This interactive Community Conversation invites deans and student life professionals to reflect on and share how they lead between the lines of formal authority and everyday relationships, addressing challenges as well as breakthroughs. Together, we’ll explore how small choices, language, and presence can shape culture and strengthen trust across our communities.

This session is for administrators interested in headship. Numerous schools in California and throughout the country are seeking new leaders. In this interactive virtual session, three experienced heads of school will share data, stories, and strategies about the path to headship. Participants will have a glimpse into some of the challenges and some of the rewards at the heart of this job and will walk away with concrete steps on how best to put themselves on a headship track.

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.

Positive culture change that is people-centered ultimately reduces workload and increases joy because the results include: fewer emotionally tangled email threads, less charged parent/guardian conversations regarding discipline and boundaries, and a greater understanding between faculty and staff, parents and students overall. Sign up for all three sessions and to give yourself an opportunity to weave and identify connections across all three aspects of school culture and community.

This two-hour virtual intensive offers educators the time, space, and support to redesign a key writing assessment in response to generative AI. First, we’ll deconstruct a signature assessment into its essential process components. Then, using strategies for effective prompting, we’ll use chatbots to test the “vulnerability” of each of those components, acting as students who might use AI to bypass essential learning.

This isn’t your typical book club. It’s a collaborative, purpose-driven experience designed to spark meaningful reflection, deepen your understanding of SLA principles, and support real changes in your classroom practice.

Giving effective feedback is one of the most powerful tools for improving teaching practice, student learning, and professional collaboration. However, feedback is often avoided, misunderstood, or delivered in ways that can create resistance rather than growth. This workshop helps educators and leaders build confidence in giving and receiving feedback, shift feedback conversations from evaluative to developmental, and foster a culture of trust, reflection, and continuous improvement.