Free PD Opportunities

• Are you looking for free professional learning on facilitation? Check out the opportunity below.
  Middle Leader Café - Meeting Mayhem Makeover: Turning Mundane into Memorable!
  22 November 09:00 (London time)
  The article, The Right Way to Lead Teacher Learning written by Emily Boudreau will be referenced during the upcoming Middle Leader Café. Worth a read.
  🟥Article: https://lnkd.in/eUjEWC3Q
  🟥Register: https://lnkd.in/gWXS5BuW

• Middle Leader Cafè with Jennifer Abrams (Jennifer will be here in February)
  23 November 17:00 (London time)
  “Breathe deeply and know that who you are can withstand the experience of conflict that living requires.” – Mark Nepo
  Facilitating hard conversations with colleagues is a reality for Middle Leaders consequently strategies are needed to manage these situations. Jennifer Abrams will provide “Tips for Middle Leaders” on how to navigate hard conversations to produce constructive outcomes.
  This virtual session will be a “Q&A” method presented by Nancy Lhoest Squicciarini, Facilitator and trainer for ECIS. During the session, questions submitted by attendees will be discussed.
  More and more questions are being submitted in preparation for the upcoming conversation with Jennifer Abrams. Here are a few more ...
  🟨How can I, a middle leader, effectively initiate a difficult conversation with a team member who is also a friend and not following the norms?
  🟨What strategies can middle leaders use to handle resistance or defensiveness from a team member during a challenging conversation?
  🟨How do middle leaders balance between being empathetic and addressing class management concerns that are affecting students? (This person has been a member of staff for many years.)

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