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Wednesday, January 28, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Presented by Kimberly Weaver, STEM and EdTech Coordinator, Olympic Educational Service District 114 (WA); Miguel Melchor, Personalized Learning Coordinator, Clinton Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools (IL); Drea Aguirre, Instructional Coach (Educational Technology), Pathway/CTE/6-12 School Support, Denver Public Schools (CO); and Toni Rose Deanon, Experienced Educator, Current Senior Manager, Community Engagement, Modern Classrooms Project
Sponsored by The Modern Classrooms Project
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Professional learning communities (PLCs) are too often an afterthought or approached as a one-size-fits-all professional development experience, when the reality is they can be a tool for transforming classrooms and learning to be more student centered. In this edWebinar, you will learn how to organize PLCs to support educators in improving their instructional practice and collaboratively creating classroom materials.
In this session, Kim Weaver from Olympic Educational Service District 114, Miguel Melchor from Chicago Public Schools, and Drea Aguirre from Denver Public Schools will share concrete routines for using mastery data to drive instruction, promote access, and sustain momentum across classrooms and schools.
All registrants will receive access to Modern Classrooms Project’s free PLC toolkit, in addition to exemplar content from real classrooms. This edWebinar is ideal for teachers, coaches, and leaders of all grade levels who want PLCs to accelerate student-centered implementation and improve student ownership, mastery, and outcomes.
About the Presenters
Kimberly Weaver is the STEM and EdTech Coordinator for the Olympic Educational Service District 114 on the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas in Washington State, where she is honored to support teachers’ STEM and edtech needs. In previous iterations, she worked as an environmental restoration engineer for nine years and as a classroom teacher for six years, including two years in Ghana as a Peace Corps Volunteer. In her free time, she tends to a small flock of corgis.
Miguel Melchor is a Personalized Learning Coordinator in Chicago, supporting teachers with blended instruction, self-paced structures, and mastery-based learning to meet the needs of all learners. Prior to this role, he was a math and science teacher at the elementary and middle school levels and served as an English Learner Program Teacher, where he led his school’s bilingual program and supported multilingual learners through inclusive, equity-driven instructional practices.
Drea Aguirre is an EdTech Instructional Coach in Denver Public Schools working with secondary, pathway, and alternative schools—aka classrooms where the usual playbook gets thrown out the window. She helps teachers build blended, self-paced, mastery-based systems that put students first without sacrificing teacher sanity. Equal parts relationship builder and systems nerd, Drea turns big instructional ideas into doable moves, calls out busywork when she sees it, and firmly believes classrooms should be human, flexible, and a lotta bit joyful.
Toni Rose Deanon has been an educator since 2010, with experiences ranging from middle school English teacher to adult ESL teacher and instructional coach for technology. Toni Rose strives to be the educator they never had growing up, so they focus on anti-bias, anti-racist work and aspire to create a brave space for everyone around them. As a queer Filipinx, they understand the importance of being represented, valued, and feeling a sense of belonging. To stay grounded and at peace, they practice yoga, write, get lost in stories, and go on two-mile walks with their dogs. Rollerskating and running bring them so much joy.
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