Published On: March 27, 2023
  • AFT Member Benefit Virtual Workshops
    https://sharemylesson.com/
  • BPS + Nearpod Equitable Literacy Sessions
    Boston Public Schools has invested in premium access to Nearpod for our staff. Please join BPS Technology and Nearpod for three upcoming professional development sessions designed exclusively for Boston Public Schools educators. Please view the series flyer for session descriptions.

  • Intro. to Focus on PreK and K2 for Paras
    This training is for paraprofessionals who would like to learn more about the Focus curriculum in PreK and K2. This course can be taken for 10 PDPs (Professional Development Points) and 1 ALC (Academic Ladder Credit). You must attend all dates to earn credit. Enroll here.

    • The dates for the course are as follows:
      Mon, Feb 27, 2023 4:30- 6:30 PM
      Mon, Mar 13, 2023 4:30- 6:30 PM
      Mon, Mar 27, 2023 4:30- 6:30 PM
      Mon, Apr 10, 2023 4:30- 6:30 PM
  • Connect and Share Series: Inclusive Practices
    How can we support all students to succeed in every classroom? Join us on Zoom on two Wednesdays in March to hear from colleagues about inclusive practices they are using at their schools. Sponsored by the Telescope Network.
    Wednesday March 22, 2023 4:30-6:00pm Inclusive Practices in Elementary Grades
    Wednesday March 29, 2023 4:30-6:00pm Inclusive Practices in Secondary Grades
    Flyer https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1C3KRkMICFc4vxENEgXF-1oD4E3t3I2Ot6Lu5ch1vG1U/edit?usp=sharing
    RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSez8MY6LxnAPkQi6HZ1aRtGpbwHNjM8xHTJsrhWv7toJdmN7w/viewform?usp=sf_link
  • Tech Goes Home for Paraprofessionals and Substitutes
    Courses focus on fundamental digital skills such as: Using popular applications and the internet as a resource; communicating with loved ones virtually; accessing essential goods and services online; staying up to date with healthy and safety information; other programs and resources for school, work, and play! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fs-lofRlWQALg5ohh0BKljX_PD4mw6Fa40dqEMRVdww/edit?usp=sharing
  • Bringing the Campus of Boston into Your Classroom: Teaching with Historic Places
    Professional Development for Boston Public and Charter School Teachers
    Place-based teaching and learning is an approach designed to engage learners in the stories and resources of a place to activate interdisciplinary learning. Boston’s richness of place-based resources expands across the city and links neighborhoods and schoolyards to sites of international significance. In this course, teachers will work with museum, historic site and national park educators to explore the value of place-based teaching and learning, on site and in your classroom. In 2023, as we make our way toward 2026 and the 250th anniversary of the nation, we are excited to welcome teachers back to an in-person experience and reintroduce you to our sites and all they have to offer students in their own city.
    Course Details:
    FREE for Boston Public and Charter School Teachers, K-12
    3 Graduate Credits
    Course offered through Framingham State University
    Participants will be partnered with Place-Based Boston sites to complete their final projects
    Dates:
    Monday, June 5th
    5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Virtual pre-course session to go through capstone requirements and answer questions
    Monday, July 17th – Friday, July 21st
    9:00 AM – 4:30 PM – In person throughout downtown Boston
    Friday, September 22nd
    5:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Virtual teacher project share out
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBbovN8fit5YnIEHRVqp00PATsaRiaM1_OfkGDfRfkOrBNHg/viewform?usp=sf_link
  • Open Up/MVP Planning Cohort
    This Planning Cohort will address the question, “How do we implement a new math curriculum and build effective planning routines without feeling overwhelmed?” A Planning Cohort is a space for educators to collaboratively plan with the support of a teacher expert. During the Planning Cohort you will have time to unpack the Open Up/MVP math curriculum to develop a thoughtful unit plan, pool resources with other teachers in a similar context, and receive feedback from peers and coaches. Earn 1 ALC for work you are already doing!
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VukShX0SxEVTuZTVZuY1OLYtCNrQZD0y7BCAMhl8bEs/edit?hl=en&forcehl=1#slide=id.g20137568247_2_22
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX-s7nCR9Gx8xPF4pAUhK7Gb0ec_n03NZsjnjjR30wWGkUNA/viewform?usp=sf_link
  • Creative Coding in the Classroom
    Learning – and teaching – to code is accessible and fun! Join AceraEI for six virtual sessions with a cohort of like-minded peers. You’ll earn 10 PDPs as you learn javascript, and every lesson, exercise, and project from this program can be reused in your classroom! This workshop is geared towards teachers of any subject in grades 5-12. https://www.creativecodingteacher.org/
  • Place-Based Boston Summer Institute
    Place-Based Boston is excited to announce the 2023 Place-Based Boston Summer Institute and are seeking applicants to join this week-long course to explore stories of voice and action throughout the history of the Boston. This is a free professional development opportunity, and participants who complete the course requirements will receive three graduate Credits from Framingham State University. Visit www.placebasedboston.org/opportunities to find more information and apply today! 
  • National Parks of Boston Two-Day Teacher Workshops
    Join National Parks of Boston education staff in a 2-day workshop to help build and solidify our curriculum framework and school program engagement model. While taking stock of the parks’ past educational offerings, teacher input if sought to create an intentional framework to guide future lesson plan development and engagement with Boston Public Schools. Workshops will be facilitated to capture feedback from K-8 (April 18-19) and 9-12 (April 20-21) classroom teachers to reflect and provide input on several proposed frameworks and engagement models that will shape the future of National Parks of Boston’s educational offerings. Apply here:bit.ly/npb-workshop-flyer
  • Tech: Past, Present, and Future
    We live in a connected world and tech moves fast. Given the growing role tech plays in our life, a deeper understanding of its historical patterns will give T’s and S’s a better idea of its dynamic nature and where it might be going. Especially when artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, is being utilized. Join BPS Tech & BPS History”s “Tech: Past, Present, and Future” PD in late March to engage in valuable discussions and develop engaging content for students. Join via Vector or go to bit.ly/bpshisttech
  • Critical Disciplinary Professional Development
    This course is designed for secondary content teachers. Across these 6 modules you will learn how to use critical disciplinary literacy as an approach to teaching disciplinary content.
    Participants will understand critical disciplinary literacy as an approach to teaching disciplinary content, evaluate current instructional practices, learn to incorporate a critical disciplinary approach to curriculum development and instructional design and use a critical disciplinary literacy approach to lesson and unit planning. Completion of this 12-hour course
    along with a competency deliverable will result in 1 ALC for participants. Course begins April 26th from 4:30-6:30p (virtually). Please sign up on Vector. For additional questions contact
    Danielle Alli at dalli@bostonpublicschools.org.
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULbK57dNh_4Rdcei_ohXFaD6VWR7mFZt/view
  • Mental Wellness Workshops
    This workshop is focused on helping community members cultivate a broader understanding of mental wellness and the ability to proactively address in their home and communities.
    Training Goals: Develop the skills of a non-clinical workforce to support community members in addressing mild to moderate mental health distress and practical problems of daily living
    To improve access to community-based mental health services for individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health distress and practical problems of daily living.
    Participants will receive training in: Barriers to addressing mental wellness, Emotional Intelligence, Activated triggers and trauma, Determine when to connect people to mental wellness. REGISTER HERE: https://hria.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdeCsqTkpH9PFFUo73B1xXfDGTMEiNUez
  • Multilingual Independent Learners Learning Site
    This learning site on April 4, 2023 addresses the question “How do we support multilingual students to be independent learners through productive struggle and collaboration?” Hosted by Sarah Benat (Brighton High School), the site will demonstrate one teacher’s approach to answering this question while thinking through providing access points for students and building in opportunities for academic conversation. After the observation educators will debrief with the host teacher around the hows and whys of their teaching practice, and then engage in virtual follow-up coaching sessions for an ALC/PDPs. Hosted by the Telescope Network.
    Flyer https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fKrh-PWuz_vcsU3PGMR0IaEEt5_2WXQuYEA21-GABqs/edit#slide=id.g197d87a6359_2_0
    RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFsQoq4yUor5YoVtGHAQH2tw1dV21hSJMWXZ1QvEYcbDXRxg/viewform
  • Middle School Science Learning Site
    Middle School Science Learning Site: This learning site on March 31, 2023 addresses the question “How do we develop conceptual understanding in a student-centered science classroom?” Hosted by Michelle Carroll (6th grade science teacher @O’Donnell Elementary), the site will demonstrate one teacher’s approach to answering this question while thinking through engaging students in science practices like modeling while ensuring that all students come to a shared understanding of key ideas. After the observation educators will debrief with the host teacher around the hows and whys of their teaching practice, and then engage in virtual follow-up coaching sessions for an ALC/PDPs. Hosted by the Telescope Network.
    Flyer https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L3dIEXWulz72p3AANGMlbQ1tHXV7wpJbeNWRgHpYcow/edit#slide=id.g197d87a6359_2_0
    RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnr-GurA9r7nWsNPOPAEefZ9nJl_TYD008acRGBiBdrrmlqQ/viewform
  • Integrating SEL into Academics
    In this PD session, participants will engage in an overview of the components of integrating SEL into academic content areas with a focus on ELA, explore tools to support it, and make connections to Equitable Literacy. For more details, read this flyer.
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tYkVn8qw6vQefVuhZuheebYmgLTGfY1d/view
  • Tiered Literacy Instruction in Gr. 1 Classrooms
    Join the Telescope Network for a Learning Site hosted by educators at Curtis Guild Elementary and Haynes EEC that addresses the question “How do we align tiered instruction to strengthen the foundational literacy skills of our students?” After the observation educators have a chance to think through and debrief with the host teachers around the hows and whys of their teaching practice and participate in follow up coaching sessions for an ALC/PDPs. Spaces are limited.
    Flyer
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KcQ4npp1AciZVM_p4LLtdN7EdDEj2nu33neeAX5ISUg/edit#slide=id.g11eb1efc8d3_0_46
    RSVP
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsu_L3GDJ5WE3V012mZGov3886H1HbVidyIwaIAarT85g18A/viewform
  • Place-Based Boston Summer Institute
    Goal:
    Place-based teaching and learning is an approach to education designed to immerse learners in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences. These unique characteristics of place can be used across disciplines to engage learners, and work especially well in co-creating a compelling and relevant civics curriculum with students and Place-Based Boston Partners. This course will focus on building a Place-Based Teaching and Learning (PBTL) community of practice with teachers and PBB partners, using Boston’s rich place-based resources across the city, linking neighborhoods and schoolyards to sites of international significance. In this course, teachers will work with museum, historic site and national park educators to explore the potential of place through the co-creation of replicable place-based experiences.

    Course Details:
    • FREE Graduate Course for Boston Public and Charter School Teachers, K-12
    • PRDV 78116 Teaching with Historic Places: A Community-Based Approach for K-12 Educators
    • 3 Graduate Credits
    • Course offered through Framingham State University
    • Participants will design projects incorporating Place-Based Boston site’s resources

    Dates:
    Monday, June 5th, 5:00-6:00 PM
    – Virtual orientation and capstone project review
    Monday, July 17th – Friday, July 21st
    – 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM – in person learning throughout downtown Boston
    Friday, September 22, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    – Virtual teacher project share out

    Class size is limited to 15 with a minimum of 8 participants, and the application period will close on March 31st, 2023. Please contact Elisabeth_Colby@nps.gov or adrienne.n.turnbull@gmail.com with any questions.

  • HGSE Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) Program
    Interns are in a single, 10-month placement 3 days/week from September-December and 5 days/week from January-May. Mentors will be compensated $1650 for the ’23-’24 school year. Intern/mentor matching meetings will be held on zoom the week of May 8th-12th. Please submit this form with your information by April 13th , 2023 if you’re interested in being in our mentor pool.TTL mentors should be: leading joyful, equitable, and rigorous learning in their own classroom; skilled at communicating how and why they make teaching choices; committed to developing their own practice through mentoring others; teaching ELA, history, math, or science in a secondary school (grades 5-12) in the Boston Metro Area. Please note: If you’re familiar with the HGSE programs, this is mentoring for (formerly known as) TEP candidates, not HTF residents. https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wzC6fSwH08hTzo
    https://www.gse.harvard.edu/masters/programs/ttl

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