Join a group of educators in reading and discussing Rethinking Schools Teach Palestine issue (copy provided), exploring resources, and collaborative planning time.

Want to change up your curriculum and try interdisciplinary teaching and learning? We are gathering a group of K-8 educators in collaborating around building an interdisciplinary unit on Indigenous Land Stewardship this summer. Educators will receive copies of our three anchor texts and walk away with a full unit they can use to engage students in their classrooms! We will be meeting over the course of three days on Tuesday, July 16th, Wednesday the 17th, and Thursday the 18th at 10-12pm. We’ll have snacks, learn and discuss together, and engage in collaborative planning time!

Summers are for restoration! These circles are for educators who want to heal, reflect, connect, and be joyful in a safe space. Summer circles will be held Wednesdays, July 10th, 17th, and 24th from 1-3pm. Snacks and PD hours are provided.

Join a group of educators in reading, journaling, and discussing the book Humans Who Teach by Shamari Reid! We will meet Tuesdays on July 9th, 16th, and 23rd from 1-3pm. PD hours and snacks will be provided.

Our summer book club will be exploring texts around the theme of Teaching as an Act of Love & Joy. We will be reading and discussing excerpts from Gholdy Muhammad’s new book Unearthing Joy as well as other texts. Coffee and breakfast snacks will be provided. Cost of all three discussions and a copy of the book is $50. Please register using the button below by Monday, July 3rd!

Educators are welcome to drop by our pop-up space for the month of July if they need a cozy and collaborative space for planning, reading, or thinking with others! Check out our July calendar for open hours!

Join us for our weekly restorative circles this July held on Wednesdays. We’ll be reflecting, laughing, healing, and reconnecting to our humanity. Circles are free and open to all educators, and donations are welcome. Coffee and breakfast snacks are provided. Sign up with the button below.

This workshop's goals are for educators to identify and discuss symptoms of trauma and vicarious trauma in their school communities. Then, participants will proactively plan a personalized daily map of how to both care for yourself and the needs of others. Materials and resources inspiring this workshop and conversation are from the research and writings of Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and her books Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm and her podcast Future Tripping. Facilitator: Mel Georgiou, educator at The Virtual Academy. (This workshop is not a training program or certification.) 

In traditional school settings, some skills and identities that our children bring to the classroom are supported and cultivated while others are often discouraged. In this workshop, we will explore ways educators can welcome, celebrate, and cultivate all the skills and knowledge our children bring to the classroom while also learning how we can leverage these to support students’ growth as readers of print text. By the end of the workshop, we hope you will have a full toolbox of ideas you will use to build a rich, diverse, supportive, and excited community of readers in your classroom in the coming school year. Facilitator: Evelyn Pollins, University of Illinois at Chicago