Frontline Education

1. Fall Workshop - Syracuse

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/17/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

2. Fall Workshop - Mid-Hudson

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/18/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

3. Fall Workshop - Putnam-Westchester

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/29/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

4. Book Buzz Middle Grade 2025-26 Edition

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians, classroom teachers, reading specialists

Dates: 10/1/2025 to 3/25/2026

Book Buzz - If you love books, but don't have time to read them all, then please join us for some rigorous discussion about great new books. All that's required is your latest read and your thoughts. Books should be appropriate for students in grades 5-8 and published within the last 2 years. It's an awesome way to find out what books are out there and if they might work in your library or classroom.
We meet once a month, three times in the fall and three times in the spring. That's it! Hope to see you there.
Participants must attend all meetings to receive full credit, participants who miss more than 3 meetings will not receive credit. All meetings will be held online. Access information will be sent out the day before the event.

5. Fall Workshop - Saratoga

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/3/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

6. Fall Workshop - Questar III BOCES

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/6/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

7. Fall Workshop - Rochester

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/7/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

8. Fall Workshop - Buffalo

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/8/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

9. Book Study: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians, classroom teachers, technology coaches

Dates: 10/9/2025 to 10/30/2025

Wait List

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Join school librarian colleagues in a discussion of Johann Hari's thought-provoking book. This book explores human attention, and the crisis of diminishing attention spans in today's society.
From the book's cover: "We think our inability to focus is a personal failure to summon enough willpower to ignore our devices. The truth is even more disturbing: Our focus has been stolen by powerful external foces that have left us uniquely vulnerable to corporations determined to raid our attention for profit." Our book study will focus on how that affects student learning in our schools.

This book study will be virtual, with a blend of both synchronous & asynchronous discussion and activities. More details will follow.
Each participant will receive a copy of the book. Please register by September 25 so you can receive your book by the start date.

Meeting #1 10/9/25
Meeting #2 10/23/25
Meeting #3 10/30/25

10. Book Buzz High School 2025-26 Edition

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians and other educators

Dates: 10/9/2025 to 4/2/2026

Book Buzz - If you love books, but don't have time to read them all, then please join us for some rigorous discussion about great new books. All that's required is your latest read and your thoughts. Books should be appropriate for secondary students and published within the last 2 years. It's an awesome way to find out what books are out there and if they might work in your library or classroom.
We meet once a month, three times in the fall and three times in the spring. That's it! Hope to see you there.

Participants will receive credit at the end of the course, credit will not be given to participants who miss 3 or more sessions. All meetings will be held online.

Access information will be sent out the day before the event.

11. Fall Workshop - Utica

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/10/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

12. Fall Workshop - Oneonta

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/14/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

13. Book Buzz Elementary 2025-26 Edition

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians, classroom teachers, reading specialists

Dates: 10/15/2025 to 3/11/2026

Book Buzz - If you love books, but don't have time to read them all, then please join us for some rigorous discussion about great new books. All that's required is your latest read and your thoughts. Books should be appropriate for students in grades PK-5 and published within the last 2 years. It's an awesome way to find out what books are out there and if they might work in your library or classroom.
We meet once a month, three times in the fall and three times in the spring. That's it! Hope to see you there.
Participants must attend all meetings to receive full credit, participants who miss more than 3 meetings will not receive credit. All meetings will be held online. Access information will be sent out the day before the event.

Facilitated by Peggy O'Connor

14. Fall Workshop - Watertown

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/17/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

15. Fall Workshop - Long Island

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/17/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

16. Fall Workshop - Webinar

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/22/2025

CTLE

CPE

Our presentation will provide a recap of the 2025-26 Enacted Budget, Notable Changes to Aid in 2025-26, NYS Financial Outlook and How to conduct a Self-Assessment of Your State Aid Claims

17. Library Automation Review

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians from Questar III SLS member districts

Dates: 11/10/2025

QUESTAR III School Library System is conducting a library automation review. During this workshop we will have discussion as to priorities in a library automation solution. Two vendors will present potential library automation solutions. We will see presentations by Alexandria and TLC. After the presentations we will review the pros and cons of each system. Then, we will develop next step plans.

18. TeaTime with State Aid Planning

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 12/2/2025

CPE

CTLE

Topics: TBA Webinar series that focuses on assisting school district treasurers with accounting issues that affect maximizing state aid.

19. SAP Non-Resident Billing Training

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 12/3/2025

CTLE

CPE

General overview of Non-Resident Tuition Billing with some additional focus on billing procedures/methodologies, especially between districts.

20. Strengthening Our Core: School Library Values in Practice

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians

Dates: 12/10/2025

Closed

Join school librarians across the state to see the ALA Core Values in action in school libraries. Keynote speaker K.C. Boyd will kick off the day, and school librarians from across the state will present on how their work is rooted in the core values of Access, Equity, Intellectual Freedom & Privacy, Public Good, and Sustainability.

21. School Library System Council Meeting #2

Program: School Library System

Audience: Questar III SLS Council Members

Dates: 1/13/2026

One of four required meetings of the SLS Council. Council assists the SLS in its mission as outlined in Commissioner's Regulations 90.18 including creating and monitoring the Plan of Service, and recommending approval of the annual budget and the annual report. Updates are also provided to Council members at each meeting.

22. State Aid Planning Winter Workshop - Webinar

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 2/24/2026

CTLE

CPE

Topics: Governor's Budget Analysis: Understanding Projections, including the Universal Prekindergarten Expansion and Other Changes proposed that may affect your district. In addition, we will discuss Tips for Claiming, Budgeting, and Paying for Charter School children.

23. Instruction for ALL Learners: Strategies that Work- Session 1: Different, Not Double: Differentiation that Works for Everyone

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-8 general education and special education teachers

Dates: 3/2/2026

The goal of this workshop series is to equip educators with high-impact, inclusive instructional practices that meet the needs of diverse learners while fostering collaboration between general and special education staff. This session will focus on tiered assignments, flexible grouping, choice boards, and differentiating content, process, and product without doubling the workload. We will also discuss strategies like modeling, think-alouds, sentence frames, and guided practice, as well as how scaffolds can support students with IEPs and extend learning for other students. Teachers should bring devices with them so they can access lessons or curricular materials to adapt to include differentiation for readiness, interest, or learning profiles.

24. TeaTime with State Aid Planning

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 3/3/2026

CPE

CTLE

Topics include: Linking account codes to the ST-3 codes to Maximize State Aid Accounting for grants for EV buses and infrastructure Accounting for Section 4201 placements and Accounting for Refunds/Reimbursements Properly

25. School Library System Council Meeting #3

Program: School Library System

Audience: Questar III SLS Council Members

Dates: 3/26/2026

One of four required meetings of the SLS Council. Council assists the SLS in its mission as outlined in Commissioner's Regulations 90.18 including creating and monitoring the Plan of Service, and recommending approval of the annual budget and the annual report. Updates are also provided to Council members at each meeting.

26. Instruction for ALL Learners: Strategies that Work- Session 2: Clear Roles, Shared Goals: Using Data in Co-Taught Classrooms

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-8 general education and special education teachers

Dates: 4/20/2026

The goal of this workshop series is to equip educators with high-impact, inclusive instructional practices that meet the needs of diverse learners while fostering collaboration between general and special education staff. In this session, we will explore different co-teaching models, identify when and how to use each one effectively, and discuss role clarity and communication tools for co-teaching pairs. We will also focus on how to use formative assessment and progress data to adjust instruction, simple, teacher-friendly tools for monitoring both general and special education student progress, and how to build a feedback loop between teachers and specialists. Participants will leave with explicit instruction checklists, sample data trackers, and intervention planning templates. Teachers should bring devices.

27. School Library System Council Meeting #4

Program: School Library System

Audience: Questar III SLS Council Members

Dates: 6/3/2026

One of four required meetings of the SLS Council. Council assists the SLS in its mission as outlined in Commissioner's Regulations 90.18 including creating and monitoring the Plan of Service, and recommending approval of the annual budget and the annual report. Updates are also provided to Council members at each meeting.

28. TeaTime with State Aid Planning

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 6/16/2026

CPE

CTLE

Topics: TBA Webinar series that focuses on assisting school district treasurers with accounting issues that affect maximizing state aid.

29. Dignity for All Students Act Training (DASA) - Asynchronous

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Individuals seeking educator certification in New York State

Dates: 7/1/2026

The amended Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) took effect on July 1, 2013, under this amended legislation beginning January 1, 2014, all persons applying to the NYS Education Department for an administrative or supervisory service, classroom teaching service or school service certificate or coaching license must complete six (6) hours of coursework or training in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention. The training proactively addresses the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination and is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to create an affirming school environment for all students. Participants must complete all of the required coursework at a satisfactory level in order to receive credit for course completion. Payment of $80.00 must be received before a participant is marked as COMPLETED. Please make the check payable to Questar III BOCES and send to Claire Carangelo at 10 Empire State Boulevard, Castleton, NY 12033. The web link to the training materials will be sent out to registrants once registration is complete and paid in full.

30. The Asset-Based IEP Writing Series: Beyond Compliance (Part 1) The Profile

Program: School Improvement

Audience: All teachers responsible for writing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), drafting Performance Levels, Evaluating IEP Goals, and more.

Dates: 7/2/2026

This session focuses on present levels, strengths, and assessments. In an era defined by NY Inspires, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) must be more than a record of disability. In this four-part series, participants will learn how to create a "Portrait of a Graduate" and move beyond a checkbox mentality of compliance. Participants will engage in a deep dive into Part 200 Regulations, reframing the IEP process through the lens of the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. We will explore how to draft performance levels that affirm a student's cultural and linguistic identity, create measurable annual goals that foster high expectations, and design transition plans that ensure every student-regardless of ability-graduates as a communicator, collaborator, and empowered learner. Through collaborative workshops, participants will dismantle deficit-based writing and replace it with a "Strengths First" methodology, ensuring every student has an equitable seat at the table of their own future.

31. Questar III Book Study: Teach Students How to Learn... by Saundra Yancy McGuire with Stephanie McGuire Facilitated by Nichole Bruins and Kristen Phillips

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Questar III BOCES staff

Dates: 7/9/2026 to 8/20/2026

Many students arrive in our classrooms relying on passive rote memorization-habits that worked in high school but fail them under the rigor of college-level coursework. When students study hard but still perform poorly, they often become demoralized and disengaged, mistakenly believing they "just aren't good at the subject." In Teach Students How to Learn, pioneering educator Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire demonstrates that the issue isn't a lack of ability, but a lack of effective learning strategies. This book offers a practical blueprint for faculty to teach students how to learn. By implementing brief, high-impact metacognitive interventions, instructors can empower students to take control of their own academic success. The Core Premise: We don't need to lower our standards; we need to raise our students' learning skills. Key Concepts We Will Explore: Metacognition- Moving students from passive consumers of information to active, self-monitoring learners. Bloom's Taxonomy as a Mirror- Teaching students to recognize the gap between high school expectations (Remembering/Understanding) and college demands (Applying/Analyzing). The Growth Mindset- Shifting students from a fixed mindset ("I'm bad at math") to a growth mindset ("I need better strategies"). The Study Cycle Framework- A 5-step framework faculty can share with students to revolutionize their study habits.

32. Building a Strong Foundation in CR-SE and NY Inspires: Empowering All Staff to Support All Students

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Any and all interested participants.

Dates: 7/10/2026

Join us for an empowering session focused on building a strong foundation in CRSE and NY Inspires. This interactive session will equip staff with practical Tier 1 strategies to create inclusive, engaging, and student-centered learning environments.
Through collaborative activities and real-world connections, participants will strengthen their ability to support diverse learners, build meaningful relationships, and align their practice with state-initiatives and priorities. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies, shared language, and clear next steps to ensure all students feel seen, valued, and supported.

33. Coffee Talk

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 7/15/2026

CTLE

CPE

Preparing the State Aid Claim Forms: A Closer Look at Form A, Why RWADA Matters, Attendance Data, and How Information Affects Aid Ratios.

34. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Initial Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 7/15/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

35. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 7/15/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

36. Questar III Book Study: Verified; How to Think Straight... by Mike Caulfield and Sam Wineburg Facilitated by Brittany Trela

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: Questar III BOCES staff

Dates: 7/15/2026 to 8/12/2026

In Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions About What to Believe Online, digital literacy expert Mike Caulfield and veteran fact-checker Sam Wineburg examine the growing challenge of navigating misinformation in an age of endless content, algorithms, and viral claims. The authors argue that traditional approaches to evaluating information are no longer enough in a digital world designed to overwhelm attention and blur the line between truth and manipulation. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, they reveal how easily even thoughtful people can be misled online-and how developing stronger verification habits is essential for informed decision-making. This book study will explore the authors' practical framework for evaluating online information with greater confidence and clarity. Participants will examine strategies for identifying credible sources, recognizing manipulation tactics, and slowing down reactive thinking in digital spaces. Together, we will discuss how these skills can strengthen critical thinking, support responsible digital citizenship, and help students and educators become more thoughtful, informed consumers of information in an increasingly complex online world.

37. Questar III Book Study: Speak, Memorably... by Bill McGowan and Juliana Silva Facilitated by Helena Maguffin

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Questar III BOCES staff

Dates: 7/15/2026 to 8/12/2026

Public speaking is famously cited as the top fear in America, often ranking higher than death, yet it remains an unavoidable requirement for professional and personal success. In the second edition of Speak With No Fear, communications coach Mike Acker offers a transformative guide to moving past the sweaty palms and racing heart of performance anxiety. This book isn't about complex theory; it is a practical manual designed to get you "in the game” through seven actionable strategies. By shifting your perspective and focusing on preparation rather than perfection, Acker helps you dismantle the costly comparison trap that occurs when we measure ourselves against TED Talk stars. Written with relatable anecdotes and a dose of humor, the book encourages readers to trade skepticism for self-belief. Whether you are prepping for a boardroom presentation or a wedding toast, these strategies provide the tools to calm your nerves and speak with genuine confidence.

38. The Asset-Based IEP Writing Series: Beyond Compliance (Part 2) The Roadmap

Program: School Improvement

Audience: All teachers responsible for writing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), drafting Performance Levels, Evaluating IEP Goals, and more.

Dates: 7/16/2026

This session focuses on measurable annual goals and progress monitoring. In an era defined by NY Inspires, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) must be more than a record of disability. In this four-part series, participants will learn how to create a "Portrait of a Graduate" and move beyond a checkbox mentality of compliance. Participants will engage in a deep dive into Part 200 Regulations, reframing the IEP process through the lens of the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. We will explore how to draft performance levels that affirm a student's cultural and linguistic identity, create measurable annual goals that foster high expectations, and design transition plans that ensure every student-regardless of ability-graduates as a communicator, collaborator, and empowered learner. Through collaborative workshops, participants will dismantle deficit-based writing and replace it with a "Strengths First" methodology, ensuring every student has an equitable seat at the table of their own future.

39. Knowledge Café

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 7/29/2026

CPE

CTLE

Review of the School Business Official (SBO) Calendar for the following month and other related topics

40. Questar III Book Study: Hidden Potential... by Adam Grant Facilitated by Mike Burns

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Questar III BOCES staff

Dates: 7/29/2026 to 8/11/2026

Hidden Potential by Adam Grant is an engaging and thought-provoking read that challenges the idea that success is determined by natural talent alone. Instead, Grant explores how growth, resilience, character, and opportunity shape achievement over time. Through powerful stories and research-backed insights, he shows how people often exceed expectations when they are supported, and encouraged to develop their strengths. The book invites educators to reflect on how we recognize potential in students-and in ourselves. What makes this book especially meaningful for educators is its practical connection to the work happening in classrooms and schools every day. Grant offers fresh perspectives on motivation, learning, confidence, and creating environments where all students can thrive, not just those who stand out immediately. Hidden Potential is both inspiring and actionable, leaving readers with ideas that can influence teaching, leadership, and school culture in lasting ways.

41. Dignity for All Students Act Training (DASA) - Asynchronous

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Individuals seeking educator certification in New York State

Dates: 8/1/2026

The amended Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) took effect on July 1, 2013, under this amended legislation beginning January 1, 2014, all persons applying to the NYS Education Department for an administrative or supervisory service, classroom teaching service or school service certificate or coaching license must complete six (6) hours of coursework or training in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention. The training proactively addresses the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination and is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to create an affirming school environment for all students. Participants must complete all of the required coursework at a satisfactory level in order to receive credit for course completion. Payment of $80.00 must be received before a participant is marked as COMPLETED. Please make the check payable to Questar III BOCES and send to Claire Carangelo at 10 Empire State Boulevard, Castleton, NY 12033. The web link to the training materials will be sent out to registrants once registration is complete and paid in full.

42. Coffee Talk

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 8/5/2026

CTLE

CPE

Preparing the State Aid Claim Forms: A Closer Look at Form FT and Transportation Aid

43. P-Based Learning & Assessment Design Camp - Documenting The Journey to NY-Inspires Aligned Teaching

Program: School Improvement

Audience: All teachers ready to learn about NY-Inspires, take a risk, and flip traditional teaching into highly engaging PBLA. Must also be willing to participate in the documentary film.

Dates: 8/6/2026 to 2/8/2027

Participants will engage in a dynamic, year-long professional learning experience focused on designing, implementing, and refining authentic learning through project-based, portfolio-based, and performance-based approaches. Grounded in the vision of NY-Inspires, this experience emphasizes alignment to deeper learning, meaningful assessment, and student-centered practice-while intentionally capturing and reflecting on the evolution of teaching and learning along the way. The journey begins with two in-person kickoff days, where educators build strong professional connections, explore core principles of PBLA, and critically examine their current practices. From there, participants will engage in cycles of design, implementation, reflection, and documentation-making their instructional shifts visible and shareable. This PBLA In Action Design Camp culminates in a one-of-a-kind celebration: a Red-Carpet Debut of the documentary film PBLA IN ACTION! Starring YOU!-highlighting participants' growth, classroom impact, and their collective journey toward NY-Inspires aligned teaching.

44. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 8/10/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. We will deep dive into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan.

45. The Asset-Based IEP Writing Series: Beyond Compliance (Part 3) The Toolkit

Program: School Improvement

Audience: All teachers responsible for writing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), drafting Performance Levels, Evaluating IEP Goals, and more.

Dates: 8/10/2026

This session focuses on services, accommodations, and management needs. In an era defined by NY Inspires, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) must be more than a record of disability. In this four-part series, participants will learn how to create a "Portrait of a Graduate" and move beyond a checkbox mentality of compliance. Participants will engage in a deep dive into Part 200 Regulations, reframing the IEP process through the lens of the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. We will explore how to draft performance levels that affirm a student's cultural and linguistic identity, create measurable annual goals that foster high expectations, and design transition plans that ensure every student-regardless of ability-graduates as a communicator, collaborator, and empowered learner. Through collaborative workshops, participants will dismantle deficit-based writing and replace it with a "Strengths First" methodology, ensuring every student has an equitable seat at the table of their own future.

46. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification-Catskill CSD ONLY

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 8/13/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. We will deep dive into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan.

47. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Initial Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 8/14/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

48. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 8/14/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

49. Spotlight on New Books with Alicia & Stacey

Program: School Library System

Dates: 8/18/2026

Join us for a full day highlighting the best new books! Presenters Alicia Abdul (Albany High School) and Stacey Rattner (Castleton Elementary School) will help prepare you for the year to come! All levels of books will be covered in this active and engaging workshop. Date: August 18, 2026 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm, registration starts at 8:30am Location: Capital Region BOCES, 900 Watervliet Shaker Road, Albany NY 12205

50. Knowledge Café

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 8/19/2026

CPE

CTLE

Review of the School Business Official (SBO) Calendar for the following month and other related topics

51. STEM Summer Symposium

Program: School Improvement

Audience: All interested participants.

Dates: 8/19/2026

The STEM Summer Symposium is a professional development opportunity, open to all STEM educators, building and district leaders, and research/industry professionals. During the symposium, the STEM Research Institute Fellows share their experience and demonstrate instructional strategies and student learning experiences based on the lessons they developed during the program.

52. The Asset-Based IEP Writing Series: Beyond Compliance (Part 4) The Future

Program: School Improvement

Audience: All teachers responsible for writing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), drafting Performance Levels, Evaluating IEP Goals, and more.

Dates: 8/24/2026

This session focuses on transition planning and the CSE / CPSE meeting. In an era defined by NY Inspires, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) must be more than a record of disability. In this four-part series, participants will learn how to create a "Portrait of a Graduate" and move beyond a checkbox mentality of compliance. Participants will engage in a deep dive into Part 200 Regulations, reframing the IEP process through the lens of the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. We will explore how to draft performance levels that affirm a student's cultural and linguistic identity, create measurable annual goals that foster high expectations, and design transition plans that ensure every student-regardless of ability-graduates as a communicator, collaborator, and empowered learner. Through collaborative workshops, participants will dismantle deficit-based writing and replace it with a "Strengths First" methodology, ensuring every student has an equitable seat at the table of their own future.

53. TeaTime with State Aid Planning

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 8/25/2026

CPE

CTLE

Topics: TBA Webinar series that focuses on assisting school district treasurers with accounting issues that affect maximizing state aid.

54. ENL New Teacher Collaborative: A Mentoring & Professional Learning Community of Practice for Teachers New to ENL

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: ENL teachers in their first 3 years of teaching ENL, including educators who are new to the profession as well as experienced teachers transitioning into English as a New Language from another certification area.

Dates: 8/31/2026 to 5/24/2027

Beginning your career as an English as a New Language (ENL) teacher is both exciting and challenging. Whether you are new to teaching or an experienced educator transitioning into ENL, the first few years are filled with opportunities to learn, grow, and refine your practice. The ENL New Teacher Collaborative is a year-long professional learning community (PLC) designed specifically for ENL teachers in their first 3 years of practice. Through monthly collaborative sessions, participants will connect with colleagues across the Capital Region and state, receive guidance from an experienced ENL teacher mentor, and engage in meaningful conversations centered on effective instructional practices and the unique experiences of multilingual learners. Each session combines professional learning, collaborative problem-solving, reflection, and practical strategies that participants can immediately implement in their classrooms. Launch (August - September): Establishing your role and classroom Strengthen (October - December): Refining instruction and collaboration Deepen (January - March): Using data, literacy, and differentiation to improve practice Lead Forward (April - May): Advocacy, reflection, celebration, and future growth Participants will: -Build a supportive professional network with fellow early-career ENL educators -Learn research-based instructional practices that promote multilingual learner success -Explore current topics in ENL education through discussion and collaborative inquiry -Reflect on instructional practice and professional growth -Receive mentoring from an experienced ENL educator -Earn CTLE credit for each session attended *An optional end-of-year in-person networking and celebration event may be offered, depending on participant interest, to recognize participants' accomplishments and strengthen professional connections.

55. Dignity for All Students Act Training (DASA) - Asynchronous

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Individuals seeking educator certification in New York State

Dates: 9/1/2026

The amended Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) took effect on July 1, 2013, under this amended legislation beginning January 1, 2014, all persons applying to the NYS Education Department for an administrative or supervisory service, classroom teaching service or school service certificate or coaching license must complete six (6) hours of coursework or training in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention. The training proactively addresses the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination and is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to create an affirming school environment for all students. Participants must complete all of the required coursework at a satisfactory level in order to receive credit for course completion. Payment of $80.00 must be received before a participant is marked as COMPLETED. Please make the check payable to Questar III BOCES and send to Claire Carangelo at 10 Empire State Boulevard, Castleton, NY 12033. The web link to the training materials will be sent out to registrants once registration is complete and paid in full.

56. State Aid Planning ST-3 Training

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/1/2026

CPE

CTLE

An overview of the ST-3 filing and reporting process.

57. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Initial Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 9/8/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

58. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 9/8/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

59. Coffee Talk

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/9/2026

CTLE

CPE

4408 data, Review of Excess Cost Aid Submissions and Tips for Maximizing Aid.

60. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Initial Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 9/9/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

61. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 9/9/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

62. Open forum for educators who work with Multilingual learners/English learners

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: Any teacher, leader, administrator who works with English language learners or potentially has them in their classroom

Dates: 9/15/2026 to 5/20/2027

This virtual professional development session provides an open forum for teachers, TA's, school counselors, BOCES employees, and school/district administrators to ask questions and discuss challenges related to supporting multilingual learners. A majority of our focus will be on the WIDA changes coming to NY. Participants are invited to drop in with specific questions, scenarios, or concerns from their classrooms or schools. Dr. Ranieri will provide guidance, resources, and practical strategies in response. The session is designed to be flexible and responsive to participants' needs, creating a space for collaborative problem-solving and professional learning. We will all learn from each other in this space.

63. Knowledge Café

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/16/2026

CPE

CTLE

Review of the School Business Official (SBO) Calendar for the following month and other related topics

64. Building Your 2026-2027 Comprehensive ELL Education Plan (CEEP): Virtual Office Hours

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: District and school administrators, ENL coordinators/directors, and staff responsible for CEEP development and submission

Dates: 9/18/2026 to 10/16/2026

This 1-hour virtual technical assistance session offers flexible, drop-in support for districts working on their 2026-2027 Comprehensive ELL Education Plan (CEEP). Participants may ask questions, seek clarification on NYSED requirements, or get targeted feedback on specific sections of their plan. RBERN staff will be available to troubleshoot challenges, provide guidance, and ensure alignment with the CEEP Submission Guide and Part 154 expectations. This session is ideal for districts seeking just-in-time support as they finalize their plans ahead of the anticipated October 31, 2026 deadline.

65. Redefining Ready NY

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 9/22/2026 to 6/8/2027

Objective With the release of the New York State Portrait of a Graduate by the New York State Education Department, now is the ideal time for school district leaders to come together and collaborate on bringing this bold vision to life. This statewide cohort will support your efforts to align local practices with NY Inspires and the Portrait's attributes, ensuring all students graduate college, career, and life ready. Program Structure 2026-27 Monthly Virtual Sessions: 9/22, 10/20, 11/10, 1/19, 3/16, 4/20, 5/11, 6/8 Duration: 75 minutes Content Focus: Each session will focus on one or more key readiness indicators identified by the Redefining Ready initiative. Guest Presenters: National and local experts will present evidence-based strategies proven to improve student success in post-secondary pathways. Spotlight on District Practices: Each month, at least one district will be highlighted for their innovative practices, providing a platform for peer learning and showcasing how readiness strategies are being effectively implemented. Two Site Visits (Fall and Spring) Objective: These visits will offer hands-on learning experiences where participants can observe and engage with districts that have successfully implemented the Redefining Ready framework in alignment with the four transformations, including the Portrait of a Graduate. Focus: Leaders will have the opportunity to analyze real-world applications of readiness indicators and understand how these practices are driving student success. Cost is $1850 per district- each district will only be charged once regardless of how many people from the district attend.

66. Fall Workshop - Syracuse

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/24/2026

CTLE

CPE

Registration 11:30. The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

67. Fall Workshop - Watertown

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/25/2026

CTLE

CPE

Registration 8:30. The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

68. Fall Workshop - Long Island

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/28/2026

CTLE

CPE

Registration 12:30. The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

69. Fall Workshop - Putnam-Westchester

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/29/2026

CTLE

CPE

Registration 8:30. The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

70. Fall Workshop - Oneonta

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 9/30/2026

CTLE

CPE

Registration 8:30. The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

71. Dignity for All Students Act Training (DASA) - Asynchronous

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Individuals seeking educator certification in New York State

Dates: 10/1/2026

The amended Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) took effect on July 1, 2013, under this amended legislation beginning January 1, 2014, all persons applying to the NYS Education Department for an administrative or supervisory service, classroom teaching service or school service certificate or coaching license must complete six (6) hours of coursework or training in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention. The training proactively addresses the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination and is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to create an affirming school environment for all students. Participants must complete all of the required coursework at a satisfactory level in order to receive credit for course completion. Payment of $80.00 must be received before a participant is marked as COMPLETED. Please make the check payable to Questar III BOCES and send to Claire Carangelo at 10 Empire State Boulevard, Castleton, NY 12033. The web link to the training materials will be sent out to registrants once registration is complete and paid in full.

72. Fall Workshop - Utica

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/1/2026

CTLE

CPE

The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

73. Questar III / Capital Region / WSWHE BOCES JMT Meeting

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/2/2026

CTLE

CPE

The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

74. Fall Workshop - Buffalo

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/5/2026

CTLE

CPE

Registration: 12:30 The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

75. Fall Workshop - Rochester

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/6/2026

CTLE

CPE

Registration: 8:30 The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

76. Book Buzz Middle Grade 2026-27 Edition

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians, classroom teachers, reading specialists

Dates: 10/7/2026 to 3/24/2027

Book Buzz - If you love books, but don't have time to read them all, then please join us for some rigorous discussion about great new books. All that's required is your latest read and your thoughts. Books should be appropriate for students in grades 5-8 and published within the last 2 years. It's an awesome way to find out what books are out there and if they might work in your library or classroom.
Join our facilitator Rebecca Ekstrom from Algonquin Middle School each month to talk books. We meet once a month, three times in the fall and three times in the spring. That's it! Hope to see you there.
Participants must attend all meetings to receive full credit, participants who miss more than 3 meetings will not receive credit. All meetings will be held online. Access information will be sent out the day before the event.

77. Fall Workshop - Webinar

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/8/2026

CTLE

CPE

Starting Today

The State Aid Planning 2026 Fall Workshop will focus on what you can do to help yourself as far as district reporting and communicating with the board, managing finances throughout the year, and ideas to help plan for district finances in the future.

78. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 10/8/2026

Starting Today

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

79. An Introduction to AI in the Classroom

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 10/9/2026 to 10/10/2026

NewStarting Soon

In partnership with the University at Albany School of Education and the Academy for the Advancement of Teaching, Leadership, and Schools (AATLAS), Questar III is offering Introduction to AI in the Classroom, a forward-looking 15-hour professional learning course for educators. Participants will develop a practical understanding of artificial intelligence and learn how to use emerging tools thoughtfully and effectively in classrooms and schools. The course explores AI fundamentals, educational applications, ethical and responsible use, and research-informed practices for integrating AI into teaching and learning. This is open to

80. Communication Coordinator Meeting #1

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians in the Questar III Region

Dates: 10/13/2026

Starting Soon

Quarterly meetings for SLS Communications Coordinators as mandated in NY State Education Law 90.18. Communications Coordinators are updated on topics such as NY State Education updates, technology, and Information Fluency Skills. Professional development is provided on current issues. Information is brought back to other librarians in their districts. ALL school librarians are welcome.

81. Knowledge Café

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 10/14/2026

CPE

CTLE

Starting Soon

Review of the School Business Official (SBO) Calendar for the following month and other related topics

82. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Initial Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 10/14/2026

Starting Soon

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

83. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 10/14/2026

Starting Soon

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

84. Supporting Migrant Learners

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: Teachers working with migrant students or ENL learners

Dates: 10/14/2026

Starting Soon

Join us for an engaging professional development Zoom session with the State Education Office focused on empowering educators to better support migrant students. Explore practical strategies, valuable resources, and effective approaches to help migrant students thrive academically, socially, and personally. Come ready to learn, share ideas, and strengthen your support for our migrant student community!

85. Teacher Lead Evaluator Training - Re-Certification

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and district leaders

Dates: 10/15/2026

This workshop is designed with collaboration in mind. For initial training, we will dive into the details of the current APPR Law and your individual district plans. In the afternoon for recertification participants, we will dive deeper into performance levels and hands on practice, with emphasis on: inter-rater reliability, impact of your role as an administrator, and how the APPR process can be used to strengthen your school's goals. We will practice scoring examples using video clips and your district rubric. Participants will hone their evaluation skills and fulfill the certification and / or re-certification requirements and use the rubrics determined in their own district APPR plan. Lunch will be provided for full-day INITIAL certification training attendees.

86. Book Buzz High School 2026-27 Edition

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians and other educators

Dates: 10/15/2026 to 4/8/2027

Book Buzz - If you love books, but don't have time to read them all, then please join us for some rigorous discussion about great new books. All that's required is your latest read and your thoughts. Books should be appropriate for secondary students and published within the last 2 years. It's an awesome way to find out what books are out there and if they might work in your library or classroom.

Join our facilitator Britt Buckenroth from New Lebanon Jr/Sr HS each month to talk books. We meet once a month, three times in the fall and three times in the spring. That's it! Hope to see you there.

Participants will receive credit at the end of the course, credit will not be given to participants who miss 3 or more sessions. All meetings will be held online.

Access information will be sent out the day before the event.

87. From Portrait to Practice: Future Ready Learning Collaborative

Program: Model Schools

Dates: 10/19/2026 to 5/5/2027

From Portrait to Practice is a year-long, team-based learning experience that helps districts translate NY Inspires and the New York State Portrait of a Graduate into changes in instruction, assessment and student learning. Designed for teams of 2-4, the collaborative welcomes teachers, administrators, coaches, curriculum leaders, technology specialists or any combination of these roles. Through workshops, collaborative design and implementation support, participants will: - Explore NY Inspires and competency-based education in New York State - Connect NYS standards, Portrait attributes, authentic learning and evidence of readiness - Redesign instruction and assessment for the age of AI - Establish when AI use should be open, limited or closed - Design multiple measures that make student thinking and application visible - Develop and test a Future Ready Learning Prototype - Examine evidence and student work with regional colleagues - Use feedback and calibration to strengthen the prototype - Create a case study and 90-day implementation plan A prototype might include a redesigned unit, project, capstone, performance assessment, portfolio process, AI-use framework or another response to a district need. Prototypes may operate at the classroom, program, school or district level. This series moves beyond exploring ideas or AI tools. Teams will apply their learning in a real context, gather evidence from students, educators or implementation partners, and revise their work over time. Teams will leave with an implemented, evidence-tested prototype aligned with NYS standards, the Portrait of a Graduate and NY Inspires. Join us for five in-person sessions at Questar III BOCES from 8:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Virtual check-ins: Early December 2026 - Prototype Tuning Lab Date and time to be announced Mid-February 2027 - Implementation and Evidence Clinic Date and time to be announced Registration fee: $800 per team of up to four participants (Model Schools subscribers).

88. Every Voice, Every Lesson: High-Impact Academic Discussion Routines for Purposeful Talk in Every Classroom (Series)

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Dates: 10/19/2026 to 2/8/2027

Research consistently demonstrates that multilingual learners develop language most effectively when they have frequent opportunities to engage in meaningful, structured academic conversations. Yet classroom observations continue to show that many students-and multilingual learners in particular-spend much of the instructional day listening rather than actively using academic language. Purposeful discussion routines provide equitable opportunities for every learner to think, speak, listen, and build understanding together while simultaneously developing content knowledge and language proficiency. As the saying goes, "the person doing the talking is the person doing the learning." This highly practical professional learning series introduces educators to a collection of high-leverage structured academic talk protocols that can be implemented immediately across grade levels and content areas. During each session, participants will experience one discussion routine as learners, analyze the instructional moves that make it successful, examine considerations for multilingual learners, and design classroom-ready prompts and materials with coaching and feedback from peers and facilitators. Participants may attend individual sessions or complete the full series to build a versatile repertoire of discussion structures that increase equitable participation, academic language use, and student engagement. Participants will: --Learn one structured academic talk routine during each session --Observe the routine modeled in an authentic classroom context --Explore benefits, limitations, and implementation considerations --Design prompts and scaffolds for their own students --Receive feedback and leave with ready-to-use classroom materials

89. Interaction for Student Engagement of ELLs

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, school counselors, literacy specialists

Dates: 10/20/2026

In this session, we will work from the premise of "engagement" as being central to student learning and academic achievement. We reference the work of Pedro Noguera, who conceptualizes "engagement" as consisting of three components: cognitive, emotional, and behavioral. Connected to this, we will introduce the idea of centering lessons on relevant and interesting questions to build cognitive and emotional engagement through the Talk Read Talk Write protocol. This simple but effective classroom routine helps teachers to build interaction and student talk into daily lessons in an authentic way. For multilingual learners, English language is developed through interaction and talking, but for all learners, talking helps students to process ideas, use academic vocabulary in meaningful ways, and collaboratively build on the ideas of others. Furthermore, oral language serves as a bridge to literacy, and allowing students to speak before reading and writing can provide opportunities for integrated skill development. In this session, teachers will be introduced to the protocol, see examples of it in use, and think about how this could be integrated into their instructional practices. **Teachers should bring a laptop and or materials to the workshop with them as worktime will be provided. Objectives: Participants will be able to identify factors that increase student engagement and consider how to incorporate those factors into daily instruction through instructional protocols; Participants will be able to apply the Hallmarks of Advanced Literacies to daily lessons by considering authentic connections between the language domains of reading, writing, speaking, and listening; Participants will be able to apply their learning from this session to their practice by creating a full Talk Read Talk Write lesson for their classroom context.

90. School Library System Council Meeting #1

Program: School Library System

Audience: Questar III SLS Council Members

Dates: 10/22/2026

One of four required meetings of the SLS Council. Council assists the SLS in its mission as outlined in Commissioner's Regulations 90.18 including creating and monitoring the Plan of Service, and recommending approval of the annual budget and the annual report. Updates are also provided to Council members at each meeting.

91. PBLA Camp for School Leaders

Program: School Improvement

Audience: School Leaders and Administrators

Dates: 10/26/2026

This virtual session is designed for school leaders who want to understand the power of performance-based learning and assessment (PBLA) and its alignment to the NYS Portrait of a Graduate. This free, informational workshop will introduce the core principles of PBLA and highlight how PBLA can foster curiosity, deeper learning, and collaboration. In this workshop, strategies for supporting teachers as they shift from traditional instruction to more student-centered approaches will be shared, equipping you with actionable next steps. We will examine what PBLA looks like in action, share insights and resources from other schools already making this transformation, and discuss how to create conditions for deeper learning to take root in your building(s).

92. NYSED Numeracy Hybrid Event

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Building and District Leaders, K-12 Math Teachers, SPED Teachers, Math Coaches

Dates: 10/27/2026

Join us for a NYSED hybrid event focused on numeracy hosted at Questar III BOCES. This description will be updated when more information is provided.

93. Fall i-Ready User Group

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/28/2026

Questar III BOCES is excited to announce a Fall i-Ready User Group session focused on maximizing your use of Diagnostic 1 data! This session is designed for educators and administrators who leverage i-Ready to inform instruction. Key Activities: Don't miss this opportunity to: - Gain deeper insights into student strengths and weaknesses - Develop actionable plans based on Diagnostic 1 data - Network with fellow educators and share best practices - Explore the newest features i-Ready has to offer. From 8:30am - 12:30pm, we will dig into i-Ready best practices, data, and how to use data to inform classroom instruction. In the afternoon, we will focus on i-Ready Math. Come for just the morning session or the whole day!

94. NYS Teacher Certification Seminar: TESOL Cert

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: Teachers, paraprofessionals, school counselors, higher education faculty, other

Dates: 10/28/2026

This professional development session will provide educators with a practical overview of **New York State teacher certification requirements, with a particular focus on TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification**. Participants will explore certification pathways, requirements, and options for obtaining or expanding TESOL credentials. The session will also highlight helpful resources and strategies for navigating the NYSED certification process, understanding common certification challenges, and identifying next steps toward meeting individual professional goals.

95. Book Buzz Elementary 2026-27 Edition

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians, classroom teachers, reading specialists

Dates: 10/28/2026 to 3/17/2027

Wait List

Book Buzz - If you love books, but don't have time to read them all, then please join us for some rigorous discussion about great new books. All that's required is your latest read and your thoughts. Books should be appropriate for students in grades PK-5 and published within the last 2 years. It's an awesome way to find out what books are out there and if they might work in your library or classroom.
Join our facilitator Peggy O'Connor from Donald P. Sutherland ES to talk books. We meet once a month, three times in the fall and three times in the spring. That's it! Hope to see you there.
Participants must attend all meetings to receive full credit, participants who miss more than 3 meetings will not receive credit. All meetings will be held online. Access information will be sent out the day before the event.

96. Helping Students at Risk for Suicide Training

Program: School Improvement

Audience: School professionals including psychologists, counselors, social workers, administrators, resource officers, nurses, and others who are involved in the helping process when a student may be at risk for suicide.

Dates: 10/29/2026

New

This six-hour workshop was developed through a collaboration of the NYSASP, SPCNY, and Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention. HSAR is a six-hour workshop is designed to strengthen school-based processes, skills, and protocols for supporting students at risk for suicide. Participants build practical knowledge and tools to assist students experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors, understand the importance of pre-planning and standardized intervention procedures, and recognize the value of collaboration and shared decision-making among school mental health professionals, community providers, students, and families. The workshop also reviews best-practice documentation return to school procedures, and prepares schools to implement consistent, effective intervention protocols. There will be an hour lunch break; lunch will not be provided.

97. Dignity for All Students Act Training (DASA) - Asynchronous

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Individuals seeking educator certification in New York State

Dates: 11/1/2026

The amended Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) took effect on July 1, 2013, under this amended legislation beginning January 1, 2014, all persons applying to the NYS Education Department for an administrative or supervisory service, classroom teaching service or school service certificate or coaching license must complete six (6) hours of coursework or training in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention. The training proactively addresses the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination and is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to create an affirming school environment for all students. Participants must complete all of the required coursework at a satisfactory level in order to receive credit for course completion. Payment of $80.00 must be received before a participant is marked as COMPLETED. Please make the check payable to Questar III BOCES and send to Claire Carangelo at 10 Empire State Boulevard, Castleton, NY 12033. The web link to the training materials will be sent out to registrants once registration is complete and paid in full.

98. American Sign Language Regional PD Day

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: ASL Teachers around the state-open to in person or virtual-no cost

Dates: 11/3/2026

New

Strengthening ASL Instruction: Engaging, Inclusive, and Effective Practices This free, interactive four-hour professional development session is designed specifically for American Sign Language (ASL) teachers who are looking to strengthen instructional practices, increase student engagement, and create inclusive and accessible learning environments. Participants will explore practical strategies for teaching ASL as a visual language while supporting students with a range of learning styles, language backgrounds, and levels of proficiency. Through collaborative discussion, hands-on activities, reflection, and the sharing of classroom practices, participants will examine strategies for building students' expressive and receptive ASL skills, incorporating Deaf culture and perspectives authentically into instruction, and designing meaningful opportunities for students to communicate in ASL. The session will also explore approaches to differentiation, student engagement, formative assessment, and creating a classroom environment that encourages students to take risks and develop confidence as communicators. Participants will leave with practical strategies, instructional ideas, and resources that can be immediately incorporated into their ASL classrooms, as well as opportunities to connect and collaborate with fellow ASL educators.

99. Coffee Talk

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 11/4/2026

CTLE

CPE

Review of Foundation Aid and Key Data Points to Monitor

100. Ways to increase student engagement Session 1-virtual

Program: Capital District RBE-RN

Audience: teachers, paraprofessionals, educators, ENL

Dates: 11/5/2026 to 12/8/2026

Participants will be able to identify factors that increase student engagement and consider how to incorporate those factors into daily instruction through instructional protocols; Participants will be able to apply the Hallmarks of Advanced Literacies to daily lessons by considering authentic connections between the language domains of reading, writing, speaking, and listening; Participants will be able to apply their learning from this session to their practice by creating a full Talk Read Talk Write lesson for their classroom context.

101. Knowledge Café

Program: State Aid Planning

Dates: 11/10/2026

CPE

CTLE

Review of the School Business Official (SBO) Calendar for the following month and other related topics

Professional Development

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Catalog: Questar III BOCES Web Registration

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