BPS-BTU Professional Learning Grants Symposium
Join us to celebrate and reflect on the first year of the BPS/BTU Professional Learning Grant program, where school-based teams were awarded $5,000 grants to pursue teacher-led learning projects. Representatives of the four grantees will share the progress of their work and give and receive feedback. This program is under consideration as a model for the newly established Teacher Leadership Fund. RSVP and read project overviews. Join us Wednesday, October 18 from 4:30-7 PM at the BTU.
D. Watkins: Powerful Literacy for Authentic Change and Survival
The BTU is proud to partner with Boston Teachers Off Script to present an evening with D. Watkins, editor, professor, and author of books including The Beast Side: Living and Dying While Black in America and The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir. Professor Watkins will use his journey from the streets of East Baltimore to the halls of academia to show the power of literacy and education as a positive agent of change in his personal life, and his way to “give back to the neighborhoods that my friends and I tore apart.” Registration info coming soon. Thursday, October 26 from 6-8 PM at the BTU. Download a flyer for posting.
Fund for Teachers: Design Your Own Transformative PD
The BTU is a proud local partner of Fund for Teachers. Applications are now open for this year’s cycle. The Boston program is open to BPS teachers and teachers in Boston charter schools. Teachers may apply for grants of $5,000 (individuals) or $10,000 (teams) to design professional learning experiences that inspire and sustain them as people and professionals. For more information, if you have questions, or are in need of support, please contact Paul.
PD Option for Specialists in Schedule A ELT Schools
Specialist teachers in Schedule A schools may, at the teacher’s option, use up to six hours of your annual professional development time to meet with specialists in other schools or to meet with grade level and content teams in their buildings.
Teacher Facilitated Time (TFT) Trainings and Informational Webinar
For those seeking more information and training about TFT in Schedule A ELT schools, this 35-minute webinar includes an overview of TFT and the facilitator role, ideas to structure your first few TFT sessions, protocol examples, bright spot case studies, and additional resources. Full trainings are now posted on My Learning Plan. Trainings are one evening (5-7 PM) and one full day (8:30 AM to 3:30 PM). This one-time training is required for all new TFT facilitators.
Career Development for Paras and Subs
The BTU is sponsoring three informational workshops for paras and subs interested in obtaining teacher licensure.
- MTEL Prep: October 12 (this meeting will also feature 1:1 consultation opportunities)
- Teacher Licensure: November 16
- Teacher Employment Preparation: December 7
Read more information, and register to attend. All sessions held at the BTU from 4:30-6:30 PM.
MTEL Prep Resources
BPS has posted fall’s MTEL Prep Courses on My Learning Plan. See the schedule, and register on My Learning Plan. The BTU is also able to provide additional supports to those who need them. Please complete this short form to help us understand your needs, or email Paul.
Committee on Teachers Assigned in SPC Roles
The next meeting of the committee on teachers assigned in SPC roles will be held on Thursday, October 19 from 4:30-6 PM here at the BTU. This meeting is for ALL members. RSVP by emailing Paul.