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Making Sense of AI

Mar 18, 2024 3:30PM—5:00PM

Virtual

This introductory workshop offers educators relevant and practical entry points to begin the process of making sense of AI. We’ll cover three guiding principles and seven strategies for understanding AI’s impact on education and harnessing its power to support deeper learning and teaching.

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Meeting the Needs of all Learners: Introduction to UDL 

Feb 27, 2024 9:00AM—3:00PM

Virtual

This introductory course is designed to teach educators about the core concepts and foundations of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), practical applications of UDL to lesson design, and how to support flexible, inclusive instruction.

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Decolonizing Science Curriculum Series

Feb 07, 2024 3:30PM—5:30PM

Virtual

In this interactive and practical series, science educators of all levels will engage with the concept of decolonizing their curricula, as well as reflect on concepts, tools, and resources that can be integrated into specific lessons and content. Shifting away from euro-centric, White supremacist structures and classroom power dynamics, participants will debunk the assumption that this work can happen more naturally in the humanities. Throughout the series, participants will have the opportunity to build or workshop lessons with fellow educators and develop a long-term plan for continuing this work within their departments, divisions, and school communities.

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AI, Assessment, and the Question of Rigor 

Nov 07, 2023 3:30PM—5:00PM

Virtual

This virtual intensive will explore the potential impact AI has on the design and facilitation of assessments. Using Bloom’s Taxonomy and research on productive struggle as our foundations, we’ll explore ways AI can augment student learning and can make assessments more impactful, not less. We’ll experiment with revising current assessments and imagine what new assessments AI might make possible.

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(Re)Introducing the California Indian Genocide in 6-12 Curriculum

Nov 01, 2023 9:00AM—12:00PM

Virtual

This 3-hour interactive workshop, presented by Redbud Resource Group, will support independent school educators across California in deepening their understanding of California history through a decolonial lens. The session aims to empower educators with culturally sustaining curricula that encompass topics such as the Gold Rush and California Statehood. Educators will learn more about how today’s Native peoples are tirelessly striving to heal and revitalize Indigenous lands and communities.

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Talking with Students about AI

Oct 24, 2023 3:30PM—5:00PM

Virtual

This virtual intensive will introduce some guiding principles, talking points, and sample activities we can do with students to begin a conversation with them about how we might use AI for learning, not instead of it. This is an interactive, participatory session, so participants should expect to engage in breakout activities where they discuss and share their work with colleagues.

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Building Blocks of Effective Education: A Workshop Series on Foundational Classroom Best Practices

Oct 05, 2023 3:30PM—5:30PM

Virtual

Join us for a unique opportunity to refresh and renew your classroom practices and teacher toolkit with Damaris Saenz, Middle School English teacher and Department Chair at Harvard-Westlake. This 7-session program will focus on topics that offer opportunities to reflect on current strategies, engage in new practices, and cultivate a supportive learning community.

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Making Sense of AI: Practical Strategies for Educators 

Sep 26, 2023 3:30PM—5:00PM

Virtual

This workshop offers educators relevant and practical entry points to begin the process of making sense of AI. We’ll cover three guiding principles and seven strategies for understanding AI’s impact on education and harnessing its power to support deeper learning and teaching.

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Teaching Foundations (Southern California)

Aug 01, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 04, 2023 3:00PM

St. Margaret’s Episcopal School | San Juan Capistrano, CA

The Teaching Foundations program is designed to support the growth and success of all teachers—particularly those in their early years at independent schools—by focusing on foundational areas of teaching.

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Teaching Foundations (Northern California)

Jul 31, 2023 4:00PM—Aug 04, 2023 3:00PM

Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA

The Teaching Foundations program is designed to support the growth and success of all teachers—particularly those in their early years at independent schools—by focusing on foundational areas of teaching.

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Growing Up in Public: Mentoring our Students on the New Digital Milestones

Jun 15, 2023 9:00AM—11:00AM

Virtual

This virtual workshop will support educators and school leaders in cultivating a positive culture of mentorship and digital wellness based on understanding the latest research on kids growing up in public. Rather than encourage students to be anxious that a misstep could cause them to be “canceled” or even jeopardize their admission to college, we can reframe the conversation about “digital footprint” to be a character-based conversation.

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Meeting the Needs of all Learners:  Introduction to UDL 

Jun 14, 2023 9:00AM—3:00PM

Virtual

This virtual Summer Institute is designed to teach educators about the core concepts and foundations of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), practical applications of UDL to lesson design, and how to support flexible, inclusive instruction. Join us to discuss how all learners can meet high expectations.

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