Professional Learning Opportunities Our Teachers Recommend

Check out this educator workshop on thought provoking ways to integrate Critical Race Theory into social studies classes on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET /9:00 AM PT.  The event will be virtual; the Zoom link will be sent to participants the week of the event.  The session, presented by the Social Studies program of NYU's Department of Teaching and Learning and NYU's Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of the Schools, will feature a panel discussion with teachers from New York and California. 

Join Spencer Russell of toddlersread.com in a talk about the importance of early intervention in reading instruction. Register HERE for this online session.

The Bronx History and Activism Project (BxHAP) is a bi-weekly virtual history and civic program that introduces participants to a topic in local history and utilizes local primary and secondary sources to help bring the topic to life. Local community leaders join the program and challenge participants to rethink preconceptions and engage with organizations and elected officials to improve our City.

Brandon Montes started the Norwood Free Library in 2018 as a way to combat what he sees as a systemic problem around literary access. “For a long time, we didn’t have a bookstore here—an independent bookstore—in the Bronx. What does that say about us reading here?” At this session, he will discuss his organization, the concept of mutual aid, and give us ideas on how we can engage in similiar activism in our communities. Register HERE.

This session is hosted by Learning for Justice. Using the Let’s Talk! guide, this interactive, virtual professional development will provide participants the opportunity to learn strategies for creating supportive learning environments that encourage risk-taking.

On February 3rd from 10AM-12PM Educators for Palestine will be hosting a virtual “curriculum share” geared to K-12 classroom teachers. In the first part of this session,  teachers will have the opportunity to hear from a panel of organizers and legal experts on how to combat censorship as we strive to create classrooms that foster […]

On February 3rd from 10AM-12PM Educators for Palestine will be hosting a virtual “curriculum share” geared to K-12 classroom teachers. In the first part of this session,  teachers will have the opportunity to hear from a panel of organizers and legal experts on how to combat censorship as we strive to create classrooms that foster […]

The Bronx History and Activism Project (BxHAP) is a bi-weekly virtual history and civic program that introduces participants to a topic in local history and utilizes local primary and secondary sources to help bring the topic to life. Local community leaders join the program, challenge participants to rethink preconceptions, and engage with organizations and elected […]

A virtual professional learning series for educators to explore the content and pedagogy of EEAPC's new Black Studies Curriculum for NYCPS.

A virtual professional learning series for educators to explore the content and pedagogy of EEAPC's new Black Studies Curriculum for NYCPS.

The Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at University of Buffalo is hosting their annual Black History Conference. Proposals are due by March 2nd. Check out the description below: "Each year, the Teaching Black History conference, our signature event, convenes hundreds of teachers to learn the best curricular and instructional practices surrounding […]