Foundations in Practice: Tools and Community for Assistant Teachers

Each month, assistant teachers are invited to join a 90-minute online workshop designed to support their professional growth and foster connection. These sessions offer practical tools and strategies to enhance their work in the classroom, with a focus on effective collaboration, student engagement, and responsive support. In addition to skill-building, the workshops provide a space for assistant teachers to share experiences, ask questions, and build a strong sense of community with colleagues throughout the state.

Our ongoing monthly workshops will explore a range of topics to strengthen assistant teachers’ skills and confidence in the classroom. Sessions will cover professional expectations such as school etiquette, responsiveness, and communication. We’ll dive into classroom culture and management, including building relationships, receiving feedback, and supporting student engagement through Responsive Classroom practices. Additional topics include communication strategies with lead teachers and students, understanding learning differences and accommodations, and how to take initiative while maintaining a growth mindset. Each workshop will also include practical takeaways and opportunities for reflection and collaboration.

Participants will:

• Develop professional communication skills, including appropriate email tone, responsiveness, and clarity
• Build effective organizational systems for managing student notes, feedback, supplies, and classroom materials
• Learn how to support and partner with lead teachers through clear communication and shared understanding
• Practice receiving feedback in a constructive, growth-oriented way
• Learn student engagement strategies using Responsive Classroom techniques, including interactive modeling and meaningful feedback
• Recognize and learning differences and accommodations

SESSIONS

SESSION 1: October 14, 2025 | 8:30am - 10:00am

SESSION 2: November 18, 2025 | 8:30am - 10:00am

SESSION 3: December 16, 2025 | 8:30am - 10:00am

SESSION 4: February 17, 2026 | 8:30am - 10:00am

SESSION 5: March 24, 2026 | 8:30am - 10:00am

SESSION 6: April 21, 2026 | 8:30am - 10:00am

AUDIENCE

Associate, Assistant, and Resident Teachers.

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CANCELLATION POLICY

Life happens. We understand that there will be times when you cannot attend a workshop that you have registered and paid for. Registration may be transferred to a different person up to 7 days before a session. However refunds will not be given, and a session missed for any reason will not be refunded.

Below we have outlined our cancellation and refund policy, which we have in place to ensure the most accurate numbers when we secure well in advance locations, catering, and facilitators. Thank you for understanding.

For our ongoing programs or one-day intensives, refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 22 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 21 days or less prior to the first day of a workshop. A missed session that is part of an ongoing program is non-refundable and non-transferrable. For our summer institutes refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 30 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 29 days or less prior to the first day of a summer institute.

Please contact us by email as soon as you know you cannot attend a workshop. This will allow us time to contact our waitlist and hopefully fill your spot.