One aspect creating a successful school is identifying the right professional development workshop presenter. There are many different types of workshops presented all over the country. A workshop presenter who is motivational is one choice and a teacher is another. The professional develop for each school should be tailored to the needs of staff and teachers. Here are a few tips for finding a workshop presenter:
1. Research the speaker
2. Go to a place to see the his/her presentations
3. Look for professional development presenters at your conferences
4. Call the presenters references
5. Talk to a colleague about presenters they have used
6. Look for presenters in your social networks like Linkedin and Facebook etc
7. Research speakers bureau
8. Contact your local Toastmasters or National Speakers Association organizations
9. Watch the speaker on a YouTube, Vimeo or Vine videos
10. Invite them to a meeting to discuss their presentation
Hiring a professional development workshop presenter can help to improve your students performance. The teachers who have benefited from the workshop presenter will use new strategies in their classrooms. It may cause them to do research or to identify new books for their classroom. Also administrators can learn how to cast a new vision for their school. Sometimes an entire school is stuck in doing things one way. Bringing in a presenter can give everyone a new way of accomplishing the schools mission to educate students. Dr. Stephen Jones is a workshop presenter and education expert who has given presentations to hundreds of teachers, administrators, students and parents who you can contact at 610-842-3843 or stephenjoness@rcn.com. Visit his website to find out about his books at http://bit.ly/19Vg9ew.
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