Learn how to build collaborative professional cultures that improve student achievement. This practical leadership institute immerses you in a supportive and stimulating seminar environment to explore the latest findings in developing strong professional learning communities that share collective responsibility for student learning.

This learning experience is specially designed for educators who conduct meetings, serve on work teams, site councils, decision-making groups and faculty committees. Site based and district leadership teams are encouraged to attend.

You will acquire new conceptual maps, increased confidence, and expanded strategies for strengthening adult working groups. Join us to extend your skills in promoting a spirit of collective inquiry within groups, resolving conflict, developing consensus and harnessing collaborative energies toward sustained improvement.

Outcomes

You will develop:

an increased capacity to initiate, develop and sustain high functioning learning communities. an expanded repertoire of practical facilitation tools. new lenses for diagnosing the stages and phases of group development. skills for modeling and teaching patterns of professional inquiry. templates and tools for teaching collaborative group skills to others. strategies for intervening when individuals and groups lose focus. increased influence, confidence and skills as a productive group member.

Registration

Registration fee includes attendance at the seminar, all printed material and daily refreshments. Travel and lodging are not included. This information is provided in the registration package.

	Team registration (three     or more members):	$1,375 per person ($1,250 per person if paid in full by May 1, 2009)
	Individual registration:	$1,650 per person ($1,450 per person if paid in full by May 1, 2009)

Visit our Summer Leadership Institute On-Line Registration page if you would be interested in registering for the Institute through this Web site. For more information regarding Summer Leadership Institute registration, please contact Lisa Joseph, Office Manager, by telephone at 303–683–6146 or by e-mail at ccclj@aol.com.

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