In this engaging online course, you will gain an understanding of the importance of culturally responsive education and will learn dozens of proven, practical strategies to help all students feel valued and to be more actively engaged. CTLE hours - 12 Cost: $0 Dates: Feb. 3 - Feb. 14, 2025 Location: online asynchronous* Instructor: Erin Richeal Intended audience; All educators** *The instructor will email a link to the course on or prior to the start date. You can work at your own pace until the deadline. **Preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium may register. If not, you may be placed on the Wait List.

Feeling burnt out lately? Are you losing the spark you once had for this profession? Good news! It doesn't have to be this way! In 2018, I read and implemented the practices in "The 5 Second Rule" by Mel Robbins and it changed my life. I have since coached teachers and working women through these principles so that they can break free from burnout. Through this book study, we will dive into her method, discuss how it can be applied to our lives, and dig deeper into how the stories, fears and limiting thoughts are keeping us stuck in overwhelm and burnout. Upon completion of this book study, participants will feel more empowered to take on their day-to-day challenges with grace and ease, have more motivation to accomplish that ever-growing to-do list, reduce overwhelm and burnout in their personal and professional lives, and set meaningful boundaries to recharge and reignite your passion for teaching. Each chapter will have a prompt/discussion led by the instructor and reflection questions participants will answer. Participants will answer the question based on what they gathered from the reading and their personal lives. We will also evaluate how participants felt about burnout, overwhelm and joy in their work before and after this book study. We will create an action plan for implementing the practices outlined in the book in the participants' daily lives. CTLE/Hours: 10 No cost Dates: February 24 - March 17, 2025 Location: online asynchronous Instructor: Bethany Crahen Intended audience: All Educators* *Preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium may register. If not, you may be placed on the Wait List.

This course will improve your understanding and knowledge of anxiety and depression. We will dispel common myths about these disorders and learn how to identify risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems. CTLE Hours - 15 Cost - $0 Dates: March 3 - 17, 2025 Location: ONLINE asynchronous* Instructor: Christine Ferreri, Clarence CSD Teacher Intended audience: All Educators** * The instructor will email a link to the course on the start date. You can work at your own pace until the end date. **Preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium may register. Otherwise, you may be placed on a wait list.

In this practical, activity-packed online book study, you will gain an understanding of fun and effective activities to help your students cope with big feelings before they lead to fear and worry, as well as tools for dealing with anxiety when it does show up. Book was written by Buffalo natives Catherine Cook-Cottone and Rebecca K. Vujnovic. Hours/CTLE - 10 Cost: $0 (Participants are responsible for obtaining a copy of the book.) Dates: March 3 - 14, 2025 Location: online asynchronous Instructor: Erin Richeal Intended audience: All educators* *Preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium may register. Otherwise, you may be placed on a wait list.

We talk and hear about it every day. Even the veteran teacher is feeling the pressure in today's difficult times. Your social well-being is important as we move through the changes of these times. During this 12-hour workshop we will get the conversation started by discussing what districts are doing for their staff, what you can do to help your colleagues and what you can personally to bounce back from difficulties to be the resilient person that we all strive to be. Hours/CTLE: 12 Cost: $0 Dates: March 4 - 18, 2025 Location: online asynchronous* Instructor: Kathy Halter * *The instructor will email a link to the course on the start date. You have until the end date to complete the course at your own pace.

One of teachers' main concerns in today's classroom is student motivation, or sadly, the lack of it. Students seem to have little intrinsic motivation to learn and demonstrate the inability (or unwillingness) to persevere when met with a challenge. Participants in this workshop will: 1) gain an understanding of the 5 components of intrinsic motivation; 2) learn dozens of classroom practices that address them, thus creating a safe, connected, empowered, and joyful learning environment for all. CTLE: 15 Cost: $0 (The book will be provided through interoffice mail or can be picked up at the Teacher Center - Erie 1 BOCES Ed. Campus, 355 Harlem Rd., West Seneca, Building C) Dates: March 4 to April 7, 2025 Location: asynchronous. Instructor: Jonathan Erwin Intended audience: All Educators* *Preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium may register. if not, you may be placed on a waitlist.

We talk and hear about it every day. Even the veteran teacher is feeling the pressure in today's difficult times. Your social well-being is important as we move through the changes of these times. During this 12-hour workshop we will get the conversation started by discussing what districts are doing for their staff, what you can do to help your colleagues and what you can personally to bounce back from difficulties to be the resilient person that we all strive to be. Hours/CTLE: 12 Cost: $0 Dates: March 4 - 18, 2025 Location: online asynchronous* Instructor: Kathy Halter Intended Audience: All Educators** *The instructor will email a link to the course on the start date. You have until the end date to complete the course at your own pace. **Preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium may register. Otherwise, you may be placed on a wait list.

This 12-hour asynchronous online course is open to anyone interested in integrating Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in their classroom and school. Sessions will follow the NYS SEL Learning Standards and the CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, Emotional Learning) Framework. Participants will: 1) gain a clear understanding of SEL, 2) be able to articulate a compelling rationale for integrating SEL into the curriculum, 3) and learn dozens of engaging, student-centered activities and discussions for teaching self-awareness, social-awareness, relationship skills, self-management skills, and responsible decision-making. CTLE Hours: 12 Cost: FREE Dates: March 14 - 31, 2025 Location: Online* (Google Classroom- You will need to use a personal Gmail account.) Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Teacher Assistants** Instructor: Jonathan Erwin *The instructor will email you a link to the course prior to the start date. You can work at your own pace as long as you complete the course by midnight on the end date. **If the course fills, preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium are welcome to register. If not, you may be placed on the Wait List.

Boost your teaching arsenal with Google Gemini! This class will show you how to use this AI tool and how it can transform your teaching and ignite your students' learning. Project-based learning: Students will be tasked with projects that require them to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the class. These projects will then be evaluated based on specific criteria on how to use Google Gemini Hours/CTLE: 15 Cost: FREE Dates: March 24 - April 2, 2025 Location: asynchronous online Intended audience: All Teachers and Teacher Assistants* Instructor: Christine Ferreri & Mark Hanes *Preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium may register. Otherwise, you may be placed on a wait list.

Truth For Teachers is a great podcast series that every teacher should listen to. This workshop will allow us to listen and discuss mindset and motivation, productivity strategies, and tips and tricks that will help you to make the end of your school year as strong as you started off in September. Feel that sense of accomplishment for a job that is never done. During this online workshop, we will be discussing and posting via Google Classroom. CTLE/Hours: 15 Cost: FREE Dates: April 1 - 15, 2025 Location: Online Instructor: Kathy Halter Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Teacher Assistants* *Preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium are welcome to register. If a course fills up before registration closes, registrants from outside districts may be put on a wait list. Once registration is closed, people on the wait list may be able to participate.

In Cultivating a Classroom of Calm, mindfulness coach and former principal Meridith McNerney will help you promote student engagement and self-regulation using strategies grounded in neuroscience. The book provides all the tools you need to: 1) Discern the characteristics of a truly calm environment; 2) Explore the four dimensions of engagement; 3) Discover how trauma often affects students; 4) Balance empathy with accountability in the classroom; and 5) Develop practices to regulate emotions and stress. CTLE/Hours: 10 Cost: $0 Dates: April 18 - May 4, 2024 Location: online Instructor: Jon Erwin Intended audience: K-12 Teachers and Teacher Assistants* A copy of the book will be provided if your school is part of the Erie 1 BOCES interoffice mail system OR if you are able to come to the Education Campus in West Seneca to pick one up. *If the course fills, preference will be given to educators in the WNY Teacher Center Consortium Districts - Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Depew, Erie 1 BOCES, Lancaster, and Maryvale. If there are slots available, educators from outside the consortium are welcome to register. If not, you may be placed on the Wait List.