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The Telescope Network creates opportunities for BPS educators to collaborate across the district. We improve learning experiences for all our students when we connect with peers, share our authentic challenges, and learn from each other.
The Telescope Network creates opportunities for BPS educators to collaborate across the district. We improve learning experiences for all our students when we connect with peers, share our authentic challenges, and learn from each other.
To do this work:
We ASK educators across the district what they want and need to learn next in order to best serve the needs of their students;
We MAGNIFY effective practices by creating opportunities for effective and reflective educators to share their expertise with their peers; and
We CONNECT educators to resources, professional learning opportunities, and each other based on their needs and interests.
What's happening now?
What's happening now?
Educator & Staff Spotlight
Educator & Staff Spotlight
At the BPS/BTU Telescope Network, we magnify effective practices from across the district. We continually ask, “Who’s doing this work well?” and create opportunities for peer leaders to share their expertise with others across the district. Please use this quick survey to spotlight an effective educator or staff member.
How will this info be used? Bright spot educators highlighted below may be asked to help give feedback on our strategic plan. Additionally, the Telescope Network maintains a database of recommended educators who may be asked to host peer observers, facilitate PD sessions,, or lead in other ways.
10/13 Using Improvement Science to Impact Educator Learning
How can we elevate effective mathematics instruction across a large district? In Boston, we use Learning Sites to share effective classroom practices and put educators in the driver's seat to implement improvements to their practice. Come explore our Learning Site model. We link in-depth observation of an effective and reflective practitioner to individual improvement cycles designed to address a problem of practice. The session will include video so participants can see the model in action. (NCSM Annual Conference Session 1711)
Presenters:
Amanda Hathaway, Boston Public Schools Telescope Network
Dr. Anjali Deshpande, Edvestors
10/15 MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) Learning Cohort
10/15 MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) Learning Cohort
Session 1: The MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) Learning Cohort is designed to create a space for educators from across BPS to come together to strengthen our understanding of how to support all students through a tiered system of instruction and intervention. Each session will include presentations from school-based educators and will also include some "open space" for participant-led small group discussions. Flyer”
Recent Reports & Publications
Recent Reports & Publications
6/25 Spring 2025 Needs Assessment Report
6/25 Spring 2025 Needs Assessment Report
From February to April 2025, the Telescope Network shared this survey with educators across Boston Public Schools. We received 705 survey responses from 114 different BPS schools and Central Office Departments.
4/25 Learning Site Debrief: Breaking Down the Invisible Moves
4/25 Learning Site Debrief: Breaking Down the Invisible Moves
(4/2025 Boston Union Teacher) On November 15, 2024 the Telescope Network hosted a Learning Site at the Dearborn STEM Academy on the topic ““How do we implement Illustrative Math (IM) in a high school classroom to create inclusive, student centered math learning experiences?” The session brought 11 teachers and instructional coaches from across BPS for an extended peer observation of host educator Cindy Nguyen, ESL paraeducator Luisa Pina, and their 10th grade math class at the. . .
2/25 Teachers and coaches learn together at Boston’s learning sites
2/25 Teachers and coaches learn together at Boston’s learning sites
(2/2025 The Learning Professional) Biology teacher Sarah Benat stood at the front of her classroom at Brighton High School in Boston, moving her arm up and down to mimic the slope of an increasing, decreasing, or constant line on a graph. Her twelve students, all in the early stages of learning English, responded to each arm movement with a. . .
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Peer Observation Checklist
Peer Observation Checklist
One of the best ways to improve your practice is to observe someone else doing similar work. During a peer observation, you can observe a BPS colleague. After the observation, you’ll have time to debrief and set goals to bring back to your own classroom. Use our updated peer observation checklist to prep your observation & debrief. Contact us if you want help finding a connection or facilitating your visit.
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