Connect & Share 

THANK YOU for everyone who attended the Connect & Share webinar session on the topic “How do we support students' social emotional needs to promote academic success and whole child development?”  We had 49 people attend the session from 25 different schools or departments. 

After the session, 93% of participants (40 out of 43 exit tickets) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

•  I really enjoyed the presenters' honest reflections on what they tried, what worked, and what didn't work for their teaching.

• It was really interesting to hear about different models for inclusion, how to support students, the issue of creating student dependence, and how other schools clearly align their roles.

• I loved hearing different teacher's perspectives of inclusion instruction.

• I enjoyed the team work and the passion each presenter has for teaching - contagious!

Based on this session, here’s some things that participants want to try in their own classrooms/schools:

• I like the vertical alignment document that Chelsea and Katie showed and will see if I can use it to better guide my literacy plans for next year.

• Encouraging working together with my colleagues to co-plan and focus on the HOW.

• Panorama for behavior data, fade in and fade out program, sharing how to modify curricula

• Useful content knowledge to share with others who are learning about inclusion and are not classroom teachers - I will take the knowledge to consultation and collaboration with other school psychs

THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Connect & Share co-hosted by Telescope Network and the BPS History Department on the topic “Providing Access to Primary Sources for Multilingual Learners in the Secondary Classroom”  We had 26 people attend the session from 14 different schools or departments. 

After the session, 100% of participants (26 out of 26 exit tickets) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

• “"It's always good to learn from other educators, and this was full of good ideas and tips."

• "The teacher presentations were useful and relevant to my needs."

• "Great strategies and tools to help MLLs with writing while using primary sources."

• "I loved hearing about what other history teachers are doing in the district."

Thank you to everyone who attended the Connect & Share on the topic “Stations and Studios in Early Childhood Classrooms.”  We had 15 people attend the session from 13 different schools or departments. 

After the session, 100% of participants (13 out of 13 exit tickets) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

• “Three amazing teachers presenting their work and thought process. What amazing examples of having a solutions-mindset to supporting student learning."

• "I really enjoyed the ideas shared and appreciated the level of organization acknowledged by each of the three teachers who spoke about their practices."

• "Learning some more strategies for my stations. I was inspired and got a lot of ideas on what to change and what to try."

Based on this session, here’s some things that participants want to try in their own classrooms/schools:

• “Thinking about building stamina from day 1 for independent work, choosing/adapting stations activities meaningfully from the curriculum"

• "Checklists, running records while students read Focus decodables, Being comfortable with consistency and repetition throughout the year"

• "Reworking some of my station activities and adding another independent station so I could do more small group work."

• "I am an ESL teacher so stations/centers looks different for me but one of the helpful tips that I will implement is providing students with an exemplar at the station.  I will also be sharing the information with other teachers who do whole class stations and have struggled."

Thank you to everyone who attended the Connect & Share hosted by the BPS/BTU Telescope Network, BPS Office of Retention, Cultivation, and Diversity and The Teachers’ Lounge where educators of color explored their identity and the many ways it informs their practice, and impacts students. The panel of “humble expert” colleagues shared narratives surrounding how to foster culturally sustaining experiences for students, current successful practices, and daily  mindsets  for educators to take back to their practice. A full house of 68 educators  attend the session from 52 different schools or departments. 

After the session, 100% of participants said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

• “The energy was on 10! The pacing of the questions and responses were great. Overall, it was well organized and so affirming!”

• “The panel was diverse and the questions presented were thoughtful and insightful.”

• “As a panelist, it was good to hear Tanisha Milton address culturally responsive practices.”

Based on this session, here’s some things that participants want to try in their own classrooms/schools:

• “Creation of Black joy and self love!”

• “Not doing more than you can to prove your worth, check out Bettina Loves books”

• “Bringing your own culture and identity into the classroom is important because the kids need to be able to see themselves in us educators of color.”

• “Constructive strategies to bring to my classroom to help with cooperative learning methods

• “The idea of teacher wellness and the importance of taking care of self.”

• “Learning how to navigate through difficult staff because of their bias approach.”

• “Culturally responsive teaching by creating a space for student to share their identities, values, beliefs… moving beyond surface level culture”