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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

In this free Community Conversation we will explore how building authentic relationships with students is the foundation of progressive pedagogy. Through open dialogue, we’ll discuss the role of community, connection, and belonging in navigating the complexities of today’s classrooms. This is a conversation for educators who believe in the power of relationships to create transformative learning spaces and who want to foster classrooms that hold space for all identities and experiences.

This session offers practical insights and empathetic guidance for fostering open communication and understanding within families with transgender, nonbinary, or gender-diverse youth. Discover tools to strengthen family bonds, promote empathy, and foster a supportive environment for every family member throughout their unique journey. This program will support educators, parents, grandparents, family, friends, colleagues, social workers, therapists, and community members.

With the national election one week behind us, many of us will find it valuable to connect and discuss how we are experiencing its impact on our school communities. This is an ideal moment to come together to share experiences and insights, reaffirming your school’s mission and core values. CATDC and CAIS invite school leaders and educators to this free gathering, offering a space for peer-group conversations.

This online program is designed for educators who are interested in strengthening their AI skills while exploring how to engage students in productive, ethical use of generative AI tools. By bringing together educators from different schools for learning, discussion, and practice, this program aims to not just deliver knowledge, but share it. Understanding how different schools and people are navigating the ever-changing boundaries of appropriate AI use at school will help us make decisions about the best way to engage our students.

This 3-hour workshop, led by the Redbud Resource Group, will support independent school educators across California in deepening their cultural and historical understanding of Native communities, land acknowledgment practices, and their personal and school relationships with Native peoples.

This 3-session, online cohort will center collective dialogue, offering White educators the opportunity to reflect on and process how they are experiencing—emotionally and somatically—this rise in global, national, and local conflict. Participants will also consider the ways that white supremacy culture prevents us from breaking our silence and stepping into conflict with curiosity and humility.