This page provides information about AY 2024-25 PL opportunities that are not sponsored by CSD. Keep coming back! New resources will be added regularly.
See below for more information about the following resources:
NON-CSD PL such as METRO RESA COURSES
Intersectional Allyship for Racial Justice: A Workshop for White Allies
Sep 17 & 18, 2024, 1 – 4:30 pm ET (12-3:30pm CT / 11am-2:30pm MT / 10am-1:30pm PT). Register here.
Pay-what-you-can scholarship for this workshop are available! Apply here.
If you have any questions, please email workshops@equityinthecenter.org.
National Equity Project: AY 24-25 Courses
Introduction to Liberatory Design | Sept 10, 2024 | Online
Coaching for Equity Institute | September 12-13, 2024 | Oakland, CA
Liberatory Design for Equity | Tuesdays, October 8 - November 12, 2024 | Online
Leading for Equity Institute| Thursday October 17 - Friday, October 18, 2024 | In Person
Designing & Facilitating Meetings for Equity Course | Wednesday, November 13 - Thursday, November 14, 2024 | Online
Learning Partnerships and Teaching for Equity Course | Thursday, November 7 - Friday, November 8, 2024 | Online
Introduction to Liberatory Design | Dec 3, 2024 | Online
Leading for Equity in Complex Systems Institute| Thursday March 20 - Friday, March 21, 2025| Online
Intro to Liberatory Design Workshop | Thursday, April 3, 2025 | Online
FREE Liberatory Design Community of Practice | June 3, 2025 | Online
FREE Designing and Facilitating Meetings Community of Practice | Jun 5, 2025 | Online
FREE Coaching for Equity Community of Practice | June 11, 2025 | Online
Sesame Workshop: Courses and Webinars
Be a life-long learner! Explore these resources created for the caring adults who work with children to assist refugee families resettling after conflict or crisis. Put in some PD hours by watching a webinar or taking a course on the topics listed below as well as many others. Certificates of completion are available.
Supporting Resettling Children and Families in the U.S.
Helping Children Make Meaning After Trauma
Art Therapy for Young Children: The benefits of art exploration and expression for young children
Talking About It: Suggested answers to children’s most difficult questions about foster care
Roads to Resilience: A course highlighting some of the best assets from topics across SesameWorkshop.org with customized approaches, and tips and tricks on using these resources in your work with caregivers and their children.
This course, from the Kirwan Institute at The Ohio State University, will introduce you to insights about how our minds operate and help you understand the origins of implicit associations. You will also uncover some of your own biases and learn strategies for addressing them. Each module is divided into a short series of lessons, many taking less than 10 minutes to complete. That way, even if you’re pressed for time, you can complete the lessons and modules at your convenience.
Module 1: Understanding Implicit Bias
Module 2: Real World Implications
Module 3: Understanding Your Own Biases
Module 4: Mitigating Unwanted Biases
Module 5: Certificate Test
https://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/implicit-bias-module-series
Hollaback is an awesome nonprofit working to end harassment — in all its forms. They believe that everyone deserves the resources to respond to, prevent, and intervene in instances of harassment. Therefore, they provide both customized and free anti-harassment training experiences. They have some strong free training sessions scheduled for March-May 2021. Many of them speak specifically to Asian American discrimination. Check them out!
https://www.ihollaback.org/harassmenttraining/
RESAs partner with other state agencies, including the Georgia Department of Education, the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, to offer Statewide PL opportunities such as the following (and many more).
Leadership Certifications
Gifted/ESOL/Instructional Coach Certifications
Dyslexia Endorsements
MTSS Endorsement
Effective Online Teaching
School Climate/Restorative Practices
Mentor Training
STEM/Math Courses
Conducting Restorative Conferences
There are currently sixteen RESAs that make up the network. We are in the Metro RESA.