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High-impact, standards-first training — with or without the DOT IT Tools

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Professional Learning That Works

DOT IT provides a training series that bridges research with the real challenges educators encounter. Aimed at district and school leaders, sessions are led by experts and provide practical, applicable content. Each half-day module includes planning time for tailored next steps, allowing participants to create a customized professional learning suite that meets their organization’s priorities. The training supports lasting improvement for district leaders, school administrators, and those working with students.

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DOT IT Trainings

FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS

Standards First Implementation Training

This training helps districts and schools discover that success isn't a secret—it's a system. We'll show you how to move from scattered approaches to intentional, effective standards-first implementation.

We'll explore why well-intentioned standards often gather dust instead of taking root naturally, and introduce the "DOT IT Difference"—the approach that separates thriving learning environments from those that just get by. You'll leave with a personalized action plan for your next steps.

Participants will learn to:

checkmark Explain what makes a true "system" different from scattered processes
checkmark Identify warning signs when standards implementation isn't working
checkmark Recognize common gaps between creating and implementing standards
checkmark Create a personalized action plan with specific next steps
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FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS

Standards First Images Training

This training reveals how the lens educators use to view the standards becomes the reality those students live every day. As district and school leaders, you shape this lens through the expectations you set and the systems you create to support them.

We'll explore how clear, visible expectations create self-organizing success in classrooms rather than requiring constant oversight. We'll examine the expectations leaders often avoid setting, then show how to transform behavioral challenges into systematic academic solutions through shared frameworks that naturally guide consistent results. You'll leave with practical tools for maintaining high expectations across your schools, whether you're using Dot It solutions or building from scratch.

Participants will learn to:

checkmark Explain how leadership expectations directly shape student outcomes
checkmark Identify system-wide expectations they've been avoiding and understand why
checkmark Integrate between managing behavior with creating systematic academic solutions
checkmark Create shared images that naturally guide consistent expectations across classrooms
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FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS

Standards First Information Training

This training explores how true safety for educators lives within rigorous standards, not in lowering expectations. You'll develop the courage to see current reality clearly and transform data into clear direction for improvement.

We'll examine how well-intentioned kindness can create uncertainty by reducing expectations, then show coaching approaches that multiply learning rather than manage compliance. You'll leave with a practical plan for using information to strengthen standards implementation.

Participants will learn to:

checkmark Explain how rigorous standards create genuine safety and clarity for educators
checkmark Identify when lowered expectations masquerade as kindness and recognize the underlying motivations
checkmark Transform raw data into actionable direction for systematic improvement
checkmark Apply coaching strategies that multiply learning outcomes rather than manage compliance
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FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS

Standards First Interactions Training

This training centers on the principle that people are more important than things, showing how genuine interactions fuel standards implementation. You'll learn to balance curiosity and courtesy while staying focused on what matters most for student success.

We'll explore how missing structure leads to missing voices in your organization, then demonstrate how to transform routine meetings into purposeful movement toward shared goals. You'll discover how strategic teamwork becomes the most powerful form of professional development available. You'll leave with a practical plan for creating interactions that strengthen both relationships and standards implementation.

Participants will learn to:

checkmark Apply curiosity and courtesy while maintaining focus on standards-based outcomes
checkmark Identify structural gaps that silence important voices in decision-making processes
checkmark Transform routine meetings into purposeful sessions that create forward momentum
checkmark Design teamwork approaches that serve as effective professional development
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FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS

Standards First Intervention Training

This training establishes that support doesn't mean surrender—true intervention maintains high expectations while providing the scaffolding students need. You'll learn to ensure Tier 1 access for all students while addressing the weak core problem that creates widespread support needs.

We'll explore how to shift from remediation thinking to acceleration approaches, then show how MTSS and Special Education can work together through grade-level goals that actually move students forward rather than keeping them behind. You'll leave with a practical plan for creating intervention systems that support without surrendering standards.

Participants will learn to:

checkmark Ensure Tier 1 instruction provides access to grade-level standards for all students
checkmark Identify and address weak core instruction that creates artificial intervention needs
checkmark Design acceleration-focused interventions rather than remediation-based approaches
checkmark Align MTSS and Special Education services around grade-level goals that accelerate learning
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