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Department Chairs Institute
Aug 03, 2022 9:00AM—Aug 05, 2022 2:00PM
Virtual
The Department Chairs Institute will guide participants in exploring the multilayered challenges of this unique position and in developing the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to become effective department leaders.
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(Re)Engaging with the Work as White Anti-Racist Educators
Aug 01, 2022 9:00AM—Aug 02, 2022 2:00PM
Virtual
This workshop is a two-day opportunity to deeply (re)engage in learning and dialogue about the worldly nature of whiteness and how we can better recognize it, examine it, and disrupt it. We owe this (re)engagement to our students, colleagues, families, and ourselves.
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From Busy to Intentional: Managing Your Work Life for Greater Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Joy
Jun 21, 2022 2:30PM—Jun 24, 2022 4:00PM
Virtual
Kick off your summer with this interactive workshop on value, time, and project management. Over the course of four 60-minute sessions, you will learn and, importantly, put into practice, strategies for work efficiency.
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Engaging in Difficult Conversations: Developing Skills for Discussing DEI
May 18, 2022 9:00AM—11:00AM
Virtual
Join Dr. Liza Talusan for an interactive experience as you learn why having difficult conversations is important; how to have these skillfully; and how to manage situations when they do not go exactly as you had planned.
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APISA Study Group: Deconstructing the “Model Minority” Myth Using Our Lived Experience
May 05, 2022 9:00AM—11:00AM
Virtual
This three-day series is a continuation of the APISA (Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian) Study Group that began last June 2021. This program is an opportunity to connect with other APISA educators in an affinity setting that will provide a safe and generative space to self-reflect, share stories, and learn from each other’s experiences.
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White Presenting BIPOC in the Struggle for Racial Justice
May 04, 2022 9:30AM—12:30AM
Virtual
Being a white presenting BIPOC is a complicated and nuanced experience in the United States, particularly during this era of “racial reckoning”. This research-based and experiential workshop is meant to be a thought provoking conversation for individuals who are interested in deepening their understanding of the complexity of racial identity of their students, fellow colleagues, and families who identify as white-presenting BIPOC within our schools.
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Onboarding for Belonging and Connection (Virtual)
May 04, 2022 1:00PM—4:00PM
Virtual
This workshop is open to all educators, particularly those connected to the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding and mentoring of teachers, administrators, and staff. Through a series of small-group discussions and activities, participants will walk away with practical tips and strategies to reinvigorate ways new faculty and staff members enter a school’s community.
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Exploring an Inquiry Based Approach to Climate Literacy and Sustainability
Apr 13, 2022 9:30AM—11:30AM
Virtual
In this 2-hour virtual workshop, educators will have a chance to explore resources and methods that allow them to infuse environmental sustainability and climate literacy across their existing curriculum using an inquiry-based approach rooted in project-based learning. Using a sustainability education framework teachers will gain a theoretical perspective with which to view their materials and pedagogy.
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Do You See What I Mean? Facilitating Courageous Conversations Visually
Mar 24, 2022 9:00AM—2:00PM
Virtual
Engage with veteran facilitators to learn common facilitation models, avoid pitfalls, and manage polarity. Learn visual facilitation from experts to help people see issues and perspectives more clearly. Through this workshop, participants will have an opportunity to unpack practical strategies on facilitating courageous conversations, practice facilitating, and leave with a visual toolset to deepen their practice.
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Tune In and Tune Up: Attending to Self and Team to Foster Resilience
Mar 16, 2022 3:00PM—5:00PM
Leadership is often assessed by one’s words and actions. But the work of being a leader is as much an inward exploration as it is an outward-facing experience. In this two-hour workshop, you will learn skills and tools to attend to yourself while supporting the adults you lead.
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Culturally Responsive Teaching Through the Arts: Building Community in the Classroom
Feb 16, 2022 3:30PM—5:30PM
Join arts educator Flavia Zuñiga-West to learn how to co-create community in the classroom and understand students’ cultures and identities through a deep dive into the practice and theory of Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies in the Arts, with a focus on anti-bias and anti-racist education.
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From Theory to Action: DEI for White Administrators
Feb 09, 2022 9:00AM—10:30AM
This three-part online workshop is designed to be a brave space where white administrators (i.e. Assistant Heads of School, Division Heads, Deans, DEI Directors) can look at their own identity, their school community, and the values that their schools’ aim to incorporate.
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Women + Leadership
Jan 21, 2022 9:00AM—3:30PM
Join the California Teacher Development Collaborative at the 12th annual Women + Leadership Conference! This one-day event provides inspiration and support for equity-centered women educators in navigating their professional journeys with purpose.
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Beyond Inclusion and Support: Racial Equity in Learning Services
Jan 14, 2022 9:00AM—11:00AM
In this three-part series, participants will tap into their foundational strengths and navigate their emotions as they tackle racial challenges and seek to center equity within learning services. Together we will create space for conversations about leveraging our roles and positionalities to advance equity in our school practices, procedures, and systems.
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Centering Equity in College Counseling
Dec 14, 2021
This virtual ongoing program is designed for high school college counselors seeking to advance practices of equity and inclusion within their role and work towards institutional change. Participants will share and learn about the current college admission milieu as related to issues of inequity and access, while exploring common hurdles and best practices, particularly concerning work with our most vulnerable students.
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Department Chairs Institute
Aug 03, 2022 9:00AM—Aug 05, 2022 2:00PM
Virtual
The Department Chairs Institute will guide participants in exploring the multilayered challenges of this unique position and in developing the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to become effective department leaders.
View More(Re)Engaging with the Work as White Anti-Racist Educators
Aug 01, 2022 9:00AM—Aug 02, 2022 2:00PM
Virtual
This workshop is a two-day opportunity to deeply (re)engage in learning and dialogue about the worldly nature of whiteness and how we can better recognize it, examine it, and disrupt it. We owe this (re)engagement to our students, colleagues, families, and ourselves.
View MoreFrom Busy to Intentional: Managing Your Work Life for Greater Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Joy
Jun 21, 2022 2:30PM—Jun 24, 2022 4:00PM
Virtual
Kick off your summer with this interactive workshop on value, time, and project management. Over the course of four 60-minute sessions, you will learn and, importantly, put into practice, strategies for work efficiency.
View MoreEngaging in Difficult Conversations: Developing Skills for Discussing DEI
May 18, 2022 9:00AM—11:00AM
Virtual
Join Dr. Liza Talusan for an interactive experience as you learn why having difficult conversations is important; how to have these skillfully; and how to manage situations when they do not go exactly as you had planned.
View MoreAPISA Study Group: Deconstructing the “Model Minority” Myth Using Our Lived Experience
May 05, 2022 9:00AM—11:00AM
Virtual
This three-day series is a continuation of the APISA (Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian) Study Group that began last June 2021. This program is an opportunity to connect with other APISA educators in an affinity setting that will provide a safe and generative space to self-reflect, share stories, and learn from each other’s experiences.
View MoreWhite Presenting BIPOC in the Struggle for Racial Justice
May 04, 2022 9:30AM—12:30AM
Virtual
Being a white presenting BIPOC is a complicated and nuanced experience in the United States, particularly during this era of “racial reckoning”. This research-based and experiential workshop is meant to be a thought provoking conversation for individuals who are interested in deepening their understanding of the complexity of racial identity of their students, fellow colleagues, and families who identify as white-presenting BIPOC within our schools.
View MoreOnboarding for Belonging and Connection (Virtual)
May 04, 2022 1:00PM—4:00PM
Virtual
This workshop is open to all educators, particularly those connected to the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding and mentoring of teachers, administrators, and staff. Through a series of small-group discussions and activities, participants will walk away with practical tips and strategies to reinvigorate ways new faculty and staff members enter a school’s community.
View MoreExploring an Inquiry Based Approach to Climate Literacy and Sustainability
Apr 13, 2022 9:30AM—11:30AM
Virtual
In this 2-hour virtual workshop, educators will have a chance to explore resources and methods that allow them to infuse environmental sustainability and climate literacy across their existing curriculum using an inquiry-based approach rooted in project-based learning. Using a sustainability education framework teachers will gain a theoretical perspective with which to view their materials and pedagogy.
View MoreDo You See What I Mean? Facilitating Courageous Conversations Visually
Mar 24, 2022 9:00AM—2:00PM
Virtual
Engage with veteran facilitators to learn common facilitation models, avoid pitfalls, and manage polarity. Learn visual facilitation from experts to help people see issues and perspectives more clearly. Through this workshop, participants will have an opportunity to unpack practical strategies on facilitating courageous conversations, practice facilitating, and leave with a visual toolset to deepen their practice.
View MoreTune In and Tune Up: Attending to Self and Team to Foster Resilience
Mar 16, 2022 3:00PM—5:00PM
Leadership is often assessed by one’s words and actions. But the work of being a leader is as much an inward exploration as it is an outward-facing experience. In this two-hour workshop, you will learn skills and tools to attend to yourself while supporting the adults you lead.
View MoreCulturally Responsive Teaching Through the Arts: Building Community in the Classroom
Feb 16, 2022 3:30PM—5:30PM
Join arts educator Flavia Zuñiga-West to learn how to co-create community in the classroom and understand students’ cultures and identities through a deep dive into the practice and theory of Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies in the Arts, with a focus on anti-bias and anti-racist education.
View MoreFrom Theory to Action: DEI for White Administrators
Feb 09, 2022 9:00AM—10:30AM
This three-part online workshop is designed to be a brave space where white administrators (i.e. Assistant Heads of School, Division Heads, Deans, DEI Directors) can look at their own identity, their school community, and the values that their schools’ aim to incorporate.
View MoreWomen + Leadership
Jan 21, 2022 9:00AM—3:30PM
Join the California Teacher Development Collaborative at the 12th annual Women + Leadership Conference! This one-day event provides inspiration and support for equity-centered women educators in navigating their professional journeys with purpose.
View MoreBeyond Inclusion and Support: Racial Equity in Learning Services
Jan 14, 2022 9:00AM—11:00AM
In this three-part series, participants will tap into their foundational strengths and navigate their emotions as they tackle racial challenges and seek to center equity within learning services. Together we will create space for conversations about leveraging our roles and positionalities to advance equity in our school practices, procedures, and systems.
View MoreCentering Equity in College Counseling
Dec 14, 2021
This virtual ongoing program is designed for high school college counselors seeking to advance practices of equity and inclusion within their role and work towards institutional change. Participants will share and learn about the current college admission milieu as related to issues of inequity and access, while exploring common hurdles and best practices, particularly concerning work with our most vulnerable students.
View More