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Learn more about the models featured on the Exchange through the upcoming events listed below.

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July 26, 2023 - December 6, 2023
Virtual

EL Education: We Are Crew

In EL Education schools, Crew is both a structure and a culture. Join this professional learning experience to discover:
–How Crew is an engine that drives equitable outcomes for all students.
–How to implement the structure of Crew to cultivate a culture of Crew-centered on belonging, purpose and agency- among staff and students alike.
Registration will remain open until 7/19/2023 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time or until spots fill.

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October 10, 2023 5:00 - 6:30 pm MDT
Virtual

TSS: Understanding Your Place

An understanding of self is the starting point to understanding a place. Get to know your place in this 90-minute virtual workshop through inquiry, exploration, and reflection by engaging in a virtual place-based scavenger hunt. Then dig more deeply to uncover a story about your place to deepen your own understanding of your community’s history and current events.

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October 16, 2023 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT
Virtual

Environment Action Civics Caring for Our Watersheds Info Session

Attend an info session with your students on Opening Day to learn more about Caring for Our Watersheds and ask questions. Attending an info session is mandatory to kick off the competition for your students and will be offered at multiple times throughout the day. Sign up for one of the times with your students. 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:30 PM. Miss opening day? Email sjennings@earthforce.org to get the recording and set up a 1:1 meeting.

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October 17, 2023 6:00 - 7:30 pm EDT
Virtual

Roots ConnectED: Seeing Others and Being Seen – Strategies for Representation in the Classroom

Join Roots ConnectED to explore why and how to increase engagement through curriculum and in classroom conversations by ensuring students see themselves represented and providing space to authentically learn about others. Educators will gain tools for creating spaces where all students are seen and feel that they belong.

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October 23, 2023 6:00 - 7:30 pm EDT
Virtual

Roots ConnectED: Strategies For Educators – Critical Literacy as a Tool for Equity, Deeper Understanding, and Critical Thinking

Join Roots ConnectED to walk through critical thinking skills first hand. Educators will interact with a text as a learner and engage with critical literacy strategies and will leave with a deeper understanding of helping students have tools to understand power, perspective, and positionality in text and the world around them.

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October 24 - 25, 2023
In-person

BPL Guided Experience: Highline Big Picture

Visit some of the premiere BPL network schools across the country through this two-day Guided BPL Experience. You’ll be immersed in the culture of what it means to be a seasoned BPL school – through real-time, interactive experiences with leaders, advisors, students and national BPL staff. You’ll break out of the walls of the school itself by visiting students in their internships and taking in the rich culture of the community that surrounds and partners with the school.

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October 24, 2023 5:00 - 6:30 pm MDT
Virtual

TSS: Community Impact = Inquiry + Design

Place-based education can give students the curiosity, skills, and agency to positively impact their communities. In this session, explore and discuss the place-based principles of inquiry and design thinking, hear inspiring examples of impact projects, and envision community impact for your own students.

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October 26 - 27, 2023 8:00 am - 4:00 pm MDT
In-person

Embark Learning Explorations

This two-day visit to Embark is intended to help you see and feel more fully how they approach learning; to show you the practices they have in place to create a learner-centered environment; and to support you in considering new possibilities for your community.

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November 28 - 29, 2023
In-person

BPL Guided Experience: LaFayette

Visit some of the premiere BPL network schools across the country through this two-day Guided BPL Experience. You’ll be immersed in the culture of what it means to be a seasoned BPL school – through real-time, interactive experiences with leaders, advisors, students and national BPL staff. You’ll break out of the walls of the school itself by visiting students in their internships and taking in the rich culture of the community that surrounds and partners with the school.

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January 8, 2024 6:00 - 7:30 pm EST
Virtual

Roots ConnectED: Creating Classrooms of Connection and Belonging

Learn about how Roots ConnectED begins and continue the school year in ways that build connections and spaces of belonging with students beyond academic learning. Explore ways to make space for vulnerability, and create shared experiences. Educators will leave with a deeper understanding of community building activities with students, and actionable steps to implement community building ideas and practices in their own schools.

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January 18, 2024 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST
Virtual

Roots ConnectED: Engaging Families in Schools–Innovative Approaches to Community Building

One of the most important stakeholders in a diverse school community is families. In this workshop, Roots ConnectED will discuss the key elements needed for successful community programming and elements of careful program planning, particularly in diverse school environments. Participants will leave with an opportunity to think about how this workshop has a direct impact on their practice and will consider the next steps in continuing to build their vibrant school communities.

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January 23, 2024 6:00 - 7:30 pm EST
Virtual

Roots ConnectED: Strategies For Educators – Critical Literacy as a Tool for Equity, Deeper Understanding, and Critical Thinking

Join Roots ConnectED to walk through critical thinking skills first hand. Educators will interact with a text as a learner and engage with critical literacy strategies and will leave with a deeper understanding of helping students have tools to understand power, perspective, and positionality in text and the world around them.

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February 27 - 28, 2024
In-person

BPL Guided Experience: Gibson Ek

Visit some of the premiere BPL network schools across the country through this two-day Guided BPL Experience. You’ll be immersed in the culture of what it means to be a seasoned BPL school – through real-time, interactive experiences with leaders, advisors, students and national BPL staff. You’ll break out of the walls of the school itself by visiting students in their internships and taking in the rich culture of the community that surrounds and partners with the school.

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February 28, 2024 6:00 - 7:30 pm EST
Virtual

Roots ConnectED: Seeing Others and Being Seen – Strategies for Representation in the Classroom

Join Roots ConnectED to explore why and how to increase engagement through curriculum and in classroom conversations by ensuring students see themselves represented and providing space to authentically learn about others. Educators will gain tools for creating spaces where all students are seen and feel that they belong.

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March 6, 2024 6:00 - 7:30 pm EST
Virtual

Roots ConnectED: Teaching Equity Through Social Action

In this session educators will experience live modeling and have a chance to engage with real time practice examples of what social action can look like across developmental levels and in interdisciplinary ways. Educators will leave with a deeper understanding of how to integrate social action skills and learning across all spheres of student experiences.

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March 11 - 12, 2024
In-person

BPL Guided Experience: SMASH

Visit some of the premiere BPL network schools across the country through this two-day Guided BPL Experience. You’ll be immersed in the culture of what it means to be a seasoned BPL school – through real-time, interactive experiences with leaders, advisors, students and national BPL staff. You’ll break out of the walls of the school itself by visiting students in their internships and taking in the rich culture of the community that surrounds and partners with the school.

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April 23 - 24, 2024
In-person

BPL Guided Experience: Camden

Visit some of the premiere BPL network schools across the country through this two-day Guided BPL Experience. You’ll be immersed in the culture of what it means to be a seasoned BPL school – through real-time, interactive experiences with leaders, advisors, students and national BPL staff. You’ll break out of the walls of the school itself by visiting students in their internships and taking in the rich culture of the community that surrounds and partners with the school.

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April 23, 2024 6:00 - 7:30 pm EDT
Virtual

Roots ConnectED: Teaching Equity Through Social Action

In this session educators will experience live modeling and have a chance to engage with real time practice examples of what social action can look like across developmental levels and in interdisciplinary ways. Educators will leave with a deeper understanding of how to integrate social action skills and learning across all spheres of student experiences.

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