Building Classroom Community and Connection: A Workshop Series for New Teachers

Are you in the first few years of your teaching career or are you preparing to become a teacher? This workshop series is designed for you! Join us for an interactive online workshop series where we’ll focus more on the “how” of teaching than the “what.” 

Using Facing History’s pedagogical approach, we’ll engage with activities that help you think about building reflective communities of care.  The series will focus on the importance of identity and SEL instruction to help create inclusive, student-centered classrooms where students feel a sense of belonging and connection. During each session, you’ll be in conversation with others who are new to teaching and walk away with practical strategies to use in your classroom.

• Session 1: June 17, 1-2:30 ET (see in your time zone): Building a Facing History Classroom: Starting with Yourself: In this session, we will introduce you to our core pedagogy and approach, explore the foundational importance of identity, and explain how build a reflective classroom.
• Session 2: June 18, 1-2:30 ET (see in your time zone): Building a Facing History Classroom: Creating a Culture of Belonging: In this session, we will introduce you to resources and strategies to help you create a safe and reflective classroom community where students build self and social awareness.
• Session 3: June 20, 1-2:30 ET (see in your time zone): Building a Facing History Classroom: Activating Agency and Student Voice: In this session, we will look at practices and strategies to create a classroom where students can share their opinions, engage with multiple perspectives, and think about their own role in their communities today.

New Teacher Workshop Series At-a-Glance Details

Audience: This workshop series is designed for 6th–12th grade teachers who have been teaching for three years or less. We invite educators from a variety of school settings including public, private, independent, and religious schools to apply.

Cost: Free. The registration and event fees for this online offering have been waived thanks to generous funding from Facing History and Ourselves donors and supporters.

Duration: 3 sessions (90 minutes each in Zoom). While attendance is not mandatory at all three, each session will build on each other. Sessions will not be recorded so please plan to attend live.