Sharpen your toolkit and start the school year with fresh ideas and practical strategies. Mendocino County Office of Education invites educators to attend a full week of professional learning designed to strengthen instruction and create meaningful classroom experiences. Attend one session or join us for multiple days of learning and collaboration. Attendees must register for each event separately. Registration links are below.
- PD Week Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 South School Street, Ukiah, CA 95482. (exceptions noted below)
- Cost: Free
- Contact: Pamela Mathias, pmathias@mcoe.us, (707) 467-5096.
- Download a flier here (PDF)
Conference Kickoff
Monday, August 3, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Launch the week with a dynamic day of learning focused on high-impact instructional practices. Session topics include implementing UDL through classic teacher moves (Firm Goals/Flexible Means), collaborative activities that shift the thinking to students, language and literacy in primary grades, and communication through improv activities with Ukiah Players Theater.
Audience: All Teachers
Facilitators:
- Randee Koller
- Dr. Maia Steward
- Jennifer Valenzuela-Watkins
Register: https://mcoe.k12oms.org/1701-278717
Integrated ELD
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Join trainers from the California Association of Bilingual Education for a day focused on Integrated English Language Development.
Audience: All Teachers
Facilitators:
- Randee Koller
- Dr. Maia Steward
- Jennifer Valenzuela-Watkins
Register: https://mcoe.k12oms.org/1701-278718
Native American Studies Model Curriculum
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Educators will explore the vision of the Native American Studies Model Curriculum (NASMC) while gaining practical skills to navigate grade-specific resources and model lessons. By the end of the session, participants will have begun integrating these units into their yearly curriculum, leaving with a clear framework for continued collaborative planning. The day features a keynote and lessons from Maggie Peters (Humboldt COE Native American Studies Specialist), alongside sessions facilitated by MCOE learning specialists.
Audience: TK- 8th Grade Teachers
Facilitators:
- Maggie Peters
- Randee Koller
- Dr. Maia Steward
- Jennifer Valenzuela-Watkins
Register: https://mcoe.k12oms.org/1701-278720
For more information: please contact Rebecca Bailey at rbailey@mcoe.us.
Facilitated Planning Day
Thursday, August 6, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Bring learning into action. Teachers who attended one or more previous sessions are invited to spend the day planning how to integrate new strategies into daily practice. Focus areas may include Integrated EL strategies, NASMC model lessons, UDL principles, and more, with support from MCOE staff and grade-level colleagues.
Audience: All Teachers
Facilitators:
- Randee Koller
- Dr. Maia Steward
- Jennifer Valenzuela-Watkins
Register: https://mcoe.k12oms.org/1701-278723
New Teacher Bootcamp
August 6–7, 2026
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Two days focused on core teaching practices for new educators. Topics include setting up a classroom environment, teacher clarity, classroom management, and responding to student needs, all grounded in UDL and MLL approaches.
Audience: New Teachers
Facilitators:
- Richard Becker
- Jennifer Davis
Location:
Mendocino County Office of Education
2240 Old River Road
Ukiah, CA 95482-7074
Register: https://mcoe.k12oms.org/1701-278725
Enhancing Pedagogy with Generative AI
August 7, 2026
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
This session focuses on the practical and instructional applications of generative AI. Participants will develop functional, pedagogical, and ethical skills to support effective classroom use, followed by implementation activities between September and December. To support classroom application, participation stipends are available. Hosted in partnership with the University of Washington, this workshop has limited space, and priority will be given to educator pairs or teams from the same school or district.
Audience: 3rd–12th Grade Educators
Facilitators:
- Randee Koller
- Richard Becker
Included: Lunch
Location:
Fort Bragg High School (Room 306)
300 Dana St.
Fort Bragg, CA 95437-4522
Register: https://mcoe.k12oms.org/1701-278724
For more information: please contact Rebecca Bailey at rbailey@mcoe.us.