- AFT Member Benefit Virtual Workshops
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- Degree Completion
Degree Completion through BPS Partnerships with Higher Education Institutions: Any BPS employee who is in need of completing their degree and/or earning a Master’s Degree which includes a pathway to licensure can enroll with one of our two higher education partners at an employee discount. They offer an undergraduate degree completion program and a wide variety of graduate degree programming. There are also scholarships available specifically for Black and Latinx educators. Contact: Kariem McCormick, kmccormick@bostonpublicschools.org
Degree completion programs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fAQGRVRiDQooDowgogQLPYfPjAJbl0Nn?usp=sharing
Associates and Bachelors degrees: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EqEhZLnvPiwNR9apGuPyFIvoTiBjoea_/view?usp=sharing
Masters degree: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18bPWbOi5BtHNSyk_rUyaDh-I2y4btaAb/view?usp=sharing
Contact info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OW_ZTrAnZ0FhajNePf7znSrCoLllsc19krsibx2KqG8/edit?usp=sharing
- UMass Boston’s Instructional Technology Licensure Virtual Open House April 22, 4:30 p.m.
This program is designed as a cohort model of 10 specialists like yourself. We have a summer 2024 start date. Program runs for one academic year. You will get the latest skills and competencies in the areas of computer technology in education, e-learning design, assistive technology plus an internship (practicum in your own school/district) experience where you will work closely with a colleague(s) on a mutually agreed upon project. We will be hosting an exclusive virtual open house for you and your colleagues on Monday, April 22, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to talk more about this exciting opportunity that will enhance your career! If you are interested in attending our virtual open house, contact Fran Keefe, Coordinator, Admissions, Instructional Design who will send the zoom link at: Fran.Keefe@umb.edu. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B6tsbO5ikuut0BOWjnDVtDccV75SJpr2
- Wellness While You Work Series: Next Session on March 6th, 4 – 5pm
Interested in promoting staff wellness at your school? Join us each month to learn about various aspects of staff wellness; share & discuss best practices, ideas, and experiences with other school staff; and plan next steps. Sessions on Zoom. March Topic: Creating & Enhancing Staff Spaces. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cvcx1O67q-Z4yAnEkpVZwkp_xc6Q8s9S/view?usp=sharing
- Igniting Minds through Innovation & Challenge
Igniting Minds through Innovation & Challenge is a course hosted by BPS STEM Department and BPS Digital Learning Team. In this hybrid course, participants will engage in various activities around the Design Thinking Process in order to learn how to apply the Design Thinking Process in their own classroom, allowing students to experience hands-on problem based learning that emphasizes UDL practices. This course may be most relevant to school-based staff, including teachers, and librarians. Participants will design and implement an Innovation Challenge with their students and provide a reflection as course deliverable. This course can be located in Vector Solutions. Vector Solutions can be found in your Clever Page or in your Google Apps. - Implementing EL Learning Site March 20th, 9:00 am – 2:30pm
The Telescope Network, in partnership with EL Education and the ELA Department, are co-hosting a Learning site on 3/20/24 which places the question of “How do we implement the EL curriculum to increase access and engagement with grade-level content for all students?” The site will demonstrate a school’s approach to answering this question while thinking through a productive coaching relationship that empowered educators to adapt the curriculum effectively. After the observation educators have a chance to think through and debrief with the 4th grade team around the hows and whys of their teaching practice and how they made this work possible. The intended audience of this learning site are coaches and one of their mentees. FLYER: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zsokLDtQGbIzMT214IOKckj1ADhRU8Rv28GV3fE3aoU/edit?usp=sharing
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSGHuZUrjkyyGaT7pKnZK40Ff5G8zwEw6NWmnYKVJAjxEh6g/viewform?usp=sf_link