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.

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.

In this online session, we will take a closer look at our end of year science assessments in this unprecedented time.

This online workshop will support teachers who want to develop a performance-based assessment to use in a virtual learning environment.

In this workshop, Dr. Sharon Saline, clinical psychologist and author, will help participants keep kids engaged and accountable with online learning. We will also explore the new role for parents in their child’s education and methods for teachers to collaborate with parents.

In this interactive online session for CATDC Member Schools, we will discuss the pros and cons of virtual labs, at home lab kits, and citizen science projects.

In this workshop, Dr. Sharon Saline, clinical psychologist and author, will help participants set up successful learning periods, structure the school day and incorporate differentiated instruction into their new online classroom.

In this interactive online session for CATDC Member Schools, we will review Zoom features and check in on how using Zoom is impacting teaching and learning.

In this one-day intensive, you’ll use a backward design process to re-envision your existing advisory program or build a new one from scratch.

In this interactive day, you will experience ways to incorporate debate into everyday math and science lessons, from warm up routines to classroom activities to summative assessments.

This workshop explores the methodology of service learning as a framework for embarking on youth-driven social action that is authentically embedded within classroom curriculum. Unit examples and curriculum resources will be shared, allowing participants to see this form of project-based learning in action.

This year-long professional learning community will allow history and social science teachers to work together on their own pedagogy and curriculum, building a network of collaboration and support. Collaboration is at the heart of this CATDC program, and the wisdom, experience, and perspectives of the participants will drive the learning.

In this ongoing program, participants will investigate strategies for engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and inclusivity. Come be a part of a community of thoughtful math teachers and learners that will explore innovative ideas and captivating tasks to make math class matter to our students.

This ongoing program will create a community of learners that will explore tools to redesign history curriculum and assessments in light of current scholarship, while also deepening cultural fluency in content and pedagogy to support all our students.

This ongoing program will create a community of learners that will explore the concepts of good task design, and support each other in developing activities to support students’ mathematical thinking.