One to the First Power - 2025-2026 PD

Burn Bright, Not Out: A Budget-Neutral Burnout Toolkit

Objective
Empower educators with low to no-cost strategies for meeting today’s teaching demands with today’s teaching tools to make teaching manageable, meaningful, and joy-filled.

Goals

Identify the signs and stages of burnout specific to educators.
Explore practical, no-cost strategies that support efficient and effective teaching
Develop a personalized burnout-prevention action plan using today’s teaching tools.

Description
Burnout is real and rampant, and schools need to recognize how to support in a budget-neutral manner. This interactive workshop offers a practical, budget-neutral toolkit filled with innovative tools and strategies to combat stress, boost morale, and rekindle passion for teaching.

Blended Not Broken: Bridging Online Learning in Brick-and-Mortar Schools

Objective
Support educators in effectively integrating online learning tools and strategies into traditional settings.

Goals

Analyze the benefits and limitations of digital learning in physical classrooms.
Identify best practices for blended learning design and classroom integration.
Curate a digital toolbox tailored to student engagement and achievement.

Description
Gone are the days of either/or with online learning! This workshop reframes online learning as a powerful partner, not a threat, to traditional instruction. Explore how blended learning environments can deepen engagement, differentiate instruction, and personalize learning.

Falling Into AI: Partnering with the Future Instead of Fighting It

Objective
Explore artificial intelligence in education and empower educators to harness its potential as a supportive learning ally.

Goals

Understand the current and future landscape of AI in education.
Identify ethical, responsible, and productive uses of AI in teaching and learning.
Experiment with AI tools to streamline planning, assessment, and student engagement.

Description
AI isn’t coming, rather IT IS HERE! Instead of resisting it, it’s time to fall into its potential with intention and integrity. Learn to use AI ethically to reduce workload, inspire creativity, and personalize instruction, all while keeping the human heart of education intact. Participants are asked to bring five topics or themes that they will teach this year.

From Drop-Off to Deep Connection: Reimagining Family-School Partnerships

Objective
Revitalize family-school connections by creating meaningful, consistent, and responsive engagement strategies.

Goals

Reflect on current family engagement practices and barriers.
Develop inclusive strategies to build trust and engagement with families.
Design a year-long plan for proactive, two-way communication and partnership.

Description
Strong school-family partnerships don’t just happen at the front door. They’re built on trust, connection, and shared purpose. This workshop helps educators move beyond the basics to foster authentic relationships with families.

Tech That Talks Life: Teaching Real-World Skills in a Digital Age

Objective
Equip educators to use technology not just as content delivery, but as a means of teaching essential life and career skills.

Goals

Identify key real-world skills lacking in students today (e.g., communication, collaboration, time management, critical thinking).
Explore digital tools that promote transferable 21st-century skills.
Design tech-integrated lessons that connect classroom learning to real-life applications.

Description

Tech today should do more than entertain or educate. The powerful daily tool should empower independent learners. In this forward-thinking session, participants will explore how to leverage educational technology to teach skills often overlooked in the curriculum. From digital collaboration to critical thinking through media creation, educators will learn to connect tech use to future-ready outcomes.

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