****CSEA Local 870 Only**** Please Register Directly with Suffolk Local 870 for this workshop. Are you feeling overwhelmed by constant notifications, endless scrolling, and the digital demands of modern life? This workshop will equip you with practical strategies to reduce tech-related stress and become more tech-savvy.

This course is an examination of theories and practices related to school district leadership, administration, supervision, and evaluation. Topics included are organizational structure, engaging teachers, staff, and parents in the decision-making process, curriculum, leadership, supervision, staff development, monitoring and evaluating the school's or program's performance and involving staff in making changes, mechanisms for effecting change, establishing and maintaining ongoing cooperation and collaboration between the home and the school, personnel administration, business management, and school law. (3 graduate credits)

This course will take place online through Brightspace and face to face meetings will be arranged by the instructor.

**This is the first Course for the Fully Online Educational Leadership Cohort being offered by Stony Brook University in collaboration MESTRACT.** Only register for this course after you have formally been accepted to the Stony Brook EDL Program.

This graduate course presents a study of the concepts, theories, methods, and findings dealing with how to remain abreast of research in education and acquire the extensive knowledge of learning theories, leadership theories, creative thinking, teaching, assessment, and the principles of effective schools. Materials will be drawn largely from the behavior sciences. These will be applied to the practice of educational administration at all levels and in all settings, taking into account cultural diversity and locale.

PLEASE NOTE: The prerequisite to entering this program is a Master's Degree with three years of full-time teaching experience and a professional/permanent teaching license. The dates and times listed are simply placeholders for the hours of the coursework. For additional information please contact Kristine Cucinello at 631-730-5010

This course covers the basic aspects of the supervisory process. Areas included are an overview of supervision, theory and research, organization and function, roles of various personnel in the supervisory process, factors influencing change, improving instruction through individuals and groups, curriculum development, effective use of learning resources and evaluating supervisory programs.

This course will take place online through Brightspace and face to face meetings will be arranged by the instructor. (3 Graduate Credits)

The goal of Stony Brook University's EDL Research Project Seminar is to teach students to understand and conduct graduate-level research that culminates in a final research paper. All of the work for this course will be completed online in Brightspace with virtual face to face meetings scheduled throughout the course.

Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation and required coursework.

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. Synchronous course meetings will be arranged by the instructor.

Learn the basics of the emerging field of augmented reality and how you can engage students with AR/VR in your teaching. We will look at a variety of free and low-cost tools and explore how they can be used on every level in a range of different disciplines. We will also create some augmented reality work ourselves and discuss creative projects that can use AR in learning. We'll also look at where the technology is heading and how to develop our own projects that will support the curriculum and add interactivity to our teaching. Well explore a wide array of different AR/VR tools and learn how to choose the right tools for your classroom. (3 CTLE hours)

Learn how to use Adobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Adobe Spark) for any classroom on any level. The free tool is a new web or mobile app that works on any device and uses simple drag-and-drop technology enabling users to make multimedia content including posters, infographics, animation, social media posts, slideshows, films, websites, portfolios, GIFs, and visuals like logos, flyers, and banners. We'll learn how to use templates for class projects and how to work with numerous creative assets such as fonts, backgrounds, and royalty-free photos and music. We'll explore how to infuse these creative, visual elements into any lesson and share them easily to heighten student learning. (3 CTLE hours)

Learn a variety of ways to infuse art into your curriculum with free and low-cost apps and programs that can be used at home for every level and discipline. We'll explore visualizing learning with sketch notes, drawing with code, creating digital mandalas to support mindfulness, time-lapse art, recreating famous portraits, and digital comics. Support equity and social-emotional learning with these fun, engaging ideas and projects. (3 CTLE hours)

Strategic games and board games can offer fun and engaging ways to teach Social Emotional Learning skills and incorporate Computer Science and Digital Fluency Skills. Take part in hands-on activities, foster a deeper knowledge of the standards and identify ways to incorporate the skills your students develop across all curriculum areas.

The content of this course will be delivered through in person and synchronous meetings along with asynchronous work in Google Classroom.

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 CTLE hours)

Learn the basics of animation and how it can be used in any learning environment to help engage students in fun learning. We will examine different methods of animating using a variety of free and low-cost digital on the desktop, Chromebook, and tablets as well as traditional tools such as clay, toys, and pencils. We will explore some diverse and inspiring examples from professionals and students then go through the process ourselves and create a short animation for your class. (3 CTLE hours)

Rather than feeling like you must jump all the way, consider taking small steps toward project-based learning. This can be as simple as providing less direction and more choice within a project you already do. Together, we will explore exciting activities and how implementing project-based learning can make your classroom a super fun and engaging place for your students.

The content of this course will be delivered through synchronous meetings and asynchronous work in Google Classroom.

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 CTLE hours)

Learn various beginner and intermediate animation techniques from traditional stop motion to emerging forms of 3D digital animation and how they can enhance learning. We will explore different methods of animating using both digital and traditional tools and highlight the strengths of each method in teaching. We will also go through the process ourselves and create short animations which you can use in class. (3 CTLE hours)