AFT Virtual Summer Educator Academy Courses

Date: 
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 10:00am - Fri, 08/06/2021 - 3:00pm
Leaders of AFT Connecticut-affiliated PreK-12, PSRP and Higher Education local unions are encouraged to "send" participants to our national union's signature Summer Educator Academy (SEA). The Professional Development team has designed online versions of sessions for members and will be offering a series ranging from workshops to full courses, with many offering professional learning credit.

Payment must be submitted by local unions or districts; payment will not be accepted by individual participants for the train-the-trainer courses. Individuals may register and pay for the participant-only courses.

The following offerings will begin as soon as July 12 and will have staggered start dates throughout July and August.

Participant-Only Courses ($50):
  • 19 Trauma-Informed Strategies to Help Students Heal
  • Managing Behavior in School Communities for Support Staff
Train-the-Trainer Courses ($175):

  • Pre-requisite: Developing Effective Professional Development (DEPD) 

    • Beginning Reading Instruction
    • Creating a Supportive Learning Environment Through Social Emotional Learning
    • ELL 101 Special Virtual Train-the-Trainer Edition: Planning for the Success of English Language Learners
    • Foundations of Effective Teaching: Organizing the Classroom Environment for Teaching and Learning
    • Instructional Strategies That Work with All Disciplines
    • Managing Behavior in School Communities
    • Reclaiming Assessment: Using a Balanced Classroom Assessment System to Strengthen Student Learning
    • Strategies for Student Success (SSS): From the “New Normal” to the “New Future”
      • Dimensions to a Better life
      • Navigating the Journey Between Stress and SEL
      • Electrifying Online Teaching and Learning
      • The Game Factor
      • Roundtable: Cultural Responsiveness; Inquiry; and Problem- and Project-Based Learning: A Pathway to Equity
      • Roundtable: The Mental and Emotional Health of Educators and Students
    • Thinking Mathematics 3-5
    • Transforming Your Teacher Identity: Who Am I as an Educator?

The deadline to register is June 25. Learn more or register your members now.We hope your local will participate so we can fully support your efforts to build capacity around professional development and member engagement

Click here for registration info and costs (note: local leaders may register their participants, or participants can register themselves with prior approval from their leader; registration fees must be submitted by local unions or districts).
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Sponsor: 
AFT Professional Learning
Contact name: 
Jennifer Benevento
Contact phone: 
(860) 257-9782
Contact email: 
jbenevento@aftct.org
Cost: 
$175 TRT / $50 Participant Only