Professional development is at the heart of Ideas Consulting’s work with schools. Our work with your staff goes far beyond “technology training” – in fact, the bulk of work is spent on determining what makes a portfolio effective. Our professional development is divided into workshops and coaching.

Richer Picture^® Workshops are engaging activities to help your schools work on the “essential questions” of portfolios, assessment, and accountability. These workshops are typically offered as full-day events. They may be divided into two half-day or 3 or 4 after-school events.

Ideas Consulting offers workshops on a variety of topics. These can be offered to individual school or district faculty, or in open settings sponsored by a larger educational organization such as a collaborative or a state department of education. These workshops cover the educational, professional and technical aspects of incorporating portfolios into learning environments as a primary tool for student assessment.

Portfolio Institutes are 2 to 3 day sessions that provide a fast track for implementing a portfolio. Institutes are designed for school teams of 5 to 8 participants. During the institute, your team will look at the key areas of portfolio development: expectations, task development, assessment and logistics. By the end, your team will have a timeline and set of strategies for implementing the portfolio that fits for your school.

To see a complete catalog of our workshop offerings please click here.