At RocketPD, we believe that learning is inherently human. Our virtual cohort-based learning experiences give you and your teams access to nationally-recognized speakers and educators, on timely and strategic topics, focused on practical solutions designed to work for you and your unique school community.
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nation’s leading experts
Starting this fall
TECHNOLOGY
Use AI to become a more efficient & effective K-12 administrator
In this hands-on cohort, best-selling author and career educator A.J. Juliani lays the groundwork for understanding the current state of AI in education, while focusing on the role that AI can (and will) play in the future of K-12 leadership and administration.
with AJ Juliani
TEACHER EVALUATION
Rethinking teacher supervision, coaching & evaluation
Kim Marshall is a former Boston teacher, principal and school district administrator. Author of the weekly Marshall Memo, Kim is known nationwide for his writing and personal coaching of teachers and principals. His Rethinking Teacher Supervision, Coaching, and Evaluation cohort helps school leaders think through changes in current policies and implement strategies that continuously improve teaching, leadership, and learning, with a focus on mini-observations, agency and empowerment.
with Kim Marshall
STUDENT SUCCESS
Supercharge your classroom with UDL & blended learning
As a teacher or instructional coach, you need instructional practices that promise to meet students where they are. In this multi-session collaborative professional-learning experience, award-winning educator and best-selling author Dr. Catlin Tucker demonstrates how to design and facilitate student-centered learning experiences with blended-learning models to deliver accessible, inclusive and equitable learning experiences for every student.
with Dr. Catlin Tucker
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
Use family engagement to address urgent challenges in K-12 schools
In this 5-session virtual cohort, national family engagement expert and best-selling authors Drs. Steve and Peggie Constantino take aim at some of the toughest challenges facing school leaders today, including disengagement, student outcomes, chronic absenteeism, and reaching hard-to-reach families, and showcase practical solutions in which a commitment to family engagement can help solve them.
with Drs. Steve & Peggie Constantino
THINKING CLASSROOMS
Building thinking classrooms
In this 5-session cohort, Peter Liljedahl, author of the best-selling Thinking Classrooms series, introduces practices for deep learning to occur inside mathematics and other classrooms. Don’t miss your chance to learn alongside the writer of one of the most talked about education books in years, while collaborating with colleagues from around the world to rethink instruction and close learning gaps for all students.
with Peter Liljedahl
TEACHING EFFICACY
Build teaching confidence with powerful lesson design
As the founder and editor of Cult of Pedagogy, Jennifer Gonzalez has built a community of committed educators who view great teaching as an art form. As a former teacher, she also knows how hard teaching has become. In this five-session live virtual cohort, Gonzalez shows classroom teachers and instructional coaches how to build and maintain instructional confidence through powerful lesson planning and design. Get practical strategies to help you set rigorous, achievable goals, select the best strategies to meet those goals, and get more learning out of every teachable moment.
with Jennifer Gonzalez
ADULT WELL-BEING & TEACHER ENGAGEMENT
A 5-part framework for supporting adult well-being in K-12 schools
Whether you’re a school leader looking to hire and retain great teaching talent, or a front-line educator in search of practical tools and strategies to nurture your own sense of personal well-being, the (5) sessions in this virtual professional-learning take you (and your team) on a journey, from a place of career inertia and frustration to one of job satisfaction and personal fulfillment.
with Carla Tantillo Philibert
STAFF ENGAGEMENT & RETENTION
Igniting passion: Retain teachers & improve learning through innovative & personalized professional development
As teacher and staff retention becomes a priority, the pressure is on to provide higher-quality professional learning experiences in schools. But how do you do that? And how is that process different from student learning? George Couros is a best-selling author, sought-after keynote speaker and one of the world’s leading voices on instructional innovation and delivery. In this five-session cohort, Couros shows you how to deliver a compelling and effective professional development. Learn how to engage a room full of educators, get their creative juices flowing, and use that energy to power an active and engaged school culture, all toward one universal goal: improved student outcomes.
with George Couros
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
The call to courage: standing up to intolerance & injustice in K-12 schools
In their new book, A Call to Courage, award-winning educators and speakers Drs. Sheldon Berman and Luvelle Brown issue a clarion call to stand up to (and speak out against) rising instances of injustice and intolerance in K-12 schools. In this five-session cohort, Brown and Berman share ideas for dealing with and managing intolerance, while giving your teams practical tools and strategies and instilling courage to change the culture in your schools, one conversation at a time.
with Drs. Luvelle Brown & Shelley Berman
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