Professional Development
Take the next step to grow your career with our dynamic professional learning experiences.
Our Professional Learning Offerings
Spanish Dual Language Mastery Program
Building on years of experience supporting dual language programs, this professional development is designed to enhance or start dual language programs, with tracks for administrators and teachers.
Global Leaders Fellowship
This virtual professional learning experience equips educators with leadership skills that foster critical global competencies in students, preparing them to navigate and influence an interconnected world.
Key Elements of Our Professional Development Offerings
Our Professional Learning Experiences
As an education organization, our work is anchored in the best practices for how people learn. When we provide any professional learning opportunity, from an individual coaching session to an online course to multi-day in-person training, we strive to provide an experience that meets the following principles:
- Learning is social
- Learning is problem-centered rather than content-oriented
- Learning is continuous
- Learning is relevant and honors previous experiences and knowledge
Communities of Practice
Every participant has unlimited access to a tailored Community of practice. Within a community of practice, continuous, problem-centered learning can fit into busy teacher schedules and happen more frequently than traditional professional learning.
Communities of practice provide an opportunity for educators to connect around similar topics, passions, and areas of expertise. They encourage information and knowledge sharing, allow for instant feedback and collaboration, and have the potential to connect educators from around the world.
Testimonials
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This training exceeded my expectations in terms of quality and effectiveness, significantly enhancing my understanding of dual language programs and positively impacting my professional practices as our school system moves forward with the implementation of an elementary dual language program. Moreover, the training provided valuable insights into effective instructional strategies for supporting language development, as well as strategies for collaborating with colleagues, families, and community members to promote students’ linguistic and academic success. These insights will prove to be beneficial as we are planning our start-up in implementation of a dual language program next school year.”
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I am eagerly anticipating implementing my [action-driven global lesson plans] so that my students see my efforts as a global leader, which will help them see that you are never too old to grow or to come up with solutions to global issues.”
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This global fellowship has grown me as a professional, connected me with like minded educators, and has further motivated me to include in all my classes several global issues. This has been exactly what my educator’s heart needed!
