Our Workshops
Partners for Educational Leadership is responsive to the evolving educational climate and needs of school districts. We provide hands-on, facilitated opportunities to try out new skills in safe, collaborative environments, meeting the needs of educators at all levels – families, superintendents, central office leaders, building leaders, and staff. Through these programs and communities of practice, we support organizational improvement and leadership development in an interactive and dynamic professional learning environment.
We offer a suite of interrelated programs and services. Moreover, we partner with our clients, providing context-specific support and guidance.
Partners for Educational Leadership offers a series of cost-effective and powerful professional learning institutes. These team-centered experiences provide research-based frameworks, powerful adult learning, and practical tools that are readily transferred back into district, schools, and classrooms.
Keep an eye on this page for all upcoming workshops and institutes!
Evaluation Convening
October 23, 2023
The Educator Evaluation Guidelines in Connecticut have changed substantially, and districts have a year in which to redesign their educator evaluation procedures in line with the new guidelines. Partners for Educational Leadership is very invested in helping districts go about this work in a thoughtful, strategic, and research-based manner. To that end, we are hosting the first of a possible two or three gatherings of senior leaders responsible for design, piloting, and/or implementing the new guidelines at a district level.
During this convening, participants will be learning about research relevant to professional growth, establishing design parameters, and exploring potential and possibilities for a new evaluation system.
Participants will be asked to do some pre-work.
This is repeat of our September 22 session.
REGISTRATION CLOSED/FULL
Supporting Building Thinking Classrooms for Math Coaches
November 2, 2023
This workshop is for math coaches at the building or district levels who are interested in, or already are, supporting the implementation of Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) in their schools and districts. We will be:
- Connecting BTC to a district vision for high quality instruction;
- Discussing creating the conditions for implementation of BTC for teachers, coaches, and leaders;
- Laying out a framework for thinking about BTC to a district strategy for improvement and to continuous improvement;
- Providing time to network with other coaches while working on next steps.
NEW SESSION ADDED:
Supporting Building Thinking Classrooms for Humanities Coaches
November 29, 2023
This workshop is for humanities coaches at the building or district levels who are interested in, or already are, supporting the implementation of Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) in language arts and social studies. We will be:
- Connecting BTC to a district vision for high quality instruction;
- Discussing creating the conditions for implementation of BTC for teachers, coaches, and leaders;
- Laying out a framework for thinking about BTC to a district strategy for improvement and to continuous improvement;
- Providing time to network with other coaches while working on next steps.
Facilitation Workshop
January 23, 2024
This workshop is designed for all educators who want to improve their skills in facilitating groups. Participants will experience small and large group facilitation, and use those models to learn about adult learning, principles of facilitation, and facilitation techniques.
Participants will be required to complete a reading assignment and self-assessment prior to this workshop.
Coaching In-Depth
May 8, 2024
he Coaching In-Depth is a blend of theory and skill building in order to support coaches in sharpening their practice, and connect coaching to other improvement efforts in their schools and districts.
This workshop is for educators with training and experience in coaching.
We’re bringing Peter Liljedahl back in 2024!
The response of the folks who got to see Peter in person was overwhelmingly positive. And we know that there are many other math teachers who were not at one of the workshops but who’ve read the book and are starting to implement the 14 practices in their classrooms. We want to support these efforts! Click the link below to be redirected to our Building Thinking Classrooms website for the latest in related offerings from us.
District Partner Events
- Bridgeport Teacher Leader Institute
- HQI Live:
- Milford
- Bristol
