PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

TOOLS FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION

For Catholic School Leaders (2013)

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CAthOLIC LEAdERShIP FORmAtION Anyone in a position to influence others is in a position of leadership… And Catholic school leadership – whether formal or informal - is both a privilege and responsibility. Each of us is part of a larger community working together in service to each other, in order to reach our potential as gifted to us by God.

When you have followers in whom you have basic trust and confidence, meeting their needs adds fuel to their performance, which is a win for you, for them, and for the organization you serve together.

Shepherd Leadership, Blaine mcCormick and David Davenport

As servant-leaders, we must also remember to invest in the development of our own leadership skills, knowledge and understanding of strengths and areas for growth.

CpCO provides opportunities for Catholic principals, vice-principals and aspiring teacher leaders to further their leadership development through active participation.

Session are designed to promote reflection, dialogue and practice that develop knowledge, skills and attitudes of effective leadership within Catholic school communities.

please visit www.cpco.on.ca to explore the full range of face-to-face and virtual learning opportunities.

Professional Learning for Catholic School Leaders2016 - 2017

CpCO serves leaders in education by supporting on-going and evolving professional learning for Catholic school leaders. We provide opportunities for Catholic principals, vice-principals and aspiring teacher leaders to further their leadership development and formation through participation in a variety of face-to-face professional learning sessions that:

• are grounded in gospel values and church teaching;• support the development of the skills and competencies outlined in the Ontario Catholic Leadership

Framework (OCLF), including the personal Leadership Resources (pLRs); and• align with provincial priorities and local goals and improvement plans.

Through direct dialogue with you, our highly acclaimed and experienced facilitators ensure that timely andrelevant workshops meet your specific needs for both practicing and aspiring school leaders. Sessions can be customized to accommodate 90 minute to full-day facilitations.

We invite you to review the professional learning opportunities described in this brochure and consider how these workshops can support your local Leadership formation and Development Strategy.

for information on professional learning sessions or to register, contact:Luciana Cardarelli, program & member Services Coordinator, lcardarelli@cpco.on.ca, 416-483-1556 ext. 37 Frances Jacques, professional Learning facilitator, fjacques@cpco.on.ca

FACE-tO-FACE FACILItAtEd SEmINARS

These workshops can be delivered independently. however, they can be most effective when delivered as a series, allowing participants to build and integrate their skills and understanding.

Strategically selecting relevant sessions can contribute to developing meaningful and impactful retreats, appropriate for both instructional and corporate leaders throughout the organization.

developing the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes for Effective Catholic School Leadership:

1. Servant Leadership – pope francis’ Call to School Leadership (Setting Directions and personal Leadership Resources)

2. moses, miriam, Joshua ... and Leonard Cohen: models of Leadership in Biblical narrative (Setting Directions; Building Relationships and Developing people)

3. Being a Resilient Leader (personal Leadership Resources: psychological; Building Relationships and Developing people)

4. habits of Effective Catholic School Leaders (personal Leadership Resources: proactivity, Optimism, Resilience)

5. Catholic Leadership, the personal Leadership Resources and the Exercise of influence (personal Leadership Resources: Cognitive, Social, psychological)

6. Emotional intelligence and Catholic School Leadership (personal Leadership Resources: Emotional intelligence "perceiving and managing emotions; Acting in emotionally appropriate ways")

7. Equity in Leadership: principals and Vice-principals as Leaders of Equity (Setting Directions; Securing Accountability; Building Relationships and Developing people)

8. Supporting Students and families Living in poverty (Setting Directions; Developing the Organization to Support Desired practice)

9. Leading Through Difficult but necessary Conversations (Building Relationships and Developing people; personal Leadership Resources: Cognitive)

10. navigating the Turns: Applying Our Leadership Knowledge (Domains of the OCLf and the pLRs)

11. integrating Life and Work (personal Leadership Resources: psychological; Building Relationships and Developing people)

developing the mentoring/Coaching Relationship:

1. mentor/Coach Thinking partners (part 1) (Domains of the OCLf and pLRs)

2. mentor/Coach Thinking partners (part 2) (Domains of the OCLf and pLRs)

developing Proactive Leadership Capacity:

1. promoting mental health and Well-Being in School and the Workplace (Developing the Organization to Support Desired practices; pLRs)

2. Caring for the Shepherd (Building Relationships and Developing people; Developing the Organization to Support Desired practices; pLRs)

3. Goodbye Tension, hello pension!: Transitioning to a happy Retirement (Building Relationships and Developing people; pLRs)

4. Catholic Leadership in a Unionized Environment (Building Relationships and Developing people; Developing the Organization to Support Desired practices; Securing Accountability; pLRs)

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SERVANt LEAdERShIPPope Francis’ Call to School Leadership

how do we fulfill our roles as Catholic leaders and our responsibility to live our gospel values as demonstrated through our leadership style?

Through the words of pope francis and Jesus as model, participants will explore how decisions and daily interactions can promote the growth of a Catholic school environment.

Learning Goals:

• Explore an understanding of what it means to be a servant leader in today’s context.

• Connect the commitment as servant leaders of the Catholic Graduate Expectations and Virtues Education.

• Appreciate the role of the school leader in the faith development of the school community.

• identify possible strategies and structures that can support Catholic service throughout the school community.

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mOSES, mIRIAm, JOShUA ... ANd LEONARd COhEN: mOdELS OF LEAdERShIP IN BIBLICAL NARRAtIVE

Catholic School Leadership can be joyous and daunting! This interactive workshop will focus on the Biblical tradition of leadership and story. Using narratives from scripture, the successes and challenges in the lives of biblical characters will be explored with a focus on the Ontario Catholic Leadership framework, Catholic Graduate Expectations and the Standards of practice of the Teaching profession.

Learning Goals:

• Explore contemporary faith-filled leadership practice for Catholic leaders.

• illuminate Biblical leadership through standards of leading and learning including: Setting Directions; Building Relationships and Developing people; Self-Directed, Lifelong Learning; professional Knowledge and professional practice.

• foster greater self-awareness in considering “Who am i as a leader of learning and a leader of faith?”

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BEING A RESILIENt LEAdER

Research shows that resilience – the ability to function well in the face of adversity and to bounce back – is key for success and satisfaction in life. Resilient leaders do more than bounce back – they bounce forward. This session explores the relationship between resilience, managing stress and mindfulness within the context of the Ontario Catholic Leadership framework and the personal Leadership Resources. participants will deepen their understanding of crucial elements of resilience, reflect on their own level of resiliency and how it can be further strengthened.

Learning Goals:

• Understand crucial elements of resilience. • Understand how resilience can help to better

manage stress and support well-being.• Examine strategies and skills to enhance one’s

own resilience.

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hABItS OF EFFECtIVE CAthOLIC SChOOL LEAdERSSynergy, Optimism, Efficacy and Resilience

Grounded in the work of Stephen Covey (Seven habits of highly Effective people), this session connects habits of effective leadership to the Catholic Leadership framework and the personal Leadership Resources.

Learning Goals:

• Recognize and understand the habits of Effective School Leaders.

• heighten awareness of the importance of trusting relationships and successful school leadership.

• Understand the personal Leadership Resources as an exercise of influence.

• identify ways to effectively apply leadership habits into daily context.

• provide opportunity for reflection and development of one's personal leadership habits.

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EmOtIONAL INtELLIGENCE ANd CAthOLIC SChOOL LEAdERShIP

This session examines the importance of Emotional intelligence (Ei) and its role within effective leadership. participants will have the opportunity to learn the elements of emotional intelligence as well as reflect on their personal emotional awareness.

This session links Ei to the Catholic Leadership framework and includes the work of David R. Caruso, peter Salovey and Daniel Goleman.

Learning Goals:

• Understand Ei and its importance as a personal Leadership Resource.

• Understand the importance of Ei within the Catholic Leadership framework.

• increase awareness of one's personal Ei.• Gain an appreciation of the value / importance

of being emotionally intelligent in the exercise of influence.

• Apply Ei skills to selected case studies.

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CAthOLIC LEAdERShIP, thE PERSONAL LEAdERShIP RESOURCES ANd thE EXERCISE OF INFLUENCE

Through a variety of case studies, participants will unpack the personal Leadership Resources and apply them to the development of positive influence as a school leader. participants will have an opportunity to examine their strengths and areas for growth within the personal Leadership Resources.

Learning Goals:

• Develop an understanding of the personal Leadership Resources (pLRs) as part of the Catholic Leadership framework.

• Develop an understanding of how the pLRs can support the exercise of influence.

• identify possible barriers that impact on the development of pLRs.

• Examine ways to make use of the pLRs to facilitate the change process.

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TOOLS FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION

For Catholic School Leaders (2013)

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EQUItY IN LEAdERShIP: PRINCIPALS ANd VICE-PRINCIPALS AS LEAdERS OF EQUItY

The Equity in Leadership workshop will address a variety of issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion within the context of creating Catholic conditions for learning.

participants will be challenged to re-think the manner in which they meet the needs and respond to diverse communities. Administrators will have an opportunity to dialogue, share, learn and develop strategies to address current issues and topics surrounding equity and inclusivity.

Learning Goals:

• Understand the multiple dimensions of equity.• Consider how bias and power imbalance

impact how we view the world.• Explore how critical the identities and

narratives of the students, staff and self are to school success.

• Explore strategies to support equity and inclusivity.

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SUPPORtING StUdENtS ANd FAmILIESLIVING IN POVERtY

One in six students in Ontario is living in poverty.Virtually no school or classroom is unaffected by the wide-reaching impact of poverty, whether social, cognitive, physical or emotional. As pope francis states, “Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor.” This workshop will support Catholic school leaders in better understanding the effects of poverty on students and offer strategies about how to support their achievement and well-being. Community-based partnerships and parent engagement will also be highlighted.

Learning Goals:

• Understand the various ways poverty impacts student achievement and well-being in school.

• Share and explore language and strategies that reach out to all members of the school community.

• identify resources and community partnerships that support empathic and impactful Catholic leadership.

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LEAdING thROUGh dIFFICULt BUt NECESSARY CONVERSAtIONS

This session unpacks how to plan and engage in “Difficult and necessary Conversations” within the workplace and their effectiveness in helping the school community grow. participants will discuss and review the delivery of effective feedback, barriers to honest communication and the role trust plays in our relationships. This session includes the work of Jennifer Abrams and Lucy West.

Learning Goals:

• Understand the importance of “Difficult and necessary Conversations” as part of the skill set of an effective school leader.

• Examine successful strategies for discerning, planning and engaging in difficult conversations.

• Understand the importance of constructive feedback, listening strategies and messaging when having difficult and necessary conversations.

• Discuss how to build positive relationships that foster growth mindset and ‘open to learning’ professional environments.

• identify biases and barriers that block authentic conversations.

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NAVIGAtING thE tURNS: APPLYING OUR LEAdERShIP KNOWLEdGE

Carefully crafted case studies garnered from real experiences can be one of the most effective strategies to solidify our knowledge and expertise through in-depth analysis. By examining the issues, considerations and possible solutions to situational challenges faced daily by Catholic leaders, participants will have the opportunity to apply the skills and competencies outlined in the Ontario Catholic Leadership framework and the personal Leadership Resources – and benefit by the collective wisdom of peers and colleagues. This workshop can be customized as a follow up session to consolidate the learning from other CpCO face-to-face seminars.

Learning Goals:

• practise a problem-solving process that is reflective, thorough, and effective.

• Consider the role of personal biases and perspectives in relationship to one's responses.

• Examine the importance of relationships and follow-up as part of a process.

• Broaden one's problem-solving repertoire and peer network while focusing on common issues.

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INtEGRAtING LIFE ANd WORK

in this session, participants will have the opportunity to explore strategies to build resilience, maintain a healthy life-work balance, and apply them to their current realities. Dialogue will focus on the importance of achieving personal and professional satisfaction in work; strategies to manage stress and build a healthy lifestyle and the role of motivation for self and in others.

Learning Goals:

• Develop an understanding of the importance of achieving personal and professional satisfaction in one's work.

• identify strategies to manage stress and maintain perspective.

• Appreciate the role of relaxation and personal time in leading a healthy lifestyle.

• Understand what it means to be resilient.• Understand the need to generate personal

motivation and its role in motivating others.

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mENtOR/COACh thINKING PARtNERS (PARt 1)

Servant leadership and a mentoring culture go hand in hand. in this session, designed for new and practicing mentors, foundational skills and effective strategies that help build a supportive, authentic relationship between mentors/coaches and mentees/coachees will be identified, shared and practiced. Linked to the ministry’s renewed vision for transformative leadership, direct connections to the Ontario Catholic Leadership framework and the work of principals and vice-principals will be made.

Learning Goals:

• Understand the role of mentors/coaches and mentees/coachees.

• Understand the importance of deep listening and powerful questions.

• Review strategies for establishing trust between mentoring/coaching pairs.

• Explore adult learning concepts and techniques to cultivate an effective mentoring/coaching relationship.

• Connect mentoring/coaching to Catholic leaders and the OCLf.

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mENtOR/COACh thINKING PARtNERS (PARt 2)

Designed for mentoring/coaching partners, this session will continue to develop their professional relationship to further enhance understanding of the role of mentor/coach and mentee/coachee.

Learning Goals:

• promote the mentoring/coaching relationship.• Review the role and responsibilities of both

mentor/coach and mentee/coachee.• Deepen the development of skills for:

» goal setting; » establishing boundaries; » communication; and » building trust in the relationship.

• practice mentoring/coaching techniques through dialogue focused on job-embedded issues.

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CARING FOR thE ShEPhERd

This workshop will focus on the importance of nurturing ourselves as Catholic Leaders. Dialogue will consider the necessity of physical, emotional and spiritual renewal and maintaining our own mental wellness, so we can better serve others. participants will engage in a hands-on and in-depth walk-through of CpCO’s “Starling minds” online resource for principals and vice-principals. Strategies to develop a positive workplace culture that supports the growth and development of self and others will be explored.

Learning Goals:

• Examine the correlation between physical well-being, mental health, and spiritual renewal in caring for oneself as a Catholic leader.

• Understand the role of optimism in maintaining a healthy perspective.

• Develop strategies to nurture a positive workplace culture that benefits staff, students and leaders.

• Engage in an in-depth exploration of “Starling minds” resources and applications for Catholic leaders.

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PROmOtING mENtAL hEALth ANd WELL-BEING IN SChOOL ANd thE WORKPLACE

Ensuring that our schools are learning communities that promote good mental health and well-being involves students, staff and the whole school community.

This workshop engages aspiring and experienced school leaders in relevant dialogue about research informed best practices. As well, current and leadership-focused resources such as “Supporting minds” and “Leading mentally healthy Schools” will be explored.

Learning Goals:

• promote resiliency for staff and students.• Reduce stigma and encourage positive attiudes

regarding mental health and well-being.• provide tiered supports and interventions.• Engage commmunity partners.

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GOOdBYE tENSION, hELLO PENSION!tRANSItIONING tO A hAPPY REtIREmENt

fill in the blank: “When i retire, i’m going to ____.” for many of us, we don’t have an answer as ready as we may have thought. As we are formed as Servant Leaders, the process of retirement can present unique opportunities and challenges for Catholic leaders. We can prepare for the many personal transitions as we settle into a new, rewarding and productive life as retirees.

This workshop will provide participants an opportunity to consider this important and exciting next step and how they can prepare professionally, financially, and emotionally.

Learning Goals:

• Consider the various aspects of the transition to retirement.

• Become familiar with available resources for financial and professional planning prior to retiring.

• Gain an understanding of how to navigate the possible emotional responses to retirement.

• Begin the process of personal planning for a successful, fulfilling retirement.

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SEEKING POSItIVE SOLUtIONS Available January 2017

This session guides participants on how to collaboratively seek effective solutions to challenging issues and problems while maintaining, and even strengthening, the relationships that are at the heart of any conflict. Based on work from the harvard negotiation project, this seminar provides guideposts, language prompts and an explicit process specific for the educational context and supports the strengthening of robust, healthy relationships – both within our professional and personal lives.

Learning Goals:

• Establish a common vision, framework and language to effectively seek positive solutions.

• Learn about and practice the essential processes and skills in seeking positive solutions.

• Use case studies to make clear connections between the model and the daily work of school leadership.

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CAthOLIC LEAdERShIP IN A UNIONIzEd ENVIRONmENt

principals and vice-principals play increasingly important roles in education labour relations. This workshop will explore best practices, common irritants and opportunities for labour relations-focused professional development. Effective, day to day relationship management is a key component of this workshop.

for more information, please contact:

Joe Geiser protective Services Coordinator 416.483.1556 x 34jgeiser@cpco.on.ca

Box 2325, Suite 30302300 Yonge StreetToronto, On m4p 1E4

416-483-1556 phone1-888-621-9190 toll free416-483-2554 faxinfo@cpco.on.cawww.cpco.on.ca