Today’s school leaders are often faced with complex and sensitive challenges and issues that require collaborative problem solving involving the school community. This workshop offers a roadmap of the main principles of adaptive leadership and when they are needed. It compares and contrasts the differences between technical and adaptive challenges. Using the main principles of […]

Addressing K-12 Learning & Engagement on Tests - 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, […]

This workshop will provide School Leaders with strategies for implementing, analyzing and addressing a school-wide approach to behavioral issues. Participants identify best practices for developing these strategies in order to promote positive behavior within the school environment. This is accomplished through the lens of proactive versus reactive management.

In this independent session of the mental and physical wellness workshop series, participants will work on building muscle strength and endurance through basic yoga postures and exercises focusing on core distal connectivity while incorporating breathing, mindfulness, and somatic movement. No experience needed; all abilities, ages, body types, genders, and cultures are welcomed. Comfortable clothing that […]

This workshop provides supervisors with information regarding the tenure process in New York City. Emphasis is placed on the legal ramifications of tenure law and suggestions to prepare tenure packets. Opportunities to share best practices and the need to provide examples of evidence of work are included in this workshop.

Professional Development is a transformative process in which learners are actively engaged and for which the aim is to experience and expand behaviors, beliefs and ways of being; a learning process that results in a change of practice. This workshop invites you to come to the P.A.R.T.Y. and explore the habits of transformational PD: Purpose, […]

In this workshop, participants will learn the importance of beginning with the end in mind to enhance productivity and effectiveness. Master the rhythm of the school year by prioritizing your calendar, scheduling quick appointments, and managing interruptions thoughtfully. We will be planning in real-time using Excel to facilitate essential meetings and commitments for the year, […]

This workshop is designed for both new and transitioning school leaders and administrators and will support them during their transition to their newly assigned administrative/supervisory roles. Participants will identify which leadership style works best for the environment in which they work, organize for effort, and enhance their skills for supervising adults and conducting difficult conversations. […]

This workshop provides school leaders with a nuts and bolts array of attributes that successful leaders use to climb to the top performance levels. Participants understand the habits of mind that propel great leaders to think and act differently. School leaders learn to pursue the highest expectations, to persevere and actively battle negativity while retaining […]

This workshop explores the development of stress reducing strategies to support and maintain positive mental health, critical to the survival and wellbeing of all. Stress management/reduction tools for school leaders to use are presented. Impediments to positive mental health and techniques for maintaining equilibrium and a state of wellbeing are presented. Individuals are encouraged to […]

Access to Opportunities and Resources Based on Students’ Exposure to Racial, Ethnic, and Economic Segregation - 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) to […]

Access to Opportunities and Resources Based on Students’ Exposure to Racial, Ethnic, and Economic Segregation - 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 […]

This workshop presents educators with mindfulness as a way to prioritize mental health by fostering a supportive and nurturing school environment in which students thrive academically, socially and emotionally. Mental health and mental illness are introduced and there is the opportunity to delve into the strategies for understanding stigma and develop an awareness of the […]