Our professional development workshops provide educators and education professionals with a wide array of pedagogical and professional skills. Workshops are available as one-hour, 90-minute, and two-hour sessions and can be delivered remotely or in-person.
Recipients of Tanenbaum’s professional development expertise include New York City Public Schools, the Harmony Program, the Partnership for After School Education, the Children’s Museum Houston, among others.
Current professional development trainings include:
1. Discussing Difference: Transforming Conflict to Build Respect in Our Diverse World
Transforming Conflict to Build Respect in Our Diverse World
- Learn how to teach skills for encountering difference with respect.
- Explore how identity and communication shape conflict situations.
- Practice different approaches to engaging in school-based conflict.
2. Interacting with Religious Diversity
- Learn important historical and contemporary trends in American religious landscapes.
- Explore teaching strategies to build an inclusive classroom culture.
- Practice actionable ideas for supporting diverse religious identities.
3. Building a Respectful Classroom
- Learn how to create and sustain respectful learning communities throughout the year.
- Explore strategies for building an inclusive educational community.
- Practice respectful communication.
4. Religious and Cultural Literacy for Public School Communities
- Learn best practices for teaching about religion in public schools.
- Explore how teaching about religion enriches academic, social, and emotional learning.
5. Cultivating a Culturally Responsive Social Studies Classroom
- Learn to layer communication skills into curricula.
- Explore ways to transform interpersonal conflict into opportunities for building respect.
- Practice using historical and contemporary events to teach about conflict transformation.