Power of Place

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 Spring Showcase of Learning

Details to come. In the meantime, save the date!

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Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St.
Salem, MA 01970 United States
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Multi-Part Series

PoP Book Club: True Biz – A Novel (Session 2)

Join our next book club community read to explore True Biz: A Novel, written by Sara Novic. This book, recommended by ECLC community member and Lynn educator Heather Lang, is […]

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Opportunities

Please visit our calendar for additional Power of Place programming.

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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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