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The BranchED portal is designed to support both teacher educators and PK-12 partners in their professional development. Whether you’re seeking information on a particular topic, looking to take an online course, or to stay current with our evolving library of resources, we’ve got something for you.
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Nuts & Bolts Webinar: The Final Destination: Our CommUNITY's Outlook on Our Educational Ecosystem Series
During the 2023-24 academic year, BranchED’s Nuts and Bolts webinar series has enhanced our community’s understanding of our educational ecosystem. This webinar is a panel conversation with teacher educators and teacher candidates discussing their takeaways from this webinar series.
Nuts & Bolts Webinar: Strengthening the Interconnected Relationships with Schools and CommUNITY using Restorative Practices
Educators and CommUNITY members recognize the importance of fostering interconnected relationships within our educational ecosystem. Join us to learn from three educational experts, as they discuss how restorative practices strengthen relationships as well as develop meaningful social connections.
Nuts & Bolts Webinar: The Educational Ecosystem from All Directions: A Conversation with Dr. Eduardo Padrón
A conversation with Dr. Eduardo Padrón, President Emeritus of Miami Dade College and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He shares his journey as a teenage refugee, influential faculty member, and college president recognized for making college more accessible and affordable for all.
Nuts & Bolts Webinar: A Fathers Place: The Important Role Fathers and Families Have in their Child's Education
When fathers are involved in their child’s life, research shows they are more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem, and exhibit positive social behaviors. This webinar will showcase how participants can effectively engage fathers and families to positively impact student outcomes.
Nuts & Bolts Webinar: Family Engagement: Enhance, Unify, and Amplify
The National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement shared their highly anticipated Family Engagement Core Competencies. Based on over 3 years of research, these competencies bring together the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that family facing professionals can utilize.
Nuts & Bolts Webinar: Cultural Reciprocity: Leaning Forward, Not Bending Over Backwards
Cultural reciprocity is an approach that goes beyond the concept of cultural competence. By seeking to learn about the beliefs of family members and reciprocally explaining professional assumptions and beliefs, mutual respect can be established. This process results in genuine collaboration.
BranchED seeks to support individual educator preparation programs (EPPs) and the field at large in reimagining and redefining “quality” preparation programs such that attention to issues of diversity and equity are explicit, embedded, and inextricably linked to high-quality performance.
The Resource Portal was created to support our community by providing resources such as instructional materials, online modules, podcasts, practice-based learning opportunities, research briefs, teaching video library, tool/toolkit, and webinars.