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This page will be updated as professional development sessions become available. When all sections, of a particular course, have to be taken in order to receive credit... the sections will appear under the month where the course begins.
Professional Learning
Our Local History
Haudenosaunee Resilience & Resistance
Register for the Zoom: link
October 6th (4 - 6 PM)
Constance Mitchell (Identity - 2nd Grade)
Register for the Zoom: link
October 20th (4-6 PM)
REAL Team
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 1)
October 13th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 2)
October 27th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Social Studies Dept. & Dr. Jacqueline M. Cofield
Women and the American Story: Teaching History Through Art, Archives, and Counter-Narrative
📅 Date: Monday, October 19, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Multimodal Inquiry: Discover how to use art, postwar artifacts (such as Barbie and Christie dolls), and archival photography as rich primary sources.
Curricular Depth: Learn actionable approaches to address power, representation, and silences in standard history curricula.
Classroom-Ready Resources: Leave with adaptable inquiry prompts, source pairings, and materials from the Women & the American Story (WAMS) framework ready to implement immediately.
Dismantling Barriers, Building Connections: Supporting Autistic Learners in the Social Studies Classroom
November 9th (4-6 PM) Link to Register in Oracle
1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
Our Local History
REAL Team
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 1)
November 10th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 2)
November 24th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
E-Learning
Teacher Clarity & Social Studies
(K-12)
November 11th - 18th
Our Local History
REAL Team
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 1)
December 8th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 2)
December 22nd: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Our Local History
Redlining in Rochester (Elementary)
Register for the Zoom: link
January 5th (4-6 PM)
Redlining & Civic Action (Secondary)
Register for the Zoom: link
January 19th (4-6 PM)
REAL Team
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 1)
January 12th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 2)
January 26th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
REAL Team
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 1)
February 9th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 2)
February 23rd: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
REAL Team
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 1)
March 9th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 2)
March 30th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
REAL Team
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 1)
April 13th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 2)
April 27th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
REAL Team
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 1)
May 11th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Laying the Foundation for Anti-Racist Education (Module 2)
May 25th: 1 Edgerton Park 3rd Floor
(4 - 6 PM)
Summer Learning
July/August 26-27yr
2025-2026 Newsletters