In-Person

2022 Inclusive Innovation Convening

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Inclusive Innovation Convening

Join our team members Karina Rodriguez (Director of Research & Analytics), Malika Ali (Chief of Innovation), and Shawn Rubin (Executive Director) in Los Angeles, CA for our sessions at the 2022 Inclusive Innovation Conference, hosted by the Center for Inclusive Innovation & Digital Promise!

We’re excited to present at the following events:

Monday, October 17 from 3:30-4:30PMBreakout Session: Learnings and Resources from the FieldKarina Rodriguez & AERDF
Tuesday, October 18 from 1:45-2:45PMThe Student Experience Survey: Actionable Data to Support Culturally Responsive TeachingKarina Rodriguez, & Malika Ali

2022 MassCUE Fall Conference: Uncover the Hidden Curriculum

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Uncover the Hidden Curriculum in Your Classroom - MassCUE Fall Conference 2022

Join Heidi Vazquez (Instructional Equity Partner) at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA for the 2022 MassCUE Fall Conference.

Session Title: Uncover the Hidden Curriculum in Your Classroom

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 1:30-2:25PM

Session Tracks: Equity and Inclusion; Instructional Design and Delivery

Session Description: Interested in looking at your practice through an instructional equity lens? Our coaching partnerships begin with curriculum audits to help us reflect on what we teach and disrupt dominant narratives. In this session, learn how we measure mindset shifts and the impact on the student experience.

2022 MassCUE Fall Conference: Survey Says

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Survey Says: How to Center the Student Experience as a Measure of Success

Join Karina Rodriguez (Director of Research & Analytics) at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA for the 2022 MassCUE Fall Conference.

Session Title: Survey Says: How to Center the Student Experience as a Measure of Success

Date & Time: Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 11:30AM – 12:25PM

Session Tracks: Assessment, Evaluation, & Use of Data; Equity and Inclusion; Social Emotional Learning

Session Description: We recognize the importance of academic mindset, belonging, cognitive skills, & SEL now more than ever. Learn how Highlander Institute’s Student Experience Survey centers student perceptions around such components as a key measure of success, promoting positive outcomes for both students & teachers.

2022 Medfield DLD

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We’re leading a breakout session in person at the 10th annual Medfield DLD. Medfield’s Design your Learning Day is an opportunity to share best practices and collaborate with educators from surrounding districts. Educators are encouraged to attend DLD to become inspired by the innovative practices and views of other educators. It is our hope that attendees will leave with new outlooks, ideas, and tools to put into their practice.

Session Title: Leading Inclusive Change through Continuous Improvement Cycles

Presenter: Mike Miele, Partner

Session Date & Time: Friday, March 25, 2022 from 10:30 – 11:15AM ET

2022 SXSW EDU

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Join us in Austin, TX for SXSW EDU 2022. We’ll be presenting multiple sessions during the conference and hope to see you there.

Session Title: Power to the Families: Doing School Differently

Presenters: Malika Ali (Highlander Institute), Tatiana Baena (Central Falls School District), Travis Pillow (CRPE), & Simona Simpson-Thomas (Freedom Dreams)

Session Date/Time: Monday, March 7, 2022 at 2PM CT

Session Title: Design-Reflect-Iterate: Practices that Empower

Presenters: Malika Ali, Chief Innovation Officer (Highlander Institute) & Karina Rodriguez, Director of Research and Analytics (Highlander Institute)

Session Date/Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 3PM CT

2022 Achieving Excellence Together Conference

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We’re presenting! Register by February 18 for the Achieving Excellence Together Conference hosted by the Rhode Island Department of Education to see us in action in person during our sessions.

Session Title: Centering On Instructional Equity

Session Description: The educators who are most successful at disrupting inequity intentionally integrate social emotional learning with cognitive skills that support student achievement. Highlander Institute’s Culturally Responsive & Sustaining Pedagogy (CRSP) Framework is rooted in a strong sense of belonging, academic mindset, and a supportive academic classroom community that positions students for ongoing academic progress. Embedded in the framework are processes for building awareness of deficit-oriented structures and compliance-based systems that contribute to persistent achievement gaps. Further, an emphasis on both relevance and rigor develops critical thinking skills while grounding learning in topics that are important to students and mobilizing them to act in ways that benefit their families, their communities, and society. Join us for an overview of the CRSP framework. Participants will leave with a series of proactive strategies to center planning efforts at the classroom and school levels.

Presenters: Malika Ali, Chief Innovation Officer & Heidi Vazquez, Partner

Session Date/Time: Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 8:45AM ET & 10:30AM ET