January 2020
Aspiring School Leader Network
The goal of the IPA Aspiring School Leader Network is to establish aspiring school leaders with the mindset, attributes, and network needed to begin to positively impact students, staff members, and communities through educational leadership. Through personal and formal learning experiences, this program will lay the foundation aspiring school leaders need to take on a school leadership position. In addition to technical knowledge of school leadership, this experience will also give future leaders an understanding of the personal and social…
Find out more »Collaborative Leadership Coaching *NEW for 2019-20*
Leadership coaching involves the development of collegial partnerships in which the coach and educational leader are focused on jointly working together to raise and improve both professional performance as well as student outcomes. Participants will understand how to engage school leaders in collegial, trusting relationships to address and analyze leadership issues or initiatives, communicate collaboratively in outcome-based conversations, provide evidence-based communicative feedback, resources, and support development of goals and a plan of action to improve performance. Participants will also explore…
Find out more »Effective Supervision and Evaluation Strategies to Use with Counselors and Support Personnel
This academy will provide highly effective strategies and tools to maximize the performance of school counselors, social workers and psychologists. -Understand the unique supervision needs of student support personnel -Increase awareness of the mental health and emotional regulation needs of students and the impact on student support personnel -Gather helpful evaluation techniques and data-gathering measures unique to student support personnel Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Discipline at Work: Practical Strategies for Addressing Behavioral Challenges
Do you find yourself driving to school hoping all the students behave so you can get some work or teaching done? There are many student behaviors that challenge us and leave us feeling angry, puzzled or helpless to accomplish our goals. Most traditional methods of discipline do not seem to work or change the behaviors. Let's move from traditional methods of discipline to a positive behavior support philosophy. Create an environment of social and emotional security that encourages mutual respect…
Find out more »2020 AP/Dean Summit South & The Legal Rights of Students and Parents: Balancing Best Practices and the Law
The AP/Dean Summit South will kick off on Wednesday, January 29 at Tuscany Winery in Effingham ( 2200 Historic Hills Dr, Effingham, IL 62401) with an Ed Camp from 3:00pm to 4:45pm followed by a reception starting at 5:00pm. On Thursday, January 30, AA# 1415 The Legal Rights of Students and Parents: Balancing Best Practices and the Law will begin at 8:30pm at the Thelma Keller Convention Center and wrap up around 3:30pm. A block of rooms is available at…
Find out more »The School Leader as Coach and Evaluator
This interactive webinar engages participants in understanding key ideas and best practices in coaching and unpack how leaders can live those practices in their daily work. Participants reflect on their own experiences, build new knowledge, ask questions, and start planning their personal next steps as they curate big ideas from the coaching field and apply them to their own contexts as leaders and evaluators. The pre-readings, handouts and homework provide relevant research and a toolkit to support implementation. Online Registration…
Find out more »***FREE*** ECE Essential Leadership Strategies for Adopting the Pyramid Model with Fidelity
In this Academy we will discuss strategies to enhance young children’s emerging social and emotional development through the exploration of the multi-tiered Pyramid Models - a systems approach to supporting early childhood PBIS. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »February 2020
Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing Using the Danielson Model (AA1801)
This course will allow participants to learn effective skills and strategies for using Charlotte Danielson’s Frameworks in a summative setting. This academy, in combination with administrator academy 3000/3001/3002, satisfies the teacher evaluator retraining requirement. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss Crucial Issues to Increase Performance
Difficult conversations are unpleasant, but they don’t have to be unproductive. Veteran administrator Don Anderson shares techniques on how to make sure difficult conversations yield positive results for everyone involved. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »The Principal: Building a Staff, Establishing a Climate, Leading Achievement
This academy provides fundamental leadership skills, thoughts, and concepts. Designed to introduce the most important concepts that make a school official effective and appreciated. The focus is on building a strong climate that leads to greater achievement. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Principal/Teacher Evaluator Retraining: Student Growth (AA3000/3001/3002)
When valid and reliable assessment results are used to drive both individual and whole school professional development, schoolwide progress will naturally occur. On-going and supportive feedback ensures teachers and administrators can work together to support a culture of learning and nurture relationships that allow for the development of teachers and students. This academy, in combination with administrator academy 1801, meets the teacher evaluator retraining requirement. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Data Literacy: Using Information to Improve Student Outcomes
Schools are awash in data. Do you know how to classify, locate, access, organize, analyze, evaluate and otherwise leverage data to create meaningful change in your schools? If not, this academy will walk you through these steps and give you skills and tools for making sense of and making use of your data. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Trauma Responsive Practices: Learning, Leading and Connection
You have to Maslow before you can Bloom. Learn how to better connect with your students who have experienced trauma and stress to better support them and create learning environments that strengthen their growth and achievement. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
Find out more »Restorative Practices: Next Steps *NEW for 2019-20*
This interactive learning opportunity is designed to support rural, urban, and suburban educators as they continue to serve the total school community using restorative practices. Since the passage of Senate Bill 100, Illinois educators have embraced a restorative philosophy and the impact it has on a positive school culture. This Academy will review the legal requirements of the law while providing ways to move forward and beyond our initial efforts of compliance. Information for improving and enhancing an effective in…
Find out more »Implement ALL Standards with Standards-Based Grading and Learning
Participants will learn how to implement standards-based grading and learning and leave with ready-made resources for in-house professional development. Topics covered will include how to deconstruct standards and develop common language; communication to stakeholders; assessment design; and monitoring student progress. Online Registration PDF Registration Form
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