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This workshop centers on student self-efficacy as vital for academic success and a foundational element of developing the whole child. Fostering self-efficacy—the belief in one’s ability to succeed—is essential to enhancing students’ emotional resilience, motivation, and ownership of their learning.
Tim uses the four critical questions of learning in the PLC at Work® process as a framework. He shows how to turn efficacy-building practices into everyday instructional routines. Whether attending alone, within a job-alike team or vertical team, or as a school leader, everyone will learn to help students set goals, assess their learning, monitor their progress, and respond to evidence of learning. More importantly, educators learn how to build students’ belief in their capacity to grow.
Learning Outcomes
Explore the research behind hope and self-efficacy, understanding how it drives student motivation, ownership, and achievement.
Study classroom grading and feedback practices that enhance a student’s desire to succeed.
Learn how to build a culture of learning and self-belief within students.
Develop a plan to embed the mission, vision, values, and goals of a school community into students’ daily lives.
Unpack student-centered versions of the four critical questions of learning:
What is essential for me to know and be able to do?
How will I know if I am making progress toward mastery?
What steps should I take when I am struggling to master the essentials?
How can I extend my learning after I have mastered the essentials?
Leave with strategies to help students answer these questions throughout a unit of study.
Tim Brown is an internationally recognized presenter and practitioner who specializes in helping school leaders and teachers align their school improvement efforts across an entire campus and/or district.
As a former teacher and campus principal, Tim is a practical and passionate educator who has served in elementary, middle, K–8, and high school settings. After a 28-year career in Springfield, Missouri, Tim worked as a director of PLC for the state of Missouri.
Today, he serves as an educational presenter, coach, and motivational speaker. Sharing insights and supporting educators and leaders fuels his work. He inspires them to identify what they value and put those values into action. He works to understand the current reality of a school or team and then provides resources, processes, and protocols to move forward.
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On-site and continental US only.
You will receive a certificate of participation within six weeks after the event concludes.
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