The BYU-Public School Partnership seeks to respond to current needs in teacher preparation and schooling by sponsoring various professional learning programs. The programs summarized below are designed to build professional capacity, supports student learning and wellbeing, and sustains scholarly and action research.
Teacher Professional Learning
The Arts integration endorsement will help teachers improve their skills in 6 art forms as well as learn pedagogy to teach and integrate the arts across the curriculum.
Workshops, conferences, performances, and side-by-side teaching opportunities are provided to elementary school teachers to improve arts instruction and integration.
Associates is a professional development experience for educators. Participants meet five times during the school year to discuss the moral work of teaching and the vital role schooling plays in our democratic society.
In order to receive credit for programs, you will have to create/locate your BYU account.
The Elementary Math Endorsement provides practicing teachers with a deeper understanding of our number system and how its structure relates to computation, arithmetic, algebra, and problem solving. Also addressed are the various types of assessment used for guiding instruction, interventions, and evaluation of student learning of mathematic content.
Leadership and Administration
Leaders Associates is a group that meets twice a year to participate in intense professional development, make key decisions, and provide guidance to partnership initiatives. The group is comprised of deans and associate deans from the McKay School, BYU arts and sciences colleges, superintendents and senior district leaders from the partnership districts, as well as CITES staff.
The Principals Academy is a two-year program designed to enhance the knowledge and leadership skills of administrators through the use of professional learning communities, school culture, data-driven decision-making, and other key elements.
Instructional Coaching Academy strengthens participants' content knowledge and instructional skills through a yearlong professional development experience.
Faculty and students who intend to conduct research in one of the BYU-Public School Partnership school districts must obtain approval from the school district prior to beginning their study.
Conferences and Events
March 20-21, 2025
Location: Utah Valley Convention Center,
220 West
Center Street, Provo, UT, 84601
Cost: $325/Person for teams of 5, $370 for other, on
sale December 1, 2022
November 2024 (Date TBA)
Location: Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference
Center
101 West 100 North, Provo, UT 84601
Cost: $75/Person, on sale Sep. 1 at 12:00 AM
March 20-22, 2023
Location: Utah Valley Convention Center,
220 West Center Street, Provo, UT, 84601
Students in grades 5-12 who reside within the boundaries of the Alpine, Jordan, Nebo, Provo City, and Wasatch County school districts are eligible to compete in the CUSTEM Fair after they have been selected to represent their school in their district science fair.