Professional Learning
For over twenty-five years, PEBC has been helping K-12 classroom teachers refine their instructional practices so students become more successful learners. The cornerstone of our work in professional development and consulting is characterized by in-depth, school-based training that is designed to support teachers, school leaders and district personnel as they implement research-based best practices in their classrooms and schools. We also help schools sustain quality instruction by providing strategic planning, leadership development, and technical assistance on whole-school improvement.
The mission of our professional development work is to grow thinkers and improve student achievement by inspiring and developing educators’ instructional and leadership practices through inquiry, application, and scholarly discourse. The ultimate goal of our work is to help educators and students develop the competence and confidence to engage in the world as thinkers, problem-solvers, and change agents.
All PEBC staff developers are former classroom teachers, teacher trainers and principals who have extensive teaching experience and knowledge of instructional best practices, as well as advanced education and training in adult learning strategies and coaching practices.
Choose from the following menu of professional development offerings or contact us at 303-861-8661 for assistance in creating a customized plan for your short- or long-term staff development needs.
Literacy and Instruction in Colorado
PEBC provides training in literacy and best-practices and instruction across content areas for teachers, instructional coaches and school leaders that is ongoing, embedded in teachers’ daily work, and explicitly aimed at increasing student achievement. For new teachers or for schools in increasingly diverse populations, PEBC staff developers provide the research and strategies to address issues of classroom management, academic rigor, and assessing student intellectual capacity.
Literacy and Instruction Beyond Colorado
Senior PEBC staff developers provide customized literacy and instruction training to schools throughout the country. These services include demonstration teaching, the development of lab classroom networks, learning institutes, and workshops on specific literacy issues.
Principals need to balance their organizational and instructional skills in increasingly complex environments. PEBC works with principals in understanding and identifying best instructional practices in the classroom, the use of data in evaluating student performance, and in motivating and retaining the highest quality workforce.