Transforming Your School: Positive and Productive Strategies to Transform Student Learning and School Culture

AZ ASCD Presents

Transforming Your School: Positive and Productive Strategies to Transform Student Learning and School Culture

Changing a school from one that is struggling to success can be a challenge. Learn how this can be accomplished in this informative and interactive seminar!

What you will gain by attending this 2 day seminar designed to provide school leaders and teacher leadership teams with strategies to successfully launch school improvement efforts:

• An understanding of the issues and challenges of school improvement. How to use the strengths of the school to begin the process.
• Techniques to assess the present strengths and challenges of the school. How to use data in the improvement process.
• Strategies to gain district support and engage them as partners in the improvement process.
• A focus on "quick wins" in order to build confidence and motivate the staff to move forward.
• An understanding of the change process, and using a model for change to guide the improvement effort.
• The ability to assess your own leadership strengths and maximize these strengths to keep the process moving forward.
• Helping staff to improve their teaching, assessment, and planning skills to maximize student success.
• Developing a sound school improvement plan.
• Techniques for working with staff positively to deal with the difficulties and change they experience in improving a school.
• Many more research-proven ideas and strategies your can take back to your school and use immediately!

This seminar is intended for:  Principals, Peer Teacher Leaders, Building Leadership Team Members, PLC Leaders, Assistant Principals, Department Chairs, Superintendents, and others who are charged with school improvement

Your Registration Fee includes:

• Practical, research proven strategies to lead school improvement efforts
• A copy of the book for each participant: Flip This School
• A Resource Handbook with practical application of skills learned
• A Continental breakfast and afternoon snacks
• Administrative and teacher CEU hours will be available

Onsite Meeting Location:

6839 E. Guadalupe Rd.

Mesa, AZ 85212

SE Corner of Power Rd. and Guadalupe Rd.

Your Seminar Leaders:

Dr. John Eller and Dr. Shiela Eller both have extensive experience in leading school improvement efforts. During their careers they have supported hundreds of leaders to transform their organizations. They have consulting experience both nationally and internationally and have co-authored ten leadership books. Learn more at www.ellerandassociates.com.

 See what your colleagues are saying about their work with John Eller:

"One of the most practical or potentially change-evoking seminars I've ever attended." Superintendent - Minnesota

"This workshop with Dr. Eller was the best professional development we've had for our school." Principal - Nevada

"John provided some great sentence stems/scripts to use when having difficult conversations with staff members." Principal- Minnesota

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