Febuary 9-10, 2024
A Conference in the LeadLearn Series, in partnership with the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
Student voice. Student agency. Equity at the center.
At this Equity Symposium, educational leaders will come together to explore, to innovate, to reimagine a pedagogy of possibility. As social justice leaders, we honor and celebrate students' linguistic and cultural wealth and the assets they bring with them to their learning. As instructional leaders, we center equity-driven inquiry in order to transform how we teach and learn.
July 25th -July 28th
This four-day institute will focus on cross-discipline connections and environmental literacy, letting you "make time for science" while still attending to other subjects, while working with other teachers in your grade level band.
on-campus field trips to model accessible outdoor learning
exemplar lessons to explore your grade-level standards
hands-on, grade-specific, science workshops
collaboration and community for bolstering your science teaching
For more information, please visit the event page, here: https://www.sasp-science.org/summer-institute
July 17-28, 2023
The California History-Social Science Project, Bay Area Writing Project, and Area 3 Writing Project present a two-week professional development workshop for K-12 teachers that focuses on examining critical literacies in Ethnic Studies. Join teachers from both the Greater Sacramento and Bay Areas as take a deep dive into Ethnic Studies pedagogy and praxis.
Topics to Include:
For more information, please visit the registration page here: https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/events/ESCLI
June 20 – 22, 2023
Join us at this leadership conference to engage in critical conversations focused on arts education, explore aspects of the CA Arts Education Framework, network with educators across the state, and experience arts and entertainment in action. TK–16 Administrators, Arts Department Chairs and TOSAs, TK–12 Arts Coordinators, TK–12 Arts Educators, Post-Secondary Arts or Education Faculty, Counselors, and School Board Members are invited to attend. TCAP also encourages school and district teams to attend!
For more information about registration, please visit the TCAP website here: https://tcap.net/events/tcaps-14th-courageous-creativity-conference-308/
June 16th
Join us for the second webinar about how Computer Science concepts and principles can be integrated into instruction in your subject area. As you know the world is rapidly changing. Tools like AI are no longer in the future, they are part of our present and future. Our schools need to adapt with the times and part of that adaptation is equipping students with the knowledge the need to navigate the current and future landscapes. One of the best ways to update instruction is not to throw out old subjects but to adapt them keep them relevant.
The CA K-12 Computer Science Standards were adopted to help direct the evolution of schooling. Join us for a discussion of what are in the standards and how can these be integrated into all subjects that we teach.
Please visit the registration page by clicking the link here.
June 15th
The Bay Area Physical Education-Health Project is hosting an in-person professional learning program on June 15, 2023. The program will begin at 12:00 pm and adjourn at 3:00 pm, and includes lunch. For more information about registration, please visit their registration page here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/june152023
June 13th-14th, 2023
In this instructional leadership-focused program, educational leaders (site leaders, district leaders, and teacher leaders) are invited to explore the power and potential of inquiry-based instruction as a tool to promote and support a more equitable classroom learning environment, where students develop key practices to become critical thinkers. This workshop is free to California educational leaders, but space is limited.
For more information, please visit the registration page here: https://21cslacenter.berkeley.edu/professional-learning/inquiry
Application due May 8th
June 2023 - February 2024
Apply to join the Bay Area Science Project's year-long online professional learning community. This opportunity is for all high school science teachers (biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, environmental science, etc.).
Collaborate with expert scientists and educators from the University of California, Berkeley to support the integration of climate and global change lessons into instructional units. We will use the Understanding Global Change framework to guide you in supplementing and implementing curricula. The resources and methods shared will enhance your efforts!
Please apply by May 8, 2023. Information about the application can be found here.
Orientation: One Saturday in May 2023
Hybrid Institute: M-F: June 19-23, M-Th: June 26-29, 2023
Inquiry and the Role of Writing in Antiracist and Culturally Sustaining Curriculum and Instruction is an Invitational Summer Institute (ISI) for the Central Writing Project that will be held in a hybrid format this summer. Applications are due May 5, 2023, and there is NO FEE for participation, selected participants will receive a $1000 fellowship for asynchronous and synchronous professional learning. Educators of all grade levels and subject matters who are willing to share their expertise and learn from others are invited to apply. Inquiry-focused sessions will include topics such as anti-racism; activism; supporting language learners; affective/emotional writing; environmental literacy and justice; critical literacy; and purposeful, meaningful, content-focused writing instruction and curriculum. For more information, please visit the application here.
April 18, 2023
A community of readers is what makes an ELA classroom come to life. Come learn practical and sustainable systems and strategies to center choice, create a culture of independent reading, and harness the joy of books to foster deeper thinking and student writing. This online workshop is designed for secondary grade teachers but all grades and disciplines are welcome.
Presented by Jamie Kerr, Cal Middle School
See registration information here: https://bit.ly/A3WP-RegApr18
March 9th
The CA Arts Education Framework provides guidance for and illuminates the importance of providing all students with an equitable and effective arts education. The 2022–2023 season of episodes will showcase the importance of providing the conditions necessary for an equitable arts education.
Each episode will focus the lens on a different aspect of the guidance within the CA Arts Education Framework. Join the entire series or catch an episode or two.
For more information and registration, please visit the TCAP website here.
March 6th - March 7th
Educational Leaders are invited to attend this FREE two-day workshop that considers the question: How can I leverage inquiry-based learning to improve access, opportunity, and inclusion for student populations who have been historically marginalized and underserved?
Febuary 23rd- March 4th
Elementary teachers in Siskiyou County are invited to participate in the Global Book Bags Workshop on 2/23/23 (3:30 - 5 pm on Zoom), 3/1/23 (3:30 - 5 pm on Zoom), and 3/4/23 (9 am - 2:00 pm in person). Participants will explore themes of identity, culture, and social justice through children’s books and learning activities that promote literacy and global citizenship. For more information or to register, e-mail Julie May at jmay@siskiyoucoe.net
See the flyer here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16OEkWk73Azi-a3S0_3Iy8rFGS1Mdq1zV/view?usp=sharing
Febuary 21st - Febuary 22nd (in-person)
March 15th (virtual)
Join the California Mathematics Project (CMP) for a three-day leadership institute as they discuss leadership and a collective movement towards equity transformation in these ways: looking at mathematics as a thread towards equity, examining how instruction supports equity, and discussing how assessment can be for learning in the name of equity. Leave this institute with actionable items you can use to facilitate equitable transformations in mathematics within your community.
For more information, please visit the registration page here.
December 6, January 31, March 7, March 28
The California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP), the Area 3 Writing Project, and the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) are collaborating to host a FREE four-part workshop series about rethinking social studies in the elementary classroom.
Each Session will integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills and involve content such as current events, civics, Native Americans, monthly themes, and more.
Join colleagues from around the state to discuss recent developments and set priorities. Additionally, these sessions are free thanks to special CSMP funds that support learning acceleration
Register Today: Click here to register today!
February 16th and March 23rd (Virtual)
The California Arts Project (TCAP) is hosting a webinar series that will feature a panel of therapists (art, drama, expressive arts, and dance movement) and be moderated by Dr. Kelvin Ramirez, a board-certified registered Art Therapist. All webinar sessions are free of charge and open to arts educators and college/university arts education students from across the state.
For more information, please visit the TCAP website here: https://tcap.net/virtual/fad/thriving-through-the-arts-supporting-arts-educators-well-being-and-social-and-emotional-capacity/
January 27th - January 28th
Join the California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) as a community of learners for two days of learning as they introduce new materials, engage with brain researchers in the field of social emotional learning as it connects to literacy, experience opportunities to reconnect with yourself to better support our students, and participate in professional discourse.
Social Emotional Learing (SEL) into Literature focuses on:
For more information, please visit the registration page here.
Summer 2022
In this two-day in-person workshop program, educational leaders (site, district, and county office leaders, as well as teacher leaders) from across California are invited to explore the power and potential of inquiry-based instruction as a tool to promote and support a more equitable future.
This in-person interdisciplinary professional learning program will explore how leaders can leverage inquiry-based learning to improve access, opportunity, and inclusion for student populations who have historically been marginalized and underserved.
Attendance is free, but you must register. See the event flyer here for details about the six regional locations.
July 15th - July 20th
The California World Language Project is excited to announce join K-16 educators from July 15-21 for the annual World Language Summer Seminar: Caring for our World, Caring for Ourselves: Honoring Indigenous Voices. Participants will integrate authentic resources that support students to become resilient multilingual 21st century global citizens who:
To learn more, visit worldlanguagesummerseminar.org
May 7, 2022
09:30 am-02:30 pm
Join the UCSC Department of Education, the Central California Writing Project, and the History & Civics Project for "Re-Imagining Civics Education." Come freedom dream with visiting scholars, UC Santa Cruz faculty, teachers, and community leaders to re-imagine civics for social transformation. See more here: https://tinyurl.com/UCSC-civics
Application Deadline: March 1, 2022
Event: July 11 - 15, 2022
Art and Composite Culture in South Asian History is a one-week program that takes key instances of art production in South Asia from the past 2000 years to explore the cultural mixing, syncretism, and hybridity that shaped the region’s pluralistic history. The goal of the program is to offer an indispensable toolkit of skills for visual analysis and interpretation that can be used to teach South Asia’s history in dynamic and creative ways. Led by art historians, historians, and museum curators, this week of lectures, discussions, and practicums will allow participants to generate the depth and context required to teach South Asian history through its visual arts. To this end, we will also spend a day at the San Diego Museum of Art for a hands-on study of South Asian paintings. Educators will return to their classrooms ready to engage their students through an exploration of the visual arts.
Applications for this program are due March 1, 2022. More information about applying can be found here: https://orias.berkeley.edu/professional-development/art-and-composite-culture-south-asian-history
Art and Composite Culture in South Asian History has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program and webpage, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
March 1, 2022
3:30–4:45 p.m.
Despite pandemic-induced delays, The California Arts Project (TCAP) is proud to announce the launch of the California Arts Education Framework for Public Schools, Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (Arts Framework). The State Board of Education adopted the Framework on July 8, 2020, and TCAP was honored to serve as a primary writer of the document.
On March 1, 2022, the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) Statewide Arts Initiative and CCSESA's Curriculum and Instructional Steering Committee (CISC), TCAP, California Subject Matter Project and the California Department of Education (CDE) will host the collaboratively developed launch of the Framework. The event will take place virtually from 3:30–4:45 p.m.
Register today to join the celebration, gain a greater understanding of California's Arts Education Framework and learn about forthcoming resources!
February 26, 2022
9–11 a.m.
This event addresses how we can approach the subject of climate change with courage — by learning more about the social, environmental and economic injustices connected to climate issues. Learn more about teaching climate change as a socioscientific issue using evidence-based practices to help activate students' sense of agency.
Visit the event website to register.
January 22, 2022
9–11 a.m.
Learn by doing! Come and experience more ways to teach NGSS-aligned curricula that integrates the ethical dimensions of socioscientific issues like climate change using a systems-thinking approach.
Visit the event website to register.
Application Due: March 1st
Event: June 26-July 1, 2022 and July 10-15, 2022
Led by the Director of the History Project Stacey Greer and the recent and future Chair and Professor of the Asian American Studies Department at UC Davis Robyn Rodriguez, this week-long program for K-12 teachers run twice from June 26-July 1, 2022 and July 10-15, 2022, will explore historic sites in Sacramento, Donner Summit, the town of Locke, and San Francisco, California, to ground our understanding of Chinese immigration and contributions from the Gold Rush era through the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 and its lasting impact. These major events in American history bookend our study, as do the common perceptions of “yellow peril” and “model minority” associated with the two eras. The Chinese American experience serves as a case study of the dynamics of immigration and the contributions and experiences of those who came to and built community in Northern California and across the country.
Applications for this program are due March 1, 2022. More information about applying can be found here: https://nehcreatingcommunities.ucdavis.edu/application-instructions