Join us for our collaborative session where colleagues can engage in discussions about current topics in their primary classrooms. Our goal is to cultivate a professional learning community where people can share their best practices, concerns, experiences, and knowledge. During the sessions, we encourage participants to bring any current issues to discuss.
May a school legally ask a student to "just leave" if they are acting up? Or ask parents to keep students home for the day? What is the difference between time out and seclusion? In this session, we explore these questions and similar ones. Code of conduct violations and disciplinary consequences DO impact overall school […]
The Writing Revolution (TWR) aims to enable all students, especially those from historically marginalized communities, to become proficient writers, readers, and critical thinkers. Join us for any or all of our 4 part series helping teachers learn to incorporate writing into every aspect of their teaching. Start with us from the foundational sentence building block […]
Are your students disengaged? not interested? not motivated? Enter the world of Student-Centered Learning and your job will turn from "safe on a stage" to "guide on the side." Learning a variety of quick and easy student engagement strategies that will turn the emphasis on students discovering their own learning.
Join us for a 60-minute "chat and chew" style session on implementing effective teaching practices for mathematics using the resource "Taking Action" from NCTM. In this session, we will discuss Chapter 3, which covers implementing tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving. While purchasing the resource is not mandatory, it's highly recommended. In advance of […]
Are all of the students on your roster "typical learners?" Right, we didn't think so! Fortunately, there are many ways to adapt and differentiate the assessment process without driving yourself crazy, no matter what grade or content area you teach. Participants will discover creative approaches to formative and summative assessment that truly invite students to […]
BCHF is pleased to offer a 5-workshop series on Multi-tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS). Participants may attend one or more individual workshops in the series. However, participants in at least four workshops will receive an MTSS micro-credential and MTSS handbook. Learn to truly understand and use the MTSS process to improve student outcomes in academics, […]
Get ready to unlock the magic of mathematical discourse! Dive into the world of questioning strategies and discover the power of models like Initiate-Respond-Evaluate, assess and advance questions, and the Principles to Actions framework. Unleash your ability to craft purposeful questions that ignite rich mathematical discussions in your classroom while stimulating student thinking and reasoning. […]
The focus for this session will be implementing the literacy program for students with disabilities and for English Learners
Have you heard the "buzz" around Project Based Learning? (PBL). PBL is one thing that you can do to help energize your students, your teaching, and your entire building. Join us to learn the basics of a Gold Standard PBL project, and following this session, anyone who is interested in going further with PBL...we will […]
