Professional Learning Community Opportunity for BCPS 2nd & 3rd Year Teachers!

As part of GVSU’s Early Career Teacher program, the Professional Learning Community provides the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue focused on the pragmatic experiences of early career teachers in an urban public school environment.

This program serves teachers who are in the second and third years of their teaching careers. The PLC benefits teachers interested in receiving GVSU/peer support. It also provides an opportunity for them to receive support in their instruction.

Major Topics include:

Trauma-informed teaching practices

Widening participation and equity 

Culturally responsive teaching and school community 

Problem-based learning

Instruction, motivation behavior and connections   

Planning, assessment and curriculum design

Approaches in using school data to inform instruction

The teacher as a leader - organization and systems-thinking approaches in the classroom

Participants will have the opportunity: 

• To develop and deepen professional relationships 
• To share resources and collaborative teaching strategies 
• To explore the use of differing assessment strategies  
• To examine current themes and trends in K-12 education 
• To explore career goals  

Meetings will be held from 4:15 to 5:30 pm in The Kellogg Room in the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center on the Tuesdays listed below.  Dinner will be provided!

10 SCECHs and $500 stipends will be provided to those who attend all 10 sessions.

September 12
October 3
October 24 
November 14
December 5

January 23
February 13
February 27
March 19
April 16

For more information, please contact Sarah Cox ([email protected]) or Lorin Sorenson ([email protected]).