LET’S EVOLVE TOGETHER
HOW WE CAN HELP YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
Teacher Growth & Development
We have long known that teachers are the single most important factor in student success. Yet we are facing a crisis of teacher retention. And those who stay often feel burned out. The old approach—“observation and evaluation”—won’t attract, retain, and develop the most important part of your learning community.
The good news is that we know the solution: regular opportunities for feedback, communication, and recognition. That’s why we have created a next-generation Teacher Growth & Development Program.
Strategic Planning
Every school needs a strategic plan, but few school leaders and boards know a good plan from a bad one. So schools end up making a laundry list of “strategic” things reflective of various stakeholder wishes. The final result is a diffusion of focus that reinforces the status quo. That’s the opposite of strategy!
In the Evolution Lab approach, we focus on understanding “Forces at Play,” defining what it will mean to succeed in such a world, and identifying choices that will take your school on that change journey.
EXPERIMENT SAFELY
OPTION a: 1/2 DAY ONSITE MSA-LED WORKSHOP
MSA will visit your school campus to lead a (1/2) half-day workshop. Your teachers will:
Learn and practice the essentials of a new growth and development model.
Develop insights into their own and their peers’ strengths in teaching.
Strengthen bonds with their colleagues.
Receive a digital playbook for implementing the growth and development model at a pace that is right for them.
What PREVIOUS IN-PERSON WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS Are Saying
“There were multiple aspects of the workshop that especially impressed me. These included use of the Clifton Strengths survey to identify each person's most dominant themes and to start to consider how to foster curiosity and teacher and team strengths and talents.”
—EDUCATOR, PADUA SCHOOL
“An extremely engaging tutorial on constructively guiding teachers.”
—EDUCATOR, PADUA SCHOOL
“As a new department chair this year, I want to make sure my colleagues in my department understand that I am on their side and want them to be the best educators that they can be. It was very helpful to do the strengths survey beforehand and to participate in the empathy interviews - something I am planning to now incorporate into my own classes in world languages!.”
—EDUCATOR, PADUA SCHOOL
LEVEL UP
OPTION B: 1/2 DAY ONSITE MSA-LED WORKSHOP + 1-1 coachng
MSA will visit your school campus to lead a half-day workshop and provide ongoing support:
Learn and practice the essentials of a new growth and development model.
Develop insights into their own and their peers’ strengths in teaching.
Strengthen bonds with their colleagues.
Receive a digital playbook for implementing the growth and development model at a pace that is right for them.
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You and / or your department chairs will receive regular coaching from the MSA team to implement growth and development in a way that best serves your school. This includes helping you to trouble shoot, connecting you to other growth and development schools, and sharing resources.
EVOLVE
OPTION C: design a custom model of support
MSA will custom design a growth and development program for your faculty. Read about how we have been working collaboratively with Fordham Prep since 2022.
SPECIAL EVOLUTION LAB PROJECTS
TEACHER GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Strengthening Teacher Growth and Development Programs at Fordham Preparatory School, nyc
During the 2021-22 school year, Fordham Prep in NYC re-examined its compensation and evaluation programs. The first meaningful change involved shifting the frame of the conversation from “observation and evaluation” to “growth and development.” They enlisted MSA to come on board to help with this change transformation.
“Collaboration with the MSA team has reinvigorated a sense of teamwork and commitment to personal growth among our faculty, helping to connect us in ways we never have before. Additionally, their partnership and guidance have been instrumental in my own formation as a more confident and thoughtful leader within our school community.”
—DEAN OF FACULTY, FORDHAM PREP
ALL THINGS ai
INTRODUCING TEACHERS & SCHOOL LEADERS TO THE POWER OF AI
In Winter 2024, MSA-led an AI 101 workshop at the La Salle Academy in NYC where we introduced effective prompts and ways to utilize ChatGPT both in and outside the classroom.
Want to learn more? Email our Director of Strategic Initiatives - Amber Berry: aberry@msa-cess.org
INTRODUCING TEACHERS & SCHOOL LEADERS TO THE POWER OF AI
In Winter 2024, the Arlington Diocese in Virginia participated in a series of MSA-led AI 101 workshop where we introduced effective prompts and ways to utilize ChatGPT both in and outside the classroom.
Want to learn more? Email our Director of Strategic Initiatives - Amber Berry: aberry@msa-cess.org
INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP POWERED BY GEN AI
In Fall 2023, Greensboro Day School upperclassmen participated in a 4-hour social entrepreneurship bootcamp called “ Expeditionaires” where they had to identity a social impact problem and try to derive a solution. They then presented to an auditorium of peers, faculty and a panel of entrepreneurs.
“It was such a meaningful experience for our community! Thank you!”
—HEAD OF SCHOOL, GREENSBORO DAY SCHOOL
