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Professional Learning Series and Certificate Programs

Session 1: Accelerating High Quality Curriculum and Instruction for All Students

PSEL Standards 3, 4, and 7; Teacher Leader Domains IV and V
How is quality instruction standards-based instruction with curriculum and instruction;
made more “accessible” materials and resources that are • Identifying key current data
to historically underserved representative of the students sources to support instruction;
learners and what types they serve. As leaders and and
of “opportunities” should teachers collaboratively redefine • Building capacity for
all students be given this their curriculum to meet students understanding how to create
year to accelerate learning? where they are, this session is structures that ensure access
Opportunities abound in this designed to assist participants in: and opportunities for deep
new school year to engage • Creating a coherent definition learning for every student.
students in active, customized, and examples of high-quality

Session 2: Engaging Families in the Learning Process

PSEL Standards 3, 5, and 8; Teacher Leader Domain VI
How do we create collective pathways for even stronger into the learning process and
ownership of the equity connections with each other. encourage family input; and
vision for all learners? Participants in this session will be • Creating a warm and inviting
Developing sound partnerships supported in: environment in which parents
and relationships with families • Understanding the importance are empowered to understand
to support the learning of their of the relationship between curricular expectations and
children is an essential building family engagement and have opportunities to honor
block for success for all students. improved student outcomes; the cultures within their
As a result of the hybrid learning • Uncovering elements of communities to extend the
environments over the past school successful family partnerships learning experience.
year, districts have revitalized their that provide transparency
outreach to families and created

Session 3: Embracing Culturally Responsive Practices

PSEL Standards 1, 3, and 6; Teacher Leader Domain 1 and VI
Session 3
Nov. 9, 2021 What are the inclusive a commitment to enhancing equity within the system;
practices that will serve to
the culture of the school and
Nov. 23, 2021 promote staff, student, family, district by understanding how our • Understanding how to identify
and implement the strategies
Dec. 2, 2021 and community success? The own biases, assumptions, and that nurture, respect, and
Dec. 17, 2021 time is now! Schools across New perspectives hinder or empower value the needs of all children
Jan. 27, 2022 Jersey are relooking at equitable student success. This session will and the broader community;
Feb. 24, 2022 practices within their systems assist participants in: and

Feb. 28, 2022 to ensure that all learners are • Defining culturally responsive • Connecting SEL to culturally
treated fairly, respectfully, and practices; responsive practices and
with the empathy they deserve. • Uncovering and removing pedagogy to empower student
Creating such a system requires barriers and challenges to success.