Workshop Descriptions
***Setting the Cornerstones is a two-day workshop. It offers a step-by-step action plan for administrators and teachers who are planning to build Vertical/Academic Teams in their schools, districts, or networks. Participants receive a toolkit of concrete applications, including strategies and hands-on activities that can be used to build vertical teams and to begin developing their district’s action plan. Guided discussions facilitate identifying and solving potential roadblocks.
***Because this is an action planning session, participants will not be divided by academic subject matter. It is important that you do come to the session in teams, or with a partner. If you are unable to secure a partner, we will help you form groups/teams once you arrive on site.
Workshop content is based on four all new cornerstones:
· Standards alignment
· Research-based strategies
· Instructional design
· Professional learning communities
Learning Outcomes
You’ll leave the workshop with these powerful tools in hand:
· A step-by-step action plan, with built-in accountability, to form your own vertical team.
· A deeper understanding of the four cornerstones through modeling and hands-on activities.
· A toolkit of concrete methods, research-based strategies, and proven techniques.