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1. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 5 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (8 meetings)

Program: Science 21

Audience: 5

Dates: 9/18/2023 to 4/12/2024

Closed
New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 21/21
    • Wait: 0/0

    2. The Regional Forum for Secondary Principals

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Middle School and High Principals

    Dates: 9/19/2023 to 5/7/2024

    Join regional middle school and high school principal colleagues in a forum to build your collegial network and collaborate on topics impacting secondary building leaders for the 2023-2024 school year. Special guest speakers are often brought in to discuss topics and time is created for leaders to listen and problem-solve together. There will be time on the agenda each session to breakout by level when necessary. All registered participants are added to role specific listservs.
    • Enrolled: 42/75
    • Wait: 0/0

    3. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 2 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 2

    Dates: 9/19/2023 to 2/7/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 29/29
    • Wait: 0/0

    4. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 1 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 1

    Dates: 9/19/2023 to 2/7/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 27/27
    • Wait: 0/0

    5. MASTERMIND

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Level Leaders

    Dates: 9/20/2023 to 12/13/2023

    Surround yourself with peers across New York State who understand your role, are committed to sharpening their skill set, and want to innovate education! As part of this unique NYS Mastermind group participants will join a structured coaching program that can have a significant impact on their leadership and life. Mastermind is built to offer external feedback, help its members see what they cannot see, and offer multiple loops of feedback with helpful data that give leaders the chance to develop. NYS Mastermind cohort participants are invited to join one-hour virtual gatherings, on a biweekly basis throughout the year. It is facilitated and led by mastermind experts Jenn David-Lang and Mitch Center. This cohort, comprised of educational leaders from all of New York State, will immerse themselves in professional learning, strategy sharing, problem solving, coaching, feedback and support. All learning takes place within the one-hour, so there is no homework! The heavy lifting of the experience is carried by facilitators Jenn and Mitch, so that participants can engage and learn while managing the daily challenges of a school day. Mastermind groups are quickly becoming a movement that will revolutionize how school leaders are grown around the world!
    • Enrolled: 8/15
    • Wait: 0/10

    6. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 3 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 3

    Dates: 9/20/2023 to 4/11/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 32/32
    • Wait: 0/0

    7. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade K Unit Workshop COHORT1 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: K

    Dates: 9/21/2023 to 2/13/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 22/22
    • Wait: 0/0

    8. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 4 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 4

    Dates: 9/22/2023 to 4/12/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 28/28
    • Wait: 0/0

    9. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 5 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 5

    Dates: 9/26/2023 to 4/15/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 17/17
    • Wait: 0/0

    10. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 4 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 4

    Dates: 9/26/2023 to 4/15/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 30/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    11. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 1 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 1

    Dates: 9/27/2023 to 2/27/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 16/16
    • Wait: 0/0

    12. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade K Unit Workshop COHORT2 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: K

    Dates: 9/27/2023 to 2/27/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 16/16
    • Wait: 0/0

    13. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 3 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 3

    Dates: 9/28/2023 to 4/16/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 31/31
    • Wait: 0/0

    14. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 2 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 2

    Dates: 9/28/2023 to 2/26/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 33/33
    • Wait: 0/0

    15. Think Tank: Education Technologists and Instructional Coaches

    Program: Model Schools

    Audience: Education Technologists and Instructional Coaches

    Dates: 9/28/2023 to 5/16/2024

    This Think Tank is a five part series of sessions that will focus on staying current with educational technology trends in the K-12 setting. Participants will help support each other as we review articles, share resources, and discuss how to keep current in an ever changing industry. (There is no fee for districts that participate in PNWBOCES Model Schools.)
    • Enrolled: 22/40
    • Wait: 0/10

    16. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 4 Unit Workshop COHORT3 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 4

    Dates: 9/29/2023 to 4/16/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 22/22
    • Wait: 0/0

    17. Collegial Circle for Health Educators

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/2/2023 to 5/8/2024

    This collegial circle will focus on how health educators are in a unique position to have a profound impact on their students, colleagues, school culture, and community. As more school districts are focusing on social emotional learning, health educators can and should be seen and utilized as experts in this field. Participants will collaborate on lessons, share ideas and opinions about the current health curriculum, and imagine and plan for how their role can be expanded within their school, district, and community. The group will select topics that are timely and relevant. Group members will share concerns and challenges and problem-solve together.
    • Enrolled: 25/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    18. Collegial Circle for Reading Interventionists

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/2/2023 to 5/8/2024

    During this collegial circle, reading interventionists will meet for a closer look at topics around work to support struggling readers of all ages. Discussions will center around a variety of professional texts, as well as participant driven topics of interest, need, and. Together we will explore teaching reading with a lens toward equity and cultural competence, supporting older students in a Tier 2 reading program, and using technology to enhance students' engagement and individualized instruction.
    • Enrolled: 27/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    19. Collegial Circle for Science Leaders

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/2/2023 to 5/8/2024

    Through this collegial circle, regional science leaders will continue to build a network as they delve into the P -12 New York State Science learning standards, have a forum for sharing ideas, resources, problems of practice, and pressing issues. The meeting agendas will be participant-driven and important to science education. This year, there will be a focus on unpacking, understanding, and planning for the adopted New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS). There will also be continued updates on the NYSSLS as we receive them from the New York State Education Department.
    • Enrolled: 50/52
    • Wait: 0/5

    20. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 5 Unit Workshop COHORT3 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 5

    Dates: 10/2/2023 to 4/17/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 15/15
    • Wait: 0/0

    21. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 3 Unit Workshop COHORT3 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 3

    Dates: 10/3/2023 to 4/17/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 23/23
    • Wait: 0/0

    22. Collegial Circle for Elementary Social Studies Leaders

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/5/2023 to 5/9/2024

    The goal of this collegial circle is to create a professional learning community of elementary teachers/leaders is to address the challenges and issues inherent in the teaching and learning of social studies. The quarterly meetings will be shaped by members and exploring the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework, ways to engage learners in conversations around current events and hard history, as well as literature to promote conversations around diversity, inclusion, and equity.
    • Enrolled: 9/20
    • Wait: 0/0

    23. Collegial Circle for Secondary Social Studies Leaders

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/5/2023 to 5/9/2024

    The focus of this collegial circle is for regional social studies leaders to continue building a strong network to explore and discuss the changes in curriculum and assessment, as well as the challenges social studies educators face in and out of the classroom. During these sessions, members will share ideas and opinions about the latest issues affecting the field and engage in collegial conversations driven by members.
    • Enrolled: 38/40
    • Wait: 0/5

    24. Collegial Circle for STEAM Educators

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/5/2023 to 5/9/2024

    Participants help to shape the agendas for these workshops. We will continue to arrange site visits to observe exemplary STEM and STEAM programs in different schools. Participants share resources, activities, and ideas. On occasion, a STEM vendor will host a meeting and share their product line and ideas for how various items can enhance programs at specific grade levels. We continue to support one another with strategies for starting and growing industry partnerships. Participants also keep one another up to date on STEM and STEAM events occurring in our region.
    • Enrolled: 34/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    25. Collegial Circle for World Language Leaders

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/5/2023 to 5/8/2024

    During meetings of the World Language Collegial Circle, members explore topics of relevance and importance, State Education Department updates and the latest news from the field. The group addresses current trends and issues and enduring questions. The agendas are shaped around elements of curriculum and instruction, Group members seek advice and pose solutions with their colleagues, share ideas, improve programs, and hear how different schools approach a variety of issues.
    • Enrolled: 23/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    26. Navigating Youth Mental Health Services: What School's Need To Know

    Program: Guidance & Child Study Center

    Dates: 10/6/2023 to 6/4/2024

    FINAL DATE - Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

    Join us for a series of updates and Q & As with the Westchester County Children's SPOA Team including Tori Shaw, Program Coordinator for Children's Mental Health Services with the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health.

    District representatives will learn about accessing services throughout Westchester's System of Care, including an overview of the Coordinated Children's Service Initiative (CCSI) and Children's Single Point of Access (C-SPOA). Throughout the yearlong series, participants will connect with colleagues from other districts, agencies, and organizations to enhance individual and community knowledge and capacity.

    Please note that this series will be 3 sessions, with the final session being determined by participant survey

  • Friday, Oct 6, 1-3 pm - In Person
  • Thursday, Feb 1, 9-11 am - Virtual
  • Thursday, May 9, 1-3 pm OR Tuesday, June 4, 1-3 pm - Virtual

    Our workshops are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Hallie Hirsch, hhirsch@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Cancellations or delays due to inclement weather can be found on the PNW BOCES website.

    If a delayed opening is announced:

  • Morning meetings will be cancelled and we will attempt to reschedule at a later date.
  • Full day workshops will start at 10:30 and will be postponed if BOCES closes.
  • In case of early dismissal, afternoon meetings will be cancelled.
    • Enrolled: 84/100
    • Wait: 0/0

    27. Collegial Circle for Elementary ELA Leaders

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/13/2023 to 5/15/2024

    Through this collegial circle, regional literacy leaders will have the opportunity to learn, share, and grow around topics of interest and importance. Participants will have a forum for sharing resources and ideas, a network for continuing conversation, and an opportunity for learning between sessions. Sessions will include talks around relevant topics selected by participants, learning around an article or text, and sharing of practices around the region. Past topics have included Tier 1 instruction, culturally relevant texts, assessment practices, the science of reading, curriculum adoption and implementation, and resources for teaching reading and writing.
    • Enrolled: 27/40
    • Wait: 0/10

    28. Collegial Circle for Elementary Math Leaders

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/16/2023 to 5/16/2024

    The goal of this collegial circle of elementary math teachers/leaders is to address the challenges and issues inherent in teaching and learning mathematics. The collegial circle will provide a forum for members to be informed and stimulated around elementary mathematics, and agendas for the meetings will be participant driven.
    • Enrolled: 42/50
    • Wait: 0/10

    29. Collegial Circle for Secondary English Language Arts Leaders

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/16/2023 to 5/7/2024

    During meetings of the Secondary ELA Leaders Collegial Circle, participants explore topics of relevance and importance. The group addresses current trends and issues as well as enduring questions. The agendas are shaped around elements of curriculum and instruction, such as The Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Framework, writing assessment, departmental course offerings, elective programs, and promising new book titles. Group members seek advice and pose solutions with their colleagues, share ideas, improve programs, and hear how different schools approach a variety of issues.
    • Enrolled: 39/45
    • Wait: 0/5

    30. Collegial Circle for Secondary Mathematics Leaders

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/16/2023 to 5/7/2024

    Wait List
    Through this collegial circle, members will have the opportunity to share issues, discuss concerns, hear how different schools and districts approach a variety of issues, and provide feedback to their peers on happenings in their districts. The agendas are member driven, shaped around elements of curriculum and instruction, current trends and issues, and enduring questions. Additionally, members seek advice and pose solutions with their colleagues from around the region.
    • Enrolled: 48/45
    • Wait: 0/5

    31. Collegial Circle for Instructional Coaches

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/18/2023 to 5/13/2024

    Through this collegial circle, instructional coaches will have the opportunity to identify and establish a support network of coaches across the region. This unique forum may undergird any previous training or experience in coaching. Participants will guide the content roadmap-from immediate matters of evaluation to frameworks and practicalities of coaching-to promote the whole child and whole teacher. During the 2023 - 2024 school year, we will use Jim Knight's, The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching: Seven Factors for Success, as a text.
    • Enrolled: 35/40
    • Wait: 0/5

    32. Collegial Circle for MTSS/RTI

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/19/2023 to 5/15/2024

    Teachers, Administrators, and leaders in RtI coordination roles (ex. RtI coordinators, building and district administrators, curriculum leaders, and data and assessment specialists) are invited to join the group to build a cross-district network of RtI leaders. Our conversations will center around how best to use the RtI framework to maximize learning for all students. While members will drive the agenda, some topics the group will explore will be around the use of assessment, interventions, progress monitoring, and the RtI life cycle.
    • Enrolled: 13/25
    • Wait: 0/5

    33. Media Literacy Collegial Circle for Librarians

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/19/2023 to 5/16/2024

    Hey ChatGPT: Write a one-paragraph description of a media literacy collegial circle for school librarians. Make it irresistible. As a school librarian, you understand the importance of media literacy education for your students. Join our collegial circle of fellow librarians who share your passion for teaching students how to navigate today's complex media landscape. Come together to share best practices, strategies for curriculum development, and resources. Through collaboration and discussion, we'll help each other to become leaders in media literacy education, ensuring that our students have the critical thinking skills they need to discern fact from fiction, evaluate sources, and become informed and engaged citizens. Metamessage intended. Hope to see you there!
    • Enrolled: 16/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    34. Collegial Circle for Art Educators

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/19/2023 to 5/9/2024

    In a technically-focused world, we have a responsibility to educate the whole child. Art has always provided diverse opportunities for communication, expression, and motivating activities for all types of learners. As we move into a new era of art education, our programs should be able to further support this. The collegial circle for visual arts teachers will allow us to meet, share, and communicate approaches for this type of classroom and curriculum. This program will provide K-12 art teachers with ideas on how to motivate, engage, and create real-world experiences for their students.
    • Enrolled: 17/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    35. Collegial Circle for Music Educators (In-Person Option)

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/19/2023 to 5/16/2024

    This collegial circle will focus on ways in which music educators can foster their instruction to have a deeper impact on their students, schools, districts, and communities. Through discussion, shared readings, and Learning Walks, members will review research and practices that optimize the impact of music education, explore ways to perfect and refine their craft, and identify ways to collaborate with local community partners to create authentic experiences for students.
    • Enrolled: 7/20
    • Wait: 0/0

    36. Collegial Circle for Music Educators (Virtual Option)

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 10/19/2023 to 5/16/2024

    This collegial circle will focus on ways in which music educators can foster their instruction to have a deeper impact on their students, schools, districts, and communities. Through discussion, shared readings, and Learning Walks, members will review research and practices that optimize the impact of music education, explore ways to perfect and refine their craft, and identify ways to collaborate with local community partners to create authentic experiences for students.
    • Enrolled: 5/20
    • Wait: 0/0

    37. School Clinicians' Collaborative

    Program: Guidance & Child Study Center

    Dates: 10/25/2023 to 5/22/2024

    Now more than ever, school clinicians deserve a nurturing community for learning, sharing and supporting one another across all areas of clinical work in schools. Join us and connect with fellow school clinicians, learn best practices, and have some fun.

    ***No cost for ACTION Collaborative Network Member Districts***

    Our workshops are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Hallie Hirsch, hhirsch@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Cancellations or delays due to inclement weather can be found on the PNW BOCES website.

    If a delayed opening is announced:

  • Morning meetings will be cancelled and we will attempt to reschedule at a later date.
  • Full day workshops will start at 10:30 and will be postponed if BOCES closes.
  • In case of early dismissal, afternoon meetings will be cancelled.
    • Enrolled: 27/100
    • Wait: 0/0

    38. Equity Leaders Collaborative

    Program: Guidance & Child Study Center

    Dates: 12/1/2023 to 5/17/2024

    Our collaborative for equity is a space where we come together to share knowledge, discuss challenges, and create solutions to ensure that every student has an equitable educational experience. We invite you to join us on this journey to make our schools more inclusive and just.

  • We'll explore strategies to create classrooms and school cultures that embrace diversity and promote inclusivity, ensuring every student feels valued and respected.
  • Learn about the importance of tailoring instruction to the unique cultural backgrounds and experiences of our students to enhance engagement and achievement.
  • Discuss ways to assess and adjust curriculum to eliminate biases and provide equitable access to learning materials and resources.
  • Discover the vital role SEL plays in addressing equity by supporting students' emotional well-being and providing tools for self-awareness, self-regulation, and empathy.
  • Explore strategies to engage parents and the wider community in the pursuit of equity, ensuring everyone is part of the solution.
  • Share and access resources and best practices for ongoing professional development to keep equity at the forefront of your teaching leadership.

    Together, we can drive positive change and create a brighter future for all students.

    Lunch will be provided

    FREE for ACTION Collaborative Network Members.

    ***Additional Date Added - Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm***

    Our workshops are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, contact Hallie Hirsch, hhirsch@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    • Enrolled: 21/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    39. Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Special Education Administrators, General Education and Special Education Teachers, School Counselors and Other Related Service Providers, CSE Chairpersons, Transition Specialists and Family Members

    Dates: 1/8/2024

    Wait List
    There are many opportunities to earn diplomas, credentials and in some cases - both! Join us as we explore the Multiple Pathway (4+1) options available to students seeking to earn Regent as well as local diplomas. We will also explore requirements to earn the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential and the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

    This is an in-person training which will take place at Southern Westchester BOCES.

    Registration Deadline: Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 11:59pm
    Mandatory In-Person Session: Monday, January 8, 2024, 9:00am-11:30am

    • Enrolled: 38/35
    • Wait: 8/35

    40. Bridging the Gap in the Apple Ecosystem

    Program: Education Technology

    Audience: Directors of Technology, IT Staff, Teachers, Technologists

    Dates: 1/25/2024 to 5/9/2024

    This *NO COST* workshop (offered as a series) aims to foster collaboration between educators and IT professionals within the Apple ecosystem. Participants will explore innovative strategies to enhance communication and synergy between these two critical roles in your district. Through demos and discussions, attendees will gain valuable insights into optimizing Apple integration, troubleshooting challenges, and ultimately creating a seamless learning environment for students and staff using Apple devices. Please bring your iPad/Macbook to this session. Join us for one session or all three. All are welcome; teams that include teachers and IT staff are encouraged.
    • Enrolled: 17/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    41. Regional School Social Workers Forum

    Program: Guidance & Child Study Center

    Dates: 1/30/2024 to 5/23/2024

    Calling all School Social Workers!

    Back by popular demand, PNW BOCES is proud and pleased to host the Regional School Social Workers Forum. These meetings designed for and by School Social Workers will provide the opportunity to network, discuss critical issues and engage in relevant and meaningful professional learning. All School Social Workers are welcome and no fee is required!

    Our workshops are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Hallie Hirsch, hhirsch@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Cancellations or delays due to inclement weather can be found on the PNW BOCES website.

    If a delayed opening is announced:

  • Morning meetings will be cancelled and we will attempt to reschedule at a later date.
  • Full day workshops will start at 10:30 and will be postponed if BOCES closes.
  • In case of early dismissal, afternoon meetings will be cancelled.
    • Enrolled: 50/60
    • Wait: 0/5

    42. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Volume 1 - (BEDFORD ONLY COHORT A)

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Educators of reading, spelling, and related language skills, general and education teachers, reading teachers, interventionists, literacy leaders

    Dates: 1/30/2024 to 5/14/2024

    Closed
    LETRS is an empowering professional learning course for instructors of reading, spelling, and related language skills. LETRS provides educators with the background, depth of knowledge, and tools to teach language and literacy to every student. LETRS can be used regardless of the literacy program in use. Educators in this program will benefit from:
  • Understanding the content and methodology of research-based, explicit, structured literacy instruction
  • Deep knowledge of the cognitive and language factors that shape student learning and of pedagogical detail
  • Information about how to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students

    The focus of Volume 1 is word recognition. Topics addressed include:
  • The Challenge of Learning to Read
  • The Speech Sounds of English
  • Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
  • Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition

    **Participation in Volume 1 includes:
  • Four, full-day workshops held onsite in Bedford.
  • 37-48 hours of asynchronous online coursework and reading.
  • 10-15 hours of Bridge to Practice activities (application in a classroom) Registration includes participation in the four workshops, a Volume 1 manual, and a one-year subscription to the LETRS Suite. The LETRS Suite is where online coursework and reading will be completed.
    • Enrolled: 20/20
    • Wait: 0/0

    43. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Volume 1 - (BEDFORD ONLY COHORT B)

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Educators of reading, spelling, and related language skills, general and education teachers, reading teachers, interventionists, literacy leaders

    Dates: 2/13/2024 to 5/30/2024

    Closed
    LETRS is an empowering professional learning course for instructors of reading, spelling, and related language skills. LETRS provides educators with the background, depth of knowledge, and tools to teach language and literacy to every student. LETRS can be used regardless of the literacy program in use. Educators in this program will benefit from:
  • Understanding the content and methodology of research-based, explicit, structured literacy instruction
  • Deep knowledge of the cognitive and language factors that shape student learning and of pedagogical detail
  • Information about how to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students

    The focus of Volume 1 is word recognition. Topics addressed include:
  • The Challenge of Learning to Read
  • The Speech Sounds of English
  • Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
  • Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition

    **Participation in Volume 1 includes:
  • Four, full-day workshops held onsite in Bedford.
  • 37-48 hours of asynchronous online coursework and reading.
  • 10-15 hours of Bridge to Practice activities (application in a classroom) Registration includes participation in the four workshops, a Volume 1 manual, and a one-year subscription to the LETRS Suite. The LETRS Suite is where online coursework and reading will be completed.
    • Enrolled: 21/21
    • Wait: 0/0

    44. Future of Education Quarterly Gathering 4A

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: Members of the Future of Education Collective

    Dates: 5/6/2024

    Starting Today
    Please register for one quarterly gathering in October, January, March, and May.
    • Enrolled: 32/46
    • Wait: 0/0

    45. Advanced Threat Assessment Triage Team Training (Module E)

    Program: Regional Safety Services

    Dates: 5/8/2024

    Starting Soon
    ** Pre-Requisite- Initial Threat Assessment Team Workshop (Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines Training)** This training, provided in partnership with the FBI, is meant for established Threat Assessment triage teams using an evidenced-based model, such as the CSTAG. This training will review current best practices, highlight concerning behaviors, and involvement of county Threat Assessment Management teams, culminating with tabletop exercises involving local and regional case studies along with lessons learned.
    • Enrolled: 25/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    46. Fostering High Expectations and Rigorous Instruction

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Educational Organizations (Administrators, Teachers, Pupil Personnel Staff, and other staff members).

    Dates: 5/8/2024

    Starting Soon
    Fostering High Expectations and Rigorous Instruction is one of four high leverage principles identified in the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) Framework. Research shows that teachers' expectations of students can influence their academic achievement and behavior. Teachers are more likely to under-estimate students with disabilities, students from low-income families, English Language Learners, and Black, Latinx, and Native American students.

    By the end of this training, participants will:

    • - Understand how high expectations and rigorous instruction can improve student outcomes
    • - Develop strategies for fostering high expectations and rigorous instruction
    • - Identify 2-3 next steps for ongoing professional learning

    This in-person workshop will take place at PUTNAM|NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES.

    Our trainings are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Geraldine Gilmore, ggilmore@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:59pm
    Workshop Date: Wednesday, May 8th; from 9:00am to 3:00pm

    • Enrolled: 7/28
    • Wait: 0/28

    47. Pop Up PL: Leadership on the Go!

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Building and District Leaders

    Dates: 5/8/2024 to 6/4/2024

    Starting Soon
    Are you interested in hearing about ideas and ways to address everyday leadership issues? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, please join us for our NEW virtual Leadership on the Go series with Jen Lamia, Superintendent of Byram Hills Central School District and Dr. Jim Kaishian, Superintendent of Briarcliff Union Free School District.. During these monthly early evening sessions, you will join Jen and Jim as they share their everyday leadership triumphs and challenges and engages other leaders in sharing their advice, experience and expertise to address the issues that we as leaders are all grappling with particularly at this time of the year. Find inspiration from connecting with other leaders while enjoying a good dose of laughter and comradery along the way!
    • Enrolled: 14/35
    • Wait: 0/10

    48. Resilience During Crisis

    Program: Regional Safety Services

    Dates: 5/8/2024

    Starting Soon
    Almost everyone has heard the term "resilience” and has their own definition of what it is. This workshop is designed for school staff, including teachers, administrators, mental health providers, School Safety Officers, and paraprofessionals to learn how to define resilience and how to build resilience, particularly in times of crisis.
    • Enrolled: 14/100
    • Wait: 0/0

    49. Reunification Team Training

    Program: Regional Safety Services

    Dates: 5/9/2024

    Starting Soon
    This training assists districts in developing robust reunification plans, for all reunification team members including an understanding of the process, binders and checklists for each role on the team, as well as site selection criteria. This plan meets the needs of all NYSED regulations. At the end of this program, districts will have developed an understanding of the reunification process from start to finish and be poised to run a drill.
    • Enrolled: 6/100
    • Wait: 0/0

    50. FSLA 25th Anniversary Alumni Celebration

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Administrators and Building Leaders

    Dates: 5/9/2024

    Starting Soon
    Join us to commemorate the success and significance of the Future School Leaders Academy throughout the region and acknowledge the longstanding partnership between PNW BOCES and Bank Street College.
    • Enrolled: 72/100
    • Wait: 0/10

    51. Future of Education Quarterly Gathering 4B

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: Members of the Future of Education Collective

    Dates: 5/10/2024

    Starting Soon
    Please register for one quarterly gathering in October, January, March, and May.
    • Enrolled: 49/53
    • Wait: 0/2

    52. Constructing Critically Conscious Learning Environments (Online Course)

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Audience: K-12 Educators

    Dates: 5/13/2024

    Closed
    In this course participants will be introduced to the concept and theory of Critical Consciousness and how It can be applied to classroom instruction to directly affect student outcome and success. Participants will be encouraged to think about their own perspectives and working within a diverse environment. The focus of this course will be on how to infuse the mindset of critical consciousness within our students with also infusing cultural responsiveness in our daily instructional practices. Further, participants will be provided time to reflect upon their own understanding of what it is to be critically consciousness which will help in modeling for students.

    The key components of both theories will be introduced, discussed and implemented within a variety of instructional techniques and daily classroom interactions. Being able to engage diverse student population has a strong and direct effect on student development and varied tolerance.

    This 45-hour self-paced, online course will begin on May 13, 2024. Participants must complete the course by June 21, 2024.

    • Enrolled: 19/14
    • Wait: 5/5

    53. New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NYEPLP) Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 5/13/2024

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 2/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    54. SCI21 Administrators Spring Briefing (AM)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: Administrators

    Dates: 5/14/2024

    Science 21 holds brief meetings for administrators of our Science 21 participating districts twice a year. 

    The Spring meeting

  • This 1.5 - 2 hour session is an opportunity for the Science 21 coordinator to explain changes for the coming year and summarize the impact of NYSED standards and assessment changes in elementary science.

    Sessions are scheduled for 2.5 hours to accommodate a question and answer opportunity at the end of each meeting.

    Note: these are half-day sessions from 8:30-11:00 (AM) or 12:00-2:30 (PM). No Fee.

    • Enrolled: 29/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    55. AI in 30 (sneak peek)

    Program: Education Technology

    Audience: Teachers, Technologists, Administrators

    Dates: 5/14/2024

    Recognizing the challenges technology directors, teacher leaders, and administrators face in keeping up with AI advancements in education, PNW BOCES is thrilled to launch "AI in 30". Join us for a sneak peek of this monthly, 30-minute online show led by Jerry Crisci, a seasoned expert in K-12 AI, which offers a focused dive into the latest AI technologies, pedagogies, and policies relevant to New York State's educators. Designed to fit the busy schedules of school leaders, each episode will provide a concise yet comprehensive update on AI in education, complemented by a one-page summary with key insights, links, and resources.
    • Enrolled: 38/100
    • Wait: 0/5

    56. Best Practices in Academic Progress Monitoring Introduction at Rockland BOCES

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Administrators, Literacy Specialists, School Psychologists The training is most applicable to those who will be engaging directly in the progress monitoring process with students.

    Dates: 5/14/2024

    Participants will gain an overview of what progress monitoring for academics is and how to implement this practice with individual students. Content is applicable to work with all general education students within a tiered model of academic support (e.g., MTSS, RTI) and students receiving special education services.

    At the conclusion of this training, participants should be able to:
    1. Describe the purpose of progress monitoring
    2. Define progress monitoring
    3. Identify the steps for implementing progress monitoring at the individual student level

    Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

    • Enrolled: 15/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    57. SCI21 Administrators Spring Briefing (PM)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: Administrators

    Dates: 5/14/2024

    Science 21 holds brief meetings for administrators of our Science 21 participating districts twice a year. 

    The Spring meeting

  • This 1.5 - 2 hour session is an opportunity for the Science 21 coordinator to explain changes for the coming year and summarize the impact of NYSED standards and assessment changes in elementary science.

    Sessions are scheduled for 2.5 hours to accommodate a question and answer opportunity at the end of each meeting.

    Note: these are half-day sessions from 8:30-11:00 (AM) or 12:00-2:30 (PM). No Fee.

    • Enrolled: 31/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    58. Pace University: School District Business Leader (SDBL) Program- Virtual Info Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: School Building and Business Leaders

    Dates: 5/14/2024

    Putnam|Northern Westchester BOCES, in partnership with Pace University, is proud to offer the School District Business Leader program, leading to New York State SDBL certification. The SDBL certification expands your career possibilities to include roles such as Assistant Superintendent for Business, Director of Finance and other critical positions in public school districts. Join us virtually on Tuesday, May 14th to learn more about the multiple pathways to certification.
    • Enrolled: 3/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    59. Science Instructional Design Workspace

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 5/15/2024

    These sessions are designed to support middle and high school science teachers in developing lessons, sequences of lessons, units, and assessments aligned to the New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards (aka NYSSLS). The facilitators will act as instructional coaches to ensure the application of performance expectations (PEs), the three dimensions of the standards (SEPs, DCIs, and CCCs), and the student voice at the forefront of the design work. Expectations: Each session will be an independent study for individual teachers or district teams to plan instruction and develop lesson content. Participants should understand new science standards (NYSSLS) and come prepared to work on target performance expectations of their choice. There will be minimal delivery of content by the facilitators. This is an active workshop for participants to plan and design instructional products they will use in their classrooms. Lunch will not be provided.
    • Enrolled: 21/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    60. School Violence Prevention & Intervention Workshop (Facilitated via Zoom)

    Program: NYS State Certification Courses

    Audience: Candidates applying for New York State teacher certification

    Dates: 5/15/2024

    Candidates applying for New York State teacher certification must complete two hours of coursework in school violence prevention and intervention. An electronic file will be sent to the state reporting completion of the course. Registration fee must be paid by credit card. For more information contact cbraden@pnwboces.org or call 914-248-3692. (Zoom invite will be forwarded, once credit cards are processed).
    • Enrolled: 2/35
    • Wait: 0/4

    61. Developing an ELL Focused Action Plan to Support ENL Programming

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 5/16/2024

    Facilitators will guide school leaders in an analysis of NYS Guidance Documents and an application of ideas from this guidance to their individual leadership practice and context. Participants will consider research foundations of NYS policy for educating ELLs/ MLLs and issues of compliance. Facilitators will share a rationale for ELL/MLL focus in leadership practices and strategies for creating systems of support for these students and their teachers. School leaders will be invited to create an action plan that they will be able to implement in the 2023-2024 school year.
    • Enrolled: 16/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    62. Bringing Science of Reading into the K-2 Classroom

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Dates: 5/16/2024 to 5/30/2024

    Wondering what the science of reading is all about? Wondering how to bring it into your classroom through joyful, purposeful methods like multisensory structured literacy instruction, read aloud, shared reading, and interactive writing? The K-2 workshop will explore how to apply key findings from the science of reading with a focus on evidence-based practices for phonological awareness, word recognition, language comprehension, and intentional text selection. This is a two-part virtual workshop, both parts of which should be attended by all registrants. Part 1 is a prerequisite for Part 2.
    • Enrolled: 14/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    63. Navigating the Changing World of Literacy Instruction: A Mini-Course for Literacy Leaders on the Science of Reading and the Science of Instruction

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: District curriculum leaders, principals, district literacy leads

    Dates: 5/20/2024 to 6/12/2024

    In this two-day learning series, participants will focus on what the research says about literacy instruction and teaching and learning in general. During the initial day, educational leaders will learn and solidify important knowledge about what children need in order to learn to read, and how educators can most effectively teach that content. This learning will be accompanied by articles that describe the best research in the field of both literacy and instruction. During the second day of the workshop, participants will engage in a careful review of New York State's Back to Basics guidelines. This will be followed by time to review their own district's literacy curriculum and practices, so that all can identify bright spots in their current work and areas that deserve improvement and new resources. Throughout the multi-day learning session, educators will be provided with time for discussion, collaboration, and feedback, so that all leave knowing that their plans for the year ahead are well conceived.
    • Enrolled: 9/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    64. Cornell University - Fundamental Negotiation Skills

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Level Leaders

    Dates: 5/20/2024

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    This workshop provides hands-on skill building in both positional and interest-based negotiation approaches for use in both formal and informal conflict and dispute resolution. Participants also practice using communication skills for effective negotiations.
    • Enrolled: 30/26
    • Wait: 3/10

    65. Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading 2-Day Workshop

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Literacy Specialists; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; School Psychologists; Administrators; Instructional Coaches

    Dates: 5/20/2024 to 5/22/2024

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    The Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction training has been designed to help participants gain a greater understanding of what the Science of Reading has determined to be the foundational skills that are needed in order to become a proficient reader.

    Participants will explore current instructional practices in reading and the impact it has on reading proficiency. This 2-day training will also provide context for the importance of effective reading instruction and the impact that it has on equity for all students. In order to overcome equity barriers, educators need to focus on systemic, explicit instruction to teach the skills supported by the science of reading. We will take a look at some ineffective practices and why those may not be working, in order to realign our thinking and pedagogy to what is research based and effective.

    This workshop will take place at Rockland BOCES
    Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

    • Enrolled: 29/25
    • Wait: 6/25

    66. Instructional Coaching Academy Part 1 - Cognitive Coaching Foundations Seminar

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: Instructional Coaches, Building and District Leaders, Teacher Leaders, Department Chairs

    Dates: 5/21/2024 to 8/21/2024

    Educators make an infinite number of decisions each day. In fact, the design and delivery of instruction is the result of the decisions an educator makes after the complex cognitive processing of available information. Superior educators are intentional about the moves they choose and reflect upon the impact of their choices, both of which are cognitive processes. How might we most effectively manage and impact cognitive processes that drive daily decision-making? Delve into cutting-edge coaching pedagogy, equipping you with the latest strategies to empower educators and impact student success. Cognitive Coaching isn't just for coaches! Anyone looking to develop their capabilities to engage in powerful professional conversations - administrators, instructional coaches, department and/or grade-level leaders, classroom teachers - will benefit from this model of coaching that focuses on the development of intentionally and self-directedness. In this eight-day seminar, participants will learn how to: - Develop trust and rapport - Develop an identity as a mediator of thinking - Utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving - Develop autonomy and a sense of community - Develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence - Apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating - Utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions - Distinguish among the five forms of feedback - Use data to mediate thinking. Agendas for Days 1-4 include: the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive Coaching®. Days 5-8 provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map.
    • Enrolled: 11/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    67. Annual Spring Law Update

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Level Leaders

    Dates: 5/21/2024

    Participants will hear from school attorney James Girvin regarding guidance memoranda and participate in discussions on issues and scenarios on collective bargaining, student and staff personnel issues, and discipline matters (including PINS and family court matters). He will also address managing contentious Board of Education Meetings, de-escalation techniques, FERPA issues and politics around DEI. Participants will also discuss legal matter related to district elections and calendars among other topics. In this annual law update, Jay Girvin, Esq., will address current legal issues school districts are facing on a daily basis. Topics include, but are not limited to:



    • Managing Contentious Board of Education Meetings o De-escalation Techniques o Parliamentary Procedure guidance



    • Board-Superintendent Relationship o School Attorney relationship



    • Negotiations Issues o Public messaging



    • Public Employee Speech in the COVID world



    • Bullying in the workplace o How to Investigate



    • Addressing Employee Leave Issues



    • FERPA Issues/FOIL



    • Politics Around DEI



    • Student Discipline
    • Enrolled: 24/35
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    68. Transition Assessment for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Session 4

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Special education teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, school counselors, school psychologists, related service providers, and families; anyone else involved with the development of the student’s IEP

    Dates: 5/21/2024

    This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and resources to complete transition assessments with their students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    Topics will include an overview of transition assessment, transition assessments for students with ID/DD, and using transition assessment results.
    Participants will review over a dozen transition assessments to support transition planning and measurable postsecondary goals.

    Our trainings are accessible to persons with disabilities. Individuals who need special accommodations should contact us at least three weeks prior to taking the workshop. Please contact Felecia Morris at fmorris@pnwboces.org.

    Registration Deadline: Sunday, May 19, 2024, 11:59 pm
    Zoom Access sent: Monday, May 20, 2024

    • Enrolled: 33/60
    • Wait: 0/60

    69. PBIS Tier 3 / FBA-BIP Technical Assistance Session

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: This technical assistance (TA) session is available to anyone who has attended or is currently attending our multi-day FBA-BIP workshop. This is not a training; it is a work session in which participants are expected to bring their own materials and data (with any personally identifying student information redacted). Examples of materials participants should bring include ABC data, graphs of student behavioral data, indirect assessments, or completed behavior pathways. The RPC Behavior Specialis

    Dates: 5/22/2024

    This technical assistance (TA) session is available to anyone who has attended or is currently attending our multi-day FBA-BIP workshop.

    This is not a training; it is a work session in which participants are expected to bring their own materials and data (with any personally identifying student information redacted). Examples of materials participants should bring include ABC data, graphs of student behavioral data, indirect assessments, or completed behavior pathways.

    The RPC Behavior Specialists will be available to provide guidance and consultation to help participants analyze their data, engage in data-based decision making, problem solve, and implement the FBA-BIP process with fidelity and in accordance with NYSED regulations.

    This is an invitation-only, in-person work session at PNW BOCES. Please note there will be NO PRESENATION. Participants must bring their own FBA and/or BIP materials in order to make use of this session effectively.

    Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 11:59 pm
    In-Person Session at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    • Enrolled: 4/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    70. Promoting Compassion and Acceptance During Crisis

    Program: Regional Safety Services

    Dates: 5/22/2024

    Anger is a natural reaction to crisis events, particularly when the events are violent in nature. This workshop will provide participants with alternatives to anger and methods to channel feelings appropriately. Designed for all school staff, including teachers, administrators, mental health providers, School Safety Officers, and paraprofessionals, who will learn techniques to manage their own feelings, in addition to, assisting children to understand the importance of treating all people with dignity. Take-aways include the ability to model compassion and acceptance.
    • Enrolled: 10/100
    • Wait: 0/0

    71. Supporting Immigrant Students and Families: Strategies for Engagement and Clinical Support

    Program: Guidance & Child Study Center

    Dates: 5/23/2024

    This two-hour workshop is designed for educators and support staff who work with immigrant students and their families. The session will provide updated information on available resources and effective strategies for engagement. Participants will also learn about clinical support techniques to better assist this growing population. Join us to enhance your skills in creating a supportive and inclusive environment for immigrant students and their families.

    As we update our popular Newcomers Guide, we seek your input to ensure it includes resources that will benefit our school communities. Please help us discover and include essential resources that may not yet be on our radar by filling out this form.

    Our workshops are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Hallie Hirsch, hhirsch@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Cancellations or delays due to inclement weather can be found on the PNW BOCES website.

    If a delayed opening is announced:

  • Morning meetings will be cancelled and we will attempt to reschedule at a later date.
  • Full day workshops will start at 10:30 and will be postponed if BOCES closes.
  • In case of early dismissal, afternoon meetings will be cancelled.
    • Enrolled: 29/60
    • Wait: 0/10

    72. Playful Learning: Harnessing the Power of Play to Foster Joy, Engagement, and Skill Development Across the Curriculum

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: PreK and primary grades teachers, coaches, and leaders

    Dates: 5/29/2024

    In this learning session, PreK and primary grades teachers, coaches, and leaders will explore the importance of play-based learning in the primary grades. Educators will study the connections between play and skills within the domains of social emotional learning and language and literacy, and will also explore how play intersects with identity, diversity, and social justice. Educators will dive more deeply into the methods to build both guided and structured play into their classroom and school environments by exploring classroom and school design, play structures, and effective components of literacy instruction. Educators will utilize the skills and strategies learned to build lessons and/or plans that incorporate a greater connection to play.
    • Enrolled: 4/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    73. SCI21 Writing in Science

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: K-5

    Dates: 5/29/2024

    Science is a content area built around doing. ~ And that doing involves everything from thinking, to experimenting, to writing. ~ In fact, science is as filled with opportunities for reading and writing as any other content area, and a large part of the doing of science requires the putting of words to paper (or screen) and/or the drawing of figures and diagrams. ~ In this workshop, participants will explore a number of ways to help learners of all ages become scientific writers, equally as engaged in running tests as reflecting on their learning. ~ Attendees will explore a variety of simple and detailed writing prompts, investigate methods to shift from more standard types of lab reporting to more inquiry-based formats, and consider opportunities for deeper writing throughout the science curriculum, in particular, Science 21.
    • Enrolled: 2/15
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    74. Phonological Awareness: Establishing Foundations for Reading Success - SW BOCES

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Special education teachers, general education teachers, literacy/reading instructors, administrators

    Dates: 5/29/2024 to 5/30/2024

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    The purpose of this 2-day training is to help participants gain a greater understanding of the Science of Reading; specifically, what phonological awareness is and how crucial this skillset is to the foundation of reading success.

    Participants will explore what skills to teach when, and how to teach these skills for students to master phonological awareness. The training will also provide context for the importance of using assessments to improve the effectiveness of phonological instruction for students. To overcome equity barriers, educators need to focus on systemic, explicit instruction to teach the skills supported by the science of reading.

    Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

    • Enrolled: 26/25
    • Wait: 1/25

    75. New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NYEPLP) Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 5/29/2024

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 0/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    76. THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM WORKSHOP (COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL THREAT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES TRAINING)

    Program: Regional Safety Services

    Dates: 5/30/2024

    This training is designed for school-based threat assessment teams to answer key questions on establishing threat assessment processes within your school, district and community. This training not only will explore questions related to the principles of threat assessment such as behaviors, communication, and follow up, it will also focus on training the teams in the use of the evidence based Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines Tool established by Dr. Dewey Cornell and apply it to real world scenarios. A school triage team contains, at the minimum, an administrator, a mental health professional, and school resource officer or other law enforcement representative. We STRONGLY encourage schools and districts to have ALL triage team members attend on the same date. There will be exercises and case studies that teams will work through together to help establish their own processes and protocols..
    • Enrolled: 35/100
    • Wait: 0/0

    77. Birds, Nature, and Standards - Oh My! Incorporating Nature Walks Into Instruction

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: Teachers and coaches

    Dates: 5/30/2024

    Being outdoors and learning about the local environment brings myriad benefits to both educators and students, unlocking new possibilities for lessons and activities. In this workshop, participants will join a naturalist from the Center for Environmental Education on a nature walk around the PNW BOCES campus. During the walk, educators will learn more about the local wildlife and model fun and standards-approaching activities they can try with their students. Educators will also have opportunities to brainstorm ideas for their own lessons and share them with their peers. This process allows educators to explore new possibilities for themselves and their students to utilize natural spaces. Come prepared to be outside (sturdy, closed-toe shoes, pants, etc.). Bring a notebook and binoculars if you have them.
    • Enrolled: 1/20
    • Wait: 0/5

    78. Book Repair Workshop

    Program: Professional Library

    Audience: School library media specialists, teachers assigned to the library, school library support staff

    Dates: 5/30/2024

    Book Doctor Workshops provide book care training with the aim of helping you keep your collection in circulation longer. Training includes protection and repair techniques and offers:
    *A hands-on experience
    *Ideas for protecting books ahead of circulation
    *Tried-and-true methods for a variety of repairs

    Your training will be tailored to your specific needs, but workshops typically cover how to do basic page repairs, tip-ins, hinge and spine repairs, book jacket and laminate applications, and how to reinforce spines.



    Course notes with links to other free resources such as how-to videos, product directories, and a repair guide will be provided.



    Course materials:
    Hard cover and soft cover books, and small tools will be supplied for you.



    Course instructor:
    Your Book Doctor is Kimberly Young. She's worked in a wide variety of library settings across regionally, socially, and culturally diverse areas of the U.S. Her work focuses on collection development, material processing, and book care. As the Book Doctor, she's traveled the country helping hundreds of attendees build a range of new skills, a better understanding of processing books, and confidence. Kimberly loves meeting all the new people who are as passionate about book care as she is.

    • Enrolled: 15/30
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    79. How to be a Supportive Educator To LGBTQ+ Youth Preventing and Intervening in Identity-Based Bullying

    Program: Guidance & Child Study Center

    Dates: 5/30/2024

    Please note that Overview of Current Issues Impacting LGBTQ+ Youth in Schools is a prerequisite for this course. It serves as a foundational knowledge base for the rest of The Loft offerings. Please sign up for that course first.

    In this workshop, we will explore various strategies to alleviate the stressors experienced by LGBTQ+ youth within educational settings. Our goals include:

  • Creating a Welcoming Environment: We will raise awareness of best practices that foster a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere within schools, emphasizing the positive impact it can have on LGBTQ+ youth.
  • The Role of GSAs and Support Clubs: Gain an understanding of the pivotal role that Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) and similar support clubs play in providing a safe space and support for LGBTQ+ students.
  • Zero Tolerance Guide: Review the 'Zero Tolerance Guide' to better comprehend its principles and applications in combating discrimination and bullying within schools.
  • Bullying Scenarios and Effective Strategies: Engage in discussions centered on real-life bullying scenarios, and explore effective strategies for prevention and intervention.
  • Interactive Learning: Participate in vignettes and interactive group activities designed to deepen your understanding and reinforce practical approaches.
  • Exploring Anti-LGBTQ+ Bullying Literature: We'll delve into the available literature on anti-LGBTQ+ bullying to equip you with valuable insights and resources.

    Our aim is to equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create a supportive and nurturing environment for LGBTQ+ youth in schools. By addressing the unique challenges they face, we can contribute to their overall well-being and success

    This workshop is FREE for ACTION Collaborative Network district members and is part of the LGBTQ Collaborative.

    • Enrolled: 7/30
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    80. Beyond the Book: Using Tech Tools to Foster Classroom Conversation

    Program: Education Technology

    Audience: Secondary Humanities Teachers

    Dates: 5/31/2024

    In this workshop, secondary humanities teachers will explore best practices for fostering meaningful student discussions in the classroom. The session will also highlight how instructional technology and AI can enhance inclusivity and improve the quality of interactions without focusing heavily on technical details. Participants will learn to create environments encouraging risk-taking and critical thinking and will be introduced to user-friendly tools supporting effective teaching and learning. This approach emphasizes technology and AI as enhancements to human efforts, helping to amplify diverse voices and streamline educational processes.
    • Enrolled: 0/30
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    81. Pathways to the Superintendency Program

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Leaders

    Dates: 6/3/2024

    This workshop facilitated by regional superintendents is designed to provide educational leaders who are considering a future superintendency with more in-depth understandings of the position as well as how best to prepare for the job. Participants will learn from and engage with experienced superintendents about what to expect as well as how to determine next potential steps. Registration is $229.00 per participant but when enrolled in conjunction with Aspiring Superintendents' Workshop registration is $409.00 for both.
    • Enrolled: 22/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    82. Identifying and Intensifying Intervention: What to Do and How to Do It

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Literacy Specialists; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; School Psychologists; Administrators; Instructional Coaches

    Dates: 6/3/2024

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    Increasing ability to provide strategic instruction based on data to provide greater access to curriculum and improve student achievement. This training will help participants identify and differentiate between skill-based, fluency-based, and performance-based interventions.

    This in-person workshop will take place at PUTNAM|NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES.

    Our trainings are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Geraldine Gilmore, ggilmore@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Registration Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2024 at 11:59pm
    Workshop Date: Monday, June 3rd; from 9:00am to 2:00pm

    • Enrolled: 24/20
    • Wait: 9/20

    83. Identifying and Intensifying Intervention: What to Do and How to Do It for TEACHING ASSISTANTS

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: TEACHING ASSISTANTS interested in learning how to use data to drive instruction/interventions and how to apply it.

    Dates: 6/3/2024

    This session will be worth a total of 6 CTLE credits for completion of the entire course. Please note, the asynchronous, self-guided portion starts on June 3rd. There is no meeting on June 3rd. You have until June 17th to complete the coursework which should take 4 hours to complete. The Zoom session will be held on Wednesday, June 12th from 3:30 pm -5:30 pm. totaling 6 hours.

    Teaching Assistants will identify and differentiate between skill-based, fluency-based, and performance-based interventions. Learn when each of these approaches is appropriate, given the nature of the observed problem and learn how to determine the intensity of intervention to the learner as a response to instruction.

    The interactive, hybrid course requires participants to complete a self-paced, asynchronous course online using our D2L/Brightspace platform AND attending a mandatory Zoom session.

    Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 11:59pm
    Asynchronous Course Begins/Access Instructions Sent: Monday, June 3, 2024
    Mandatory Zoom Session: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    Course Ends: Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

    • Enrolled: 20/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    84. Future of Education Annual Gathering: A Deeper Dive into Generative AI

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: Teachers and Leaders

    Dates: 6/4/2024

    New
    Welcome to the Future of Education Symposium, focused on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and teaching and learning! We will begin our day with a keynote speaker, followed by several Think Tank sessions. Opportunities to discuss our work within districts and across roles will take place as will a sharing session at the conclusion of the event.
    • Enrolled: 0/75
    • Wait: 0/5

    85. SLS End-of-Year Network Meeting: Goal Reflection

    Program: Professional Library

    Audience: Library Media Specialists and Library Teachers

    Dates: 6/5/2024

    School Library System Network Meetings are vital in LMS communication throughout the region. Network meeting participants: *Learn best practices from across the region *Connect work to the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum, AASL National School Library Standards, and advocacy *Serve as a spokesperson for your school's and/or district's needs *Secure additional resources for your school/district *Play a critical role in the overall effective operation of the School Library System

    Participants communicate information back to their schools and districts about: *New York State Standards, AASL National School Library Standards, and Empire State Information Fluency Continuum implementation *Research tools and tools to service special-needs and ELL students *Subscription databases and educational technology tools *Free resources to support classroom instruction

    • Enrolled: 7/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    86. Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Special Education Administrators, General Education and Special Education Teachers, School Counselors and Other Related Service Providers, Principals, Pupil Personnel Directors, Special Education Directors, CSE Chairpersons, Transition Specialists and Family Members

    Dates: 6/5/2024

    There are many opportunities to earn diplomas, credentials and in some cases - both! Join us as we explore the Multiple Pathway (4+1) options available to students seeking to earn Regents as well as local diplomas.

    Information about Regents score appeals will be reviewed. We will also discuss requirements to earn the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential and the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

    Our trainings are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Geraldine Gilmore, ggilmore@pnwboces.org at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Registration Deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2024, 11:59 pm
    This is a virtual session

    • Enrolled: 39/50
    • Wait: 0/50

    87. SIFE Success: Know Your Students and Strategies

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Audience: K-12 Educators

    Dates: 6/5/2024

    New
    Help! I have a newcomer in my classroom! What should I do? Teachers can start by taking this foundational seminar on Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) students and spend time exploring characteristics of SIFE students to better serve their needs in the classroom. During this seminar, participants will learn how to design classroom environments and apply specific strategies that both honor students' backgrounds and support the intense needs of this population in order to foster SIFE success. This also provides a strong knowledge base for future learning opportunities on SIFE literacy, differentiation and culturally responsive instruction.
    • Enrolled: 3/40
    • Wait: 0/10

    88. SLS Council Meeting

    Program: Professional Library

    Audience: SLS Council Members

    Dates: 6/5/2024

    The School Library System Council is responsible for developing and approving the Plan of Service; is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Plan of Service; does long-range and short-range planning, and supports the Plan of Service by serving on a committee; evaluates the system's services; and approves the annual budget and the system's annual report.

    • Enrolled: 5/20
    • Wait: 0/0

    89. New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NYEPLP) Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 6/5/2024

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 1/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    90. How Animals Can Enrich Your Students and Classroom; and How You Can Enrich Your Animals

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: Teacher and coaches

    Dates: 6/6/2024

    Do you have or are you interested in keeping animals in your classroom? This workshop is designed to give teachers the tools they need to select an appropriate animal for their classroom, to provide optimal care for the animal, and to cultivate an enriching classroom community for both students and animals. We'll discuss ways to incorporate classroom animals into social emotional learning, NYSSLS, and literacy standards to enhance lesson plans and improve student engagement. This workshop aims to foster a deeper understanding of animals in the classroom and how to utilize them, and to develop a network of support and resources for our district partners.
    • Enrolled: 15/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    91. Academic Screening & Class-Wide Intervention After Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Special education teachers, general education teachers, school psychologists, and administrators

    Dates: 6/6/2024

    This training is intended to assist educators in remediating COVID-19 pandemic-related learning loss; provide strategies for distinguishing pandemic-related learning loss from students at-risk for academic difficulties and/or learning disabilities; and introduce educators to the use of class-wide progress monitoring and intervention as tools for identifying students for intensified intervention services.

    This training is the fourth offering in a sequence designed to provide an overview of data-driven literacy instruction to improve outcomes for all readers.

    Every training requires its own registration.

    You do not need to attend every session.

    February: Best Practices in Screening Academic Deficits

    May: Best Practices in Academic Progress Monitoring Introduction

    June: Identifying and Intensifying Intervention: What to Do and How to Do It

    June: Academic Screening & Class-Wide Intervention After Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

    Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 11:59pm

    • Enrolled: 6/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    92. Co-Teaching: A Comprehensive Approach & Planning for Instruction

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Co-teach pairs, special education teachers, general education teachers, related service professionals, administrators

    Dates: 6/6/2024

    In the morning: This training will help participants gain a foundational understanding of co-teaching as a service delivery model and the six models used to implement it. In New York state the co-teaching model is most often associated with the special education service integrated co-teaching. This model will be covered as well as the use of the co-teaching model among other service providers (e.g. English as a New Language [ENL] teachers, speech language pathologists etc.). Variations for use of the models will also be discussed throughout the training.

    In the afternoon: Planning for Instruction - . Co-planning is critical to the success of this teaching structure.

    The purpose of this training is to provide foundational knowledge for the effectiveness of purposeful co-planning. In addition, participants will gain knowledge about options for co-planning and apply the information to co-plan a lesson for current or future use. Co-teaching can be applied in any situation when two teachers provide instruction together. It is highly recommended that co-teaching teams attend together, although the information provided will benefit individual teacher practice as well.

    This in-person workshop will take place at PUTNAM|NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES.

    Our trainings are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Geraldine Gilmore, ggilmore@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 11:59pm
    Workshop Date: Thursday, June 6th; from 9:00am to 3:00pm

    • Enrolled: 22/35
    • Wait: 0/35

    93. Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Practice for Effective and Long-Term Learning Rockland BOCES

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Literacy Specialists; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; School Psychologists; Administrators; Instructional Coaches

    Dates: 6/6/2024

    This explicit instruction training is intended to support participants' knowledge of explicit instruction and teacher's abilities to effectively implement explicit instruction.

    Explicit instruction is a high leverage practice that has proven to be effective for special education students. Participants will learn how to use the Recognizing Effective Special Education Teachers (RESET) Explicit Instruction Rubric (EIR) which is aligned with best instructional practices for students with disabilities within this training.

    Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    • Enrolled: 6/35
    • Wait: 0/35

    94. Wilson Fundations® (In-Person) Level K Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade K classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches, and other interested educational professionals

    Dates: 6/6/2024

    Fundations® Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 6/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    95. Foundations of Job Coaching for Work-Based Learning (WBL) Experiences

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Special and general education teachers, special and general education administrators, WBL coordinators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, school counselors, transition specialists, agency/community service providers or case managers, and job coaches.

    Dates: 6/7/2024

    Join us to learn about the role of the job coach in work-based learning experiences. We will explore task analysis and other training methods to support skill acquisition in the workplace. You will learn about effective communication, data collection and problem solving for successful wok based learning experiences aligned with your students' IEPs.

    This in-person workshop will take place at PUTNAM|NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES.

    Our trainings are accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Geraldine Gilmore, ggilmore@pnwboces.org, at least three weeks prior to your event.

    Registration Deadline: Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 11:59pm
    Workshop Date: Friday, June 7th; from 9:00am to 11:30am

    • Enrolled: 15/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    96. Wilson Fundations® (In-Person) Level 1 Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 1 classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches

    Dates: 6/7/2024

    Fundations® Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 1/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    97. Shifting the Balance (3-5): Bringing the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 3-5 teachers, literacy coaches, special education teachers, reading interventionists, principals, district leaders

    Dates: 6/10/2024

    It seems that talk about the science of reading and the call for changed practices in the literacy classroom is everywhere these days. But so much of this conversation has focused on beginning readers. If you're an educator supporting upper elementary readers--or even younger readers who have grown beyond their peers--you've likely wondered, "What about us? What does the current body of research reveal about practices in intermediate classrooms?”


    In this workshop, Katie Egan Cunningham, co-author of Shifting the Balance: Bringing the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom, introduces six shifts for upper elementary teachers to consider as they work to make reading success more accessible for all students. Across the day, Katie will zoom in on common practices that need reexamination, use scientific research to untangle misunderstandings related to those practices, and offer brain-friendly, high-leverage instructional moves, as an alternative.

    • Enrolled: 3/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    98. Shifting the Balance (3-5): Bringing the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Audience: Grade 3-5 teachers, literacy coaches, special education teachers, reading interventionists, principals, district leaders

    Dates: 6/10/2024

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    It seems that talk about the science of reading and the call for changed practices in the literacy classroom is everywhere these days. But so much of this conversation has focused on beginning readers. If you're an educator supporting upper elementary readers--or even younger readers who have grown beyond their peers--you've likely wondered, "What about us? What does the current body of research reveal about practices in intermediate classrooms?”


    In this workshop, Katie Egan Cunningham, co-author of Shifting the Balance: Bringing the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom, introduces six shifts for upper elementary teachers to consider as they work to make reading success more accessible for all students. Across the day, Katie will zoom in on common practices that need reexamination, use scientific research to untangle misunderstandings related to those practices, and offer brain-friendly, high-leverage instructional moves, as an alternative.

    • Enrolled: 5/14
    • Wait: 0/10

    99. ENL Curriculum Development: Preparation and Priming

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Audience: ENL Educators

    Dates: 6/11/2024 to 6/12/2024

    In this two-day workshop, facilitators Dr. Karen Gregory and Dr. Gretchen Oliver will lead ENL teachers in curriculum development for stand-alone ENL. With a dual focus on research-based methodology for teaching multilingual learners and New York State standards, participants will be able to create thematic units to engage learners in academic content while they simultaneously develop English language skills. Facilitators will share examples of stand-alone instructional cycles that reinforce all language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and metalinguistic) and provide ELLs/MLLs with the requisite background knowledge to engage with the grade-level content they are expected to learn in their content-area classes. They will offer opportunities for self-assessment and reflection, as well as provide participants with a variety of tools and templates to use in summer curriculum development projects.
    • Enrolled: 27/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    100. The Entry/Re-Entry Plan Approach

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Level Leaders New to Their Position or Re-Entering Their Position

    Dates: 6/11/2024 to 7/9/2024

    A strong Entry Plan is essential for any leader, whether new to a role, new to a district, or hitting the reset button in your current role. Focused and intentional entry planning involves a collaborative methodology for leading change and seeks input and feedback from your community. The process builds trust and enhances relationships while fostering a culture of transparency, which can be even more challenging for new leaders in our current environment. During this 3-session virtual series, participants will unpack the concepts within the Entry Plan Approach and craft their own Entry Plan for their current role or a future role they anticipate. Participants will engage in synchronous and asynchronous tasks to develop an understanding of why leaders plan for their entry, how to effectively execute the plan even in a virtual environment, and why some leaders develop a Re-entry Plan after they have spent a few years in their role. By the end of this series, participants will have a drafted plan to ensure a productive and informative school year. A copy of the book The Entry Plan Approach by Barry Jentz is included in the program fee.
    • Enrolled: 10/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    101. Advanced Threat Assessment Triage Team Training (Module F)

    Program: Regional Safety Services

    Dates: 6/13/2024

    ** Pre-Requisite- Initial Threat Assessment Team Workshop (Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines Training)** This training, provided in partnership with the FBI, is meant for established Threat Assessment triage teams using an evidenced-based model, such as the CSTAG. This training will review current best practices, highlight concerning behaviors, and involvement of county Threat Assessment Management teams, culminating with tabletop exercises involving local and regional case studies along with lessons learned.
    • Enrolled: 13/50
    • Wait: 0/0