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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The loss and destruction caused by the recent Southern California wildfires has been devastating. It’s important for educators to give themselves grace and seek community during this time of recovery. In partnership with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and school-based mental health professional, Jill Ma (she/her), CATDC is offering support groups for educators impacted by the fires.

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.

When teachers and leaders implement an identity-conscious practice, they can provide a more responsive and responsible learning environment. Unfortunately, avoiding the impact of identity can create problematic and oppressive conditions in schools.So how do we lead with an identity-consciousness? Award-winning author Liza Talusan provides real-world scenarios that educators can work through to apply an identity-conscious practice.

In collaboration with Crystal Springs Uplands School, the inaugural Transformative Teaching Conference @ Crystal invites teachers, innovators, and thought leaders to participate in a day-long conference dedicated to transformative teaching practices. The goal of Transformative Teaching is to increase students’ mastery of skills and concepts, while at the same time cultivating in students a love of learning and positive sense of self and ability. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate and learn from the dynamic insights, experiences, and research of your peers that challenge conventional approaches and inspire all of us to enhance our teaching methodologies.

In this online intensive, educators will learn more about the current mental health climate and how this widespread epidemic is affecting young people. During this workshop, educators will develop strategies, curricular guidelines, and pedagogical approaches to address how physical health and mental health intersect in classrooms.

In this workshop, we’ll explore both challenges and opportunities that AI presents to the teaching of writing. We’ll look at the research on writing, consider a variety of classroom approaches, and discuss examples that fall into two categories: AI-resistant pedagogy and AI-assisted pedagogy. Participants will reflect on the way resistant and assisted approaches can deepen student learning and motivation when it comes to writing tasks.

Join the California Teacher Development Collaborative for our annual Women + Leadership Conference! This powerful event brings together women educators from our schools to celebrate our journeys and strengthen our individual and collective impact. In celebration of CATDC’s 25th year, we are hosting one statewide gathering on February 7, 2025 in San Francisco at Futures Without Violence.

In this workshop, we’ll explore both challenges and opportunities that AI presents to the teaching of writing. We’ll look at the research on writing, consider a variety of classroom approaches, and discuss examples that fall into two categories: AI-resistant pedagogy and AI-assisted pedagogy. Participants will reflect on the way resistant and assisted approaches can deepen student learning and motivation when it comes to writing tasks.