Course Description: Addressing inappropriate professional practice…Giving targeted feedback to a teacher who has stagnated in their teaching…Focusing on continuous improvement no matter how veteran the staff member… All of these are critical conversations. What are additional critical conversations that you need to have, but don’t – or don’t do well enough? This session provides participants with the knowledge and skill to have important conversations with less stress and more success.
- Discover what makes having critical conversations so difficult to conduct and how to improve the chances of having them turn out productively
- Learn how to personalize critical conversations through a four-step approach based on the educator’s teaching experience, expertise and commitment
- Gain a variety of templates and tools to support important conversations no matter what the area of focus or need for improvement
- Practice creating a conversation map that focuses on shifting the conversation from justification to a learning conversation about how to go forward from here
Session Length: 1 day
