Professional Development: The Best Professional Development for Teachers
Welcome to Village Concepts Consultants, your trusted partner in professional development for educators. Whether you're a teacher, school administrator, or educational professional, our tailored professional development training equips you with the skills, strategies, and resources you need to succeed. Discover why our best professional development for teachers stands out and how it can transform your career and classroom.
From Spectators to Partners: Rethinking Parental Involvement in Education
This workshop highlights the transformative power of parental involvement in education, examining its critical role through real-world examples and practical insights. Educators will discover effective strategies for engaging with diverse parents, fostering collaboration, and strengthening school-family partnerships. Inspired by the book "I Send My Child to School, What More Do You Want?", this session offers actionable tools to bridge communication gaps and create a more inclusive, supportive learning environment.
From Defiance to Dialogue: Strategies for Reaching Resistant Students
This workshop explores family dynamics to uncover practical strategies for reducing discipline issues—both in individual classrooms and school-wide. Grounded in the insights from Rules, and Consequences: One Major Reason They Don’t Always Work and What Else Teachers Can Do, the session offers actionable approaches to cultivate mutual respect and cooperation among students. Drawing from the author’s personal experiences as both a parent and educator, attendees will learn how to create a more harmonious and productive learning environment.
The Hidden Key to Student Success
Regenia M. Rawlinson shares her experiences as a teacher and counselor, along with her interactions with students, to illustrate how feelings and attitudes impact student achievement. Drawing from these experiences, she outlines strategies to promote positive student attitudes toward learning and foster academic success. This workshop is based on her book, "I Teach My Heart Out Every Day, What More Do You Want?"
Beyond the Surface: 10 Ways Poverty Impacts Learning and How Schools Can Respond
In this workshop, Regenia Rawlinson will share powerful personal stories that reveal how poverty can shape a student's mindset, often leading to self-defeating behaviors. Educators will discover 10 key insights into how poverty impacts learning—and, most importantly, how teachers can help students overcome these challenges to achieve academic success. Drawing from her book, A Mind Shaped by Poverty: Ten Things Educators Should Know, this session offers practical strategies to empower both students and teachers.
Beyond Money: The Psychological Barriers That Sustain Generational Poverty
Rawlinson vividly recounts her childhood in poverty, revealing how these early struggles shaped her mindset and set her on a path of profound personal transformation.
Her groundbreaking book unpacks ten pivotal ideas that defined her perspective while navigating poverty—and their enduring influence on her life.
A must-read for those who have experienced poverty firsthand, as well as for professionals dedicated to supporting them—social workers, educators, counselors, faith leaders, and community advocates will find this an indispensable guide.
In her workshops, Rawlinson delves into the destructive nature of a poverty-shaped mindset and provides actionable strategies to break free, paving the way from scarcity to success.
VCPDI Courses
Village Concepts Consultants offers an opportunity to register for E-learning courses. Navigate to the VCPDI Course tab to register for E-learning courses.
A certificate of completion is available. The certificate can be presented to your institution or organization for consideration toward renewal credit. Renewal credit decisions are solely up to your institution or organization.
