Buckeye Community Hope Foundation

2025 BCHF Leadership Summit
2025-06-09 - 2025-06-10 | Quest Conference Center, 9200 Worthington Road, Westerville, OH, 43082, United States
Reserve the dates of June 9 and 10, 2025 now for BCHF’s premier professional development event of the 2024-25 school year. More details will become available as we plan throughout the year.

Reflective Teaching: Ending Your Year on a Positive Note
2025-05-21 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual via Zoom
Feeling end of year burn out? Let’s put the 2024-25 school year into perspective! Reflective teaching is not just a key professional development strategy; it is a self-care strategy. We will reflect together on the 2024-25 school year. Join us as we reflect together.

Literacy and Dyslexia Cohort
2025-05-20 10:00 - 13:30 | BCHF Training Room, 3021 E Dublin Granville Rd, Columbus, OH, 43231, United States
The Dyslexia and Literacy Cohort is designed for classroom teachers and anyone who provides instruction in Literacy or Dyslexia support. This special May, in person meeting will focus on the new dyslexia book, Teaching Beyond the Diagnosis: Empowering Students with Dyslexia by Casey Harrison. Join us for a dynamic, shared discussion of a book that will add to your understanding and service for students with dyslexia!

Workforce Literacy Workshops
2025-05-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Let’s continue our work! These meetings will serve as updates, professional development, curriculum development and celebrations of our work on Workforce Literacy.

Spring Board Training
2025-04-12 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual via Zoom
This additional training is especially for Board members and school leaders seeking to complete required annual training. The training will feature Attorney Adam Schira and will address topics including open meetings, public records, and school/legislative updates

Coaching Teachers Through Assessment Season
2025-02-27 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual via Zoom
How much do your teachers understand the assessments their students take? This session will cover strategies and tips to share while coaching your new and inexperienced teachers in effectively using assessment data to improve instruction. We will share best practices that school leaders can use to coach your teachers while they prepare their students for assessments.

Building Less Anxious, More Resilient Students
2025-02-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual via Zoom
In an age where anxiety levels are rising, how can schools become places of calm and resilience? This session is for educators and school leaders committed to fostering mental wellness in students. Participants will explore how a supportive school culture, growth mindset, and “stress as enhancing” perspective can reduce anxiety. Learn evidence-based strategies for promoting resilience and decreasing student anxiety in the classroom. By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped with tools to help students navigate stress more effectively and develop the confidence to thrive in and beyond school.

Quick Wins, Big Gains: Targeted Reading and Writing Interventions That Work
2025-02-18 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Get ready to see big results with simple, high-impact interventions you can use immediately! In this session, you will learn targeted strategies that improve comprehension and writing skills that are essential across content areas. Discover actionable tools to address common literacy skill gaps, engage diverse learners, and make measurable gains–without overhauling your existing routines. Not just for ELA teachers, these strategies offer versatile ways for even the most resistant students to make meaningful connections through the written word.

Bridging the Literacy Gap - How Writing Connects to the Science of Reading
2025-02-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
But what about writing? Speaking and Listening? In this session, we will explore how writing and the other literacy skills play a crucial role within the framework of the Science of Reading, enhancing literacy development for all learners. Participants will learn how writing not only reinforces phonemic awareness and decoding skills but also fosters vocabulary growth, comprehension, and critical thinking. Through practical strategies, we will discuss how writing activities-such as dictation, sentence construction, and written expression-support the brain’s natural process of reading acquisition. Attendees will gain insights into how structured writing practices align with evidence-based reading instruction and promote deeper engagement with texts. This session is perfect for educators seeking to integrate writing seamlessly into their literacy instruction for a comprehensive, research-backed approach to developing proficient readers and writers.

Coaching Your Teachers Through the Evaluation Cycle
2025-02-11 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Do your teachers dread evaluation? Do they see it as just some checklist you both have to endure? Would you rather teachers see the value of feedback and use their evaluations as a growth model? This session will cover the steps of the Coaching Cycle as it relates to Teacher Evaluations. Some of the steps include how to coach teachers to achieve their personal professional growth goals. We will be covering the four steps of the Practical Coaching Cycle.

How to Teach Kids to Think - Part 1 and 2
2025-02-05 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Can the thinking skills of our students keep pace with artificial intelligence? Critical thinking skills are more important than ever as we look into the future for our students. A technology-based and technology-dependent world requires its people to be able to analyze, evaluate and create information. How may teachers best prepare students for this world and for the rigorous demands of their futures? Join us as we discuss the development of critical thinking skills necessary for all ages of students.

Teacher Empowerment Academy
2025-01-29 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-12-05 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-10-17 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Our teacher cohort is a place to learn and share ideas and strategies for helping you not only manage your classroom, but make it a safe and energized space for both the students and you. Topics include de-escalation and classroom management; student engagement; deeper learning; and making instruction meaningful.

Ethics for the Teaching Profession
2025-01-28 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
May teachers accept holiday gifts from parents? Can they drive students home? Let’s examine these and other questions about educators and Ohio’s licensure professional code of conduct. This interactive session will examine the licensure standards and discuss scenarios that challenge us as ethical dilemmas as we teach. Educators will better understand the profession of teaching and the ethical considerations and challenges we may face.

Artificial Intelligence - 3 Part Series
2025-01-23 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Is Artificial Intelligence an asset or a threat? Join middle school teacher Dan Jones as he discusses how to make Artificial Intelligence a teaching and learning tool. This three-part series meets on Thursdays at 3:30 P.M. on January 23, January 30, and February 6. Join us for some specific strategies and examples to help you navigate AI!

Writing in the Content Areas (ASYNCHRONOUS) - Repeat Session
2025-01-22 | Virtual via Zoom
ALL WRITE! ALL WRITE! ALL WRITE! Writing IS thinking. The more teachers can use writing in their non-ELA classrooms, the deeper the thought process will be in the classroom. The is an ASYNCHRONOUS session where you can work at your own pace! There is a unit planning guide which you will turn in at the end of your learning which will award your CEU or hours. This is a rare opportunity for you to work at your own pace and on your own timeline.

CAPSTONES FOR THE WIN! Designing an Impactful Capstone Project for Any Grade
2025-01-21 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Capstone projects for any grade are the culmination of a student’s academic journey, offering a chance to showcase the skills and knowledge they’ve developed throughout their studies. This session will provide educators with essential strategies for creating meaningful and impactful capstone projects that foster critical thinking, creativity, and real-world problem-solving. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore best practices for defining project scope, selecting relevant topics, and designing projects that align with academic and career goals. We will discuss key elements of successful capstone projects. Participants will also learn how to guide students in setting clear, achievable milestones and maintaining motivation throughout the project lifecycle. By the end of the session, educators and students will walk away with the tools and techniques to design capstone projects that not only demonstrate academic prowess but also prepare students for success in their future careers.

Splash into PBL
2025-01-15 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
There are many PBL “pretenders.” Come find out what the PBL “CONTENDERS” know about how project-based learning will change your classroom and your teaching career. Help students learn how to think critically, problem-solve and find their own answers. Get a taste of the Gold Standard elements of a great PBL project. If this “taste” gives you an appetite for more, you will be able to join a group who would like to study this further.

Mathematics Leadership Cohort QuickStart
2025-01-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual via Zoom
If you have missed the first two meetings, the Cohort QuickStart is designed just for you. This session consolidates key insights from Sessions 1 and 2, specifically for mathematics leaders. Participants will review strategies for assessing and improving instructional practices, explore essential structural supports needed for a successful mathematics program, and begin to develop their Mathematics Program Improvement Plan (MPIP). This session will help you get back on track with the cohort and enhance your leadership impact on student learning.

Third Grade Reading Guarantee Data and Instructional Ideas
2025-01-14 09:30 - 11:30 | Virtual via Zoom
The fall 3rd grade OST results are in! Educators now have the opportunity to make instruction even more responsive to learner needs before Spring. We will review the results of the fall assessments and discuss how data can help leaders and teachers work together to address the instructional needs of students this Winter and into Spring. Come to learn some ideas to help you plan for data-based instruction and intervention. Leave with a data-based plan for instruction!

BCHF Leadership Cohort
2024-11-13 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-10-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual via Zoom
The BCHF Leadership Cohort is designed with school leaders and their priority needs in mind. The cohort will meet 2-3 times each semester with a focus in 2023-24 on building support for inexperienced and non-traditional teachers. Session topics are as follows: September 11 – Building your Faculty by Building Relationships October 16 – Extended Onboarding: Adding and Refining Skill of New and Inexperienced Teachers November 13 – How Leaders Improve Pedagogy Please join us for all or some of these sessions as you are able. Leaders who attend at least four cohort sessions through the year will receive a special certificate and free book:)

Implementing Restorative Practices
2024-10-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Building on the foundational knowledge from Session 1, this session focuses on practical implementation strategies for restorative justice practices. Participants will learn about different models of restorative processes, such as circles and conferences. Through role-playing and scenario analysis, participants will gain hands-on experience in facilitating restorative dialogues and managing conflict resolution using restorative principles. This session aims to equip participants with the skills and confidence to apply restorative justice practices effectively in their own contexts.

The Troubling 2%: Students Who Light the Match - Pt. 2
2024-10-24 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
This session is intended to engage, discuss and deepen our shared understanding of children and youth with significant behavior needs. We also hope through our discussion to renew commitment as educators to meeting needs and problem-solving behavior that disrupts positive school climate.

Why Don't Students Achieve?
2024-10-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
After longer classes and more intervention, students still are not achieving in mathematics and many other subjects. Why? What does it take to move the student achievement needle? Latest research from cognitive and behavioral psychology provides teachers some direction in moving the achievement needle and facilitating clear learning gains. Join us as we discuss this powerful research and how it can impact your classroom!

Detective Perspective
2024-10-22 10:00 - 11:15 | Virtual via Zoom
As a school leader, can you detect what high-quality mathematics teaching and learning look, feel, and sound like? Is your personal vision for exemplary teaching and learning consistent with that of your mathematics teachers? Leaders who clarify what needs to be done and provide ongoing support help their staff succeed. This session will discuss strategies for developing a shared vision of exemplary mathematics teaching and learning and how to activate that vision.

Launch your Future: Apprenticeships 101 with Special Guest Rob Gonda
2024-10-17 14:30 - 15:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Curious about helping your students launch a successful career straight out of high school? This session explores the exciting world of apprenticeships in Ohio. You’ll discover the benefits of pre-apprenticeship programs, learn about a variety of in-demand apprenticeships available across the state, and understand the recent changes in apprenticeship laws that open up even more opportunities for you.

Cohort: Mathematics Leadership
2024-10-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual via Zoom
This program is designed for mathematics leaders at every level (e.g., principals, academic coaches, grade team leaders, and master teachers). The program aims to assess the impact of leaders on improving student learning by examining their current mathematics situation in terms of instruction, structure, and culture. Participants will become familiar with the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) framework for leadership in Mathematics Education. You will be guided through developing a mathematics program improvement plan (MPIP) through assigned learning activities and deliverables designed to support progress through various stages of the MPIP. Participants are expected to attend meetings fully prepared to contribute to group learning. The primary resource for this year will be NCSM Essential Actions: Instructional Leadership in Mathematics Education. Session topics are: 1. Preparing Your Program (instructional focus); 2. Planting Seeds of Security (structural focus); 3. Cultivating a Healthy Mathematics Garden (cultural focus); and 4. Celebrating Improvement (sustainability focus).

AI for Educators
2024-10-10 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Is AI a menace to teaching and learning? Or is it magic? Join us for a lively session exploring ways to approach this topic with students, AI-powered classroom tools, and how AI can help teachers work smarter. Participants will also leave this session with resources that can be leveraged to help students thrive in a world that is becoming more automated every day.
