This two day workshop is about ensuring Authentic Alignment. Tom Hierck and colleague Kenneth Williams center their work around:

Authentic Alignment as a process by which schools:

• Explore core beliefs and develop your guiding mantra.
• Envision and create a description of the school you seek to become.
• Reconnect with the moral imperative of your collective commitment to the Five Essential Elements of a PLC.
• Systematically integrate the mantra, vision, and commitments into existing school structures.

Tom will challenge you to center your work of creating a Culture of Authentic Alignment through four stages:

1. The WHY
2. The EYE
3. The HOW
4. The NOW

This is what past participants had to say about Tom's work:

• Many teachers have expressed how exciting and inspiring your presentation was. I found your words a reminder of what I know to be solid and worthwhile practice, but don’t always follow. Thank you.
• Have to say Tom, without a doubt, in my twenty-eight years as an educator in NL, your presentation today would certainly rank among the top three of all I’ve had the opportunity to attend and listen to in the nearly three decades.
• “I really appreciated how you encouraged our teachers to reflect on their current practices in the classroom and in particular how you were able to cause our staff to realize that both their success and that of their students truly does depend on their ability to foster positive relationships. Our teachers were very much moved by your message and thoroughly enjoyed your presentation style. Your message was powerful and crucial.”