Eyes on Equity: How the Pandemic Has Created Glaring Inequality and Historic Opportunities
Inequity in American schools has never been more glaring. Distance learning and the COVID-19 pandemic are challenging old definitions of student readiness.
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Help Students Prepare for Life After High School Through Self-Reflection
Carlos Hernandez (Director, Curriculum and Instruction / Instructional Support Services) and Manuel Colon (Chief Academic Officer, Educational Services) from Anaheim Union High School District shared how Savanna High School tackled these challenges using the 5Cs (Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character) and student reflection to transform the student experience at the school.
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Reinforce Your School’s Vision for Readiness Through Points of Emphasis
Mandy Ballenger, Director of Human Resources in Merced Union High School District, shares how she used the routine of classroom observations when she was principal at Livingston High School to reinforce the 4C’s (Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication) for teachers in all classrooms.
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Energize Your Students to Take Ownership of Their Learning in the Classroom
Dr. Ross Anderson, Principal Researcher with Inflexion, will share three aspects of the student learning experience that when applied, allow student to develop a sense of autonomy and ownership.
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Use Your School’s Identity as the Foundation for Your Long-term Plan
Antonio shared how he used Abraham Lincoln High School’s (ALHS) shared identity and vision for readiness to create an innovation plan for a College and Career Academy within the school that blends the high school experience with a college-going and career exploration culture.
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Creating Brave Spaces With Staff and Students
This workshop will center on creating brave spaces with staff and students, in order to build a culture of transparency and trust.
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FeaturedUsing Shared Identity to Connect Across Schools and With the Community
Todd Miller, Superintendent of Santiam Canyon School District, will explore the central role of shared identity in connecting schools to each other and to the larger community, especially in rural areas.
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Practices that Uproot a Culture of Fear
In this Crowdsource Coffee, we will examine the fears that exist in our schools–fears of failure, chaos, disagreement, and others–and how they get in the way of a positive school climate. We will brainstorm strategies to get at the root of these fears and how to address them with affirming, brave practices.
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Using School Identity to Address Educator Exhaustion
The beginning of the school year is an exciting time, but many educators are returning to their buildings already exhausted. A shared school identity–agreement on what a school stands for–is one tool for building a strong community, combating fatigue, and creating space for meaningful school change. This Crowdsource Coffee will feature discussion about how identity can be leveraged at this time in the school year, especially in the midst of staff shortages and low morale.
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FeaturedWebinar: Building a Culture of Mind, Heart, and Spirit
Virtual EventThis hour-long webinar will feature Angela Stevens-Stevenson, former principal at Martin Luther King, Jr. Junior High School in Pittsburg, CA. Topics of conversation will include embedding school identity in instruction, setting positive expectations, and embracing meaningful change.
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Crowdsource Coffee: Elevating Diverse Ideas, Experiences, and Voices in School Communities
Every member of a community, from students to teachers to staff, brings their unique experience and background to school each day. This Crowdsource Coffee will center discussion around how we acknowledge and elevate a diversity of voices.
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FeaturedWebinar: Develop Structures That Elevate Student Voice in Equitable Ways
This hour-long webinar covers the importance of student voice and how to create equitable structures to maximize its use in decision making.
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Starting the New Year Connected
Explore how we can identify students who may feel unseen, disconnected, or left out of their school community. Through collaborative discussion and idea-sharing, we’ll crowdsource strategies that foster authentic connection and belonging—ensuring that every student is known by name, face, and story.
Together, we’ll reflect on how to build inclusive systems of support—especially in larger school settings—so that no student falls through the cracks. This conversation will center equity and representation, with a focus on designing school experiences that resonate with all students, not just a few.
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FeaturedReinforce Your School’s Identity to Launch the New Year With Momentum
Virtual EventCourtney Spelber, Former Principal at Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach Union High School District, discusses ways to use your second term to get started the right way by reinforcing your identity with your students and staff.
She shares how she uses school-wide activities connected to Ocean View’s values to remind everyone in their community about their shared identity, while at the same time creating opportunities for students to build better relationships with other students and staff.
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Building Relationships Across Networks to Support Students in Intensive Circumstances
The academic and behavioral needs of most students are met through a continuum of support within a school. Some students, however, require out-of-system support due to extreme or intensive circumstances, such as long-term hospitalization. This Crowdsource Coffee will focus on the proactive building of relationships between schools, districts, and other organizations to provide the structural support necessary for students and families to succeed in exceptional situations.
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Students Are Speaking: Responding to the Evolving Communication Needs of Young People
A 2019 study on workplace readiness, surveying over 3,000 members of Generation Z (those born after 1995), revealed that while students feel confident in their ability to collaborate and take on new challenges, many report feeling unprepared for key communication demands in the workplace—such as networking, negotiating, and resolving conflict. In this session school leaders will engage in a discussion about how education systems can more intentionally foster 21st-century skills. The conversation will highlight how a strengths-based approach can amplify the competencies students already possess and support their transition into a complex, ever-evolving workforce.
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The Supe Scoop: Moving to a District Office Position
Many school leaders move into district-level administration for the same reasons they got into education: to have a positive impact on students and on public education and to use their leadership skills. This Crowdsource Coffee will provide space for current and aspiring superintendents to discuss the rewards and challenges of a central office position. Topics will include the process of moving into a district office, superintendent roles and responsibilities, and cultivating a beneficial relationship between your district and your school site.
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Crowdsource Coffee: Hiring and Retaining Top Talent
Virtual EventMany schools and districts are struggling to hire and retain talented teachers, with small candidate pools and other constraints. In this Crowdsource Coffee, school leaders will share concerns and best practices for the upcoming hiring cycle.
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Crowdsource Coffee: More Than a Number: Using Data to Tell a Story
Virtual EventEducators and administrators are evaluated at many levels, from community surveys to nationwide testing. Data collection is a powerful tool: it influences the allocation of resources at the state and national levels, informs decision making around instructional practices at the school level, and may even factor into where families choose to send their children to school. But the power of data lies in its analysis and the conclusions we draw. In this Crowdsource Coffee, leaders will discuss the value and purpose of data collection, reconciling differences in how numbers can be interpreted, and how to leverage data to drive positive school change.
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Webinar: Family and Community Engagement
Virtual EventJoin us for this Crowdsource Webinar, which will feature Carlos Hernandez (Director of Community Schools, Family and Community Engagement at Anaheim Union School District) and Araceli Huerta (Community School Coordinator at Sycamore Junior High School) as they share strategies for effectively engaging parents and family members. Topics of discussion will include both site-level strategies to include families in your school community, and district-level approaches to building systems that center family perspectives in decision-making.
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Crowdsource Coffee: Family and Community Engagement in Practice
Virtual EventOur March 16 Crowdsource Webinar featured Carlos Hernandez and Araceli Huerta from Anaheim Union High School District, where their prioritization of engaging families has resulted in success for students and families alike. In this Crowdsource Coffee, we will draw from the themes and ideas that arise during the webinar and discuss how they can be employed in other contexts. We will examine different circumstances and challenges to family and community engagement, and brainstorm ways to overcome these obstacles.
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Webinar: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and the Inflexion Approach
Virtual EventThe Inflexion Approach incorporates core elements of a multi-tiered support approach to ensure each and every student gets what they need to be ready to thrive in the 21st century. In this webinar, Inflexion CEO Matt Coleman will share how the framework of the Inflexion Approach helps implement MTSS with aligned instructional supports across the school for every student, every period, every day.
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Crowdsource Coffee: Equity in the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Framework
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based framework for supporting students’ academic success, social-emotional learning, and school climate. Racial inequities in school discipline such as suspensions and expulsions are widespread and well-known, contributing to disparate outcomes for students of color. Hence, explicitly centering racial equity in implementing PBIS or any other behavioral management framework is crucial to helping all students succeed, instead of reinforcing existing inequities. This Crowdsource Coffee will feature discussion about how leaders can evaluate and rework their own systems with equity at their core.
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Crowdsource Coffee: Rethinking Systems with a Trauma-Responsive Mindset
According to the CDC, serious trauma and adversity affect up to two-thirds of children in the United States and poses a large public health issue. Experiencing trauma impacts a student’s development, long-term health, and ability to engage successfully in school. This Crowdsource Coffee will explore how educators can understand and support students—in particular, how school-wide systems can be more inclusive and responsive to trauma-exposed students.
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Operationalizing Maxims
Virtual EventWhen your school has a strong identity, members of the school community—students, teachers, staff, family members—should feel that the shared identity shows up inside and outside the classroom. Your school may have a mission statement or vision, but what does that look like throughout the school day and week? Are members of your community able to point to examples of your shared identity in class, in school structures? In this Webinar, Erik Lathen, Principal of North Valley High School in Grants Pass, OR, will share how he is putting their maxims (school identity statements) to use in every period, every day, for all students.
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Coffee Break: Looking Back and Ahead—Goal Setting
Virtual EventThe 2022-23 school year is coming to a close, and now is the time to take a beat, reflect, and look ahead to next year. In this Crowdsource Coffee, we will reflect on our goals and achievements in the past year, and discuss lessons learned around how to achieve the objectives we set for ourselves and our school communities. Other topics of conversation will include continuous improvement and self-reflection.
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