January 26, 2026
8:30-3:30
Hilton San Diego Marriott
Playful Foundations which focuses on play-based, inquiry-centered learning for Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Pre-Kindergarten (PK) students. This conference is designed to support teachers as California expands Universal TK (UTK) to include all four-year-olds.
Throughout the day, current TK teachers and CSMP leaders will share classroom-ready resources, strategies, and hands-on sessions to help deepen your work with our youngest learners. The event reflects CSMP’s commitment to teacher-led professional learning and communities of practice.
Highlights from the 12 interactive sessions include:
The conference will open with a special keynote conversation about the state of UTK in California with Professor Megan Franke from UCLA’s School of Education.
Logistics & Registration:
We're also proud to partner with the California Reading and Literature Project, which will host the SEL into Literature Conference beginning the evening of January 30 and continuing into the weekend. Register for both events at a discounted early-bird rate of $200.
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/