In a climate characterized by cultural reckoning, public health crises and unforeseen systemic change impacting institutions and practitioners indiscriminately, educators must learn to navigate an ever-changing, complex landscape. Working in uncertain conditions in K-12 schools and higher education institutions requires leadership at all levels. At W&M we are committed to values-based leadership, translating theory to practice, and supporting educators to step into new leadership roles.
Join us for a day of inspiring keynote speakers and action-oriented workshops that will prepare educators at all levels to best support their evolving learning communities.
Event Date & Time
DATE
Monday, October 10, 2022
TIME
8:30am - 2:00pm
The day will feature two keynote speakers, and interactive workshops tailored to professionals in Higher Education and K-12.
Connect with like minded educators from across Virginia and the Nation's Capital
Engage with experts in educational leadership, community engagement and teaching
Develop sustainable strategies to strengthen your emotional, psychological, and social well-being to best support the ongoing mental health crises within the communities we serve
Who Can Participate
K-12 teachers and administrators
Higher education professors, instructors, and administrators
Student affairs professionals
K-12 and higher education staff, program coordinators and managers
You do not need to be associated with W&M to attend. All are welcome!
What Topics Will be Covered?
Appreciative Inquiry
Restorative Practices for Educators
Developing Resilient Teaching and Leadership Strategies
Rebuilding Trust and Engagement in Learning Communities
Teacher Aggression
Evocative Coaching
Collective and Individual Self-Efficacy
Community Engagement
Institutional leadership and creating communities of trust
Sustainable school-community partnerships
What are the Intended Program Outcomes?
All in Attendance
Participants will gain two new leadership tools for fostering more vibrant school communities: the Vibrant School Scale and Appreciative Inquiry
Participants will consider ways to build teacher capacity for deeper learning in their own contexts
Participants will be able to articulate the five facets of trust and apply them to the working relationships in their context.
Participants will examine issues of collective teacher efficacy, self-efficacy, and teacher aggression in their own contexts.
Participants will learn how to strategically align professional and personal goals to their own values and interests
Participants will learn about the power of judicious confrontation
Participants will learn why collective mobilization and support are critical to wellness and healing
K-12 Track
Educators will engage in authentic reflection practices (i.e., creating a reflection protocol) as they find meaningful ways to support diverse students and their families (i.e., highlighting their biographies and narratives).
Educators will design and implement strategies that would facilitate and build on meaningful school-community partnerships
Higher Education Track
Participants will come away with a working knowledge of the appreciative inquiry process and a vision for how it might be implemented in their context
Participants will be equipped to challenge the assumption that digging into organizational weaknesses and threats is essential to bringing about organizational change
Participants will see how the five principles of appreciative inquiry work together to create the conditions for positive change
