Current & Upcoming
Skill Up! Decolonizing STEM Curricula
Apr 12, 2023 3:30PM—4:30PM
Virtual
RegisterIn this interactive and practical Skill Up! session, STEM educators 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. Participants will debunk the assumption that this work can happen more naturally in the humanities.
View MoreGender Sexuality Professional Alliance
Apr 18, 2023 9:30AM—May 03, 2023 12:30PM
Head-Royce School
RegisterThis working group of LGBTQ+* professionals will provide a unique opportunity for educators to connect in a confidential, respectful, and relaxed atmosphere. The ultimate goal is to develop a network of LGBTQ+ educators which continues well beyond our three meetings.
View MoreOnboarding for Belonging and Connection
May 03, 2023 9:00AM—12:00PM
Virtual
RegisterThis virtual workshop will explore ways to redesign the onboarding process that emphasize care and belonging. Through a series of small-group discussions and activities, participants will walk away with practical tips and strategies to reinvigorate ways new faculty and staff members enter a school’s community.
View MorePracticing Equity as a Supervisor
May 11, 2023 9:00AM—11:00AM
Virtual
RegisterIn this virtual workshop, participants will learn to develop strategies and practices that support personal, professional, and organizational goals for staff development. Participants will learn to apply theories on equity-based leadership, management, and decision-making to how they manage and supervise their diverse teams.
View MoreMeeting the Needs of all Learners: Introduction to UDL
Jun 14, 2023 9:00AM—3:00PM
Virtual
RegisterThis 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.
View MoreAPISA Study Group: Deconstructing the “Model Minority” Myth Using Our Lived Experience
Jun 15, 2023 9:00AM—Jun 16, 2023 12:00PM
Virtual
RegisterThis two-day study group is a continuation of the APISA (Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian) Study Group that began in June 2021 and continued through June 2022. This program is an opportunity to connect with other APISA educators in an affinity setting that will provide a safe and generative space to self-reflect, share stories, and learn from each other’s experiences.
View MoreGrowing Up in Public: Mentoring our Students on the New Digital Milestones
Jun 15, 2023 9:00AM—11:00AM
Virtual
RegisterThis 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.
View MoreFrom Busy to Intentional: Managing Your Work Life for Greater Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Joy
Jun 20, 2023 2:30PM—Jun 23, 2023 4:00PM
Virtual
RegisterKick off your summer with this interactive workshop on value, time, and project management. Over the course of four 60-minute sessions, you will learn and, importantly, put into practice, strategies for work efficiency. In addition, Andrew will be available for a follow-up 30-minute Q&A at the end of each session. Andrew Davis, a practitioner and evangelist of multiple productivity and time management tools, as well as a Head of School, will help you find the blend of strategies that will make your summer and 2023-24 school year more productive and rewarding.
View MoreThe Equity Institute
Jul 25, 2023 8:30AM—Jul 28, 2023 2:30PM
Lick-Wilmerding High School | San Francisco, CA
RegisterThis Equity Institute is designed for educators to explore a range of innovative approaches to weaving social justice pedagogy and practices into the fabric of their school community. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision of the Beloved Community and informed by Paulo Friere’s call for critically conscious teaching practices, we hope to embolden educators to disrupt the status quo in the service of creating transformational change.
View MoreTeaching Foundations (Northern California)
Jul 31, 2023 4:00PM—Aug 04, 2023 3:00PM
Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA
RegisterThe 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.
View MoreTeaching Foundations (Southern California)
Aug 01, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 04, 2023 3:00PM
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School | San Juan Capistrano, CA
RegisterThe 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.
View MoreDepartment Chairs Institute
Aug 02, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 04, 2023 2:00PM
Virtual
RegisterThe Department Chairs Institute will guide participants in exploring the multilayered challenges of this unique position and in developing the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to become effective department leaders.
View MoreMastering Group Facilitation
Aug 07, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 09, 2023 3:00PM
Jewish Community High School | San Francisco, CA
RegisterThis 3-day Summer Institute is transformative for anyone who leads groups of colleagues or students, especially teachers, administrators, and department chairs. Participants will gain new tools, tactics, and a personalized work plan containing strategies to improve their facilitation techniques.
View MoreCreating and Sustaining Connected Conversations about Whiteness, Leading Change
Aug 10, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 11, 2023 2:00PM
Virtual
RegisterIn this two-day Summer Institute—led by Liza Gleason and Rob Wasielewski, who co-facilitate a group for white educators at Live Oak School in San Francisco—we will explore how to create and sustain the critical, reflective, and connected conversations about whiteness that our schools, students, families, and we, too, so desperately need. This workshop will help you grow your ability to engage other white educators at your school formally and informally.
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