Instructional Coaching | Differentiation | Teaching with Empathy | Standards-Based Grading
SERVICES
Keynotes | Workshops | On-Going Coaching | Strategic Planning
We are available for keynotes, workshops, and/or continuous professional development services (1-1, team, and department coaching) on the topics of student-driven differentiation, differentiation for literacy, teaching with empathy, standards-based grading, and instructional coaching/teacher leadership.
STUDENT-DRIVEN DIFFERENTIATION: 8 STEPS TO HARMONIZE LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM
Educators are frequently asked to differentiate instruction for students, but too often, this feels like another layer of work on top of mounting demands like standardized tests, district initiatives, and students' growing needs. The truth? When done right, differentiation ignites teachers' passion and enhances student learning.​​​
This interactive keynote and workshop will debunk differentiation myths and introduce the Student-Driven Differentiation Roadmap, a practical approach to differentiation.​​
Whether you're looking to refine your current differentiation practices or find new ways to meet your students' needs, you’ll walk away from this workshop with fresh inspiration and the confidence to create a classroom where both students and teachers thrive!
DIFFERENTIATION FOR LITERACY
A dynamic workshop exploring instructional strategies aligned with Scarborough’s Reading Rope.
Designed for educators pre-k through high school. Participants will discover ways to honor and build students' background knowledge, recognizing the diverse experiences they bring to the classroom and tapping into their collective knowledge, to create more meaningful and relatable learning experiences.
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Additionally, the workshop focuses on techniques to engage students while enhancing their vocabulary and verbal reasoning ability - both essential skills for reading comprehension and overall academic success.
TEACHING WITH EMPATHY: HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR PRACTICE BY UNDERSTANDING YOUR LEARNERS
Every single action we take, from our conversations with students to planning and delivering instruction, signifies our level of empathy toward them as individuals. While many teachers believe they are empathetic to their students’ stories, their actions (while well-intended) often implicitly shame students further adding to the disconnection they feel. Educators’ primary role in today’s educational landscape is to ensure students feel safe and connected, in a consistently empathetic learning environment.
STANDARDS-BASED GRADING
The Why, The What, and The How (and things to avoid).
Shifting to standards-based and/or competency based grading is a difficult change but one that is vital to our students’ success. This keynote presentation and workshop will inspire your staff to embrace their hesitations and offer participants tangible, applicable support to make the shift to standards-based learning successful for teachers, students, administrators, and parents. Topics covered include student-driven differentiation, goal-setting, feedback, student ownership of learning, flexible pacing, flexible grouping and more.
INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING AND TEACHER LEADERSHIP
Participants will leave with a shared understanding of instructional coaching and gain insight into effective methods to partner with teachers in initial coaching relationships. Workshop can be tailored to focus on leadership, communication, and facilitating PLCs.
The dos and don'ts of successful and transformative instructional coaching/teacher leader programs, including leading PLCs.