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In an ideal world, we would teach a lesson, and each of our students would understand the content and the use the information to acheive higher levels of learning. But that does not always happen.
Some students immediately grasp the material and move forward, but others need additional assistance.
Learn how scaffolding is critical to rigorous instruction
Explore a variety of strategies to scaffold learning
Develop an action plan for implementing next steps
For Teachers Across ALL Grade Levels
Rigor is a key focus of today's educational reform.
But What Exactly is Rigor?
What Does Rigor Look Like in My Classroom?
What are the Myths [and Truths] About Rigor?
Rigor is NOT a negative; it can be integrated into everyday lessons by teachers to increase learning for ALL their students.
Gain a true understanding of the aspects of rigor: expectations, support, and demonstration of learning.
Explore examples of rigorous work as well as common characteristics of a
rigorous task.Apply concepts of scaffolding through sample strategies.
Apply concepts of scaffolding through sample strategies.
Participate in rigorous activities you can immediately use with your students.
Develop an action plan for implementing next steps.
For Teachers Across ALL Grade Levels
For School Leaders
For Subject & Grade Leaders
Implementing rigor at the classroom level is best supported by leadership practices.
This workshop or keynote breaks down the variety of strategies teachers can incorporate to spur student growth and raise the level or rigor and acheivement in their classroom.
Explain the importance of setting a vision for rigor for your school and students.
Discuss the elements of culture and learn strategies for shaping a rigorous culture.
Apply the concepts of school change to increase the level of rigor in your school.
Develop an action plan for implementing next steps.
For Teachers Across ALL Grade Levels
For School Leaders
For Subject & Grade Leaders
Do you have students who are unmotivated?
That's a MYTH!
This workshop or keynote unpacks and discussed the myths of motivation and the keys to creting a motivating environment for every student and the strategies that will help them thrive.
Discuss and understand the myths of motivation.
Explore the importance of intrinsic motivation with examples of implementation
strategies.
Apply strategies to build a growth mindset and resilience in your students.
Develop an action plan for implementing next steps.
For Teachers Across ALL Grade Levels
How do we determine which strategies are ost effective?
This workshop or keynote look at those strategies that are research-based, with a particular eye toward John Hattie's work.
Participants experience hands-on activities for all subject areas and grade levels. These sessons can be incorporated into any of the other professional development options, or it can servce as a standalone keynote.
Discuss the importance of research-based strategies for instruction.
Explore a variety of research-based strategies which can be used in all grade
levels and subject areas.
Develop an action plan for implementing next steps.
For Teachers Across ALL Grade Levels
For School Leaders
For Subject & Grade Leaders
One of the challenges in today's schools is working with students with learning disabilities.
In this workshop or keynote, we look at:
Discuss the facets of motivation for students with special needs, including learned helplessness.
Explore how rigor is and can be appropriate for students with special needs.
Apply strategies for scaffolding to ensure students with special needs can learn at rigorous levels.
Develop and action plan for implementing next steps into your classroom.
For Teachers Across ALL Grade Levels
For Educators Focusing on Special Needs Learning
For Organizations/School Supporting Children with Special Needs Learning
Motivation, Engagement, & Expectations!
In this workshop or keynote, we work through the "BIG 3" challenges in he classroom for teachers today:
The session will provide practival learnings that can be implemented the very next day
Discuss the aspects of student motivation and how teachers can address these issues.
Explore strategies for student engagement.
Investigate how our attitudes and actions impact students' expectations and apply that information to our teaching.
Develop an actionplan for implementing next steps into your classroom.
For Teachers Across ALL Grade Levels
Motivating Yourself & Others
Do you need a jumpstart for the year or the semester?
Are you tired, and at times hopeless about the progress of your students?
Do some days just seem overwhelming?
In this interactive workshop or keynote, learn how to inject hope and nourishment for teachers motivation and wellbeing, mixing in practical stratgies and implementation for equally a motivated clasroom as well.
Learn the essential basics of motvation for BOTH yourself and your students.
Explore strategies that build student motivation.
Learn how to acknowledge and respect your own motivational needs and incorporate strategies to assist.
Develop an action plan to implementing next stpes into your personal and classroom routines.
For Teachers Across ALL Grade Levels
Trae Kendrick
Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Association [TEPSA]
Shakeerah Brodie Ed.S
Gifted Resource Teacher
PS Gifted Endorsement Program Manager
Edwin S. Kemp Elementary
Faith Stroud
Director of Leadership Development
Jefferson County Public Schools
Dr Frank Buck
Globally recognized leader, author & speaker. "Global Gurus Top 30" named Dr. Buck #1 in the "Time Management" category for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, named “Outstanding Alumnus” University of Montevallo College of Education, recipient of the “Chiquita Marbury Award for Technology Innovation..
