Professional Development
Connecting 2 Impact offers a comprehensive range of professional development workshops to support new leaders during the most critical years of zero to three. Our solutions are researched-driven, practical, innovative and infused with the latest evidenced based approaches, ensuring that educators are well equipped to overcome challenges and seize opportunities.
1. Identifying Your Leadership Style as an Instructional Leader:
Refine your leadership style to boost your impact as an instructional leader. In this interactive workshop, you’ll uncover strengths, identify growth areas, and create a customized plan to inspire your team, elevate instruction, and drive continuous improvement.
Enhanced Self-Awareness:
Understand how your leadership style shapes team performance and student outcomes.
Customized Leadership Strategies:
Develop tailored methods to drive instructional excellence and effectively support your staff.
Actionable Insights:
Gain practical tools to foster continuous improvement and achieve sustainable school success.
2. Harness emotional intelligence (EI) to amplify your leadership:
In this hands-on session, gain strategies to manage emotions, build a positive culture, and drive student success. Strengthen key skills to lead with clarity, empathy, and impact.
Self-Awareness & Regulation:
Stay composed under pressure and make confident decisions.
Empathy & Relationships:
Build trust, foster inclusion, and inspire a thriving school environment.
Effective Communication:
Navigate tough conversations, give impactful feedback, and energize your team.
3. Collaborative Culture:
Discover ways to cultivate a culture of collaboration and shared leadership that ensures coaches feel valued and motivated to achieve school-wide goals.
Instructional Improvement:
Equip your coaches with tools and techniques to drive instructional excellence and improve student outcomes across all classrooms.
Performance Assessment:
Use effective methods to evaluate coaching, deliver feedback and drive continuous growth.
Goal Alignment & Shared Leadership Practice:
Leaders will develop systems to align school-wide goals with instructional coaching initiatives, ensuring shared accountability and motivation to achieve a collective vision.
4. Team Building & Aligned Instructional Lenses :
Discover ways to cultivate a culture of collaboration and shared leadership that ensures coaches feel valued and motivated to achieve school-wide goals.
Enhanced Collaboration:
Build strong teams aligned with common instructional goals.
Unified Vision:
Ensure consistency in practices across classrooms.
Improved Communication:
Cultivate trust and transparency for continuous growth.
5. School Improvement Planning :
This session equips educational leaders with the tools and strategies needed to drive academic excellence and school-wide success. Participants will learn to create data-driven. action plans, implement effective interventions, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, with benchmarked accountability systems.
Develop Strategic Data-Driven Action Plans:
Participants will acquire the skills to analyze school performance data, identify areas for growth, and design actionable plans to address academic and organizational challenges effectively.
Implement Evidence-Based Interventions:
Attendees will learn to select and apply targeted interventions that address identified student needs, ensuring measurable outcomes and school-wide impact.
Establish a Culture of Accountability and Continuous Improvement:
Educational leaders will gain strategies to foster a culture where progress is consistently monitored through benchmarked systems, and staff are encouraged to pursue ongoing professional growth and excellence.
6. New School Leaders Supporting New Teachers :
Emerging instructional leaders will acquire the essential skills and strategies to support novice teachers. This session focuses on building strong foundational relationships, providing practical instructional guidance, implementing a sustainable mentoring/monitoring system, and fostering a positive growth-oriented environment.
Building Strong Relationships:
Learn how to establish trust and open communication channels with new teachers, creating a supportive and collaborative atmosphere.
Instructional Guidance:
Master techniques for providing actionable feedback and tailored instructional strategies to help new teachers enhance their classroom practices.
Creating a Positive Environment:
Understand the importance of fostering a growth-oriented culture that encourages continuous professional development and resilience.
7. Equity-Based Classroom Observations:
Learn to spot and address inequities in classrooms using observation techniques that promote fairness and inclusion. This session equips leaders to support diverse student needs through hands-on activities and reflective discussions. You'll explore protocols for conducting regular equity-focused observations and follow up with targeted professional development to foster a more inclusive school culture.
Enhanced Collaboration:
Build strong teams aligned with common instructional goals.
Unified Vision:
Ensure consistency in practices across classrooms.
Improved Communication:
Cultivate trust and transparency for continuous growth.
8. Feedback & Evaluation Strategies that Transform Behaviors:
Gain skills to deliver impactful feedback and conduct evaluations that drive meaningful change. This session equips leaders with evidence-based techniques to foster continuous improvement and accountability. Develop a feedback plan with regular check-ins, goal-setting, and follow-ups to track progress and support professional growth.
Constructive Feedback Techniques:
Master the art of delivering specific, actionable, and timely feedback that encourages positive behavior changes and fosters professional growth.
Effective Evaluation Methods:
Learn how to design and implement evaluation processes that are fair, comprehensive, and aligned with instructional goals, ensuring transparency and consistency.
Behavior Transformation:
Understand the psychological principles behind behavior change and how to apply these insights to motivate and sustain improvement in teaching practices.
9. Equity-Focused Instructional Walkthroughs:
Our Equity-Focused Instructional Walkthroughs equip school leaders with the tools to promote inclusive and equitable learning environments. Through classroom observations and reflective discussions, leaders gain insights into equity in instruction and student interactions. This service highlights the importance of identifying disparities to ensure all students receive a high-quality education.
Improved Equity Awareness:
School leaders will better understand how equity is practiced in classrooms, helping them identify and address disparities to ensure all students receive equal opportunities.
Practical Feedback:
Walkthroughs offer actionable insights for improving instructional practices, guiding leaders in making targeted changes that enhance inclusivity and education quality.
Enhanced Reflective Practices:
Reflective dialogues help leaders refine their strategies for creating an inclusive environment, leading to ongoing improvements in educational equity.