Summer 2024 Workshops
Strengthen Your Practice through Summer Learning!
Several workshops and courses will be offered this summer for CPS educators who are looking to build their professional repertoires. The list below highlights workshops being offered through CPS, as well as courses being offered through partner organizations like Lesley University and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents.
Summer Workshops Offered by and for CPS Educators
Foundations of Restorative Justice: Tier 1 Community Building Circles
Instructor: Betsy Bowman
Dates & Times (2 Sections): Tuesday 6/25 & Thursday 6/27 (2 days) OR Wednesday 6/26 & Friday 6/28 (2 Days) 9:00-3:00
Location: TBD
Credits: 1 M+ Credit | 1 Increment Credit (Units C & E) | 15 PDPs
Please look up Course # 20960 on the Professional Learning Platform (PLP) for more information!
Studying Skillful Teaching
Instructor: Jenny Chung & Suzanne Russell
Dates & Times: June 28th to July 3rd (4 days) 8:30-3:30, plus 4 dates in the fall (3:45-6:45).
Location: Haggerty Library
Credits: 3 M+ Credits | 3 Graduate Credits through Fitchburg State (add’l fee) | 37 PDPs
Please click here for more information!
Responsive Strategies for the Elementary Classroom
Instructor: Amy Moylan
Dates & Times: August 13th to 16th (4 days) 8:30-3:00
Location: Baldwin Library
Credits: 2 M+ Credits | 30 PDPs
Please look up Course # 20961 on the Professional Learning Platform (PLP) for more information!
External Summer Courses Open to CPS Educators
Complex Instruction at Lesley University
Our friends at Lesley University are excited to offer complex instruction training again this summer for 6-12th grade STEAM educators, multilingual educators, special educators, and elementary STEAM coaches.
Instructor: Kentaro Iwasaki
Dates & Times: July 8-12, 2024 from 8:30am-3:30pm
Location: Lesley University, Porter Campus, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140
Credits: Up to 30 PDPs from Lesley University
Registration Deadline: June 14, 2024
For more information, please see this overview of complex instruction training as well as the registration form.
Initiatives for Developing Equity and Achievement for Students (IDEAS)
IDEAS, a division of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, offers a range of virtual and hybrid summer courses focused on anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Summer 2024 course options include:
IDEAS 1: Anti-Racist School Practices to Support the Success of All Student (multiple sections available)
Transforming Curriculum through a Social Justice Lens
Co-teaching with a Culturally Responsive Lens
Strategies for Examining and Addressing the Student Academic Achievement Gap
More information about these courses and registration links are posted on the IDEAS website.