Program Overview

Professional Development

What professional development experiences will participants have?

Program Experiences
Over the course of their two years as a Leading Educator, teacher-leaders will participate in a range of professional development experiences, including:

• Summer Intensive Session (for 2008, this session runs July 21-28)
• Evening Workshops (6) during the school year
• School Visit Trips to other cities to visit exemplary open-admissions urban schools that have closed the achievement gap (3-day trip)
• Weekend Residential Retreat (during the school year)
• Meetings with your Peer Coaching partner throughout the year (as scheduled by you and your partner)
• Recruitment Events as member of the Leading Educators community

What topics/skills will be addressed in the professional development experiences?

Training Topics
Professional development experiences will be designed to help Leading Educators become more skillful leaders and mid-level managers who directly contribute to higher student achievement and a motivational, orderly school culture in which teaching, learning, and healthy relationships can thrive.

Specific topics covered include:

Leadership and Management
• Personal leadership development
• Leading mission-focused teams
• Managing the performance of others
• Project management
• Systems design and management
• Understanding the community

Learning and Teaching
• Developing skillful teachers
• Curriculum development
• Systematic use of formative assessment data
• Responsive support/intervention

School Culture and Behavior
• Alignment around shared values
• Behavior management
• Motivational culture
• Culture of high expectations
• Partnerships with parents

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