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Department Chairs Institute

Aug 06, 2025 10:00AM—Aug 08, 2025 3:00PM

Virtual

The 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.

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CAIS + CATDC Responsive Leadership Workshop: Upholding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Independent Schools

Aug 04, 2025 10:00AM—Aug 06, 2025 12:00PM

Virtual

This two-day virtual Summer Institute is designed for school leadership teams to meet the moment in upholding and sustaining DEI efforts. We will explore the legal landscape, assess institutional risks, and develop strategies that align with mission and values. Our purpose is to come together to reaffirm and strengthen our shared work fostering equity and inclusion.

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Teaching Foundations (Southern California)

Jul 29, 2025 9:00AM—Aug 01, 2025 12:00PM

Marlborough School

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 29, 2025—Aug 01, 2025

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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The Design Lab: Transforming Professional Learning

Jul 28, 2025 9:00AM—Jul 30, 2025 3:00PM

Jewish Community High School | San Francisco

Transform your meetings, professional development, and facilitation with The Design Lab workshop series. Over three days, you’ll explore evidence-based practices that breathe new life into your meetings, professional development sessions, and group facilitation, and you’ll come away with practical tools you can use right away.

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Leveraging UDL 3.0 to Increase Engagement

Jul 25, 2025 9:30AM—3:30PM

Virtual

Join us for a full-day virtual workshop to gain familiarity with UDL and the major shifts associated with the recent 3.0 updates. We will then reconnect for three, 90-minute virtual sessions across the school year to focus on the design process, applying and reflecting on UDL-aligned strategies, and addressing relevant problems of practice.

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From Busy to Intentional: Leveraging Analog, Digital, and AI tools to Bring Balance to Your Work Life

Jun 16, 2025 2:00PM—Jun 18, 2025 4:00PM

Virtual

Take control of your time and shift from reactive to strategic in this interactive workshop designed to help busy educators work more efficiently. You’ll practice proven strategies for managing projects, email, and digital workspaces while integrating generative AI tools to streamline tasks. Led by Head of School Andrew Davis, this hands-on experience will equip you with practical systems to make your work more productive and rewarding.

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Parent Communication Strategies

Jun 13, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM

Virtual

Educators navigate increasingly complex parent and caretaker communication situations in person, over the phone, via email, Zoom, and during in-person school events. Please join facilitator Dr. Jawaan Wallace, Director of Enrollment Management and Collegiate Partnerships at Marlborough School to build your toolkit of effective, responsive, and nimble communication strategies.

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Making Sense of AI

Apr 21, 2025 9:00AM—3:00PM

Riviera Ridge School

What is our job as educators in a world being disrupted by generative artificial intelligence (AI)? How do we embrace the potential of this powerful tool while staying aware of, and hopefully avoiding, its pitfalls? This introductory workshop offers educators relevant and practical entry points to begin the process of making sense of AI.

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AI and the Teaching of Writing: Design Sprint

Apr 14, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM

Virtual

This two-part continuation of the “AI and the Teaching of Writing” workshop offers educators the time, space, and support to redesign a key writing assessment in response to generative AI.

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Retreat for Women in Senior Administrator Positions

Apr 13, 2025 12:30PM—Apr 15, 2025 12:00PM

Santa Barbara Inn

Led by experienced senior leaders in diverse roles, CATDC’s retreat for women in senior leadership positions will build community for women-identified leaders as they navigate the opportunities and challenges of varied positions. Facilitators will design a retreat that addresses the inherent complexity of senior leadership work and offers participants opportunities to share experiences, discuss their school’s dynamics, and provide one another with support.

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Supporting Neurodivergence in Early Childhood Education

Mar 27, 2025 9:00AM—4:00PM

Phillips Brooks School

This day-long workshop for early childhood educators will explore how to support neurodivergent learners through sensory regulation, classroom design, and motor development. Participants will learn to create environments that reduce overstimulation and support emotional regulation while integrating strategies to enhance fine motor, gross motor, and visual motor skills essential for student success.

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Exploring Race & Identity as White Educators in Community

Mar 21, 2025 9:00AM—3:00PM

Katherine Delmar Burke School

This one-day workshop is a supportive space for white-identifying educators and staff to explore how our racial identity shapes our daily work in schools. Antiracism requires this foundational work, and when we do it together, we grow and change and build the community we need to keep going.

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Executive Function Strategies for Student Success: Supporting Neurodiverse Learners in Grades TK-5

Mar 19, 2025 9:00AM—4:00PM

Pilgrim School

This interactive 1-day workshop is designed to equip Grades K-5 educators with the insights and resources needed to support and enhance the development of executive function (EF) skills in their students. By integrating these skills into the classroom curriculum, teachers will help improve overall academic performance and promote positive classroom behaviors.

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Native Perspectives, Everyday Lessons

Mar 18, 2025 3:00PM—5:00PM

Virtual

In this interactive virtual session for elementary and middle school teachers, participants will engage directly with Redbud curriculum and implementation strategies as they discover effective ways to integrate Native perspectives into diverse classroom lessons.

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