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:

More information about these courses and registration links are posted on the IDEAS website