Professional Development Gifts

"'Lunch'? Well, yes - but what are your long-term goals?"

"Why don't you try learning from your own mistakes?"

'Since we initiated regular staff development sessions, we've turned the school around 360 degrees.'

"I don't think the guy with the business-card cannon has ever been to an actual networking event,"

'The three little pigs attended a professional development seminar on dealing with bullies and they were never bothered by the big bad wolf again.'

'And when all else fails...'

'Since we initiated regular staff development sessions, we've turned the school around 360 degrees.'

The best advice I can give a new teacher is to listen to your students with your ears and heart

"I wish I could find the time to take a time management course."

"The team needs LEADERSHIP, anyone have a view on that?"

In-Service Seminars for Teachers

'I'm afraid turn out isn't as high as we'd expected...three of them misheard the date, five got the time wrong and everyone from marketing went to a hotel in Norwich by mistake.'

'This isn't third grade, Bob. You can speak.'

'My talk today was going to be on the art of being prepared, but I lost my notes.'

Imitate me, formerly 'Think'.

'All right, all right, Hershman, you can go attend the 'improve your negotiating skills' seminar.'

'I dunno Jim...Accounting just doesn't thrill me like it used to.'

'There's a Mr. Tilbin here to see you, Sir. Shall I tell him you're on the phone, in a meeting or out of the office?'

'Bill, we've decided to send you back to the minors for a while so you can brush up on your delegating!'

'No, I'm not a secretary. I'm a consultant, are you a secretary?'

'Conduct dismissal was what I had in mind...but it's just too damned complicated.'

'Do you get the feeling that, in educational workshops, there are way too many buzzwords thrown around?'

"Effective and CLEAR communication with customers is ESSENTIAL so we're going to practise drilling down to identify core interpersonal information transfer methodologies to accelerate a meaningful dialogue."

You are not alone! It is a TEAM EFFORT!

Delegation - "Miss Brown come in and read me this book."

Keys to Success: Focus, Alertness, Concentration...

'Will that be all, or would you like to add a few more ums, ers and ahs?'

'The good news is that all the teachers liked the weekend brainstorming retreat. The bad news is that twelve of them are out today with splitting headaches.'

Since we initiated staff development, we've turned the school around 360 degrees.

'Am I biased or are my ideas always best?'

'Are salary increases automaric, or do I have to work for them?'

'There's an assertiveness training course. Want to go?'

'School of hard knocks.'

"Baxter, I'm doing an online course in delegating and I want you to sit the exam for me."

Conflict Resolution training cancelled due to disagreement over venue.