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.

Join us for a day-long learning experience centered on supporting the healthy development of adolescent male-identified students and challenging problematic societal trends. In a unique collaboration, CATDC and Harvard-Westlake School are partnering with Professor Matt Englar-Carlson and Professor Ioakim Boutakidis from California State University, Fullerton, to shape a day of learning that bridges research, data, and actionable solutions. In cohorts, participants will integrate their learning, evolve their classroom practices, skills, and tools, and return to their schools with insights that have the potential to create immediate impact.

This two-part series is designed to equip teachers with research-based frameworks and ready-to-use tools so that they can respond to stress and anxiety with confidence, compassion, and consistency.

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.

This interactive, 1-day workshop equips middle school educators with practical insights and tools to strengthen students’ EF skills. By explicitly integrating EF instruction into the curriculum, teachers can foster stronger academic performance and more positive classroom behaviors.

In this intensive workshop, we will synthesize two of the best methods for meeting the needs of your neurodiverse students: Universal Design for Learning and generative artificial intelligence. We will gain an understanding of UDL principles, while collaboratively workshopping ways to remove barriers to learning in your classroom in innovative ways. We will address some of the most common challenges with supporting student learning, and participants will leave well-equipped to understand how to efficiently and effectively reach every student.

Across two-days, educators will practice intentional habits that help students and adults alike “listen deeply, speak truth with dignity, risk failure, build belonging, and see the whole student.” Participants will leave with concrete strategies ready to bring back to their schools and classrooms, ensuring that humanity remains at the heart of teaching and learning in the age of AI.

This three-day, in-person institute invites educators and school leaders to develop the mindsets, skills, and practical applications needed most in this rapidly changing landscape keeping human relationships at the center. With Eric Hudson as our core facilitator, this collaboration between CATDC and Midland School combines hands-on learning with thoughtful dialogue, ensuring participants leave with technical know-how and a clear vision for how AI can enhance the human elements at the heart of education.

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.

You will leave the 3-session Summer Institute with new tactics and a personalized work plan containing strategies to improve your group facilitation techniques. This workshop is transformative for anyone who leads groups of colleagues or students, whether teachers, department chairs, academic deans, or school heads. We also highly encourage you to consider attending the workshop with a team from your school.