Customized Professional Learning for Schools

At Boston College, we’re committed to providing offerings that are responsive to the specific and “just in time” needs of our school partners. The Professional and Continuing Education team at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development will partner with you to build customized, student-focused professional learning experiences aligned with your school goals and strategic priorities.

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Customizable Content Areas

Teaching Writing

Learn how to teach writing to inspire confidence through the systemic functional linguistics (SFL) approach

  • Narrative writing
  • Report and explanation writing
  • Argument and procedure writing

Bilingual Education

Earn the knowledge required for DESE’s bilingual education endorsement in this three-course series

  • Foundations of bilingual and dual-language education
  • Bilingualism, second language, and literacy development
  • Bilingual literacy and literature

Curriculum Development

Build a custom Spanish Language Arts curriculum for your dual language school or district

  • Year-long curriculum mapping
  • Unit maps and daily lesson plans
  • Implementation support

Coaching

Support your educators in strengthening their practice with expert K-12 coaches

  • Iterative review cycles to assess and support growth
  • Individualized feedback forparticipants
  • Recommendations for group professional development
In addition to the content areas above, our office has experienced educators available to support the needs of your school. Reach out to our team at lynchschoolpce@bc.edu to set up a meeting to discuss support for your school or district’s needs.

Components of our Professional Development Plans

Planning & Consultation

Professional Learning

Implementation Guidance & Resources

Reflection & Planning

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