Stories are the fuel for innovation- George Couros #CAMTSS

2024 OC Civic Learning Institute - In-Person September 24, 2024, October 8, 2024, April 24, 2025

Today district leaders met and engaged with the EL Toolkit of Strategies- centering our multilingual learners and supporting student success ☺️📚🙌🏼 it was a great day!! Capistrano Unified Brea Olinda USD Orange Unified SD Placentia-Yorba Linda USD @HBCSchools #collaborativePD #literacy #EdLeaders

🔔Calling all K-12 History-Social Science, English Language Arts, and Ethnic Studies Educators - the Orange County Department of Education invites your district to participate in the upcoming Cambodian American Studies Conferences! For more info, visit tinyurl.com/CASMC-REG-01

📢Calling all K-12 History-Social Science, English Language Arts, and Ethnic Studies Educators. The Orange County Department of Education invites your district to participate in the Hmong History and Cultural Studies Conferences! Visit tinyurl.com/HHCSMC-REG-1 for more info.

More than 200 pieces of artwork created by budding artists — ranging from transitional kindergarteners to seniors in high school — are on display at the 2024 Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach in the Junior Art Exhibit. 🎨 newsroom.ocde.us/91st-festival-…

Listen to teacher-authors from Place-Based Writing in Action to explore the possibilities of writing outside for elementary through preservice classrooms. Appalachian Mountains Writing Project CWP Fairfield KMWP SCWRiP NeWP #writeout bit.ly/3WHaPdQ

🌟 Join the Student-Centered Coaching Institute with Diane Sweeney Consulting! 🌟 Workshops for all experience levels. 🔗 Learn more and register: bit.ly/46vBcXJ #StudentCenteredCoaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #EducationLeadership #DianeSweeney

2025 Young People’s Continental Congress apps are NOW OPEN🥳 Presented by National History Day & Carpenters' Hall, student-teacher teams study history in Philadelphia from July 13–19, 2025. Visit nhd.org/programs [nhd.org] to learn more - due 11/1. #YPCC2025

📣Shoutout to Tustin Unified School District for hosting an amazing October network meeting! Thank you to all who attended and shared your insights. Check out the Lit&Lang October newsletter bit.ly/OctLLNewsletter #Literacy #Language #OCDE #ProfessionalLearning OCDE Humanities OCDE 📚

Interested in learning strategies to teach expressive writing to students with learning (dis)abilities? Check out this infographic curated from research by Baker, S., Gersten, R., & Graham, S. writecenter.org/blogs/teaching…

Love seeing this joyful interaction with books and reading! Huzzah for Ms.Gomez and all our incredible librarians 🎉 Santa Ana USD #Reading #librarians #books

📢 Don’t miss this #CAMTSS 2025 session! 📌 UDL & Early Learning Alignment 🗓 July 23 | 2:20 PM Kevin Schaefer, Heather Snipes & Emily Mostovoy-Luna help cut through the noise for real impact. 📍 Anaheim, CA 🔗 camtsspli.ocde.us #UniteEmpowerImpact OCDE

Register today for the upcoming installments of our “Learning with AI, Learning About AI” webinar series! These sessions feature insightful speakers who will discuss strategies for boosting creativity and critical thinking with artificial intelligence.

📣 Registration is now open for OCDE’s 2025 AP in the OC Summer Institute. This virtual training, set for July 21-25, offers 30 hours of professional learning for new and experienced AP teachers. Early bird pricing is available through May 14. 🔗: tinyurl.com/APintheOC2025

Celebrate Star Wars Day in the classroom with engaging activities across subjects! Explore math, STEM, coding, and crafts that bring the galaxy into your lessons. Only 11 more days til #StarWarsDay 🎬⚔️ buff.ly/ug2e7R2 #edutwitter #may4 #teachertwitter

The Hmong History and Cultural Studies Model Curriculum Conference is NEXT WEEK! We look forward to connecting with you all in Fresno. A special thanks to our sponsors for supporting this groundbreaking event. Visit cvent.me/O4B7vZ for more details.

Culturally & linguistically relevant reading materials matter. When #EnglishLearners see themselves in what they read, they thrive. A new report shows that, across the country, mandated literacy programs lack culturally inclusive materials. Learn more: buff.ly/kZcGlmf

🎉 Update! The Write to Joy: K–12 Writing Conference is now 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 🕗 ✍️ Join us Oct. 11 for a joyful day of learning w/ Jen Roberts! $150 | $50 pre-service 📍OCDE, Costa Mesa. Register: ocde.k12oms.org/1288-251230 #WriteToJoy #OCDELitLang #K12Ed