Participants will learn how to apply the work of John Hattie's high impact strategies to improve school climate, foster relationships among all staff, increase the focus on learning and how to create a culture of sharing the learning load among staff. This session provides opportunities to implement collective efficacy at your school, which leads to higher […]
Thought Spectrum, LLC. presents the “Culturally Responsive Institute: Reimagining Leadership and Learning From The Ground Up,” where educator cohorts will participate in 24 hours of engaged, collaborative, and thoughtful professional development from September 2021-February 2022 delivered in a workshop series. Both administrators and teachers will learn the depth and breadth of culturally responsive education using […]
This course will provide participants with the research and tools needed to support implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) system-wide to improve conditions for learning and student achievement. Participants will understand and be able to address the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, research that supports implementing SEL into district and school practices and policies, and […]
This course is designed to support school leaders in understanding the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue that their staff may encounter as the first responders to student trauma. Throughout this academy participants will: -Learn how to identify risk factors and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout with their staff. -Be able to seamlessly implement […]
Participants will learn skills and strategies to design and plan effective meetings including purpose, process, preparation and pacing. This course will help participants apply facilitation tools and techniques to actively engage all team members. They will examine and assess the various methods to identify, implement and monitor team decisions. As a result of this academy, […]
The focus will be on the process of creating and delivering effective presentations. Participants will learn a replicable process for taking complicated information and presenting to staff and key stakeholders in a relevant and memorable format. They will also develop the ability to identify the principles that underlie powerful presentations. The course will be divided […]
This course will provide participants with the research and tools needed to support implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) system-wide to improve conditions for learning and student achievement. Participants will understand and be able to address the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, research that supports implementing SEL into district and school practices and policies, and […]
This course is designed to support school leaders in understanding the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue that their staff may encounter as the first responders to student trauma. Throughout this academy participants will: -Learn how to identify risk factors and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout with their staff. -Be able to seamlessly implement […]
Participants will learn skills and strategies to design and plan effective meetings including purpose, process, preparation and pacing. This course will help participants apply facilitation tools and techniques to actively engage all team members. They will examine and assess the various methods to identify, implement and monitor team decisions. As a result of this academy, […]
The focus will be on the process of creating and delivering effective presentations. Participants will learn a replicable process for taking complicated information and presenting to staff and key stakeholders in a relevant and memorable format. They will also develop the ability to identify the principles that underlie powerful presentations. The course will be divided […]
This course will provide participants with the research and tools needed to support implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) system-wide to improve conditions for learning and student achievement. Participants will understand and be able to address the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, research that supports implementing SEL into district and school practices and policies, and […]
This course is designed to support school leaders in understanding the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue that their staff may encounter as the first responders to student trauma. Throughout this academy participants will: -Learn how to identify risk factors and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout with their staff. -Be able to seamlessly implement […]
Participants will learn skills and strategies to design and plan effective meetings including purpose, process, preparation and pacing. This course will help participants apply facilitation tools and techniques to actively engage all team members. They will examine and assess the various methods to identify, implement and monitor team decisions. As a result of this academy, […]
The focus will be on the process of creating and delivering effective presentations. Participants will learn a replicable process for taking complicated information and presenting to staff and key stakeholders in a relevant and memorable format. They will also develop the ability to identify the principles that underlie powerful presentations. The course will be divided […]
This course will provide participants with the research and tools needed to support implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) system-wide to improve conditions for learning and student achievement. Participants will understand and be able to address the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, research that supports implementing SEL into district and school practices and policies, and […]
This course is designed to support school leaders in understanding the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue that their staff may encounter as the first responders to student trauma. Throughout this academy participants will: -Learn how to identify risk factors and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout with their staff. -Be able to seamlessly implement […]
Participants will learn skills and strategies to design and plan effective meetings including purpose, process, preparation and pacing. This course will help participants apply facilitation tools and techniques to actively engage all team members. They will examine and assess the various methods to identify, implement and monitor team decisions. As a result of this academy, […]
The focus will be on the process of creating and delivering effective presentations. Participants will learn a replicable process for taking complicated information and presenting to staff and key stakeholders in a relevant and memorable format. They will also develop the ability to identify the principles that underlie powerful presentations. The course will be divided […]
This course will provide participants with the research and tools needed to support implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) system-wide to improve conditions for learning and student achievement. Participants will understand and be able to address the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, research that supports implementing SEL into district and school practices and policies, and […]
This course is designed to support school leaders in understanding the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue that their staff may encounter as the first responders to student trauma. Throughout this academy participants will: -Learn how to identify risk factors and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout with their staff. -Be able to seamlessly implement […]
Participants will learn skills and strategies to design and plan effective meetings including purpose, process, preparation and pacing. This course will help participants apply facilitation tools and techniques to actively engage all team members. They will examine and assess the various methods to identify, implement and monitor team decisions. As a result of this academy, […]
The focus will be on the process of creating and delivering effective presentations. Participants will learn a replicable process for taking complicated information and presenting to staff and key stakeholders in a relevant and memorable format. They will also develop the ability to identify the principles that underlie powerful presentations. The course will be divided […]
This course will provide participants with the research and tools needed to support implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) system-wide to improve conditions for learning and student achievement. Participants will understand and be able to address the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, research that supports implementing SEL into district and school practices and policies, and […]
This course is designed to support school leaders in understanding the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue that their staff may encounter as the first responders to student trauma. Throughout this academy participants will: -Learn how to identify risk factors and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout with their staff. -Be able to seamlessly implement […]
Participants will learn skills and strategies to design and plan effective meetings including purpose, process, preparation and pacing. This course will help participants apply facilitation tools and techniques to actively engage all team members. They will examine and assess the various methods to identify, implement and monitor team decisions. As a result of this academy, […]
The focus will be on the process of creating and delivering effective presentations. Participants will learn a replicable process for taking complicated information and presenting to staff and key stakeholders in a relevant and memorable format. They will also develop the ability to identify the principles that underlie powerful presentations. The course will be divided […]
Registration will begin at 8:30 am. The Initial Class will start promptly at 9:00 am and will end at 3:30 pm. Registration is limited to 15 individuals for this course. This course is first come, first serve based on registration. Please do not send an employee that is not registered. A Google Form link is […]
This course will provide participants with the research and tools needed to support implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) system-wide to improve conditions for learning and student achievement. Participants will understand and be able to address the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, research that supports implementing SEL into district and school practices and policies, and […]
This course is designed to support school leaders in understanding the effects of burnout and compassion fatigue that their staff may encounter as the first responders to student trauma. Throughout this academy participants will: -Learn how to identify risk factors and symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout with their staff. -Be able to seamlessly implement […]
Participants will learn skills and strategies to design and plan effective meetings including purpose, process, preparation and pacing. This course will help participants apply facilitation tools and techniques to actively engage all team members. They will examine and assess the various methods to identify, implement and monitor team decisions. As a result of this academy, […]
The focus will be on the process of creating and delivering effective presentations. Participants will learn a replicable process for taking complicated information and presenting to staff and key stakeholders in a relevant and memorable format. They will also develop the ability to identify the principles that underlie powerful presentations. The course will be divided […]
Administrators who evaluate teachers must demonstrate a high rate of inter-rater reliability and communicate evaluation outcomes in constructive and supportive ways. Administrators who evaluate teachers must also recognize and control for bias when conducting an evaluation and determining results. School districts in Illinois must provide professional development to administrators to strengthen these skills on a […]
Within this training, strategies to develop a trauma informed approach at the organizational level will be explored. This training will focus on systems-level changes that school leaders can implement in order to enhance their programming for students with or without a trauma history. Participants will discuss the impact of trauma on learning, how to roll-out […]
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