Bring more connection, fun, & social emotional growth to your school this year with GATA!
PLEASE SHARE ABOUT GATA (Gold Arrow Teacher Academy) WITH THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR AT YOUR SCHOOL!
The webinars are great reminders of super valuable information that I’ve heard/read over the years. I love the chance to apply this information in a new teaching role. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow with like-minded people.
-Abbey, Teacher & GATA Member
This school year, GAC Directors are bringing the trainings we do with counselors each summer to educators all across the country through GATA (Gold Arrow Teacher Academy) and through custom professional development webinars for schools. Gold Arrow’s entire director team has children of their own (currently ranging in age from 4-26), and most of us were teachers before or while working at camp. Supporting children by providing teachers with training and support to create positive, connected classrooms is a natural use of our skills and experiences (and is super fun for us).
If you’re looking for a personalized, engaging professional development workshop for your school team, get in touch. We’d love to create an upbeat workshop geared specifically to the needs of the students and teachers at your school. Contact us and let us know what you’re interested in.
GATA resources have been developed based over years of training our counselors and have been implemented successfully by GATA members over first half of this school year to support students’ social and emotional well-being.
The topics we’re covering in GATA include:
Creating Connections
Celebrating Strengths
Cultivating Character
You – or your whole school – can join GATA to have immediate access to the engaging and easily implementable SEL activities that address the social and emotional well-being of students and teachers.
New GATA members have immediate access to our past resources, can join live (or access later) all of our upcoming webinars, and receive weekly PDFs with low or no-prep activities that work virtually or live.
Join GATA
GATA WEBINARS NOW AVAILABLE ON DEMAND FOR MEMBERS
(Non-members can purchase single webinar access.)
• Creating a Positive Classroom Culture
• Coaching Students to Better Collaboration & Communication
• Personal Growth & Connection Activities for Students
• Creating a Strengths-Focused Classroom
ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES NOW AVAILABLE IN THE MEMBER LIBRARY
Activities to Foster Online Classroom Connections (FREE sample PDF)
Questions for Classroom Connection
Creating a Positive Classroom Culture
Songs & Videos
Build Positivity & Optimism in Your Students
Guess Who
Jokes & Riddle
Teaching Kids Better Communication & Collaboration
Rules & Language of Collaboration
Create an Animal
Chill Music for Your Class
Coaching Students to Better Listening
SMART Goals
Autonomy & Problem Solving
Kindness Bingo
Filling Buckets
Personal Growth & Connection Activities
Friendship Bingo
Creating a Strengths-Focused Classroom
Inner Strengths
Encourage the educators at your school to join GATA for support, connection and fun SEL resources for teachers and students!
Questions? Get in touch with us to discuss your school’s SEL professional development needs!
Why Can’t School Be More Like Camp?
“Camp forever shaped me as an educator.”
Kristi Tanner, Teacher and former GAC Counselor
Why can’t school be more like camp? It can!
For years we’ve heard testimonials from our counselors about how they get life-changing training at camp that helps them become fantastic parents and amazing teachers who create positive classroom communities.
Camp counselors master connecting with and forming positive relationships with their campers – and they learn to coach campers on the friendship skills they need to make and keep friends.
The GAC Director team is thrilled to be bringing fun, engaging “camp counselor”-style trainings to educators through GATA – the Gold Arrow Teacher Academy.
The library of GATA resources is growing, with three webinars and 11 PDF resources of no-prep and low-prep connection activities now available on demand for GATA members.
GATA WEBINARS NOW AVAILABLE ON DEMAND FOR MEMBERS
8+ Activities to Foster Online Classroom Connections
Creating a Positive Classroom Culture
Coaching Students to Better Collaboration & Communication
GATA PDF RESOURCES NOW AVAILABLE IN THE MEMBER RESOURCE LIBRARY
Questions for Classroom Connection
Creating a Positive Classroom Culture
Songs & Videos
Build Positivity & Optimism in Your Students
Guess Who
Jokes & Riddle
Teaching Kids Better Communication & Collaboration
Rules & Language of Collaboration
Create an Animal
Chill Music for Your Class
Coaching Students to Better Listening
Our November 11 live webinar is on Coaching Students to Autonomy and Problem Solving.