Charting the Course: A Conversation with the 2023-2024 National Teacher of the Year, Rebecka Peterson – WEBINAR

Join us for a special webinar featuring Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, as she shares her inspiring approach to teaching and her insights on what it means to be a highly effective teacher of color in today’s diverse classrooms. Ms. Peterson’s philosophy centers around getting to know her students as individuals, meeting with them one-on-one to …

Preparing for Department of Education Grant Proposals – Workshop

This workshop provides a high-level overview for Department of Education discretionary grant competitions and important considerations during proposal development. Participants will take a close look at the FY2024 ED grants forecast to identify upcoming ED grant opportunities, with emphasis on competitions focused on support for research faculty and educator preparation programs at Minority Serving Institutions. This workshop will review application …

Engaging Systematically with Your Data: Cultivating Data Dialogue – Workshop

Spring Data Workshop Series: Leveling Up Your Data Game Join us for our Spring Data Series which will emphasize three different tools to support your data informed continuous improvement efforts. We invite you to attend all three workshops or to select the workshops that are relevant to your work. Workshop 3: Engaging Systematically with Your Data: Cultivating Data Dialogue As …

Survey Says: Developing and Validating Surveys – Workshop

Spring Data Workshop Series: Leveling Up Your Data Game Join us for our Spring Data Series which will emphasize three different tools to support your data informed continuous improvement efforts. We invite you to attend all three workshops or to select the workshops that are relevant to your work. Workshop 2: Survey Says: Developing and Validating Surveys Surveys are an …

We Have Data, Now What: Developing the Lifecycle of Your Data – Workshop

Spring Data Workshop Series: Leveling Up Your Data Game Join us for our Spring Data Series which will emphasize three different tools to support your data informed continuous improvement efforts. We invite you to attend all three workshops or to select the workshops that are relevant to your work. Workshop 1: We Have Data, Now What: Developing the Lifecycle of …

A Tool for Assessing Teacher Dispositions: Why it Matters and How to Do it Effectively – Workshop

Professional dispositions include the values, experiences, and beliefs that influence one’s behaviors and professional growth. There is considerable discussion and debate as to what constitutes essential dispositions in teacher preparation, how to embed them within preparation programs, and ultimately how to assess them. Thus, BranchED created a tool that captures desired teacher candidate dispositions while addressing the needs of broadly defined special …

2024 Summer Institute

Evidence-based practices (EBPs) provide a solid foundation for teaching and learning, helping educators to prioritize approaches that have been proven to increase student outcomes across diverse settings and student populations. In this interactive workshop, participants will embark on a journey to deepen their understanding of EBPs, acquire strategies to effectively develop these strategies in teacher candidates and novice educators, and …

Spring Learning Summit

Appreciative Inquiry focuses on the best of what is and using this as the foundation upon which to build future directions. It moves us from a problem-focused mindset to one of innovation and possibility. The purpose of this Spring Summit is to ignite change that transforms educator preparation programs (EPPs) and PK-12 schools by focusing on the strengths and potential …