Educational Leadership Uncensored, LLC
MA DESE Professional Development Provider #S2022-0016
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Leadership/Administration
- Safe and Supportive Learning Environments
- Special Education
Workshops
2025-2026
Resiliency Training
Stress management and emotional endurance for the workplace
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Instructors: Dr. Terri Sullivan and Diana Chaffalo
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Employ techniques to prioritize self-care and well-being
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Build self-confidence, fortitude, and tenacity for the workplace
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Disrupt the neural pathways causing stress and anxiety
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Control the cognitive and sensory overload that impedes perceived success
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Master strategies for self-regulation and time management
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Manage the compassion fatigue of caring for youth
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Join us on the mat- reset and refuel
December 12, 2025
Half Day Job Alikes
5 PDPs ~ $150
8:00 am - 11:30 am ~ Includes Breakfast
Participants will share best practices, wisdom from recent experiences, and exemplary effective strategies. Gain valuable insight and develop professional relationships with colleagues who share similar roles and responsibilities in other schools and districts. Attendees determine specific topics within broad themes. Facilitator will employ proven engaging discussion protocols and provide supporting material to guarantee a powerful professional experience.
Assistant Principals - January 12
English Learner Educators - January 16
Special Educator Team Chairs - January 23
Special Educator Case Managers/Liaisons, Interventionists - February 2
Counselors (adjustment and guidance), School Psychologists, Social Workers - February 10
MTSS and Inclusive Practices for School Leaders
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Instructor: Michaela Gill, Principal, Silver Lake Regional High School
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This workshop guides leaders in examining current policies and systems to ensure they actively support inclusive practices and equitable outcomes for all students:
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Develop models for tiered school and district wide screening and progress
monitoring
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Employ specific elements of adaptive and collaborative leadership
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Review district and school data to support resource allocation at each tier
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Leverage your Strategy for District Improvement and School Improvement Plan
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Build community and staff buy in
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Explore and/or expand how your current practices and policies support inclusive practices
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January 21. 2026
Cognitive Neuroscience for Educators
Apply the science of forgetting to the science of learning!
5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Instructor: Dr. Terri Sullivan
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Review the science of neuroplasticity and how to incorporate strategies into lesson design to build new neural pathways.
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Understand the science of learning using the science of forgetting.
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Explore the role of sensory experiences and movement in learning.
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Examine how sleep, nutrition, and emotions effect attention, learning, and memory.
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Add elements of metacognition to lesson planning.
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Understand brain structures and functions across developmental stages.
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Apply neuroscience conceptual understanding to teaching strategies.
January 28, 2026
Inclusive Practices and MTSS (multi-tiered system of support) for the MHS Classroom
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Instructor: Kim McHugh
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Develop proactive, preventative, and tiered protocols
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Apply UDL (Universal Design for Learning) principles in the classroom
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Use school and specific student data to inform your practice and improve student achievement
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Review pedagogical tier one practices for high quality instruction
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Develop a tier one toolbox of interventions and supports
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Review instructional elements of inclusive practices, metacognition, and social-emotional learning
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Practice the integration of instructional and behavioral evidence-based interventions and supports to maximize student engagement and achievement
February 5, 2026
Discourse & Dialogue
Because Learning Isn’t Quiet
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Join us for a full-day experience exploring how Visible Thinking routines and Intellectual Virtues shape classrooms where students learn to reason, question, and collaborate with empathy and purpose. Make thinking visible, make conversation meaningful, and make learning a practice of respectful, rigorous dialogue.
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Instructor: Dr. Terri Sullivan and Kim McHugh
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· Model and practice discourse protocols to develop intellectual curiosity, courage, and tenacity.
· Develop norms for equitable participation.
· Integrate discourse prompts and routines from Harvard's PZ Thinking Routines into content lessons.
- Design lessons framed in the intellectual virtues that cultivate healthy dialogue and discourse.
· Connect dialogue to SEL, belonging, and inclusive communities.
· Adapt your current lessons into “thinking conversations” using tools and strategies for discourse.
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February 11, 2026
Leadership Out Loud: Local to Global
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Instructors: Dr. Terri Sullivan and Dr. Dympna Thomas
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Leverage your skills and your work to open a whole new professional world
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Learn how to access local and international speaking opportunities
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Write your publishable abstract TODAY and SUBMIT your abstract for publication and/or presentation
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Access the RIGHT opportunities that support your professional goals
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Understand pathways to publish books, peer-reviewed articles, and thought leadership pieces in education journals, magazines, and online platforms
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Practice framing YOUR current school leadership insights into publishable narratives
February 27, 2026
Thwarting Student Dysregulation and Defiance
A Classroom Management Playbook
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Instructor: Kim McHugh
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Apply cognitive strategies to emotion regulation.
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Employ purposeful relationship building strategies.
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Recognize hypoarousal, hyperarousal, and cognitive fusion.
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Practice defusion dos and don’ts.
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Review classroom management fundamentals to thwart student defiance.
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Add lesson elements that increase emotionally positive hormone levels (dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins)
March 5, 2026
Team Building and Leadership Culture
5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
Instructor: Michaela Gill, Principal, Silver Lake Regional High School
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Master communication protocols
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Evaluate your practice to support educator sustainability
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Ground decisions in learner centered and culturally proficient principles
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Employ practices that emphasize distributive leadership and capacity building
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Apply principles of MTSS with/for your staff
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Explore team building strategies of highly effective business models and athletics
March 11, 2026
Co-teaching for Diverse Learners
5 PDPs in Special Education
8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
Instructor: Terri Sullivan
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Strengthen clarity of expectations and defined roles and responsibilities for special educator, paraprofessional, and content area educator Explore several evidence-based co-teaching models for Middle/HS classrooms
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Build lesson planning strategies into your repertoire that includes appropriate support staff
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Create a tiered communication system for each student’s team that does not overwhelm staff with TMI and yet ensures those who need to know are appropriately kept in the loop
March 20, 2026
High Impact Academic Support
5 PDPs in Special Education
8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
Instructor: Terri Sullivan
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Map IEP service delivery to Academic Support instruction
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Design high impact routines to maximize skill building and engagement
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Explore several progress monitoring strategies
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Create menus of SEL skills (self-advocacy, task initiation, self-regulation, independence, goal setting) to embed into your practice
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Marry UDL (Universal Design for Learning) principles with IEP principles
April 1, 2026
Planning to Perseverance: Teaching with Executive Functions in Mind
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8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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5 PDPs in Special Education
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Instructor: Dr. David Murphy
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Understand the core executive functions (working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, planning, and organization) and how they impact student learning.
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Recognize the signs of executive function strengths and challenges in students across grade levels.
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Explore how stress, motivation, and emotion influence executive function and student perseverance.
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Learn strategies to help students set goals, plan steps, and monitor progress effectively.
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Practice designing lessons that integrate scaffolds for planning, prioritizing, and time management.
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Apply classroom routines that promote self-regulation, persistence, and sustained attention.
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Leverage tools such as graphic organizers, checklists, and visual timers to support executive functioning.
April 10, 2026
Smart Starts Here
Metacognitive Strategies for MHS
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Instructor: Kim McHugh
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Distinguish between cognitive and metacognitive strategies in instructional design.
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Identify developmental stages and scaffolds for building metacognitive skills in students.
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Model and embed metacognitive language and reflection practices into daily lessons.
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Design learning experiences that support students in planning, monitoring, and evaluating their thinking.
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Use formative assessments to make student thinking visible and guide strategic reflection.
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Explore tools, protocols, and routines that promote a metacognitive culture in the classroom.
May 1, 2026
Rethinking Grading
8 am - 2 pm
5 PDPs ~ $250
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Instructor: John Scopelleti
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Move from letters and numbers to standards-based grading
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Challenge the status quo by examining what grades really mean, who they serve, and why traditional grading practices often fall short
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Explore research-based alternatives to inequitable grading, drawing on the work of Feldman, Guskey, Frey, Fisher, and others
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Learn strategies for shifting from compliance-based grading (attendance, punctuality, homework) to growth-focused approaches that value mastery, contribution, and progress
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Understand the case against zeros, averaging over time, grading on a curve, and other outdated practices
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Draft an action plan to move your school to equitable standards-based grading
November 17, 2025
Difficult Conversations ~ Effective Confrontation
Responding to the Current Landscape
8 am - 2 pm ~ 5 PDPs ~ $250
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Instructor: Dr. Terri Sullivan
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Master the art and science of conflict management (Judy Ringer, Simon Sinek, Jefferson Fisher and Terri Sullivan).
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Develop communication skills to navigate difficult people.
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Learn the six elements of mastering difficult conversations.
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Employ deescalating techniques to common scenarios.
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Recognize fear-based behavior and resistance.
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Apply specific strategies to five difficult personality types.
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Practice difficult conversations for mediations, complaints, and evaluation conferences
** Intended for adult-to-adult interactions
December 10, 2025
Unlocking the Text
Building Critical Reading Skills in Secondary ELA
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Two-part series
10 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $450
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Instructor: Kim McHugh
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•Apply strategies that move students from basic comprehension to deep, analytical reading.
•Model critical questioning techniques that encourage students to evaluate and interpret texts.
•Design scaffolded activities that help students tackle complex and unfamiliar reading material.
•Integrate analysis of author’s purpose, tone, and bias into ELA lessons for grades 7-12.
•Create formative and summative assessments that measure critical thinking and evidence-based responses.
•Curate diverse and engaging texts that promote discussion, debate, and multiple perspectives.
December 4, 2025 AND April 9, 2026
The Art of Accountability
Essential Skills for Supervising People, Programs, and Performance
For Department, School, and District Leaders
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $250
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Instructor: Dr. Terri Sullivan
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Examine your supervision and evaluation practices and develop confidence in your supervisory role.
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Is it a reprimand, a letter in personnel file, a warning, a day without pay, a recommendation to dismiss, or included in the performance evaluation?
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Handle push back with integrity and clarity.
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Manage teacher misconduct, attendance issues, insubordination, weak performance, and 'bad attitudes'
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Explore best practices for moving people to directed growth plans and improvement plans.
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Is it discipline and Weingarten kicks in or is it performance - understand the difference!
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Share personnel issues and examine strategies to avoid litigation.
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Be provided with letters of reprimand and sample improvement plans.
December 1, 2025​
Wired: A Neuro-Leadership Unconference
A new paradigm for sustainable success for aspiring to retiring school leaders!
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Three-day series
20 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $800
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Facilitated by Dr. Terri Sullivan, this dynamic three-day cohort series blends the flexibility of an unconference with targeted leadership learning. Participants will drive the agenda by selecting discussion topics most relevant to their work, while also engaging in guided explorations of how neuroscience principles can enhance leadership practices. Through interactive, problem-based leadership scenarios, participants will tackle real-world challenges, practicing strategies that build innovation, adaptability, and practical solutions under pressure. Together, we will strengthen team coherence, problem-solving capacity, and emotional agility, while sharing inclusive, tiered leadership practices designed to foster resilient, thriving school cultures.​
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October 24, 2025
January 14, 2026
March 27, 2026
Advanced Canva for Educators
​Two-part series 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
5 PDPs - $300
​Instructor: Dan Riley​​
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Harness Canva AI Magic Studio tools for instant design variations, smart mockups, and content generation
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Create custom Canva templates that can be reused by you or shared with colleagues
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Design animated graphics and videos that bring lessons and announcements to life
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Integrate Canva with Google Slides, Docs, and Classroom for seamless teaching workflows
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Explore collaborative design projects where students co-create class products in Canva
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Develop dynamic data visuals (infographics, timelines, charts) that make complex topics more accessible
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Elevate school-wide communications—design polished slide decks for staff PD, student showcases, and community events
October 21 AND October 28
Centering Students: Building Culturally Responsive Classrooms for Equity and Engagement
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $300
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Instructor: Dr. Nicole Semas-Schneeweis
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Define culturally responsive teaching and understand its foundations
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Discuss the concepts of culture (surface, shallow, and deep) and the interplay of neuroscience in culture
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Discuss common misconceptions (e.g., CRT ≠ teaching diverse content only).
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Reflect on their own cultural lens and its impact on student learning
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Apply culturally responsive strategies that strengthen student-teacher relationships and promote deeper learning
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Identify classroom practices that honor student identity, voice, and lived experiences
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Begin designing lessons and learning environments that foster equity, trust, and belonging
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Examine the purpose: bridging school-home life, affirming identity, increasing academic rigor and engagement
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By the end of the session, participants will develop a clear understanding of culturally responsive practices and how they support students’ social-emotional well-being, as supported by brain research, so they feel more confident to be culturally responsive educators for all students
November 19, 2025
Igniting Inquiry in Every Classroom
From Passive Compliance to Self-Directed Learning
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5 PDPs ~ 8 am - 2 pm ~ $300
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Instructors: Kim McHugh and Laura Louko
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Develop cognitive engagement best practices to promote self-directed, immersive learning.
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Learn how to move students outside their comfort zones and close critical thinking gaps.
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Transform compliance lessons and passive students into inquiry fueled lessons and intellectually engaged learners.
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Harness curiosity to support creative self-efficacy and independent responsibility for learning.
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Examine how exploration builds autonomy, motivates the learner, and increases engagement.
November 20, 2025