Instructor-Led Training

Training Programs, Large Group Workshops, and Small Group Workshops In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid ILT Sessions

Group sizes from 2 - 200

Training Programs -

In-Person & Interactive with Small-Group Breakouts

All-School Equity Training (ILT & VILT)

A series of 7 required 90-minute meetings for 150+ employees, which occurred approximately monthly. The business purpose was for all employees to describe the professional expectations for equity-focused practices of the institution and apply an equity lens to their work.

My Role:

Designed learning arc for year and details for each session with subject-matter experts
Managed team to create intro videos and materials
Trained 14+ facilitators
Modified plans based on feedback and challenge points

Impact:

Trust, a necessary component for vulnerable work, was built in small groups through the structures I put in place.
Participants recognized and were better able to use the equity lens reflective cycle to examine situations.

Examples of Session Elements:

Excerpt of October meeting opening video

Quotes from end of year survey on this training series:

"Not only was each session carefully thought through and facilitated, but the activities were (directly and indirectly) responsive to how groups had struggled or expressed need in the previous session. "

"I truly love the PD offered via the Equity group. Outside presenters were tremendous. On a professional and personal level, I was pushed to expose biases, predilections for certain activities or hidden avoidance of certain situations."

"I think the various scenarios that we had to work through made it feel like we were dealing with real issues. And there were a lot of times that I had to feel uncomfortable and find ways to be with that. That helped me grow."

"All positive impacts and elements I take into my daily work. It's like taking a 1-off university class on teaching. Wonderful. More of the same for next year!"

Large Group Workshops with Small-Group Breakouts -

Interactive In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid

Social-Emotional Learning (ILT)

A 1/2-day workshop on social-emotional learning for 40+ middle school teachers. The business purpose was to bring consistency to the division's approach to social-emotional learning. The learning objective was for adult learners to able to define social-emotional learning, recognize the five competencies of the CASEL framework, and apply practices to their own planning.

My role:

Researched, curated, and created resources to support teacher's application of the CASEL framework
Created slide decks and presented at workshop
Provided follow-up support

Impact:

Participants were able to identify ways they were already addressing social-emotional learning and brainstorm ideas to address areas needing improvement.
The workshop provided a common language and sparked greater collaboration among colleagues for continued application throughout the year.

Slide deck from the workshop:

MS SEL EQ Kickoff.pptx

Small Group Workshops -

In-person and Virtual

Building Resilience Small Group (ILT)

An optional professional learning group that met for 90 minutes, 3 times over the course of 6 weeks to explore building resilience in ourselves and others.

My role:

Researched, curated, and created resources
Created slide decks and led workshop
Posted materials on website for continued access

Impact:

The COVID-19 pandemic broke out in the middle of this workshop. Participants reported the timeliness of the content and immediately implemented practices that helped them better manage the stress of the unknown time. Several referenced this workshop over the next 2 years.

Excerpt from group website