Leadership Institute for School Change:
Building Capacity by Supporting Adult Development
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Program Description:
Support adult growth and development to navigate complex challenges and build thriving teams, and school and district communities.
In our highly complex, ever-shifting world, building human capacity remains one of the most powerful responsibilities—and transformative opportunities—of educational leaders. Grounded in more than thirty years of research and the understanding that adults make sense of their work and experiences in diverse ways, this new, fully revised and expanded edition of Leading Adult Learning helps you tailor your leadership to meet educators where they are—and differentiate support in meaningful ways. Leaders have comments that this developmental approach is one of the “greatest levers of change.”
Features of this second edition include:
- Fully-updated takes on four, research-based “pillar practices” for growth—teaming, providing leadership roles, mentoring, and collegial inquiry—that can help educators build the cognitive, relational, and emotional capacity to teach and lead with genuine care
- Fresh, real-world stories and case studies that illustrate how educators are applying these pillar practices in today’s contexts, including hybrid and online environments
- Even more practical protocols and tools designed to support deep reflection, meaningful and courageous dialogue, and authentic collaboration in teams, schools, and systems that increase belonging and inclusion as well as support change
- Grounded in current research and best practices, and aligned with Learning Forward’s standards to support effective, high quality professional learning ensuring your strategies are responsive to today's educational realities.
By intentionally caring for the development of your staff, you cultivate the resilient, collaborative cultures they need to thrive. Ultimately, when the adults in your educational ecosystem grow, your students are the ones who truly benefit.
In other words, when you invest in the growth of adults, children learn!
Facilitators
Ellie Drago-Severson is Professor of Education Leadership and Adult Learning and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University. A developmental psychologist, Ellie teaches, conducts research, and consults to leaders and organizations on professional and personal growth and learning; leadership that supports principal, faculty, school, and leadership development; and coaching and mentoring in K–12 schools, university settings, and other adult education contexts. She is also an internationally certified developmental coach who works with leaders to build internal capacity and achieve goals. Her work is inspired by the idea that schools must be places where adults and children can grow, and she is dedicated to creating the conditions to achieve this and to helping leaders and educators of all kinds to do the same on behalf of supporting adults and youth.
Ellie is author of the best-selling books Helping Teachers Learn: Principal Leadership for Adult Growth and Development (Corwin, 2004) and Leading Adult Learning: Supporting Adult Development in Our Schools (Corwin/The National Staff Development Council, 2009)—as well as Becoming Adult Learners: Principles and Practices for Effective Development (Teachers College Press, 2004) and Helping Educators Grow: Practices and Strategies for Supporting Leadership Development (Harvard Education Press, 2012). She is also a co-author of Learning for Leadership: Developmental Strategies for Building Capacity in Our Schools (Corwin, 2013), Learning Designs: Reach the Highest Standard of Professional Learning (Corwin, 2014), Tell Me So I Can Hear You: A Developmental Approach to Feedback for Educators (Harvard Education Press, 2016), Leading Change Together: Developing Educator Capacity Within Schools and Systems (ASCD, 2018).
Jessica Blum-DeStefano earned her PhD in Education Leadership Teachers College, Columbia University after nine rewarding years as a teacher and school leader in alternative education settings. She teaches at Bank Street College of Education and, for the past ten years, has co-taught adult development with Ellie in the Summer Principals Academy at Teachers College. She is a co-author of Learning for Leadership: Developmental Strategies for Building Capacity in Our Schools (Corwin, 2013), Tell Me So I Can Hear You: A Developmental Approach to Feedback for Educators (Harvard Education Press, 2016), ), Leading Change Together: Developing Educator Capacity Within Schools and Systems (ASCD, 2018).
Howard Gardner is Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University and author of Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons.
Registration Fee & Discounts
Registration Fee Per Attendee: $1,495 ( Institute materials, and central text)
Group/Team Discount (2 or more): Contact cps@tc.columbia.edu
Who Should Attend
Everyone really! This Institute is designed for leaders and collaborators of all kinds—principals, AP’s, teachers, professional developers, curriculum specialists, coaches, superintendents and other district leaders, policymakers, and anyone interested in building capacity across non-profit and for-profit sectors. All are welcome!
Continuing Education
Participants who successfully complete the Institute will receive a Certificate of Participation and 10 Clock Hours.
Please note, we are not able to offer partial professional development hours for those who cannot attend the full workshop.
Upcoming Leadership Institute Dates
Leadership Institute for School Change: Building Capacity by Supporting Adult Development
Monday, October 16, 2023
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm EST via Zoom
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm EST via Zoom
Leadership Institute for School Change: A Developmental Approach to Effective Feedback
Dates: TBD
Leading Change Together: A Deep Dive into Developmental Leadership & Capacity Building
Dates: TBD