For first-generation students, higher education offers a gateway to career advancement, valued social capital, and intergenerational mobility. Yet despite the best efforts of instructors, first-generation students face numerous challenges to successfully completing a degree, evidenced in higher drop-out rates compared to their peers. Understanding those challenges can help inform course design strategies that foster a...
In this time of a pandemic and the movement for racial equity and justice, Linked Learning pathways provide students with new and creative opportunities to connect, learn and express themselves through civic action. Through Linked Learning, young people are encouraged to develop the self-agency and motivation to vote and mobilize, hold leaders accountable, and keep...
Join REL West, the Region 15 Comprehensive Center, and the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety for a free webinar and panel discussion on the interrelationships among race equity mindsets, social and emotional well-being, and outcomes for Black, Latinx, and other students of color. Presenters will share evidence on why equity...
Join DJ Faro and your first-generation peers and champions for this pre-celebration of National First-Generation College Celebration Day. Brought to you by the Council for Opportunity in Education and the Center for First-generation Student Success, this will be a fun-filled hour of music, trivia, and prizes. Engage with hashtag #CelebrateFirstGen2020 on social media to join...
CAP is taking its professional development online! Join for four webinars featuring research and classroom practices for supporting English language learners in both ESL and English courses Use the form to register for the webinars. Prior to the webinar, CAP Central will provide the meeting information.
This year, CSAC will be hosting its 2nd annual California College Affordability Summit in an effort to bring California’s K-12 and Higher Education communities together. The CA College Affordability Summit: A Pathway to Financial Aid will provide educators and policy leaders information and resources about the importance of financial aid and its ability to increase college access,...
This "Moving Forward for Equity, Safety, and Learning Acceleration" series of webinars offers K-16 educators information on what curricular, instructional, operational, and leadership adjustments are being made to address the relevant contributing factors that lead to learning loss, to maintain school safety, and to mitigate the disruptive impact of COVID-19 in the education of all...
Join Growing Inland Achievement and Collective Impact Forum for a training session on Ecocycle Mapping. The concept of an ecocycle draws on biological research into the closed-loop system of development, conservation, destruction, and renewal seen in natural (ecological) systems. The ecocycle suggests that the long-term sustainability of adaptive organizations and initiatives requires that elements of...
Come to this mini-conference to listen to inspiring keynote computer science equity advocates/speakers, attend educator and administrator breakout sessions, with a focus on broadening access to K-12 Computer Science. Walk away with state-wide inspiration, strategies, and ideas for increasing K-12 computer science and education success.
Join to learn about the newly rebranded Aeronaut-X program of NextGen STEM. Learn about current and newly released Aeronaut-X classroom actiivites, videos, resources and activities. This overview will provide ways to engage students in standards-aligned hands-on activities that can be used within the classroom or at home.
Today's high school students face many unprecedented challenges as they look ahead to higher education and beyond. This important two-part virtual workshop series, led by nationally recognized higher education expert Adam A. Smith, will equip high school educators with the skills and knowledge to effectively coach students to gain admission to, and prepare for, college....
Please join the U.S. Department of Education for a discussion on the state of student learning during the pandemic and tools that families and teachers can use to support student learning now. This event will educate parents and teachers on the state of learning today and how you can better support your students during the...
