Events for Intentionally Integrated Schools

System change requires a full shift in the way we think about education. How do we connect people with meaningful resources, work, and information? How do we rethink our entire system to build one that is equitable and innovative? How can we do this in the long-term, while still ensuring that today’s students are being equipped with the tools they need to be successful? This panel will discuss how to rethink the existing education systems while serving students equitably and fully.

Join a roundtable conversation with the educators and leaders who contributed to Teaching for Equity to discuss how academics, well-being, and anti-racism intersect to create equitable experiences for students.

At a time of bitter national polarization, we need to push past empty posturing in favor of a healthy, constructive competition of ideas. Frederick M. Hess and Pedro A. Noguera, who tend to fall on opposing sides of the ideological aisle, candidly explore their differences on some of the toughest issues in K–12 education in their new book, “A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K–12 Education” (Teachers College Press, 2021).

Dr. Hess and Dr. Noguera wrestle with important disagreements regarding issues such as school choice, for-profit provision, civics, and anti-racism, in a manner that yields understanding and a sense of shared purpose. In this conversation, they discuss where 21st-century schooling needs to go and how to foster the kind of public discourse that will get us there.

Amid school closures, ITDS teachers have been working to bring our school’s special sauce to their virtual classrooms. Join us, virtually, for an interactive peek into our classrooms and a panel discussion with school leaders, teachers, and students.  

At the Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School, a professional learning community of master teachers and teacher residents ensures that a diverse group of students achieve their potential as accomplished learners, thoughtful citizens, and imaginative and inquisitive problem solvers through a demanding, inquiry-based curriculum. 

The standards-based curriculum and student goals are centered on the 4 I’s: Intellect, Inquiry, Imagination, and Integrity.

Please RSVP by Monday, March 8, 2021

Educators of color, like all educators, face common challenges associated with the profession: depressed salaries, hours outside of the traditional workday, and inadequate supplies. However, for BIPOC educators, there is an added layer, an invisible tax that pushes them to navigate the racial trauma of colleagues, students, and direct reports all while doing the same for themselves. In this panel, hear from a range of lifelong educators with a variety of vantage points – from the classroom to the superintendent’s cabinet – as they speak on the obstacles faced by Black and brown educators while trying to navigate their careers.

Over the past year, institutions of higher education have undergone unique crises and made unprecedented adjustments to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. As colleges and universities shifted to fully online or hybrid instruction models, student enrollment rates have declined while campus-wide sanitation and testing costs have increased. Declines in student enrollment have hit community colleges especially hard, raising concerns about reversing progress on college access for socioeconomically disadvantaged students. Meanwhile, student enrollment in for-profit colleges, many of which offered fully online degrees before the pandemic, has grown. What will these enrollment shifts mean for future labor market prospects of impacted students? What is the true value of a college education and how will this shift in a post-pandemic world?

On March 16, the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings will host a webinar to address how institutions of higher education have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and what this might mean for their futures. Panelists will discuss the drop in enrollment rates, the potential rise of for-profit institutions, and how universities are engaging students during the pandemic.

Years of direct research of high-performing schools by Accelerate Institute has shown one thing consistently: having the right leader and the right systems in place makes it possible to give students an equitable education.

But how do we move beyond research and frameworks toward implementing changes within schools?

Dr. Catherine Burns, Accelerate Institute Chief Academic Officer, will moderate a discussion that builds on the stories featured in our latest report and focuses on changing systems and adults to transform schools so that students can achieve and thrive.

You’ll hear from three transformational leaders who have taken on the challenge of changing systems and adult mindsets within their schools to expand opportunities for students.

Join us for a webinar conversation about how district leaders and principals are using culturally responsive leadership, and navigating and learning from the challenges it brings, to create schools intentionally built for every student. The panel will expand on the work featured in the recent Visionaries public television documentary.

Join our panel discussion with system and school leaders and teachers that will cover how they’re making meaning of equity in their schools and how they’re navigating the intersections of academics, well-being, and antiracism to support wholeness.

The National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC) is the largest national gathering of charter school professionals. It is where you connect with people, resources, and expertise that empowers and inspires your work. With nationally recognized experts, content curated specially for the sector, and a focus on collaboration, NCSC offers the best learning experience for those shaping the future of K-12 education.

Teachers College’s Reimagining Education: Teaching, Learning and Leading for a Racially Just Society Summer Institute provides the knowledge, support and community of professionals you need to become a racially literate, culturally relevant and anti-racist educator. Without these tools, you cannot support your students’ academic, social and emotional well-being or address racial injustice in our educational system and society. The future of our diverse democracy and the inter-cultural understanding needed to sustain it depends on our schools’ ability to do the required race work to educate and integrate.