EMPOWERING TEACHERS
AND ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH
TEACHER LEADERSHIP
LOADING AWESOME
2017-18
EMPOWERING TEACHERS
2017-18
Fierce Conversations for Teacher Leaders
Mentoring Matters (Bruce Wellman)
For Mentors and Model Teachers
July 26-27, 2017
Register online (Workshop #TBD)
This professional learning opportunity focuses on Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide for Learning Focused Relationships, an invaluable reference for mentors and model teachers. This opportunity offers structures, strategies and tools for developing expertise in teaching. Sections include specific information about the mentor and model teacher's role, the needs of teachers and the attributes of effective relationships. Tips for maximizing time and attention, an extensive resource section to support developmental interactions make this professional learning opportunity a must-have for mentors and model teachers.
Learning Labs: Another Piece of the Leadership Puzzle
For Coaches and Model Teachers
August 7, 2017
Register online (Workshop #TBD)
This one day workshop will assist teams in:
• Clarifying the roles of model teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators in order to create a common understanding about how the roles converge around a shared goal.
• Understanding and applying specific tools and strategies for effectively utilizing the role of the model teacher to increase student and teacher learning.
• Creating a system-wide plan of action that fully utilizes each role to enhance achievement for all students.
TLC Opportunities for 2017-18
TLC Opportunities for 2017-18
Megan Elsinger
Donna Heying
Tasha Fritz
Pat Lehmann
Sarah Lehmann
Jim Knight's Better Conversations
For all Teacher Leaders
November 13-14, 2017
Register online (Workshop #TBD)
Effective communication strategies are essential for professional success. Coaches, leaders, and educators who make an impact communicate their message clearly, build healthy emotional connections with others, and maneuver through emotionally complex situations in ways that allow them to speak the truth in way that will be heard.
Effective communication strategies are even more important in people’s personal lives. We live our lives in relationships, and much of the joy or unhappiness we experience is the direct result of our relationships with others. Effective communication strategies enable us to live happier, more fulfilling lives by enabling us to experience healthier personal relationships.
This workshop based on Jim Knight’s book Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other To Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected (2016) offers an intensive two-day exploration of six Better Conversation Beliefs and ten Better Conversation essential communication habits that can help anyone communicate more effectively at work or at home.
TLC Teacher Leader Network
For all Teacher Leaders
September 11 and December 11, 2017
February 5 and April 16, 2018
Register online for Workshop #52255
Teacher Leaders from across Keystone will collaborate around topics related to best practices, TLC structures, student achievement, etc. Topics of discussions will be determined by participants with subsequent times and dates to be determined at the workshop.
Bev Berns