Bait-ul Ilm Canada · Term 2 Professional Development 2026–27

Guided Hearts, Purposeful Teaching

One national PD day for ECD and Primary teachers. Gather in person at your centre, hear a shared keynote, then join two live workshops, each with time to apply what you learn to your next lesson.

How the day works

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    Schedule and centres

    Choose your region to see the day in your local time and where it takes place.

    Keynote

    The whole group starts together. The keynote gives every workshop a common starting point.

    Workshops

    You attend one workshop from Set A and one from Set B. Each is taught live by an expert over Zoom, with facilitators and Teacher Mentors in the room with you.

    How each 75-minute workshop runs

    Content40 min · the presenter teaches live
    Application25 min · Teacher Mentors support
    Q&A10 min
    1. Open your next lessonReview its key message and planned activities.
    2. Find the connectionSpot a concrete moment where a strategy you learned fits.
    3. Plan the strategy inWrite out how you will use it in that moment.
    4. Check and refineTalk it through with your Teacher Mentor or a colleague.

    Speakers

    Register

    Every teacher registers so we can place you in your workshops and plan each room.

    What the form asks

    1. Your region and centre.
    2. Your top two choices in Set A and your top two choices in Set B. You are placed in one workshop from each set.
    3. The grade you teach.
    4. Whether you joined BUI as a new teacher this year.

    Your grade and whether you are new this year help us give priority in certain workshops.

    Prepare for the day

    If you can't attend in person

    Most teachers attend at their centre. If you cannot make it in person, your region will share how to join on Zoom.

    Principals and Vice Principals

    Frequently asked questions