Leadership Lab
In this two-part workshop you will explore four cornerstones to a powerful leadership practice, and is appropriate for early leaders who are in the process of establishing themselves in a new role or are interested in taking on the next level of leadership.
Read MoreBuilding Better Brains: Fostering Academic Success through Developing Executive Functioning Skills
In this dynamic and interactive workshop designed for K-12 teachers, administrators and school counselors, participants will learn how and why executive functioning skills are critical to the learning process for all students, especially for kids learning disabilities, ADHD and high functioning autism.
Read MoreGender-Sexuality Professional Alliance Group
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 the four meetings.
Read MoreHistory Professional Learning Community
This ongoing program will create a community of learners that will explore tools to redesign history curriculum and assessments in light of current scholarship, while also deepening cultural fluency in content and pedagogy to support all our students.
Read MoreDepartment Chairs Program
The goal of the Department Chairs Program is to provide the opportunity for exploring the multilayered challenges of this unique position and to support its participants in becoming more effective and satisfied in their work.
Read MoreCross-Racial Dialogue Group: The Art of Giving and Receiving the Gift of Racial Feedback
This ongoing program was created to offer a much-needed opportunity for us to examine the ways that white supremacy and anti-black racism, in particular, live within and are expressed through each of us. This work will be done in the context of a professional learning community in which participants mutually invest in one another’s growth and stick with the process in the face of success and challenge.
Read MoreMathematical Thinking Professional Learning Community
This ongoing program will create a community of learners that will explore the concepts of good task design, and support each other in developing activities to support students’ mathematical thinking.
Read MoreLeaders of Color
This ongoing program is an opportunity for educators of color to explore their leadership visions, opportunities, and aspirations within and beyond independent schools.
Read MoreExperienced Administrators: Leading Through Change
In this ongoing program, experienced administrators will learn the skills needed to catalyze, facilitate, and lead others through change processes.
Read MoreSupport for Supporters
This ongoing program for Administrative Assistant to the Head of School or Division Head offers a small, confidential, and welcoming environment designed to foster connection, learning, support, and dialogue with peers who share similar experiences and challenges.
Read MoreTransformational Coaching in Independent Schools
This ongoing program is for coaches at all levels within their school sites, from classroom instructors to school leaders, and will explore the habits and practices of transformational coaching.
Read MoreTeaching and Assessing Writing in an Equitable and Student-led English Classroom
This ongoing program seeks to create a community of learners that will explore assessment practices to support an equitable, student-led English classroom, and collaborate on best practices for teaching writing.
Read MoreRestorative Justice Practices in Independent Schools
Restorative Justice is a framework that can support the range of diverse learners in independent school communities. One goal of “RJ” is to help students “repair the harm” when they have broken community agreements. Over the two-day workshop teachers, counselors, and administrators will have an opportunity to explore restorative practices and consider how “RJ” may work in their schools.
Read MoreLeadership Fellows Program
This year-long fellowship for experienced educators from Northern and Southern California supports the unique demands of independent school leaders—the only program of its kind in the state! Facilitated by two experienced, long-time Heads of School, the Leadership Fellows Program offers practical knowledge and skills about independent school leadership, as well as professional and personal support.
Read MoreTeaching Foundations (Bay Area)
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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