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Professional Learning Catalog

 

This interactive catalog allows school leaders and early educators to explore the free professional learning workshops offered by the Buffett Institute. 

 

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The Brain Architecture Game is a versatile, facilitated workshop designed for various groups, from early childhood professionals to policymakers, that demonstrates how experiences powerfully shape early brain development.

Brain Architecture Game

The Brain Architecture Game is a versatile, facilitated workshop designed for various groups, from early childhood professionals to policymakers, that demonstrates how experiences powerfully shape early brain development.

This workshop provides foundational knowledge and updated information on the Ages & Stages Questionnaires for all family engagement staff and early childhood professionals who use them.

Child Developmental Screening Foundations

This workshop provides foundational knowledge and updated information on the Ages & Stages Questionnaires for all family engagement staff and early childhood professionals who use them.

A community of practice (CoP) is an effective and supportive platform for professional learning, staff retention, family engagement, and community relationships.

Communities of Practice

A community of practice (CoP) is an effective and supportive platform for professional learning, staff retention, family engagement, and community relationships.

This training is for all family engagement staff and leadership at Superintendents' Plan School as Hub sites that use ChildPlus, focusing on collecting and analyzing family, school, and community data.

Data Insights

This training is for all family engagement staff and leadership at Superintendents' Plan School as Hub sites that use ChildPlus, focusing on collecting and analyzing family, school, and community data.

This is designed for PreK through Grade 6 paraprofessionals to deepen their understanding of the six essential child experiences.

Essential Literacy

This is designed for PreK through Grade 6 paraprofessionals to deepen their understanding of the six essential child experiences.

Designed as a follow-up to Making Math Visible or as a standalone offering, this workshop deepens educators’ understanding of how young children experience mathematical learning.

Essential Math

Designed as a follow-up to Making Math Visible or as a standalone offering, this workshop deepens educators’ understanding of how young children experience mathematical learning.

This workshop provides practical strategies for preschool and Kindergarten professionals so they can integrate guided play into educational settings to promote learning and enhance critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving.

Guided Play

This workshop provides practical strategies for preschool and Kindergarten professionals so they can integrate guided play into educational settings to promote learning and enhance critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving.

This interactive experience supports preschool professionals in recognizing and elevating everyday mathematical learning opportunities within classroom routines, play, and interactions.

Making Math Visible

This interactive experience supports preschool professionals in recognizing and elevating everyday mathematical learning opportunities within classroom routines, play, and interactions.

Participants will learn the tools and practices necessary to create effective teaching teams.

Teaming Matrix

Participants will learn the tools and practices necessary to create effective teaching teams.