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Professional Learning

Back-to-School Toolkit: Teaching Strategies and Resources for the School Year

Prepare for the coming school year as we explore teaching strategies and flexible resources designed to help you begin getting to know your students.

August 10, 2023 | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm EDT

Virtual

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About this event:

Single Session

Our single professional learning sessions are designed to easily fit into your day. Typically one hour or less, these sessions explore timely and relevant topics including teaching strategies, current events, and more.

Self-Paced

This professional learning event is self-paced and will be delivered virtually. When you register, you will receive instructions for how access and participate in the event.

This event qualifies for Certificate of Completion.

At the conclusion of viewing the webinar, participants can download a Certificate of Completion for one hour of attendance. Certificates may be submitted for a school’s or district’s approval towards professional development credits. Requirements for professional development credits vary by state. It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure that they are meeting the requirements of their school, organization, and/or state.

History
Racism Resistance

In this webinar, we’ll provide an overview of Facing History & Ourselves’s Back-to-School Toolkit. This toolkit of teacher resources and classroom activities will help you lay a foundation for a reflective and caring community in the opening days of the school year.

Materials and resources are designed for middle school and high school level students.

During the webinar, we will:  

  • Consider the values and concerns that inform back-to-school planning
  • Explore Facing History’s’ Back-to-School Toolkit and other teaching resources that can help you start the year with intention
  • Share strategies, activities, and ideas for supporting student social-emotional needs at the start of the year and beyond

Captioning will be provided during this webinar, which takes place from 7–8 PM ET/6–7 PM CT/ 5–6 PM MT/4–5 PM PT. If this time doesn’t work for your schedule, be sure to register and we’ll notify you once the recording is available on our On-Demand Learning Center

At the conclusion of viewing the webinar, participants can download a Certificate of Completion for one hour of attendance. Certificates may be submitted for a school’s or district’s approval towards professional development credits. Requirements for professional development credits vary by state. It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure that they are meeting the requirements of their school, organization, and/or state.

Speaker Bios

Juan Castellanos

Associate Program Director, Facing History and Ourselves

Dustin Tenreiro

Associate Program Director, New England, Facing History and Ourselves

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