The BVR Institute is a full day of professional learning for all Beaver faculty and staff.
At Beaver, our focus is first and foremost on students. To achieve this goal, our professional learning series of opportunities focus on the student experience, the faculty/staff experience, pedagogical approaches, and the future of teaching for learning at Beaver as part of our continuous improvement and next practice mindset. Though their impact may not always be directly on the classroom, our staff are intentionally part of planning for these experiences because their work also directly impacts the experiences of our students and families.
Rethinking Teaching for Learning
2022 BVR Faculty Institute
When it is:
January 3, 2022, from 8:00 a.m to 4 p.m.
Where it is:
Virtual. You are not required to be on campus. That said, you are absolutely welcome to come to campus if you like; breakfast and lunch will be available to anyone who is in the building.
Objectives for the day:
- Hear about & discuss strategic framework
- Discuss & implement equity practices in the classroom
- Learn about strategies for faculty/staff wellbeing
- Reflect and brainstorm implementation ideas
Questions for the day:
- When reflecting on today’s sessions, how may I fine-tune my practice tomorrow, in the coming weeks, in the coming months?
- How does this apply to my practice?
- What will I keep, change, try?
- What will I need to hold myself accountable?
- What/who can help me with the goals I set for myself?
8-9 am 9-9.45 10–10:45 10:15–11:15 11-12 12–1 1.15-2.15 2.30-3.15 3.15-4Schedule for the day
Hot Breakfast + Open Time
Kim shares strategic framework
Un-conference
Workshop: Session 2
Lunch + Open Time
Workshop Session 1
Workshop Session 2
Reflection Time
Closing + Social Time
2022 Workshop Choices
When it is: Where it is: The focus: For systematic change, it’s important to identify all the components that make up that system. At Beaver, our system is based on the work of all the adults in the community. Through our work, we all as a school have a connection to—and an impact on—the students and families at Beaver. Creating opportunities for self-reflection and learning focused on DEIJ work is how we do better, evolve to meet the needs of our community, and start to change the system. The 2021 BVR Institute is one of those opportunities. ✅ Fill out this identity development inventory form by Friday, March 26 to share your honest observations based on your experience. The information you share is important as it will serve as a good assessment of our common experience with DEI work and it will help inform our work moving forward. Please note: this form is anonymous. ✅ Consider the following questions: ✅ Take a look at your workshop options. Some of them have pre-work attached.2021 BVR Institute
March 29, 2021, from 8:30 a.m to 4 p.m.
Virtual. You are not required to be on campus. That said, you are absolutely welcome to come to campus if you like; breakfast and lunch will be available to anyone who is in the building.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) are integral parts of a student-centered approach. There could not be an authentic student-centered approach without DEI and CRP. Though not always openly mentioned in our work, they are at the core of what we should be doing when we talk about all that needs to be done to ensure the most authentically successful experience of every student at Beaver. No matter what.