Champlain Valley Educator Development Center (CVEDC)
is Vermont’s largest educational service agency (ESA), with professional learning opportunities reaching educators throughout Vermont. For 15 years, our non-profit mission has been to improve schools through quality professional learning. Our current and primary focus is Supporting our Members Implementing Effective Instruction in a Proficiency-Based, Personalized Learning Environment. You will see featured events on this home page, however take a look at all of our events using the drop-down menu above for Course and Workshop Events to find a series, workshop or course that fits your needs. We bring the best experts in the country to Vermont to support our educational initiatives, as well as local experts, to maintain ongoing collaborative learning through in -person, hybrid and online learning environments.
Featured Series and Workshops
Instructor: Christian Courtemanche (Chittenden East District Math and Science Instructional Coach and longtime CVEDC presenter) Dates: March 20 and April 17, 2019 Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Coaches Corner: 3:00 – 4:00 pm Location: Hampton Conference Continue Reading 
Facilitated by: Emily Rinkema and Stan Williams Date: April 2 & 3, 2019 *includes 2-day institute, meals and the book: The Standards-based Classroom. Target Audience: Grades 5-12 Classroom Teachers, Special Educators, Administrators, Instructional Coaches, and Continue Reading 
Presenter Info: Annie O’Shaughnessy, M.Ed in Mindfulness Date: May 14, 2019 8:30 registration 9:00-3:30 light breakfast and lunch included Includes: Resource Binder Target Audience: All educators K-12 Although restorative practices have been used in schools Continue Reading Presenter Info: Annie O’Shaughnessy, M.Ed in Mindfulness Date: May 17, 2019 8:30 registration 9:00-3:30 light breakfast and lunch included Includes: Resource Binder Target Audience: All educators K-12, Leaders, Behavior Coaches and Planning Room Teachers The Continue Reading Instructor: Christian Courtemanche Dates: June 24-27, 2019; 8:00 am – 4:00 pm plus 2 follow up classes 10/3 and 11/5; 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm This 3 credit graduate course explores a menu Continue Reading 
Instructor: Michael Martin, Ed.D. Dates: August 5 – 9, 2019 Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Includes the book: Understanding by Design (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005, 2nd Expanded Edition) Target Audience: K- 12 Educators Despite a great Continue Reading 
Instructor: Hilary Kissel, M.Ed. and M.A. Dates: August 12 – 16, 2019 Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Reading Aloud and Beyond: Fostering the Intellectual Life with Older Readers by Cyndi Giorgis and Frank Serafini and Continue Reading Instructor: Michael Martin, Ed.D. Dates: August 12 – 16, 2019 Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Includes the book: UDL Now! A Teacher’s Guide to Applying Universal Design for Learning in Today’s Classrooms (Novak, K. (2016) Target Continue Reading 
Instructor: Betsy Allen. M.Ed., CAS Dates: August 12 – 15, 2019 8:00 – 4:00 pm, with Follow up dates Sept. 26 and Oct. 10 4 – 7:00 pm Target Audience: Teachers Grades 3 – 8, Continue Reading Subscribe to filtered calendar