In Colorado, ongoing professional development is required for all public school educators - teachers and administrators
Annual Professional Development
Each year, a number of staff members participate in our Teacher Leadership Institute held in the summer before school starts.
Pre-k -12 grade core classroom teachers
- Specials teachers
- Elective teachers
- Special service providers
- Pre-k - 12 school administrators
LETRS Training
Provides educators and administrators with deep knowledge to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. These individuals go on to master the fundamentals of reading instruction phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language.*
ESL and Multicultural Education
FFC8 partnership with UCCS
The district works cohesively with educators at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to provide our teachers with a deeper understanding of ESL and linguistically diverse populations
Benefits of Educator
Professional Development
Better Learning Outcomes for Students
- Educators access relevant information and practices to keep them in touch with new and emerging practices for student engagement
Teachers Learn Better Ways to Teach
- Educators learn new strategies that they bring back into the classroom; they are better able to suit the needs of their students
Educators Love Education
- Professional Development allows teachers to step out of the daily routine by becoming students instead of teachers. PD enriches teachers to challenge their students
