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5th Annual Educator Diversity Virtual Summit, “Reversing the Trends: Redefining Educators of Color,” hosted by the Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium (PEDC) June 25-27, 2024 PEDC’s flagship event, the Annual Virtual Diversity Summit, will take place online, June 25-27, 2024, featuring empowering conversations and inspiring speakers aligned with the theme “Reversing the Trends: Redefining Educators of

Check out Rock to the Future’s Year-End Showcase at World Cafe Live featuring student band and choir performances from some of the area’s finest rising musicians. Join us at World Cafe Live to celebrate our Rockstars’ dedication and growth! Enjoy original music, choral ensemble, light bites, and honor our graduating seniors. Learn more: RocktotheFuture.Org/YES24 About

The Committee of Seventy is proud to be a champion of Civic Learning Week 2024, an important national effort to prioritize civic education to sustain and strengthen our constitutional democracy. The Committee of Seventy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit working toward strengthening elections, government and civic education in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.  To celebrate Civic Learning Week,

This session is specially designed for kindergarten teachers to explore and enhance the practice of read-aloud as a way to build language comprehension through an equity and inclusion lens. Participants will learn how to select and use diverse books, engage children in meaningful discussions, and use read-alouds as a tool to foster understanding and respect

This session is specially designed for kindergarten teachers to explore and enhance the practice of read-aloud as a way to build language comprehension through an equity and inclusion lens. Participants will learn how to select and use diverse books, engage children in meaningful discussions, and use read-alouds as a tool to foster understanding and respect

This session is designed for school principals who are committed to fostering equity and excellence in their schools through data-driven decision-making. Participants will learn how to use data analysis as a powerful tool for identifying and addressing the diverse needs of their student populations. The workshop will focus on developing actionable strategies for creating an

In this engaging and transformative session, school principals will explore and develop strategies to champion equity and diversity in their schools. The session is designed to deepen understanding and practical application of equity-focused educational practices, ensuring that every student’s voice and potential are recognized and nurtured. Participants will leave this session with enhanced skills in

K-12 educators are invited to join the Museum’s Group Sales and School Programs teams to learn more about our field trip experiences. The Museum is delighted to offer K-12 educators the opportunity to preview our student field trip experience. Meet our School Programs and Group Sales teams and gain access to our educational resources. We’ll

We invite Pennsylvania PK–5 teachers, coaches, and leaders to attend this interactive, virtual event where experts from the PA Writing Projects and Collaborative Classroom will share the research base for ensuring the reading-writing connection for student success as writers.  We will explore writing lesson examples of this across the PK–5 grade levels and have an

This self-paced, online course uses primary sources, videos, and engaging learning tools to trace the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. You’ll start with the rise of Arab nationalism and Zionism, unpack the broken promises made during World War I, tackle the Mandate Era, the major wars and peace treaties, and reflect on the continuing conflict

During these webinars, participants will learn how SIPPS® (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words) helps striving readers quickly develop the accuracy and automaticity needed for fluent, independent reading. Learn about the systematic decoding instruction and coordinated lesson structure and explore the consistent, level-specific instructional routines that allow students to focus their attention on decoding to

Educators and school leaders recognize the urgent need to support intermediate, middle, and high school students who struggle to read. Foundational skills knowledge is at the heart of this work and it is crucial to provide this learning with respectful, dignified, and age-appropriate instruction so that older students enjoy their journey toward becoming successful readers.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently issued new professional development structured literacy competencies. Join Pennsylvania education leaders and AIM Institute for Learning & Research facilitators Dr. Megan Gierka and Dr. Ernesto Ortiz Jr. as they dive into the competencies and share how the new requirements impact educators and can impact instruction for students. This webinar

The Helen Oakes Literacy Institute (HOLI) was established in 2019 to honor the legacy of its namesake, Helen Oakes. Helen, a former member of the Philadelphia Board of Education, was a fierce advocate for improving literacy outcomes for the children of Philadelphia. Foundations, Inc. hosts the free event for elementary teachers working in Philadelphia public schools

This webinar is designed for administrators and coaches. Consider the significant changes for educators when they are surrounded by a cohesive and coherent system of professional learning support. Learn how to leverage Collaborative Classroom’s professional learning resources accessible via the Learning Portal to build a cohesive support system.  

This book study is comprised of three 30-minute informal Zoom sessions. The discussion will focus on K–2 literacy instruction. Each session is from 9:00–9:30 am ET. Participants need to purchase their own copy of the book.

Session 1: LETRS and Collaborative Literacy Overview Tuesday, March 15 at 4:00 PM ET As educators engage in LETRS training, it is time to ensure teachers are using a curriculum that meets the criteria for systematic, explicit foundational skills intervention. Participants will learn how Being a Reader and SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics,

Join the AIM Institute for Learning & Research in Conshohocken, PA in-person or via live stream for this FREE daylong learning event for educators. Language is the foundation for the development of reading and writing. Our nation represents a broad range of language varieties and patterns of language development. Presenters at AIM’s 10th Annual Research

JOIN US for our 3rd annual Helen Oakes Literacy Institute! The event is FREE for Philadelphia teachers! Saturday, November 6 | 9:30 am – 1:00 pm LIVE Virtual Programming Helen Oakes was passionate about the students and teachers of Philadelphia. For nineteen years her newsletter framed the conversation around teaching and learning in schools throughout