Workshops for Principals

August 20, 2012

Meeting the Complex Needs of Students with IEPs

Although few will admit it publically, students with special needs are often educated in classrooms characterized by lowered expectations and diminished exposure to the curriculum through the pull-out/resource class model. Even in the inclusion model, students who need targeted support and explicit instruction are often recipients of diluted expectations. This workshop series will provide participants with […]
August 20, 2012

Developing Action Plans for Teaching in the Tested Content Areas

Any given school year, schools inherit a population of students who are promoted to the next grade without having mastered foundational skills/concepts taught in previous grades. Consequently, these students enter the grade level at a disadvantage for acquiring mastery of new, grade-level skills/concepts and are at a greater risk for falling even further behind their grade-level […]
August 20, 2012

Promoting Common Instructional Language Across Content Areas

The bedrock of student achievement is the intentional and consistent use of common instructional language across grade levels and content areas. Unintentionally, students are being exposed to key concepts through divergent and often, erroneous instructional language which inadvertently perpetuates underperformance. This workshop will expose school leaders and teachers to the power resident in and the practice […]