LAUNCH: Teacher Leadership Development
Program Manager: Elisabeth Nixon-Peterson
Participants: Launch is an invitation-only pilot program designed to support the retention of teacher leaders in New Mexico.
Program Overview: Launch builds teacher’s leadership capacity by providing professional learning grounded in the understanding of change and developing leadership skills to support teacher leadership development, whether that be moving into a formal leadership pathway or continuing to grow as a teacher leader, department chair, mentor, and master classroom teacher.
Resource: Beginning Teacher Support Guide
Idea Lab
It all begins with an idea. And you never know which one will stick. Here are some conversation starters, presentations and ideas that might help kick-start conversations with your staff and students!
When Districts Support and Integrate Social and Emotional Learning
How Do Principals Influence Student Achievement?
Creating Trauma-Informed Learning Environments
Supporting English Learners in the Remote Model
WIDA Early Years Online Learning Modules
Balanced Assessment System Brochure
Balanced Assessment System Infographic
A Trauma-informed Approach to Teaching Through the Coronavirus
Video Conferencing in the Age of Remote Learning: Privacy Considerations for New Technologies
Strategies to Identify & Support English Learners with Learning Disabilities
Tool Kit
We know it is hard to keep up with all of the paperwork you are required to fill out and turn in. We will use this spot to keep all of the important documents you need to access for LAUNCH all in one spot.
Book Bag
There is nothing better than finding a book that you can go back to again and again for inspiration or to grab a great quote or lesson from. That is why we want to start a running list of some of the best ones that we know. You may find some that you know and hopefully we can introduce you to some new ones!
Culturally Responsive School Leadership by Muhammad Khalifa
Lost at School by Ross Greene
Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools (Second Edition) by Glenn E. Singleton
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant, Fred Sanders, et al
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Dan Heath, Chip Heath, et al.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande, John Bedford Lloyd, et al.
Online Training
Connect to online information to enhance your skills with PSB Online Video Tutorials. Access anytime, anywhere. expert-led webinars. For best results, view in full screen mode.