(Administrators, district level personnel, and board members)-The role of the school site administrator is one of the most important positions in education. It calls on you to be both an instructional and operational leader. It calls on you to guide the entire learning environment towards success. Who is this done?

This introspective and reflective workshop series provides the formula for success and encourages the school administrator to embrace the fact that they are equipped to make any educational institution a successful one because they hold the keys.

(Administrators, district level personnel)-What does it take to become a successful, transformational leader in an urban setting? This workshop series provides a reflective approach to discussing how to ensure that you are ready to lead and serve as an effective educational leader. Ensuring that instruction to meet the needs of all learners is at the forefront off all decisions, this workshop guides the participants through the elements of culturally relevant and linguistically responsive education and how to be a leader that can bring that out of staff. Excellent for aspiring administrators, novice administrators and veteran administrators.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel)-Oftentimes the discussion of culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy has been centered on instruction only. The objective of this workshop is to examine the effects of Restorative Justice and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on students of color when addressed from a cultural lens. Using the work of late researcher, Dr. Asa Hilliard, this presentation will provide research based and hands-on experience-based results of implementing school wide PBIS. This presentation is for all educational stakeholders.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel)-The concept of race relations is one that impacts all aspects of life and the educational system is not exempt from this fact. How does our own biases jeopardize the learning environment? How in tune are we with our own racial identity and that of others? Are we courageous enough to tackle racial issues with conversation and action? This workshop series begins the journey of answering the questions we are all left to answer in regards to race and the classroom. Reflective practices, an in-depth look at the various types of bias will be at the heart of this workshop and a courageous conversation about racism past, present and our future.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel)-This workshop series will provide the historical context and a theoretical framework for deconstructing systems and polices that have aided in the dehumanization of Black people. Focus on dismantling myths and beginning the work to change educational institutions with the understanding that it must be reshaped and educators must do the work to have courageous conversations, courageous leadership, and authentic pedagogical shifts in which students and their culture are affirmed, acknowledged and validated! Welcome to the Social Justice Educational Reform!

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-workshop series that will provide the historical context and implications that is ever present in increasing the knowledge and awareness of linguistics in the K-12 system. Participants will gain the fundamental understanding of MELD instruction, contrastive analysis and the use of culturally relevant and responsive strategies and materials to support the mainstream English language needs of Standard English Learners.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-what does “good teaching” look like and how do we aide our staff and colleagues in creating educational environments that supports the notion of “good teaching”? This workshop series provides the theoretical framework for focused and targeted classroom observations (learning walks), establishing a school-wide instructional area of focus, and how to design lessons that move beyond the script but have elements in which students take ownership of their learning, align to the standards and connect to the school-wide instructional focus. This workshop bridges theory with application of practice.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-Research has shown that when teaching children of color, it is best to teach concepts in context and relationship to other topics which is the opposite of what is typically seen in most classrooms across the country. This hands-on workshop series provides the theory behind interdisciplinary teaching practices and how to design an instructional program in which subjects are taught in tandem and not in isolation; presents this from a culturally relevant and responsive lens.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-Without question in nearly every classroom; every school site in the country you will hear educators refer to the research presented as Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences. Although both are significant and have a place in the classroom setting, this workshop series presents another school of thought in which participants will gain knowledge and understanding of learning styles from a cultural perspective and how to design every part of the classroom environment to support a socio-centric learning style; a community building perspective.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-Many schools in urban environments across the country are plagued with the same issues of poverty, trauma, low test performance, and poor educational opportunities and limited instructional outcomes. The question always leaves one to ponder, “How do we change this? Can we change this?” The answer is yes it can be changed and establishing systems for academic success is how to change it. This workshop series presents proven systems that effectively changed school culture, teacher beliefs and by-in, and student achievement within one academic year. Learn how to use data tools, and a targeted progress monitoring system that will move your school towards a trajectory of academic success.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-School culture and climate are major factors in creating a successful school environment. It must be a key component in the mission and vision of each learning environment and must be on the radar of the instructional leader. This hands-one and interactive workshop series will guide the participants in establish a clear mission and vision for the school in which they serve and how to establish the action plan that will support them in doing what they say they believe and will do. Participants will reflect on what characteristics they possess that will serve as strengths to aide in transforming their school and becoming transformational leaders.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-School culture and climate are major factors in creating a successful school environment. It must be a key component in the mission and vision of each learning environment and must be on the radar of the instructional leader. This hands-one and interactive workshop series will guide the participants in establish a clear mission and vision for the school in which they serve and how to establish the action plan that will support them in doing what they say they believe and will do. Participants will reflect on what characteristics they possess that will serve as strengths to aide in transforming their school and becoming transformational leaders.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel)-workshop series designed to support teachers with designing learning objectives that guide their daily instruction, targets specific skills and supports teachers in unpacking the state standards.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel and support providers)-what does “good teaching” look like and how do we aide our staff and colleagues in creating educational environments that supports the notion of “good teaching”? This workshop series provides the theoretical framework for focused and targeted classroom observations (learning walks), establishing a school-wide instructional area of focus, and how to design lessons that move beyond the script but have elements in which students take ownership of their learning, align to the standards and connect to the school-wide instructional focus. This workshop bridges theory with application of practice.

(Students, ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-We all have heard several mantras that speak to the power of self-esteem and what are the ills of having low self-esteem, however, what about knowledge of self? This workshop series delves into a study of self i.e. cultural identify and concepts, and historical identification and connection. Participants will learn more about themselves from a historical and cultural lens and directions will be linked to how this can positively be used to increase student academic achievement on daily basis.

(Students, ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-workshop series that bridges the gap between the two cultural groups by presenting historical evidence of their shared cultural nuances and legacies; participants will learn more about the contributions of both cultures in the field of education and how both have played a significant and vital to our educational system globally.

(Students, ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-workshop series that provides an historical overview of the many contributions that women of the African Diaspora have made globally and in various arenas i.e. education, government, STEAM, and performing arts.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-workshop series that will provide the historical context and implications that is ever present in increasing the knowledge and awareness of linguistics in the K-12 system. Participants will gain the fundamental understanding of MELD instruction, contrastive analysis and the use of culturally relevant and responsive strategies and materials to support the mainstream English language needs of Standard English Learners.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-workshop series that will provide the historical context and implications that is ever present in increasing the knowledge and awareness of linguistics in the K-12 system. Participants will gain the fundamental understanding of MELD instruction, contrastive analysis and the use of culturally relevant and responsive strategies and materials to support the mainstream English language needs of Standard English Learners.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-Research has shown that when teaching children of color, it is best to teach concepts in context and relationship to other topics which is the opposite of what is typically seen in most classrooms across the country. This hands-on workshop series provides the theory behind interdisciplinary teaching practices and how to design an instructional program in which subjects are taught in tandem and not in isolation; presents this from a culturally relevant and responsive lens.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-Without question in nearly every classroom; every school site in the country you will hear educators refer to the research presented as Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences. Although both are significant and have a place in the classroom setting, this workshop series presents another school of thought in which participants will gain knowledge and understanding of learning styles from a cultural perspective and how to design every part of the classroom environment to support a socio-centric learning style; a community building perspective.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel, board members and support providers)-We all have heard the phrase that “numbers don’t lie” and although that is true what do you do with the numbers to change academic outcomes for students? This workshop series provides tangible examples of how to structure progress monitoring systems that have proven to be effective and efficient and will engage the participants in what is true data analysis that targets students’ needs, strengths and cooperative group structures.

(ETK-12 educators, administrators, district level personnel)-workshop series designed to support teachers with designing learning objectives that guide their daily instruction, targets specific skills and supports teachers in unpacking the state standards.

(Parents, educational advocates and support providers)-workshop series in which parents are taught tangible strategies to support their children in being successful in English Language Arts. Hands on and parents will be able to leave the session with activities that can be implemented immediately from a balanced literacy focus i.e. phonemic awareness, phonics, reading comprehension, and writing.

(Parents, educational advocates and support providers)-engaging and hands on workshop in which parents learn more about the steps to take to get their children on target for college, overview of the A-G high school requirements and how to foster a college-going culture at home that mirrors that of the school site.

(Parents, educational advocates and support providers)-participants will actively engage in learning what are test taking strategies and how to effectively implement them at home to support testing success.