Gender Sexuality Professional Alliance

Engaged educators in a discussion, symbolizing personalized coaching tailored to individual needs and schedules.

This working group of LGBTQ+* professionals will provide a unique opportunity for educators to connect in a confidential, respectful, and relaxed atmosphere. The ultimate goal is to develop a network of LGBTQ+ educators which continues well beyond our three meetings.

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Women + Leadership (Northern California)

Join the California Teacher Development Collaborative at the 13th 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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Leaders of Color: A Professional Learning Community for New and Returning Participants

This professional learning community is an opportunity for leaders of color in independent schools in California and the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS) to reflect on and aspire forward in their journeys as leaders. Open to returning and new participants, this leadership professional learning community is for experienced, emerging and questioning leaders of color at all stages of their careers.

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Competency Works! Leading Competency-Based Learning Initiatives

Competency-based education is an approach to learning that ensures all learners develop explicitly defined, measurable, and transferable essential skills and dispositions by making continuous progress toward competency. In this 6-hour Summer Institute, participants will spend the morning hearing the story of one’s school’s process and learnings, with opportunities for engagement and connection. In the afternoon, individuals and school teams will work to chart a course for their own school’s journey.

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Teaching Foundations

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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Restorative Practices: Repairing Harm, Promoting Healing

Given the current social and political landscape, this workshop will explore the intersection between restorative practices, identity, resiliency, and community healing in the face of racial trauma. During this two-session institute, participants will receive tools and resources, engage in small group discussion, and have the opportunity for individual reflection and application.

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Teaching Foundations

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 classroom teaching.

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Community Conversation: Admissions (CATDC Online)

As we navigate admissions and enrollment management for our schools during these unpredictable times, how are we setting our intention to move forward? In this community conversation, we will consider this question as we unpack the collective strengths that arise and make space for the reflective wisdom and creativity of the participants.

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