Texas AFT
Bridges Institute for Professional Development
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to providing professional development and educational resources to Texas educators. #OurWorkIsPowerful
Texas AFT is the state affiliate of the 1.7 million-member American Federation of Teachers and the 12.5 million-member AFL-CIO.
Texas AFT’s Bridges Institute for Professional Development provides a wide variety of high-quality professional development and special programs. We serve members of Texas AFT and our public education community at large. #txaftpd
Upcoming Events
For questions or assistance with registering for one of our upcoming events, please call toll free at 1-800-222-3827 or email us.
Goal Setting and Professional Development Webinar
Have you been given control over your professional development plan and goals? Professional growth goals drive changes in practice which results in increased student performance. Come learn how to take ownership of your professional goals during your end-of-year conference. Register here: bit.ly/goalsaft.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Our webinar is designed to provide educators with the following skills:
Operationalize the connection between culture and cognition.
Demonstrate how a “caring educator” with high expectations functions in the classroom.
Design strength-focused lessons and activities.
Implement research-based pedagogy in classrooms with ethnically diverse students.
CPE credit will be issued to all participants.
Register for this event here: bit.ly/responsiveaft
Past Events
You can view recordings of our previous webinars by clicking here. Contact us for questions and/or for additional resources.
Social Secrets: What Parents and Educators Should Know
Online conflict via social media is impacting the way young people communicate and relate to one another. Additionally, many are unaware of the dangers they face as a result of their digital exploration. Social Secrets, a free webinar, gives an overview of how tweens and teens are using social media and how parents/educators can help them avoid social media pitfalls and ultimately: be safe, be smart, and be kind online.
Register for our event here: bit.ly/safesmartkind. CPE credit will be issued to attendants.
http://bit.ly/traumainformedpractices
The Bridges Institute for Professional Development invites you to attend our five-part webinar series on trauma informed practices. Each session will begin at 6 PM, and CPE credit will be issued for each session attended.
Participants will learn and practice research-based trauma-informed practices to boost student resilience. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how adversity can impact children’s developing brains, bodies and behaviors, and explore strategies that promote healing from various traumatic events and circumstances
February 24th: Trauma-informed decisions
March 3rd Being healthfully present
March 10th: Resilience and managing triggers
March 24th: Support for grieving students (*FREE Grief-Sensitive Educator kit mailed to participants)
March 31st: Speaking truth to power with attention to wellness
Register once for all five dates: bit.ly/traumainformedpractices
Applied Digital Skills: Google Suite Workshop
This free online digital literacy curriculum helps learners obtain new digital skills using G Suite. The training is intended to get you up and running with the online program to supplement your online instruction. This event is intended to help educators in grade 5 and up get comfortable with the curriculum and tailor it to their needs.
If you’re interested in learning more about how the curriculum fits into your remote instruction, we ask that you join us for this training and RSVP: bit.ly/appliedaft. You will receive an invite with a Meet link ahead of the event.
Click here for recordings of past webinars.
Share My Lesson
Share My Lesson is designed by educators for educators. We at Texas AFT, along with the award-winning Share My Lesson, are your one-stop destinations for high-quality, educator-developed, and educator-vetted resources for use in your new classroom.
Texas AFT Bridges Institute for Professional Development
912 South Highway 183, Suite 100-A | Austin, TX 78741 | 800-222-3827