Professional development is at the heart of Richer Picture’s work with schools. Our work with your staff goes far beyond “technology training” – in fact, the bulk of work is spent on determining what makes a portfolio effective. Our professional development is divided into workshops and coaching.

Richer Picture^® Workshops are engaging activities to help your schools work on the “essential questions” of portfolios, assessment, and accountability. These workshops are typically offered as full-day events. They may be divided into two half-day or 3 or 4 after-school events. Any of these workshops can be offered either on-site or online. In addition, we offer 90-minute online-only webinars.

Portfolio Institutes are 2 to 3 day sessions that provide a fast track for implementing a portfolio. Institutes are designed for school teams of 5 to 8 participants. During the institute, your team will look at the key areas of portfolio development: expectations, task development, assessment and logistics. By the end, your team will have a timeline and set of strategies for implementing the portfolio that fits for your school.

Webinars and Summer 2010 workshops are now open for registration.