This workshop supports leaders in helping make connections between teacher effort and student impact. Participants examine efficacy to see how collective teacher efficacy has a positive impact on teaching and learning. We explore how agency connects to efficacy and thus impacts student outcomes. Participants discuss the importance of including both efficacy and agency into their […]

All good schools are inspired by great leaders. This workshop explores qualities, skills, and the practices of Pre-K to 12th grade supervisory leadership as well as ways to reduce school leader burnout and to create systems that support positive school climate, academic and social emotional success as well as highlighting effective 21st Century managerial abilities.

This workshop will give school leaders a clear understanding of the instructional needs of the Multi-lingual Learners (MLs) and English Language Learners (ELLs). School Leaders will identify effective teaching strategies to support the observation and evaluation process and promote student achievement. These strategies will address the needs of all English Language Learners, including students with […]

Equitable Access to High-Quality Academic Supports - Dr. Elam provides a 1-hour technical assistance (TA) office hour available for administrators for additional guidance on how to implement educational tools and templates that are designed for topics discussed in 3-hour sessions, such as: increasing K-12 Learning and Engagement, creating equitable opportunities to impact student outcomes, and […]

This workshop provides information on what helps people thrive in difficult times (like pandemics) and provides strategies to show us what we can actually do. Everyone is telling educators to put on our own oxygen masks first and this workshop makes self-care a priority using the 5Rs Framework to address burnout.

In this independent session of the mental and physical wellness workshop series, participants will learn lymphatic massage and joint articulation to improve lymphatic and synovial fluid flow and joint health and to boost immune response and holistic detox processes while incorporating deep breathing, mindfulness, and somatic movement. No experience needed; all abilities, ages, body types, […]

In this workshop, participants will explore the role of the Educational Administrator in the New York City, Department of Education by defining the work of the EA, analyzing the Tenure Decision Framework, identifying the various ways EAs support schools, providing support for the social emotional side of being an EAs and identifying resources to design […]

Equitable Access to Supportive School & Classroom Environments (School Climate, Academic Supports, Perceptions of Safety, Discipline…) - Dr. Elam facilitates a 3-hour interactive stand-alone workshops to discuss research and implement turn-around strategies and evidence-based equitable practices. Administrators will build capacity to increase their effectiveness in professional development and/or strategic plans that address High-Leverage Priorities/Problems (HLP) […]

The 2024-2025 Annual Evaluation Process for APs and EAs:  Completing the Annual Pedagogical Supervisory Personnel Report Evaluation instruments and procedures for Assistant Principals, EA’s and Supervisors Of, vary greatly within the Department of Education and within respective Districts.  Self-assessing and goal setting are key to promoting self-growth, leadership effectiveness, and to improving overall job performance.  This […]

Description:  This workshop provides participants with a review of what every administrator should know about the tenure decision-making process. Participants will learn key terms, how tenure decisions are made, tenure outcomes, what documents may be used to support submission of tenure evidence, as well as how to develop talking points for preliminary tenure conversations. Participants […]