2021-22 Events

Spring 2022 Telescope Network Survey

(May 2022) What PD do you need next? Complete the Telescope Network’s Spring survey by 6/17 to share your voice. We are raffling off 20 x $20 gift cards to local independent book shops for completed responses.

Adolescent Literacy Learning Cohort

(April 2022) Adolescent Literacy Learning Cohort Begins on 5/5: In a Learning Cohort, you can join with a group of BPS colleagues to learn together as a team. You will address a common challenge, observe effective practices through a video observation, develop ideas to bring back to your own setting, and get support as you try out new ideas. This ALC course will be facilitated by Cristina Hernández-Persia and Frank Swoboda from English High School. Together, we will address the question, “How can we support the needs of all students to engage in meaningful, rigorous literacy work?” First session starts on 5/5

Spring 2022 EqLit Needs Assessment

(April 2022) School leaders: What does your staff need to learn next about equitable literacy? Use the Telescope Network’s Equitable Literacy Needs Assessment Survey to gather staff input as you identify your instructional focus and design your school's professional learning plan for next year. After your staff completes the survey, contact the Telescope Network to see the data for your school.

Teacher Leadership Recommendation Form

(January 2022) Tell us about a BPS colleague who's doing something well. We want to hear about EFFECTIVE and REFLECTIVE educators in different schools and different roles across the district.

Virtual Edcamp for Early Childhood Educators

(October 2021) Virtual Edcamp for Early Childhood Educators 10/5: The start of the year has presented much to celebrate and many challenges for our early childhood classrooms. On October 5, the Telescope Network, along with the BPS Early Childhood Department and BPS Office of Health and Wellness, hosted an Edcamp for 63 participants. It was a chance for PreK to Grade 2 educators to share their questions and challenges, connect with colleagues from across Boston, and discuss solutions.

Connect & Share Panel Discussion Series Fall 2021

Connect & Share Panel Discussions are a chance for colleagues to come together and share ideas about what's working in their classrooms and in their schools. All topics came from the Telescope Network's June Needs Assessment Survey asking educators what they needed to feel successful in this upcoming school year.

Fall 2021 Topics (scroll down for additional info)

• August 26, 2021 topic "Equitable Classroom Community"

• September 23, 2021 topic "Balancing Social and Emotional Learning & Content"

• October 21, 2021 topic "Addressing Gaps in Learning"

RSVP here or on TeachPoint (search for "Telescope Network").

ALSO: Recommend a colleague to present at an upcoming session here

10/21/21 Session: Addressing Gaps in Learning

(October 2021) Our third Connect & Share panel discussion session of the year took place on October 21, 2021 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on the topic of "Addressing Gaps in Learning." We had 30 educators join for this session. Session attendees gave very positive feedback for the session: 100% of participants (28 out of 28 exit ticket responses) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Some feedback from participants:

• “I loved that teachers from various schools made it a priority to provide students a safe space, provided self-regulation strategies students could choose from and gave students the opportunity to express their emotions to self-regulate.”

• “As a speech therapist, I really appreciated hearing from teachers and paraeducators regarding the specifics of reading instruction within the classroom. It was great to hear different perspectives.”

• “I learned about how to do MAPS progress monitoring and its importance for my students.”

• “I found all of the presentations really informative! It was packed with great information!”

Thanks for joining and we hope to see you in December for our next Connect & Share session.

Resources

• Sign-In and Exit Ticket