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A class or workshop that provides professional development hours over a short period of rim (1.e.2 hours or 2 days)
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A resource that teachers can learn from on-demand(on their own time). Examples of on-demand PD include Recorded Webinar,Article, and a Videio of a Lesson.
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A way for teachers and educators to receive funding or recognition for various classroom enriching opportunities, including professionl development.
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A Brief Introduction to Social Emotional Learning
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeWe use the term Social Emotional Learning (SEL) frequently, but what does it mean? What is and is not SEL?
A Panel on Creating and Supporting Trauma Informed Classrooms
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeThis webinar will be a panel of educators answering your questions and sharing strategies for creating trauma-informed classrooms following COVID-19…
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeThis workshop on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) will cover how these stressful or traumatic experiences can influence a child’s behavior,…
Applying for Competitive Teachers’ Grants and Programs
This webinar aims to assist teachers who want to apply for nationally-competitive teachers' grants and/or professional development programs.
assisting teachers in applying to nationally competitive programs
Arizona Career & Professional Development Network – Job Board & Sub Pool
Arizona Early Childhood Workforce RegistryLearn more about the Arizona Career & Professional Development Network (azearlychildhood.org) with particular focus on the Job Board and Substitute…
Balancing Lifestyles with the Stress and Anxiety of Today’s World
American Association of University Women, TucsonJosh Whitely will speak about balancing stress, improving sleep, and keeping your immune system strong during COVID-19. Josh will include techniques…
Ben’s Bells Introduction
Ben's Bells ProjectKindness Education Programming
Best Practices in Online and Hybrid Instruction
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeIn this recorded webinar, we will explore what quality online teaching looks like, look at considerations for managing students in…
Brain Breaks
PlayformanceProfessional Development on ideas for Brain Breaks over Zoom.
Building Culturally Relevant Schools Post-Pandemic with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeJoin nationally recognized education researcher, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings and PBS Wisconsin to learn about the four factors that have led…
Building Resilience as a Protective Factor for Burnout (VOD)
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeThis webinar serves as part two in the TREC Stress Strategies for the Educator and Classroom webinar series, where the…
Free
Community of Practice info session
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeJoin TREC Teacher Leaders for this info session, as they outline and explain the various opportunities for educators to join…
Outlines upcoming Communities of Practices
Compassion Fatigue, Stress, and Self-Care
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeThe first topic in this webinar will discuss strategies to help manage challenging topics like suicide, self-injury, and inclusive mental…
Educator Meditation by Playformance
PlayformanceJoin Coach Anna, from Playformance, in a short meditation session. Coach Anna wrote this meditation specifically for educators.
EFT Tapping
El Rio Health's Create a Healthy TomorrowStress management doesn’t happen only in the classroom. Explore how toxic stress may be effecting you and your health, get…
Free
How to use Google JamBoard
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeThe following video is a short tutorial on how to use Google JamBoard from NAU College of Education.
Imagination Friday with Andy Griffiths
Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesJoin us on Friday, November 6, 1:00 to 1:45 to laugh with international superstar, Andy Griffiths, all the way from…
promotes literacy
Imagination Friday with Christina Soontornvat
Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesJoin Christina Soontornvat in this exciting Imagination Friday online presentation of her book "All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of…
Imagination Friday with David Bowles and Charlene Bowles
Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesJoin us for an amazing adventure! At this event, David and Charlene will talk about their graphic novel, Rise of the…
Imagination Friday with Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg
Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesMeet the author and illustrator of AstroNuts, a new series by Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg.
Imagination Friday with Michael Rex
Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesCome join Imagination Friday at 1 p.m. October 30, 2020 for some fantastic fun! At this event, We’re Going on…
promotes literacy
Imagination Friday with Sherri Duskey Rinker
Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesRegister for Imagination Friday followed by a Q&A with Sherri at 1 p.m. on October 23, 2020. Those who register…
promotes literacy
Kind Campus program
Ben's Bells ProjectKind Campus is an innovative school-based program that educates students, faculty, and staff about the benefits of kindness, and then…
We know that awareness of the benefits of kindness results in kind behavior, ultimately resulting in kinder communities for everyone.
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Uncertainty
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeIn this session, we will use the framework offered by William Bridges for managing transitions to understand and process the…
MAP Talk: COVID-19’s Impact on Education
Check out MAP recorded webinar on COVID-19's Impact on Education
Math for Early Learners: June 12
We will explore the ways a child engages in understanding space, shape, and measurement in ways that we can fortify…
Math for Early Learners: June 5
In this workshop we will use mathematically powerful fluency building games to uncover the qualities we need to look for…
Mindful Breathing
El Rio Health's Create a Healthy TomorrowExplore how toxic stress may be effecting you and your health, get introduced to a few mindfulness and lifestyle practices…
Mindful Senses
El Rio Health's Create a Healthy TomorrowStress management doesn’t happen only in the classroom. Explore how toxic stress may be effecting you and your health, get…
Mindful Sleep
El Rio Health's Create a Healthy TomorrowStress management doesn’t happen only in the classroom. Explore how toxic stress may be effecting you and your health, get…
Noam Chomsky & Jonathan Kozol in Conversation: Education, Inequality, and the Decline of the “Public Good”
Education Policy CenterJoin Noam Chomsky and Jonathan Kozol, both long-time activists for social justice, for a conversation about education, inequality, and the…
PD Spotlight Event (July 29)
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeLearn about a variety of great PD Providers.
PD Spotlight: Arizona K12 Center
Arizona K12 CenterKathy Wiebke provides information about Arizona K12 Center.
PD Spotlight: Arizona Project WET
Arizona Project WETPamela Justice and Brian Valencia provide information about Arizona Project WET.
PD Spotlight: Arizona Public Media
Arizona Public MediaCheryl Gerken provides information about PBC LearningMedia, a FREE digital library of over 33,000 high quality and commercial-free resources for…
PD Spotlight: Arizona Virtual Teacher Institute
Arizona Virtual Teacher InstituteAlison Hernandez provides information about ASU Prep Digital.
PD Spotlight: Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers
UArizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR)Rodrigo Gutiérrez provides information about the Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers.
PD Spotlight: Pima County Superintendent’s Office
Pima County School Superintendent's OfficeMarianne Landrith provides information about the Pima County Superintendent's Office.
PD Spotlight: ScholarshipsA-Z
ScholarshipsA-ZCarolina Silva provides information about ScholarshipsA-Z.
PD Spotlight: Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children
Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young ChildrenCynnamon Woodberry provides information about SAZAEYC (Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children).
PD Spotlight: Thomas R. Brown Foundation
Thomas R. Brown FoundationMegan Kirts provides information about the Thomas R. Brown Foundation.
PD Spotlight: UA Borderlands Education Center- Sin Fronteras
UA Borderlands Education Center: Sin FronterasEric Meyer provides information about UA Borderlands Education Center: Sin Fronteras.
PD Spotlight: Worlds of Words
Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesKathy Short provides information about Worlds of Words.
Physiology of Emotions
El Rio Health's Create a Healthy TomorrowStress management doesn’t happen only in the classroom. Explore how toxic stress may be effecting you and your health, get…
Free
Road Maps: Workshop on the Free Virtual Game for Secondary Classrooms
"Road Maps: Around the World Adventure" is an innovative and free educational experience created by the University of Arizona Centers…
immediate classroom use
Social Emotional Learning
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeThis webinar will begin with a brief introduction to social emotional learning. Then Moses Thompson will share how school gardens…
Social Emotional Learning in the Garden
In this interactive session, participants will learn about stress as a mechanism of poverty, how to use gardens as social-emotional…
Social-Emotional Learning Webinar by Playformance
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeTake time to honor yourself by joining Anna and Kevin as we explore ways to fill up our teacher well…
Stress Strategies for the Educator and the Classroom
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeRecording of webinar now available. Please register for access to the recording. This webinar will review the evidence base for…
Supporting Transgender Students in the Classroom Panel
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeTeachers in the region have identified supporting transgender students as a gap in the region and have asked for more…
TREC Book Study Information Session
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeJoin us at our info session to learn more about emotional resilience, the book Onward, and how the year-long book…
TREC June Summit 2021: Celebrating Educators
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeJoin Cortney and Niki--two Tucson educators, Ben's Bells, and David Fitzsimmons as we have some fun, remember the importance of…
TREC June Summit 2021: Trauma-Informed Teaching and Care
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeTREC June Summit 2021: Wellness in the Workplace Panel
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeJoin panelists as they share information and strategies for both yours and your students' well-being. These professionals, including educators, will…
TREC PD Provider Spotlight (July 27)
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeA webinar with information about various PD Providers, such as CRR, Scholarships A-Z, ASU Prep Digital, SAZAEYC, and World of…
TREC SEL April Webinar: Riding the Waves of Change (VOD)
Tucson Regional Educator CollaborativeThis webinar will focus on the perseverance and successes of educators throughout this year of changes.
University of Arizona Choral Studies Distinguished Speakers Series
Fred Fox School of MusicUnofficial Starts
PlayformanceUnofficial starts is a strategy to engage your students while you wait for everyone to arrive into the zoom class.