An impactful and engaging education system puts people first – students, parents, teachers, community members. Human-Centered Design (HCD) provides the toolbox and mindset to ensure a system stays agile and responsive to current and future stakeholders. This course will introduce school leaders to design thinking and, more specifically, Human-Centered Design. Design thinking encompasses five phases […]
A Summer Workshop for High School Educators
This course is designed to prepare young professionals (i.e., less than 5 years of experience in the field) for a career in community-based educational spaces with a foundation in education and social work. Community-based educational spaces (CBES) "are activities and programs operated outside of class time – whether in the school building during the school […]
ELIE Circle’s 3-part Holistic Health Framework is specifically designed for community-based educational spaces to support the holistic health of both young people and staff. The framework consists of describing holistic health, barriers to holistic health, and holistic health tools. The first session is focused on staff, I will introduce participants to the framework, discuss barriers […]
Communitopia and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History are proud to be partnering with Climate Generation by hosting the Pennsylvania Cohort for the Summer Institute for Climate Change Education. Join us for powerful and engaging keynote speakers, meaningful discussions about the intersection of social justice and climate change, and collaborative conversations between a national network […]
UDL-Con: International is the global event dedicated to advancing Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for addressing the educational needs of diverse and variable learners in many settings across many stages of life. On July 22-23, 2025, we invite educators, school and district administrators, instructional designers, researchers, and innovators to gather at the Capital […]
Experience climate change education in a local context by combining classroom learning with climate friendly adventure activities that focus on real-life science and field research. Learn how to initiate climate action through meaningful STEM projects. During the Climate Change Adventure Education Project, you will explore the causes and impacts of climate change by... - Researching […]
ELIE Circle’s 3-part Holistic Health Framework is specifically designed for community-based educational spaces to support the holistic health of both young people and staff. The framework consists of describing holistic health, barriers to holistic health, and holistic health tools. The first session is focused on staff, I will introduce participants to the framework, discuss barriers […]
This 3-hour session, based on Dr. Woodberry's dissertation, presents a conceptual model and techniques for staff in community-based educational spaces to use to explore gendered racial socialization messages and 5th-12th grade Black girls’ interpretation of messages, gendered racial identity ideologies, and outward display of sense of self in CBES. 2 Sessions: Saturday, August 2, 2025 […]
An impactful and engaging education system puts people first – students, parents, teachers, community members. Human-Centered Design (HCD) provides the toolbox and mindset to ensure a system stays agile and responsive to current and future stakeholders. This course will introduce school leaders to design thinking and, more specifically, Human-Centered Design. Design thinking encompasses five phases […]
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