Let's Learn Together

Our usual ways of doing school have been disrupted in response to COVID-19, shining a glaring spotlight on longstanding inequities within our systems. Around the world, communities are coming together to challenge the deep structural racism that exists within our justice system and society at large, including our school systems. We live in a moment of great potential; we can and must use this disruption to the status quo to catalyze transformation. Together, let’s reimagine schools as sites for justice, well-being, and connection.

We've identified three important foci for the coming school year. Throughout the fall, we'll continue to share new resources and learning opportunities that can help us create more just schools, engage students in meaningful learning online and at home, and support students' social and emotional well-being.

Resources

Reenvisioning Education for Enacting Justice: Rather than seeking to return to "normal," let's leverage the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to build more just schools. We must dismantle the processes, policies, and practices that uphold racism within our educational systems and build new structures that center the voices of families and communities.

Teaching & Learning Online and at Home: This fall, many schools will continue to operate online or using hybrid formats. Let's work together to overcome technological challenges and create meaningful learning opportunities that foster connection and values children's home- and community-based knowledge.

Supporting Students’ Social Emotional Needs: Students, families, educators, and leaders are all coping with additional stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing systemic racism adds an addition layer to this crisis. This fall, we'll need to prioritize social and emotional well-being, relationships, and connectedness more than ever.

Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities

Offering	Description	Audience
Investigating Privilege and Access in Educational Systems: How to Avoid Being a “Karen” or “Ken” in the Workplace and with Students and Families October 29 to November 12 Learn more	This three-session course will invite participants to investigate how privilege and access intersects within the educational system through unsuspecting or intentional/unintentional behaviors. We will develop skill in navigating spaces in more culturally responsive ways in order to begin dismantling structures that gate-keep marginalized or under-represented populations.	District Leaders, Early Childhood Professionals, Elementary Teachers, School Leaders, Secondary Teachers, Special Education Professionals
Promising District Leadership Practices for Transformative Change in the Context of COVID-19 November 13 Learn more	In this webinar, district leaders from five school districts will reflect on what they’ve learned about supporting instruction during the “dual pandemics” of COVID- 19 and racial injustice. They will share their current and future efforts to center the experiences and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and emphasize family and community relationships to reorient district-level decision-making.	District Leaders
Early Childhood Education in the time of COVID: Voices from the Field November 18 Learn more	Haring Center staff and Early childhood special educators (teaching in Birth-Grade 3 settings) will share strategies, practices, and supports that have effectively and efficiently supported families and young children during COVID. Please join us for a collaborative conversation around best practices and lessons learned as we all navigate this new normal!	Early Childhood Professionals, Elementary Teachers, Special Education Professionals
SPEB Institute: Transforming Partnership in Education- A Learning Institute for Families and Educators November 21 Learn more	Community members will come together to co-create optimum learning environments that center students and their families.	District Leaders, Early Childhood Professionals, Elementary Teachers, Informal Educators, School Leaders, Secondary Teachers
Leveraging Technologies to Support Families during COVID: Strategies for Virtual Family Support and Home Visiting December 16 Learn more	Family support is a large part of a special educator’s role, but the shift to online learning has made this incredibly difficult. This webinar will cover ways of supporting families during COVID 19 and with the shift to distance learning. We will share resources for conducting virtual home visits and discuss ways school staff can connect with families, assess their needs, connect them with resources, and support them in meeting their child’s’ needs at home.	Early Childhood Professionals, Special Education Professionals

Learning Together 2020

Let's Learn Together

Resources

Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities

Investigating Privilege and Access in Educational Systems: How to Avoid Being a “Karen” or “Ken” in the Workplace and with Students and Families

Promising District Leadership Practices for Transformative Change in the Context of COVID-19

Early Childhood Education in the time of COVID: Voices from the Field

SPEB Institute: Transforming Partnership in Education- A Learning Institute for Families and Educators

Leveraging Technologies to Support Families during COVID: Strategies for Virtual Family Support and Home Visiting

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