Take a deep dive into learning and be back in time for dismissal duty!
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Short 1 hour webinars on a specific skillful intentional team leadership topic. Can't join live? Watch the recording on your own time.
Immerse yourself in a course and get college credit to boot!
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Highly interactive synchronous sessions with options to connect with others in between classes.
(Graduate credit
or MA PDPs available.)
Elisa MacDonald is a registered DESE PD provider in MA.
PD provider # 2018F0019
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Short powerful webinars on a targeted leadership topic, tool or skill.
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SKILLFUL INTENTIONAL TEAM LEADERSHIP.
"Greatest Hits"
An introduction to key concepts found in Elisa's book, Intentional Moves.
In this Free 1 hour webinar microburst you'll learn:
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STL Team Function Impact Matrix and assessment tool
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4 Tenets of a Skillful Approach
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Ten STL Primary Intentions
Great for beginners and experienced team leaders who are interested in learning a skillful intentional approach to leading teams.​
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Tuesday 9/20 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST Free
Audience: District and school-based administrative leaders
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Tuesday 9/20 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST Free
Audience: Teacher leaders/coaches/instructional partners
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Check back for additional upcoming dates.
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PLAN PURPOSEFUL MEETINGS.
Make the most of your collaboration time. Design focused engaging meetings that will advance your team learning goals.
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In this 1 hour webinar microburst you'll learn how to:
(Move 4.2) Write a three-question agenda
(Move 4.3) Open a meeting to activate learning
(Move 4.4) Close a meeting to establish next steps for learning
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Sessions available (Choose 1):
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Tuesday 9/27 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST $99 per person
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Tuesday 9/27 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST $99 per person
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ALIGN WITH A PRIORITY.
Effective teacher teams choose their own learning path but they don't go rogue. They intentionally align their work to district, school or department priorities.
In this 1 hour webinar microburst we will walk through 3 simple questions that can help you decide and communicate priorities. You'll learn how to:
(Move 6.1) Unpack priorities for understanding
(Move 6.2) Identify a priority-based focus area
(Move 6.3) Maintain focus on what's important
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Tuesday 10/11 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST $99 per person
Audience: District and school-based administrative leaders
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Tuesday 10/11 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST $99 per person
Audience: Teacher leaders and coaches/instructional partners
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WORK TOWARD A S-M-A-A-H-R-T GOAL
Is your goal Seemingly SMART? Is it technically specific, measurable, attainable, results-driven and timebound, but accomplishing the goal does not bring you any closer to the improved outcomes your students need?
In this 1 hour webinar microburst you'll learn how to:
(Move 6.7) Write specific student-learning targets
(Move 6.8) Measure what matters
(Move 6.9) Reach for a tippy-toe goal
(Move 6.10) Align w/priorities and individual goals
(Move 6.11) Connect to what matters
(Move 6.12) Distinguish learning outcomes from pathways
(Move 6.13) Establish a time frame according to student need
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Sessions available (Choose 1):
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Tuesday 10/25 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST $99 per person
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Tuesday 10/25 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST $99 per person
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INSTITUTE SOCIAL NORMS THAT MAXIMIZE
TEAM IMPACT
Norms. (Audible groan acknowledged.) Unfortunately, for many schools norm-setting has become a time-sucking meaningless task. Not only does it not need to be, it shouldn't be. A meaningful norm-setting process shapes our team's learning culture and reveals unhealthy tacit ways-of-doing that need to be talked about.
In this 1 hour webinar microburst you'll learn how to:
(Move 2.3) Promote mindfulness with personal norm setting
(Move 2.4) Foster sensitivity for cultural norms
(Move 2.5) Surface unspoken norms
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Sessions available:
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Tuesday 11/8 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST $99 per person
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Tuesday 11/8 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST $99 per person
upcoming "microbursts"
Registration for all microburst webinars: Opens August 22
Limited spots available.
Upcoming Virtual courses
Foundations in Skillful Team Leadership
This 7-week interactive virtual course with asynchronous learning between sessions introduces the key concepts of a skillful intentional approach to leadership for any educator ready to improve student outcomes with their teams.
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Fall Session 2022. Section 1A (Thursdays)
10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17, 12/1, 12/15
4:00 - 6:00 PM* EST
Each participant must purchase an individual copy of the book Intentional Moves. Book is NOT included in the course cost.
Course objectives and weekly topics here. (Print this, if you are a teacher leader looking to get approval from your district to pay for this course.)
Join the course! Beginning August 22, fill out the contact page. Please indicate session. Payment details will be emailed to you. Registration is not confirmed until full payment is received.
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Interested in graduate credit? This course may qualify for 1 graduate course credit through Framingham State University for an additional fee. *First and last sessions are 2.5 hours for participants taking this course for graduate credit.
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Registration: Opens August 22, 2022
Limited seats available.
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This has been one of the best if not THE BEST course/ PD I have taken in my 45 year career. Elisa is the epitome of an educator: intelligent, enthusiastic, professional, and tireless in all she does.
- Mary B., Teacher Leader
Short videos for each chapter to prompt your thinking and help you apply the moves to your own teams. Take the on-demand course on your own or with other team leaders in your school.
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Discounts available for groups of 5 or more.
Each participant must purchase an individual copy of the book Intentional Moves.
Book is NOT included in the course cost.
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self-paced book study
