your professional context.
Support is practical, steady, and responsive to real constraints.
Tailored workshops for success
InnovateEd designs and facilitates interactive workshops for schools, organizations, and teams with specific goals and contexts. Each session is grounded in collaborative inquiry, practical skill-building, and reflective dialogue—supporting teams as they strengthen practice, alignment, and shared understanding.
Workshops are customized to your organization’s needs and designed to translate directly into sustainable action.
Transformative team coaching
Unlock your team’s potential with collaborative coaching. Together, we’ll foster synergy and innovation, driving your institution beyond your highest expectations.
Empowering masterclasses
These masterclasses address common challenges in leadership, teaching, and cultural work—such as navigating transition, sustaining momentum, and aligning values with practice. Sessions combine guided reflection, collaborative discussion, and actionable strategies tailored to real-world contexts.
Online Courses
Grounded coaching for meaningful work.
Our online courses support educators, leaders, and cultural practitioners in examining their work, refining decision-making, and navigating professional challenges with intention. Each course combines theory, reflective prompts, and practical applications that can be immediately integrated into teaching, leadership, or creative practice
Designing Instruction That Actually Works (Secondary & Higher Ed)
Format: Self-paced online course
This course focuses on practical instructional design for educators working in real classrooms with real constraints. Participants learn how to align objectives, texts, activities, and assessments without overplanning or burnout. Emphasis is placed on simplifying planning, strengthening coherence, and designing lessons that support diverse learners while meeting institutional expectations.
You will learn how to:
- Plan lessons efficiently without sacrificing rigor
- Align instruction to standards, outcomes, and assessments
- Adapt lessons for mixed readiness levels
- Reduce cognitive overload for students and teachers
Ideal for: Secondary ELA teachers, teacher candidates, and instructors balancing heavy teaching loads.
Managing the Workload: Systems for Educators Who Are Doing Too Much
Format: Self-paced online course
This course offers concrete systems for managing instructional, administrative, and emotional labor in education. Participants examine where time and energy are actually going and learn how to streamline grading, communication, planning, and service obligations using realistic boundaries and workflows.
You will learn how to:
- Create sustainable weekly planning systems
- Reduce grading time without lowering expectations
- Manage email, meetings, and service commitments
- Identify what can be simplified, shared, or declined
Ideal for: Teachers, department chairs, and faculty juggling teaching, service, and leadership roles.
Preparing for Accreditation: What Teams Actually Need
Format: Self-paced online course
This course provides a general yet practical roadmap for educators and academic leaders preparing for an accreditation visit. Rather than focusing on abstract standards language, the course breaks down what accrediting bodies are truly looking for, how to organize evidence efficiently, and how to prepare faculty and staff for the visit itself.
Participants learn how to translate everyday practices into accreditation-ready documentation, align narratives across units, and avoid common pitfalls that create unnecessary stress or last-minute scrambling.
You will learn how to:
- Understand accreditation standards without getting lost in jargon
- Identify what evidence matters—and what does not
- Organize documentation efficiently across programs or departments
- Prepare faculty and staff for interviews and site visit conversations
- Anticipate common questions and areas of concern from reviewers
- Address gaps honestly while demonstrating capacity for improvement
Key Focus Areas:
- Evidence mapping and documentation systems
- Assessment, learning outcomes, and continuous improvement narratives
- Faculty roles, governance, and institutional alignment
- Visit logistics, communication, and team preparation
Ideal for:
Program coordinators, department chairs, accreditation liaisons, assessment coordinators, faculty committee members, and administrators preparing for regional or programmatic accreditation reviews.
Course preview
Preparing for Accreditation: What Teams Actually Need
Accreditation is not about panic or perfection—it is about organization, evidence, and shared understanding. Dr. Ali helps institutions prepare thoughtfully and professionally.
FAQs
How are the coaching sessions conducted?
Our coaching sessions are conducted online via secure video conferencing platforms, ensuring convenience and accessibility for clients worldwide.
What is educational coaching?
Educational coaching is an ongoing, collaborative process that supports educators and institutions in improving practice through reflection, strategic alignment, and applied implementation rather than one-time professional development. InnovateEd’s approach is practice-embedded and systems-aware, focusing on curriculum alignment, literacy development, and accreditation readiness while strengthening professional judgment and producing clear, usable outcomes for P–20 educators and organizations.
What commitment is required?
A commitment to coaching requires regular attendance to sessions, openness to self-reflection and change, and a willingness to actively apply learned strategies.
What results can I expect from the coaching?
Clients can expect structured, individualized support that is directly tied to their real instructional, curricular, or organizational responsibilities. Coaching results in clear alignment, actionable artifacts (e.g., curriculum maps, accreditation-ready documentation, implementation plans), strengthened professional confidence, and practical strategies that are sustainable beyond the coaching engagement.
How much does the coaching cost?
Our coaching fees vary based on the program selected and its duration. For detailed pricing and packages contact us directly for a tailored quote.
How do I start with the coaching process?
To start with the coaching process, simply reach out to us via our “Contact” page. We’ll schedule an initial consultation to discuss your goals, answer any questions, and determine the best coaching plan tailored to your needs.
Who can benefit from this coaching?
This coaching benefits P–20 educators, instructional leaders, academic departments, and organizations seeking clarity, alignment, and sustainable improvement in curriculum, literacy, and implementation. It is especially valuable for teams preparing for accreditation, program review, or institutional change who need strategic guidance grounded in practice rather than generic professional development.
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