Professional Learning

Stanford Graduate School of Education research centers design and oversee in-person and online learning opportunities for educators and school system leaders.

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Upcoming opportunities

 

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Online | Fee
CSET School Leaders Program
Center: Center to Support Excellence in Teaching
This international program is an opportunity for site leaders to deepen their knowledge, skills, and impact in a community of practice where collaboration enables transformational change.
In-person | Math | Fee
Math-ish Workshop at Stanford for K-16 Teachers
Center: youcubed
A workshop led by Jo Boaler and the mathematics education experts at youcubed, featuring never-before-shared ideas from Professor Boaler's new book, Math-ish! Learn a range of pedagogical strategies to make math accessible and engaging in grades K-16.
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Online | Language & literacy
Coffee and Dyslexia Chat with the ROAR Team
Center: GSE Professional Learning
Join the leadership team of the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR), led by Stanford Graduate School of Education Associate Professor Jason Yeatman, for a casual Q&A session on January 30, 2025 from 10AM to 10:45AM PT. This session will provide a brief overview and address general questions about using ROAR.

Questions for the casual Q&A can be submitted through this registration form or live during the session. Registered participants will receive a recording of the session.
two girls and a boy reading
Online | Language & literacy
Beyond Compliance: Understanding Dyslexia Screening and Best Practices with Stanford’s Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR) Team
Center: GSE Professional Learning
Join the leadership team of the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR), Stanford Graduate School of Education Associate Professor Jason Yeatman and Director of Research & Partnerships Carrie Townley-Flores in a two-part live online series exploring research-based assessment, intervention, and the future of dyslexia research over the next decade.
Online | Math | Data science | Fee
Teaching the Youcubed Data Science Course
Center: youcubed
High school teachers, join the youcubed curriculum writing team for a workshop to prepare to teach our full-year course, Explorations in Data Science! Sessions take place online, 3:45-5:45 pm Pacific Time on select Wednesdays from March 19 through June 4.
In-person | Math | Fee
Youcubed Mathematics Leadership Summit
Center: youcubed
Two-day conference for K-12 administrators and leaders with Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams, focused on leading mindset and mathematics change.

 

Ongoing opportunities

Our research centers offer a variety of ongoing professional learning opportunities—some self-paced and designed for individuals, some designed to be delivered to school or community groups. Explore the possibilities listed here, or reach out to our professional learning staff to explore customized learning experiences for your school or district.

Online | Fee
21st Century Teaching and Learning
Center: youcubed
An online course designed to help anyone teach – and learn – with a 21st century approach to knowledge and teaching. The course focuses on data science and how to interact with any content using the tools of data science in a fun, interesting way.
Online | Fee
How to Learn Math for Teachers
Center: youcubed
Online | Fee
Mathematical Mindsets Online Course
Center: youcubed
Online | Well-being | Fee
Building Blocks for Belonging
Center: Challenge Success
Explore concrete classroom strategies and school-wide policies that foster belonging and connection.
Online | Math | Data science | Science | History | Language & literacy | World languages | Well-being | All content areas | Fee
Curriculum Development Workshops
Center: Challenge Success
Explore a "backward design" model and interact with an array of pedagogical tools to help engage students in deep, meaningful learning.
Online | Math | Data science | Science | History | Language & literacy | World languages | Well-being | All content areas | Fee
Assessment Professional Development Workshops
Center: Challenge Success
Learn assessment strategies that support and better gauge learning in the classroom as well as start conversations about assessment practices in your faculty group.
Online
Evaluating Student Work from Performance Assessments to Guide NGSS Teaching and Learning
Center:
Learn how to develop and use rubrics as part of efficient, responsive, and equitable instructional practices for supporting 3D science learning.
Online
Effective Classroom Conversations
Center:
Empowering students to have meaningful conversations is critical to personal and academic success. In this course, you’ll learn teaching methods that are effective in fostering productive and constructive academic discussions for all students.
Online
Formative Assessment Process in Remote Learning Environments
Center:
Understanding Language at Stanford has produced guidance on using the Formative Assessment process to support language and content development as well as social emotional learning. UL created two sessions which include key concepts and practices.
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Online
Developing Performance Assessments for the NGSS Classroom
Center:
Learn how to develop performance assessments to support 3D science learning.
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Online
Performance Assessment in the NGSS Classroom: Implications for Practice
Center:
Learn how performance assessments can be used to support NGSS learning.
Online | Fee
Preparing for National Board Certification
Center: Stanford National Board Resource Center

Interested in our resources for educators? Visit our resources page.

To explore other professional learning opportunities, or to inquire about customized learning experiences for your school or district, contact:

Heidi Chang

Heidi Chang
Director of Professional Learning
gse_learning@stanford.edu