Developmental Designs Sampler
Overview
This one-day Developmental Designs workshop provides you:
- An experience of community-building through the Circle of Power and Respect
- An introduction to the principles and practices that guide the Developmental Designs approach
- Insight into the developmental needs of young adolescents and practices designed to meet those needs, both socially and academically
- Demonstrations and a chance to try out several of the practices: the signal for silence; modeling; cooperative game-playing; the Loop; structures for peer processing; and closures for class periods.
This workshop can be presented on-site for your school. See School Services.
Note: Origins reserves the right to cancel workshops. Origins is not liable for any travel-related or other expenses incurred by a registrant or payee due to a canceled workshop.
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All Origins workshops are highly interactive, providing many opportunities for you to talk with other educators and ask your most compelling questions to workshop facilitators. You will be seated in a circle during presentations.
Workshop schedule
Most workshops begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with more detailed information about the schedule for your particular course.
Sample schedule
8:10-8:30 Check-in and refreshments
8:30-12:00 Introduction to Developmental Designs principles and practices
12:00-1:00 Recess and lunch
1:00-3:30 Pathways to Self-control
The start and end time for on-site workshops may be altered to better the school schedule.
Lunch arrangements
We provide morning snacks and lunch for off-site workshops hosted by Origins. Food arrangements for on-site workshops will be subject to the school agreement.
Continuing education credits
A 6-hour certificate of attendance is awarded to one-day workshop participants.
Facilitators
All our facilitators are experienced practitioners who know the middle school classroom. All have gone through an extensive and rigorous multi-year certification process. This process ensures that they are well practiced in using the Developmental Designs approach and skillful in teaching it to others. Some facilitators work full-time for Origins, doing professional development work year-round; others are middle school classroom, teachers who use the Developmental Designs approach in their own classrooms. All share with you a commitment to fostering the well-being and academic growth of young adolescents.
Learn more about Developmental Designs core facilitators.
Continuing Education Credits + Social-Emotional Know-How!
