VAIS Better Than a Book Club (BBC) 

This new model of Professional Learning is a deeper dive with a cohort/Community of Practice framework. You will engage virtually with a small group of peers across the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and deeply explore a topic of interest. 

Leadership/Division Directors/Deans of Faculty 
In this BBC, you'll engage virtually with a small group of peers from across Virginia, led by an experienced independent school leadership coach. The series includes eight 75-minute sessions from September - May and one 1:1 Leadership Coaching session.  

Program Cost $695/member 
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Administrative Professionals with Author Jeremy Burrows

In this BBC, you’ll engage virtually with a small group of peers from across Virginia to explore The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant (Burrows, 2020) and the companion workbook. Author/Executive Assistant Jeremy Burrows, VAIS Administrative Professional Day Keynote Speaker, will kick the series off in January and host the final session. The series includes five 60-minute sessions from January - May and the companion workbook (pdf).  Purchase The Leader Assistant. Topics include:

  • Embodying the Characteristics of Discerning, Steady, Confident, Humble, and Future Proof Assistants
  • How to Employ the Tactics of Time Management, Task and Interruption Management, Calendar, Meetings, Email, Travel, Professional Development, Goals, Negotiation, Resume, and Communication
  • Engageing the Relationships-The Dehumanization of Assistants, Networking, Your Executive, and Your Coworkers
  • Exercising Self-Care - Burnout Creep, Burnout Stressors and Signs, Five Antidotes to Burnout 

Program Cost $345/member. Limited to 25 participants.

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Looking at Student Work to Uncover Student Thinking with Author Alice Oakley

In this BBC, you’ll engage virtually with a small group of peers from across Virginia to explore How to Look at Student Work to Uncover Student Thinking (Brookhart & Oakley, 2021). Author, Alice Oakley, Founder, Education Resource Group will facilitate each session. The series includes five 75-minute sessions from January - May. Topics include:

  • Inferring What Students Are Thinking
  • Providing Effective Feedback
  • Deciding on Next Instructional Moves
  • Supporting Professional Development
  • Looking at Student Work in a New Way

 Purchase How to Look at Student Work to Uncover Student Thinking

 Program Cost $345/member. Limited to 25 participants.

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Flash Feedback with Author/Educator Matthew Johnson

In this BBC, you’ll engage virtually with a small group of peers from across Virginia to explore Flash Feedback: Responding to Student Writing Better & Faster without Burning Out (Johnson, 2020). Author/educator Matthew Johnson, will facilitate each session. The series includes five 75-minute sessions from January - May. Limited to 25 participants. Topics include: 

  • Giving Strong Feedback in Less Time: The Efficiencies
  • Giving More Effective Feedback: The Best Practices
  • Making Feedback Memorable: The Feedback Cycle
  • Beyond the Text: Using Feedback to Cultivate Positive Mindsets and Beliefs
  • Democratizing Feedback: Teaching Peer Response and Self-Review

Purchase Flash Feedback Responding to Student Writing Better and Faster Without Burning Out

Program Cost $345/member. Limited to 25 participants.

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Coming Soon! 

A Pedagogy of Play for Early Childhood Educators
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