Educating the ‘Whole-Souled Citizen’: Human-Centered Teaching in a Changing World

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As education evolves amid new technologies and societal shifts, our professional learning this year centers on equipping educators with practical tools to use, as well as understandings to guide their practice. Across these workshops, we explore how educators can balance innovation with intention- leveraging tools like artificial intelligence while deepening our commitment to equity, inclusion, emotional well-being, and authentic learning. Together, we’ll develop the flexibility, empathy, and reflective practice needed to nurture students’ minds and hearts in a world that demands both human wisdom and adaptive thinking.

Available Sessions

All Faculty must register for at least 1 event by December 19, 2025

January 15, 2026

Learning With Students: Insights from the Upper School Student Committee on AI

Date: January 15, 2026Presenters: Diana Gross, Bill Campbell, Jay Lucci, US Student Committee on AI Members

This session invites faculty to learn directly from members of the Upper School Student Committee on AI (SCAI). These student leaders have been researching the evolving role of artificial intelligence in education and developing strategies to support both teachers and p...

Unpacking Masculinity: How Schools Can Support the Emotional Lives of Boys

Date: January 15, 2026Presenters: David Sarfati

The purpose of this presentation is to explore how societal gender norms and expectations for boys and men influence their social-emotional development. The discussion will examine how traditional definitions of masculinity can shape boys’ experiences in school and im...

Universal Design for Learning: Engagement in the Age of AI – Optimizing Relevance, Value and Authenticity

Date: January 15, 2026Presenters: Janine Whitman

Discover how to spark authentic student engagement in learning. Grounded in the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and the brain science of engagement, this hands-on workshop empowers educators to design lessons that resonate with relevance, value, and authen...

January 27, 2026

The Power of Teacher–Student Relationships

Date: January 27, 2026Presenters: Ariel Levitan

Join us for an engaging workshop on the power of trusting, boundaried teacher–student relationships. Through the lens of restorative practice, we’ll explore how post-incident conversations can strengthen relationships, improve behavior and engagement, foster social-...

An Updated Framework of Child and Adolescent Development: What Faculty Need to Know

Date: January 27, 2026Presenters: Deirdre O’Malley

The world our children are growing up in has transformed in countless ways - shaping and reshaping how we understand their developmental milestones and what we expect of them. Join us for an engaging session that explores our refreshed framework for understanding how ch...

March 3, 2026

“You Want Me to do What?!”

Date: March 3, 2026Presenters: Dr. Marcus Ingram, Simone Henry, Joel Lee

This consultancy-style session will provide educators an opportunity to explore their real-school scenarios with colleagues to gain perspective and craft a response plan. Presenters will frame the session using cases drawn from the experience of session participants. Du...

Teachers Matter: Embracing Pedagogical Flexibility and Technology Integration to Foster Metacognitive Skills

Date: March 3, 2026Presenters: Diana Gross, Bill Campbell, Candace Ho, Molly Davis, Hyo Kim, Junia Robinson, Joshua De Los Santos, Amanda Burnett, Justin Weiner, Diane Christian, Donwan Harrell

As educators, we recognize that helping students “think about their thinking” is central to deep learning.This session invites teachers to explore how thoughtful AI integration can enhance, not replace, teachers developing their students’ cognition and metacogniti...

From Behaving to Belonging

Date: March 3, 2026Presenters: Barb Patrella

In educational settings, we often focus on managing behaviors — enforcing rules, responding to disruptions, and working to reduce “problematic” actions. But what if we shifted our lens from behaving to belonging? In the book From Behaving to Belonging, Julie...

March 10, 2026

The Power of Executive Functioning: Teaching Skills for Academic Success

Date: March 10, 2026Presenters: Marc Gladstone

Executive Functioning skills are the foundation of academic independence - yet many students struggle to plan, prioritize, initiate, and sustain their learning without heavy adult support. In this session, educators will explore how to intentionally design instruction t...

“The Inclusive Excellence Goal Writing Practice”

Date: March 10, 2026Presenters: Dr. Marcus Ingram

Participants will be introduced to the concept of Inclusive Excellence and how the School intends for it to inform an institutional goal writing practice. During the session, drafts of forthcoming academic department Inclusive Excellence goals will be previewed and ser...