Professional Development * Classroom Coaching

 Graduate Courses at Your School or District

Learner's Link offers effective classroom strategies by a former classroom teacher and today, a university instructor. Professional development sessions and graduate courses are presented to improve instruction and learning.  For information contact Franny McAleer, franny@learnerslink.com, or 724-413-6001

Dynamic, Energizing, Interactive, Hands On Professional Development Seminars and Graduate Courses

Franny McAleer, Education Consultant -- With over thirty years experience as a teacher, curriculum coordinator, staff developer, author, and university instructor,  Franny McAleer presents effective instructional strategies that transform learning and teaching.  The promise of these workshops is PASSION!   A passion for creativity, thinking, student-centered learning and teaching! 

About Learner's Link Professional Development workshops:   "Franny does not talk about teaching; she lives it.   These workshops are based on her experiences in the classroom.   As her superintendent, I found Franny to be a visionary who understands how to motivate students, so they want to learn.   She engages students with innovation and creativity, challenging them to excel and develop their passions.  When students leave her classroom, they return to reflect on the life skills they use in their careers and lives.   Her professional development workshops, grounded in research, are developed using her teaching excellence.  She is a creative, intuitive, professional development expert."   Chester Kent, Ph.D.,  J.D., Pittsburgh, PA 15241, Former Superintendent, Keystone Oaks School District and Professor, The University of Pittsburgh

Professional Development designed for you…

1. One-Day Workshops – Whether it is a district-wide Professional Development workshop or a day concentrating on a particular topic with a specific group of teachers, Franny will provide teachers and staff with  practical, research-based  strategies through an interactive, hands-on  presentation.  Educators will leave energized with strategies that they can use the next day.
2. Multiple Days, Sustained Professional Development – A series of workshops designed to provide in-depth professional development over time so that teachers are able to work together to learn and implement best practices, apply strategies in their classrooms, and collaborate to share successes and new ideas.
3. Grade Level Curriculum Building Sessions
4. Administrative Leadership Workshops
5. Graduate Three Credit Courses at Brandman University (www.brandman.edu)

Workshops are Customized for your faculty.  The most requested topics include:

For Administrators and Teachers

• Differentiating Instruction
• Higher Level Thinking
• Effective Teaching Strategies to Engage All Students
• Six Thinking Hats®
• Gifted and Talented Options
• Gifted Program Reviews
• Multiple Intelligences
• Learning Styles
• Leadership Institutes
• School Improvement

For Students

• Leadership and Creativity for Students
• Higher Level Thinking Student Workshops

For Parents

• Parent Workshops