Strengths-Based Classrooms
Transform your teaching by focusing on what’s strong, not what’s wrong. This immersive 3-day workshop will guide you through a paradigm shift in education—empowering you to see your students and classroom through the lens of strengths-based practices.
What It’s About
This is not your typical sit-and-get workshop. Participants will actively engage in hands-on activities, collaboration, and reflection. By the end of the experience, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to identify and leverage strengths to foster growth, resilience, and engagement in your classroom.
Note: Participants will complete pre-workshop assignments to gather strengths data for themselves and their students. If your workshop occurs before the school year begins and student data isn’t available, a sample class will be provided, and the agenda will reflect this adjustment.
Workshop Structure
Day 1: Sifting Through the Data
- Begin with an analysis of your own strengths using the CliftonStrengths assessment.
- Review student data (soft data such as strengths, interests, and learning profiles; hard data such as assessment results) collected pre-workshop.
- Organize and compile this information into a cohesive dataset to prepare for deeper analysis.
Day 2: Making Interpretations
- Develop individual student profiles that highlight their unique strengths, interests, and learning styles.
- Create a class strengths map to uncover patterns, identify opportunities for collaboration, and address challenges.
- Learn how to leverage individual and collective strengths to inform classroom decisions and foster growth.
Day 3: Planning and Implementation
- Develop a long-range curriculum plan that incorporates strengths-based strategies throughout the year.
- Adapt a specific unit to reflect strengths-based practices, ensuring a tangible starting point for implementation.
- Learn strategies for teaching students to use their strengths to overcome challenges and build resilience.
What You’ll Walk Away With
A clear understanding of your professional strengths and how they impact your teaching.
Comprehensive class and student strengths maps, ready for implementation.
A yearlong strengths-based curriculum overview.
A fully developed unit plan tailored to student strengths.
Membership in the Evolve Community for ongoing support and collaboration.
Post-Workshop Support
Two Post-Workshop Check-Ins: Reflect, brainstorm, and address questions as you implement strategies.
Evolve Membership: Access resources, tools, and collaboration opportunities to sustain your strengths-based journey.
Ready to transform your classroom and embrace a strengths-based approach? Book a call today to customize your workshop!
