School Leader Workshop Series
Schools, school systems and organizations may arrange for workshops (onsite or online delivery) to meet the unique professional learning needs of educators around the world.
Workshop 1: Planning, Executing and Monitoring School Improvement
- learn to appreciate the critical role of school improvement planning
- examine key components that include SMART goals, monitoring strategies and implementation rubrics
- explore essential collaborative processes
Workshop 2: Personal Qualities, Competencies and Problem Solving
- examine how knowledge, values, beliefs and assumptions impact leadership practices
- understand the role of self-awareness, self-assessment, planning for growth and develop ethical fitness by examining dilemmas
Workshop 3: Mentoring and Coaching
- examine mentoring and coaching from an academic and implementation perspective
- explore the types of mentoring and components of successful coaching
- understand and develop the required skills and competencies
Workshop 4: Family and Community Engagement
- understand the importance of family and community engagement
- review various types of parent engagement, potential barriers, strategies and resources
- explore strategies to develop intercultural competencies
Workshop 5: Leading an Equitable and Inclusive School
- examine the role of equity, inclusivity, and social justice in schools
- explore the importance of mindsets in leading equitable schools
- understand privilege, bias and culturally responsive and relevant leadership
- examine the role of leadership in building positive school culture
Workshop 6: Professional and Challenging Conversations
- learn how to lead change with professional conversations
- plan for a challenging conversation
- examine tools such as an outcome map
- explore impressive empathy, reframing, non-verbal behaviours and listening
Workshop 7: Leading the Special Education Program
- review special education and the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
- probe how to build staff capacity to meet the needs of every student
- understand the complexities of student aggression
- learn strategies to build collaborative partnerships with parents
Workshop 8: Leading Well-being in Your School
- build knowledge of how to create mentally healthy schools
- explore strategies to develop common language and understanding
- examine tiered support model for school mental health and well-being
- understand everyday mental health practice
Workshop 9: Wellness and Life Balance for School Leaders
- recognize and understand the impact of compassion fatigue
- probe how technology supports well-being
- develop strategies to reduce the impact of difficult communication
- refine your approach to challenges to enhance your well-being
Workshop 10: Professional Learning Presentation/Facilitation Skills
- review and apply the key theories associated with the adult learner and roles and responsibilities of a presenter
- refine your facilitation skills
- develop a repertoire of effective and engaging tools for your next professional learning event
Workshop 11: Understanding and Improving Your Cultural Intelligence
- review current research, concepts and tools for self-assessment
- explore strategies for building your cultural intelligence
- develop a plan for improving your cultural intelligence
Delivery Options for Schools, Systems and Organizations
Designed to fit your unique needs, we offer the following delivery options:
- 2 full-day onsite workshops: $15,000 CAD (unlimited participants)*
- 12-hour online workshop: $5,000 CAD (maximum of 20 participants)
*Onsite delivery fees provide for the contextualized workshop, online resources and an expert instructor (with compensation and expenses). Client is responsible for all venue associated costs.
We will issue a Certificate of Participation to those who attend a workshop and an ISL Certificate Program – Level 2 for those who participate in five workshops.
