Strategies for Memorizing Student Names in the First Week of School

Are you a teacher who struggles to remember your student’s names? Do you want to commit to memory some aspect of your content area more deeply? Are you a US history teacher who wants to memorize the presidents or a language arts teacher who wants to memorize the poems you teach?

This workshop is for you. Memory is a capacity that can be learned. You can do it: you need a method and practice. In this workshop, I will teach you the most reliable and famous memory method: the memory palace. In the second half of the workshop, I will help you adapt it to your needs to accomplish your memory goals. The workshop is online via Zoom.

  • August 13

  • 9am - 11am PST

  • $100

OR

  • August 16

  • 1pm - 3pm PST

  • $100

 

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Building Belonging Classrooms

This foundation course is designed for developing educators seeking to establish a culturally responsive community of learners who feel safe, seen and connected, especially those students who are farthest away from educational justice. Specifically, we'll explore strategies for building relationships, engaging families, and honoring the full breadth of our students' humanity. As part of the 100 clock hours for certificate renewal, teachers and administrators must complete clock hours focused on equity-based school practices aligned to the cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion (CCDEI) standards. Building Belonging Classrooms fulfills the requirement.

  • Curating materials to establish Belonging Classrooms.

  • Reading and watching thoughtfully curated materials from each other.

  • Researching best and current practices.

  • Sharing resources and experiences with each other.

  • Offering and receiving support from each other.

  • Reflecting on current and past practices (written, oral, recorded).

  • Assessing current practices.

  • Planning for the next school year.

Upon completing the course, learners will be able to:

  • Set up their classroom so that students feel safer and more welcome.

  • Begin forming authentic and meaningful connections with students and their families.

  • Establish a sense of belonging for each student in the first few weeks of school.