In this one-day workshop, teachers and administrators can explore the basic process of circles and how they may be used within the context of their school community to reinforce community values, strengthen positive relationships during conflicts, and provide diverse perspectives to engage in inclusion and equity work.

In this day-long workshop participants will apply theories of anti-bias education to the work being done every day in their classrooms.

This practical one-day workshop explores peer coaching philosophies and goals as well as designs for team structures, timelines, meeting protocols, and data collection instruments for classroom observations.

Participants will learn how curriculum, project-based learning, and age-appropriate framework can create pathways for short and long term impact in both local and global communities.

This immersive one-day workshop is designed to help K-12 teachers and administrators more effectively strengthen, cultivate, and assess creativity in the classroom.

Participants will be introduced to the current research on the neurobiology and psychology of social emotions, their connections to memory, and their propensity to heighten one’s own subjective sense of self-awareness, motivation and purpose.

Global Gathering: Schools of Purpose will include two days full of faculty professional development workshops on Thursday & Friday, May 16 & 17, 2019. The focus of this conference will include redefining educator’s personal and professional purpose.

The two-day Sexuality Education Summit will provide a space of support, learning, and community where educators and administrators can immerse themselves in the foundational principles that underpin comprehensive PreK-12 human sexuality education.

Kick off your summer with this hands-on workshop on value, time, and project management. Over the course of two days you will learn and, importantly, put into practice, strategies for work efficiency.

In this active Summer Institute participants will learn the curriculum mapping review process. Dr. Jacobs will provide feedback and guidance on both the big picture of curriculum mapping and the instructional level of quality unit design with a wealth of dynamic resources.

This 2-day Institute will focus on the most current, innovative research and will include direct instruction along with ample time to process and deepen the new knowledge. Day one will provide participants with the tools to deepen their knowledge in terms of identifying learning goals and how to create and use proficiency scales in their classrooms. This forms the foundation that leads to day two, in which participants will focus on the specific assessment and grading practices that will transform the classroom experience for students and teachers alike.

This intensive 3-day Summer Institute will explore how schools with successful making and design programs use their makerspaces creatively through hands-on activities, allowing participants to experience the potential of making and design in the classroom, to work with a variety of tools, and to get feedback on their own making and design projects.

Equity as Excellence is a unique opportunity for educators to receive concrete tools, research-based strategies, and guided practice to support diversity and equity work in their schools. Our method is rooted in the strong belief that equitable and inclusive teaching is simply good teaching, and all educators have the capacity to be equity leaders in their schools.

Through this two-day deep dive participants will explore the benefits and limitations of different leadership styles, theories of motivation, and the critical role of emotional intelligence in leadership.

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 classroom teaching.