Welcome to CVEDC

with Dr. Kateri Thunder

Full Year Series beginning on October 28th, 2025

To effectively teach oral language and listening comprehension, we need high talk and high-quality talk. During this workshop, we’ll examine how much talk we need to maximize children’s oral language and listening comprehension development in early childhood education. In other words, we’ll examine how much talk is high talk. Then, we’ll unpack the four Ts that define the characteristics of high-quality talk.

Throughout we’ll experience evidence-based instructional strategies to implement high talk and high-quality talk.

with Gabe Hamilton, Katie Mack, and Stan Williams

Full Year Series beginning on October 8th, 2025

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping our world — and our classrooms. Whether you're just beginning to explore AI or already using it in your practice, this full-day, hands-on workshop will help you think deeply and practically about the role of AI in education.

We’ll explore:

How AI can act as a thought partner and planning companion for teachers

Ways to use AI ethically and effectively with students

The broader implications of AI for teaching, learning, assessment, and school systems

with Libby Bonesteel

September 2025-May 2026

This course is designed to meet the learning needs of people exploring the idea of leadership, teacher leaders who are working in some aspect of leadership within their school or district (eg. union leadership, leadership team, curriculum teams, coaching, etc…), and new building and district leaders. Each session emphasizes learning within a community so that participants can begin to build a network of support that all leaders need. Each in person session will have two main areas of focus within what might be considered a technical skill and cultural skill. We will explore, reflect on, and practice our own leadership preferences, understand other ways of being as a leader, facilitation and negotiation skills, as well as other needs brought by participants. 

with Allie Vega and Katie Mack

October 2025-May 2026

As education continues to shift—both locally and nationally—it’s more important than ever for school librarians to position themselves as teaching partners and instructional leaders. We must consistently demonstrate our impact on student learning and advocate for equitable education within our schools. This course will be structured in such a way that participants will have the opportunity to examine the various instructional roles of librarianship at grade-specific level, reflect upon current practice, and create professional library growth goals to implement in their library setting.