Administrators will learn how to implement a program to help at-risk students build resilience. With an astonishing amount of evidence from a wide variety of sources, this hands-on session makes the definitive case for employing strategies to build resilience in students. This AA will be held in person at the PDA. Participants will be required […]
Session dates are the following: June 10, 2022 & June 14, 2022. Participants must attend both days of the course and complete the required Application for Dissemination for each day to receive credit for AA #2000. This two day course will cover all aspects of principal evaluations, including professional practice and student growth data. This […]
Administrators, In partnership with ISBE, the PEAC (Performance Evaluator Advisory Council) has released guidance for Qualified Evaluator Administrator Academies to be held online or face to face. This Academy will be held face to face. Our experienced facilitator will offer this academy with integrity and fidelity as if he/she was conducting a face-to-face training. This […]
Teacher and Administrator Evaluator Retraining: Student Growth (Academy #3000) This is the one required student growth retraining course for teacher and administrator evaluators who are renewing their designations required to evaluate educators. Participants will learn how to: 1. Use assessments and measurement models identified by the joint committee in determining the student growth attributable to […]
DESCRIPTION The foundation of professional success lies in understanding yourself, understanding others and realizing the impact of personal behaviors on others. This Academy provides a non-judgmental language for exploring the different communication styles and behavioral issues across four primary dimensions. The content is designed to help improve communication and to ease frustration and conflict so […]
Teacher Evaluator Competency Skill Building for Teacher Evaluators (Academy #1452) Participants will learn how to utilize current evaluation data for all licensed staff to create individual, targeted small group, and school-wide professional development plans. The academy will emphasize the importance of collaboration skills in working with groups of teachers to achieve comprehensive plans. Participants will […]
Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing Using the Danielson Model (Academy #1801) This course will allow participants to learn effective skills and strategies for using Charlotte Danielson’s Instructional Framework in an evaluation setting in order to more effectively: 1. Identify evidence at the component level during formal and informal observations; 2. Use evidence, with minimal […]
Administrators will learn how to develop staff/leader relationships, collect input from staff and utilize consensus-building strategies to yield positive change. Changing to a new teacher evaluation model, infusing technology into instructional delivery and individualizing instruction will be among the many highlighted initiatives. Administrator's roles will be defined & participants will practice role-play to prepare themselves […]
Today's world is marked with uncertainty, challenges, & disruption. In the 1990's, the US Army War College developed the term VUCA to describe these situations as challenges to modern military operations. VUCA describes situations marked with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, & Ambiguity. The acronym may have been developed for military situations but is undoubtedly applicable to […]
