Access to 4-hour course completely paid for by your Teacher Center! Participants in this course will: Review evidence, and recognize the importance of every child being able to name a trusted adult Become a trusted adult who is Accessible, Boundaried, and Caring and prompt self and organizational reflection Set up spaces to meet the BASICS (universal youth needs), including tools and strategies to use with your students for connection and reflection Establish healthy and appropriate youth-adult relationships and avoid boundary blur and professional burnout Encourage teamwork and build a network of many trusted adults within your school community and beyond Apply the caring modes and comfort zone frameworks for effective mentorship. Grade-level teams are encouraged to sign up together. A link with a code will be emailed to you upon registration. Please send me the certificate of completion that you received for full CTLE credit and attendance verification. All video content also includes closed captioning.

As a follow-up to our in-person event. In a self-paced, online course and a concurrent book study, participants will explore the importance and urgency of WHY trusted adults are so needed and valuable now. We'll cover universal youth needs, and the risks that threaten them, how to recognize trust-building behaviors that help you become accessible, how to foster environments for natural consequences, how to bolster self-esteem, and how to create opportunities for young people to lead and contribute. Teachers will create an implementation plan to utilize the information in their school and teaching contexts. Small and large teams of teachers from schools and/or districts are encouraged to participate and work together. We have a limited number of copies of the book needed for this course! Please contact the instructor ASAP if you need a copy. baull-klaben@cayboces.org

This workshop is for leaders of 6-8th grade science teachers to explore the four required intermediate-level lab investigations. Join us for a hands-on experience with one of the investigations and to hear tips and tricks for success in your classroom. Time will be embedded for Q&A, collegial conversation, and sharing.

This workshop is for leaders of 3-5th grade science teachers to explore the four required elementary-level lab investigations. Join us for a hands-on experience with one of the investigations and to hear tips and tricks for success in implementation. Time will be embedded for Q&A, collegial conversation, and sharing.

This training is a closed event unless you have been registered to receive a 3D printer.

DASA: New York State's Dignity for All Student's Act (Dignity Act) seeks to provide NYS public elementary and secondary school students with a safe, supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function. The Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES is a NYSED approved provider of the Dignity Act certification training.

• The required 6-hour training consists of two parts:
• Part 1 is a 3-hour online training with accompanying assignments. (Opens February 28, 2023 and must be completed before March 24, 2023.)
• Part 2 is a 3-hour ZOOM training. (Part 2 will take place on March 29, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

The Part 1 online training must be completed prior to admission to the Part 2 training.

You will be emailed additional information upon registration.

****You will be sent an invoice for $100.00 upon registration. Payment must be received by March 15.
Specific links will be emailed to you once payment has been received by our business office.****

Please contact Sara Herman with any questions at sherman@cayboces.org

Through a partnership with the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS), the Leadership for Educational Achievement Foundation (LEAF, Inc.), and Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES, we are pleased to offer The Council's Women's Initiative in Skaneateles Falls, NY. Join us March 30-31, 2023 for an event to bring together school leaders, superintendents, and women in leadership to support women educational leaders and to inspire more women to seek leadership positions in education. The program will include discussions on developing leadership, wellness and self-care, cultivating confidence, and female perspectives on leadership pathways.

Cost to Attend: $250 per person, includes breakfasts, lunch, a network reception and program materials. BOCES aidable through Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES.

Hotel Information: There is a room block at the Sherwood Inn properties in Skaneateles for March 29, 2023 and March 30, 2023 at the rate of $180-270 per night. Reservations can be made by calling (315) 685-3405 and referencing LEAF Block #192284. The room block reservation deadline is January 28, 2023.

If your CSD belongs to a different BOCES, not Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES, your school business official will need to supply Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES with a cross contract for billing purposes.

Cancellation Policy:
The Council and LEAF, Inc. work hard to accommodate the unpredictable nature of superintendent schedules while keeping high quality programs affordable. All cancellations must be made in writing and faxed (518-426-2229) or emailed (melanie@nyscoss.org) prior to the event. The deadline to cancel is March 1, 2023. A $50 cancellation fee will be charged on all cancellations received between March 2 - 23, 2023, a $75 cancellation fee will be charged on all cancellations received after March 23, 2023 and there will be no refunds after the program start date. No shows will be charged. We regret we cannot accept telephone cancellations. Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing.

Ability to design and implement assessment practices for student-created media that are aligned to standards-based learning outcomes and provide learners with quality, actionable feedback about both the academic content requirements associated with the media and the quality and effectiveness of the media itself.

This interactive half-day is designed specifically for K-6 classroom teachers, STEAM teachers or librarians in elementary schools to come together to discuss their craft, study best practices, and share and borrow ideas. This session will be facilitated by Instructional Technology Integration Specialists from Instructional Support Services.

The objective of this community is to purposefully implement STEAM practices in order to meet curriculum goals. The work will include the exploration of STEAM lending library resources, sharing of best practices, and collaborating on project ideas.

With a focus on how the universal truths found in stories can change us, inspire us, connect us to others, answer our deepest questions, and help us heal, connecting our most vulnerable readers to the stories they need most is at the heart of this engaging and interactive session. Together with John Schu and Jennifer LaGarde, we'll consider literacy beyond its academic benefits, highlighting the ways story speaks to our hearts and brings us together AND how librarians serve as the conduits to these essential connections. Participants will leave with practical strategies for creating library spaces that truly reflect their mission along with an overflowing TBR pile filled with the newest and most notable books published for young people. This full-day workshop is geared towards elementary and secondary school librarians and any other interested educators who are passionate about literacy and supporting the socioemotional needs of all students.

Are you looking for copyright-compliant music and sounds for student projects or school events such as graduation or pep rallies? Need some music for your students that increases brain activity? Confused about whether your student projects can go on social media with the music? Find out all about this and more with Soundzabound.

Ability to create and implement effective content-specific instruction in either preK-grade 2 or Grades 3 and up in which students learn content by accessing, creating and sharing media.

The Council advises the School Library System and helps create the Plan of Service, approves the SLS budget, and approves the Annual Report. All members of SLS are encouraged to attend, but only members of the Council can vote. The Communication Coordinators meetings are a bridge between the SLS and school librarians in-district. Each district has at least one designated Communication Coordinator that is required to attend, but all librarians are encouraged to attend.

Participants will learn about Baldwinsville's equity-focused data journey, driven by strategic planning goals. The data analysis and action planning strategies presented can be replicated in any school district.

This interactive work day is designed for teachers who provide Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 interventions for ELA, Math or SEL. Educators will come together to discuss their craft, study best practices, and share and borrow ideas. This session will be facilitated by a regional practitioner with support from the Professional Development Unit. The outcomes for this meeting are as follows:
• Build clarity around fluency and priority standards in order to focus interventions
• Discuss the academic and social impact of interrupted learning
• Consider the benefits and application of technology to support instruction and intervention
• Share favorite lessons and resources

Please join the School Library Systems Association (SLSA) for a full-day professional development designed for school librarians on media literacy. Participants will define media literacy and how it integrates into their curriculum. We will dive into the role school librarians play in teaching and supporting media literacy instruction, and hear from NY school librarians (PK-12) who are actively teaching media literacy skills to their students. Participants will be guided through the Project Look Sharp Decoding Tool Kit to explore pre-made NYS lesson plans focusing on media literacy skills.

DASA: New York State's Dignity for All Student's Act (Dignity Act) seeks to provide NYS public elementary and secondary school students with a safe, supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function. The Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES is a NYSED approved provider of the Dignity Act certification training.

• The required 6-hour training consists of two parts:
• Part 1 is a 3-hour online training with accompanying assignments. (Opens April 17, 2023 and must be completed before May 12, 2023.)
• Part 2 is a 3-hour ZOOM training. (Part 2 will take place on May 17, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

The Part 1 online training must be completed prior to admission to the Part 2 training.

You will be emailed additional information upon registration.

****You will be sent an invoice for $100.00 upon registration. Payment must be received by May 3.
Specific links will be emailed to you once payment has been received by our business office.****

Please contact Sara Herman with any questions at sherman@cayboces.org

Harry and his team will be in-person to demonstrate updates to the Opals system and be on hand to assist librarians in implementing those updates.