Restorative practices offer a way to address conflict and harm in the classroom without relying solely on exclusionary discipline like suspension or removal. This session introduces the core principles behind restorative approaches, including community building and repairing relationships, and gives teachers practical starting points for bringing these practices into their daily routines.
If students are getting the answers from ChatGPT, then it's time to ask different questions! Teachers can raise the bar by asking students to reflect on their learning, make personal connections, and tap their creativity in ways that make it harder to bypass original thinking. Even better, these tasks are engaging enough to lessen the […]
High levels of engagement don't happen by chance-they are intentionally designed. This session introduces participants to a variety of Kagan cooperative learning structures that promote active participation, positive interdependence, individual accountability, and equitable student engagement. Through hands-on practice, teachers will experience classroom-ready strategies that increase discussion, collaboration, and academic achievement while ensuring every student has […]
High levels of engagement don't happen by chance-they are intentionally designed. This session introduces participants to a variety of Kagan cooperative learning structures that promote active participation, positive interdependence, individual accountability, and equitable student engagement. Through hands-on practice, teachers will experience classroom-ready strategies that increase discussion, collaboration, and academic achievement while ensuring every student has […]
Your students' essays and assignments reveal plenty about their reading and writing growth... but what data are you collecting to shed light on speaking and listening? This session introduces checklists and tools for monitoring these often-overlooked skills, alongside strategies for building structured academic discourse into any lesson. Participants will leave with ready-to-use tools and ideas […]
Student engagement increases dramatically when learners have meaningful opportunities to make decisions about their learning. In this session, participants will explore practical ways to incorporate student voice and choice into daily instruction without sacrificing standards or structure. Teachers will examine strategies for increasing student ownership through flexible learning pathways, authentic decision-making, and opportunities for reflection, […]
Student engagement increases dramatically when learners have meaningful opportunities to make decisions about their learning. In this session, participants will explore practical ways to incorporate student voice and choice into daily instruction without sacrificing standards or structure. Teachers will examine strategies for increasing student ownership through flexible learning pathways, authentic decision-making, and opportunities for reflection, […]
ESPECIALLY FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS IN DOR SETTINGS-- How do we encourage our drop out recovery students to tackle the challenging concepts in Ohio's Biology standards? We will talk first about the priority concepts and understandings in Ohio's Biology standards and next about successful teaching and learning strategies. Come prepared to join in and share YOUR […]
BCHF is offering its Annual Board training to include Ohio Open Meetings and Sunshine Law! The training will fulfill Ohio requirements for community school governing boards and leaders. In addition, we will enhance the training with updates on topics requested by board members in our schools. This virtual, synchronous session will allow you to see, […]
If "write an essay" makes your students shut down before they even start, it's time to think smaller! This workshop shows teachers how brief, low-stakes writing tasks can be used to build stamina for productive struggle without triggering overwhelm. Participants will learn to design quick "writing to learn" prompts for any subject and leave with […]
