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Practical Approaches for Effective Coaching and Mentoring

Sep 30, 2024 9:00AM—Jan 15, 2025 3:00PM

The International School of San Francisco

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Effective coaches and mentors utilize purposeful practices in their relationships and conversations. Join us in this two-part series to learn and apply best practices for engaging in meaningful and productive coaching and mentoring. Through small group discussion, individual reflection, scenario analysis, and role play, attendees will learn to better navigate the current reality and develop skills that increase impact and foster resilience and agency.

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Making Sense of AI

Oct 15, 2024 3:30PM—5:00PM

Virtual

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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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Fostering a Classroom Culture to Support Students’ Mental Health: Strategies and Practices for Classroom Teachers

Oct 21, 2024 9:00AM—3:30PM

Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences

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In this day-long intensive, educators will learn more about the current mental health climate and how this widespread epidemic is affecting young people. During this program, educators will develop strategies, curricular guidelines, and pedagogical approaches to address how physical health and mental health intersect in classrooms. Educators will leave this workshop with tools to support students in recognizing their stressors, coping mechanisms, nervous systems, and social wellness and to begin facilitating age-appropriate discussions about mental health.

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Men of Color + Leadership: Trailblazing Pathways For Success and Community

Oct 25, 2024 9:00AM—4:00PM

Polytechnic School

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Men of Color + Leadership is dedicated to creating connections and establishing a supportive community that understands the unique joys, challenges, and opportunities faced by leaders who are men of color in independent schools. The workshop will facilitate conversations specific to attendees’ current roles and exchange insights that can directly impact their day-to-day responsibilities. Participants will also receive meaningful insight regarding their own personal growth and professional advancement.

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Accountability in the Digital World: Navigating the Complex Social Media Landscape in Partnership with our Students

Nov 12, 2024 2:00PM—Dec 10, 2024 5:00PM

Virtual

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In this two-part virtual workshop series, participants will have the opportunity to unpack incidents that have taken place at their own schools, discuss how to make lasting repairs in partnership with students, rather than fall into damage control patterns, and to think long-term about what it means for young people to be accountable in the digital world.

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Educating to Empower

Nov 21, 2024 3:30PM—Mar 20, 2025 5:30PM

Virtual

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This workshop is a beginner’s guide to becoming a liberatory educator who centers social justice within and beyond their classroom community. We will delve into transformative educational strategies that focus on community building, decentering Western narratives, and fostering critical consciousness.
This comprehensive exploration of liberatory education aims to empower educators to cultivate inclusive learning environments that challenge traditional power dynamics and promote equity and empathy.

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Adapting Together

Dec 11, 2024 1:00PM—4:00PM

Virtual

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This session offers practical insights and empathetic guidance for fostering open communication and understanding within the family. Discover tools to strengthen family bonds, promote empathy, and foster a supportive environment for every family member. This program will support educators, parents, grandparents, family, friends, colleagues, social workers, therapists, and community members.

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