California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC)

This week, we had our final session of Doing the Work, an ongoing program for DEIB practitioners. Participants reflected on self-care, the ever-evolving and continuous nature of this work, and the importance of community during these tumultuous and uncertain times. A huge thank you to our facilitators, Quise Rodriguez, Josephine Saunders, and Anthony Witte for guiding these conversations, and to Prospect Sierra School for hosting us!

Looking for a way to rejuvenate and get back to the center of your calling as an educator? Join me and Eli Marienthal in a transformative opportunity this June in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. We will be focusing on filling our own cups while also gaining insights on elevating school culture at a time when we desperately need to be developing counter cultural spaces of belonging and empathy. Thank you to California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC), Lisa Haney, Lauren Benjamin, and Amanda McFadden for seeing this need and offering this opportunity. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gMysBqcz

Have you noticed a growing number of students struggling with organizing their materials, following daily routines, managing their time effectively, and staying focused during lessons? You are not alone.

As national and global leaders continue to enact exclusionary policies and create discourse that divides by othering: How do we make meaning of the current moment and global climate we are in? How do we build an economy that fosters wellbeing for all in this time? How do we forge ahead and understand pathways towards making progress, together and toward a future of belonging without othering? Join us on March 24 for a live webinar where we hope to answer these questions and more. Othering Belonging Institute Director john powell will be joined by researchers and leaders in the fields of authoritarian populism, democracy, belonging economies, and community building. Moderated by OBI’s Deputy Director Ashlin Malouf - Gashaw, the discourse will provide attendees with practical tools and mechanisms for furthering change, and ways of understanding the current moment through a bridging framework. Rachel Godsil, co-founder of the Perception Institute will also join us for a presentation on the Racial Ideology Project, a groundbreaking study that provides vital data to help us interpret the 2024 U.S. election results and how racial identity has impacted American politics. Speakers: - Rachel D. Godsil is a Distinguished Professor and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers Law School and a Co-Founder of Perception Institute. - Míriam Juan-Torres González is a multidisciplinary researcher, writer, and public speaker with expertise on authoritarian populism, polarization, and human rights. Míriam is the Head of Research at OBI's Democracy & Belonging Forum at UC Berkeley. - john a. powell is Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute And Professor of Law, African American, and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. -Eli Moore is a researcher and facilitator with the Othering and Belonging Institute where he leads transformative research processes with community-based organizations and networks.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the inaugural Men of Color + Leadership program, facilitated by Justin Riddle and Norman L. Frazier and generously hosted by Polytechnic School. We are especially grateful to our panelists John Choi (The Webb Schools), José Melgoza (Polytechnic School), Christopher Dennis (Campbell Hall), and Jaime Dominguez (Oakwood School) for sharing their insights and experiences. This gathering created space for connection, collaboration, and conversations about navigating independent schools as men of color. We are grateful to be part of a growing network of leaders supporting one another!

?? Thinking about headship? With numerous schools seeking new leaders, now is the time to explore your path to headship. Join us for an interactive session where three experienced Heads of School: Melinda Bihn, The International School of San Francisco, Nisa Frank, Prospect Sierra School, and Phil Gutierrez, Marin Primary & Middle School, will share data, stories, and strategies to help you take the next step. Participants will: ? Build community with current heads and those aspiring to or curious about the headship journey ? Gain insights about pursuing headship through quantitative and qualitative data ? Leave with tools to create a personal action plan toward headship ?? Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e4gFqqSS Are you an independent school educator outside of California? Be sure to check out our non-member discount code: BEYONDCA25

Thank you to all who joined us for the inaugural Transformative Teaching Conference Crystal Springs Uplands School! We are grateful for your participation and the incredible energy you brought to the event. We'd like to express our sincere gratitude to our collaborator, California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC), and to Crystal Springs Uplands School for hosting this event. We look forward to many more experiences like this in the future to continue to develop a strong, imaginative, and creative community of practice. #TransformativeTeaching #CATDC #Crystal #Teachers #Education #PD #Conference

California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC) is grateful for the opportunity to partner with Carla Woods Cretaro, Elizabeth Imende, and Laura Ross to bring forward a beautiful and responsive retreat for women-identified senior leaders. Please join us at the Santa Barbara Inn from April 13-15 and spread the word!

A huge thank you to Crystal Springs Uplands School for hosting and leading the way in making the inaugural Transformative Teaching Conference such a warm, welcoming, and inspiring gathering! This was a true collaboration that centered teachers, their expertise, and the power of cross-school connection. Thank you to our keynote speaker, Sylvia Rodriguez Douglass, Ed.D, and the 40 presenters from schools across California who made this event so impactful. What better way to continue celebrating 25 years of CATDC than by reaffirming our commitment to improving teaching and learning, nurturing authentic relationships, and fostering innovative collaboration! Grateful to be part of this meaningful work. We can’t wait for next year!

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