Michael Chirichello, Ed.D. is a respected national and international consultant for school districts and professional organizations. He has authored many articles and book chapters. He is the co-author of Learning to Lead: Ten Stories for Principals and co-editor of Exemplary Leadership Development, a handbook for NJ educational leadership interns. He has presented throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Germany, Egypt, India, and Australia.

Michael specializes in thought provoking, practical professional development opportunities that focus on building leadership capacity, developing highly effective teams, understanding resistance to change in organizations, developing, nurturing, and sustaining professional learning communities, designing collaborative performance appraisal initiatives, curriculum design, and effective induction programs for novice teachers. He is also a facilitator for school board/school leader retreats.

Michael is an engaging, exciting, and inspiring presenter. His workshops are customized to meet your needs. Possible topics are listed below:
    School/District Level Leadership

  • A Call to Leadership: Reflect, Renew, Re-energize
  • Learning to Lead: What Makes the Difference?
  • Principals Make a Difference: Leadership for the Next Generation
  • The Super Principal: Myth or Reality?
  • Leader as Coach: Empower Others for Success
  • Teamwork Makes the Difference: Increasing Leadership Capacity
  • Debunking the Myths about Change
  • Professional Learning Communities: Developing a Culture of Change and Accountability
  • Performance Appraisal: Focus on Student Learning
    Teachers

  • Designing Effective Induction Programs: Teachers as Mentors
  • The Differentiated Classroom: Thinking about Teaching, Learning and Assessment
  • Learning for the Next Generation: What Works?
  • Taming Our Standards-Based Culture: Curriculum Design that Works!
  • Curriculum Integration in an Era of High Stakes Testing: Making It Work!
    Parents

  • Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! What Really Matters in Educating Our Children?
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