The Power Strategies for Effective Teaching Certification Training is tailor-made for schools and districts that wish to increase their capacity to offer on-site, sustainable staff development.  By training your own cadre of staff developers via The Center’s certification program, your school or district can save money while working toward raising student achievement.

Compelling Questions:

What are effective schools doing to achieve dramatic results in student learning?

How can districts build capacity and save money, while providing professional development that really improves teaching and learning?

So, Why Choose Our Certification Program?

This training provides participants with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to present and implement the content of the Power Strategies for Effective Teaching seminar to educators within their schools and districts.

The Certification Training and follow-up support will help the schools and districts to:

• Build internal capacity and save significant amounts of money
• Provide effective on-going professional development

For less than the cost of a one-day seminar presented by a Center consultant, a certified instructor can present seminars an unlimited number of times in their school or district for a period of three years…And the Certified Instructors still receive ongoing support from senior Center consultants!

Prerequisites:

Participants must have the following prerequisites:

• Previously completed the Power Strategies for Effective Teaching seminar prior to attending this training

Learning Objectives:

• Present the content of the Power Strategies for Effective Teaching seminar
• Learn how to use the instruction manual and permanent resources to enhance the learning experience for teachers and administrators
• Sustain professional development by providing on-site expertise during implementation at the school and district levels
• During the included Follow-up Implementation Webinars:
  • Review sample implementation plans and create a customized plan that results in sustainable professional development across the school or district
  • Discuss factors to improve quality and levels of implementation

Certified Instructors will receive the following support by The Center:

• PowerPoint presentation with speaker's notes
• Several resources with background, research, and success stories on Power Strategies for Effective Teaching
• Participant Training Manual
• Sample agendas, pacing guides, and implementation support
• Email and webinar support for issues faced by Certified Instructors
• Complimentary subscription to The Center magazine
• Certificate of completion suitable for framing and 22.5 class hours towards your license renewal
• Three-year license agreement