Curriculum & Pedagogy

Current & Upcoming

Making Sense of AI

Sep 24, 2025 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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Foundations in Practice: Tools and Community for Assistant Teachers

Oct 14, 2025 8:30AM—Apr 21, 2026 10:00AM

Virtual

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This virtual ongoing program offers practical tools and strategies to enhance the work of assistant teachers in the classroom, with a focus on effective collaboration, student engagement, and responsive support. In addition to skill-building, the ongoing sessions will provide a space for assistant teachers to share experiences, ask questions, and build a strong sense of community with colleagues throughout the state.

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AI in STEM Education: Harnessing AI’s Power and Potential

Oct 28, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM

Virtual

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Can AI tools be useful within science, engineering, and math classrooms, where objective scientific facts govern and logical reasoning dominates? Have AI tools been improved to hallucinate less frequently, less intensely, or less confidently? This intensive will provide participants with the opportunity to experiment with AI models using curated prompts, revealing both the power and potential issues with these tools. Together, we will examine best practices in a world where AI will soon be used to make major scientific discoveries.

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Human-Centered AI for Lower School Educators

Oct 28, 2025 3:30PM—Mar 17, 2026 5:00PM

Virtual

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In this virtual series for lower school educators we will explore the importance of human-centered approaches, share insights into the value of AI literacy, engage with AI tools, and examine supportive leadership frameworks and processes. This dynamic program will meet educators where they are in their AI journeys and build a learning community of educators grappling with the complexity of this work

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Partnering with Teachers: Connection & Strategies for Instructional Support Roles

Nov 04, 2025 9:00AM—Mar 17, 2026 2:00PM

The Carey School

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This 5-session series focuses on the unique role and responsibilities of educators who support classroom teachers directly and indirectly from positions outside of senior administration. These professionals inside schools—curriculum coordinators, learning specialists, instructional coaches, assistant teacher program directors, and others—who inhabit the space between classroom teachers and administrators often work within this context and without the power to change the overarching systems.

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The Executive Function Connection: Practical Tools for Supporting Neurodiverse Learners in Grades TK–5

Nov 14, 2025 9:00AM—4:00PM

Aurora School

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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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The Next Chapter for Mid-Career Teachers: Advancing Your Teaching Career with Intention, Reflection, and Growth

Nov 18, 2025—Apr 14, 2026

Virtual

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This program is designed for mid-career educators seeking to reignite their purpose, clarify their path forward, and build community with colleagues at the same point in their careers. Facilitated by mid-career teacher leader, Taryn Marshall, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker and school-based mental health practitioner, Jill Ma, this program will blend action-oriented growth with support from program leaders anchored in validation, empowerment, and advocacy work.

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AI + UDL 3.0: Innovative and Engaging Student Support

Feb 27, 2026 9:00AM—3:00PM

Marin Primary & Middle School

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In this intensive workshop, we will synthesize two of the best methods for meeting the needs of your neurodiverse students: Universal Design for Learning and generative artificial intelligence. We will gain an understanding of UDL principles, while collaboratively workshopping ways to remove barriers to learning in your classroom in innovative ways. We will address some of the most common challenges with supporting student learning, and participants will leave well-equipped to understand how to efficiently and effectively reach every student.

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Learning and Leading in the Age of AI: New Tools, Skills, and Strategies

Jun 15, 2026 4:00PM—Jun 18, 2026 12:00PM

Midland School | Los Olivos, CA

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This three-day, in-person institute invites educators and school leaders to develop the mindsets, skills, and practical applications needed most in this rapidly changing landscape keeping human relationships at the center. With Eric Hudson as our core facilitator, this collaboration between CATDC and Midland School combines hands-on learning with thoughtful dialogue, ensuring participants leave with technical know-how and a clear vision for how AI can enhance the human elements at the heart of education.

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Past | Archive

Teaching Foundations (Southern California)

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

Marlborough School

Teaching Foundations (Northern California)

Jul 29, 2025—Aug 01, 2025

Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA

Leveraging UDL 3.0 to Increase Engagement

Jul 25, 2025 9:30AM—3:30PM

Virtual

Making Sense of AI

Apr 21, 2025 9:00AM—3:00PM

Riviera Ridge School

AI and the Teaching of Writing: Design Sprint

Apr 14, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM

Virtual

Supporting Neurodivergence in Early Childhood Education

Mar 27, 2025 9:00AM—4:00PM

Phillips Brooks School