BEdA Training Winter Quarter

This training is intended for any team who is new to teaching in I-BEST, or it can be a refresher for veteran I-BEST teams.

This course requires full collaboration from the teaching team, so for this specific training to live up to its intended purpose, we are asking that faculty sign up and participate as a team! 

Space is available for up to 12 teaching teams. Teaching teams are committing to a five-week course with approximately 20 hours of participation and content. The course is completely asynchronous with no required synchronous components.

Time Commitment

Canvas: January 6 - February 14, 2025

Facilitators: 

• Karen Lee, Lake Washington Institute of Technology
• Taraji Belgachem, Shoreline Community College

The aim of this training is to recall and strengthen previously acquired knowledge and skills. The training, in combination with the answers to your questions, will enhance your understanding of LACES procedures and raise your awareness of recent system updates. These trainings are offered each quarter so staff can attend as needed.

This training is intended for LACES Full Access users. Please forward this invitation to BEdA administrative staff as you see appropriate.

Time Commitment

Zoom: February 11, 2025

Facilitators: 

Scott Toscano, BEdA Relationship & Compliance Analyst

Overview
The “Leading with Racial Equity” learning space will focus on what it means to center students who are Black, Indigenous, and students of color in policies, practices, instruction, curriculum, and navigation. Explore the system vision of leading with racial equity and connect with efforts in your organization while challenging yourself to take bold action that advances opportunity for students of color, with particular emphasis on BEdA programs that serve the highest population of students of color in the Washington CTC system.

Time Commitment

• Canvas: January 20 - March 21, 2025
• Virtual:  January 24 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Virtual:  February 21 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Virtual:  March 21 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Facilitators: 

Kate Orellana, BEdA Program Administrator

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Time Commitment

• Canvas: January  ?? - March ??, 2025

Facilitator: 

Kate Orellana, BEdA Program Administrator

Cohort training program for BEdA Faculty, deeply rooted in the National Reading Apprenticeship Framework, with the primary goal of equipping educators with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to effectively teach and model reading and writing skills. Through this program, faculty will cultivate a classroom environment that fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and analysis, ultimately enhancing student literacy abilities and preparing them for success in academic and professional endeavors. 

Time Commitment:

In-person:  March 7, 2025 @ Big Bend Community College

Facilitator: 

MarcusAntonio Gunn, BEdA Policy Associate

The TSTM framework is an asset to faculty teaching in any and every environment, including corrections and offline learning environments, community-based organizations, and rural areas. We recognize the importance of truly making this a space that is inclusive of all faculty, and our faculty facilitators bring a depth of nuanced experience with corrections education, equity, diversity, and inclusion, instructional design, English Language Acquisition, and BEdA special programs such as I-BEST, HS+, and I-DEA.

Members of this learning community will access learning materials in an asynchronous Canvas course and convene in person at Whatcom College to deepen their understanding of the content, share how they are implementing changes, and gain feedback from their colleagues. Further, participants will contribute to a repository of resources that can be used in any setting, including corrections and offline learning environments.

**When signing up participants are agreeing to:

• Attend the in-person TSTM cohort kick-off!
  • February 7, 2025, Whatcom College; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Optional attendance at a Drop-in Office Hour, TBD
• Attend two virtual trainings; three (3) hours (total);
  • February 21 and March 7, 2025 from 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
• Commit to facilitating two lessons (TSTM made lessons or integrating TSTM framework into an existing lesson). 
• Submit lesson reflections (with guided questions) one week prior to the virtual trainings; two (2) total.

Time Commitment

• Canvas: February 5 - March 10, 2025
• In-Person:   Feburary 7, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Virtual:  February 21 from 1:30 - 3 p.m.
• Virtual:  March 7 from 1:30 - 3 p.m.

Facilitators:

• Christie Knighton, Highline College
• Dawn Kjoontje, Whatcom Community College
• MarcusAntonio Gunn, SBCTC BEdA Program Administrator