Summer Institute

Current & Upcoming

Meeting the Needs of all Learners:  Introduction to UDL 

Jun 14, 2023 9:00AM—3:00PM

Virtual

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This virtual Summer Institute is designed to teach educators about the core concepts and foundations of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), practical applications of UDL to lesson design, and how to support flexible, inclusive instruction. Join us to discuss how all learners can meet high expectations.

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APISA Study Group: Deconstructing the “Model Minority” Myth Using Our Lived Experience

Jun 15, 2023 9:00AM—Jun 16, 2023 12:00PM

Virtual

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This two-day study group is a continuation of the APISA (Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian) Study Group that began in June 2021 and continued through June 2022. 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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From Busy to Intentional: Managing Your Work Life for Greater Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Joy

Jun 20, 2023 2:30PM—Jun 23, 2023 4:00PM

Virtual

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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. In addition, Andrew will be available for a follow-up 30-minute Q&A at the end of each session. Andrew Davis, a practitioner and evangelist of multiple productivity and time management tools, as well as a Head of School, will help you find the blend of strategies that will make your summer and 2023-24 school year more productive and rewarding.

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The Equity Institute

Jul 25, 2023 8:30AM—Jul 28, 2023 2:30PM

Lick-Wilmerding High School | San Francisco, CA

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This Equity Institute is designed for educators to explore a range of innovative approaches to weaving social justice pedagogy and practices into the fabric of their school community. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision of the Beloved Community and informed by Paulo Friere’s call for critically conscious teaching practices, we hope to embolden educators to disrupt the status quo in the service of creating transformational change.

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Teaching Foundations (Northern California)

Jul 31, 2023 4:00PM—Aug 04, 2023 3:00PM

Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA

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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 teaching.

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Teaching Foundations (Southern California)

Aug 01, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 04, 2023 3:00PM

St. Margaret’s Episcopal School | San Juan Capistrano, CA

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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 teaching.

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Department Chairs Institute

Aug 02, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 04, 2023 2:00PM

Virtual

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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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Mastering Group Facilitation

Aug 07, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 09, 2023 3:00PM

Jewish Community High School | San Francisco, CA

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This 3-day Summer Institute is transformative for anyone who leads groups of colleagues or students, especially teachers, administrators, and department chairs. Participants will gain new tools, tactics, and a personalized work plan containing strategies to improve their facilitation techniques.

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Creating and Sustaining Connected Conversations about Whiteness, Leading Change

Aug 10, 2023 9:00AM—Aug 11, 2023 2:00PM

Virtual

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In this two-day Summer Institute—led by Liza Gleason and Rob Wasielewski, who co-facilitate a group for white educators at Live Oak School in San Francisco—we will explore how to create and sustain the critical, reflective, and connected conversations about whiteness that our schools, students, families, and we, too, so desperately need. This workshop will help you grow your ability to engage other white educators at your school formally and informally.

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Past | Archive

Mastering Group Facilitation

Aug 09, 2022 9:00AM—Aug 11, 2022 3:00PM

Flintridge Preparatory School | La Cañada Flintridge, CA

Department Chairs Institute

Aug 03, 2022 9:00AM—Aug 05, 2022 2:00PM

Virtual

Teaching Foundations

Aug 02, 2022 9:00AM—Aug 05, 2022 3:00PM

Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA

(Re)Engaging with the Work as White Anti-Racist Educators

Aug 01, 2022 9:00AM—Aug 02, 2022 2:00PM

Virtual

Equity as Excellence

Jun 27, 2022 12:00PM—Jul 01, 2022 12:30PM

Dunn School | Los Olivos, CA