SEL Leadership Training Series
Professional development for administrators to create cultures of mental health.
School leaders have an incredibly difficult job and need support. These trainings provide crucial skills for meeting the social-emotional needs of staff, so that staff can meet the needs of students.
Building Positive Staff Culture Through Safety and Trust
two hour Workshop or a full day Training
Participants will…
Learn how psychological safety affects a group’s ability to collaborate and grow together
Build a toolkit for creating teams that are growth-oriented, creative, and collaborate
Description: Leaders hold the key to group effectiveness. Through the norms they establish and the behaviors they model, they send the message of whether its safe to be honest. This single factor determines whether groups are able to work together effectively and grow—or whether they will fraction and stagnate. This workshop will build your toolkit for creating psychological safety, unlocking the potential for learning and collaboration.
Providing Emotionally Supportive Feedback to Help Teachers and Staff Grow
1 hour workshop or a half-day training
Participants will…
Learn the art and science of giving good feedback others can accept
Grow your feedback skills through practice and implementation of strategies
Description: Without opportunities for meaningful feedback, practice becomes mere repetition, and learning and growth become limited. At the same time, feedback can be challenging—both giving and getting it; we may worry about hurting someone’s feelings, or want to avoid uncomfortable conversations. Conversely, the feedback we give or get may not be received well, and defensiveness results. Despite these fears and challenges, we can build our resilience and skills for giving and receiving meaningful input. Learn how you can create a culture of feedback, and enhance your own and your team’s growth.
Compassionate Leadership: Leading Through Listening
2 hour workshop or a half-day training
Participants will…
Learn to avoid acting out the myths that keep us from being present for others
Build listening skills that will improve personal and professional communication
Description: We spend 70-80% of our waking time communicating, and listening is the communication skill we use the most. Leaders, especially, are often key communicators responsible for maintaining understanding between students, teachers, parents, and school district leadership. However, there are myths that keep us from hearing others, and therefore understanding what’s really needed in a situation. Learn about the crucial skill of listening, and how to apply it to leadership.
Self-Care for Administrators: Reducing Stress through Boundary Setting
1-2 hour workshop
Participants will…
Learn strategies to improve sustainability and engagement through the implementation of boundaries
Engage tools for setting healthy boundaries on time, resources, and emotions
Description: As educational leaders, boundaries are necessary; when we don’t honor them, our resources are quickly worn away by the words, actions, and circumstances of others. We are left less engaged. We are prone to burnout. This matters. Leaders are responsible for 70% of variance in staff engagement, and they model what healthy engagement looks like. However, honoring the space we need for ourselves enhances rejuvenation; we are engaged for the work that matters to us. Learn healthy boundary-setting tools that you can implement in professional and personal life, and model for your teams.
Creating Values-Based Cultures that Support Engagement and Well-Being
2 hour workshop or Half-Day Training
Participants will…
Reflect on personal values as a tool to sustain engagement and inform actions as a leader
Learn tools for working with values to build engagement on teams
Description: Research shows that when we become disconnected from meaning and purpose in our work, we are less effective and prone to higher levels of stress and disengagement. However, we can actively cultivate meaning through connecting with our values and acting them out in our daily tasks. Learn how to use these powerful tools for managing stress and staying engaged with what matters, and how we can then share the power of values with our teams to build their engagement.