PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

We offer virtual self-guided modules designed to develop or enhance skills in Applied Research, in Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Leadership Development, Grant Writing and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI).

Our 60-minute activity sessions are delivered by our team of experts with over two decades of experience in the K-12 sector, Higher Education, and Non-Profit sectors.

Upcoming Offerings

Grant Writing 101

Led by our CEO, Dr. Dawn Digrius Smith, this hands-on module provides

key strategies for researching and writing grant proposals.

Participants will create a roadmap and action plan for proposal development, including effective narrative design, integration of data, and references to support research questions and outcomes.

Included in this package is a 30-minute one-on-one consultation with Dawn after completing the module.

Available On Demand

Continuous Quality Improvement

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is an iterative process that allows for relevant and timely program improvement. Its three-part cycle (assessment/plan/improve) provides a sustainable process for organizations to assess needs, develop SMART goals, implement a data-driven intervention, and reflect upon the outcomes.

Led by Dr. Melissa MacDonald, this self-guided module will provide an overview of the CQI process, including hands-on activities designed to build participant knowledge of how to craft assessments, SMART goals, and action plans.

Included in this package is a 30-minute one-on-one consultation with Melissa after completing the module.

Available On Demand

Leading Through a Challenging Climate

To support current leaders in education thorough the challenges currently faced and demands due to the pandemic among other mandates, this self-guided module provides an overview of three focus areas for leaders: self, team, and organization.

Led by Dr. Kelli Hanson, participants will design strategies for best practices in professional development, administrator coaching for retention of quality teachers, safety supports, and wellness supports.

Included in this package is a 30-minute one-on-one consultation with Kelli after completing the module.

Available On Demand

Measuring Impacts Using Data

Assessment data, on its own, does not lead to improvement. Assessment efforts often fail because they focus more on collecting data than on understanding the structures, financial factors, policies, cultural factors, etc...that have created the current state-of-affairs.

In this self-guided module, Dr. Ginna Myers and Dr. Dawn Smith explore obstacles to data-informed improvement using case studies and hands-on activities designed to facilitate better collection, management, use, and storage of data.

Included in this package is a 30-minute one-on-one consultation with Dawn (higher education) or Ginna (K-12) after completing the module.

Available On Demand

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