ACT has teamed up with some of the top educational trainers in the country to offer professional development workshops and coaching sessions to agencies serving pre-K through college age students. Our trainers are experts in many different content and educational fields, as well as a number of applicable areas of special interest. Whether you desire to close your achievement gaps or improve student behavior in the classroom, our goal is to do all we can to assist your agency. Our trainings are structured to not only build your staff’s knowledge, skills, tools, resources, and approaches, but also to increase their utilization, implementation, and sustainability of these elements in the classroom. Our trainers use a proactive methodology when working with our clients. They present exceptionally developed resource materials; they lead participants in hands on activities; and they engage in in-depth discussions regarding why certain strategies, assessments, tools, and organizational structures are effective. Whether your selected training is targeted for educators, administrators, or support staff, our experts will offer an exceptionally well delivered, scientifically-based professional development opportunity that is tailored to you and the audience. Our trainings and research-based approaches have been responsible for the improvement of hundreds of educational institutions throughout the country.
Please choose from our variety of training topics that best suit your needs. If you have any questions regarding any particular training or are interested in a topic that you do not see listed, please feel free to contact our office at 888-472-6841.
Personnel & Organizational Development Trainings…
- ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
- TIME MANAGEMENT
- MANAGING CONFLICT
- TEAM BUILDING FOR EDUCATORS
- CULTURAL DIVERSITY
- LEADERSHIP SKILLBUILDING
- DIFFERENTIATION TRAINING FOR DIVERSE LEADERS
Audits – Assessments – Interventions…
- STAFF DEVELOPMENT AUDIT
- CURRICULUM AUDIT
- SCHOOL SAFETY AUDIT AS A RESOURCE FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL
- SCHOOL SAFETY AUDIT AS A RESOURCE FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL, IT’S DONE- WHAT NOW?
- SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITY SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT TRAINING FOR STAFF
- SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITY SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT SPECIFIC STAFF OPTION
- FEDERAL GRANT AUDIT
- ASSESSMENT GROWTH COACHING
- NEW TEACHER MENTORING PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
- STUDENT ASSESSMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN
- ASSESSMENT OF BEST PRACTICES IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM
- ASSESSMENT OF BEST PRACTICES IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM
Into the Future…
- SCHOOL VISION DEVELOPMENT AND RESTRUCTURING
- TIMED WALK-THROUGHS
- INSTRUCTIONAL UNIT/CLASSROOM LESSON ALIGNMENT AND ASSESSMENT
- TEACHER SELF-ASSESSMENT
- ACCOUNTABILITY TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS
- ONGOING MONITORING
- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
- DREAM YOUR SCHOOL – A LA CARTE
Technology and Media in the Classroom…
- VISUAL MEDIA AND CURRENT TECHNOLOGY USE ASSESSMENT
- TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
- VISUAL LITERACY AND THE DIGITAL NATIVE
- RESEARCH STRATEGIES AND GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
- UNITED STREAMING
- NETTREKKER
- I TECHNOLOGY: IPODS-IPADS-ITUNES
- USING AUDIO IN THE CLASSROOM
- USING VIDEO IN THE CLASSROOM
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- BLOGS, WIKIS AND PODCASTS…OH MY!
- GOOGLEEARTH: BEYOND WHERE’S MY HOUSE?
- GOOGLE APPS
- CHIC LIBRARIES: CENTRAL HUB OF INFORMATION ON CAMPUS
Subjects Matter…
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- LANGUAGE ARTS
- SCHOOL HEALTH AND WELLNESS (PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND NUTRITION)
- USING MUSIC AND MOVEMENT IN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
- ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Molding Student Behavior to Accelerate Learning…
- MOTIVATING STUDENTS
- CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
- BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM
- DEALING WITH BULLIES 101
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
Capacity Building for Educators…
- FUNTABULOUS FUNDRAISING!
- GRANT WRITING
- GRANT FUNDING MANAGEMENT
- VOLUNTEER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
- STAKEHOLDER DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION
- ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING
- PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
- CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TRAINING