For Teaching Staff

Staff Webinars and Workshops

Redesigning Lessons into Learning Engagements

Understanding what students can and want to learn will drive engagement, so why not plan that way? Use your existing plans to find spaces to open some opportunities for increased student engagement. Teaching staff will dig into aspects of student engagement and how to design effective learning opportunities that will increase student investment in learning. All things that can be built into instruction at any level, with any content, right away.

Teaching staff can expect to:

Dig into student engagement, student-centeredness, interest and agency in learning
Evaluate current student engagement
Learn how to redesign learning opportunities
Actively engage in rich student-centered protocols
Explore the option to build in new learning opportunities to increase student engagement

OPTIONS:

Virtual 90-minute interactive webinar workshop
Half-day in-person workshop + half-day coaching

Cutting Edge Strategies
for Third Grade

This highly practical seminar focuses on today's most up-to-date routines, protocols and strategies to increase student engagement and learning in Third Grade. With the changing landscape in education, it's essential to learn how to integrate skills and content. Explore how the latest free technology resources can easily be integrated into any learning experience in the Third-Grade classroom. See how technology and digital media throughout all subjects can be used to motivate and engage your Third Graders.

Hosted by BER.org

Changing the Culture of Learning by Rethinking "Behavior Management"

Establishing a strong culture in a leaning space is essential for the success of teachers and their students. In this workshop, teaching staff will evaluate aspects of positive school and/or classroom cultures and make changes to their current classroom management systems .to support positive behaviors and eliminate the undesirable ones.

Teachers can expect to:

Evaluate aspects of create positive learning environments
Explore five strategies that will change student low-level attention-seeking behaviors
Practice simple and effective techniques that will promote a positive learning cultures
Build a strategy bank for enhancing your classroom culture with your students

OPTIONS:

FULL DAY only
In-person or virtual

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Inquiry-based Learning
in Any Classroom

Want your students thinking deeper and constructing meaning of concepts and content in their own meaningful ways? In this session, be prepared to engage in an inquiry cycle packed with thought-provoking, inquiry-based learning experiences useful for students at any level, or even for teachers in professional learning sessions. These experiences will center around the use of visible thinking practices, scaffolded questioning, and providing opportunities to extend learning, allowing engagement of all learners.

OPTIONS:

Virtual 90-minute interactive webinar workshop
Half-day in-person workshop + half-day coaching