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PAR Center
BTSA Workshops and Induction Seminars

One of the most common misunderstandings about BTSA and PAR within the Hart district is the difference between workshop and seminar requirements. Although they sound synonymous, workshops and seminars here are not the same thing. Workshops serve to reinforce the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) done in the Formative Assessment System (FAS). There are four workshops required for each of two years in BTSA. Further confusion arises when the notion of clearing a credential is added. There are more than 20 seminars required to clear a preliminary credential in the Hart Induction Program.

The array of workshops offered by the PAR Center are all aimed at involving teachers in understanding theory within the context of daily practice. It is the goal of the BTSA program that Participating Teachers (PTs) would choose learning goals for the year that would cause their teaching practice to grow. It might be that a PT wishes to learn more strategies to encourage more active participation of students in the classroom. He or she might then choose a Cooperative Learning workshop or Are You Game?, which models teaching strategies that actively engage learners.

The seminars offered by PAR Center have another goal: They have been designed and implemented with the supervision of the state of California in order that Participating Teachers will clear preliminary credentials. They are designed to give PTs an opportunity to learn and demonstrate proficiency on the six standards mandated by the state: Content knowledge, Technology, Diversity, Healthy Environment, English Language Learners and Special Populations.

Some rules that guide both:

• Workshops and seminars are signed up for and evaluated on Electronic Registration Online (ERO). "Walk-ins" will no longer be allowed. Click here for directions on how to use ERO.
• Evidence of completion is submitted with padfolio/portfolio at end of year.
• There are NO substitutions for seminars.
• No more than two PAR Center workshops may be replaced during the year
• They must be pre-approved by the Induction Director. Click here for form
• After attending an outside workshop, please use this form to evalute it.
• Proof of attendance (presenter signature, syllabus, agenda, etc.) must be attached
• Examples include: AP and AVID training, one- and two-day training session offered by the Hart district professional development staff, and courses offered by the Teachers Network.

Click here for a list of all workshops provided by the PAR center.

For a list of induction seminars, click here (sorted by YEAR).