Subject: PD Workshops Networks - November 30 2023

BrightWorks (Formerly Metro ECSU) has some special Fall Professional Development Opportunities! Have you registered yet?

The Catalyst Approach: Keeping Them in the Classroom


January 9 & 10, 2024

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

For classroom teachers, administrators, and directors.

Facilitators will work with you to:

  • Identify and understand the unintentional impact many common strategies have on students who struggle to find success in school leading to them being misunderstood, marginalized, and misrepresented by the adults in a school.

  • Understand the impact that understanding neurodivergence and neurotypical brain development can have on one's ability to support students.

  • Increase your empathy and compassion for students who are hard for you to understand.

  • Learn about the classroom conditions for supporting students who are most at risk of spending more time out of the classroom and "in the office".

  • Manage your own interactions effectively when interacting with students.


Join facilitators Jacki Brickman and Nancy Burns for this event. Register Here

Restorative Resources & Relationships & Reflection Workshop at The Watershed Spa


January 7, 2024

4:30 PM - 7:30PM

Calling all educators seeking to enhance restorative practices and self-care!

Discover how to implement reflective restorative resources while rejuvenating at the serene Watershed Spa.

This workshop promises personal and professional growth and professional development.

Join us for an immersive training where you will:

  • Learn restorative practices

  • Explore reflective techniques

  • Engage in teacher critical Reflection (TCR)

  • Embrace the calming ambiance of the Watershed bathhouse


Join Sarah Miller, an experienced Restorative Practice educator with 30 years in the field. Register Here

BrightWorks Winter/Spring Professional Development Catalog will be announced next month! Stay Tuned for more professional development opportunities for the 2023-24 school year.