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Resources for current instructors

Our instructor handbook is your primary resource for teaching with Saturday Academy, below are a list of resources to help plan your classes.

Thank you for checking out these resources, feel free to contact your Classes Coordinator with questions! This is a private web page for SA instructors only, please do not share this link. 

Instructor Handbooks

  • 2021 Instructor Handbook
  • 2021 Guidelines for Teaching Online Classes
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Our instructor handbook is evolving, please let us know if there are parts that need updating! 

2021 Instructor Handbook v. 6 with SA2U.docx.pdf

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Instructor Orientation for Teaching Online 2021.pptx.pdf

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This online guide is evolving!  

2021 SA Guidelines for Teaching Online Classes.docx.pdf

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  • Engaging Girls in Technology
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Learn from Barbara Miner, our Girls Engage Technology Coordinator of 8 years, about ways to bring kids who aren’t sure that they can learn to program to a successful experience through beginning Scratch. Learn strategies and vocabulary that will help any student grow confidence through competence. 

  • Barbara's Presentation (video 49 minutes) 
  • Barbara's Slides: 

    Lessons_Learned_GET_2021.pptx.pdf

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Coming soon for math, marine biology, general science and electronics topics!

As instructors, you are responsible for the content of your classes and following children's curiosity, but please feel free to use curriculum as inspired!

  • Watch the In-Person Summer Instructor Orientation (video 57 mins)
  • In-Person Summer Instructor Orientation slides 

    In-Person Training Summer 2021.pdf

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Resources for our 2021 Trauma Informed Education Training led by Sun Site Manager, Elley Cannon. 

Excerpt from Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: What is Culture?

The Warm Demander: An Equity Approach

Trauma-Informed Classroom Checklist

2018.02.21 CRT and The Brain excerpt.pdf

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Trauma Informed Classroom.pdf

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Trauma-Informed Teaching: Slides from workshop on 6_10_21.pdf

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