Transform the way you approach instruction and training! Whether you will be instructing an audience of 2 or 200, you will learn how to demonstrate and apply techniques that will maximize your instructional effectiveness. New and even senior instructors are bombarded with constantly evolving instructional challenges and requirements. During this training, you will explore a variety of solutions to meet these challenges. Be prepared for a student-focused immersion into the art and science of instructional excellence.

Join us for this informative workshop to gather the tools and resources you need to submit a proposal for the CTAS Solicitation. During the workshop, we will walk you through the proposal/application process and review all required forms, allowable costs, key components of a grant proposal, program sustainability, and more.

Transform the way you approach instruction and training! Whether you will be instructing an audience of 2 or 200, you will learn how to demonstrate and apply techniques that will maximize your instructional effectiveness. New and even senior instructors are bombarded with constantly evolving instructional challenges and requirements. During this training, you will explore a variety of solutions to meet these challenges. Be prepared for a student-focused immersion into the art and science of instructional excellence.

Great organizations demonstrate resilience through ethical behaviors and a dedication to service. A resilient and ethical culture is shaped and influenced by all members and at all levels. No matter your role, this course will assist you in exploring how ethical leadership shapes and influences a culture of resiliency and how a focus on wellness and self-care impacts organizational effectiveness. Demonstrating value-based leadership can help promote an inclusive work environment, employee retention, and workplace satisfaction. Participate in a team building exercise to demonstrate goal setting, communication skills, and creative problem-solving.

In recent years, law enforcement agencies have been facing major public and media scrutiny in how public safety situations are managed in their communities. Building strong relationships with key supporters and the media BEFORE a crisis occurs will open lines of communication during adverse situations. Join us to learn how agencies can best tell their story, whether it is to build positive messaging, crisis communications, or to provide continuity of operations following an incident.

What is real organizational risk management and why is it so important for every organization? Organizational dangers (internal and external) surround us every day. Identifying potential risks, providing training to address risks and having systems in place to mitigate risks are important for employees at every level of an organization. Gordon Graham is an internationally renowned speaker who will take participants on an applied journey that considers organization risk and steps that can be taken to mitigate risk while equally improving customer service.

Our 2020 conference theme is "Envisioning our Futures through LEAP - Lead, Excel, Appreciate in Policing". Join other administrative professionals, executive assistants, and support personnel from criminal justice and other governmental agencies to discuss relevant topics focused on improving communication, enhancing skills, and fostering community outreach.

Learn techniques to enhance collaborative efforts between service agencies and community members, identify community issues, and create unified responses. Devise long term goals and an action plan to successfully implement grant projects.

Learn new strategies to improve effective individual and team communication. Gain understanding of how breakdowns occur and how to prevent them from continuing. Apply effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills and practice what you learn in scenario-based applications.

Join other administrative professionals, executive assistants, and support personnel from criminal justice and other governmental agencies to discuss relevant topics focused on improving communication, enhancing skills, and fostering community outreach. This conference is currently held in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Ohio.

Learn strategies to enhance collaborative efforts for justice system planning. Identify stakeholders and advisory board members needed in the planning process. Define community quality of life and create vision/mission statements for your justice system.

Understand how to conduct focus groups, stakeholder interviews, community meetings, and needs assessments. Create a strategic plan by performing a needs assessment to identify justice system strengths and gaps. Utilize customized technical assistance to analyze your needs assessment results.

Compose effective goals and feasible action steps based on emerging themes from your needs assessment. Prepare an evaluation and performance metrics to measure the success of your justice system strategic plan.