EdSolutions can tailor half-day and longer workshops to fit the needs of the educators in your district. Our network of scholars, business leaders and retired educators is unparalleled in experience and professionalism. In addition to topical education issues like literacy promotion, block scheduling and teaching diverse student populations, please find below an abbreviated listing of workshops which have grown from the specific requests of EdSolutions clients.

Technology Leadership Workshop

Using his own experiences and research gleaned from the worlds of business, finance and academia, Jeff Livingston teaches small groups of educators to see themselves as the pivotal point in the emerging Knowledge Services Industry. The goal of the workshop is to empower education professionals to use the power they have to demand the products and the services they need for their students.

Fast Forward: How Technology is Changing the World

Most educators already realize that they teach in a social, political and economic environment that is quite unlike that in which they were educated. This workshop is designed to help education leaders understand how recent developments in genomics, pharmacology, information management and communications are creating the world in which their students will live their lives. The goal of the workshop is to define the direction of the changes and to foster changes in curriculum and teaching styles in light of these developments.

Getting In: Understanding the College Admissions Process

Teachers often are only familiar with the college admissions process they went through themselves or with that of the local public university. This workshop is designed to explain the process by which competitive colleges and universities select their students and the role that educators can play in improving the chances of admissions success for their students. Focus areas include: Curriculum Choices, Standardized Testing, Letters of Recommendation, Personal Statements, and Extracurricular Planning.

The Best and the Brightest

In response to requests from public school districts, EdSolutions has developed a half-day workshop for gifted high school students, focused on the college admissions process. In this workshop, students who have been identified as high-potential are equipped with tools designed to improve their chances of admission of Ivy League and other selective colleges and universities. This workshop has been particularly popular in school districts that have not traditionally sent students on to the Ivy League but have committed to improving their record in this area. The workshop places particular stress on obtaining financial aid.