Principals must have the resources they need to be effective leaders of learning communities. Today, the range of learning needs is growing, and principals need the best instruction and assessment resources to support children at all levels of learning—including early childhood learning. Principals also need to know how to engage community partners and after-school providers to work toward common and effective learning goals for all children.
Leading Early Childhood Learning Communities: Professional Development for Leaders
» A Comprehensive Workshop Package
Recent brain research makes it clear that children's learning is enhanced by their early childhood experiences. As schools work to ensure all children are prepared for the 21st century, pre-K programs are vital.
This comprehensive workshop engages participants in activities that will strengthen their understanding of the learning continuum from birth through third grade and provides strategies and case studies for incorporating early learning principles and practices into their schools' learning communities.
"If educators are to be successful in the K-12 period, they must begin their work prior to school entry during the preschool period."
—Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Yale University
Workshop facilitator CD includes:
Content is appropriate for state and district delivery of principal professional development, but can be equally effective for individual principals to use with their staff members.
Workshop package and 10 copies of NAESP's landmark publication Leading Early Childhood Learning Communities: Standards for What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do » $550.00.
Aligning the Learning Day:
Collaboration Strategies for Principals and After-School Program Directors
» A Comprehensive Workshop Package
When after-school activities are aligned with school day learning, real gains in students' academic, social, and emotional growth can occur.
This program will provide principals with the resources and knowledge to promote, establish, operate, and sustain quality after-school programs that positively impact student performance. It will also help after-school providers and principals develop collaborative approaches to after-school activities.
"When principals connect after-school programs to school and community resources, they broaden students' experience bases, increase connections to more caring adults and extend their learning opportunities."
—Terry Peterson, University of South Carolina Foundation and Director, Afterschool and Community Learning Network
Workshop facilitator CD includes:
Content is appropriate for delivery by state and local organizations serving elementary and middle school principals, as well as those serving after-school programs.
Workshop package and 10 copies of Leading After-School Learning Communities: Standards for What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do » $225.00.
Questions? Contact the NAESP Leadership Academy at 800-386-2377, ext. 278, or
criley@naesp.org.