FCPS Ed Specialists for Professional Development

Last chance to join the ICLC! ➡️ Prepare for the FCPS Instructional Coach role before applying for the spring 2025 candidate pool. Submission deadline: Oct 22. bit.ly/2425ICLC #FCPS #teacherleaders

✨The application deadline for Cohort A is Monday, June 3rd! ✨ bit.ly/2425ICLC

Applications are being accepted for two Instructional Coach Learning Cohorts that will take place next school year. FCPS Teachers interested in becoming an Instructional Coach for the 2025-2026 school year should consider applying. Visit bit.ly/2425ICLC to learn more!

Follow us on our Instagram page @fcps_pd for microlearning around teacher leadership topics. Lots of tips, tricks, and fun!

Thank you to the panel of instructional coaches who joined us last night for our Instructional Coach Learning Cohort! So many great takeaways! #fcps_ic #teacherleadership instagram.com/stories/fcps_p…

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your application for our winter cohort. If you’re an aspiring #fcps_ic, we hope you consider joining us!

📢Big news! We’re excited to announce that we’re now on Instagram. Follow us at fcps_pd for tips, tricks, and tools for teacher leaders! We’ll be adding new content every day! #teacherleadership #PLCinFCPS #newoninstagram #followus

The deadline for submitting your application to this winter's Instructional Coach Learning Cohort is one week from today! Visit our advertisement and reach out with any questions you have: bit.ly/ICLCwinter2023

We have space left in one of our most popular courses! Join us on December 5th from 8:30-11:30 for "Moving Between Coaching, Collaborating, & Consulting." Register now in MyPDE: bit.ly/3QYUNrW

Applications are being accepted for the Instructional Coach Learning Cohort. Visit bit.ly/ICLCwinter2023 to learn more!

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Join us! You will learn how to bring a more coach-like approach to their work with individuals and teams. Major topics include developing a coaching mindset, cultivating trust and safety, and utilizing coaching skills to enhance one’s work and build the capacity of others.

The best teams I've ever been on -- in athletics and business -- shared a common trait. Yes, they had talent. Yes, they worked hard. Yes, they were driven. But that's not what made them special. What did? They lead themselves. They didn't rely on the coach or the boss for leadership. They didn't need an authority to hold them accountable. They didn't need to be motivated. They built on the tone the leader set and then took ownership. It usually started with one person. One person deciding they wanted to be great. That rubbed off on a second person, then a third, then a fourth ... Eventually, that became contagious. If you didn't want to be excellent, you were the outsider. You were left behind. I believe all excellent teams -- regardless of domain -- operate this way. The "leader" can establish the standard. But for the team to become special, ultimately leadership must come from within. You can tell the potential of a team by determining the source of its leadership. Does it come from the top? Or does it come from within? Yes, both are important. But no team can be great if it doesn't have the latter.

We have some spots left! During this session, participants will uncover some root causes of conflict. Outcomes include building a toolkit of strategies to manage conflict and learning to embrace productive cognitive conflict to further team collaboration. We hope you join us!

This session explores the importance of the Best Possible Relationship, as outlined in Michael Bungay Stainer’s new book, How to Work with Almost Anyone. Participants will learn strategies to build, maintain, and sustain positive working relationships with colleagues. Join us!

Come join our Fall Teacher Leadership cohort~ Facilitation Skills for Leading in a Collaborative Culture! Register by Friday 9/8 through MyPDE and share with others. Excited to teach this hybrid course alongside @GenaKempf. @FCPS_PD

We are offering *three* Teacher Leadership Cohorts this fall and registration is now open in MyPDE! Check out the flyer for more information or visit bit.ly/3ehTLrx

Thankful for the opportunity to lead our *NEW* Guiding Coalition @ForestEdgeES ! Excited to see us SOAR this year 🦅

@possibilATies Thank you so much for raising our awareness! I just researched how to do this and we'll do our best to incorporate in future 👍

@FCPS_PD It would be great if you could add ALT Text to the pictures you add to your tweets and other materials. This way you increase the access people have to learn your valuable material! 😍

The PLC in FCPS Google Site has been updated! Highlights include: •a page on PLC Fundamentals •more tools/protocols teams can utilize to enhance collaboration and learning •*Coming soon* - new asynchronous modules to support teams with being self-led and self-directed