Summer Professional Learning!!! June 21st Registration Deadline is Fast Approaching!

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED.  Classes start on June 28!

Register TODAY for these exciting, engaging and informative summer professional development courses and workshops HERE. Space is filling up fast since the summer institute begins June 28!

United States Department of Education - Equity Summit Series

“Caste and racism in America’s classrooms prevent all students from having an equal opportunity to learn.  Would the US DOE consider working with local schools directly to design and deliver the resources and funding needed on the ground to even the playing field for these underserved students?”

Register HERE for the first US DOE Equity Summit Series Launch Event on June 22, 2021, 1-3pm EDT. Learn more about the US DOE Equity Summit Series.

Math Literacy for All Alliance members, allies, and networks are asked to participate in this Equity Summit Series by registering for the first session on June 22, and copying the question below into your registration form:

“Caste and racism in America’s classrooms prevent all students from having an equal opportunity to learn.  Would the US DOE consider working with local schools directly to design and deliver the resources and funding needed on the ground to even the playing field for these underserved students?”

Please WELCOME and CONGRATULATE our new WTU professional development trainer cadre:

Noel Emilius (CHEC), Angela Gore-Curry (Stanton ES), Tameshia Henry (Roosevelt STAY), Tiffany James (Langdon ES), Renee LaRue (Ballou STAY), Maria McLemore (Cardozo EC), Katie Phillips (Anacostia HS), & Shanice Smith (Barnard ES).

Decolonizing the Curriculum

Join Washington Teachers’ Union and Teaching for Change as we host a Decolonizing the Curriculum summer series beginning July 27th. This six-session series will feature presentations disrupting the master narrative in classroom curriculum, by providing hands-on strategies with lessons to be used in-person and virtually.  Learn more here.

Each session is standalone (2 PLU's per session) so attend one or all six Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EST via Zoom.

REGISTER TODAY

Tuesday July 27th at 5:00 p.m. EST Decolonizing the Curriculum with Teaching for Change

Thursday July 29th at 5:00 p.m. EST Tackling Controversial Topics in Early Childhood Education with Laleña Garcia

Tuesday, August 3rd at 5:00 p.m. EST COVID Tribunal with Caneisha Mills

Thursday, August 5th at 5:00 p.m. EST Politics of Hair with Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones

Tuesday, August 10th at 5:00 p.m. EST Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Role Play with Jessica Rucker and Judy Richardson

Thursday, August 12th at 5:00 p.m. EST Teaching about Voting Rights with Ursula Wolfe-Rocca

National Flagway Tournament Winners!!!

Congratulations to the Flagway Team from CW Harris ES, and Coach Kendra Heffelbower who placed 2nd in the national Flagway tournament. Coach Heffelbower and her students did an amazing job and represented splendidly for the WTU and all DC...We would also like to thank Raphael Bonhomme, the WTU Flagway League Coordinator, for his leadership.

Summer Inspired Teaching Excursions

Join Inspired Teaching for monthly Summer Inspired Teaching Excursions offered both online and in-person. Once a month we'll meet at an outdoor site within the DMV for an immersive morning of talking, walking, learning, and sharing together. Once a month we will also host an online version accessible to those both in and beyond the DC area.  Click here to learn more and register.

DCPS iDC Conference (June 29, 2021 @ 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. )

iDC Institute 2021 is a knowledge sharing conference on best practices for integrating technology.  DCPS is gathering educators and staff from around the District to collaborate, network, and learn together.  Join us for a virtual conference where you can connect, experience, and create! Participants will receive 7 PLUs for attending the full day.

Register Here. 

Opportunities from the National Math Alliance

• TODOS Mathematics for All - 2021 Virtual Conference June 21-23, 2021 - for registration and more info, please visit: https://www.todos-math.org/todos-2021-conference

• MATCHing Mathematicians with Classrooms Nationwide: MATCH is a year-long program, directed by the American Institute of Mathematics and sponsored by MAA Tensor SUMMA, that pairs mathematicians interested in K-12 outreach with socioeconomically disadvantaged middle school classrooms. The program aims to improve historically underrepresented students’ attitudes and confidence about mathematics by providing engaging mathematical experiences and meaningful opportunities to interact with practicing mathematicians, or MATCH Fellows. We are seeking mathematicians for our inaugural class of MATCH Fellows! Applications are due June 30th and open to all college faculty, graduate students, and mathematicians. We especially encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply. Please visit the MATCH website to apply, or contact Program Director Javier Haro <[email protected]> with questions.

Dillard University Center for Racial Justice

The Dillard University Center for Racial Justice’s 5 day Summer Institute is a student-led endeavor focused on preparing students for Student Activism and a 2022 Freedom Ride, August 9th-13th, 2021.

This will help lay the groundwork for a Freedom Ride to Washington DC in summer 2022. If you know of students interested in joining the student leadership team, please forward them this announcement with the attachments with further details, list of committees, and planned endeavors throughout the year 21-22 school year.  Interested students should contact the Center for Racial Justice student leadership team: Kaylan Tanner - [email protected]; Carlos Pollard - [email protected]; and Leila Jones - [email protected]. For those who would like to join the advisory leadership team to support the students, please contact Ashraf Esmail, Director for the Center for Racial Justice at Dillard University in New Orleans, LA at [email protected].  We meet every Wednesday as an advisory team and we meet every Saturday with the students.  The various committees meet once a week to outline mission, goals, objectives, and outline for each day of the August 9th-13th Summer Institute. Linked documents:

• Freedom Rides Again! - slides - click here
• The Ride Revived and Summer Institute Roadmap - click here
• Freedom Ride 2 - click here
• Draft Description of Committees - Freedom Ride & Summer Institute - click here

NCTM Annual Exposition Sept. 22-25, 2021 Atlanta, Georgia:

Empowering the Voices of Teachers - From Critical Conversations to Intentional Actions - https://www.nctm.org/atlanta2021/

TODOS & JRMF: (four Thursdays in July: 8, 15, 22, 29)

JRMF is excited to be partnering with TODOS to host a series of fun math events this summer. Join us as we explore games, puzzles, and other activities that make problem solving fun and accessible. There will be two sessions in English (one for parents and one for children) and two in Spanish. https://www.jrmf.org/todos

Additional Professional Development opportunities are also posted regularly to the PD Blog at https://www.wtulocal6.net/pdblog.