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Workshop 1: Ethnic Studies @ STEP

Facilitators:

• Irene Castillon, STEP Secondary 2010
  STEP Clinical Associate- Ethnic Studies/World Languages-Spanish

• Tasha Pura, STEP Elementary 2011
  STEP Clinical Associate-Elementary

Come and learn how STEP is currently approaching Ethnic Studies and cultural and historical responsive education. In this workshop, you'll get a brief overview of STEP's program/course offerings in both Secondary and Elementary, as well as the opportunity to experience some arts integration and community-building with fellow participants, as we explore our individual and collective journeys around this work.

Location: Raikes 111

Workshop 2: Project-Based Learning for Global Climate Justice

Facilitator:

• Zachary Herrmann, STEP Secondary 2007
  Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and Professional Faculty - ; PBL for

Project-based learning empowers students to explore complex and critical challenges such as global climate justice. PBL positions students in real roles to explore real challenges and to make real impact. In this session, you'll experience a short project launch experience, be introduced to a framework for planning a project, and have an opportunity to generate project ideas. The session is informed by the hundreds of educators we've worked with across the globe, doing innovative work with their students. You'll also learn about additional resources related to project-based learning for global climate justice. 

Location: Raikes 102

Workshop 3: Fostering Intention and Purpose through PBL

Facilitator:

• Moe Kyaw, STEP Secondary 2024
  High School Teacher at Thurgood Marshall Academic High

Explore how we can reframe and re-arrange what we teach through multiple contexts such as social justice, politics, art, and medicine.

Location: ANKO 108

Workshop 4: Activism as Educators

Facilitator:

• Michael Miller, STEP Secondary 2020
  Physics Teacher, Jefferson High School

This workshop is dedicated to planning practical and sustainable activism within your context for both students and educators.

Location: ANKO 102

Workshop 5: We Are Our Own Best Resources: Reflections on AI and Our Changing Field

Facilitator:

• , STEP Secondary 2006
  Vice Chair of the Board for New Door Ventures

AI is reshaping schools faster than we can catch our breath. This gathering is not for quick responses. Instead, we are slowing down to sit with one another and ask: How are we feeling in this season of our professional lives? What do we sense our field is losing and gaining as outside forces impact it?  What new possibilities might emerge when we imagine together, grounded in our shared expertise and lived experiences?   Come with curiosity and a story to tell. Leave with more clarity on the collective view. Before we fix, let’s share stories, listen, and imagine together.

Location: ANKO 108

Workshop 6: Moving at the Speed of Trust: Cultivating Authentic Connections for Restorative Justice

Facilitator:

• , STEP Secondary 2017
  Director of DEI and Dean of Student Belonging, Charles Armstrong School

Learn how a restorative framework of trust fosters successful school changes, and prevents burnout and moral injury, especially for BIPOC educators, through a trust assessment and pod-mapping activities.

Location: Raikes 102

Workshop 7: Parents as Co-Teachers: Collaborating with Families to Meet the Moment

Facilitator:

• , STEP Elementary 2020
  Transitional kindergarten teacher, Oakland Unified School District

Over several years, the relationships between families and schools has deteriorated due to low trust and dissatisfaction between all parties, all worsened by the current political climate. Instead of moving away from each other, this moment compels us to draw closer together because kids need a village in order to thrive. This workshop looks at ways that educators can see families as co-teachers, equally invested and excited for their child's education, with strategies and examples to build on.

Location: ANKO 106

Workshop 8: Using the Great Migration to teach Ethnic Studies, African American Studies, US History and belonging for California's diverse schools

Facilitator:

• Mari Gray, STEP Secondary 1997
  Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Cal State East Bay

Location: Raikes 111