Elevating Teacher Expertise to Advance the Learning Potential of All Students

Greater Capital Region Teacher Center

Celebrating 40 years of professional learning, for educators, by educators

  • We are the largest consortium Teacher Center in New York State.

  • Our service area includes 324 public, non-public, charter and BOCES schools.

  • We offer professional learning opportunities to 18,053 teachers, teaching assistants, administrators & professional support staff within our service area. Their work impacts 148,141 students.

  • This past year educators earned a total of 26,991 continuing teacher and leader education (CTLE) hours through our center.

  • This past year, Teacher Centers collectively offered 60,256 professional learning opportunities to educators state-wide, totaling 145,536 CTLE hours.

Teacher Centers Offer

Current information and resources to support students in achieving the NYS Learning Standards in ELA, Math, Science, Art and Technology

Customized mentoring programs to build teacher capacity and promote the long-term retention of our teaching colleagues

Teaching strategies which embrace individual student identity and support students who may learn differently

SpEd Certification Extension Series to address the growing shortage of Special Educators in New York state

Strengths-based approaches to establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships between educators and families

Financial Literacy programs to prepare students for economic stability, with a real-life approach to budgeting, investing & debt management

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