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1. Using Data to Understand Compassion Fatigue in Education

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, Administrators, Teacher Assistants

Dates: 10/12/2026 to 11/16/2026

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This course is part of an approved doctoral research study examining how educators understand and describe compassion fatigue during professional learning. Enrollment in this section is limited to educators who voluntarily consent to participate in the study. Additional information about the research, confidentiality, and informed consent will be provided before the course begins or by reaching out directly to Mykal Karl at mkarl@sbu.edu.

This course will help educators better understand compassion fatigue and its related components: compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. Participants will use the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL), current research, videos, readings, reflection, and peer discussion to examine how the emotional demands of educational work affect professional well-being. The course also explores emotional labor, resilience, and school-based supports, helping educators recognize patterns in their own experience and identify realistic, sustainable ways to respond.

Please note: Asynchronous work times are placeholders for the work in the course, you may complete work at a time that works best for you. (15 CTLE Hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 35/25
  • Wait: 0/0

2. The Depth Advantage Book Study

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 and Teacher Assistants

Dates: 10/13/2026 to 10/29/2026

Closed
In this study, teachers will explore the 8 competencies outlined in the text, The Depth Advantage: Deeper Learning in a Distracted World by Dr. John Spencer, to understand why deeper learning is essential for students to thrive in a world dominated by Artificial Intelligence. Strategies will be studied that shift learning from speed to understanding and address the issues of social distraction due to technology. Asynchronous work to be completed through Schoology from 10/12-10/29/26.

Participants must obtain a copy of the book for this course. ISBN #978-1734172652

Please note: District approval is needed for in-service credit. (15 CTLE hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 24/20
  • Wait: 0/0

3. Evaluating Professional Learning, 2nd edition

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 10/15/2026 to 12/15/2026

Closed
New to program evaluation? Join this book study group to explore the nuts and bolts of professional learning, evaluation, and their complex relationship in developing successful education programs for students. You'll practice using Guskey's Five Critical Levels for Evaluating Professional Learning by identifying processes and strategies from the book that you can apply to develop and implement evaluation methods and/or question samples tailored to your program's needs.

Collaborate in discussion groups with fellow members and use peer review to strengthen and elevate the quality of your program evaluations. Scheduled meeting times represent independent work time and reminders to engage in our online discussion groups.

Participants will need to get a copy of the book "Evaluating Professional Learning, Second edition" written by Thomas R. Guskey, Published by: Corwin & Learning Forward ISBN: 9798348835996

Please note: The dates and times listed are simply placeholders for the asynchronous work in the course. (10 CTLE Hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 10
  • Enrolled: 9/8
  • Wait: 0/0

4. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-October 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: 10/20/2026

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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 13/25
  • Wait: 0/0

5. NYSTC Students with Disabilities Certification Extension Grades 10-12

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: Teachers certified SWD 5-9 and have taught min 3 years at the 8th and 9th grade level

Dates: 11/2/2026 to 12/6/2026

In June 2018, the NYS Regents approved a new certification extension pathway for educators interested in extending their existing certification to address the growing shortage of special education teachers in NYS. This 45-hour course will help teachers analyze the NYS Next Generation Standards focusing on Reading, Writing, and Math at the 10th - 12th-grade level and develop lesson plans that use evidence-based and developmentally appropriate instructional practices to support student achievement. Teachers will apply their knowledge of this age group, current learning research, and technology to demonstrate facility in designing engaging lessons and developing a classroom culture that supports social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic growth for all students.

The content of this course will be delivered through synchronous meetings online and assignments in Google Classroom (a personal Google account is required to access course materials). Fulfills NYS requirements for SWD Grades 10-12 certification extension.

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. (45 CTLE hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 5/25
  • Wait: 0/0

6. 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: 11/3/2026 to 11/24/2026

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. 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 CTLE Hours.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 20
  • Enrolled: 8/30
  • Wait: 0/10

7. NYSTC Students with Disabilities Certification Extension Grades PreK/K

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: Teachers certified in SWD Grades 1-6 with at least three years of teaching experience in grades 1 and/or 2

Dates: 11/10/2026 to 2/1/2027

In June of 2018, NYS approved a new certification pathway for special educators interested in extending their existing certification to address the growing shortage of certified special education teachers in NYS. Special Educators who have an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1-6 certification, who are interested in obtaining an extension for grades PK-K, are invited to study this grade band through a three course series: Knowledge of Students (15hrs), Instructional Strategies (15hrs) and Professional Practice (15hrs).

Together, these three courses meet NYSED certification criteria for extending an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1-6 certification to include grades PK-K.

Knowledge of Students (Course 1): In this course, teachers will analyze the shifts in physical, emotional, social and cognitive hallmarks of PK-K grade students and understand the implications for students with disabilities, including those that are English Language Learners.

Instructional Strategies (Course 2): In this course, teachers will analyze the NYS Next Generation Standards focusing on Reading, Writing and Math at the PK-K grade level and develop lesson plans that use evidence based and developmentally appropriate instructional practices to support student achievement.

Professional Practice (Course 3): Professional Practice (Course 3): In this course, teachers will strengthen their skill in building successful professional relationships with their students' families, their paraeducators, related service teams and co-teaching partners that are interactive and supportive of student outcomes. Teachers will understand the fundamental role of transition in IEPs and how to apply their skills as a case manager to create a supportive, informative IEP.

District approval is needed for in-service credit. (45 CTLE hours)

If you have any questions or would like more information. Please email jlattimorertc@gmail.com

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 17/25
  • Wait: 0/0

8. 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: 11/16/2026 to 12/7/2026

Wait List
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 K/12 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.

This course will strengthen teachers' knowledge of student engagement and provide practical strategies they can use right away. By improving questioning, collaboration, and lesson design, teachers will make their instruction more interactive and effective. As a result, students will be more motivated, retain information better, and develop critical skills in a safe, supportive classroom environment. The intended outcome is empowered teachers who create classrooms where engagement drives student success. The group will participate in five interactive modules where teachers design and practice strategies to increase student engagement. Activities include guided discussions, collaborative planning, and hands-on creation of classroom tools. Each session is structured so teachers apply strategies directly to their own content and grade level, leaving with ready-to-use materials such as:

Exit tickets and quick-check tools for formative assessment
Collaborative group work protocols and roles
Interactive lesson templates and activity guides
Student self-reflection and goal-setting tools (10 CTLE Hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 10
  • Enrolled: 31/25
  • Wait: 6/25

9. Teacher Academy: Successful Culture Leads to Successful Teams

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: Teachers/Instructional Coaches

Dates: 11/17/2026 to 12/8/2026

The purpose of Teacher Academy: Successful Culture Leads to Successful Teams is to provide educators with actionable, evidence-based strategies from Daniel Coyle's The Culture Code to build a cohesive, trust-driven, and high-performing school culture.

This group serves as a collaborative community designed to translate key core objectives and pillars including building safety, sharing vulnerability, and establishing a purpose in our school communities. (10 CTLE Hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 10
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/25

10. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-November 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: 11/17/2026

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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 3/25
  • Wait: 0/0

11. 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: PK-12 teachers, teacher leaders, Teacher Center Directors, TAs, and paraprofessionals

Dates: 11/18/2026 to 12/2/2026

Every adult in a school has the power to help students feel known, respected, capable, and connected. Strong relationships support student belonging, engagement, behavior, and learning, but building those relationships requires more than simply caring about students. Educators need practical ways to establish trust, communicate across differences, respond when relationships become strained, and work effectively with the other adults supporting students.

In this five-hour online course, K-12 teachers, teacher leaders, and paraprofessionals will examine the everyday interactions that strengthen or weaken relationships with students, colleagues, and families. Participants will explore practical, role-flexible strategies for helping students feel seen and supported; responding to behavior with curiosity, consistency, and appropriate boundaries; repairing relationships after difficult moments; and strengthening collaboration among the adults in a student's life.

The course includes three hours of asynchronous learning in Google Classroom followed by a two-hour interactive Zoom session. Participants will complete short readings, explore realistic examples, reflect on their own settings, and then apply their learning to common school-based scenarios. No independent classroom teaching experience is required. (5 CTLE Hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 5
  • Enrolled: 11/25
  • Wait: 0/10

12. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-December 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: 12/15/2026

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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 3/25
  • Wait: 0/0

13. NYSTC Students with Disabilities Certification Extension Grades 5-8

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: Eligible participants must have SWD 1-6 or SWD 7-12 certification and at least 3 years of teaching experience

Dates: 1/4/2027 to 3/16/2027

Closed
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has approved a certification pathway to help address the growing shortage of certified special education teachers across New York. This course is a NYSED approved course and provides the hours and course content required for certification extension for SWD grades 5-8.

Eligible participants must have SWD 1-6 or SWD 7-12 certification and at least 3 years of teaching experience to be eligible for the certification extension.

This 45 hour course requires synchronous and asynchronous work. The course includes 3 sections, Knowledge of Students, Instructional Strategies, and Professional Practices.

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. (45 CTLE hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 35/25
  • Wait: 0/0

14. Mindshifting: Conflict and Collaboration

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Audience: K12 Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Counselors

Dates: 1/12/2027 to 2/9/2027

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.

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. 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. (20 CTLE Hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 26
  • Enrolled: 10/30
  • Wait: 0/10

15. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-January 2027

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: 1/19/2027

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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/0

16. Book Study: Dare to Lead

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: 2/22/2027 to 3/29/2027

Wait List
What does it mean to lead with courage, connection, and purpose in education? In this book study, educators will explore Brené Brown's Dare to Lead and examine how vulnerability, trust, courage, and meaningful relationships can strengthen leadership and collaboration in schools.

Participants will engage with colleagues through reflection and discussion prompts via Google Classroom, while connecting Brown's research and ideas to their own professional experiences. This fully online learning experience will provide opportunities to consider how courageous leadership can positively impact educators, teams, and school communities.

For this course, you should obtain a copy of the book Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts written by Brené Brown ISBN 978-0399592522.

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. (15 CTLE Hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 27/25
  • Wait: 2/25

17. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-February 2027

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: 2/23/2027

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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/0

18. 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: 3/2/2027 to 3/23/2027

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. 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

These are the concepts and techniques:
*Limbic and higher order parts of the brain
*Purpose of the limbic brain
*Flight, fight, freeze reactions
*Habits and Fluencies as ways to simplify problem solving and reduce cognitive load
*Mirror Neurons and the positive and negative effects of copying others
*Prefrontal cortex and higher order thinking
*Fear hormones & cognitive biases: How the limbic brain controls the prefrontal cortex
*Harnessing the five powers of the resourceful brain
*How to intercept limbic mindsets
*How to activate resourceful mindsets
*Persistence, critical thinking, creativity & the resourceful brain
*Lesson plans from educators who are teaching Mindshifting so their students can be more resourceful

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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 20
  • Enrolled: 4/25
  • Wait: 0/10

19. 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: PK-12 teachers, teacher leaders, Teaching Center Directors, TAs, and paraprofessionals

Dates: 3/4/2027 to 3/18/2027

Every adult in a school has the power to help students feel known, respected, capable, and connected. Strong relationships support student belonging, engagement, behavior, and learning, but building those relationships requires more than simply caring about students. Educators need practical ways to establish trust, communicate across differences, respond when relationships become strained, and work effectively with the other adults supporting students.

In this five-hour online course, K-12 teachers, teacher leaders, and paraprofessionals will examine the everyday interactions that strengthen or weaken relationships with students, colleagues, and families. Participants will explore practical, role-flexible strategies for helping students feel seen and supported; responding to behavior with curiosity, consistency, and appropriate boundaries; repairing relationships after difficult moments; and strengthening collaboration among the adults in a student's life.

The course includes three hours of asynchronous learning in Google Classroom followed by a two-hour interactive Zoom session. Participants will complete short readings, explore realistic examples, reflect on their own settings, and then apply their learning to common school-based scenarios. No independent classroom teaching experience is required. (5 CTLE Hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 5
  • Enrolled: 3/25
  • Wait: 0/0

20. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-April 2027

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: 4/20/2027

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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/0

21. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-May 2027

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: 5/25/2027

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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/0

22. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-June 2027

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: 6/15/2027

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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/0