PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COHORTS
Dallas, Bay Area or NYC Educators, as a cohort member attend SEL with an Equity Lens led by Aija Simmons
Beyond Differences is pleased to bring back Aijeron “Aija” Simmons as a special guest for our educator cohorts.
Aija will be leading a 2-part session “SEL with an Equity Lens” this Spring for our NYC, Dallas, & Bay Area Cohorts.
Aija Simmons is an award-winning educator, equity leader, national speaker, facilitator, consultant, coach, and Social and Emotional learning expert.
These sessions will focus on strategies and frameworks for implementing equity-centered social and emotional learning. Educators will experience and share practices to support belonging, engagement, and agency for learners.
Dallas Cohort: April 18 & May 2, 4- 5:30pm CST
SF Bay Cohort: April 18 & May 2, 4- 5:30pm PST
NYC Cohort: April 24 & May 8, 2:30 – 3:30 EST
Sign up for your local Educator Cohort to attend these events!
Dallas, Bay Area or NYC Educators, as a cohort member attend SEL with an Equity Lens led by Aija Simmons
Beyond Differences is pleased to bring back Aijeron “Aija” Simmons as a special guest for our educator cohorts.
Aija will be leading a 2-part session “SEL with an Equity Lens” this Spring for our NYC, Dallas, & Bay Area Cohorts.
Aija Simmons is an award-winning educator, equity leader, national speaker, facilitator, consultant, coach, and Social and Emotional learning expert.
These sessions will focus on strategies and frameworks for implementing equity-centered social and emotional learning. Educators will experience and share practices to support belonging, engagement, and agency for learners.
Dallas Cohort: April 18 & May 2, 4- 5:30pm CST
SF Bay Cohort: April 18 & May 2, 4- 5:30pm PST
NYC Cohort: April 24 & May 8, 2:30 – 3:30 EST
Sign up for your local Educator Cohort to attend these events!
Dallas, NYC & Bay Area Educator Cohorts
October 2022 – May 2023
Let’s Reimagine Professional Development
Beyond Differences Educator Cohorts are local online spaces where educators come together to learn practical skills, knowledge, and strategies to empower their students to end social isolation and create cultures of belonging.
These cohorts provide educators with an opportunity to:
- Create a Belonging Action Plan to guide you with integrating practices /strategies learned to empower your students to create cultures of belonging and end social isolation.
- Learn alongside educators specifically from your city/region (NYC, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area).
- Have honest, real conversations about the realities of your classroom and how to best integrate the new skills /strategies learned to best meet YOUR needs and your students’ needs.
- Receive support and learn from fellow educators, Beyond Differences staff, and consultants.
- Easily access session recordings & resources housed on one site.
What’s Included:
- Beyond Differences Learning Community Access.
- Beyond Differences New Trainings: Foundations of Social Isolation & Language of Emotions
- Review of 8 Beyond Differences SEL lessons.
- Work closely with Beyond Differences Consultants.
- Receive Toolkits & Support with BD National Awareness Days.
- Opportunity to participate in teen-led sessions.
- Opportunity to bring BD Teen Board Members into your classroom.
** Your time is valuable, and we know that things come up! We encourage you to attend as many sessions as possible to benefit from this cohort. However, if you cannot attend, session recordings and resources will be available online. Continuing education hours are available.
The San Francisco Bay Area Educator Cohort is funded by the Koret Foundation and the Dallas, TX Educator Cohort is funded by the Louis L. Borick Foundation.
What the Innovative Educator Learning Community Offers:
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This is What You Can Bring Back to Your Classroom:
- Build classroom connections / create cultures of belonging
- Support SEL growth & development
- Promote student leadership / lift student voices
- Address student social isolation & loneliness
Benefits of Joining:
- Free of charge
- Access to Beyond Differences® Staff, SEL, DEI, and Mental health Pracitioners
- Learn frameworks and activities that promote a healthy sense of identity and foster student belonging
- Learn activities, tools, and specific adult practices to uplift student voice, promote student agency, and help position students as leaders in SEL and equity
- Be part of a growing educator support and learning network