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Building Community in the Classroom

Tue, Jul 18

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Grayslake

Teachers! Earn 2 CPDU's at this professional development, in-person, event. Equip your toolbox with skills needed for self-care and those of others.

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Building Community in the Classroom
Building Community in the Classroom

Time & Location

Jul 18, 2023, 9:00 AM – Jul 25, 2023, 11:00 AM

Grayslake, 1200 University Center Dr, Grayslake, IL 60030, USA

Guests

About the event

Join us for this hands-on professional development opportunity with Dr. Gabriel Alejandro Cortez, PhD, Director of ENLACE Leadership Institute and Professor of the Literacy, Leadership, & Development with the College of Education at Northeastern Illinois University.  

His reserach interests have focused on grassoots activisim in education; intercultural relations, cultural identity, globalization and Chicago history. (NEIU faculty website)

Bringing self and collective care into the classroom is a vital part of our work as educators. 

Dr. Cortez  shares that "Instructors, you have the power to make self and collective care a priority in your classes. Self care refers to taking care of yourself. Further, collective care is a form of caring for the community. However, self care IS NOT a selfish act. It is in itself caring for the community by engaging in practices that heal, recharge, refocus, etc. It is difficult to perform optimally when you have not shown…

Tickets

  • Licensed Teachers

    Light refreshments included

    $85.00

    +$2.13 ticket service fee

    Sale ended
  • Future Educators

    $42.50

    +$1.06 ticket service fee

    Sale ended

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