MiniPD Courses Have a New Home

Getting Started
Finding Your Way
What to Expect
Assessing Learning
Extend & Contextualize
Let's Go!
Meet Your Instructors - Martin and Steve
Before You Start... Introducing Your Learning Log
Before You Start... Introducing Our Course Goals
Course Goals: A Question to Get Us Thinking
Course Timings: Planning Your Time
Divers and Thrivers: A cornerstone research paper introducing non-cognitive skills
FREE PREVIEWThe divers and thrivers study for you to download
Introducing the VESPA Model
A Team Activity: The 5 'A's (Is VESPA a useful framework for us?)
V is for Vision: an introduction
High Vision Behaviours
Vision Activity 1: The Motivation Diamond
Vision Activity 2: Problem, Not Job
Vision Activity 3: The Road Map
Vision: concluding thoughts
Reflecting on Vision: Four questions for consideration
The Vision Activities - for you to download
E is for Effort - An Introduction
High Effort Behaviours
Effort Activity 1: Proactive and Reactive
Effort Activity 2: 25 Minute Sprints
Effort Activity 3: Pre-Made Decisions
Effort: concluding thoughts
Reflecting on Effort: Four questions for consideration
The Effort Activities - for you to download
S is for Systems - An Introduction
High Systems Behaviours
Systems Activity 1 - The Energy Line
Systems Activity 2 - The Bottom Left
Systems Activity 3 - 1% Planning
Systems - concluding thoughts
Reflecting on Systems: Four questions for consideration
The Systems Activities - for you to download
What will you be able to do upon course completion?
Identify common behavioral characteristics in students that can be indicators of potential success.
Demonstrate how non-cognitive skills connect with essential competencies, such as resilience, independence, critical thinking, and creativity, essential for lifelong learning and student success in the 21st century.
Apply practical age-appropriate strategies that purposefully develop good habits, routines, attitudes, and approaches for learning and performance.
Directly impact students to support them reflect, discuss and collaborate so they can develop the skills and competencies for success.
How will this course have a positive impact?
What are you still wondering?
Yes. Certification is awarded by MiniPD, from Faria Education Group.
You will need to complete all modules, learning activities in practice, and checking for understanding final assessment.
You will be awarded the Certificate of Completion in 'Developing Mindsets for Success in International Schools'.
MiniPD is partnering with Kent State University, a R1 university in the United States, to grant graduate credits for completing MiniPD courses. To receive graduate credits, the learner must complete a required number of MiniPD Core or MiniCourses, and submit the completed MiniPD Learning Logs for each course. Details of the credit application process can be found at https://www.kent.edu/ehhs/offices/pd/minipd-courses. Please check with your license issuing authorities for details on the number of credits needed for your license renewal.
You will be presented with suggested pathways to support continued learning. These will include carefully designed resources, MiniCourses, and personalized coaching conversations.
We can support you to implementt this course in your own school with suggested approaches for interleaved professional development days, professional learning communities, and ongoing job-embedded peer learning structures.