Effective teaching depends on solid principles and practices. The Teaching for Excellence™ Institute models a comprehensive look at research and evidence-backed principles, concepts, strategies and techniques that significantly impact student learning. Focus sessions are provided to ensure solid examples for varying content and grade levels.
In this institute, we model and share a broad range of effective curriculum, assessment and instruction tools all driven by one purpose—reaching Performance Excellence for All Kids. Each teacher and instructional leader picks and chooses from the model their appropriate starting points as they begin or continue on their journey to exciting classrooms with achievement levels beyond their highest expectations.
PEAK’s Teaching for Excellence™ summer institutes are enlightening, empowering and engaging experiences that profoundly increase educator effectiveness and student achievement. Combine your best practice with new thinking and tools that will work together to achieve extraordinary student success. This comprehensive approach incorporates the fi ndings of the best researchers and thousands of successful implementing practitioners. It empowers educators to help every student succeed. Join the teachers, administrators, schools and districts that are producing huge achievement gains using this framework.
Teaching & learning strategies based on the Teaching for Excellence Model™ in content specific areas including Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Performance, Early Elementary, Administration & World Languages. Attendants will learn how to apply the principles, concepts and strategies from the Teaching for Excellence Model™ in their own classrooms by viewing and practicing strategies specific to their chosen content area.
Leading for Excellence
A program for Superintendents, Principals and other Administrators to fi ne-tune their support and growth of staff. Highly sought after insights and methods for successfully leading and supporting the change to Teaching for Excellence will be shared.
Advanced Teaching for Excellence
Training within the Teaching for Excellence Institute that teaches the critical next steps in implementation and how to effectively help educators work with all students using effective instruction and assessment practices.
Choose Your Focus:
- Expanding teaching skills
- Trainer development
- Mentor/Coach development
- Supporting implementing teachers
(Prerequisite: Completion of a PEAK Institute and implementation of PEAK methods in your classroom/school. Please call the PEAK office for an Information Packet.)
Long-Term Development
Successful schools and districts using the PEAK Team and PEAK Model™ to achieve results with staff and kids are committed to “stay the course” in training and to do whatever it takes to ensure student success. Long-term development consists of one to three years training and follow-through support.
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