Supercharge!
Professional Learning Experiences

Designing and Facilitating Innovative Professional Learning Experiences Course

A Four Session Online Course
Winter 2024

Do you have a unique skill or talent that you would like to share with other early childhood professionals?

Sharing your knowledge and passion is an impactful way to enhance your professional skills and improve the early childhood field!

This four-part interactive workshop series will guide you in creating a professional learning experience that showcases a specific area of interest or expertise you would like to present to early childhood professionals. 

Susan MacDonald will use her experience as a professional speaker and instructional designer to support you in identifying an innovative focus for your project and provide a framework for bringing your project to life.

This series will focus on…

Learning Theory

Exploring key components of Instructional Design and Adult Learning Theory. 

Professional Development

Developing a clear and concise focus for your professional development project.

Exploring Possibilities

Includes staff meeting presentations, workshops, webinars, conference sessions, and presentations for parent or board events.

 

Meaningful Outcomes

Understanding how to write learning objectives that focus on meaningful outcomes.

Creating Timeline

Creating a detailed action plan and a timeline for completing your project.

Insightful Tips

Providing insightful tips and strategies for facilitating engaging, inspiring, and interactive learning experiences

Opportunity to Receive Feedback

Participants will have the opportunity to present their ideas and receive feedback from each other. Susan will share a wealth of valuable resources, including information from her soon-to-be-published book – 101 Ways to Supercharge Professional Development Experiences!

This workshop series includes:

Live Sessions

Four live sessions via Zoom. Each session will be recorded and posted to the course site.

Comprehensive Guide

A comprehensive workbook to guide you in creating your professional development project.

Course Site

A course site with a private discussion board to interact with course participants and share resources.

Receive Feedback

An opportunity to receive feedback on your project from Susan.

Who should attend:

Educators, Administrators, Leaders, or Coaches who are interested in learning how to develop a professional learning experience.

About Susan

As the founder of the consulting group Inspiring New Perspectives, I’m focused on empowering school leaders and educators to create learning environments that respect and nurture the possibilities that lie within every teacher, child and parent.

I’m a keynote speaker and workshop leader and my expertise for creating positive change is reflected in my programs which encompass the topics of leadership, strength-based learning, communication, team-building, behavior management and positive work environments for education professionals.

Susan is happy to answer any questions that you have regarding this course.
You can reach her:
Email: inspiringnewperspectives@gmail.com

Course Schedule

Two cohorts of this course will be offered at different times to accommodate a variety of schedules and time zones.

Live virtual sessions will be offered at two different times to accommodate a variety of schedules and time zones.

Class session will be presented live on Zoom, recordings of each session will be posted to the course site.

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST.

January 25

February 15

March 7

March 21

Mondays from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EST.

January 29

February 12

March 4

March 18

Reflections from Past Participants

"I love being able to work with a diverse group of participants from different professions and states."

Monica White
Fall 2023 Course

"The format and strategies Susan provides make sense and lay the groundwork for creating a smooth, engaging professional learning opportunity."

Lisa Lajoie
Spring 2023 Course

"This was very well executed. Susan, your creativity shines through in each session that I attend. I enjoy the resources that you share and the takeaways that I can implement right away."

Katie-Lynn
Fall 2023 Course

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