Professional Learning & Development Updates: December 16th, 2025

 

SEI History Day of Learning, January 22, 2026, 9am-3pm
Are you an SEI history or social studies teacher navigating how to teach inquiry-rich, grade-level content while supporting multilingual learners? The BPS History Department and the Office of Multilingual & Multicultural Learning are partnering with The Telescope Network to offer a day of learning designed for history teachers and coaches of MLLs.

We’ll dig into strategies, resources, and routines that help multilingual learners access complex historical content and engage deeply in disciplinary thinking. The session will also feature BPS educators sharing high-impact practices that strengthen language development through meaningful historical inquiry. SEE FLYER/RSVP to register.

 

Early Career Mentoring Program for Professional Licensure: For provisional and initial-licensed teachers in their 2nd year or beyond
Educators who have completed induction mentoring but still need to fulfill DESE’s 50-hour mentorship requirement for professional licensure are invited to apply for this flexible, choice-driven mentoring program. The full 50 required hours are completed through this program. Participants are paired with a full-time New Teacher Developer who will support them through observations, small-group mentoring, planning support, and self-directed learning—all aligned to the teacher’s individual goals and needs. Applications are due January 7. For questions or support, contact Randyl Wilkerson at rwilkerson@bostonpublicschools.org.
Apply Here: https://bit.ly/ECMP2026
Flyer Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nEspO32kn6gaLayd0rTqCjvIXglAngrL/view?usp=sharing
Learn more about 50 hour requirement here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xAILmmP4NC3Ry2Balfs7LME63_qxV2T3/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107410477696751498420&rtpof=true&sd=true

Teacher Training Opportunities from BHS Available on BPSLearns
Newly added professional learning opportunities are now open for registration on BPSLearns, offered by Behavioral Health Services (BHS). Topics include:

-Selective Mutism in Schools- learn how to identify and support students with selective mutism.
-Elopement in Schools- teaches staff how to understand, prevent, and respond to elopement.
-School Avoidance- helps educators understand, identify, and address school avoidance.
-Biting in Schools- builds understanding and strategies for managing biting in early childhood.

Please see this flyer (link here) on how to sign up for them on BPSLearns. Please direct any questions to Jonathan Mari jmari@bostonpublicschools.org

Secondary Math Learning Site: Jan 16, 2026
Come see Jen Garay’s senior math classroom where students engage in meaningful math discourse, productive struggle, and collaborative problem solving at vertical whiteboards. Immediately following the observation, you’ll debrief with Jen to unpack her strategies. Then, through three virtual follow-up sessions, you’ll receive peer feedback and coaching to help you implement actionable change ideas in your own instruction. ALC/PDPs are available.
Flyer: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dDzocBsMHPygwei-VCCZed_IE1GAHrYssLvWYn4eqZY/edit?usp=sharing
RSVP: https://forms.gle/D4egnrXiMyqKDnoe7

Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Classrooms Connect & Share: Mon, Feb 9th and March 9th, 5:30-7:00PM
Join us on Zoom on Monday, Feb 9th and Monday, March 9th, from 5:30-7:00 to hear from colleagues who are currently using strategies and approaches from Dr. Karen Erickson’s Emergent Literacy work in K0-2 classrooms with students with significant disabilities. Join for one or both sessions.
Flyer –https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FrlIn4S1XzQcfvKFegbkyFqwaTK3YA8_iCeBAicnHok/edit?usp=sharing
RSVP – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJP5AQBYK9HMX3hFuhdTXDQ1fWzublmbm_a3NMOHExoW7wIA/viewform?usp=preview

Telescope: Language in Centers Learning Site (K1) 8:00-2:00
This learning site, on 2/26/26, explores the question of, “How do we provide the conditions for students to do the ‘heavy lifting’ in early childhood inclusive classrooms that are embedded in Tier 1 high-quality instructional materials coupled with opportunities for application through centers and play?” within the context of a diverse classroom.
Flyer https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ESKOWLApbqbqQTSQtzSnKUf3gv4IlHB-daR-lA-0Ri8/edit?usp=sharing
RSVP – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZ7HQOdhDaIJaI3ihpeo0NTkbwtTd4o0YY5qpy8TgmUeR6cA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=105032923897028445488

 

Exploring AI in K-12 Education: Winter 2026 Session
Designed for educators and staff, this course builds essential AI literacy while guiding participants to identify and address a specific problem of practice that generative AI tools could help solve. Through hands-on activities and discussions, participants will learn how AI technologies work and explore how BPS-approved generative AI applications like Gemini and Solara could be used purposefully for instructional and professional practice. The course will model best practices and cover ethical considerations such as bias, data privacy, and environmental concerns. Participants will gain the knowledge needed to work with their students or colleagues to better understand the role of AI in their daily lives.

 

MTSS Learning Cohort Session 2: “MTSS in Secondary” – Wednesday, January 7, 5:30-7:00 on Zoom
MTSS Learning Cohort Session 2: “MTSS in Secondary”: Join us on Zoom on Wednesday, January 7th 5:30-7:00 to hear from colleagues about what’s working in their classrooms and in their schools. Join for one, some, or all sessions.
Flyer – https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WQqAn5sB61mNkgih-tSrKLxtzqqdfFB1RoY5sej_I34/edit?usp=sharing
RSVP – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBzFoGpidSh69MzESo1mms-508idyX6WT92TzM0W_f69pvgA/viewform?usp=header

SLIFE Educators Day of Learning: January 16, 2026; 9AM-3PM

Are you or your team looking to strengthen your practice in supporting SLIFE students? The Office of Multilingual & Multicultural Learning and The Telescope Network are hosting a Day of Learning for BPS educators and coaches serving SLIFE learners.

We’ll explore instructional moves, resources, and routines that help teachers build academic language, provide access to grade-level content, and support students’ foundational skills. The session will feature BPS educators sharing high-impact planning and teaching strategies that teachers can use to improve learning outcomes for SLIFE students.