During each of the six breakout sessions throughout the weekend, a large number of conversations will take place. This site will help you organize your plan for the weekend and provide the relevant information for each conversation. After signing in, search through the conversations below and mark the sessions you are interested in to populate your personal schedule on the right (or below if on your mobile phone).
Explore how to combine cultural storytelling and social justice with robotics in this hands-on workshop using Hummingbird kits. Educators will learn to create interactive student-led projects that celebrate cultural heritage, advocate for change in community spaces, and empower students with voice, agency, and technological skills.
How can good teachers respond, in good faith, to bad-faith arguments against discussing race in the classroom? In this session, we figure out how to win over the "middle third" of parents who doubt that their children should be thoughtfully discussing race.
Explore human-centered wellness in schools, focusing on strategies to support the holistic wellbeing of students and staff. This conversation will offer practical approaches for fostering emotional, social, and physical wellness, building resilience, and creating balanced, connected educational environments that prioritize the growth and engagement of all community members.
We will be learning how to engage students in learning by leveraging a topic of interest (sneakers, sneakerhead culture, etc), use various principles of culturally responsive pedagogy to address the needs of our students in our curriculum writing, talk about how we build relationships with our students organically and of course you will leave here having a jumpstart knowledge on a little bit about sneakerhead culture and the history of sneakers to flex on with your students.
Philadelphia Learning Collaborative’s approach to increasing teacher retention creates opportunities for educators to build skills, networks, a sense of autonomy, and to take on leadership roles. Experiences like help to retain a talented corps of educators. Come hear from teachers energized by these strategies and apply them in your school.
Explore with other educators how they teach (or don’t) life skills in their classrooms. Learn from students what they most want to learn, and discuss tricks to sneak these adulting lessons into your existing curriculum and school day. Hear from existing and former students how adulting lessons have impacted their transition into their independent lives.
Educators in various school roles—principals, tech specialists, librarians, and more—can support teachers by adopting coaching techniques. This interactive session invites participants to explore facilitative, dialogical, and directive coaching styles through role-play, reflection, and collaborative resource-building, empowering them to foster growth and innovation in their schools.
"Why would learners come to your school even if they didn't have to?" Let’s map how school communities create experiences that draw students into owning their learning. When students become full partners in design processes, the community’s culture changes. Join us to collaboratively build a field guide on the spot.
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