INTRODUCING - Professional Development from Mentoring Minds

Mentoring Minds now offers a vast array of professional development that could be utilized in multiple areas on your campus and in your professional life. Educators and district leaders who are better trained will enhance and improve a child’s learning experience, which in turn will better equip and motivate that child to think critically and achieve a higher performance.

For almost ten years, thousands of school districts across the country have trusted Mentoring Minds to help them in the classroom with proven results. We put the same experience, expertise, and rigor into our professional development.

All of the courses listed below are completely customizable to your district or campus needs. In addition to the professional development offerings listed, our team of seasoned trainers will work with you to customize your professional development experience. For more information, call Mentoring Minds at 800.585.5258.

Formats Available:

• Training - Large or small groups
• Coaching - One on one
• Team Building- Experiential and group-style training both on-site and off-site
• Webinars - Custom formats available
  

Topics Intended/Audience:
Bullying Awareness Webinars, Parts 1&2/Administrators and Educators
  - Part 1 discusses the following concepts:

• What is bullying?
• How do I recognize bullying on my campus or in my classroom?
• What are the effects of bullying?
• Who is involved in bullying?

 - Part 2 introduces the following ideas:

• How do I prevent bullying on my campus?
• How do I intervene when bullying occurs?

Dealing With Your Blind Spots/Administrators and Educators

In today’s society, we often focus on our strengths, but what about our weaknesses? Are you fully aware of areas that might be thwarting your path to greater success?

Managing Millenials on Your Campus or in Your School System/Administrators and Educators

Do you find yourself perplexed by the thought of guiding the next generation of employees? Learn how to effectively hire and lead Generation Y by motivating them to produce great results.

Change Management/Administrators and Educators

Schools and standards are constantly changing! Change management is critical. Help teachers transition by determining key focus areas, and developing a plan for communicating with key stakeholders.

Time Management/Administrators and Educators

Have you ever wished for more time in the day? It’s time to evaluate your current methods and uncover the issues that rob you of valuable time from your instruction.

Meetings that Matter/Educators and Parents

Are meetings boring and ineffective…the dread of every staff member? Make faculty/parent meetings effective and interesting.

Conflict Resolution/Administrators and Educators

Develop the skills to effectively deal with the inevitable…CONFLICT. Learn how to SAFELY resolve issues.

Effective Leadership/Administrators and District Personnel

Get the most from your faculty with a powerful form of leadership. We will consider an array of critical elements for every leader.

Effective Communication/Administrators and Educators

Gain a greater understanding of your own communication style as well as that of your faculty, peers, and supervisors. Learn the nuances of effectively utilizing various forms of communication.

Powerful Mentoring Strategies/Administrators and Educators

This seminar will focus on the power of mentoring in leadership development. Participants will examine upward, downward, and peer mentoring.

Twenty Ways to Build Your Faculty/Administrators and Educators

Enjoy learning more than 20 practical, proven ways for making an impact on your faculty.

Electronic Mail. Personal Touch/Administrators and Educators

Re-discover the essentials of e-mail etiquette: when, how, and why. Learn the four D's to make your e-mailing decisions easy.

Team Building/Administrators and Educators

Allow us to facilitate team-building exercises that will bind your staff together…and laugh along the way. Step away from the daily routine to tear down walls, develop communication, and grow in campus unity.

Effective Feedback Delivery/Educators

How do we balance communicating gracefully and truthfully? You don’t have to dread challenging discussions. Learn proven strategies for giving and receiving criticism.

Hey! Are You Listening to Me?/Administrators and Educators

Learn to actively and effectively listen to co-workers. This interpersonal communication skill is vital for campus/district leadership and health.

DiSC/Behavioral Style Assessment Program/Administrators and Educators

This has consistently been one of our most sought-after programs. Through this half or full-day program, boards, educators, and leadership teams have learned what drives their teammates, students, and parents.

Power Presenting/Administrators

Learn how to communicate more effectively when you present, and practice the nuances of verbal and non-verbal communication. Discover keys to reducing stress and delivering more effectively by preparing in a way that sets you up for success.