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April 2021
From Surviving to Thriving! Four-Part Webinar Series – Session 4
Across four webinar sessions, Dr. Michele Borba will guide participants from across California through each chapter of her latest book, Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine. She will outline the seven essential character traits that help children thrive, including the ability to nurture a caring heart, develop a strong mind, and cultivate a determined will. Participants will leave each session with relatable and applicable ideas to help students learn and grow. This series is designed for…
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Responding to Violence & Discrimination Against Asians & Asian Americans
On May 1, join the Girl Up community for a virtual event centered on Responding to Violence and Discrimination Against Asians & Asian-Americans. The event will feature Tawny Saez (Director, The Harris Poll), who will present a data-driven portrait of changing public attitudes towards AAPI violence and discrimination. A live panel discussion will follow, with Ryan Hom (Director, Executive Operations, United Nations Foundation) moderating a conversation between a global group of young Girl Up leaders. Register here.
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Black Therapists Support Group
A safe space for therapists of African descent to come together toprocess and receive support related to racism, discrimination, implicitbias, and micro-aggressions, along with additional experiences thatare encountered in the field of mental health. First Saturday of Every Month. For: Licensed Clinicians, Associates & Students
Find out more »Dancing the Asian American Experience
What is it like to be an Asian American choreographer in the United States in 2021? For talented, contemporary Asian American choreographers, each representing a different dance style and all with an NYC connection, talk about their work and discuss their experiences in the dance world and in present-day America. Moderated by Phil Chan, author of Final Bow for Yellowface: Dancing Between Intention and Impact. this virtual program has been presented by Catham Square Liberty, Outreach Services and Adult Programming, and…
Find out more »Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Webinar Series – Creating Community, Navigating Construction
The UDL framework emphasizes the importance of building expert learners in any context. Learning and expertise are not static. They are continuous processes that involve practice, adjustment, and refinement for every member of the learning community. CAST defines expert learners as purposeful and motivated, resourceful and knowledgeable, and strategic and goal-directed. Expert learning takes shape differently when we create communities of support and construction zones of safe practice. Registration coming soon.
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AAPI Women: Addressing Anti-Asian Hate Across Industries
We are excited to have AAPI community members come together and share their stories as female minorities in their respective industries.
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day Lighting Ceremony
Wear red to remember and honor our missing and murdered indigenous women.
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We Can Do This: Let’s Help One Another Feel & Do Better
A Mental Health Discussion about PTSD from COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Hate.
Find out more »Designing for Literacy Development in the Hybrid Classroom Webinar Series – Expression and Communication
Learners are more likely to take academic risks when they see varied models of success and know there are many paths they can take to demonstrate their skills. Use this session to design unique ways for learners to communicate learning and express their abilities. Register here.
Find out more »CDE’s Creating Brave Spaces in Early Childhood Webinar Series: How Excluding, Suspending, and Expelling Hurts Children
CDE's Creating Brave Spaces in Early Childhood Webinar Series: How Excluding, Suspending, and Expelling Hurts Children Return for the second session of collective discourse to create systemic impact with California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, moderator Senta Greene, and panelists Dr. Walter Gilliam, Maurice Sykes, Nadia Jaboneta, Dr. Tunette Powell, and Kadija Johnston as they unpack exclusion, suspension, and expulsion in early childhood education, how children of color are disproportionately affected, and how we can begin to recognize, talk about, and create change in…
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