LEADERSHIP

LEAD528N

Dynamic Leadership: Inspiring and Supporting Your Teaching Faculty (Ages 3–10)

This course is designed for administrators, program directors and emerging leaders in schools and non-profits working in/with early childhood and elementary school level settings. Participants will identify opportunities and challenges inherent in the leadership role and examine ways to build engaging teaching and learning communities. Discussion will emphasize concrete ways to motivate, support, inspire, and cultivate teacher leaders. Topics include pressing leadership issues, such as understanding the self as leader in mission-driven settings, creating positive school culture, building teams using assessment instruments, hiring and retaining staff, and implementing active professional growth and development plans. Instructor: Elizabeth McKenna

July 20 and 21 | On Campus*

Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 AM–4:30 PM ET 12 CTLE or 1.2 CEU $425 / 1 credit $1,710 Registration Deadline: 7/13 *This course meets at Bank Street College, 610 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025 TEWS672N

Working Effectively with Your Teaching Team (Grades Pre-K–3)

This workshop will explore the complex dynamics of working as a team in an early childhood environment or classroom. We will discuss techniques to create a successful school environment that leads to more competent and confident children, healthier partnerships with parents, and a more fulfilling workplace for teachers and administrators. Directors and head teachers will learn techniques for building a strong, dynamic teaching team, how to be an effective mentor, how to work collaboratively, and how to delegate responsibilities. Instructor: Jean Schreiber

August 3 and 4 | On Campus*

Wednesday and Thursday, 10:00 AM–4:30 PM ET 10 CTLE or 1 CEU $425 Registration Deadline: 7/18 *This course meets at Bank Street College, 610 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025