Aurora Institute

Join Stephanie Garcia (Instructional Equity Partner) online for the 2022 Aurora Institute Virtual Symposium!

Session Title: Awareness is Key: Why All Change Efforts Should Start Here

Date & Time: Monday, October 24, 2022 from 12:00PM – 1:00PM

Session Description: Personalization practices in isolation can shift instruction, but often will not sufficiently empower all students. At Highlander Institute, we realized our school change efforts must start by acknowledging systemic inequity in order to be successful. Join us to hear how professional learning centered on sociocultural awareness can cultivate more nuanced understanding of students and families; confront personal bias; and move us beyond the limited scope of who school is best designed to serve.

Join Vera De Jesus (Instructional Equity Partner) online for the 2022 Aurora Institute Virtual Symposium!

Session Title: Survey Says: Uncovering Student Perceptions to Deepen Teacher Understanding

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 12:00PM – 1:00PM

Session Description: Over the past three years, we’ve witnessed how student surveys can support school communities in expanding their definition of student success. But general survey reports can only provide a snapshot of the big picture. In this session, participants will explore student survey data sets across demographics, access focus group protocols to make meaning of student perceptions of their learning experiences, and review research connections to academic outcomes.