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This introductory workshop identifies the structures necessary for challenging the isolating silos that exist in schools so they don’t inhibit adult growth. Join us for this practical, strategy-embedded presentation where you will identify and practice skills to understand your colleagues’ perspectives while withholding judgment, explore their beliefs, diverse perspectives and cultures and build an intentional foundation of conscious trust. Given all of the moving parts in any human system, conflict is an expected part of the process of learning and growing.

Naming and practicing skills for reframing conflict into positive energy, and honoring diversity of thought and perspectives becomes an opportunity to ensure growth and collaboration in your school. Selected strategies to expand your skills in reframing conflict will be addressed as well. Leave not only with an expanded repertoire of skills to grow capacity within yourself and others, but gain an understanding of the powerful learning which the four day Transforming Schools: Leading and Learning in Complex Systems provides.

The outcomes of the four-day institute, from which you will receive a taste are:

• Develop strategies to foster strong relationships, psychological safety, trust and inclusive school cultures.
• Build collaborative structures to support adult interactions and student learning.
• Reframe conflict as opportunity for cognitive debate, enhanced innovation and expanded perspectives.
• Design meetings which are worth your time.
• Analyze the interrelated system of your school as you strategically expand the skills of its stakeholders.
• Expand your capacity to influence and inspire current decisions and colleagues as build a transformative school.