2024-25 PLC for First Year Teachers
Professional Learning Community Opportunity for BCPS 1st 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 first year 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
Sessions will be held from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center on the Tuesdays listed below. Dinner will be served at 4:30 pm and the PLC will begin at 4:50 pm.
10 SCECHs will be provided to those who attend all 10 sessions.
September 10
October 1
October 27
November 19
December 10
January 21
February 11
March 4
April 8
April 22
For more information, please contact Dr. Sarah Cox ([email protected]) or Lorin Sorenson ([email protected]).