John Almarode
conducts staff development workshops, keynote addresses, and conference presentations on a variety of topics including student engagement, evidence - based practices, creating enriched environments that promote learning, and designing classrooms with the brain in mind.
• Deeply familiar with planning, developing, implementing and evaluating professional
development systems based on competencies and priorities • Hands - on experience in determining existing opportunities and protocols and procedures, and
conducting both informal and formal opportunity assessment for different professional
development tracks • Proficient in establishing
development categories, such as performance and knowledge enhancements and personal
development • Qualified to develop orientation plans for all
staff members by ensuring that they are aware of basic requirements such as ethics and communication • Skilled in making recommendations to strengthen delivery methods by efficiently identifying training delivery protocols • Track record of effectively facilitating preparation of correspondence, newsletters and marketing materials • First - hand experience in keeping professional
development programs and
workshops dynamic and rigorous by constantly employing needs assessment methods • Deeply familiar with maintaining accurate records of professional
development activities, including description, type and number of people involved • Proven ability to provide professional
development instructional design to management • Adept at mentoring and coaching new instructors and trainers, and building and maintaining community partnerships
Staff professional learning (PL): Professional
development is not compulsory, however it is often helpful for individuals
conducting the program to undergo training in the Stop Think Do program via a training
workshop.
NAEYC is
conducting an intensive training - of - trainer
workshop designed to provide program administrators and professional
development specialists with the skills, knowledge, and materials to train the
staff at their own center or school.