Professional Development Resource for Indiana’s Educators

The Buddy Teaching & Learning Center is a professional development resource for Indiana educators.  The Center provides professional development training sessions at the BTLC as well as on-site at individual school and district facilities.  Current teaching methods and trends, best practices, and technology integration are at the center of all BTLC workshops.   Staff development sessions are applicable for K-12 educators, administrators, and support staff and are aligned with Indiana Academic Standards and their integration.  All members of the BTLC facilitation staff have a background in education including classroom teachers, library media specialist, fine arts teachers, and school administrators. 

The BTLC offers a wide variety of full-day professional development sessions. Each session is participant-oriented and hands-on. Participants can receive PGPs (Professional Growth Points) or CRUs for workshop participation. The basic fee for each workshop is $30. Some workshops have related materials fees and these fees are listed in the workshop description on the website.

• Click here to see a list of current full-day workshops offered or to register online.
• Click here to download a complete list of workshops offered by the BTLC.

This summer the BTLC is offering several camp experiences. Each camp can be taken for university credit through Butler University or University of Indianapolis for an additional cost of $175-185 per credit hour. Participants can also receive PGPs (Professional Growth Points) or CRUs for workshop participation.  Camps are designed to provide participants with in-depth experiences with technology, specific education method or trend, or project. Camps for 2009 include: Build Your Own Tech Integration Camp, Build Your Own CampMoodle, PBLCamp (Project-based Learning Camp), Family Literacy Backpack Camp, and 2nd Grade Laptop Camp.

• Click here for more information about camps.
• Click here to download more information about university credit for camps.

In 2004 the BTLC began taking its programming on the road and it has been a very popular segment of our work. Interested schools/districts can select from any of the current workshops that we offer and have them presented at their own facility. Districts looking for a customized workshop can request that topic/content and the BTLC staff will develop a workshop to meet their needs.

• Click here to view a complete list of workshops offered by the BTLC.
• Click here to view pricing and suggestions for facilitating your sessions.
• Click here to download an outreach request form.

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