Upcoming Sessions
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The Emotionally Intelligent Principal: The Key to Successful School Leadership
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
Participants will identify and analyze the essential constructs of emotional and social intelligence, utilizing key research findings to identify the critical components that apply to leadership competency; evaluate multiple ways to measure their own level of emotional and social intelligence, using findings from those assessments to develop a personal plan for improvement; identify and evaluate the importance of self-management, how it effects the entire organization (mood contagion) and will be able to develop specific strategies that will improve school culture and climate; and assess and analyze how to best manage relationships, utilizing a repertoire of leadership styles.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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Proactively Dealing with Difficult Conversations: Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst
Monday, May 1, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
Participants will understand how to proactively deal with the difficult conversations they often have with staff, parents and other members of the educational community. Through the introduction of the DiSC Behavioral Styles, individuals will be able to identify how they respond in stressful situations and how to predict the behavior of others. In addition, participants will learn how to develop action plans to diffuse conflicts and to restore damaged relationships. Upon completion of this course, administrators will be able to proactively train their staff to manage difficult conversations and use peer support systems to effectively integrate and sustain the strategies they have learned.
Building Capacity to Integrate Drug and Violence Prevention Into the K-12 Curriculum
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$115.00 (A discount for this session is made possible through a special grant.)
Educational leaders play a critical role in developing effective drug and violence prevention programs. This workshop will address two essential components of successful school based programs and introduce a curriculum infusion model that incorporates these elements for effective prevention. The components of successful programs that will be examined are:
1) the incorporation of evidence based prevention strategies, and,
2) sensitivity to issues of student and community diversity.
The curriculum infusion model enables teachers to seamlessly integrate drug and violence prevention assignments and activities into K-12 classes, incorporating the elements of successful programs while meeting state common core standards, social-emotional developmental goals and class objectives.
NEW SESSION
Building and Supporting Leadership Among Your Team
Monday, June 5, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
This course is designed to equip you with strategies to enable you to build and support leadership among your team. The success of the team ensures the success of the organization. Key areas addressed in the workshop include creating a clear and specific vision for the organization, using data for making wise decisions, managing the timing of key decisions in the best interests of the organization, and effectively communicating key messages in the best interests of the organization. Participants will prepare and implement an action plan to build these outcomes into their organizational work.
The Use of Restorative Practices in Schools
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
The Use of Restorative Practices in Schools provides participants effective classroom/school management strategies, and appropriate disciplinary methods that promote positive and healthy school climates, which is a requirement of the new Illinois discipline legislation effective September, 2016. Participants will learn Restorative Practices are multifaceted in nature and include: interventions when harm has happened, practices to prevent harm and conflict by building a sense of community, a sense of belonging, safety, and social responsibility in the school community. Participants will learn informal and formal restorative practices such as restorative questions, pro-active circles, and restorative conferences. Participants will gain the knowledge to develop a school or classroom discipline plan based on the principles of Restorative Practices, which meet the requirements of the Illinois Discipline Legislation (September, 2016).
Walk-Throughs, Mini-Evaluations and Classroom Management
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
This course will examine the difference between Walk-Throughs and Mini-Evaluations (REACH Informal) and how they can be used, within the Framework for Teaching with Critical Classroom Attributes, to get a picture of what is going on in the classroom. A particular focus will be how to use these tools, in practical scenarios and classroom videos, to improve the management and instructional skills of teachers.
This IAA Course is recommended for Assistant Principals and/or Administrative Teams.
Communicating with Staff Regarding Performance Assessments
Thursday, June 15, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
“My rating has always been "excellent" and now it's "basic". Why are you doing this to me?" How do you effectively respond to a negative reaction from a staff member when they receive a lower performance rating than expected? This course takes proven ideas from research and weaves them into practical activities that provide administrators with the tools needed to successfully communicate with others in difficult situations. Administrators will learn how to proactively develop a climate that promotes feelings of trust, respect, and confidentiality. They will also learn how to predict and deal with others difficult behavior. In addition, multiple opportunities will be provided throughout the course for participants to practice using various questioning and listening strategies to resolve conflict and to prepare for confrontations. Strategies will also be provided to address subordinates who refuse to improve their performance. With these tools, administrators will feel more confident when delivering difficult messages, as well as responding to negative reactions from staff members.
Leading Major Change in Education: What the Beatles Can Teach Us
Thursday, June 22, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
The success of school leaders in effecting significant and sustained change is somewhat sketchy over time. Changes come and go, often failing, fading away or surviving only minimally. This course aims to help school leaders recognize the big picture process for change. Using The Beatles, learn to view the change process through a new lens. They pushed the limits of the rock and roll genre and their quest for excellence is evident in their sustained impact several generations later. Their leadership skills were also evident culturally, as they helped to define the look, vocabulary, fashion and values of the time. What can the study of the world's greatest band teach us about leadership and excellence in education? The goal of the day is to answer that question with specific knowledge, strategies and skills to incorporate in your professional practice.
Interpersonal: Team Communication Skills for School Administrators
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
This academy is designed to help improve communication, ease frustration and conflict, and develop effective school leaders and school teams. The course and supporting materials are based on extensive field research and testing by Inscape Publishing Company and utilizes an industry standard behavioral-based learning instrument. Participants will complete an online DiSC profile prior to attending the academy. The course content can help administrators and other school leaders to: A) Identify the 4 primary communication styles and explain the general preferences, B) Understand their own behaviors and learn how to flex behaviors, C) Gain awareness of their approaches to managing others, D) Promote appreciation of differences in communication styles, E) Enhance personal and team performance, and F) Reduce conflict.
Leadership Capacity Through Teacher Leaders
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$175.00
School districts and school buildings across the state are recognizing the benefits of formalizing teacher leadership programs to improve instruction and student achievement. Participants will learn how schools have expanded teachers’ roles and responsibilities and instituted rewards and recognition programs to give teacher leaders new and increased importance in improving classroom instruction. They will also explore the leadership characteristics and skills that successful teacher leaders must possess and how to initiate a teacher leader culture in one’s school.