City Neighbors Foundation is extremely proud and excited to formally announce
Shane Safir
as our 14th Annual Progressive Education Summit Keynote Speaker.
Shane has worked at every level of the education system, from the classroom to the boardroom, for 25 years. In 2003, after teaching in San Francisco and Oakland she organized the community to launch a new school, the June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE). She is an author, professional developer, and leading thinker in education. A powerful advocate for finding and elevating student voice in the classroom and school, deconstructing the current hold of standardized testing to find the most meaningful data to drive our schools, and taking a strong stand as listeners to our students, communities, and teachers, Shane fits perfectly in the Progressive Education Summit tradition.
She is the author of The Listening Leader: Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformation (Jossey-Bass: 2017) and the bestselling Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation (Corwin, 2021), coauthored with Dr. Jamila Dugan. She will soon publish her next book Pedagogy of Voice: The Path to Street Data and Student Agency.
Shane challenges us to work deeply toward Equity and Justice. Please join us on Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 9 to 3pm to hear Shane Safir, participate in her Deep Dive workshop, or participate in the over 30 workshops and experiences focused on creating truly child-centered, democratic, engaging classrooms and schools.
We are happy to announce the Workshops that will be offered at the 14th Annual Progressive Education Summit.
Join us for the more than 30 Progressive Practitioner-To-Practitioner Workshops focused on creating truly child-centered, democratic, engaging classrooms and schools:
Pedagogies of Voice: Street Data and the Path to Student Agency, Shane Safir, Keynote Speaker, and Crystal Watson
Design for Deeper Learning with the Kaleidoscope and AI-Companion, Paola Capó-García, High Tech High
What are you doing? JUST Teaching: Cultivating Culturally Responsive Educators, Mo Thomas and Calago Hipps, City Teaching Alliance
SEL: Now what?, Nikomar Moseley, University of MD (SSW): Positive Schools Center
A Real Seat at the Table—Effective Youth Engagement for School and District Leaders, Haley Tilt (City Schools Youth Engagement Specialist) with students Justin Lyles and Lia Stearns
Building Joyful Classrooms for Multilingual Learners, Lety Flores, Arts Everyday
Every Book is a Place-based Learning Book, Karly O'Brien, Reading is Fundamental
Students Forget Math: How to Stop Them, Joseph Mills and David Robson, SpiralMath
Learning to Let Go: The Power of Failure for Resilient Learners, Belen Quellet and Julieta Jauregui, The Learning Quest
Introducing the Creative Process Framework into the Classroom to Foster a Creative Problem Solving Mindset, Genie Arnot and Katie Gill-Harvey, Social Studio
Capitalism v. Cooperatism: Exploring ways to better democratize your classroom, Gab Sussman (they/she) and Victoria Lebrón (she/her), Bmore Transform
Developing a Sense of Place, Peace, and Purpose: Using Urban Neighborhoods as Classrooms and Textbooks, Olivia Vazquez, Taylor Lewis, Alyssa Ripley, Michael Friedman, and Students, STRIPES program, Belmont Charter High School
In the Spirit of Equity: Creating Visible and Invisible Structures in a Progressive Classroom, Rachel Elin-Saintine/Geetha Holdsworth, The Miquon School
Eyes Wide Open: Woke in the Academy, Pre-k to Post-doc, Dr. Tracy L.F. Worley, Montebello Elementary/Middle School
Y'all Play Too Much: Using Games to Unpack Inequity, Dr. Wyletta Gamble-Lomax, Dr. Karen Rogers, Dr. Anthony Felder, Coppin State Academy
Improv Circles and Active Listening, Todd Wade, City Springs Elementary/Middle School
Cultivating Critical Literacy through AI: Prompt Writing and Response Analysis in the Classroom, Paul Atkinson and Kristen English, City Neighbors High School
Fill Your Cup First: 5 Strategies For Wellness, Dr. Renee Tengella, Peaceful Warriors - Wellness Thru Yoga, Meditation. Mindfulness
Cultivating A Culture Of Care (For Adults), Matthew Ebert, Ebert Educational Consulting
Regulation and Co-Regulation Strategies for the Classroom, Emily Fleming, Yoga In Classrooms And Schools Consulting
IEPs, Disabilities, and Differentiation Oh My!, Kim Farley, City Neighbors Hamilton
Transforming Classrooms and Leadership with ABA: Proven Assessment and Feedback Strategies for Student Success, Olivia L. Brewer, The School District of Philadelphia
Engaging Every Writer: 6 Proven Strategies to Empower Special Education Students in Writing, Dusty Muhammad, Distinctive Methods, LLC
The Power of Partnerships: Leveraging Your Instructional Assistants, Aides, and Paraprofessionals for Impact, Jamilah F. Bashir, The IEP Coach LLC
Empowering Students to Engage, Adapt, and Succeed in an Uncertain World, Felicia Bell Heard, Be Heard Education
Expanding and Elevating the Progressive Education Model: Disability Sustaining Pedagogy as a Tool for Improving Practice, Amy Tondreau and Katryna Andrusik, University of Maryland Baltimore
Lettuce Turnip the Fun: A Hydroponics STEM Workshop, Pansy Walker, Facilitating Leaders Coaching and Consulting
Nurturing Educators, Transforming Schools: A Progressive Approach to Teacher Wellness, Dr. Ann W. Williamson, AEW Educational Enterprises
They Not Like Us: Introducing Hip Hop Artists of the Week in ELA, LaToya Parker, Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School
Reading Rescue: Multi-Tiered Small Group Support for Non-Reading Specialists, Tamia Peterson, The SavvySPEDucator, LLC
How to Not Answer Questions Directly to Maximize Learning, Barbara Jauregui Wurst, Acton Academy Falls Church
Decoding Dr. Maria Montessori's Four Planes of Development from Infancy to Maturity, Megh Rennard, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
Lighting Candles: Synthesis of 23 Neurodiversity panel discussions (Classroom Edition), Ebony Kenney, Ripefruit Foundation
