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1. GREENBURGH CSD NEW TEACHER INSTITUTE September 10, 2024 - June 3, 2025 (EWTC)

Location: Woodlands HS/MS (Hartsdale, NY) - Innovation Lab

Dates: 9/10/2024 to 6/3/2025

Location: Innovation Lab

THIS CLASS IS ONLY OPEN TO NEW TEACHERS IN THE GREENBURGH CSD DATES AND TIMES: 3:30 - 5:00PM at Woodlands MS/HS Innovation Lab September 10, 2024 October 15, 2024 November 12, 2024 December 17, 2024 January 14, 2025 February 25, 2025 March 25, 2025 April 29, 2025 May 13, 2025 June 3, 2025 ***1.5 additional hours will be spent on assignments outside of our sessions. In order to receive the 1 in-service credit from EWTC you MUST attend. ALL sessions and complete all assignments.

2. EDPD 5037.01 Strategies for Students Living in Poverty

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 2/13/2025 to 4/10/2025

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Students living in poverty face challenges that educators may miss in our school settings. Ruby Payne (2019) says that students living in poverty are often in "survival mode.” This can make learning in schools challenging, but certainly not impossible for students. As a result of this course, participants will develop methods and strategies that will best meet the learning needs of students living in poverty. Participants will understand the nature of poverty and how poverty affects behavior and academic performance. Once an understanding of poverty has been established, participants will "embrace the mindset of change” necessary to assist students living with poverty (Jensen, 2009). Participants will view students as having "fluid intelligence” and develop action steps necessary to positively influence the way in which students can better understand learning standards and grow as learners/thinkers. Finally, participants will develop classroom level factors to improve student performance following the SHARE method developed by Jensen in his book titled Teacher with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does To Kids' Brains And What Schools Can Do About It (2009). The SHARE method stands for: Standards-based curriculum and instruction; Hope building; Arts, athletics, and Advanced Placement; Retooling of the operating system; and Engaging instruction. Required Readings: "A Framework for Understanding Poverty-A Cognitive Approach”, 6th ed., by Payne, Ruby (2019). Aha Press, Highlands, Texas; "Disrupting Poverty: Five Powerful Classroom Practices”, by Kathleen M. Budge and William H. Parrett (2018) ASCD Alexandria, VA. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
Join us for this 45-hour hybrid book study (open only to Tarrytown teachers) which will provide an in-depth exploration of Making Content Comprehensible for Multilingual Learners by Jana Echevarría, MaryEllen Vogt, and Deborah J. Short. Participants will engage with key strategies for designing and delivering effective lessons that support the language development and academic success of multilingual learners. By examining research-based frameworks and practical tools, this course will empower educators to create inclusive, engaging, and comprehensible content for students from diverse linguistic background. Participants must purchase the book before the commencement of the course. Online meeting dates will be on Mondays, February 24, March 10, March 24, March 31 and Thursday, April 10 from 7:15pm-8:15pm. All other assignments are self-paced. PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND ALL SYNCHRONOUS SESSIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE. Your camera must be on, and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course.

4. Hybrid: "Canva All Glowed Up" for Elementary K - 5 Tarrytown Teachers Only, February 24 - March 24, 2025 (EWTC)

Audience: PK - 12 Teachers in Tarrytown Schools Only

Dates: 2/24/2025 to 3/24/2025

Location: Online/Hybrid

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This hybrid course is ONLY open to Tarrytown teachers. Synchronous meeting dates will be on Meeting dates will be on Monday's, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 from 6:30-8:30 pm. All other assignments are self paced. Canva All Glowed Up will introduce teachers to the new features of Canva that came out in June. This comprehensive 15-hour course is designed to empower teachers with the knowledge and skills to effectively utilize Canva tools in the educational setting. Unlock your creativity and enhance your classroom with our comprehensive Canva Masterclass for Teachers! This hands-on workshop will equip teachers with the skills to create stunning educational materials and interactive content. ● Magic Studio: Discover the magic of Canva's AI-powered tools to streamline your design process. ● Presentations: Craft engaging and visually appealing presentations that captivate your students. ● Video & Photo Editing: Learn to edit videos and photos like a pro, adding a dynamic element to your teaching resources. ● Working with Templates: Explore a variety of customizable templates to save time and maintain a professional look. ● Creating Whiteboards: Utilize Canva's whiteboard feature to brainstorm, plan lessons, and collaborate in real-time. MUST ATTEND ALL SYNCHRONOUS SESSIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE. Your camera must be on and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course.
In accordance with Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law, all applicants for Certification in NYS registered programs are required to complete six clock hours of Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention (DASA Training). This workshop will be both asynchronous and synchronous. The first 3 hours will be provided through Google Classroom (a Google invite will be provided). You will need to join using a personal Gmail account. The asynchronous portion will consist of a self-directed module-based approach that will ask candidates to review the background and some of the laws associated with the DASA, timelines and concrete concepts. The modules will include both free responses and multiple-choice quizzes to ascertain your understanding before a certificate for Part 1 can be issued. You will have four days to complete the first 3 asynchronous hours. This 3-hour session must be completed prior to Part II which is on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Part 2, also a 3-hour time frame, will dive deeper into the strategies and reporting procedures as well as proactive mechanisms for tracking, reporting, and preventing bullying and harassment in the educational/school environment, including cyber bullying. All participants must be available on Sunday, March 2, 2025 from 10:00am - 1:00pm to participate in synchronous Part II of the workshop which will be held via Zoom.

6. Hybrid: "Canva All Glowed Up" for Secondary 6-12 Tarrytown Teachers Only, February 25 - March 25, 2025 (EWTC)

Audience: PK - 12 Teachers in Tarrytown Schools Only

Dates: 2/25/2025 to 3/25/2025

Location: Online/Hybrid

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This hybrid course is ONLY open to Tarrytown teachers. Synchronous meeting dates will be on Meeting dates will be on Tuesday's, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 from 6:30-8:30 pm. All other assignments are self paced. Canva All Glowed Up will introduce teachers to the new features of Canva that came out in June. This comprehensive 15-hour course is designed to empower teachers with the knowledge and skills to effectively utilize Canva tools in the educational setting. Unlock your creativity and enhance your classroom with our comprehensive Canva Masterclass for Teachers! This hands-on workshop will equip teachers with the skills to create stunning educational materials and interactive content. ● Magic Studio: Discover the magic of Canva's AI-powered tools to streamline your design process. ● Presentations: Craft engaging and visually appealing presentations that captivate your students. ● Video & Photo Editing: Learn to edit videos and photos like a pro, adding a dynamic element to your teaching resources. ● Working with Templates: Explore a variety of customizable templates to save time and maintain a professional look. ● Creating Whiteboards: Utilize Canva's whiteboard feature to brainstorm, plan lessons, and collaborate in real-time. MUST ATTEND ALL SYNCHRONOUS SESSIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE. Your camera must be on and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course.

7. Hybrid: Talk Read Talk Write Book Study for Tarrytown Teachers, March 2 - March 23, 2025 (EWTC)

Audience: Educators in grades PreK - 5

Dates: 3/2/2025 to 3/23/2025

Location: Online

This 15-hour hybrid (open only to Tarrytown teachers) professional development course delves into Talk Read Talk Write, an engaging instructional framework designed by Nancy Motley to enhance literacy through structured classroom conversations. Participants will explore the core components of the Talk Read Talk Write approach, which integrates speaking, reading, writing, and critical thinking in ways that support both content knowledge and language development. Online meeting dates will be on Thursday, March 6 and Thursday, March 20 from 7:15pm-8:15pm. All other assignments are self-paced. PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND ALL SYNCHRONOUS SESSIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE. Your camera must be on and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course.

8. EDPD 5011.01 Creating and Leading a Flipped Classroom

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 3/13/2025 to 5/8/2025

Participants will develop strategies to create and lead classroom learning environments that are flipped. In 2014, the Flipped Learning Network defined flipped learning as "a pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting groups space is a dynamic, interactive learning environment.” Participants will develop strategies to guide students as they "apply concepts and engage creatively in subject matter.” Participants will refine practices to related to delivering information outside of the traditional classroom setting. By flipping the learning out of the traditional group dynamic, participants will be able to lead student learning by developing more in-depth relationships with students. Participants will also learn how to lead a more fluid classroom where students interact creatively with the content and each other. This type of teaching requires the skills of transformational leadership and participants will utilize Flip Your Classroom: Reaching Every Student in Every Class Every Day (2015) by Bergman and Sams and Flipping 2.0: Practical Strategies for Flipping Your Class (2013) by Bretzman to find and refine these skills. Required Readings: "Flip your Classroom: Reaching Every Student in Every Class Every Day”, by Bergman, Jonathan and A. Sams, San Diego, CA: ISTE. 2012 (and workbook, 2015); "Flipping 2.0: Practical Strategies for Flipping Your Class”, by Jason Bretzman, Bretzman Group LLC. 2013; "The Blended Workbook: Learning to Design the Schools of Our Future”, by Horn, Michael and H. Straker, New York: Jossey-Bass. 2017. This course was formerly CMSV CEGE 650-R01. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.

9. Hybrid Book Study: Over The Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls and How We Can Take it Back by Kara Alaimo, March 17 - May 2, 2025 (WTCI)

Audience: Classroom teachers, specialists, school librarians who work with students in grades PreK -12

Dates: 3/17/2025 to 5/2/2025

Location: Hybrid

Participants in this course will be asked to purchase and read the book: Over The Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls and How We Can Take it Back, by Kara Alaimo. Throughout the class, we will explore the impact of social media specifically on how it is impacting every aspect of the lives of women and girls. This information is critical in understanding and teaching media literacy to students starting at an early age. At the end of the course, participants will have a clearer understanding of how social media has particularly affected our female students and what steps we can take to educate our students navigating social media. There will be 3 mandatory Zoom sessions on Monday, March 24, April 7 and 28 from 4:30 - 6:30pm to discuss the book. Participants will complete online assignments after each session. Your camera must be on and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course. PLEASE NOTE: The institute cannot refund a participant once the class has commenced.

10. Online: Using Data to Improve Student Learning and Performance, March 17 - April 27, 2025 (WTCI)

Audience: All

Dates: 3/17/2025 to 4/27/2025

Location: Asynchronous

Using data can be a manageable and engaging process and, when properly organized and managed, can increase student learning. In this online course, you will develop the skills needed to enhance the management and organization of classroom data to inform and improve teaching and learning. We will explore research-based strategies for analyzing data, examine a collaborative inquiry approach to data study and compare these strategies with those currently being utilized in the classroom. We will also explore the use of small group vs. whole group instruction and how that affects data collection and student learning. At the end of the course, you will have the necessary tools to efficiently use and apply classroom data to enhance student learning.Using data can be a manageable and engaging process to increase student learning.PLEASE NOTE: The institute cannot refund a participant once the class has commenced.

11. Hybrid: Reading Above the Fray Book Study for Tarrytown Teacher, March 23 - April 27, 2025 (EWTC)

Audience: Educators in grades PreK - 5

Dates: 3/23/2025 to 4/27/2025

Location: Online

This 15-hour hybrid professional development course (open only to Tarrytown teachers) is centered on Reading Above the Fray, a transformative guide by Julia Lindsay that focuses on practical, research-based strategies for teaching foundational reading skills. Participants will explore how to apply science-backed approaches to help students build strong reading foundations, regardless of their background or learning challenges. Online meeting dates will be on Monday, April 7 and Thursday, April 24 from 7:15pm-8:15pm. All other assignments are self paced. PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND ALL SYNCHRONOUS SESSIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE. Your camera must be on and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course.

12. Hybrid: Edith Winthrop Teacher Center DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Spring Book Club March 31 - May 23, 2025 (EWTC)

Audience: All staff, teachers and administrators

Dates: 3/31/2025 to 5/23/2025

Location: Hybrid

This Free class is only open to consortium members. The Edith Winthrop Teacher Center DEI Book Club will be wrapping up its fourth year by reading "Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming” by Ava Chin. In New York's Chinatown, Chin discovers a single building on Mott Street where so many of her ancestors would live, begin families, and craft new identities. In this book, she traces the story of the pioneering family members who emigrated from the Pearl River Delta, crossing an ocean to make their way in the American West of the mid-nineteenth century. She tells of their backbreaking work on the transcontinental railroad and of the brutal racism of frontier towns, then follows their paths to New York City. Mott Street uncovers a legacy of exclusion and resilience that speaks to the American experience, past and present. What to expect: All participants are asked to purchase the book before the start of the book club cycle All participants are asked to read the book and come prepared for book discussions during the three live mandatory Zoom meetings: Thursday, April 10th - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Discussion will be on the Author's Note and Part 1) Thursday, May 1st - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Discussion will be on Parts 2 and 3) Thursday, May 15th - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Discussion will be on Part 4) All participants are required to complete three asynchronous assignments after each live Zoom discussion. Your camera must be on and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course.