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Adverse Childhood Experiences: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Teacher and Student Well-Being

Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 12:00pm

Presented by Ricky Robertson

Every member of a school staff has a role to play in creating an environment conducive to optimal teaching, learning and well-being. Ricky Robertson focuses on a whole-staff approach to foster resilience in both students living with ACEs and the professionals who work with them in Canada’s rural and urban schools.

New York 3:00pm EDT | London 8:00pm BST | Singapore 3:00am SGT |  Melbourne 6:00am AEDT


Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls: How to Curate Classrooms for Radical Transformation

Monday, October 19, 2020 - 3:30pm

Presented by Dr. Bola Delano-Oriaran, Dr. Marguerite W. Penick-Parks, Dr. Shemariah Arki, Dr. Ali Michael, Orinthia Swindell & Dr. Eddie Moore Jr.

Black Girls are beautiful and brilliant, but far too often their beauty and brilliance are shattered by the racial aggressions, trauma, and violence they face in school. In this webinar, the presenters will share their instructional best practices centered on the identities and lived experiences of Black Girls and challenge attendees to answer the call for radical transformation.


Inequity Is Not an Option: Urgent Next Steps in Leading for Equitable Instruction

Monday, November 2, 2020 - 3:30pm

Presented by Alan M. Blankstein, Marcus J. Newsome, Monica George-Fields, Linda Darling Hammond, Zaretta Hammond, Ricky Robertson, and Cyndee Blount

Leading for equity is, first and foremost, a pedagogical endeavor. It also necessitates creating school cultures built on trust and a shared commitment to disrupting inequitable policies and practices. The third in our popular Breakthrough Leadership webinar series, Inequity Is Not an Option zeros in on providing access to high quality curriculum, instruction, and assessment with particular emphasis on serving historically underserved student populations. Teacher leaders as well as school and district administrators are encouraged to attend.


In Partnership with AESA: Leading the Rebound: Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools

Monday, June 14, 2021 - 3:30pm

Presented by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith, and John Hattie

For Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith, and John Hattie, rushing back to the “old normal” may very well be the “greatest travesty that can arise for our schools.” Because the “old normal” won’t accelerate learning, won’t reignite engagement, won’t restore social-emotional well-being. Instead, we should draw on the many lessons learned so we can take advantage of this unprecedent moment in time to create better systems for schooling.