The Center for Black Educator Development is offering a series of free workshops to school leaders and teachers grounded in some of our cultural proficiency competencies and pursuits. All workshops are 2 hours long and will be held virtually. There will be a maximum of 60 educators allowed to register for each workshop offered. Although the workshops are not designed to be a series we highly encourage you to attend as many workshops as you can for your respective educator group (teacher or school leader).

Workshop Descriptions: Click here to access a more detailed description of the workshops we are offering.

You’ve seen the academic data, you know students have lost ground academically, and you know how hard your school leader is already working. What needs to be done to support strong academic outcomes for all students in these difficult times, and what is your role as a board?

A panel of thoughtful education leaders who bring a range of perspectives and experience will discuss what should be happening right now in the boardroom to help ensure that all children are making the academic progress they deserve.

Often schools are focused on core content and raising academic achievement. However, the pandemic has exposed a void in our practices. Now more schools are addressing the impact of trauma on the student’s ability to learn. Join us to understand what school and classroom practices work to build relationships, engage students, and
support their well-being.

Fellow school practitioners will share the need to be proactive in addressing student trauma, how to redirect students in crisis, and engage families as a resource. The Chief of Well-Being, the CEO, and Principal of Monument Academy Public Charter School will present their therapeutic school and relationship building practices that support the
brain’s ability to feel safe and open to learning and family engagement.

This event is hosted by the Trauma Informed Educators Community of Practice and presented by Monument Academy staff who lead a weekday boarding school with a mission to empower students, particularly those who have experienced significant adversity.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Understand why and how to proactively prepare your classroom and school to address trauma. – Ashley DeCruise
2. Know how to redirect a student in crisis and build a relationship with challenging students – Danielle Nelson
3. Effectively engage families as a resource in student well-being – Dr. Grant

Transforming learning environments to support whole child approaches to education is essential to meeting the full scope of students’ social, emotional, and academic needs and to prepare them to succeed in our global economy. Shifting towards a whole child approach has far-reaching implications for our education system and requires practice and policy approaches informed by the science of learning and development (SoLD). This webinar series explores the various elements of whole child policy featured in the Whole Child Policy Toolkit (https://www.wholechildpolicy.org/) and shares insights from state and district policymakers who have engaged in efforts to shift toward whole child education.

In this webinar, experts will share actions states can take to foster coherence and alignment around a whole child vision, including assessing statewide needs and assets and building data systems for continuous improvement. State leaders who have taken on this work will also describe their process to create a whole child vision and share lessons learned.

Speakers

• Paolo DeMaria, President and CEO, National Association of State Boards of Education (moderator)
• Jennifer DePaoli, Senior Researcher, Learning Policy Institute
• Ashley Harris, Director of Whole Child Supports and Strategic Partnerships, Georgia Department of Education
• Matt Navo, Executive Director, California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
• Charlene Russell-Tucker, Commissioner of Education, Connecticut State Department of Education

Upcoming Webinars
• January 18, 2023 – Transforming Learning Environments
• March 1, 2023 – Redesigning Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Accountability
• April 12, 2023 – Building Adult Capacity and Expertise
• May 24, 2023 – Investing Resources Equitably and Efficiently

*Please note: Registration is required for each webinar.

Dear Teachers,

The last few years have made one thing clearer than ever: Teachers want a profession that is dynamic, collaborative, diverse, rewarding, and sustainable. But we have major work to do to realize that vision. Inspired by teachers, Teach Plus and others have founded the Coalition to Reimagine the Teaching Role.

We need your help. Come learn about how teachers are helping to shape a national movement to elevate the profession – and share your ideas to shape the future of the effort with Teach Plus CEO Kira Orange Jones and other movement leaders.

Join Teach Plus on Wednesday, December 7th, 8-9 p.m. ET, 7-8 p.m. CT, 6-7 p.m. MT, 5-6p.m. PT.

Agenda:

I. Welcome & Introduction: Teach Plus CEO Kira Orange Jones

II. Panel Discussion, Facilitated by Kira Orange Jones

• Yuridiana Lewis, Teach Plus Texas Teacher Leader
• Brent Maddin, Executive Director, Next Education Workforce at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, ASU
• Bethany Criss, Chief External Relations Officer, Leading Educators
• Rahshundra Scott-Covington, Teach Plus Texas Instructional Practice Director

III. Your Guidance: Breakout room discussion to inform the movement to reimagine the teaching profession.

Teach Plus holds regular webinars to help Teach Plus teacher leaders from across the country learn more about the issues and prepare to advocate on behalf of educational equity. Come learn how you can impact policy and advocate for teachers and students.

2022 was a big year for the Charter Schools Program (CSP) – the only source of federal funding to support the growth of charter schools around the country. Earlier this year, the Department of Education passed new rules that will impact how the charter school community accesses these CSP funds and also held major competitions for the first time in two years.

During this webinar, the National Alliance team will share an update on the new CSP rules and the outcome of the 2022 CSP competitions. We will also be joined by two inspiring school leaders who will tell the story of how CSP funding has impacted their school communities. Participants will also receive a copy of the CSP 2022 Impact Report which explores the impact of CSP on communities around the country and profiles inspiring grantees.

A primary mission of education is to prepare students for informed and active citizenship. But how, exactly, do teachers pursue this—especially given other pressing priorities, like ensuring academic proficiency and addressing social-emotional learning? Students Taking Action Together (STAT), a research project developed at Rutgers University, provides an answer: five research-based instructional strategies teachers can use to help students rehearse and develop civic impulses and dispositions.

STAT strategies complement existing social studies, English language arts, and history curricula in the upper-elementary, middle, and high school levels, and they are aligned with SEL competencies and active civic practices. Incorporating these strategies into lessons is a way to meet students’ natural desire to be heard with skill-building that empowers them to

Create whole-class norms for civil conversations, even when topics are controversial and emotions run high.
Express opinions on real-world issues and entertain divergent and diverse points of view.
Engage in respectful debate aimed at understanding complex issues rather than winning an argument.
Examine historic, school-based, and current social problems from many sides, considering potential solutions, drawing up action plans, and evaluating those plans’ likely effectiveness by comparing them with past solutions.
Tailor presentations to the needs and interests of different and specific audiences.
This webinar will provide an overview of the five STAT strategies, share examples of how to incorporate them in daily practice, and offer educators and school leaders advice for launching STAT in their district or educational setting.

About the Presenters
Lauren Fullmer is the math curriculum chair and a middle school math teacher at the Willow School in Gladstone, New Jersey; an instructor for the Academy for Social-Emotional Learning in Schools (a partnership between Rutgers University and St. Elizabeth University); an adjunct professor at the University of Dayton’s doctoral program, and an educational field consultant for the Rutgers Social-Emotional Character Development (SECD) Lab.

Laura Bond is an interim elementary assistant principal for the Robbinsville Township School District. She has served as a K–8 curriculum supervisor, a secondary assistant principal, and a secondary social studies teacher. She works as an educational field consultant for the Rutgers Social-Emotional Character Development (SECD) Lab.

Project Unpackings provide an in-depth exploration of project design. Facilitators will share the story of a past project and will pause for moments of reflection and deeper dives into essential components of project design. Each unpacking will introduce the following essential components of project design but will focus deeply on two: inspiration, essential questions, ideation, draft/revision, critique, reflection, assessment, exhibition, community partners, and student leadership. There will be pauses for reflection, connection, and collaboration to practice envisioning project components. Project Unpackings welcome educators new to PBL and experienced PBL designers.

DCSC’s 2023 Annual Convening will bring attendees together in person for the first time in three years. This year’s convening will feature a mixture of formal programming for tangible takeaways and informal networking to share stories, experiences, and healing. Our theme of Demanding Equity and Integration will be prominent not just in programming, but also in unstructured dialogue. Attendees will feel inspired by the work of other DCSC members and think more about how to move the diverse-by-design movement forward.

The Progressive Education Summit is an annual event that brings together hundreds of educators from around the region and the country who are dedicated to the ideals of authentic, child-centered, democratic learning for all children. We strive to create a day that reinvigorates our collective efforts to provide an excellent education for every student, and to learn from great educational thinkers and reformers. City Neighbors Foundation is committed to providing this event free of charge to participants, thanks to the support of our generous funders and sponsors.

• Keynote Speakers
• Deep-Dive Sessions with Master Practitioners
• Practitioner-to-Practitioner Workshops
• Opportunities to connect and network with aligned educators
• Complimentary breakfast, lunch, and a wine and cheese reception immediately following the event

Share space with change-makers like you who are in search of a collective experience to highlight current triumphs and challenges, leverage student voice, and move from aspiration to action. Tap into the power of:

Deeper Network of educational leaders, community partners, and students from around the globe
Deeper Impact with student agency, community outreach, and school design collaboration
Deeper Dialogue embedded in advisory sessions, powerful keynotes, and interactive workshops.