January 5, 2026
Professional Development Day

PK and TK Teachers, IAs, ECE TSAs, ECE Family Navigators, ECE Behaviorists, ECE Site Admins, ECE Coordinators, Partners, and Directors - SEEDS of Learning - Parts 5 and 6 - IN PERSON

• Time: 8:30am-3pm

• Location: BLOC15 Event Venue - 252 2nd St, Oakland, CA 94607

• Audience: PK and TK Teachers, IAs, ECE TSAs, ECE Family Navigators, ECE Behaviorists, ECE Site Admins, ECE Coordinators, Partners, and Directors

• Facilitators: SEEDS of Learning Facilitators

• Registration: Register here

• WORD RECOGNITION AM

• Phonological and Phonemic Awareness PM

• Alphabet Knowledge

SIPPS 101

• Time: 12:30pm-3pm

• Location: Brookfield Elementary

• Audience: K-5 Teachers

• Facilitators: Connie Lam, Courtney Walker

• Registration: Register here

This session is intended for teachers who have not had previous SIPPS training (Beginning, Extension, Challenge, & Plus). This session will build their knowledge of the Science of Reading and help them understand the overall arc and instructional delivery of a SIPPS lesson. They will also practice administering placement tests and progress monitoring to inform instructional decisions.

EL Ed Module 3 Backwards Planning Intensive

• Time: 8:30am-11:30am

• Location: Brookfield Elementary

• Audience: K-5 teachers

• Facilitators: Jessica Ayala, Hanna Sufrin, Rebecca, Katia Dunkel, Maria Ingles, Michael Ray, Abel Guzman

• Registration: Register here

This session will guide teachers in a step by step in depth unpacking process to internalize the 2025 Edition of Module 3. We will include in our unpacking and planning all components: the new core Module units and assessments, and the adjoining Unlock ELD. Teachers will come away with a big picture understanding of the goals of the Module from the Standards to the targets, and the overall arc of the Module from lesson to lesson. We will meet in grade level groups, so that teachers will get to unpack and plan with colleagues teaching Module 3 in the same grade level.

SEAL Cohort 1 Teachers: Dual Language Pedagogy Series - In Person

• Time: 8:30am-11:30am

• Location: ICS Auditorium

• Audience: Tk-5 teachers

• Facilitators: Cristina Segura

• Registration: Register here

This session will focus on the bilingual brain and translanguaging. Teachers will learn about the genius of the bilingual brain and transfer. Teachers will be introduced to the Oral Language Assessment. *MANDATORY for the SEAL schools in cohort 1.

SEAL Cohort 2 Teachers: Dual Language Pedagogy Series Bilingual Assessment Pedagogy - In Person

• Time: 8:30am-11:30am

• Location: ICS Cafeteria

• Audience: Tk-5 SEAL Teachers

• Facilitators: Cristina Segura

• Registration: Register here

In this session teachers will deepen their knowledge of assessments in a DL context. Teachers will be introduced to 3 new strategies; The Dictado, The Super Duper Sentence Builder, and the Cooperative strip paragraph.

K-5 RS and Mild/Mod SpED Teachers: SPIRE - IN PERSON

• Time: 8:30am-3pm

• Location: Santa Fe (Special Education Department)

• Audience: K-5 RS and Mild/Mod SpED Teachers

• Facilitators: Micaela Reinstein

• Registration: Register here

• Why we use SPIRE

• How to use the placement test

• How to teach each of the 10 steps of SPIRE

• Navigating SPIRE Star (digital component)

• Hands on practice with each step

Beyond Stickers and Clip Charts: Real solutions for Complex Student Behavior

• Time: 9am-3am

• Location: Special Education Santa Fe office MPR

• Audience: SLPs

• Facilitators: Diagnostic Center of Northern California

• Registration: Register here

Professional Development for Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs)

Case Manager Best Practices, K-12 - IN PERSON

• Time: 9am-3:30pm

• Location: TBD

• Audience: K-12 Case Managers

• Facilitators: Zemaria Jeanty, Kevin AJ Goines

• Registration: Register here

Join us for a full day, hands on learning experience focused on Case Management Best Practices that drive student engagement and success. Through interactive demonstrations, guided practice, and collaboration, we’ll explore effective academic and behavioral supports, including SART/SARB, deescalation, and goal centered checkins. Learn how to use home visits, incentives, and progress monitoring to strengthen relationships, respond to data, and align interventions across attendance, behavior, and academics—leaving with ready touse tools, deeper confidence, and clear ways to make your impact visible.

Addtl instructors will be added once confirmed.

K-5 Teachers - Eureka Math² Grade-Level Planning using Student Data (CEAs):

• Time: 9am-12pm

• Location: Garfield Elementary - 1640 22nd Ave, Oakland 94606

• Audience: K-5 Teachers

• Facilitators: Edgar Rodriguez-Ramirez, Rodolfo Ornelas, Shawn Stibbins

• Registration: Register here

• This session guides teachers through a full backward planning cycle using Eureka Math² CEAs, i-Ready, and student work to design that center reasoning, discourse, and access. Educators will analyze evidence of student thinking, identify misconceptions, and plan differentiated instruction to accelerate learning. Sessions will be differentiated by grade band (K–2, 3–5) and by experience (new to EM², experienced with EM²). Note: This content builds on the Sept 2025 PD Day focus, deepening application of coherence, rigor, and belonging through data driven planning.

High School Social Science/History Teachers - How Anti-Jewish Harm and Biases Can Present in Discourse Around Israel & Palestine

• Time: 10:45am-12:15pm

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: 9-12 Social Studies/History Teachers/Open to all Staff

• Facilitators: Zach Schaffer - Project Shema

• Registration: Register here

Project Shema is a training and support organization built to help the Jewish community and allies understand and address contemporary antisemitism. Most don’t fully understand what it means to be Jewish, what antisemitism is, and how it works. Without this context, it’s difficult for allies to recognize and address antiJewish harm and ideas. Participants will understand how to disrupt antiJewish bias specifically when it becomes present in discourse around Israel and Palestin

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

All Staff - How Anti-Jewish Harm and Biases Can Present in Discourse Around Israel & Palestine

• Time: 10:45am-12:15pm

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: 9-12 Social Studies/History Teachers/Open to all Staff

• Facilitators: Zach Schaffer - Project Shema

• Registration: Register here

Project Shema is a training and support organization built to help the Jewish community and allies understand and address contemporary antisemitism. Most don’t fully understand what it means to be Jewish, what antisemitism is, and how it works. Without this context, it’s difficult for allies to recognize and address antiJewish harm and ideas. Participants will understand how to disrupt antiJewish bias specifically when it becomes present in discourse around Israel and Palestine.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

All Staff - How Anti-Jewish Harm and Biases Can Present in Discourse Around Israel & Palestine

• Time: 1pm-2:30pm

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: 9-12 Social Studies/History Teachers/Open to all Staff

• Facilitators: Zach Schaffer - Project Shema

• Registration: Register here

Project Shema is a training and support organization built to help the Jewish community and allies understand and address contemporary antisemitism. Most don’t fully understand what it means to be Jewish, what antisemitism is, and how it works. Without this context, it’s difficult for allies to recognize and address antiJewish harm and ideas. Participants will understand how to disrupt antiJewish bias specifically when it becomes present in discourse around Israel and Palestin

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

All Staff - Building Inclusive Communities for LGBTQ Students & Families

• Time: 10:45am-12:15pm

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: All Staff

• Facilitators: Evan Fortin, TSA, Healthy Oakland Kids and Teens

• Registration: Register here

In this workshop we will go over lesson resources and classroom best practices to foster safe and inclusive environments for LGBTQ students and staff. We will navigate new state and federal laws related to LGBTQ advocacy and inclusion. We will also discuss how to address diverse family, religious, and cultural values in our classrooms and school communities.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

All Staff - Building Inclusive Communities for LGBTQ Students & Families

• Time: 1pm-2:30pm

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: All Staff

• Facilitators: Evan Fortin, TSA, Healthy Oakland Kids and Teens

• Registration: Register here

In this workshop we will go over lesson resources and classroom best practices to foster safe and inclusive environments for LGBTQ students and staff. We will navigate new state and federal laws related to LGBTQ advocacy and inclusion. We will also discuss how to address diverse family, religious, and cultural values in our classrooms and school communities.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

Addressing Anti-Black Racism in the Classroom

• Time: 1pm-3:45pm

• Location: In-Person (Location TBD)

• Audience: PK-12 Teachers

• Facilitators: Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard

• Registration: Register here

Participants will understand AntiBlack Racism and how it is reproduced at the internal, interpersonal and systemic level. Participants will specifically understand how to address AntiBlack racism in the classroom and with instruction.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

Honoring our Shared Humanity: Working with Muslim Identifying Students

• Time: 10:45am-12:15pm

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: All Staff

• Facilitators: Maha Elgenaidi and Zachary Markwith, Islamic Networks Group (ING)

• Registration: Register here

Islamophobia, a framework with deep historical roots, has long influenced how Islam, Muslims, and Arabs are defined and depicted both in the United States and around the world. This sessson delves into the definitions of Islamophobia, its origins, and its prevailing stereotypes. It also explores the intersection of Islamophobia with antiArab and antiPalestinian racisms, examining their effects on Muslim and Arab American communities. The seminar concludes by offering strategies to combat Islamophobia on both interpersonal and institutional levels, tailored to various contexts and audiences. Throughout, the speaker will engage with the audience, answering questions and facilitating discussion.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

Honoring our Shared Humanity: Working with Muslim Identifying Students

• Time: 1pm-2:30pm

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: All Staff

• Facilitators: Maha Elgenaidi and Zachary Markwith, Islamic Networks Group (ING)

• Registration: Register here

Islamophobia, a framework with deep historical roots, has long influenced how Islam, Muslims, and Arabs are defined and depicted both in the United States and around the world. This sessson delves into the definitions of Islamophobia, its origins, and its prevailing stereotypes. It also explores the intersection of Islamophobia with antiArab and antiPalestinian racisms, examining their effects on Muslim and Arab American communities. The seminar concludes by offering strategies to combat Islamophobia on both interpersonal and institutional levels, tailored to various contexts and audiences. Throughout, the speaker will engage with the audience, answering questions and facilitating discussion.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

Understanding Antisemitism- Asynchronous Online Course

• Time: 10:45am-12:15pm

• Location: Asynchronous, Self-Paced Seminar

• Audience: All Staff

• Facilitators: April Powers, Project Shema

• Registration: Register here

Project Shema's Online Course via Linked In provides staff with a holistic understanding of the Jewish people, Jewish history, and the bigotry that has long targeted the Jewish community. The course provides practical tips for how staff can create more inclusive environments.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation with course link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

Understanding Antisemitism- Asynchronous Online Course

• Time: 1pm-2:30pm

• Location: Asynchronous, Self-Paced Seminar

• Audience: All Staff

• Facilitators: April Powers, Project Shema

• Registration: Register here

Project Shema's Online Course via Linked In provides staff with a holistic understanding of the Jewish people, Jewish history, and the bigotry that has long targeted the Jewish community. The course provides practical tips for how staff can create more inclusive environments.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation with course link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

Protecting Immigrant Student Rights on Our Campuses (Sanctuary Protocol Training)

• Time: 2:45pm-3:45pm

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: All Staff

• Facilitators: Nicole Knight, Misha Karigaca, Cliff Hong, Raquel Jimenez

• Registration: Register here

The OUSD Sanctuary District team will review why sanctuary matters, what the law says, the OUSD sanctuary policy and protocol, and share know your rights resources. Participants will be able to explain the rights guaranteed for our immigrant families and students, understand the OUSD ICE protocols, and how to find resources.

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation with zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview

Courageous Conversation Protocol: Four Agreements, Six Conditions to Engage, Sustain, Deepen Intra-Racial and Inter-Racial Dialogue About Race

• Time: 9am-11:30am

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: All Staff

• Facilitators: Madison Potts, Courageous Conversations Global Foundation

• Registration: Register here

Introduction to Courageous Conversation® is an experience that acquaints individuals with a set of tools, The Protocol, to engage, sustain and deepen dialogues about race. Participants will be introduced to the three components of The Protocol: The Compass, Four Agreements, and Six Conditions. This initial engagement with Courageous Conversation® guides an exploration of the life impact of race, and promotes an essential literacy and consciousness to examine our personal, professional, and organizational ways of being. Designed to meet participants at whatever their level of experience, Introduction to Courageous Conversation® will enhance efforts to promote racial equity and belonging.

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Building Family Partnership to Eliminate Bias: Parent-Teacher Home Visit (PTHV) Model

• Time: 9am-11:30am

• Location: Zoom

• Audience: All Teachers

• Facilitators: Sara Nuno-Villa, Arcelia Gonzalez

• Registration: Register here

• The PTHV model is a voluntary PK

• 12 & young adult program home visit practice that helps teachers and parents build foundational relationships and work together for student success. Join us and get officially trained on OUSD’s PTHV model that focuses on: Relational connection, Building capacity of families, and staff for partnership, Collaboration, and is Linked to student learning. Session Outcomes: Teachers will 1) explore core values and equity mindset necessary to conduct home visits, 2) understand the conditions for successful home visits (and fidelity with the PTHV model), 3) understand the three components to a successful home visit, 4) practice making the initial call to schedule a home visit, and 5) share hopes and anxieties with conducting home visits

Please complete google form to receive calendar invitation with zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBHJiAIXXp5IpmiKSaMcfevjrdXRy4Ae5dZ384D-WnPqNXlA/viewform?usp=preview