Congratulations to NCAIS on the launch of the #DEI course Cultivating Communities of Belonging (in which I am a guest lecturer on symbols and statistics). Check it out! bit.ly/2XFQGcv NCAIS MISBO #BetterTogether

Today is the day! EXPLO Elevate is joined by 40+ other amazing #DEI practitioners, faculty, heads, & students to launch the NCAIS course Cultivating Communities of Belonging! Start building a more inclusive school culture bit.ly/2XFQGcv #BetterTogether Susan R. Perry PhD MSW LCSW

EXPLO Elevate Susan R. Perry PhD MSW LCSW And thank you so much EXPLO Elevate for taking part and of course *elevating* the program with your expertise 😄

A wonderful experience to create and share this course with my EXPLO Elevate colleague Sudipti Kumar #BetterTogether indeed. #Team. To all #educators around the 🌍 and equity seeking organizations-keep at it. 🙏NCAIS Linda Nelson. One learning relationship at a time.

5 must-answer questions BEFORE you collaborate. New on our blog! elevate.explo.org/5-must-answer-… A nugget from the post below - how do you determine the ideal collaboration group size?

Attention school leaders - Mark your calendars! Next Monday, the next session of the NCAIS + Carney Sandoe #DEI course - The Bottom Line: Cultivating Communities of Belonging - starts! Learn more today, before registration closes 10/11 ow.ly/9S8450GltV2

Happy Monday! We have been busy over here at Elevate. Check out new blog posts including an interview with Scott Looney, revisiting a conversation protocol, and thoughts on collaboration. elevate.explo.org/blog/

We put a lot of focus on building relationships with and between our students, but we need those relationships with each other, too. Interview with @alienearbud #leadupchat #whyiteach #passiondriven #teacherpd #teachergoals buff.ly/2QZyX6G

Mark your calendar! Wed Oct 13, 7-8:30, book group discussing 126 Falsehoods We Believe about Education with authors Carisa is Educating for Good and me! Registration info shortly. FREE. Next Generation Learning Challenges MeMe Ratliff Alcine Mumby David Cook EXPLO Elevate Jennifer Davis Poon lulu.com/en/us/shop/gar…

Gary Chapin Next Generation Learning Challenges MeMe Ratliff Alcine Mumby David Cook EXPLO Elevate Jennifer Davis Poon Registration info is up. Invite our friends! educatingforgood.com/events/curricu…

Got 30 minutes tomorrow? Excelle Director Amanda Riegel will be in conversation with Heads of School Clair Ward (Shore Country Day School) and Aléwa Cooper (@FooteSchool) to discuss time management. Tune in to hear their strategies! elevate.explo.org/webinar-regist…

8 pm ET this Thursday! Tune into our webinar: Carol Sutton Lewis will be in conversation with Natasha Padilla Goddard, Program Head at EXPLO, about parenting Black and Brown children around issues of identity and education. Ground Control Parenting elevate.explo.org/webinar/

It's a busy week for our webinars! Friday noon EST, Excelle Director Amanda Riegel, Renée Greenfield (Carroll School) and Stacia McFadden (The Lovett School) will be in conversation (a lively one!) about strategies for optimizing your career trajectory. elevate.explo.org/webinar/

Throughout the month, we have really appreciated seeing the range of Black History Month programming from schools in our network, such as this exhibit from HotchkissSchool. Thanks for sharing!

We are always on the lookout for great resources around diversity, equity and inclusion. @tamisha_consult's new site provides many! Check them out today, on the first day of Women's History Month (and the rest of the year, too!)

"Determine the things in the school that should never change. It should be a short list". -- EXPLO Elevate's @jrosspeters's first step in strategic planning (and an exercise that EXPLO is taking on this week, in fact!) elevate.explo.org/avoiding-a-str…

Yes, in fact we are working on teacher evals! Reading Loomis Chaffee's thorough evaluation system resonated. In particular, making professional learning an annual occurrence, outside of formal eval years, in order to promote growth for all. Worth a read (and a watch).