Event Description
This full-day interactive session equips school leaders with practical strategies to foster collective teacher efficacy—the shared belief among staff that through their collaborative efforts, they can positively impact student achievement regardless of external circumstances. Participants will explore the five key enabling conditions that research has shown to strengthen collective efficacy and will develop an actionable implementation plan tailored to their unique school context.
Research (Hattie, 2025) demonstrates that collective teacher efficacy has the highest positive impact on student achievement. When teachers believe in their collective ability to make a difference, remarkable transformations occur in school culture and student outcomes.
In this session, Dr. Jenni Donohoo will guide school leaders in understanding, assessing, and systematically strengthening the five enabling conditions for collective teacher efficacy:
Goal Consensus – Building shared understanding and commitment to meaningful school improvement goals
Empowering Teachers – Creating meaningful opportunities for teacher leadership, decision-making, and professional agency
Teachers' Knowledge About Each Other's Work – Developing structures for collaboration, observation, and sharing of effective practices
Embedded Reflective Practices – Nurturing a culture of trust, psychological safety, and professional community
Supportive Leadership – Implementing leadership practices that are supportive, distributed, and growth-oriented
Participants will develop practical strategies to strengthen efficacy in their own school contexts.
Your Presenter(s)
Jenni Donohoo
Dr. Jenni Donohoo is a five-time best-selling author and professional learning facilitator with more than 25 years’ experience in leading school change. Jenni works in school divisions across the globe supporting high-quality professional learning designed to improve outcomes for all students. As the Director of the Jenni Donohoo Center for Collective Efficacy, Jenni has been recognized internationally as an educational thought leader. She has a PhD in Educational Studies and Supervisory Officer Qualifications and has taught in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools.