Professional Development Archives - Kristie Pretti-Frontczak

November 20, 2019 by kristie

Reducing stressors and extending the green zone for adult professionals

Ready to {r}evolutionize how you support adults with behaviors that are challenging? This blog contains tons of practical strategies for understanding what makes adult professionals "flip their lids" and how we can support and guide them back to the green zone. … [Read more...]

March 28, 2019 by kristie

Four ways professional development can help district leaders survive “March Madness”

A colleague of mine refers to this time of year as "March Madness"...and it doesn't have anything to do with basketball. Instead, she is referring to the general feeling she has across elementary school buildings...a feeling that chaos reigns supreme, everyone has gone mad, and adults and … [Read more...]

February 26, 2019 by kristie

The Role of Incentives In Achieving Desired Outcomes

In the managing complex change graphic I list incentives as part of the formula to achieve change. But what do I mean by incentives? Do we need to pay everyone more? Well maybe...but it's not that simple. … [Read more...]

February 23, 2019 by kristie

Strategies for Supporting Staff Through Change (Even The Ones You Feel Like Strangling)

The other day I was working with a team of early childhood leaders on a mission to provide more inclusive educational opportunities for the children in their community. As you might imagine, they often face resistance, skepticism, criticism, and on a good day, a healthy dosage of apathy. What's a … [Read more...]

July 31, 2018 by kristie

Why Even Coaching Can’t Get To A Change In Practice

So you want to see a change in practice and you thought coaching was the answer. Well, without seeing the adult behind the behavior, not even coaching can save you. … [Read more...]

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