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1. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-October 2025

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: New Directors

Dates: 10/14/2025

New TC Directors
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors.

2. Teacher Academy; Student Engagement: Why It's Important and How to Promote It

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/15/2025 to 10/29/2025

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Student engagement is the foundation of effective teaching. When students are truly involved in their learning, they're more motivated, they remember more, and they develop essential skills like teamwork and critical thinking. This 10-hour course is designed for K1/412 educators who want to delve deeper into what engagement looks like, learn practical strategies to spark it, and walk away with tools they can apply immediately in their classrooms. Across five modules, teachers will create resources, try out questioning techniques, and practice ways to get students working together so that classrooms become places where learners take real ownership of their growth.

Please note: Asynchronous work dates listed below are simply placeholders for the work of the course. You may complete asynchronous work during hours that work best for you. District approval is needed for in-service credit. (10 CTLE hours)

3. The AI Playbook: Time Saving Tools for Teachers online book study

Session Code: 6.CDOS

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: K-12 Classroom Teachers

Dates: 10/27/2025 to 11/10/2025

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Educators are invited to join a dynamic 3-week online study exploring The Artificial Intelligence Playbook by Hargrave, Fisher and Frey. Together, participants will dive into practical ways AI can transform teaching and learning. Through reflection, exploration, and hands-on activities, teachers will experiment with AI tools to strengthen evidence-based teaching practices. For K-12 current classroom teachers.

Please note: Asynchronous work dates listed below are simply placeholders for the work of the course. You may complete asynchronous work during hours that work best for you. District approval is needed for in-service credit. (15 CLTE hours)

4. NYSTC Wisdom Wellspring: Professional Learning Needs Assessments

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors and Policy Board Members

Dates: 11/3/2025

Join your colleagues each month in our virtual "Wisdom Wellspring", a dedicated space for sharing insights, reflecting on experiences, and discovering effective strategies in teacher center work. Each session will delve into a specific theme, allowing us to collectively tap into our shared knowledge and cultivate a deeper understanding of best practices that empower educators and strengthen our centers. Let's draw from our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful!

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
*Generate surveys to assist Directors with identifying the professional learning needs of their constituents.
*Collaborate with peers to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices

Let's tap into our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful-together. (1 CTLE hour)

5. AI Literacy Workshop (For Everyone)

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Audience: All educators and Teacher Center directors

Dates: 11/3/2025

This foundational workshop provides participants with an accessible introduction to key AI terms, concepts, and tools. You will leave understanding AI vocabulary such as machine learning, large language models, generative AI, algorithms, and prompt engineering, gaining confidence to explore further integration of AI in educational contexts.

6. Teacher Academy: Optimizing Student Learning

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: All grades and content areas

Dates: 11/5/2025 to 12/10/2025

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Are you interested in becoming a more effective teacher? Best practices may vary by teachers' style and students' needs, but high leverage practices utilized coherently are impactful for all students. Through seeing techniques in the classroom with video analysis and discussing the attributes of effective teaching, you will gain content and pedagogical knowledge.

What am I learning? Why am I learning it? How do I know I've learned it?
Our Professional Intentions:

* Explore and reflect on high leverage, research evident practices when planning and establishing the learning environment in order to optimize student learning.

* Analyze classroom examples of explicit instruction and collaboration in order to enhance our repertoire of planning, engagement, and assessment during instruction (Danielson) with exemplars and non-examples of student work and revision and cooperative structures and protocols for discussion.

* Explore asynchronously strategies in explicit instruction with modeling and scaffolds and in note making, advanced organizers, graphic organizers, and foldables, in order to optimize meaning-making. Digital and multimedia resources of practices, structures, and videotape classroom vignettes for asynchronous work will be provided in these strategies for participants' self-selection. (10 CTLE hours)

7. Director Path: Leveraging AI for Personalized Professional Learning

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors and Policy Board Members

Dates: 11/6/2025

Explore AI tools that enable customized professional development experiences tailored to individual educator needs. Directors will learn methods for implementing personalized learning pathways, curating resources efficiently, and using AI-driven analytics to enhance staff growth and performance.

8. AI Durable Assignments (For Everyone)

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 11/6/2025

Teachers will discover strategies for designing assignments resilient to superficial AI use, promoting originality, critical thinking, and creativity. Participants will examine sample assignments and collaboratively develop AI-durable tasks that enrich learning and encourage authentic student engagement.

9. Director Path: Using AI as an Administrative Assistant in Your Teacher Center Part 1

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors and Policy Board Members

Dates: 11/10/2025

Using AI as an Administrative Assistant in Your Teacher Center Part 1, 10/7 This practical session introduces directors to AI tools that streamline administrative tasks such as scheduling, communication, data management, and report generation. Participants will experiment with AI-driven productivity platforms to save time and optimize daily workflows.

10. Teacher Academy: Adapting Instruction to Reduce Unwanted Behavior

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 11/10/2025 to 11/24/2025

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We often look at behavior as something that needs to be addressed before instruction can occur. Research shows that with the right instructional tools, we can limit those unwanted behaviors that interrupt the learning process. Educators in this course will examine dozens of research based strategies to address behavior through instruction. Each educator in this course will focus on specific behaviors from their classes and will utilize research based strategies for overcoming these barriers to learning.

Please note: Asynchronous hours are placeholders for the work in this course. Participation in the required synchronous meetings are required to obtain full credit for this course. (10 CTLE hours)

11. Academic Integrity and AI (For Everyone)

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: All Educators.

Dates: 11/10/2025

This workshop addresses emerging challenges and solutions regarding academic integrity in an AI-integrated classroom. Teachers will explore proactive approaches, policies, and practical classroom practices that help maintain academic honesty and responsible AI use among students.

12. Director Path: Using AI as an Administrative Assistant in Your Teacher Center Part 2

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors and Policy Board Members

Dates: 11/17/2025

Building on Part 1, this session dives deeper into advanced administrative applications, including automating responses to common inquiries, managing events efficiently, and enhancing decision-making with predictive insights. Directors will develop actionable strategies for sustained productivity enhancement.

13. AI for Assessment and Feedback (For Everyone)

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: All educators

Dates: 11/17/2025

Participants will learn how AI tools can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of formative and summative assessments. Teachers will practice using AI-driven platforms to provide timely, personalized feedback, improving instructional responsiveness and student learning outcomes. (1 CTLE Hour)

14. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-November 2025

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: New Directors

Dates: 11/18/2025

New TC Directors
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors.

15. Director Path: Ethical Considerations- Developing Guidelines for AI Use with Teachers

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors and Policy Board Members

Dates: 11/19/2025

Directors will engage in dialogue on the ethical implications of AI in educational settings, addressing privacy, bias, transparency, and responsible use. Participants will consider guidelines or policies tailored specifically to their teacher centers.

16. AI for Personalization and Differentiation (For Everyone)

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: All educators!

Dates: 11/19/2025

Teachers will explore the transformative potential of AI in customizing instruction to meet diverse student needs. Through practical demonstrations, participants will identify AI tools and strategies that facilitate adaptive learning, differentiated instruction, and personalized student support. (1 CTLE Hour)

17. NYSTC Wisdom Wellspring: Virtual Learner Engagement Strategies

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors

Dates: 12/1/2025

Join your colleagues each month in our virtual "Wisdom Wellspring", a dedicated space for sharing insights, reflecting on experiences, and discovering effective strategies in teacher center work. Each session will delve into a specific theme, allowing us to collectively tap into our shared knowledge and cultivate a deeper understanding of best practices that empower educators and strengthen our centers. Let's draw from our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful!

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
*Identify and apply at least three virtual learner engagement strategies to enhance participation and knowledge retention in professional learning environments.
*Collaborate with peers to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices

Let's tap into our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful-together. (1 CTLE hour)

18. Personal & Authentic Master Course: Leading and Learning in Remote, Blended, and In-Person Spaces

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 12/1/2025 to 12/19/2025

Fully Asynchronous
This professional learning experience is designed to accelerate your growth on your journey as an educator. You've chosen to devote your work to serving other people's children, and let's face it, the work is hard. The work is stressful. The work is emotional. But our kids are worth it!

This course is designed to provide you with inspiration, while simultaneously challenging your thinking and propelling your growth, whether you work in an in-person, blended, or remote learning environment. Although not required reading, this course expands on my best-selling book, Personal & Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences that Impact a Lifetime.

This master course is structured in a way for you to take a critical lens to your own practice. Reflection is a key to growth, and my goal is to provide you with the activities, tools, resources, and video reflections to help you accomplish just that. Each module has been carefully designed to support your learning through video content that I've created for this course, independent readings to extend learning through a variety of lenses, opportunities for personal reflection, and application to practice. (15 CTLE hours)

19. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-December 2025

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: New Directors

Dates: 12/9/2025

New TC Directors
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors.

20. NYSTC Wisdom Wellspring: Policy Board Engagement and Strategies to Achieve a Quorum

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors and Policy Board Members

Dates: 1/5/2026

Join your colleagues each month in our virtual "Wisdom Wellspring", a dedicated space for sharing insights, reflecting on experiences, and discovering effective strategies in teacher center work. Each session will delve into a specific theme, allowing us to collectively tap into our shared knowledge and cultivate a deeper understanding of best practices that empower educators and strengthen our centers. Let's draw from our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful!

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
*Analyze common challenges to Policy Board engagement and propose at least two effective strategies to increase member participation and consistently achieve a quorum for meetings.
*Collaborate with peers to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices

Let's tap into our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful-together. (1 CTLE hour)

21. Teacher Academy: The Power of Relationships in Teaching & Learning

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 1/7/2026 to 1/14/2026

The purpose of the Teacher Academy on the Power of Relationships in Teaching & Learning is to provide teacher leaders an opportunity to reflect on their work with others doing similar work. The goals of this Teacher Academy are to:

-Develop relationships with other teacher leaders
-Explore the impact of relationships on teaching and learning
-Reflect on the practice of teaching in collaboration with other teacher center leaders

This workshop meets the needs of teacher leaders who can often feel as though they work alone or lack deep professional connection with others in similar positions. It will also help them to develop ideas and share resources with those in the same line of work. A final goal is to model some of the work in reflective practice that teacher center leaders might take to their home schools to implement. (5 CTLE hours)

22. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-January 2026

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: New Directors

Dates: 1/13/2026

New TC Directors
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors.

23. Mindshifting: Conflict and Collaboration

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: K12 Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Counselors

Dates: 1/13/2026 to 2/10/2026

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Most of the problems and opportunities we encounter involve other people. Sometimes people disagree with us, sometimes they oppose us. Success is often all about shifting mindsets. We will develop an understanding of why the most common methods we use to influence others don't really work, and will practice the techniques that do. The course covers how the mind makes sense of situations, alternative methods of problem solving, preparing to learn from results that might not be what we want, what happens when people disagree with us and what we can do, how to resolve conflicts and influence others, foundations of wellbeing, navigating the murky worlds of stress, trauma, cognitive bias, and collective illusions, applying Mindshifting to whole brain teaching.

This course covers habits of mind involved with
Listening
Exploration and curiosity
Empathy
Effective communication
Influence and persuasion
Conflict resolution
Individual and group goal setting
Changing antagonism to collaboration
Stress, Trauma, and ADHD
Constructive and destructive conflict
Differences between compromise and collaboration
Overcoming the negative influences of group and peer pressure

We can learn to be resourceful, and we can teach children to be resourceful, in a world with misinformation, divisiveness, competition, and adversity.

Each live session will be archived, so if a person misses a session, they can still watch the video archive. Although they will miss out on the interactive portions of the session, they will still receive credit for having attended the session. (25 CTLE hours)

24. NYSTC Wisdom Wellspring: Outreach & Advocacy

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors and Policy Board Members

Dates: 2/2/2026

Join your colleagues each month in our virtual "Wisdom Wellspring", a dedicated space for sharing insights, reflecting on experiences, and discovering effective strategies in teacher center work. Each session will delve into a specific theme, allowing us to collectively tap into our shared knowledge and cultivate a deeper understanding of best practices that empower educators and strengthen our centers. Let's draw from our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful!

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
*Apply best practices for teacher center funding outreach and advocacy, effectively utilizing the NYSUT Committee of 100 and strategic engagement in legislative meetings.
*Collaborate with peers to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices

Let's tap into our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful-together. (1 CTLE hour)

25. Healthy Respectful Relationships: Tools for the Classroom

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: K-12 teachers and staff

Dates: 2/3/2026 to 2/5/2026

Information on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) has begun to be introduced in NYS to a variety of educational professionals - from early childhood through K-12. While education about ACEs is critically important, it is arguably even more paramount that education in building skills in mitigating ACEs be provided to teachers and staff. Children often spend more waking hours in school settings than they do at home. Schools work to deepen student understanding of bullying prevention, but often have staff whose interactions with students are grounded in power and control, instead of respect and the trauma principles. We know from the research that safe, stable and healthy relationships with trusted adults improve outcomes for children. This training series will ground school professionals in an understanding of ACEs, the Protective Factors Framework and healthy, respectful relationship building.

This program is fully synchronous online. (3 CTLE Hours)

26. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-February 2026

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: New Directors

Dates: 2/10/2026

New TC Directors
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors.

27. Mindshifting: Mastering Your Resourceful Brain

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: K12 Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Counselors

Dates: 2/24/2026 to 3/17/2026

The course starts with practical examples of how our minds fool us into positions of powerlessness and techniques that tap into our natural resourcefulness. The course progresses through a framework for understanding how our minds can rapidly make decisions, but also how those quick reactions often lead us into flight, fight, or freeze mindsets, whereas ideally we would think critically, innovate, and collaborate. We then learn techniques to reset our minds to consciously tap into executive function, critical thinking, and perseverance, for ourselves and to develop those habits of mind for others, such as students, peers, coworkers, and family.

These are the habits of mind that the course develops:
Motivation
Grit and perseverance
Creative and critical thinking
Executive function and self-regulation
Social emotional intelligence
Constructive vs destructive states of mind

The course consists of 6 two-hour live sessions (12 hours of seat time), plus there are practice and reflection exercises after each session (5 hours of practice over the course of three weeks), and each person will create a lesson or lesson plan (3 hours to create the lesson) for a total of 20 hours. (20 CTLE hours)

28. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-In Person Albany, NY

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: In Person (In Person, NY)

Audience: New Directors

Dates: 3/9/2026

New TC Directors
New York State Teacher Centers Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this in person meeting for 1st year Teacher Center Directors to come together and discuss how they can advocate for TC funding with NYSUT during the Committee of 100.

During this meeting they will also review the creation of the annual continuation grant application, end of the year report, FS10as, and other important items needed to manage their teacher centers through their local education agencies.

29. NYSTC Wisdom Wellspring: Course Proposal and Management Strategies

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors

Dates: 3/9/2026

Join your colleagues each month in our virtual "Wisdom Wellspring", a dedicated space for sharing insights, reflecting on experiences, and discovering effective strategies in teacher center work. Each session will delve into a specific theme, allowing us to collectively tap into our shared knowledge and cultivate a deeper understanding of best practices that empower educators and strengthen our centers. Let's draw from our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful!

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
*Apply best practices in course proposal development and ongoing course management to ensure high-quality curriculum, effective instructional delivery, and positive learning outcomes.
*Collaborate with peers to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices

Let's tap into our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful-together. (1 CTLE hour)

30. NYSTC Wisdom Wellspring: Instructor Recruitment & Budget Planning

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors

Dates: 4/14/2026

Join your colleagues each month in our virtual "Wisdom Wellspring", a dedicated space for sharing insights, reflecting on experiences, and discovering effective strategies in teacher center work. Each session will delve into a specific theme, allowing us to collectively tap into our shared knowledge and cultivate a deeper understanding of best practices that empower educators and strengthen our centers. Let's draw from our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful!

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
*Develop a comprehensive strategy for instructor recruitment and budget planning, encompassing best practices for attracting a diverse pool of qualified instructors and creating sustainable budget models that support program growth and quality.
*Collaborate with peers to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices

Let's tap into our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful-together. (1 CTLE hour)

31. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-April 2026

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: New Directors

Dates: 4/14/2026

New TC Directors
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors.

32. Mindshifting: Resilient Mindsets for Long-Term Success

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: K12 Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Counselors

Dates: 4/14/2026 to 5/5/2026

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This course is especially helpful for being resourceful and resilient even when things go wrong, and will provide educators and students a framework for assessing problems and opportunities, coming up with solutions, listening to how other people are framing situations, and choosing what to do next in order to start and continue down a productive path instead of endless debates, inaction, half-hearted attempts, and dead-end game plans.

Over the long term, success depends on being able to prevail despite uncertainty and unpredictable change. This doesn't happen by accident; this happens through preparing to iterate quickly and well, observing the situation with discernment, analyzing and synthesizing to devise possible solutions, selecting the beneficial options, acting in ways that add to our own abilities and knowledge while minimizing the ability of unforeseen events and opposition to derail our progress, and then modifying our actions based on results.

This course covers habits of mind involved with
*Critical thinking
*Innovation
*Overcoming failure
*Decision making in complicated and complex situations
*Dealing with ambiguity
*Avoiding the traps of simplistic and urgent thinking
*Resilience
*Problem solving, design thinking, and iteration
*The differences between slow and fast problem solving and when to use each
*Individual and group decision making
*Analysis and synthesis

These skills are especially valuable in problem-based learning whether individual or in groups, and can also be used facing the many unforeseen obstacles that occur both in school and outside for both students and teachers. (20 CTLE hours)

33. NYSTC Wisdom Wellspring: Program Evaluation and Reporting

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors

Dates: 5/4/2026

Join your colleagues each month in our virtual "Wisdom Wellspring", a dedicated space for sharing insights, reflecting on experiences, and discovering effective strategies in teacher center work. Each session will delve into a specific theme, allowing us to collectively tap into our shared knowledge and cultivate a deeper understanding of best practices that empower educators and strengthen our centers. Let's draw from our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful!

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
*Design and implement a comprehensive program evaluation plan using Thomas R. Guskey's five levels of professional learning evaluation as a framework to measure and report on program effectiveness, from participant reactions to student learning outcomes.
*Collaborate with peers to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices

Let's tap into our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful-together. (1 CTLE hour)

34. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-May 2026

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: New Directors

Dates: 5/12/2026

New TC Directors
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors.

35. NYSTC Wisdom Wellspring: Navigating Records Compliance

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: NYSTC Registrar  - info@nysteachercenters.org

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: Teacher Center Directors

Dates: 6/1/2026

Join your colleagues each month in our virtual "Wisdom Wellspring", a dedicated space for sharing insights, reflecting on experiences, and discovering effective strategies in teacher center work. Each session will delve into a specific theme, allowing us to collectively tap into our shared knowledge and cultivate a deeper understanding of best practices that empower educators and strengthen our centers. Let's draw from our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful!

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
*Best practices for records management, including retention, secure storage, and disposal, to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and SED policies.
*Collaborate with peers to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices

Let's tap into our collective wisdom and make our work even more impactful-together. (1 CTLE hour)