Welcome to TEC's Professional Development Department
The Education Cooperative provides an array of professional learning opportunities for educators, administrators, and other district and school-based staff throughout TEC's member communities and others in the greater Boston area and beyond.
Janet Buerklin, EdD, Professional Development coordinator has developed a variety of courses that qualify for one or two graduate credits in partnership with area colleges and universities. Theses courses cover all curriculum areas and are targeted at elementary, secondary and special educators.
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A Mindful Pause
This course will offer participants the time and space to take stock of their own mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Participants will be introduced to the basic principles of mindfulness and some simple ...
Read More Building Your Basic Skills to Enhance Student Learning: Choice Boards
This workshop introduces participants to basic tools every classroom educator will need to know and use. This workshop focuses on Choice Boards. All modules are self-paced learning experiences so participants can enter at ...
Read More Building Your Basic Skills to Enhance Student Learning: Google Classroom
This workshop introduces participants to basic tools every classroom educator will need to know and use. This workshop focuses on Google Classroom. All modules are self-paced learning experiences so participants can enter at ...
Read More Building Your Basic Skills to Enhance Student Learning: Google Meet
This workshop introduces participants to basic tools every classroom educator will need to know and use. This workshop focuses on Google Meet. All modules are self-paced learning experiences so participants can enter at ...
Read More Building Your Basic Skills to Enhance Student Learning: Hyperdocs
This workshop introduces participants to basic tools every classroom educator will need to know and use. This workshop focuses on Hyperdocs. All modules are self-paced learning experiences so participants can enter at any ...
Read More Building Your Basic Skills to Enhance Student Learning: Padlet
This workshop introduces participants to basic tools every classroom educator will need to know and use. This workshop focuses on Padlet. All modules are self-paced learning experiences so participants can enter at any ...
Read More Connecting Behavioral Health & Social Emotional Learning to Success in School
A safe and supportive learning environment is essential to ensuring a student’s academic success. Behavioral health and emotional well-being can have a profound impact on a student’s motivation, engagement, and ability to learn ...
Read More Engaging All Students with Differentiated Instruction
Understanding and responding to students' individual learning needs can be a challenge for teachers. Participants in this course, Engaging All Students with Differentiated Instruction, will explore many strategies and tools that will help ...
Read More Essential Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities to Think Mathematically
Participants will develop a deep understanding of how five research-based strategies (ask yourself questions, sentence frames and starters, annotation, the Four R’s, and turn-and-talks) can be used to help students with learning disabilities ...
Read More Inclusive Classroom Design with Technology
In this workshop, Inclusive Classroom Design with Technology, participants will learn about intentionally designing an Inclusive Classroom to further education equity for all learners. The thoughtful infusion of technology will be an essential ...
Read More Introduction to Coaching in Schools: Supporting Professional Learning & Growth through Coaching
Over the past decade, coaching has gained traction in education due to its positive impact on learning and professional growth. The course will help build a foundational understanding of coaching including definitions of ...
Read More iPhone Photography for Educators
Educators are using iPhones to document student work, collect evaluation evidence, share what is happening in our schools on social media, and much more. The iPhone makes it easier than ever to create ...
Read More Pathways to Happiness: An Exploration of the Fundamentals of Positive Psychology and Happiness Studies
Growing evidence shows us that happy people enjoy better physical and mental health, are more generous, more socially engaged, and typically experience more success in life. Implementing research-based practices that promote happiness may ...
Read More SEI Endorsement Courses: Wait List Open
TEC Online Learning is currently planning our upcoming SEI Endorsement Courses for Fall 2023. If you would like to be contacted when more information is available, please fill out an SEI interest form ...
Read More Strategies to Enhance Instruction for English Language Learners in the Classroom
English language learners (ELs) are an important focus of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (ESE) Proficiency Gap Task Force. Closing the proficiency gap depends on teachers having the skills and ...
Read More Teacher to Teacher Podcast PD: Experienced teachers share their stories, their successes, and how they minimize the stress of teaching
Educators are adept at multitasking! Listen to this series of 10 one-hour podcasts while you walk, relax, or do tasks around your classroom or home. This podcast series, titled Teacher to Teacher with ...
Read More Using Jamboard in the Classroom
Jamboard is an interactive whiteboard app being used by educators worldwide. Because Jamboard is part of the Google suite of tools, it is FREE. The Jamboard app allows an educator to present a ...
Read More What is Mathematical Thinking and How Do We Teach It?
Participants will develop a deep understanding of what it means to think and reason mathematically. They will learn three distinct ways of thinking mathematically championed in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical ...
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