GE Institutes Elementary and Secondary

What to expect at a Great Expectations®Institute

Fun, learning, friendship, networking, motivation, and inspiration are all yours for the taking at the Great Expectations® Summer Institute, our core training experience. GE sessions are taught by teachers who successfully implement the GE practices in their own classrooms during the school year. Each class features practical strategies you can take back to your classroom to use next year. Your instructors will model the kinds of learning strategies and community building activities with your class that they teach to their students, so you will experience GE at work. 

In Person and Virtual Institute now available!

 

 

Please Note

A laptop or personal computer is required for virtual training. The training will consist of ZOOM Meetings and Computer Learning Modules.

January 2027

January 29-30, February 5-6
Virtual Session

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Methodology – 1st Time Participants

Great Expectations (GE) Methodology is grounded in six basic tenets- All Children Can Learn, Building Self Esteem, Climate of Mutual Respect, High Expectations, Teacher Attitude and Responsibility, and Teacher Knowledge and Skill.  In the four-day training session participants are immersed in the research-based 17 Classroom Practices to be an effective teacher.  Each of the 17 practices is examined through the lens of developing a Culture of Respect and promoting Academic Excellence.  Classroom management is anchored in the GE 8 Expectations. The 36 Life Principles promote students of character. Participants are provided with a GE Manual of instructional materials and a wealth of resources, research, and structures to use in his/her own learning environment.  GE Methodology provides a blue print to be an exemplary educator.  With full implementation of Great Expectations Methodology, academic performance and attendance go up and discipline referrals go down. 

Grade Levels to choose from:

  • Lower Elementary Methodology PK-2
  • Upper Elementary Methodology 3-5
  • Middle School Methodology 6-8
  • High School Methodology 9-12
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