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We are excited to share our Summer 2026 Professional Development (PD) offerings.
We are excited to share our Summer 2026 Professional Development (PD) offerings.
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Registration for Summer 2025 PD is through Frontline. For the best registration experience, log into Frontline before clicking on the Frontline registration links. Click here for help logging into Frontline.
Please check back regularly for updates.
Please check back regularly for updates.
EL Ed Reading Comprehension Institute for Teachers
EL Ed Reading Comprehension Institute for Teachers
Date: Friday, June 5, 2026
Time: 8:30am–11:30am
Location: Brookfield Elementary
Audience: K-5 teachers
Facilitators: Jessica Ayala, Hanna Sufrin, Rebecca Anderson
Registration: Register here
In this session, teachers will explore the science and research that are the backbone of the EL Ed Curriculum, with an emphasis on the highest leverage practices for supporting students' reading comprehension. We will learn ways of using the EL Ed Curriculum with greater success for students' reading comprehension - based on research that we will dig into together - prioritizing practices that most effectively build background knowledge, fluency, vocabulary, writing skills, and love of reading.
6-12 Teachers - Academic Language & Literacy Acceleration for Secondary (ALLAS) - IN PERSON
6-12 Teachers - Academic Language & Literacy Acceleration for Secondary (ALLAS) - IN PERSON
Date: June 8–12, 2026
Time: 8:30am–3:30pm
Location: IN PERSON - Location TBD
Audience: 6-12 Content Teachers
Facilitators: Sonia Hansra, Nicole Knight, Amy Stauffer
Registration: Register here
Gain a deep understanding of the equity dimensions related to addressing English Language Learner needs and build urgency around interrupting current outcomes for ELLs in Oakland.
Identify language demands and opportunities within content areas in order to scaffold for rigor.
Build and strengthen toolkit of strategies to support academic talk and complex text for ELLs and ALLs (Academic Language Learners).
EL Ed Reading Comprehension Institute for Leaders
EL Ed Reading Comprehension Institute for Leaders
Date: Monday, June 8, 2026
Time: 8:30am–11:30am
Location: Brookfield
Audience: K-5 Leaders
Facilitators: Jessica Ayala, Hanna Sufrin, Rebecca Anderson
Registration: Register here
In this session, leaders will explore the science and research that are the backbone of the EL Ed Curriculum, with an emphasis on the highest leverage practices for supporting students' reading comprehension. We will learn ways of using the EL Ed Curriculum with greater success for students' reading comprehension, focusing on applying these learnings to ELA instructional leadership and direct support/coaching of teachers.
HS Pathway Teachers - Project-Based Learning Institute - IN PERSON
HS Pathway Teachers - Project-Based Learning Institute - IN PERSON
Date: June 9–12, 2026
Time: 9am–3pm
Location: TBD
Audience: High School Pathway Teachers
Facilitators: Camrin Fredrick, Elizabeth Humphries, Tiffany Jordan
Registration: Register here
This 4-day institute supports teachers to develop or revise project-based learning units that represent significant pathway performance assessments, including industry engagement and alignment to content standards. Application and participation in a pre-institute release day on April 30, 2026 are required.
PK and TK Teachers (including SCPs) - Teaching Pyramid: Module 1a
PK and TK Teachers (including SCPs) - Teaching Pyramid: Module 1a
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Time: 8:30am–3pm
Location: WestEd, 2470 Mariner Square Loop #200, Alameda, CA 94501
Audience: PK and TK Teachers, including SCPs
Facilitators: Elia Dominguez (WestEd)
Registration: Register here
California Teaching Pyramid Module 1A (Social-Emotional Development in the Context of Relationships) is a foundational training module offered by WestEd that focuses on fostering nurturing relationships, understanding child behavior, and implementing positive strategies to support social-emotional competence and prevent challenging behaviors in early childhood settings.
Key Topics Covered in Module 1A:
Building Relationships: Strategies to create positive, secure relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
Behavior Understanding: Reflecting on personal values, perceptions, and beliefs about child behavior.
Preventative Practices: Designing environments and implementing routines that encourage cooperation and engagement.
Positive Support: Using positive descriptive acknowledgement (PDA) and emotional deposits to reinforce prosocial behavior.
Temperament: Understanding the role of temperament in child behavior.
PK and K Teachers - Creative Curriculum: Inspiring Interactions - Exploring the Teacher's Role in Interest Areas IN-PERSON
PK and K Teachers - Creative Curriculum: Inspiring Interactions - Exploring the Teacher's Role in Interest Areas IN-PERSON
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: 8:30am–3pm
Location: WestEd, 2470 Mariner Square Loop #200, Alameda, CA 94501,
Audience: PK and TK Teachers
Facilitators: Elia Dominguez (WestEd)
Registration: Register here
During this interactive 6-hour session, for teachers using The Creative Curriculum®, participants will learn strategies for creating an impactful, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, engaging, and positive preschool learning environment for children and families. Participants will explore the characteristics of dynamic interest areas and learn how to use room arrangement as a teaching strategy. In addition to planning the physical spaces, participants will examine strategies for strengthening the social and temporal environments to meet the needs of children and families. During the session, participants will also analyze their daily activities and create a schedule that maximizes opportunities to support development and learning.
PK and TK Teachers (including SCP) - Creative Curriculum: Inspiring Interactions - Exploring the Role of Teachers in Interest Areas - IN-PERSON
PK and TK Teachers (including SCP) - Creative Curriculum: Inspiring Interactions - Exploring the Role of Teachers in Interest Areas - IN-PERSON
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: 8:30am–3pm
Location: WestEd, 2470 Mariner Square Loop #200, Alameda, CA 94501
Audience: PK and TK Teachers, including SCPs
Facilitators: Charlotte Quiros (Teaching Strategies)
Registration: Register here
Are you interested in maximizing positive child outcomes by offering Choice Time? Are you curious about how you can intentionally address the Objectives for Development and Learning within interest areas? If so, Inspiring Interactions: Exploring the Teacher’s Role in Interest Areas, is for you! During this 6-hour advanced session for users of The Creative Curriculum®, participants will discover techniques for facilitating important content learning, including literacy and mathematics learning, in interest areas. Participants will be introduced to a collection of helpful teaching strategies that nurture creativity, encourage problem-solving, and engage children in critical thinking. Through discussions and activities, teachers will examine their role in supporting, and extending, high quality play experiences during Choice Time. Additionally, teachers will practice aligning Objectives for Development and Learning, along with associated support strategies, to child-led play scenarios. Participants will leave the session equipped with the tools and skills needed to make Choice Time one of the most important and impactful times of the instructional day.
PK and TK Teachers - Creative Curriculum: The Learning Environment
PK and TK Teachers - Creative Curriculum: The Learning Environment
Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
Time: 8:30am–3pm
Location: WestEd, 2470 Mariner Square Loop #200, Alameda, CA 94501
Audience: PK and TK Teachers, including SCPs
Facilitators: Charlotte Quiros (Teaching Strategies)
Registration: Register here
During this interactive 6-hour session, for teachers using The Creative Curriculum®, participants will learn strategies for creating an impactful, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, engaging, and positive preschool learning environment for children and families. Participants will explore the characteristics of dynamic interest areas and learn how to use room arrangement as a teaching strategy. In addition to planning the physical spaces, participants will examine strategies for strengthening the social and temporal environments to meet the needs of children and families. During the session, participants will also analyze their daily activities and create a schedule that maximizes opportunities to support development and learning.
New Coaches - Foundational Coaching for Equity - IN PERSON
New Coaches - Foundational Coaching for Equity - IN PERSON
Date: July 23–24, 2026
Time: 9am–3pm
Location: TBD
Audience: New Coaches/TSAs
Facilitators: Peggy Dove
Registration: Register here
Two full days of training for new coaches, or those who are returning to the role but have yet to complete the required Foundational PD series, focused on foundational skills for effective coaching. The Foundational series has the following outcomes: -- Cultivate relational trust with the beginning teacher to surface and address challenges while deepening teacher commitment to the success of every student (NTC MPS 3.1) -- Use coaching language and stances strategically and flexibly to promote teacher agency and student growth (NTC MPS 3.2) -- Plan for structured, outcomes-oriented, instructionally-focused coaching conversations grounded in professional goals and formative data (NTC MPS 3.3) For NTSD Coaches, the content on July 23-24 will exempt you from 5 out of the 6 sessions during the year. One-on-one support will still be included during the school year. Anyone who anticipates being in a coaching role (or who has coaching as part of their role) is welcome to register and attend. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
NEW PRINCIPALS & TSAs - Strategic Leadership: Advancing the Eureka Math² CA Edition - IN PERSON
NEW PRINCIPALS & TSAs - Strategic Leadership: Advancing the Eureka Math² CA Edition - IN PERSON
Date: Monday, July 27, 2026
Time: 9am–12pm
Location: TBD
Audience: TSAs
Facilitators: Edgar Ramirez
Registration: Register here
Building on OUSD’s four-year journey with Eureka Math² (EM²), this session is designed for new elementary administrators and TSAs to anchor their leadership in the district’s math vision. We will explore how the California Edition serves as a high-level upgrade to our existing foundation, focusing on how it amplifies district goals of coherence, rigor, and belonging.
Key Leadership Focus Areas:
Systemic Coherence: Analyze how the California Edition integrates Data Science investigations and environmental contexts to meet the 2023 CA Math Framework while maintaining vertical alignment across grades.
Instructional Rigor: Examine updated digital tools and streamlined teacher workflows that allow leaders to shift focus from "prep-work" to high-lequality instructional walkthroughs and student engagement.
Equity & Belonging: Evaluate the upgraded Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and multilingual frameworks that ensure every OUSD student has an entry point into complex mathematics.
Sustaining Momentum: Learn how to leverage your staff’s four years of EM² experience to seamlessly integrate these CA Edition enhancements, ensuring a continuous trajectory of growth for your school community.
K-5 Teachers - Deepening Practice: The Eureka Math² CA Edition Upgrade - IN PERSON
K-5 Teachers - Deepening Practice: The Eureka Math² CA Edition Upgrade - IN PERSON
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Time: 8:30am–11:30am
Location: TBD
Audience: K-5 SEI/DL Teachers
Facilitators: Edgar Ramirez
Registration: Register here
Building on our four-year journey with Eureka Math² (EM²), this session is designed for returning teachers to explore the California Edition upgrade. Rather than starting over, we will focus on how this new version enhances your existing classroom routines to drive higher levels of rigor and student belonging.
What You Will Experience:
The CA Edition Shift: Dive into the new Data Science investigations and environmental contexts that align our daily work with the 2023 CA Math Framework.
Advanced Instructional Design: Analyze the refined lesson structures in the CA Edition and discuss how they streamline your intellectual preparation and classroom pacing.
Rigor through Discourse: Engage in collaborative "Instructional Expectations" labs to practice facilitating student-to-student discourse and productive struggle using the new materials.
Tech Integration: Explore the latest enhancements to the Great Minds Digital Platform and digital assessments to make your data-driven instruction more efficient.
Sustaining Equity: Collaborate with peers to leverage the upgraded Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and multilingual supports to ensure every OUSD student continues to grow as a confident mathematician.
K-5 Teachers - Launching Eureka Math² CA Edition: Foundations of Rigor & Belonging - IN PERSON
K-5 Teachers - Launching Eureka Math² CA Edition: Foundations of Rigor & Belonging - IN PERSON
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Time: 8:30am–3pm
Location: In Person
Audience: K-5 SEI/DL Teachers
Facilitators: Edgar Ramirez
Registration: Register here
Join us for an immersive introduction to Eureka Math² (EM²) California Edition. This session is designed to anchor new teachers in our district's four-year journey of math implementation, focusing on how we use this resource to create joyful, student-centered classrooms.
What You Will Experience:
The OUSD Math Vision: Understand how EM² supports our commitment to Rigor, Coherence, and Belonging, specifically through the lens of the 2023 CA Math Framework.
The California Edition Upgrade: Explore new features unique to this version, including Data Science investigations and environmental contexts that make math relevant to our students' lives.
Inside the Lesson: Participate in a "Fishbowl" demo lesson to experience the intentional structure of EM² and see how it promotes discourse and productive struggle.
Planning for Success: Get hands-on with the Great Minds Digital Platform and teacher materials to begin intellectually preparing for your first module and the first week of instruction.
Equity in Practice: Learn to leverage built-in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and multilingual supports to ensure every student feels seen and valued as a mathematician.
HS Graduate Capstone Teachers - Capstone Kickoff - IN PERSON
HS Graduate Capstone Teachers - Capstone Kickoff - IN PERSON
Date: Monday, August 3, 2026
Time: 9am–3pm
Location: TBD
Audience: High School Graduate Capstone Teachers
Facilitators: Camrin Fredrick, Elizabeth Humphries
Registration: Register here
Teachers will get an orientation to key Capstone guidance and resources and will have time to plan for the launch of the Capstone project with students in fall 2026.
K-5 Multilingual Institute - IN PERSON
K-5 Multilingual Institute - IN PERSON
Date: Monday, August 3, 2026
Time: 8:30am–3pm
Location: ICS multipurpose room
Audience: K-5 Dual Language teachers
Facilitators: Cristina Segura
Registration: Register here
Participants will learn strategies that will enhance biliteracy instruction and focus on the three pillars of Dual language: Bilingualism and Biliteracy, Achieving Grade Level Standards and Social Cultural Competence. Participants will be set up for starting the year with an overview of instructional guidance for biliteracy.
K-5 Teachers - GLAD Foundational in OUSD - IN PERSON
K-5 Teachers - GLAD Foundational in OUSD - IN PERSON
Date: June 8 and June 9
Time: 8:15am–3pm
Location: International Community School
Audience: K-5 teachers
Facilitators: Abel Guzman, Katia Dunkel, Jessica Jung
Registration: Register here
In this 2-day training, participants will review ELLMA's Core Understandings that Guide Language Instruction as a foundation to understanding language acquisition principles.
We will share about the ELL Journey —From Identification to the SEAL of Biliteracy— as well as learn about the GLAD 7 Hip Pocket Tools utilizing input charts as a vehicle to learning.
This training will emphasize learning and practicing integrating GLAD 7 Hip Pocket Tools across all elementary curricula to provide integrated ELD all day in all subjects. Participants will be given structured application time to unpack and integrate Hip Pocket Tools in EL Education, Benchmark, Eureka Math2, FOSS, Social Studies, etc.
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