Professional Development Resources

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Welcome, educators! Our task is a critical one — we want to help all children thrive. We are all in this together. As members of the community of educators, we wish to share what we are learning with you.

This page is for you, where you will find recorded webinars on a wide range of topics from leading experts in their respective fields, as well as podcasts and other resources.

As fellow educators committed to lifelong learning, we hope you find these resources as helpful as we have. If you have additional ideas for more resources we can share here, let us know!

EdTalks

“The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI on Education” | October 12, 2023
Dr. James Dunnigan and Dr. Michael Paulus

“How to Unlock Deeper Understanding with Class Discussion” | April 12, 2023
Dr. Bill Boerman-Cornell

“Supporting Asian American Students During the Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes” | February 16, 2023
Joan King, Recovery Support Specialist at Green River College

"Using Choreographed Songs to Teach Science" | January 19, 2023
with Jennifer Mangan and David Newman

"Discovering Dyscalculia: When Numbers Don’t Make Sense" | October 20, 2022
Laura M. Jackson, Writer and an advocate for individuals with dyscalculia

“Re-Thinking” | September 22, 2022
Pat Hinchey, PhD, Penn State Professor Emerita of Education and National Education Policy Center Fellow
“Holocaust Education: Guidelines, Rationale & Context” | February 17, 2022
Paul V. Regelbrugge is the Director of Education for the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle, Wash.
“Supporting Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Students” | January 20, 2022
Samantha King, MSW, MEd, is the Manager of Education Initiatives at the Gender and Sexuality Development Program at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
“The Need for Black Existentialism” | November 17, 2021
Dr. Linwood Vereen, Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and College Student Personnel at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
“Children & Animals: Widening the Circle of Empathy” | October 21, 2021
Dr. Jennie Warmouth, award-winning public school teacher, National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, and Fulbright alumna
“MTSS Framework for a Better & Equitable School Normal” | September 16, 2021
George Sugai, Professor and Carole J. Neag Endowed Chair in the Neag School of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
“School-based Support and Equity in Education” | May 19, 2021
Dr. Sophia Rodriquez, Assistant Professor of Education Policy & Urban Education, University of Maryland
“Community Partnerships & Numeracy Skills” | May 6, 2021
Omo Moses, CEO, MathTalk PBC
“Long-Term English Learners, Dual Language Learners, and Raciolinguistically Charged Ideas” | April 12, 2021
Dr. Jomeline Balatayo, Teacher, English/ELD Instructional Coordinator, Culver City High School
Dr. Wona Lee, Lecturer, Korean Language, University of California, Santa Barbara
“An Early Childhood Education Dialogue: Exploring Globalisation and Interculturality” | January 21, 2021
Dr. Valerie Margrain, Professor of Educational Work, Karlstads University, Sweden

Conferences

Podcasts

The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar
3 Tips to Make Any Lesson More Culturally Responsive, with Zaretta Hammond on The Cult of Pedagogy
America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up (46 min.)Freakonomics podcast that uses data to make the case for requiring more data literacy in our public school math curriculum
Miss Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment Revisionist History podcast discussing the hidden legacy of the landmark Brown V Board of Education Supreme Court case
Teacher Education Podcast
The Cult of Pedagogy, with Jennifer Gonzalez
Trees (3 min.) A spoken word on the importance of being asset-based and developing leadership talent where they are planted
Teaching MLs with Tan Huynh

Readings

Ao, B. (2021, June 23). The pandemic increased mental health needs. Some addressed it by building new apps. The Philadelphia Inquirer (PA).
Schwartz, K. D., Exner-Cortens, D., McMorris, C. A., Makarenko, E., Arnold, P., Van Bavel, M., Williams, S., & Canfield, R. (2021). COVID-19 and Student Well-Being: Stress and Mental Health during Return-to-School. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 36(2), 166–185.
Wakui, N., Abe, S., Shirozu, S., Yamamoto, Y., Yamamura, M., Abe, Y., Murata, S., Ozawa, M., Igarashi, T., Yanagiya, T., Machida, Y., & Kikuchi, M. (2021). Causes of anxiety among teachers giving face-to-face lessons after the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1–10.
Williams, M. L., Morse, B. L., DeGraffenried, W., & McAuliffe, D. L. (2021). Addressing Stress in High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. NASN School Nurse (Print), 36(4), 226–232.

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