The ECLC Learning Agenda
The Essex County Learning Community (ECLC) offers educators opportunities to grow both relationally and professionally each year through in-person, online and blended learning experiences.
All ECLC experiences provide an opportunity for educators to earn Professional Development Points; some as single learning experiences, and others as bundles of learning experiences. Most opportunities are free and open to all staff in ECLC partner districts; we also offer customized single- and multi-district cost-sharing experiences. Please click through the tabs below to explore current opportunities and register.
- Quarterly Gatherings are ECLC’s four cornerstone, full day, in person experiences. These include our Summer Institute, Fall Gathering, Winter Gathering and Spring Showcase of Learning.
- PoP Ups are professional learning experiences that touch on timely topics in an introductory manner. These are mostly virtual, and allow us to explore the “appetite” of the community on a particular topic or theme.
- Multi-Part Series are ongoing learning experiences that span up to a full year. These include role-alike spaces, affinity groups, book studies, and communities of reflective practice on a specific theme.
- Opportunities to Innovate are stipend or grant-funded opportunities.
Quarterly Gatherings
ECLC Winter Gathering: Presence, Purpose, and Place
Don't miss out - Register here! Review our agenda here. The 2026 Winter Gathering: Presence, Purpose, and Place will bring together PK–12 educators to learn with and from one another […]
Beverly, MA 01915 United States
Salem, MA 01970 United States
Pop Ups
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Multi-Part Series
What is AI and How Does it Work?
Register here. Join us for a virtual workshop for Essex County educators about artificial intelligence led by MIT’s Day of AI. This session is part of our 18-month learning series […]
Arts Educators Learning Journey: Creating an Art-Inspiring Space
REGISTER HERE Power of Place and the Peabody Essex Museum share a strong belief in the transformative power of the arts to enhance young people's mental well-being and engage them deeply in their learning. We want […]
Salem, MA 01970 United States
Opportunities to Innovate
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ECLC takes a constructivist approach to everything we do. This year’s learning agenda is responsive to the expressed needs and desires of ECLC educators and partner districts. That means it is a living document, which will be updated and added to on a regular basis. Click here to review a sampling of the 2024-25 Learning Experiences.
If you have any questions or if you’d like to discuss ways Power of Place® can partner with your district, please email Director of Professional Learning Laura Tota at info@powerofplacelc.org.
Meet the ECLC Advisory Cabinet
Jaclyn Baldassano, Kindergarten Teacher, Gloucester Public Schools
Chelsea Banks, Dean of Innovation, Salem Public Schools
Kelly Dorfman, Special Education Teacher, Beverly Public Schools
Sarah Dubois, Middle School Teacher, Salem Public Schools
Lisa Estabrook, Library Teacher, Amesbury Public Schools
Micah Klayman, Director of Human Resources, Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
Amy Mitchell, Teacher, Gloucester Public Schools
Martha Robinson, District Administrator, Rockport Public Schools
Kate Twombly, Principal, Beverly Public Schools
Joseph Yarid, Director of School Social Work, Andover Public Schools
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