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Join Need in Deed’s Teacher Network Today!

A few more spots left in Need in Deed’s Teacher Network for 2021-2022! The application deadline is Friday, June 4. 3rd-8th grade teachers! Join Need in Deed’s Teacher Network Today! Need in Deed provides FREE professional development and support to bring student-centered, community-centered service-learning to 3rd-8th grade teachers in Philadelphia schools. Using our My Voice…

Stipend Increased to $1600 for Middle School Science Equity Cohort!!

We have been able to substantially increase the stipend for the Middle School Science Equity Cohort: Participants who complete the summer program will now receive $1500 for 8 days of training, plus an additional $100 after participating in coaching during the school year. Participants will also get hands-on science lab materials for an entire phenomenon-based…

K-12 Teachers PD Opportunity – Earn $1,000 Stipend & 20 Act 48 Credits

The Teachers Institute of Philadelphia’s fall 2021 Curriculum Laboratory is a streamlined version of its traditional seminar program. Participants (called fellows) will acquire cutting-edge knowledge from university professors and write original curriculum units based on the material they have learned. Fellows develop creative ways to teach material required by District, state and national curriculum standards,…

Registration for K-12 Teacher Induction is open now!

K-12 Teacher Induction is a program provided by the School District of Philadelphia which fulfills one of three requirements by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to convert a Level I instructional certificate to a Level II instructional certificate. All Level I certified teachers must convert to Level II within 6 years of full-time teaching in…

SDP + AG Presents Dare To Dream Career Week | April 27 – April 29 | Registration Now Open

Dear teachers, please share this wonderful opportunity with your students! If you are interested in sitting in on a session with your student(s), please email Marianna Sann at msann@philasd.org for access to the event. Please note that students are given priority access should sessions fill up. ——————– We are excited to revive our annual Career…

Penn Project-Based Learning Certificate Program–Scholarships for SDP Teachers available. Applications due May 28

Earn a certificate in project-based learning and engage your students in authentic student-centered inquiry. The Project-Based Learning Certificate Program is designed for current educators who strive to create rich, meaningful, and rigorous learning experiences through student-centered approaches to teaching and learning. The program fee is $3200, but Penn has a set of full scholarships reserved…

3rd-8th grade teachers! Join Need in Deed’s Teacher Network Today!

Need in Deed provides FREE professional development and support to bring student-centered, community-centered service-learning to 3rd-8th grade teachers in Philadelphia schools. Using our My Voice framework, students learn practical applications for what they are studying in the classroom and engage in meaningful service in their schools and communities. Our program support includes approximately 35 hours…

Inner Strength Foundation – Foundations of Mindfulness Teacher Training

Inner Strength Foundation is holding its annual Foundations of Mindfulness Teacher Training from April 3 – May 22, 2021, Saturdays 11 am – 1 pm US ET The basic gist of the training is learning how to teach + practice mindfulness tools with young people, with a trauma-informed approach. It’s well suited for anyone who…

Introduction to Logic for High School Teachers

Dearest colleagues and friends, Last year’s unprecedented events gave Intrologic an opportunity to go online and it worked! We all had a wonderful time, it was a great experience, we got fantastic feedback and we’ll be holding our online courses again! If you’re unsure on how important critical thinking and logic is for students (and…

Free Summer PD for Biology Teachers from Penn and MIT

Learn from MIT and Penn professors to use online simulations to develop core biology content and practices, aligned with the NGSS. The course provides a cutting-edge curriculum that is ready to implement with a number of high-quality, teacher-tested resources. There is an optional extension around teaching entry-level coding to students. Learn more here! You can…