Financial Literacy Fridays, 10/2-10/30, 4pm-6pm (2 PLU's per session + 2 PLU's for supplemental work) FREE

Managing Behavior in School Communities, Thursdays, 4:30-6:30 (must register for FULL COURSE=45 PLU's) $150 registration fee

Reading Comprehension Instruction, Saturdays, 10am-2pm (must register for FULL COURSE=45 PLU's) $150 registration fee

Strategies for Student Success, Section 1, October 1, 4pm-7pm (4 PLU's session) FREE

Strategies for Student Success, Section 2, next session is October 14, 4pm-7pm (4 PLU's per session) FREE

Tuesday Technology Tool, Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm (2 PLU's per session) FREE

Kaiser Permanente is partnering with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture to host a two-part speaker series about how we survive in today’s climate of social injustice.

Please join us for 2 online discussions about how we survive in today’s climate of social injustice. Dr. Ingrid Williams-Horton, PGCPS Director of Community Schools, is leading one of the breakout sessions. I’m sure the second discussion “Endangered – The State of Black Men in America” will be of great interest as well!

Click here for details.

Center for Inspired Teaching is excited to invite you to the next Speak Truth seminar! The topic of discussion on October 1st will be, "The Impact of Trauma on Mental Health," a relevant topic especially during the pandemic and the imposition of social distancing measures. This seminar's discussion will be on the topic of mental health and mental disorder of people in general, but especially frontline workers, through the lens of trauma (click here for details).

Date: Thursday, October 1st
Time: 6:00 -7:30 pm EST
Register Here.

Due to the health crisis, Speak Truth has gone online and is using Zoom Video Conferencing. For safety reasons, we will not be sending out the actual Zoom meeting link until the day of the session, so keep your eyes and ears peeled in your inbox/texts for that! In the meantime please spread the word to your students and any high school students that would be interested in our upcoming discussion.

Looking for new content to help engage students in civics and community issues this election season? AFT’s Share My Lesson is featuring an all-new professional development webinar series through October on civic education in schools and communities.

You can register now for more than 15 webinars being offered in the new Civic Education and the 2020 Election collection on Share My Lesson. More will be added as they become available.

D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice has a working group for D.C. area middle and high school teachers who are committed to teaching with a people's history lens.

The goals for the working group are to:

• Provide feedback on curriculum
• Support teacher growth and development
• Collectively create new curricular resources

The group meets at least monthly throughout the school year. Fill out the application if you are interested in joining the group.

Are you looking to brush up on your content knowledge, find support for personal finance activities, and hear from other teachers on how they use NGPF resources? Join us for our online professional development!

Join the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs and the Library of Congress for a virtual conversation with Mitali Perkins, author of 2020 Américas Award winning children's book "Between Us and Abuela." Mitali will share context for her beautiful book, as well as tips for classroom incorporation. The 60-minute program will also include an open Q&A with attendees. Educators and parents alike are highly encouraged to attend, and all are welcome!

Register HERE

Join us Wednesday, October 7 2:30–3:30pm ET for a webinar with Natasha S. Alford, who will share her reporting on how a surge of Black pride and identification in Puerto Rico is fueling a revolution of political consciousness for a new generation of Afro-Puerto Ricans.

Alford will discuss her conversations with Puerto Rican and Afro-Latinx residents, scholars, and community activists on their experiences with racism, police abuse, gentrification, and substandard schools—and the resistance movement underway.

While this webinar is open to all students as well as their teachers and guardians, it is recommended for grades 6 and up.

Want to learn more about Natasha S. Alford and her reporting? In this lesson plan and instructional video, students analyze how Alford used interviews in her published stories and practice tips for conducting their own interviews on under-reported stories.

Register HERE.

AFT's SHARE MY LESSON: See curated resources HERE.

TEACHING FOR CHANGE-TEACH CENTRAL AMERICA WEEK (Oct. 5-12): Information HERE.

ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS: Lesson Plans HERE.

DC PUBLIC LIBRARY: Resources HERE.

NEWSELA: Activity Packets HERE.

PBS: Resources HERE.