Upcoming Events
October 2019
It’s All About the Relationship: Partnering with Families in the Pre–Referral Process
Some of the hardest conversations teachers have with families are the ones when we believe their children would benefit from an evaluation for special education services. Too often, we find ourselves broaching the "referral" recommendation before having formed a solid relationship with our students' families, which can sometimes alienate families and strain the connections they share with teachers and the school. In this workshop, participants will explore different ways to form and sustain partnerships with families and tap into this…
Find out more »Grading for Equity
Grades inform monumental decisions about our students--course placement, interventions, promotion and retention, athletic eligibility, scholarships and financial aid, graduation and college admissions -- and inform a student's self-concept and psychological well-being. Yet grading practices often vary widely from teacher to teacher and can be a source of intense stress for our students and families. Even worse, many common grading practices, created during the Industrial Revolution, are imbued with institutional and implicit biases that undermine our equity work. Without a shared…
Find out more »White Anti-Racism Affinity Group
This will be an informal group discussion for white educators who would like accountability towards doing the work of unpacking white privilege. Participants will engage in dialogue around identifying and understanding white privilege and how to engage in conversations around race so that we do not perpetuate racial injustice in our schools and classrooms. It is a space where white educators can practice, model, and improve anti-racist practices through asking ignorant questions and processing deep emotion without co-opting multiracial dialogues…
Find out more »Speech & Language Pathology in the Classroom: Supporting Students with Speech & Language Impairments
Communication skills are essential for school-age children who are developing language critical to cognitive development and learning. Reading, writing, listening, and speaking are all forms of language at the heart of the classroom experience. This interactive session is intended to examine and explain speech and language impairments encountered in a classroom setting and offer solutions and ideas to help these students succeed. Participants will be provided with lesson planning support, ideas for student differentiation, and more! Participants will walk away…
Find out more »A Culturally Responsive Approach to Teaching Young Children
The goal of this workshop is to provide teachers with a deeper understanding of the concept of culture and cultural diversity, how culture influences the educational setting, and how to develop a classroom environment that supports multiple cultures and anti-bias teaching in early childhood classrooms. By attending this session, attendees will examine the components of culture; explore similarities and differences within and between cultures; learn to infuse multicultural education into the classroom and school environment; engage in a reflective self-study…
Find out more »Social Justice Does Not Just Live in Our Content, It Lives in Our Methods
We know the research. Girls are underrepresented in science and technology. Children of color continue to be suspended at exponential rates compared to their white peers. Poor children are more likely to attend schools with fewer resources. These outcomes are sexist. They are racist. They are classist. School, as an institution, continues to perpetuate them. People often ask, “How can schools be sexist or racist or classist if I’m not?” Systems of oppression continue to work against children—despite our best…
Find out more »Restorative Practices & Racial Justice (Part 1)
This two-part series is designed for school-based staff and community members to understand the implementation of restorative practice through a culturally responsive and racially just lens. The series will explore the following essential questions: To what end are we implementing restorative justice in schools? To whom does the circle belong? How do we encourage a circle process built from diverse, multi-cultural histories? In what ways are we implementing a practice that is rooted in histories we fail to explore or…
Find out more »Coaching Co-Teaching for Leadership Teams
Through working together with your school’s leadership team, participants will reflect on how to best set up for and support co-teaching. By focusing on the areas of setting up for success, understanding what effective co-teaching is, the co-teaching models, and different ways to give co-teaching feedback, school leadership teams will leave with next steps to better coach the co-teaching pairs at their school.* *This workshop is meant for teams - including principals, instructional coaches, special education leads, and/or anyone else…
Find out more »Session 3: Intro to the Co-Teaching Models
In the next workshop of our co-teaching series, we will explore Wendy Murawski’s question, “How is what these two teachers are doing substantively different and more effective for kids that what one teacher would be doing alone?” Co-teaching pairs will dig deeper into what it means to co-teach, understand the qualities of effective co-teaching, and learn about a variety of co-instruction models, focusing on the three high-leverage models. Participants will consider when and how they would use different models and…
Find out more »Session 4: Intro to Co-Planning
As Elizabeth Stein, author of Elevating Co-teaching through UDL, says that co-teachers must “establish consistent planning routines, listen to each other’s ideas, and combine the expertise of both co-teachers”. In the third workshop of our co-teaching series, co-teaching pairs will have the opportunity to consider different ways to co-plan, create planning structures, watch a co-planning conversation, review co-planning templates, and much more. *Co-teaching pairs should attend together. Coaches are welcome! Presenter: Corey Green
Find out more »How to Survive Being A Teacher: Cultivating Compassion through Visualization and Meditation Techniques
Using Tai Chi inspired movement activities, playful games, breathing techniques, mindful yoga practices and elements of Brain Gym, this active one-hour session offers educators a chance to blow off a little steam as well as some strategies to save for tough days. Please bring a yoga mat and dress to move and play. Presenter: Jessica Phillips Lorenz
Find out more »Building Queer & Trans Inclusive Schools: Educating Ourselves (Part 1)
This session will offer a foundation of knowledge on the spectrums of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression, and how to build inclusive classroom and school settings for members of the LGBTQ+ community. By attending this session, attendees will leave with a knowledge of the following: Existing research on the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in schools Key terms and the various identities under the LGBTQ+ and TGD (trans and gender diverse) umbrellas School policies that could impact this demographic…
Find out more »Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Managing Challenging Behaviors
This training will provide an overview of the Autism Spectrum Disorder from diagnosis to treatment. Participants will gain a better understanding of the signs and symptoms of autism, the behaviors often associated with autism, and will leave with strategies for managing challenging behaviors. Presenter: Alanna Gold, PhD Alanna Gold, PhD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center. She is a neuropsychologist who works on both the Autism…
Find out more »November 2019
Challenging Assumptions & Reframing Narratives in Math: An Equity Practice
Every day we encounter narratives and assumptions about who are students are and what mathematics is. How do these narratives impact students’ experience in schools and their access to rigorous mathematics? In this session, participants will explore ways to challenge assumptions and to reframe narratives as a necessary part of equity for all students. Participants will leave with strategies to challenge narratives and the assumptions inherent in them. Presenter: Nicole Bridge
Find out more »A Simple & Practical Starting Approach to Behavior Intervention
Join Christina Braganza, Vice President of Special Services at Achievement First, as she leads a workshop focused on a simple and practical approach to behavior intervention. In this PD, participants will learn about adapting four simple Tier 2 plans and creating an agenda for rolling out the plans, as well as the importance of practicing key parts of the plans. Participants will leave this workshop with a simple toolkit to get started. There will be built-in work/application time. (NOTE: This…
Find out more »Supporting MLL/ELLs Through UDL (Part 1)
You have heard about Universal Design for Learning and you're pretty sure the framework can benefit MLLs/ELLs, but you're not sure where to start. This session will guide educators to investigate different avenues they can take to begin their utilization of the framework and will introduce strategies educators can use to build collaborative teaching environments to support MLLs/ELLs. By attending this session, attendees will leave with... a collection of options they can use to being utilizing the UDL framework in…
Find out more »Supporting Students with Reading & Writing in ICT Classrooms (Workshop)
This workshop is designed for co-teachers in grades 4-12 who want to more effectively use two teachers to meet the needs of all readers and writers. Participants will learn strategies to effectively use accommodations and modifications to support reading comprehension, fluency, and response to reading. Teachers will also learn how to use data to create groupings, drive writing conferences, and inform ICT structures. Co-teaching pairs are encouraged to attend together. Presenter: Anna Reeve
Find out more »Supporting Students with Reading & Writing in ICT Classrooms (Work Session)
This workshop is designed for co-teachers in grades 4-12 who want to more effectively use two teachers to meet the needs of all readers and writers. Participants will learn strategies to effectively use accommodations and modifications to support reading comprehension, fluency, and response to reading. Teachers will also learn how to use data to create groupings, drive writing conferences, and inform ICT structures. Co-teaching pairs are encouraged to attend together. Presenter: Anna Reeve
Find out more »Tools to Lead Your Special Education Team (Workshop)
This workshop will give special education leaders tools to create a strong special education identity among their school teams, analyze best practices for ensuring quality interventions and co-teaching, and develop strong systems for IEP writing and accommodations. The session is structured as an artifact discovery and there will be an optional afternoon work session to develop deeper professional learning community with other special education leaders and think about how to apply some of the tools to each leader's individual context. …
Find out more »Tools to Lead Your Special Education Team (Work Session)
This workshop will give special education leaders tools to create a strong special education identity among their school teams, analyze best practices for ensuring quality interventions and co-teaching, and develop strong systems for IEP writing and accommodations. The session is structured as an artifact discovery and there will be an optional afternoon work session to develop deeper professional learning community with other special education leaders and think about how to apply some of the tools to each leader's individual context. …
Find out more »Introduction to the Basics of Guided Reading
Guided reading is proven to be one of the most effective strategies to supporting struggling readers. Throughout this workshop, teachers will develop a vision for high quality reading by learning how to plan and implement the core components of a guided reading lesson. This workshop is designed for teachers who are new to guided reading. Teachers of grades 3-12 are recommended to attend this workshop. Presenter: Anna Reeve
Find out more »Using F&P Data to Drive Guided Reading
This workshop will give teachers an opportunity to learn how to more effectively use data to drive guided reading. Teachers will be able to create progress monitoring goals for students in both fluency and reading comprehension that are grounded in F&P data analysis. Teachers will also generate strategies for tracking and investing students in their data driven goals on a daily and weekly basis. This session is designed for guided reading teachers who use F&P reading assessments to track student…
Find out more »NCI: Verbal De-escalation & Physical Disengagement
Through training in CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI), participants will develop prevention strategies for safely defusing anxious, hostile, or violent behavior at the earliest possible stage. Participants will learn how behavior escalates and how to respond appropriately in order to de-escalate. By utilizing discussions, role-plays and activities, attendees will leave the workshop with certification in verbal de-escalation, physical disengagement skills and physical holding skills by the Crisis Prevention Institute and strategies to support students and staff in moments of crisis.…
Find out more »Leading for Equity Institute (Part 2)
Facilitated by national educational equity expert Dr. Ebony Green, the Leading for Equity Institute is a two-day seminar designed to support school leaders and their leadership teams as they seek to ensure equitable outcomes for all their students. Leaders will explore the expanded definition of cultural relevancy and educational equity and evaluate how school environments do or do not promote equity of voice, both for staff and students. On Day 2 of the Leading for Equity Institute, school teams will conduct…
Find out more »Building a Growth Mindset Culture
According to a significant body of research, our mindsets can have a critical impact on our daily outcomes at school. In a fixed-mindset culture, the focus is on judging, blaming, and outperforming. In a growth-mindset culture, the focus is on developing, learning, improving, and empowering students to achieve at their highest levels. So, how can you foster a growth-mindset culture in your classroom and school? In this full-day session, Annie Brock, co-author of the bestselling book The Growth Mindset Coach,…
Find out more »Implicit Bias: How Good, Well-Meaning People Can Produce & Perpetuate Harmful Behaviors and Outcomes
Most people in this country adamantly reject any form of racism, sexism, prejudice and discrimination. However, research shows us that the same people unknowingly reveal recurring patterns of subconscious bias in their thoughts, feelings and actions. This bias is more commonly known as implicit bias. According to the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases, which encompass…
Find out more »Building Queer & Trans Inclusive Schools: Queer & Trans Affirmation (Part 2)
In this follow-up to "Building Queer and Trans Inclusive Schools: Educating Ourselves (Part 1)", participants will have the chance to apply what they have learned already, as well as an additional understanding of social forces and structures that impact the LGBTQ+ community. This training will prepare participants to navigate conversations and situations with colleagues, youth, teachers, and administrators around LGBTQ+ identities and issues. Attendees will leave this session with a knowledge of the following: existing research on the experiences of…
Find out more »Session 3: Intro to the Co-Teaching Models (REPEAT)
In the next workshop of our co-teaching series, we will explore Wendy Murawski’s question, “How is what these two teachers are doing substantively different and more effective for kids that what one teacher would be doing alone?” Co-teaching pairs will dig deeper into what it means to co-teach, understand the qualities of effective co-teaching, and learn about a variety of co-instruction models, focusing on the three high-leverage models. Participants will have the opportunity to review lessons with different co-teaching models,…
Find out more »Session 4: Intro to Co-Planning (REPEAT)
As Elizabeth Stein, author of Elevating Co-teaching through UDL, says that co-teachers must “establish consistent planning routines, listen to each other’s ideas, and combine the expertise of both co-teachers”. In the third workshop of our co-teaching series, co-teaching pairs will have the opportunity to consider different ways to co-plan, create planning structures, watch a co-planning conversation, review co-planning templates, and much more. *Co-teaching pairs should attend together. Coaches are welcome! Presenter: Corey Green
Find out more »How to Survive Being A Teacher: Powering Down through Restorative Poses and Community Building
Educators who work with students in trauma often carry the weight of their students with them. This session offers physical respite for those who struggle with “compassion fatigue”. Using restorative yoga poses, designed to allow the body to rest and recover as well as gentle movement sequences, students will be encouraged to quiet the mind. This one-hour workshop will include aromatherapy (essential oils), mandalas, and lying down--so please bring a yoga mat or a towel and dress with comfort in…
Find out more »Restorative Practices & Racial Justice Seminar (Part 2)
This two-part series is designed for school-based staff and community members to understand the implementation of restorative practice through a culturally responsive and racially just lens. The series will explore the following essential questions: To what end are we implementing restorative justice in schools? To whom does the circle belong? How do we encourage a circle process built from diverse, multi-cultural histories? In what ways are we implementing a practice that is rooted in histories we fail to explore or…
Find out more »December 2019
Supporting Multilingual Learners: Equitable Reading Assessments and Guided Reading
The call for teachers to base their literacy instruction on a robust view of bilingualism, such as translanguaging, and the ways in which linguistically informed decisions impact equity for emergent bilinguals is clear. Yet, many teachers are unsure about how to begin this work in their classrooms. In this session, participants will be introduced to a process by which reading assessments, such running records, can be adapted to accurately document the reading capabilities of students who use two or more…
Find out more »Intro to Accommodating Student Assignments
In this workshop, teachers will learn ways to get to know their students’ needs, preferences, strengths, and interests, and better understand how they can use that information in their lesson planning. Participants will also learn the difference between accommodations and modifications, see examples of how to adjust work for students, and have ample planning time with teachers of the same grade level to tailor assignments to meet students’ needs. Presenter: Corey Green
Find out more »Intro to Project Based & Inquiry Learning That Promotes Culturally Responsive Learning Spaces in STEM
Culturally responsive STEM curriculum is an instrument that transforms how children are taught the STEM disciplines and produces knowledge derived from their cultural assets and knowledge constructs. In this introductory session, educators will utilize interactive, hands-on sessions to engage in STEM "hactivities", while simultaneously developing a draft lesson plan that utilizes culturally responsive teaching strategies. In this session, educators will learn how to incorporate project-based learning strategies supported through the utilization of student shared cultural experiences (a main component of…
Find out more »Effectively Educating Children with Autism
Members of the NYC Autism Charter School Leadership Team will provide an overview of autism and discuss the pillars of effective education for this population of students. Participants will leave this session with a more comprehensive understanding of autism, an understanding of basic behavioral principles as they apply to this population, instructional strategies to promote learning and skill acquisition, and management strategies to decrease challenging behavior. By attending this session, attendees will leave with... a more comprehensive understanding of autism…
Find out more »NCI: Verbal De-escalation & Physical Disengagement
Through training in CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI), participants will develop prevention strategies for safely defusing anxious, hostile, or violent behavior at the earliest possible stage. Participants will learn how behavior escalates and how to respond appropriately in order to de-escalate. By utilizing discussions, role-plays and activities, attendees will leave the workshop with certification in verbal de-escalation, physical disengagement skills and physical holding skills by the Crisis Prevention Institute and strategies to support students and staff in moments of crisis.…
Find out more »Dive Deeper into Dyslexia Supports: A Speech-Language Pathologist’s Perspective
This workshop will highlight the basic fundamentals of dyslexia and provide information about the statistical prevalence and classroom. In addition, this session will offer information about general classroom instructional supports and modifications as well as specific remediation strategies to assist students with dyslexia. By attending this session, attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of dyslexia and specific resources and intervention methods to support elementary, middle and high school students. Presenter: Lauren Hudacek M.S., CCC-SLP
Find out more »Teacher Language Attitudes & the Overrepresentation of Students of Color in Special Education—Exploring the Possible Connections
Research has proven, time and again, that students of color are overrepresented in and over-referred for special education services—a trend rooted in cultural misunderstandings about students’ language and behavioral presentations. The research has documented a connection between teachers’ language attitudes and special education referrals (especially regarding the emotional and behavioral disturbance category). While increasing numbers of researchers are working to document these practices and offer viable solutions to address and effect change in this trend, the family-teacher partnership holds immense…
Find out more »Supportive Space for Educators of Color: A People of Color Affinity Group
This group will be an informal supportive space for educators of color to build community and strengthen their self-advocacy tools and anti-racist pedagogy. We will engage in dialogue about racism, oppression, and its impact on educators of colors, students and the communities in which we work. We will also discuss best practices for self-care, self-advocacy, and practicing anti-racist pedagogy and anti-racist dialogue within school spaces. This group is ongoing, and welcomes new participants to drop-in. *This event is seat-free for members…
Find out more »Strategies for Supporting Newcomer MLLs/ELLs & SIFE Students
This workshop is designed to facilitate teaching and learning in diverse contexts. Participants will engage directly in best practice techniques as they explore Newcomer/SLIFE education, culturally-sensitive trauma, and impactful instructional tools that lead to healthy socio-linguistic integration and academic success. The day will be divided into three distinct workshop sessions, with the following objectives. We will: a) establish a common knowledge and vocabulary around Newcomer/Recent Arriver and SLIFE students; b) identify key manifestations of transition shock (trauma) and gain tools…
Find out more »Using Data to Guide Change
Kelly Wickham Hurst is a 23 year public school veteran as both a classroom teacher and an administrator in guidance, dean and assistant principal roles. In 2016, she created Being Black at School to help advocate for Black students both in schools with educators as well as for parents raising Black children. In addition to this, she is a National Trainer & Organizer for Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training. In her session, educators will learn how to use data to…
Find out more »White Anti-Racism Affinity Group
This will be an informal group discussion for white educators who would like accountability towards doing the work of unpacking white privilege. Participants will engage in dialogue around identifying and understanding white privilege and how to engage in conversations around race so that we do not perpetuate racial injustice in our schools and classrooms. It is a space where white educators can practice, model, and improve anti-racist practices through asking ignorant questions and processing deep emotion without co-opting multiracial dialogues…
Find out more »Supporting MLLs/ELLs Through UDL: Recruiting Interest & Culturally Responsive Teaching (Part 2)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to lesson planning that emphasizes engagement and multiple entry points for all students. In this session, participants will be able to understand the overlap of UDL and culturally responsive teaching and will learn strategies to plan for access and engagement for MLLs/ELLs. Work time will be built in to problem-solve common barriers to implementation and to edit upcoming lesson or unit plans using the strategies and tools explored in the workshop. Presenter: Melissa…
Find out more »Supporting MLLs/ELLs Through UDL: Work Session
Join us in an optional work session to think through how to bring lessons learned to life in your own schools. Participants will be able to speak with fellow practitioners and walk away with actionable next steps. Presenter: Melissa Katz *This event is part of the MLL/ELL Instruction strand and is seat-free for members of The Collaborative for Inclusive Education.
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