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Professional Learning

A history of customized professional learning offerings

Professional Learning offerings are designed to meet the needs of ESSAA members.  Members let us know their areas of interest and the professional learning team designs sessions to meet their needs. Previous presentations and workshops are listed below and feature nationally recognized speakers, legal and financial planning seminars, leadership mentoring and opportunities for networking. 

2025-2026 Offerings

Leadership and Legal Discussion Forum:  Navigating 1st Amendment Rights in Schools with ESSAA's Legal Team

The Science of Reading:  Not Just Another Pendulum Swing with Dr. Michelle Storie.  Click Here for Video.  Use Passcode: SQ^F$@G3

ESSAA's Legal Series - Effective Emplyee Management for School Leaders

Using AI to Achieve Equity, Instruction & Assessment. 

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Thriving School Leadership- Increasing Well-Being, School Culture and Student Achievement 

Negotiation and Collective Bargaining Strategies for School Administrator Leaders

Previous Sessions:

Presentations from Practitioners and National Speakers
Put Me In, Coach: A Conversation About Hiring, The Essential Leadership Act - Tom Marshall
Generative AI for Educators - Corey Layne Crouch
Supporting ELL Students and the Role of School Administrators - Dr. Sarah Cioffi, Marcia Soares & Valerie Lakestream
Creative Solutions for Challenging Behaviors - Dr. Kelly Brock
Let's Not Freak Out About AI - Dr. Mike Doughty
Leading Through Empathy: Every Educator Is A Chief Empathy Officer - Thomas Hoerr
Making It Meaningful: Weaving Professional Learning into Teacher Evaluation - Tom Marshall
Leadership Strategies to Strengthen Teacher Effectiveness and Well-Being - Barbara Phillips
Archaeology of Self: Sustaining Racial Literacy in Education - Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
Talking to Teachers about Racism and Bias - Keturah Proctor
Empower Yourself: Understanding and Managing Anxiety - Amanda Ready
Having Hard Conversations, Finding Your Voice Around What Matters - Jennifer Abrams
Equity, Social Justice Education, Race & Effective School Leadership - Baruti Kafele
Networking Opportunities & Sharing of Best Practices and Resources
Thought Partner Thursdays
Support for Unit Leaders, Legal Seminars and Financial Planning Workshops
Accepting the Leadership Challenge -Carol Conklin-Spillane
Starting Off Strong, a Workshop for New & Probationary Administrators - ESSAA Counsel & President
Negotiations Skills and Strategies- ESSAA legal team
Will You Be Ready to Retire as Planned? - Andrew Buttelman & David Daly
Student Discipline Reform: What School Leaders Need to Know - ESSAA Counsel & Stephanie Roebuck
Student Loan Forgiveness Webinar - Heather Jarvis
Mentoring Programs
Mentoring and Leadership Exchange Network for School Administrators
Mentoring and Leadership Exchange Network for Elementary School Leaders
Mentoring and Leadership Exchange Network for Special Education Leaders
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