Cultural Intelligence for K-12 Educators

Duration: 4 Hours + 2 hours of pre-work

Format: Instructor led, virtual

For over 20 years, the Cultural Intelligence Center has pioneered research and training in Cultural Intelligence (CQ®). Colleges and Universities on six continents offer CQ® training, and over 1,000 research articles about CQ have been published in peer-reviewed journals.

We are pleased to introduce a new workshop for K-12 Educators. This workshop was developed for K-12 teachers, mentors, and administrators seeking proven strategies to broaden their abilities as educators. Cultural Intelligence is a malleable skillset that research shows can be learned and improved over time.

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By developing and applying CQ® and increasing your self-awareness of how culture influences interpersonal interactions, you can improve learning outcomes for your students.

Increase self-awareness of your own behavioral preferences and how culture influences your teaching.
Understand how to develop and apply cultural intelligence in your teaching practices.
Enhance your effectiveness teaching, mentoring, and working with students who have diverse cultural backgrounds.
Receive a certificate and 6 hours of professional development credit toward licensure.

You Will Receive:

CQ for Educators Introduction Video

An informational video that explains just how important CQ is in an educational setting, both for teachers and for students.

4 Hour Virtual Workshop

Based on the proven research about Cultural Intelligence (CQ), this interactive workshop includes real-world application exercises, self-reflection activities, and discussions – all focused on challenges and opportunities for educators.

CQ Pro Assessment and Feedback Report

The CQ Pro Assessment measures your ability to work and relate across global cultures by measuring skills in four distinct areas. It also includes a valuable analysis of your behavioral preferences across ten values. It is the starting point of your CQ journey and gives you a benchmark from which to improve your effectiveness.

Cultural Intelligence for Educators Participant Guide

A guide book with activities and strategy information to complement the workshop.

Expand Your Borders by Dr. David Livermore

A digital copy of the book that discusses global cultural clusters and cultural values.

Applying CQ: Using CQ in Everyday Life Digital Course

This e-learning provides compelling reasons and benefits why we need Cultural Intelligence in our everyday life, knowledge on the four common behavioral preferences with rich examples, and the CQ model to be applied at work or in life.

Certificate of Completion and Digital Badge

A downloadable sharable credential you can embed in your email signature, print out, or use however you wish.

Workshop Details:

Schedule and Objectives

Culture Matters

Become familiar with facilitator, co-participants, and purpose of the workshop
Recognize the relevance of cultural intelligence
Be able to define “culture”

Mapping Cultural Diversity

Understand ten cultural value dimensions
Identify behaviors typically associated with each cultural value preference
Develop awareness of the cultural value preferences of self and others

What’s Your CQ? Overview

Develop an understanding of cultural intelligence
Recognize the importance of cultural intelligence as a key capability for intercultural
effectiveness

What’s Your CQ Drive?

Understand the importance of CQ Drive for intercultural effectiveness
Reflect on CQ Drive scores and learn strategies for improvement
Know how to apply CQ Drive

What’s Your CQ Knowledge?

Understand the importance of CQ Knowledge for intercultural effectiveness
Reflect on CQ Knowledge scores and learn strategies for improvement
Know how to apply CQ Knowledge

What’s Your CQ Strategy?

Understand the importance of CQ Strategy for intercultural effectiveness
Reflect on CQ Strategy scores and strategies for improvement
Know how to apply CQ Strategy

What’s Your CQ Action?

Understand the importance of CQ Action for intercultural effectiveness
Reflect on CQ Action scores and strategies for improvement
Know how to apply CQ Action

Case Study

Apply knowledge about cultural values and CQ to a specific case study
Understand leading practices for effective, diverse teams

CQ Action Plan

Create an action plan for improving and applying CQ
Be motivated to develop CQ in self and others

Fees, Cancellation, and Transfer Policy

Full payment is due upon registration and is non-refundable. However, we will allow a registrant the one-time option to transfer their registration to another available session within one calendar year, so long as written (email) notice is provided to the CQ Center 5 days prior to the workshop start date. If a registrant provides less than 5 days’ notice of a transfer request, an administrative fee of $100 USD will be assessed.

If a registrant fails to attend a workshop and no notice is provided before the workshop starts, that individual will be considered a “no-show” and will not be eligible for a refund or to transfer that registration.

2026

Wednesday

11:00 am Eastern Time (GMT-5)

Virtual