Professional
Development Programs
The following EduCare
workshops are offered as professional development training and in-services
for administrators, teachers, counselors and staff within schools, colleges,
universities and youth organizations:
Leadership
Development Workshop
Effectiveness on
the job is a reflection of a person's effectiveness in his/her life. This
informative and inspirational workshop explores ways to build educational
environments that develops skills and motivation for success.
Objectives:
- Build personal
self-esteem
- Develop strategies
for working with greater confidence, effectiveness, and personal fulfillment
- Sharpen skills
for assisting others in taking greater personal responsibility for decisions,
actions, and consequences
- Increase ability
to help others build internal motivation to succeed
Key topics:
- Shifting stress
to success
- Creating a win/win
work environment
- Building a cooperative
learning environment
- Conflict resolution
and outcome-based management
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Negotiating
in Partnership: A Relationship Building Seminar
 In
this interactive seminar, participants practice simple yet effective techniques
for building positive, professional relationships while learning practical
tools for successful negotiation. The seminar focuses on:
- Separating people
from the "problem"
- Investing in common
interests, not positions
- Creating options
for mutual gain
Topics include:
- Integrity vs.
adversity: the inherent weakness of positional bargaining
- Communication
styles
- Active listening
- Proactive vs.
reactive communication
- Transforming limiting
belief systems and perceptions
- Delivering positive
and negative feedback
- Trust-building
— a win/win habit
- Rapport
- Decision-making
criteria
- Flexibility —
a hidden strength
- Creative problem-solving:
end-result thinking
- Objective progress
assessment and mid-course correctives
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School
Restructuring and Reform
 The
purpose of EduCare’s Learning Community Program is to inspire and
empower schools’ Instructional Transformation Teams (ITT’s)
and their school stakeholders to become effective school change leaders,
resulting in an on-going process of improving the quality of education
for all students.
In order to develop
and implement a site action plan focused on improving student achievement
and learning, EduCare supports schools through:
- Needs Assessment
- Customized Coaching
- Personal Mastery
Skills
- Broad-based Collaboration
and Stakeholder Involvement
- Trust-building
and High Performance Teams
- Continuous Improvement
Strategies
EduCare’s Learning
Community Program focuses on:
- Creating Educational
Climates of Collaboration, Unity and Progress
- Empowering Parents
as Partners in Reform
- Linking School
Communities with Local Resources and Services
- Developing Student
Leadership and Involvement
- Completing a Site
Action Plan that focuses on Student Learning and Implementation Strategies
EduCare’s Learning
Community Program includes the following components:
School Change
Facilitators
School Change Facilitators serve as consultants/coaches to schools’
Instructional Transformation Teams and stakeholders in support of their
needs and reform directions. They skillfully assist the ITT’s in
implementing opportunities for the entire school community to actively
participate as co-creators in the reform process.
Instructional
Transformation Teams’ Training
ITT’s consist of approximately ten to fifteen school community members
and include students, parents, teachers, classified staff, support staff
and administrators.
EduCare provides training,
coaching and support in:
- Teambuilding and
Collaboration
- Assessing Current
Reality
- Strategic Planning
for Transformation
- Developing a School
Site Action Plan
Stakeholder Development
Workshops and Events
Special events and workshops are held for individual and joint stakeholder
groups to meet the particular needs of the schools, including:
- Parent Involvement
Workshops
- Student leadership
Training
- Teambuilding Workshops
- Conflict Resolution
Training
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Service
Learning Workshop
 Schools
nationwide are realizing the importance of students sharing their time,
resources, and talents through community service activities. The Service
Learning Workshop prepares schools to develop and manage successful community
service programs.
Objectives:
- Develop the foundation
for creating an impactful student volunteer program
- Discover ways
to generate student interest in community service
- Learn methods
to assist students in assessing their own talents for helping others
- Increase ability
to guide students through the preparation and planning of community
service projects
Key topics:
- Benefits of serving
others
- Curriculum for
student volunteerism
- Building community
collaborations and resources
- Community service
for students-at-risk
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Teambuilding Workshop
Teambuilding and communication
are two vital qualities necessary for developing a positive work environment
and a high performing team. EduCare’s Teambuilding Workshop involves
participants in developing tools and techniques for more effectively managing
on-the-job relationships, communication, and problem-solving skills.  Simulations
and highly interactive teambuilding initiatives engage participants in
transformational teambuilding experiences that have practical application
to student success.
Objectives:
- Enhance higher
levels of cooperation and teamwork
- Develop the motivation
and skills to promote effective communication among team members in
ways that enhance productivity and result in increased student achievement
- Promote commitment
and accountability as a team member
Key topics:
- Building a cooperative
team spirit and shared vision
- Improving communication
and listening skills
- Styles of communication
- Importance of
rapport
- Proactive vs.
reactive communication
- Conflict management
— separating the people from the issues
- Delivering and
receiving both positive and negative feedback in ways that strengthen
the group process
- Building trust
and respect
- Developing flexibility
as a key for creative decision-making
- Seeking the higher
ground of inclusivity
- Addressing current
issues and concerns in a proactive and
relationship-building style
Methods:
- Lecturette, discussion,
reflection, application
- Group simulations
and experiential teambuilding activities
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