Fall Pathways for Fairfield-Suisun Educators

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District and BetterLesson are partnering to offer a variety of workshops to support educators in meeting the unique needs of their students this fall:

Trauma-Informed Practices Pathway
Inclusive and Responsive Practices Pathway
Meeting the Needs of All Learners Pathway

All sessions will take place from 3:30-5:30 pm PST, and educators are invited to sign up for as many pathways as they'd like. Click any pathway from the schedule to register, or view the topic descriptions below. Once your registration has been recorded in the BetterLesson Lab, you will receive automated confirmation emails and reminder emails with the check-in links needed to join all sessions in the pathway.

Availability is limited, so please complete all registrations as soon as possible.

Virtual Learning Workshop Topic Descriptions


TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES PATHWAY

CREATING SAFE SPACES: CREATING CLASSROOMS WHERE LEARNERS CAN THRIVE

Trauma-informed practices are always essential to meet students' needs, but even more so in the face of a pandemic and ongoing racial violence. Whether in school or at a distance, teachers can create a safe environment, stay aware of triggers, and tend to their own well-being. In this session, participants will:

DE-ESCALATION TACTICS AND MINDSETS: MAKING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT MANAGEABLE

Students and educators have experienced a lot of stressors in the past year- from brand new learning modalities to traumatic world events. Educators can be prepared to meet the needs of all students by mastering de-escalation tactics and harnessing the power of productive mindsets. In this session, participants will:

RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING STRATEGIES FOR TEACHERS: BUILDING OUR OWN RESILIENCE

When educators cultivate resilience, they are more likely to achieve their big goals and feel successful and motivated. Developing this culture is now more essential than ever to remain committed to this work and positively influence student outcomes. In this session, participants will:

INCLUSIVE AND RESPONSIVE PRACTICES PATHWAY

EQUITY AND ACCESS: ENSURING ALL STUDENTS MEET THEIR POTENTIAL

Educators know the importance of equity: it is essential to ensuring every child is supported, included, and given a voice. However, are we really all aligned on what equity is and how it does or doesn't manifest in our reality?  In this session, participants will:

CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM CULTURE: BUILDING A RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY

We have an opportunity to reimagine how educators establish classroom culture. In a culturally-responsive culture, all students feel respected for their identities, skills, and passions. In this session, participants will:

ANTI-RACISM FUNDAMENTALS: BUILDING UNDERSTANDING ABOUT RACE IN THE CLASSROOM

For White teachers who want to be anti-racist co-conspirators, it can feel hard to know where to begin. But these challenging conversations can be handled with respect and zeal. In this session, participants will:

MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS PATHWAY

FOCUSING ON GRADE-LEVEL CONTENT: MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS

Educators have always had to address a wide range of academic levels - but now more than ever. Instead of focusing only on remediation, which research has shown can perpetuate learning gaps, we will explore the importance of presenting grade level content in a way that is accessible to all students - accelerating growth by chunking learning into manageable pieces and embedding supports into instruction. In this session, participants will:

DIFFERENTIATING SUPPORT, LEVERAGING TECH TOOLS

Technology plays a huge role in making targeted, differentiated support replicable and sustainable and for providing those personalized pathways that can drive student success. In this session, participants will:

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING: MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS

As we transition back from remote learning, it is important to consider how all learners will access meaningful and challenging learning experiences that meet their needs. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) helps educators design learning experiences with opportunities, scaffolds, and supports so that each student can succeed. In this session, participants will:

About Virtual Learning Workshops

Our virtual workshops are highly collaborative and participatory -- they are not webinars! Virtual learning workshops are roughly 2 hours each and use Zoom video conferencing. Throughout the workshop, a BetterLesson coach will support educators to:

  • Learn about high impact instructional strategies in your focus area that can be implemented tomorrow
  • Experience active virtual pedagogy through chatting, digital tools, and small group sessions
  • Create and execute manageable implementation steps
  • Build a collaborative learning community to share challenges and successes

What are learning norms for when we are in a Session?

  • 1:1 devices are key: It is really important to join the session from your own device!  It’s tough to engage when you’re sharing a computer with someone else (remember it’s interactive!).
  • Arrive early:  Please log on to the Zoom room at least 5 minutes before, if possible, to make sure all the technology works and ensure the group to start on-time.
  • Be in your own space:  If you do have to share a space with other participants, please still have your own device, mute your microphone, and use headphones to reduce feedback noise. 
  • Show us you: Please leave your camera ON for the session.  It is so much better when we can see each other!
  • Learning is social:  We believe any professional learning should give you time to share with peers and work together.  The Chat is an ongoing space to surface questions and share your thoughts, and the series will regularly ask you to work in small groups.

Register Now

If you would like additional information about the registration process or sessions offered, please reach out to Coreen Kemper from BetterLesson's Partner Success Team at coreen.kemper@betterlesson.com.

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