Mindful Mosaics: Pieces of Mental Awareness

LaGuardia High School 100 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

This workshop presents educators with mindfulness as a way to prioritize mental health by fostering a supportive and nurturing school environment in which students thrive academically, socially and emotionally. Mental health and mental illness are introduced and there is the opportunity to delve into the strategies for understanding stigma and develop an awareness of the […]

Using Authentic Assessment to Assess MLLs/ELLs

LaGuardia High School 100 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

This workshop empowers supervisors in supporting teachers to use authentic assessment to transform MLLs/ELLs into active learning participants. Participants explore the purpose of looking at assessments, discuss authentic assessment as a tool in giving feedback to teachers, identify different ways for supervisors to support teacher’s vocabulary and content knowledge, and explore the Danielsson tool to […]

Summer Institute Keynote Speaker – Kim Strobel

LaGuardia High School 100 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

Kim Strobel is a renowned motivational speaker and author of Teach Happy: Small Steps to Big Joy, sought after by schools, businesses, and organizations worldwide. With her powerful message about the impact of happiness on well-being and the pursuit of fulfillment, she traverses the globe, sharing her insights. Kim specializes in empowering educators and professionals, […]