The Alt Ed CoP is a place where educators can come together to share best practices, work on common problems of practice, and support our students towards success.

This RICA Prep Class is based on the RICA content specifications. Participants will review key subject matter, become familiar with the structure and content of the test, and identify which individual areas he or she needs to focus. Participants will work through practice test questions, providing detailed explanations that guide them on how to apply their knowledge to the specific question types they will encounter on the real exam.

Father Figures Are Invited - Please join us for the Virtual Father Literacy Project meeting for the project is being held virtually via zoom and will be presented by Steven Bruce, PCOE Early Childhood Specialist and Daniel Mendoza, Site Supervisor. Father’s (father figures) play a critical role in their child’s early literacy development through reading books with their child, engaging in conversation, and sharing stories. Fathers, please join us from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm as we learn about the importance of early literacy and gain strategies on how to get your child excited about books! These trainings will be held virtually via Zoom and will be presented by Steven Bruce, PCOE | ECE Early Childhood Specialist. All participants will receive free children’s books and early literacy materials to read to their children. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation provided.

This RICA Prep Class is based on the RICA content specifications. Participants will review key subject matter, become familiar with the structure and content of the test, and identify which individual areas he or she needs to focus. Participants will work through practice test questions, providing detailed explanations that guide them on how to apply their knowledge to the specific question types they will encounter on the real exam.

New Escape HR/Payroll Users

New Escape AP or Fiscal Users

This RICA Prep Class is based on the RICA content specifications. Participants will review key subject matter, become familiar with the structure and content of the test, and identify which individual areas he or she needs to focus. Participants will work through practice test questions, providing detailed explanations that guide them on how to apply their knowledge to the specific question types they will encounter on the real exam.

Join us to learn how to implement Number Talks in your classroom. Number Talks strengthen student ideas about numbers and provide opportunities for students to communicate their mathematical thinking. Teachers will learn how to leverage number talks to support unfinished learning and fluency, as they reengage students with mathematics. The book includes more than 850 purposefully-designed number talks and includes access to videos featuring 19 number talks filmed in classrooms.

This RICA Prep Class is based on the RICA content specifications. Participants will review key subject matter, become familiar with the structure and content of the test, and identify which individual areas he or she needs to focus. Participants will work through practice test questions, providing detailed explanations that guide them on how to apply their knowledge to the specific question types they will encounter on the real exam.

Join us to learn how to implement Number Talks in your classroom. Number Talks strengthen student ideas about numbers and provide opportunities for students to communicate their mathematical thinking. Teachers will learn how to leverage number talks to support unfinished learning and fluency, as they reengage students with mathematics. The book includes more than 850 purposefully-designed number talks and includes access to videos featuring 19 number talks filmed in classrooms.

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

TK Teachers

ELOP Tech Bootcamp is an innovative program designed to provide educators with the skills and knowledge to incorporate robotics, coding, 3D printing, and Makerspace technology into their classrooms and afterschool extended learning programs. Hands-on training allows participants to gain the practical experience and confidence necessary to create engaging, project-based lessons that promote student learning and exploration.

ELOP Tech Bootcamp is an innovative program designed to provide educators with the skills and knowledge to incorporate robotics, coding, 3D printing, and Makerspace technology into their classrooms and afterschool extended learning programs. Hands-on training allows participants to gain the practical experience and confidence necessary to create engaging, project-based lessons that promote student learning and exploration.

This 3-day institute will focus on how to support the development of young readers and improve reading outcomes for all learners. Participants will engage in content from the Getting Reading Right modules created by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). Evidence-based strategies, tools, and resources will be shared to support both assessment and instruction.

Teachers, Coaches, Administrators, and Instructional Aides

ELOP Tech Bootcamp is an innovative program designed to provide educators with the skills and knowledge to incorporate robotics, coding, 3D printing, and Makerspace technology into their classrooms and afterschool extended learning programs. Hands-on training allows participants to gain the practical experience and confidence necessary to create engaging, project-based lessons that promote student learning and exploration.

This 3-day institute will focus on how to support the development of young readers and improve reading outcomes for all learners. Participants will engage in content from the Getting Reading Right modules created by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). Evidence-based strategies, tools, and resources will be shared to support both assessment and instruction.

Teachers, Coaches, Administrators, and Instructional Aides

ELOP Tech Bootcamp is an innovative program designed to provide educators with the skills and knowledge to incorporate robotics, coding, 3D printing, and Makerspace technology into their classrooms and afterschool extended learning programs. Hands-on training allows participants to gain the practical experience and confidence necessary to create engaging, project-based lessons that promote student learning and exploration.

This 3-day institute will focus on how to support the development of young readers and improve reading outcomes for all learners. Participants will engage in content from the Getting Reading Right modules created by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). Evidence-based strategies, tools, and resources will be shared to support both assessment and instruction.

Teachers, Coaches, Administrators

Teachers, Coaches, Administrators, and Instructional Aides

TK Teachers

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

TK Paraprofessionals

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

School and district teams are invited to this day-long professional development opportunity with Dr. Steven Constantino, national expert on equity focused family engagement. Align your team around Dr. Constantino’s logic model for family engagement and put your district on a path to higher and more consistent student achievement. Reflections about implicit bias, equitable learning outcomes, and the role family engagement plays, A deeper dive into the idea of family efficacy, or empowering families to work alongside teachers for improved learning, A nuanced switch from building to developing relationships, and how trust is at the core of that subtle difference

School and district teams are invited to this day-long professional development opportunity with Dr. Steven Constantino, national expert on equity focused family engagement. Align your team around Dr. Constantino’s logic model for family engagement and put your district on a path to higher and more consistent student achievement. Reflections about implicit bias, equitable learning outcomes, and the role family engagement plays, A deeper dive into the idea of family efficacy, or empowering families to work alongside teachers for improved learning, A nuanced switch from building to developing relationships, and how trust is at the core of that subtle difference

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

Tulare County Early Learning SEAL Cohort

In this 5-day workshop, we focus on building thinking classrooms (BTC). Delve into the four research-based toolkits shown to foster active learning, engagement, and mathematical thinking in any classroom setting. Explore how to integrate the 3 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Signature Practices into your routines, and how they can help you fine tune your thinking classroom by enhancing student belonging and motivation. Twice in this series, you will participate in a team-driven Task Study utilizing summer school classrooms. Deepen your understanding of the macro & micro moves found in the (BTC) practices so that you can apply them in your own classroom.

Tulare County Early Learning SEAL Cohort