ExCEL Professional Development & STEAM Sessions

ExCEL Monthly Professional Development Offerings

The ExCEL team works in collaboration with SFUSD staff and community partners to offer a menu of Professional Development opportunities for After School program staff and volunteers.

ExCEL Professional Development SY24-25 Link to this section

ExCEL PDs At-A-Glance

See the full ExCEL PD Calendar to find more details & RSVP for these offerings.

Date & Time	Title	Location	Presenter(s)
August 9, 2024 1P-3:15P	Mandated Reporter Training	Zoom	Brianna Green Safe & Sound
September 5, 2024 10A-12P	Incident Protocol Training	Zoom	ExCEL Team
September 24, 2024 9A-12:30P	Title IX, Adult/Student Boundaries, Bullying and Harassment Training	Zoom	SFUSD Office of Equity
November 7, 2024 10A-12P	SFUSD Wellness - BeWell	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	Saeeda Hafiz & Carlo Rivera Student & Family Services Division
November 8, 2024 9A-4P	Youth Mental Health First Aid Training	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	Verma Zapanta, Mental Health First Aid Instructor
December 5, 2024 10A-12P	Supporting Foster Youth and Families	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	SFUSD Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program Team
January 9, 2025 10:30A-12P	Building Sanctuary	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	Angelina Romano, District Coordinator, RISE-SF
January 24, 2024 9A-4P	Youth Mental Health First Aid Training	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	Verma Zapanta, Mental Health First Aid Instructor
February 6, 2025 10A-12P	Supporting LGBTQ Students	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	Kena Hazelwood, SFUSD District Coordinator, LGBTQ Student Services
March 6, 2025 10A-12P	Supporting Students Participating in Special Education Services	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	Maggie Michels and Amanda Barnett, SFUSD Special Education Services
April 10, 2025 10A-12P	ExCEL Data 101: Preparing for a Deeper Dive	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	Devin Corrigan & Allison Firestone, SFUSD Research, Planning & Assessments Team
May 1, 2025 10A-12P	Bridging the Gap: Nurturing TK Students in our ExCEL Programs	1515 Quintara Street, Room 8, SF, CA 94116	Ravi Kline, SFUSD Early Education - Director, Program Quality Enhancement and PD

ExCEL STEAM Sessions SY24-25 Link to this section

STEAM Series At-A-Glance

All sessions are facilitated by Vanessa Carter, SFUSD Environmental Literacy and Climate Resilience Program Administrator & Carolyn Gencarella, SF State University Graduate School of Education. For any questions, contact carterv@sfusd.edu.

See the full ExCEL PD Calendar to find more details & RSVP for these offerings.

Date & Time	Title	Location
September 26, 2024 10A-12P	Session 1 - Outdoor Learning 101: Wonder Walks, Sit Spots & Community	Heron's Head
October 24, 2024 10A-12P	Session 2 - Beginning Gardening: Pea Trellis & Engineering	Heron's Head
November 14, 2024 10A-12P	Session 3 - Garden Critters: Setting up Worm Bins	Fort Funston
January 16, 2025 10A-12P	Session 4 - Stormy Weather: Inside or Outside?	Fort Funston
February 13, 2025 10A-12P	Session 5 - Sound Engineering	Exploratorium
March 13, 2025 10A-12P	Session 6 - Solar Exploration: Solar Ovens, Shadows & More	Exploratorium
April 24, 2025 10A-12P	Session 7 - Spring Gardening	Crissy Field Center
May 15, 2025 10A-12P	Session 8 - Science and ART Outside	Crissy Field Center

Region 4 Expanded Learning Resources
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San Francisco is served by CDE's Region 4. Check out these optional, additional professional development opportunities!

Join the Region 4 STEAM Hub Community of Practice

Join Region 4 expanded learning site coordinators in a community-of-practice for improving the quality and quantity of STEAM learning opportunities addressing ethnic and gender gaps in the STEAM field.

Expanded Learning Green Site Recognition Program

This regional recognition program encourages expanded learning students and staff to commitment to actions that benefit the environment of their campus community. Sign up using this form.

New and Emerging Site Coordinator Series for Expanded Learning

First meeting is Friday, Sept. 6th! New and emerging expanded learning site coordinators interested in building supervisory, managerial and coaching skills can register for this 4-part Level-A series designed to improve high-quality programming through leadership basics.

Site Coordinator Network

Expanded learning site coordinators are invited to attend the Region 4 Expanded Learning Programs Site Coordinator Network. This is an opportunity to build your professional capacity and discuss issues that are specific to the role of the site coordinator.