PD Partner PEAR: Burnout Prevention & Self-Regulation: Why you Feel Capable but Overwhelmed

Webinar: Burnout and Self-Regulation: Why You Feel Capable But Overwhelmed on Monday July 20th, 2026 @ 7:30pm (ET) If you've ever felt capable but constantly overwhelmed or you're looking for ways to better support your team and prevent burnout, join us for a Learning Lab focused on understanding burnout, managing capacity, and creating healthier, more sustainable systems for success. In this live virtual session, you will learn how to: Understand the difference between capacity management and time management and why it matters. Recognize the signs of cognitive and emotional overload before burnout takes hold. Identify how masking and unspoken expectations contribute to stress and exhaustion. Explore practical strategies for building systems that better support individuals and teams. This session will be led by Brian Kirkland, CAE, a professional development strategist with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations rethink how they support and develop their people. Drawing from both his professional expertise and lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent professional, Brian will share practical insights for creating environments where people can thrive.   Details: Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 Time: 7:30 PM EST Price: $39 per person Location: Virtual on Zoom REGISTER

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Corporate Partner ClassLink: “Automagical”: Education ID Automation Account & Rostering Done Right!

Webinar: “Automagical”: Education ID Automation Account & Rostering Done Right! Secure onboarding and offboarding and automation for all staff and students. on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 1 PM (ET)   ClassLink is used by over 3,000 clients and works exclusively with education providers. Designed by and built for the education market and its unique needs. We’ll be covering: OneSync: Automated ID Management (GOOGLE, ACTIVE DIRECTORY, ENTRA, AND MORE): Automatically creates, updates, and manages student and staff identities; syncing seamlessly with Google, Active Directory, Entra, and whatever SIS or HR system your district runs. No more manual cleanup. No more data lag. Just accurate, secure, up-to-date information across your directories, every time. Best of all, this was designed for education, is not a black box, is fully supported, and only costs $1.75 per user. Rostering: Complete Application Rostering and Data Privacy. Empowered with a unique tool - ClassLink | DataGuard Details: Date: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 Time: 1 PM ET Price: FREE Location: Virtual on Zoom REGISTER

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PD Partner PEAR: Webinar Developmental CBT for Educators: Early Response Strategies for Student Well-Being Workshop

Webinar: Developmental CBT for Educators: Early Response Strategies for Student Well-Being Workshop on Thursday, July 23, 2026 from 2-4 PM (ET) Don't miss PEAR (Partnerships in Education and Resilience) next training: Developmental CBT for Educators: Early Response Strategies for Student Well-Being Workshop If you find yourself struggling to de-escalate a situation when a child becomes overwhelmed or respond when a child refuses to participate in your classroom, join us on July 23 for a workshop designed to help develop these skills. In this 2-hour live virtual training, you will learn how to: Recognize emotional and behavioral patterns that signal youth needs and strengths Apply developmentally appropriate CBT-informed techniques to reduce stress and enhance coping Foster resilience, reflection, and self-regulation among youth Strengthen your own wellness and ability to stay calm and effective during challenges Details: Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026 Time: 2:00–4:00 PM ET Price: $200 per person Location: Virtual on Zoom REGISTER

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Primary Source & DESE Course: Secondary: Equipping Students with Inquiry and Media Literacy Skills for Civic Learning

Primary Source & DESE Course: Secondary: Equipping Students with Inquiry and Media Literacy Skills for Civic Learning July 15,2026 - August 11,2026   Build your capacity to use primary sources, inquiry-based approaches, and media and news literacy to strengthen civic learning, grounded in the 2018 Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework and applicable across subject areas. Details: Dates: Wednesday, July 15 to Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Course Format: Online, asynchronous Professional Development Points (PDPs): 15 Fee: $450 for all educators outside of Massachusetts (no charge for Massachusetts public school educators)   REGISTER HERE

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Primary Source & DESE Course: Civics Project: Facilitating Research and Community Engagement in the Student-led Civics Project

Primary Source & DESE Course: Civics Project: Facilitating Research and Community Engagement in the Student-led Civics Project July 15,2026 - August 11,2026   Go deeper into supporting students through research and community engagement, with strategies for scaffolding diverse learners, evaluating sources, and connecting students to the issues that matter in their communities. Details: Dates: Wednesday, July 15 to Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Course Format: Online, asynchronous Professional Development Points (PDPs): 15 Fee: $450 for all educators outside of Massachusetts (no charge for Massachusetts public school educators)   REGISTER HERE

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Primary Source & DESE Course: Questioning the Past and Present: Inquiry and Media Literacy for Elementary Students

Primary Source & DESE Course: Questioning the Past and Present: Inquiry and Media Literacy for Elementary Students July 15,2026 - August 11,2026   Explore inquiry strategies for social studies and civics, approaches for teaching hard histories with care, and practical tools to build your students' media literacy. Skills every student needs, starting young. Details: Dates: Wednesday, July 15 to Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Course Format: Online, asynchronous Professional Development Points (PDPs): 15 Fee: $450 for all educators outside of Massachusetts (no charge for Massachusetts public school educators)   REGISTER HERE

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Affiliate Partner Webinar – ISTE+ASCD: Strategies for Supporting New Teacher Happiness and Success

YOU’VE GOT THIS: Strategies for Supporting New Teacher Happiness and Success Presented by Suzanne Dailey and Robert Dunlop August 12, 2026 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET Suzanne Dailey and Robert Dunlop share proven strategies for helping new teachers thrive in their first years of teaching. Discover how to build resilience and optimism, foster personal and professional growth, and create the conditions new teachers need to succeed.   In this webinar, you will learn: - How to build optimism and resilience in the first years of teaching. - Proactive ways new teachers can grow personally and professionally without feeling overwhelmed.  - How leaders, mentors, and coaches can create conditions for new teacher success. Details: Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:00PM ET   REGISTER FOR FREE

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Affiliate Partner Webinar – ISTE+ASCD: Using the Teacher VIBE and LENS to Rethink Classroom Management

From Control to Connection: Using the Teacher VIBE and LENS to Rethink Classroom Management Presented by Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins September 16, 2026 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET Join Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins, author of Meaningful Classroom Management, for an interactive session on rethinking classroom management through connection and belonging. He will introduce the Teacher VIBE (Valuing Inclusion and Belonging for Everyone) and Teacher LENS (Look, Examine, Notice, Shift) frameworks to help educators better understand and respond to student behavior.   In this webinar, you’ll learn: - How to shift from managing behavior to building connection and belonging in your classroom. - How to interpret student behavior through a cultural lens using Teacher VIBE and Teacher LENS. - Actionable strategies and immediate shifts that increase student engagement, trust, and inclusion. Details: Date: Wednesday, September  16, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:00PM ET   REGISTER FOR FREE

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Affiliate Partner Webinar – ISTE+ASCD: Promising Practices for the Design and Implementation of Equity-Centered Leader Pathways

Promising Practices for the Design and Implementation of Equity-Centered Leader Pathways Presented by Daniella Molle July 8, 2026 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET   Discover research-backed strategies for building and sustaining equity-centered school leadership. Drawing on The Wallace Foundation’s Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative, this session explores how districts are redesigning systems to support leaders—from residencies and university partnerships to community engagement and equity-focused supervision. You’ll get an overview of six key practices and take a deeper dive into one, with time to consider how it could work in your own context.   In this webinar, you'll learn: - Six promising practices for preparing and supporting equity-centered school leaders. - Lessons from eight districts across the country that are driving systems change to strengthen leadership pipelines. - Steps you can take to advance equity-centered leadership in your own context.   Details: Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:00PM ET   REGISTER FOR FREE

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PD Partner Webinar Launchpad for Life: Career Clarity & Transitions: How to create the right work environment and build systems that support your strengths

Webinar: Career Clarity & Transitions: How to create the right work environment and build systems that support your strengths on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM (ET)   Struggling with ADHD, autism, or executive functioning at work? Learn to build career systems designed for your neurodivergent brain. Are you smart, capable, and still struggling to make work... work? Whether you're in your early career stages, between jobs, or confused why it's so hard to level up into leadership this session is for you. On June 15, 2026 the Adult Neurodivergent Learning Lab tackles one of our most-requested topics: Career Clarity & Transitions. Join us if you want to learn: How to identify work environments that support or quietly drain your brain Why traditional productivity systems often fail neurodivergent adults How to align your strengths with your role and responsibilities How to build systems that support focus, organization, and follow-through How to reduce overwhelm when navigating career transitions In this 60-minute live session, we'll explore the neuroscience behind why traditional productivity and career systems often fail neurodivergent adults — and what to build instead. Whether you're just starting out, struggling in your current role, wanting to level up to leadership or considering a career change entirely, this session meets you exactly where you are. Details: Date: June 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM (ET) Cost: $39.00 REGISTER

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Affiliate Partner Webinar – ISTE+ASCD: Hugging Porcupines: Core Elements of Strong Teacher-Student Relationships

Hugging Porcupines: Core Elements of Strong Teacher-Student Relationships on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 from 1:00-2:00PM ET   In this FREE ISTE + ASCD webinar, Mike Anderson, author of Hugging Porcupines, will explore key elements of effective teacher-student relationships and how to intentionally integrate them into daily practice. All participants will receive access to an online resource binder packed with tools to support continued learning and implementation. In this webinar, you’ll learn: The core elements of strong teacher-student relationships  Practical strategies for working with challenging students Why traditional incentive systems may undermine connection Details: Date:Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:00PM ET   REGISTER FOR FREE

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PD Partner Webinar #SameHere Global: Bringing Emotional Literacy to Life in Elementary Schools

Webinar Spotlight: Bringing Emotional Literacy to Life in Elementary Schools on Monday, May 11, 2026 at 5 PM (ET)   What does it look like when emotional literacy becomes part of everyday learning across an entire school? On May 11, 2026 at 5 PM ET join a webinar featuring #SameHere Global in partnership with Novel Effect, highlighting how an elementary school in Georgia is building on a successful, school-wide emotional literacy initiative to help students better understand, express, and connect over their own experiences. In its first year, a media specialist, school counselor, and technology director led a school-wide commitment to emotional literacy, using interactive read-alouds and soundscapes by Novel Effect to help students explore characters’ emotions as a way to build understanding and empathy. Now, in partnership with #SameHere Global, the school is expanding this work by introducing a shared, science-informed framework for understanding linear changes in regulation and a common language for check-ins. In the next phase of this initiative, the school will implement the #SameHere Scale, a simple continuum from Thriving to Sinking, to help students identify their nervous system states, understand how life events influence those states, and communicate using clear “I” statements. This approach creates a consistent framework across an entire school community for self-awareness, strengthens peer connection, and normalizes everyday conversations about mental health applying to us all. This webinar will show how you can build on existing literacy practices and evolve them into a classroom-ready approach that can scale across your school to support both academic engagement and emotional well-being. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Extend read-aloud conversations into real-life emotional connections Introduce a shared common language for understanding regulation and emotional wellbeing Support students in identifying and expressing their emotional states Use interactive soundscapes to increase engagement and comprehension Discover how to turn everyday literacy moments into opportunities to bridge to both academic success and emotional wellbeing. Join us this May during Mental Health Awareness Month. REGISTER FOR FREE

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Affiliate Partner Event – METAA: 2nd CoSN AI District Leaders Summit

2nd CoSN AI District Leaders Summit on May 13-14, 2026   Please register to attend the CoSN AI District Leaders Action Summit at the Verve Hotel in Natick, May 13-14, 2026. 29 district leadership teams from MA attended the first Summit in January. Please contact Jim Flanagan at jflanagan@techdirectors.org if you have any questions. REGISTER TODAY

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PD Partner Event – Throughline Learning: Scaling Innovation: A Playbook for Districtwide AI Strategy

Scaling Innovation: A Playbook for Districtwide AI Strategy on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 from 3:00-4:00PM ET   Building districtwide AI guidance is one of the most pressing challenges school systems face right now. In this #100DistrictConversations spotlight, Throughline Learning will explore the Denver Public Schools (DPS) approach to learn how one of the country's largest urban districts has developed a living AI playbook that gives teachers, administrators, students, and families clear, actionable direction as AI becomes a bigger part of daily school life. We'll dig into how DPS built their guidance from the ground up, what values and principles shaped it, how they've structured recommended use cases across different roles, and what they've learned along the way. We'll also hear how the district applies their guidance to serve multilingual learners, special education students, and UDL principles, and what it looks like to keep policy and messaging evolving as the technology continues to change. Whether your district is just starting to draft its first AI guidance document or looking to strengthen what you already have, this conversation will provide concrete practices and frameworks you can bring home. Featuring: Lucas Mund, Manager of Educational Technology, Denver Public Schools Shawn Rubin, Executive Director, Throughline Learning Questions? Contact mmurray@throughlinelearning.org Details:  Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Time: 3:00-4:00 PM ET / 12:00-1:00PM PT REGISTER FOR FREE

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