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Uncover Equity in Action
New professional learning events this summer for
teachers, leaders, counselors, and others are followed by the third annual
Equity Symposium on Sept. 27 and 28, where hundreds of educators will come together to learn about implementing efforts for student equity.
Early registration
is now open for teams to reserve their spot at the symposium. Deepen your understanding and ability to lead universal design for learning, engage in difficult equity conversations, and apply practices around school culture and morale when working in challenging situations and with diverse stakeholders at the two-day event.
Author
Zaretta Hammond will speak about the tenets of her book,
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain.
Inspirational speaker
Michael Hingson
, a 9/11 survivor, will chronicle his experience fleeing down 78 flights of stairs with his seeing-eye dog.
The event also features 90-minute expert learning sessions led by speakers such as
Horacio Sanchez on school climate,
Dr. Loui Lord Nelson on universal design for learning, and
Dr. Nancy Dome on culturally competent learning environments.
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For teachers, instructional leaders, site and district teams, teacher teams: Learn more about the formative assessment process, how to implement it, deepen assessment literacy, and develop practices around continuous improvement.
- Assessment-Centered Instruction (begins Sept. 10)
- Formative Assessment: An Introduction for Classroom Teachers (Oct. 2, Nov. 7, and Dec. 5)
- Formative Assessment: An Introduction for School and District Leaders (Oct. 3, Nov. 8, and Dec. 6)
For district, site, and teacher leaders: Build your capacity as school leaders to make informed decisions using evidence that improves programs and services for all students.
- Data Storytelling Webinar: Improvement (July 26 and Aug. 28)
For site, district, and charter leaders, categorical program staff, state and federal program directors: Get assistance in meeting state and federal requirements for providing equitable services to students.
- Williams Refresher (July 24)
- Federal Program Monitoring (Aug. 16)
- Categorical 101 (Aug. 21)
- School Site Council Training (Aug. 21)
- State and Federal Programs Leadership Network (begins Sept. 6)
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For charter school leaders and teachers: Gain the tools, knowledge, and resources your charter school needs to support high-quality teaching and learning.
- Curriculum and Instruction Network for Public Charter Schools Mini-Conference (Aug. 1)
Equity and Access
For district and site leaders, teachers, and counselors:
Gain strategies for your district and school leaders, teachers, and counselors to make equity a reality in your district or school. Build leadership excellence and capacity to lead for equity across systems.
- Middle School College and Career Readiness Series (Aug. 8, Sept. 5, and Oct. 26)
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Equity Symposium
(Sept. 27 and 28)
Leadership
For district and school leaders and leadership teams: Develop expertise around the high-leverage instructional strategies that increase student agency and accelerate student achievement and create coherence around an instructional focus.
- Leading for Coherence (June 19 or Aug. 3)
- Habits of Highly Successful Leaders (June 20)
- Lifting Student Learning (June 20 and 21 and Sept. 13)
- Targeted Feedback Institute (July 12 and 13)
- Teacher Leadership Academy (Sept. 11 and 12)
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For site and instructional leaders, teachers, and site and district teams: Gain tools to support dual language and English learners, including being able to respond to students' stress and tension around the immigration status of their families.
- New Dual Language Educators Orientation (July 21 or Aug. 18)
- Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Students (Aug. 7)
- Dual Language Improvement Institute (Aug. 23)
- Language Learner Leadership Institute (Aug. 29)
For ELA and English language development (ELD) teachers and administrators, teachers on special assignment and coaches, and site and district leaders: Build on your understanding of balanced literacy, gain a coherent approach to literacy instruction, and join a year-long cohort to grow your expertise.
- Balanced Literacy Symposium (July 13 and 14)
- Secondary Literacies Alignment for New Teachers (Aug. 8 and 9)
- Reading Recovery Teacher Training (begins Aug. 29)
English Language Development (ELD)
For teachers, administrators, English learner coordinators, and ELD-integrated teachers: Gain valuable insight into the state's new assessment, the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC); network with peers; and improve the teaching of writing.
- Culturally Responsive Practices for Systemic Literacy Implementation (June 20 and 21)
For social science teachers, teacher teams, instructional leaders, middle school site and district instructional leaders: Review key chapters of the History-Social Science Framework and learn about aligned lessons and online resources.
- Introduction to the History-Social Science Framework, secondary grades (June 18 and Aug. 10)
- Introduction to the History-Social Science Framework, elementary grades (June 22)
For parents: Gain strategies to help your student be successful in school and prepared for college and career with resources, career pathways, digital citizenship, and reading strategies.
- Parent Symposium (Aug. 17)
For administrators, elementary mathematics teachers, math teachers on special assignment, math coaches, and district and site math leaders: Put practice into action with learning sessions that help make fractions easier for students and spark their excitement.
- Leading Mathematics, grades TK-2 (begins in August)
- Developing Young Mathematicians (July 27 or Aug. 15)
- Using Number Talks to Spark Mathematical Reasoning (Aug. 14)
- Standards and Beyond, grades TK-5 (Aug. 16)
- Reboot Fractions, grades 1-6 (Sept. 5)
Mathematics (secondary)
For administrators, secondary mathematics teachers, math teachers on special assignment, math coaches, and district and site math leaders: Transform students' lives by strengthening your practice, growing your leadership skills, and knowing what to teach through the state Mathematics Framework.
- Desmos Summer Institute (June 25 and 26)
- Discussion to Discourse: Student Talk in Mathematics (July 10)
- Leading Mathematics (begins in August)
- Action Research: How to Ask and Answer Questions to Improve Instruction (July 16)
- Tasks Worth Teaching (Aug. 14)
- Standards and Beyond, grades 6-12 (Aug. 23)
- Questions and Questioning: Who's Asking and Who's Answering (Sept. 11)
- A Guide to Collaborative Work (Sept. 13)
Science
For teachers and site and district instructional leaders: Study and apply research and best practices for teaching science in an elementary classroom by deepening understanding of science content, exploring NGSS, and collecting and analyzing student work.
- Elementary Science Academy (Begins July 9)
Visual and Performing Arts
For teachers and site and district instructional leaders: Educational leaders, teaching artists, arts specialists, and inspirational speakers from across the state will provide hands-on learning opportunities focused on arts learning and California Standards.
- Creativity at the Core Summer Institute (July 25)
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