Statewide Live Webinars

Webinars For Educators

Learn about the tools and resources on CaliforniaColleges.edu.

CaliforniaColleges.edu Statewide Live Webinars

Join us for the following webinars to learn about the tools and resources on CaliforniaColleges.edu!

These sessions are intended to:

Walk participants through tools of the platform in a convenient virtual format
Provide high-level live support with real-time facilitators

The ideal audience for these workshops:

Site and District Administrators
Counselors
Educators or staff overseeing and supporting college and career readiness

Interested in tailored support for your district? CCGI also offers district-specific training sessions with customized content aligned to your district’s implementation needs. Please reach out to your CCGI point of contact if you are interested in scheduling training for your district.

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Register For an Upcoming Webinar

Overview of CaliforniaColleges.edu

This session is designed to provide educators with a high-level understanding of the tools available on CaliforniaColleges.edu and is best for educators who would like to learn more about what CaliforniaColleges.edu has to offer rather than go in-depth on specific tools. This session covers:

College and Financial Aid launching and tracking
CSU and UC eligibility tools
Financial Aid lessons
College and career exploration
Educator reporting tools

Thursday, 1/22/26
10:00am – 11:30am

Monday, 2/9/26
10:00am – 11:30am

Tuesday, 3/10/26
10:00am – 11:30am

College and Career Exploration Tools

This session provides educators with a comprehensive training on the College and Career Exploration Tools available on CaliforniaColleges.edu with a focus on sequencing use throughout high school. This session covers:

Career Assessments
Career Search
College, Major, and Programs Search
Educator Reporting tools that can be leveraged to provide targeted programming support and monitor student participation

Monday, 1/26/26
10:00am – 11:30am

Tuesday, 2/17/26
1:00pm – 2:30pm

Thursday, 3/5/26
1:00pm – 2:30pm

College and Career Exploration Tools for Middle School

This session provides a comprehensive look at the College and Career Exploration Tools with a focus on the tools available to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students on CaliforniaColleges.edu, including:

Career Assessments
Career, college, and major search tools
Academic planning, and reflection tools
Educator Reporting tools that can be leveraged to provide targeted programming support and monitor student participation

Thursday, 1/29/26
1:00pm – 2:30pm

Wednesday, 2/25/26
10:00am – 11:30am

Financial Aid Tools Overview

This session provides educators with a comprehensive training on the Financial Aid Tools available on CaliforniaColleges.edu, which are designed to help students learn about, apply for, and complete their financial aid applications and to help educator track students’ applications and lesson completion. This session covers:

Financial Aid Lessons
FAFSA/CADAA application launching and tracking
Educator reporting tools that can be leveraged to provide targeted intervention and improve application completion

Tuesday, 1/20/26
10:00am – 11:30am

Wednesday, 1/28/26
10:00am – 11:30am

Monday, 2/2/26
1:00pm – 2:30pm

Financial Aid Tools Overview for College Access Organizations

This session is designed for staff from college access and community-based organizations who work with partner schools and districts to provide support to students as they learn about and apply for financial aid. It covers the Financial Aid Tools available on CaliforniaColleges.edu for students. This session covers:

Financial Aid Lessons
How to launch a FAFSA/CADAA application
How students and parents/guardians can track a financial aid application

Tuesday, 1/27/26
10:00am – 11:00am

Financial Aid Community of Practice

This session facilitates a Community of Practice meeting for educators. Attendees will learn best practices and implementation tips from presenters who have used the Financial Aid tools on CaliforniaColleges.edu at their sites and then have the opportunity to share and hear ideas with other educators from across the state to implement these tools.

Financial Aid
Community of Practice
Friday, 1/30/26
10:00am – 11:00am

Educator Report Workshop: Financial Aid Application Completion

This session focuses on the CaliforniaColleges.edu reports designed to support educators in your work to increase FAFSA/CADAA application completion rates. This session covers:

How to run FAFSA/CADAA application status reports on CaliforniaColleges.edu
How to identify students who have not yet completed an application
How to target specific student populations for application support

Thursday, 2/5/26
10:00am – 11:00am

Tuesday, 2/10/26
10:00am – 11:00am

Spring Planning Tools for 11th and 12th Grade

This session is designed to help educators use the tools on CaliforniaColleges.edu this spring to prepare 11th graders for the college and financial aid application season in the fall and provide 12th graders with resources as they graduate. This session covers:

Financial Aid Lessons
Career Assessments for college and career decisionmaking
CSU and UC A-G Eligibility Tools for summer school planning (to support increased A-G eligibility in the fall)
A primer on the CCC, CSU, UC, and FAFSA/CADAA application integration tools (launch, course import for CSU and UC)
A checklist for graduating seniors (adding a secondary email for future platform access, using My Experiences for resume-building, etc.)

Tuesday, 2/3/26
10:00am – 11:30am

Wednesday, 2/11/26
1:00pm – 2:30pm

Spring Planning Tools for 9th and 10th Grade

This session is designed to help educators use the tools on CaliforniaColleges.edu this spring to sequence your college and career readiness work for early preparation. This session covers:

CSU and UC A-G Eligibility Tools
Academic Planner
Career Assessments
College/Career/Major Search Tools

Wednesday, 2/4/26
10:00am – 11:00am

Thursday, 2/19/26
1:00pm – 2:30pm