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Webinar: 5 Essential Keys for Successful STEM Integration and How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes
Effective STEM education creates innovators, critical thinkers, and increases Math and Science literacy and its relevance to the real world. Join Brandman University’s STEM expert in this live webinar to discuss the common pitfalls and obtain practical strategies you can use immediately for successful STEM integration. Participants will learn how to design and adapt STEM lessons which incorporate procedures to ensure strong classroom management and lesson delivery. Participants will also have the opportunity to dive in deeper after the webinar…
Find out more »Critical Teaching in Action: Health, Wellness and Social Justice – bringing educators together to share innovative social justice curricula
How can educators attend to our own self-care while working to make positive change for youth and their communities? This one day conference is dedicated to helping educators and youth handle the effects of stress and trauma and enact self-care practices for body, mind and spirit. Keynote Speaker Dr. Mona Saint of the Chopra Center will discuss the stress response, our brain, and tools to upshift our physiology. Exciting workshops address such topics as: Self-care in Trying Times,; Combatting Signs…
Find out more »Webinar: 6 Project Based Learning Strategies Every Teacher Should Know
Teachers and researchers agree that Project Based Learning (PBL) is an effective and enjoyable way to learn and develop essential 21st century skills required for success in today’s knowledge-based, global society. In this webinar, participants will learn how to incorporate PBL into their classroom and understand the 6 strategies for evaluating any high quality project based learning experience. Participants will walk away with ideas for implementation and assessment that can easily apply to any grade level or subject. Participants…
Find out more »#BetterTogetherCA Twitter Chat – Creating a FAIR Classroom: Ideas and Resources For Inclusive and Equitable Learning Environments
For our March #BetterTogetherCA Twitter chat, we'll be chatting about issues of inclusivity and equity in the classroom. This chat will enable teachers to share resources and ideas for implementing the FAIR Education Act guidelines as well how to ensure lessons include Fair Accurate and Inclusive Representations of marginalized groups. Our co-moderators for this chat will be Meg Honey (@HistoryHoney) and Dr. Don Romesburg (@misterromesburg). Don't miss it! Meg Honey teaches Advanced Placement United States History at Northgate High School and serves as a Lecturer in…
Find out more »Success for Students and Personalized Learning Workshop
Through this Edcamp and EdTalk style event, teacher-participants will connect to ideas and topics that resonate with their practice around Teacher Leadership and Personalized Learning. We will provide information on innovative practices that are working in classrooms right now. There will be many opportunities throughout the event for collegial conversation. The day will end with teachers developing action plans for how they will demonstrate leadership in their schools by sharing their ideas and implementing new learnings in their classrooms. Limited…
Find out more »Critical Teaching in Action: Health, Wellness and Social Justice
Join Mount Saint Mary’s University – Los Angeles for their event, "Critical Teaching in Action: Health, Wellness and Social Justice," which brings educators together to share innovative social justice curricula. Click here to view a flyer for the event, and click here to register. How can educators attend to our own self-care while working to make positive change for youth and their communities? This one day conference is dedicated to helping educators and youth handle the effects of stress and trauma and enact…
Find out more »#BetterTogetherCA Twitter Chat – It’s Personal! Strategies to Personalize Learning in Your Classroom
For our April #BetterTogetherCA Twitter chat, we'll be chatting about strategies to personalize learning in your classroom. This chat will be moderated by Shannon Tabaldo (@TabaldoOnTech), founding director of the iDEAL Institute and director of digital curriculum integration and development for the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University. Don't miss it! Shannon N. Tabaldo is the Founding Director of the iDEAL Institute and Director of Digital Curriculum Integration and Development for the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University.…
Find out more »Courageous Conversations on Current Critical Issues
The University of Redlands School of Education and Center for Educational Justice eagerly invite you to join us for a day of... Courageous Conversations on Current Critical Issues: Teachers Meeting the Needs of Every Student We are very excited to feature the following topics led by our local teachers and experts in the field: * Lived Experiences of ALL Students from Diverse Religious Backgrounds (e.g. Islamophobia) * Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality in Education * Challenges of English Learners, Foster Kids, and Students from Low…
Find out more »#BetterTogetherCA Twitter Chat – Elevating Teacher Voice
To celebrate the work teachers do all year round, during May the #BetterTogetherCA community will be talking about how to elevate and appreciate teacher voice. We’re especially excited about this month’s #BetterTogetherCA Twitter chat on Elevating Teacher Voice with four incredible California educators from across the state: Peter Paccone, Alice Chen, Laura Bradley, and Scott Petri. All four teachers share their voice through the KQED In The Classroom blog. Join us Monday, May 7th at 7 p.m. PST for the…
Find out more »#BetterTogetherCA Twitter Chat – Celebrating & Reflecting on the 2017-18 School Year!
The end of the school year is here for many, and during June, the #BetterTogetherCA community will be celebrating and reflecting on the school year. We're excited to celebrate an reflect with the amazing Jen Burdis on Monday, June 4th at 7 p.m. PST. Don't miss it!
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