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Anti-Bias Education
(1 PD Hr.) Presenters Dr. Tim Dohrer and Dr. Tom Golebiewski define the characteristics and...
Anti-Bias Education
(1 PD Hr.) Presenters Dr. Tim Dohrer and Dr. Tom Golebiewski define the characteristics and behaviors of an anti-bias stance in an educational environment and outline the skills and steps to develop a strong, collaborative anti-bias education program.
Becoming a Global Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Global leaders recognize the collective value of diverse social networks and the...
Becoming a Global Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Global leaders recognize the collective value of diverse social networks and the capacities that arise from these networks to accomplish goals together and view the school in the context of the broader society.
Becoming a Visible Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Visible leaders actively practice the role of community leader, including high...
Becoming a Visible Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Visible leaders actively practice the role of community leader, including high visibility in the community and advocacy for community causes, leading to trust and rapport between school and community.
Becoming an Advocative Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Advocative leaders develop implicit relational knowledge of the educational system...
Becoming an Advocative Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Advocative leaders develop implicit relational knowledge of the educational system through keen attention to human interest and need; they actively advocate for students, teachers, and school with local, state, and federal policy makers.
Becoming an Affiliative Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Affiliative leaders value people and their feelings, seek to accomplish tasks and...
Becoming an Affiliative Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Affiliative leaders value people and their feelings, seek to accomplish tasks and goals while appreciating the needs of students and staff, emphasize harmony, and build team resonance.
Bias and Microaggressions in the Classroom
(2 PD Hrs.) Presented by Dr. Carolyn Strong. This course is about bias and microaggressions, their...
Bias and Microaggressions in the Classroom
(2 PD Hrs.) Presented by Dr. Carolyn Strong. This course is about bias and microaggressions, their impact, and how to circumvent it.
Building a Foundation for Leadership Success
(4 PD Hrs.) By Jim Burgett - This course outlines four fundamental attributes for successful...
Building a Foundation for Leadership Success
(4 PD Hrs.) By Jim Burgett - This course outlines four fundamental attributes for successful school leaders. They are: making ethical decisions; being visible at the building level; creating positive relationships; and invoking positive attitudes.
Bullying Litigation Protection: Prevention and Response
(2 PD Hrs.) By Judy Brunner and Dennis Lewis -This course will provide participants information...
Bullying Litigation Protection: Prevention and Response
(2 PD Hrs.) By Judy Brunner and Dennis Lewis -This course will provide participants information related to the ever-changing legal parameters when bullying, harassment and intimidation become problems for students.
Cyberbullying: 21st Century Problems and Solutions
(2 PD Hrs.) By Judy Brunner and Dennis Lewis. Electronic harassment is a problem for students of...
Cyberbullying: 21st Century Problems and Solutions
(2 PD Hrs.) By Judy Brunner and Dennis Lewis. Electronic harassment is a problem for students of all ages, and educators often need guidance related to when and how an appropriate intervention should occur.
Effective Conversations
(3 PD Hrs.) By Rachel Z. Fisher. The participants in this course will interpret how conversations,...
Effective Conversations
(3 PD Hrs.) By Rachel Z. Fisher. The participants in this course will interpret how conversations, emotions, motivations, and perceptions with staff will create an environment that can either raise them to higher levels of achievement or push them down
Embedding an Ethical Work Culture
(2 PD Hrs.) Embedding an Ethical Work Culture discusses three learning outcomes that help shape...
Embedding an Ethical Work Culture
(2 PD Hrs.) Embedding an Ethical Work Culture discusses three learning outcomes that help shape our understanding of ethics. The course will establish norms and expectations for ethical behavior, establish routines and processes for the ethical and...
Exemplifying Equitable Behavior
(3 PD Hrs.) Presented by Dr. Herschel Hannah.
This course provides the participant with the skills...
Exemplifying Equitable Behavior
(3 PD Hrs.) Presented by Dr. Herschel Hannah.
This course provides the participant with the skills and knowledge to engage in a critical analysis of personal beliefs and professional behaviors that raise equity self-awareness.
Introduction to Cultural Competency
(2 PD Hrs.) By Sherri Jones, Equity Organizer, Illinois Education Association.
Introduction to Cultural Competency
(2 PD Hrs.) By Sherri Jones, Equity Organizer, Illinois Education Association. This course is designed as an introduction to cultural competency.
Journey Toward Anti-Racist Education
(5 PD Hrs.) “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.
Journey Toward Anti-Racist Education
(5 PD Hrs.) “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”
Angela Y.
Leadership for Global Mindedness
(4 PD Hrs.) Educational leaders can purposefully shape their school's culture by emphasizing the...
Leadership for Global Mindedness
(4 PD Hrs.) Educational leaders can purposefully shape their school's culture by emphasizing the value of empathy and celebrating diverse perspectives from within and outside the school community.
Leadership@Work Part II - Understanding Needs and Drives to Become a More Effective Leader
(3 PD Hrs.) By Karen Wagon. In this course, the participants will have an understanding and...
Leadership@Work Part II - Understanding Needs and Drives to Become a More Effective Leader
(3 PD Hrs.) By Karen Wagon. In this course, the participants will have an understanding and distinguish the difference between ”internal needs" and "external drives" necessary to become a more effective leader.
Sustaining an Equitable Learning Culture
(4 PD Hrs.) Presented by Dr Herschel Hannah
This course provides the knowledge and skills an...
Sustaining an Equitable Learning Culture
(4 PD Hrs.) Presented by Dr Herschel Hannah
This course provides the knowledge and skills an educational leader needs to construct and sustain an equitable learning environment for all students.
Traditions and Celebrations
(2 PD Hrs.) by Tiffany Barrett, IASP. Promoting and building a culture of tolerance in schools can...
Traditions and Celebrations
(2 PD Hrs.) by Tiffany Barrett, IASP. Promoting and building a culture of tolerance in schools can be a daunting task; however, it begins with the educational leader facilitating and modeling openness, respect, and freedom of thought.
ELN Webinars
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Addressing Student Actions Online to Create a Healthier School Culture
February 7, 2024
Addressing Student Actions Online to Create a Healthier School Culture
Anonymous social media accounts, passive-aggressive texts, and hurtful comments. Bullying in the modern world is more complicated than ever- and can have a direct impact on student academic performance. But there's hope: 57% of bullying incidents stop within 10 seconds when another person speaks up, according to a recent study by Cyberbullying.org. In this session, we’ll explore ways to strengthen your school culture, student well-being, and academic success by helping students take a stance against the ever-evolving world of cyberbullying.
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Celebrating and Honoring Students of All Backgrounds in Difficult Times
October 5, 2022
Celebrating and Honoring Students of All Backgrounds in Difficult Times
Many educators want to support students of color who have not always been well-served in schools. Yet some parents and community members have misunderstood such efforts. Fortunately, many aspects of equity work are positive for everyone. Valuing identities of students of all backgrounds is central to this work. However it goes beyond food and holidays, the tip of the cultural iceberg. It involves learning in depth about students’ backgrounds, understanding our own, and inviting students to explore their histories and issues. Author/ educators Tonya Perry, Steve Zemelman, and Katy Smith address ways school leaders can promote this work, drawing on approaches in their new book, Teaching for Racial Equity.
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Creating an Inclusive and Diverse Space with Classroom Media Content
July 12, 2023
Creating an Inclusive and Diverse Space with Classroom Media Content
The presentation begins with data showing the strong impact of visuals on children’s perceptions and behaviors. All visuals a child is exposed to send a message to the child so classroom visuals should be chosen with intentionality. Further, classroom visuals should be seen as an opportunity to build inclusion and identity with students. The presentation then reviews best practices for the types of visuals teachers should include in their classrooms taking into account differences in factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, religion, body type, and abilities. The presentation ends with resources for teachers to increase diverse representation in their classroom content, as well as a personal call to action to 1) continuously increase their exposure to different types of people, and 2) keep an open mind to recognize and address their own biases.
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Creating Inclusive Classrooms
March 2, 2022
Creating Inclusive Classrooms
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Curriculum Violence
January 24, 2024
Curriculum Violence
At its inception in 2010, Ighodaro and Wiggins defined curriculum violence as, “the deliberate manipulation of academic programming which compromises the intellectual or psychological well-being of learners.” Over the years we have come to know that intent matters very little when gauging the impact that curriculum violence has on learners. In this webinar, we will unpack how curriculum violence serves to create additional harm to marginalized groups within what should be the safety and sanctity of classrooms.
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Empathy, Equity, and Agency in K-12: How to Teach It and Why
April 20, 2022
Empathy, Equity, and Agency in K-12: How to Teach It and Why
In this webinar, Zoë Jenkins will discuss why teaching empathy, equity, and agency is integral to preparing students to be engaged, civic actors. Zoë will discuss her path through K-12, including why she chose to drop out her senior year and pursue education reimagining full-time. She will explore the numerous ways K-12 is built to stifle these values and what educators can do to model them in their classrooms and empower their students to be empathetic, seek equity, and understand their agency.
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Inclusion 101 and the Ability Inclusive Mindset
February 9, 2022
Inclusion 101 and the Ability Inclusive Mindset
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Navigating Difficult Conversations About Race, Implicit Bias, and Micro-aggressions
October 14, 2022
Navigating Difficult Conversations About Race, Implicit Bias, and Micro-aggressions
This training will provide a starting point for educators to begin having uncomfortable conversations about race. Recent history shows that no progress is made by avoiding conversations of this nature. Participants in this conversation will enter breakout rooms with strangers of varying ideological stances. Prepare for and expect discomfort. The idea is not for everyone to leave the conversation in agreement but to lay the foundation for understanding.
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Restorative Justice in Schools
May 18, 2022
Restorative Justice in Schools
Restorative Justice is a wonderful way of building culture, community and sustaining relationships within organizations. Restorative Justice is how to create a community and learn to repair the community when there is conflict. During the one-hour webinar we will discuss some brief background information on Restorative Justice, ways to implement it in schools as well as barriers to overcome. We will also discuss the road to success when used to fidelity. There will be a brief opportunity at the end for questions as well as any follow-up to the presentation.
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School to Prison Pipeline - Practical Research and Recommendations from Successful Situations
April 1, 2024
School to Prison Pipeline - Practical Research and Recommendations from Successful Situations
Racial discrimination in schools in the U.S. has resulted in a disproportionate number of Black students receiving exclusionary and punitive consequences, in which they are more likely to end up part of the School-to-Prison Pipeline and less likely to graduate. In many situations, school leaders have found ways to both reduce the number of suspensions for their Black students and also the disparity in consequences between students of different racial backgrounds. This presentation will share themes that emerged from interviews with these successful school leaders, to be used as recommendations and reflections for consideration in your own school context.
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Trauma Informed Educational Practices
March 11, 2022
Trauma Informed Educational Practices
Presentation from The Jed Foundation and JED High School on the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), how they may impact academic performance, and how school staff can respond to support their students. Participants will leave with strategies needed to build student resilience and implement trauma informed practices in the classroom.
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What's At Stake? School Culture
November 15, 2024
What's At Stake? School Culture
This webinar will help participants identify and engage with numerous stakeholders to positively impact schools. Register to learn assessment strategies, tactics for engagement, and keys to positive changes in your school.