Are you tired of feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders? Or that you are working as hard as you can but aren’t seeing the results you want? If so, join us and explore a simple, concrete system that will move you and your team to visible results. You’ll learn how to create momentum through shared leadership and get quick wins by taking focused actions and measuring results in short cycles.

If your district has ever wanted to design an evaluation model but wanted to avoid the pitfalls that come along with it, this is a don’t miss a session. We will preview the brand new, yet research-validated, Marzano model that allows you to build your own teacher evaluation!

Put your 20/20 lenses on (the glasses and the year) and let’s analyze the takeaways from teacher evaluation in a year of uncertainty.

Is your team making magic happen when it comes to meeting expected outcomes? Does your team utilize highly effective practices to reach team goals? Do you need to build leadership capacity in your school or district? In this session you will learn how to implement conditions that catapult your co-acting group into a high performing team and build the capacity of team members to lead and implement best practices. Participants will be introduced to research-based team conditions, a metric for diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses of a team and how team coaching through LSI’s Instructional Leadership Institute will support your team in continuous improvement.

An equity-based mindset and toolkit is essential for leading diverse schools. Discover how to create your vision for equity in your school community and analyze educators’ practices under an anti-bias framework. Walk away with ideas to implement equity-based strategies for your professional learning communities.

Of all the hats the principal wears, the most vital in terms of increasing academic achievement is that of instructional leader. An instructional leader focuses on the growth of the teacher. An instructional leader respects the teacher as a learner and honors their individual learning process. Learn how to implement school-wide initiatives focused on student achievement and practical feedback and reflection strategies that support professional growth. Interact with research-based actions and practices in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and climate that foster teacher growth and increase student achievement. Learn how to differentiate the teacher’s learning by strategically offering those practices that most effectively and efficiently support distinct styles of adult learning