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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.
Cultivating Equitable Learning Environments for Students Experiencing Poverty
This module is designed to equip pre- and in-service teachers with the understandings and skills necessary to create and sustain equitable classrooms and schools for students and families experiencing poverty.
Teaching and Learning Mathematics from an Ethnomathematics Perspective
Ethnomathematics is broadly defined as the study of the relationship between culture and mathematics. This module is designed to help participants understand the importance of the ways they can integrate ethnomathematics activities in their teaching and learning of school mathematics.
Creating Meaningful Mathematic Experiences: A SEL Approach
In this module you will learn about evidence-based practices that will support teaching mathematics in elementary school settings through the lens of a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) practitioner.
Introduction to Translanguaging in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms
Language acquisition allows for cultural understanding and cultural mindset. This asynchronous module walks you through translanguaging theory, using self-reflection, multicultural children's literature, and other resources to show how to apply your knowledge with equity at the forefront.
Rubric on Inclusive Instruction Score Norming
The Inclusive Instruction Rubric Score Norming Module will allow participants to score a pre-selected set of curricula using the inclusive instruction rubric. It features real-time feedback as participants score each criterion using a vetted and normed curriculum.
Equity Rubric for OER Evaluation Score Norming
The Open Educational Resources rubric examines the extent to which online instructional materials address equity.
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.