Services and Professional Development Opportunities
Organize, present, and facilitate engaging professional development experiences based on effective adult learning principles and the National Staff Development Council Standards
Convening Conversations, Inc. Brochure
- Inspirational Speaker
- Cultural Proficiency and Conversations About Equity and Diversity
- Leadership and Understanding Transformational Change
- Data-Driven Decision-Making Through Data Dialogue and Data Teams
- Professional Learning Communities
- Secondary Reform: Five Domains of Best Practice for Small Learning Communities
- Quality Principles and Practices Based on Baldrige Criteria
- Facilitation Skills and Protocols
- Cognitive Coaching℠: Managing, Monitoring, and Modifying Self-Directedness
- Polarity Management: Problems to Solve versus Issues to Manage
- Problem-based Learning
- 21st Century Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- Grant Writing and Review
Inspirational Speaker
- Light a spark and look for shining eyes with stories that speak to the heart. Inspirational talks with infectious passion anda true belief that all students can learn will touch hearts in meaningful ways.
Cultural Proficiency
- Address equity and diversity issues through an inside-out
approach—increasing person cultural competence and examining organizational practices and policies.
Leadership and Understanding Transformational Change
- Understand change as you transform your organization from good to great.
Data-Driven Decisions
- Create safe environments for dialogue around data from the district level to the classroom using a simple protocol for Data Team conversations.
Professional Learning Communities
- Uncover common beliefs and values to ground the work of professional learning communities.
Secondary Reform: Best Practices of Small Learning Communities
- Transform large high schools into small learning environments based on best practices that support success for ALL students.
Quality Principles and Practices
- Move your organization to greatness using Baldrige criteria.
Facilitation Skills and Protocols
- Learn to facilitate difficult conversations through powerful conversation protocols.
Polarity Management
- Distinguish between problems to solve and issues to manage, then focus on the best of both polarities.
Problem-Based Learning
- Engage interdisciplinary teaching teams in developing
problem based learning units that are culturally and linguistically responsive and differentiate instruction so all students succeed.
21st Century Learning
- Weave 21st century standards, assessments, professional development, curriculum and
instruction, and learning environments throughout your school system to promote students’ deeper understanding and to prepare them for the global economy.
Differentiated Instruction
- Meet the needs of diverse students through differentiating content, process, and products.
Grant Writing and Review
- Engage all stakeholders in the visioning process for writing powerful and winning grants.