June 3-4 & June 24-25
Systems Thinking
SW Seated | Paid

The Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Road Map series is an immersive four-day learning event is designed for district leadership teams (up to 15 members) who have developed their POG vision and are wanting to prioritize next steps, who are looking to accelerate their work, or who are onboarding new leaders to sustain momentum.

Interested in learning more details about our upcoming POG Road Map series? Register for the Interest Meeting to meet with the Battelle for Kids (BFK) lead facilitators and gain information about this offering.

If you are a district who has already registered for the POG Road Map Series to be held in June, please sign-up to offer your insights and share district needs to help the BFK team specifically tailor days 3-4 of the training.

Battelle for Kids Lead Facilitators

Battelle for Kids (BFK) is a national, not-for-profit organization helping to empower educators so that every student has hope, resilience, and the knowledge and skills to be future-ready. BFK has helped hundreds of school districts and state agencies design, launch, and bring their shared community visions—the Portrait of a Graduate—to life, impacting the learning experiences of millions of students nationwide.

Dr. Debbie Yonke
Professional Learning Director
GOCSD

Dr. Debbie Yonke retired as the Director of Professional Learning and Instructional Support at Republic Schools. During her 30 year career in public education, she has served as a classroom teacher, instructional specialist, and curriculum director. Her professional goal is to empower and support educators so that they might equip their students for a successful future. She has been blessed to serve alongside many other amazing educators in the Republic, Willard and Springfield districts and collaborate with leaders and teachers throughout Missouri. She also has had the opportunity to collaborate with educators throughout the nation as a Cooperative Learning Trainer and also partner with non-profit organizations to train teachers in both Cambodia and Ethiopia. In her free time, Dr. Yonke enjoys spending time with her husband, Steve who is a retired educator, their 3 daughters and grandchildren.

Our GOLearn PL Framework provides an overview of the learning experiences we offer. This systems approach supports continuous improvement and allows members to identify the offerings that meet their needs, providing a personalized experience. It includes three strands: Systems Thinking, Safe and Collaborative Culture, and Highly Effective Teaching and Leading.

We use the Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning when designing our experiences to ensure that we provide professional learning that leads to high-quality leading, teaching, and learning for students and educators.

Review our GOLearn Framework to identify sessions that meet your needs, see what sessions are currently open for registration on our PL Events webpage, and access the content in our on-demand catalog to start learning now.