LEADERSHIP IN LEARNING
The BTPS Board of Education and Division Administration are advocates of lifelong learning and of providing professional learning opportunities for all of our staff. We have a goal to attract, retain, and grow amazing staff and leaders.
Welcome BTPS
This professional learning menu is part of our commitment to support you. We're really excited about offering so many online leadership opportunities, and will be adding more selections to the PL menu each year. A key feature of the menu is how easy it is for you to register. For this year, every item on this site is funded and supported by BTPS, and all administration related to payment is handled by the division office.
It really is this easy to find your lead domino and further your learning journey! There are many options to support growth in leadership, collaborate with others, and learn simple organizational tips.
INVEST in Leaders
BTPS ensures that every leader has a high level of support and access to quality training, learning and mentoring opportunities.
Learn
TOGETHER
BTPS has a community in which every current and aspiring leader has the opportunity to learn and grow.
PREPARE for
Opportunities
We support our staff to grow and prepare for new opportunities that might arise and to excel in their new positions.
Manage Things, LEAD PEOPLE
Leadership is everywhere!
BTPS supports a community in which every current and aspiring leader has an opportunity to grow.
LEARN on
YOUR SCHEDULE
We understand busy and needing balance in our lives. BTPS strives to provide professional learning that is flexible and adaptable ... like the best leaders!
Find Your PATHWAY
TO ACCESS COURSES
Step 1: Select your learning opportunity. No approval is necessary.
Step 2: Click Register or Join Waiting List.
1:1 COACHING AND COURSE EXTENSIONS
Step 1: Request approval from Michelle.
Step 2: Michelle will connect you to a Warm Demander coach.
New!
The Leadership Bootcamp
Our signature leadership course for school and district leaders who want to optimize their priority management, productivity, and peace of mind!
Just like good planning is a prerequisite to good teaching, a few weeks invested in preparing will keep you from spending 12 months repairing.
Hit the ground running with a toolkit filled with planning tools, leadership strategies, and ready-to-use resources.
Ideal for new and experienced educational leaders!
Warm U
Warm U is one-click premium community access to all Warm Demanders' courses.
Register separately or choose Warm U which puts all courses and updates from Warm Demanders into your library.
For courses from Coconut Courses and Organized Binder, use the tiles below.
All BTPS can use this all-inclusive access!
The Remarkable Administrative Professional
School offices are filled with highly-skilled people who are often forced to learn in the School of Hard Knocks.
Stop feeling like you might be missing something and build amazing systems.
Filled with templates to save you time!
For administrators and secretaries!
Quick Google and Microsoft tips!
Tech Timesavers
Did you know that saving 1 minute a day adds up to over 6 hours in a year?
Most people we work with regain 10-20 minutes a day and we've curated all of our most popular video tips for you.
Ideal for everyone!
Today is a great day to learn about ChatGPT!
ChatGPT: A Boom or Our Doom?
What if you could get a tech tool to create a lesson plan, or generate a letter to your students' parents? What if that same tool could be used by students for their assignments?
Explore the possibilities of ChatGPT!
For everyone!
New!
The Highly Effective New Teacher
Highly practical and engaging lessons designed specifically to help new teachers thrive in their first few years.
Join Alex Kajitani, California Teacher of the Year, as he helps you get started on the right foot or use these lessons to get back on track!
12 lessons from Alex Kajitani!
New!
The Highly Effective Math Teacher
Teachers often feel under-equipped when trying to be inspirational, impactful, and meet the diverse needs of their students.
Gain tips and strategies that you can use immediately to help ALL of your students achieve!
Ideal for Math teachers and coaches!
Reshaping Your Staff Meeting
This fun series from Rushton Hurley is designed to help school leaders inspire and be inspired in their staff meetings!
Surface, nurture, and inspire stories of success and build a culture of exploration.
For school administrators!
Little Things Make You Better
This one's for teachers and just as it sounds! Lessons on rapport, assignments, instruction, professionalism, and logistics.
On top of the fantastic content, learning with Rushton is inspiring and a lot of fun!
Ideal for all educators!
Telling the Stories of Your School
The chances are stellar that something good happens somewhere on campus every day a child shows up.
Unfortunately, the chances are also good that these moments don't get shared.
For all educators!
Remarkable Teacher Leaders!
How can we lead without authority? Leadership isn't about job titles.
Learn rarely taught leadership tools and strategies that will help you become a more impactful warm demander leader.
Ideal for teachers and team leaders!
iPhone Bits & Bytes
Becoming an expert iPhone user doesn’t have to be a difficult, time-sucking process.
In fact, this fun course is the exact opposite of that in 8 lessons that are filled with fun and drip to your library weekly.
Ideal for everyone with an iPhone!
Be a Facetime Pro
Further grow your tech confidence and skills in a relaxed, learn-at-your-own-pace course filled with tips that translate to any video conversation and software.
Register today for this fun and informative course and be ready for your next long distance catch-up and more.
Ideal for everyone with an iPhone or iPad!
When Parents Bully the School
Adult bullies require skillful communications and clear expectations.
Bullying expert and NYT best-selling author Jodee Blanco will help you work collaboratively with a challenging parent.
For all educators!
Make Your School Remarkable!
Every effective principal knows culture eats strategy for breakfast.
Learn impactful strategies in 6 weekly lessons designed to help you surface and nurture the genius of your people!
Ideal for school and district administrators!
Leading as a Warm Demander
Put people first with intentionality and incredible systems.
8 lessons to help you be a compassionate, courageous, and constructive leader!
Our most popular introductory course. Ideal for all current and aspiring leaders!
Teaching Executive Functions
Executive functions are essential for students to organize their days and learning. with goal-setting, planning, reflection, and organization.
Register with the code WarmU22
For all educators!
Mindfulness is for Everyone!
We believe everyone is a leader and leaders need to exercise self-care before they can help others.
Easily said and sadly cliché. So what can we actually do during the day to calm our busy heads and make this happen?!
5-15 minute practices for everyone!
TRC Calls to Action and the Legacy of Residential Schools
Niigaan Sinclair, one of Canada's leading voices on truth and reconciliation and the TRC Commission, provides information and resources to connect this important work to education.
Join Niigaan and educators from across Canada to find out where we are and where we need to go.
Live or Recorded Webinar Options (presented by Nelson PL)
BTPS Links for Current and Aspiring Leaders
🔥 BTPS Tom Hierck Video File on Google Drive
🔥 ATA Professional Development Sign-up
🔥 LQS Notebook & TQS Notebooks - Make a copy for your own portfolio and reflections
Notes for BTPS Leaders
- Always register with your BTPS email address.
- Courses are in your Library (click your image at the top-right).
- Please upload a photo you like to all of your accounts so people know you're a real person and not a shadow-head. 😉
- Download our Kajabi app and watch your progress on the go! (IOS, Android). Instructions are also sent when you register.
- Please comment as much as possible and reply to other people's messages in the video lessons.
