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1. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-September 2023

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Dates: 9/13/2023

NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors. During this meeting, we will discuss policy board meetings and open meetings law, along with other topics of interest.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 12/50
  • Wait: 0/0

2. NYSUT Sticks and Stones-Understanding Implicit Bias and Stereotypes Workshop

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: All Educators

Dates: 10/14/2023

This free 4-hour workshop strengthens team unity by teaching participants to look at the world from a unique perspective, one that takes into consideration how someone's ethnicity, race, ability, and socio-economic background can impact how they experience our society.


Learn how to promote social unity and increase cultural awareness in your school and community by attending this new NYSUT workshop for members and local affiliates. The goal is to bridge cultural divides and make our schools and communities more welcoming and inclusive places for people of all abilities and backgrounds by helping participants see beyond their own personal world view.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
*Define microaggressions and identify key characteristics

*Define stereotypes and identify key characteristics

*Identify specific steps and strategies to challenge implicit bias, microaggressions

This program will be delivered fully online with synchronous meetings on Thursday's October 12th and 19th from 4:00-6:00 pm. A Zoom registration link will be sent to you a few days before the workshop begins.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 4
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/0

3. Aspiring Educators for Teacher Assistants

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Kaylee Bennett  - Kayleeabennett@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 10/16/2023 to 11/13/2023

Closed
This 3 hour course will provide information for certified teaching assistants on the different pathways teaching assistants could take to become a certified teacher in New York State. This course will also provide some information relevant to teaching in New York State in an effort to encourage/recruit teaching assistants to become certified teachers. Participants will receive an overview on the different pathways one could take to become a certified teacher in NYS. Participants will also become familiar with the TEACH system to look up certification requirements and guidance on which steps to take to become a certified teacher.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 25/20
  • Wait: 0/0

4. NYSTC Fall Focus-Eastern Upstate Region

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/17/2023

This program is required for all NYS Teacher Center Directors. Directors will meet regionally to participate in a hybrid model of professional learning. The exact meeting location will be emailed to directors by their regional chairs.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 21/50
  • Wait: 0/0

5. NYSTC Fall Focus-Far West Region

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/17/2023

This program is required for all NYS Teacher Center Directors. Directors will meet regionally to participate in a hybrid model of professional learning. The exact meeting location will be emailed to directors by their regional chairs.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 14/50
  • Wait: 0/0

6. NYSTC Fall Focus-Greater Rochester Region

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/17/2023

This program is required for all NYS Teacher Center Directors. Directors will meet regionally to participate in a hybrid model of professional learning. The exact meeting location will be emailed to directors by their regional chairs.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 16/50
  • Wait: 0/0

7. NYSTC Fall Focus-Long Island Region

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/17/2023

This program is required for all NYS Teacher Center Directors. Directors will meet regionally to participate in a hybrid model of professional learning. The exact meeting location will be emailed to directors by their regional chairs.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 39/50
  • Wait: 0/0

8. NYSTC Fall Focus-Lower Hudson Region

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/17/2023

This program is required for all NYS Teacher Center Directors. Directors will meet regionally to participate in a hybrid model of professional learning. The exact meeting location will be emailed to directors by their regional chairs.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 22/50
  • Wait: 0/0

9. NYSTC Fall Focus-New York City Region

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/17/2023

This program is required for all NYS Teacher Center Directors. Directors will meet regionally to participate in a hybrid model of professional learning. The exact meeting location will be emailed to directors by their regional chairs.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 6/50
  • Wait: 0/0

10. NYSTC Fall Focus-Southern Tier Region

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/17/2023

This program is required for all NYS Teacher Center Directors. Directors will meet regionally to participate in a hybrid model of professional learning. The exact meeting location will be emailed to directors by their regional chairs.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 11/50
  • Wait: 0/0

11. NYSUT Sticks and Stones-Understanding Implicit Bias and Stereotypes Workshop

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: All Educators

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 10/24/2023

This free 4-hour workshop strengthens team unity by teaching participants to look at the world from a unique perspective, one that takes into consideration how someone's ethnicity, race, ability, and socio-economic background can impact how they experience our society.


Learn how to promote social unity and increase cultural awareness in your school and community by attending this new NYSUT workshop for members and local affiliates. The goal is to bridge cultural divides and make our schools and communities more welcoming and inclusive places for people of all abilities and backgrounds by helping participants see beyond their own personal world view.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
*Define microaggressions and identify key characteristics

*Define stereotypes and identify key characteristics

*Identify specific steps and strategies to challenge implicit bias, microaggressions

This program will be delivered fully online with synchronous meetings on Thursday's October 12th and 19th from 4:00-6:00 pm. A Zoom registration link will be sent to you a few days before the workshop begins.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 4
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/0

12. Classroom Management Strategies That Work

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Meredith Murolo  - Meredithmurolo@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: This course is designed for educators in K-12. Each section of the course will focus on specific skills and topics related to classroom management.

Dates: 10/23/2023 to 11/1/2023

This course will give participants strategies for improving classroom management in order to create an orderly and well organized environment where students can succeed and complete rigorous work. Participants will explore approaches for developing positive classroom communities that promote good relationships between the teacher and students as well as between peers. Effective classroom management is vital for teachers ' ability to teach and students ability to learn. Participants will learn how to maintain good student behavior, create feasible classroom expectations and procedures, and techniques for implementing behavior modifications when needed. Behavior intervention plans will be discussed as well as resources and service providers within the school building that are available when help is needed beyond the confines of the classroom. In addition, coursework will cover ways to teach students how to monitor and regulate their own behavior.

This activity has a required evaluation

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

13. Understanding Lagging Skills

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Jessica Lattimore  - jlattimorertc@gmail.com

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Audience: All

Dates: 10/25/2023

New
Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) is an evidence-based model of psychosocial treatment originated and developed by Dr. Ross Greene, and described in his books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Raising Human Beings, and Lost & Found. Rather than focusing on kids' challenging behaviors (and modifying them), CPS helps kids and caregivers solve the problems that are causing those behaviors. The problem-solving is collaborative (not unilateral) and proactive (not reactive). Research has shown that the model is effective not only at solving problems and improving behavior but also at enhancing skills. In this workshop, you will learn about the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems (ALSUP). And how to work with students to solve those problems?

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/25

14. NYSTC-New Director In Person Meeting-Evening Community Building

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/25/2023

New
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting new TC Directors.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 0/50
  • Wait: 0/0

15. NYSTC-New Director In Person Meeting-Binghamton, NY October 2023

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Dates: 10/26/2023

New
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this all day in person meeting.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 0/50
  • Wait: 0/0

16. One Trusted Adult Foundations-Asynchronous Training

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 10/30/2023 to 11/27/2023

One Trusted Adult: Foundations for Educators is an online on-demand, 4-hour course, including exercises, assessments, and a downloadable workbook.

Access to 4-hour course completely paid for by your Teacher Center! Participants in this course will: Review evidence, and recognize the importance of every child being able to name a trusted adult Become a trusted adult who is Accessible, Boundaried, and Caring and prompt self and organizational reflection Set up spaces to meet the BASICS (universal youth needs), including tools and strategies to use with your students for connection and reflection Establish healthy and appropriate youth-adult relationships and avoid boundary blur and professional burnout Encourage teamwork and build a network of many trusted adults within your school community and beyond apply the caring modes and comfort zone frameworks for effective mentorship. Grade-level teams are encouraged to sign up together.

A link with a code will be emailed to you upon registration. You will have 4 weeks to complete the work. Upon completion of the program, please email the OTA certificate to info@nysteachercenters.org, for full CTLE credit and attendance verification with NYSTC. All video content also includes closed captioning.

The asynchronous hours for this program are simply placeholders for the hours of work. You may complete the work during a time that works best for you.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 4
  • Enrolled: 8/50
  • Wait: 0/0

17. Fostering Resilient Learners with Trauma Informed Classrooms

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Michael DeMario  - demariomichael@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 11/1/2023 to 11/21/2023

Working with trauma-affected students and their teachers, Fostering Resilient Learners will help you cultivate a trauma-sensitive learning environment for students across all content areas, grade levels, and educational settings. The authors--a mental health therapist and a veteran principal--provide proven, reliable strategies to help you. Educators will understand what trauma is and how it hinders the learning, motivation, and success of all students in the classroom and build strong relationships and create a safe space to enable students to learn at high levels. Educators may adopt a strengths-based approach that leads them to recalibrate how they view destructive student behaviors and to perceive what students need to break negative cycles. This will help to head off frustration and burnout with essential self-care techniques that will help educators and their students flourish.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 6/25
  • Wait: 0/25

18. Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide to Learning Focused Relationships

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Elizabeth Bell  - elizabethbell118@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 11/1/2023 to 12/6/2023

Any teacher will tell you they have learned some of the most influential and productive tools for their profession from a really amazing, seasoned teacher. The relationships we as teachers have with one another really mold how effective and successful our school year can be. Having the tools to cultivate a strong relationship with those expert teachers is invaluable. Mentoring Matters by Laura Lipton holds reference tools for mentors of beginning teachers, this guide offers structures, strategies, and techniques for developing expertise in teaching and launching a career of continuous learning. This reference adds new tools for time efficient, effective learning focused conversations, including templates for problem solving conversations that balance support with learning. Throughout this book study teachers will explore how to become an expert mentor in the field of education.

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. (10 CTLE hours)

This activity has a required evaluation

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

19. Pathway to Highly Effective Teaching, Part 1- Developing Relationships

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Christine Sanfratello  - sanfratelloc@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: All educators

Dates: 11/1/2023 to 11/29/2023

New
As educators and designers, we are called to architect learning experiences for all learners by creating lessons with flexible goals, methods, materials, and assessments. This course is designed to delve deeper into best practices by examining the framework of teaching developed by Charlotte Danielson, highlighting seven essential elements of great teaching and providing a clear pathway to effective instruction.

Participants will explore how the Understanding by Design (UBD) framework and the Blended Learning model, when combined, can create flexible learning landscapes that support a student-centered learning environment. Participants will also examine digital tools to foster essential teaching practices that build on the foundation of planning and facilitating engaging and coherent instruction designed to meet the various needs of our students. There will be a strong emphasis on classroom equity and its role in creating an optimal learning environment for all students.

Consideration for the Thanksgiving recess will be given in regard to the submission of 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.

This course is part 1 of a 3-part series.
  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/25

20. One Trusted Adult Book Study

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Jessica Lattimore  - jlattimorertc@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: All

Dates: 11/6/2023 to 12/15/2023

New
Packed with real-life stories and invaluable tips, One Trusted Adult inspires all adults to build strong connections, embrace sustainable career practices, break the silence around boundary violations and abuse, be present for the young people in their lives and, in doing so, ensure that the young people in their care are growing into their greatest potential. In clear, accessible terms, One Trusted Adult lays out: *The critical nature of trust, along with simple tools that help build trusting relationships with young people and expand the opportunities for positive impact. *What boundaries are, and how to set clear expectations that keep both young people and the adults who work with them safe. *How to create an organizational culture that cares for the whole child and celebrates the adults who get it right while holding accountable those who don't. *Ways to partner and surround young people with the only thing better than one trusted adult: many trusted adults!

This activity has a required evaluation

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

21. Positive Behavior Approaches to Challenging Students: Video Study Course

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Elizabeth Bell  - elizabethbell118@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: teachers

Dates: 11/8/2023 to 12/13/2023

Positive Behavior Approaches for Challenging Students - A Video Study is a comprehensive course designed to equip educators, administrators, and support staff with effective strategies to address challenging behaviors in students. This course focuses on utilizing positive behavior approaches to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment that promotes student success.

This asynchronous course runs for five weeks, from Thursday, November 30th, 2023 through Thursday, January 4th, 2024.

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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 17/25
  • Wait: 0/25

22. Computer Science & Digital Fluency Standards - Overview

Session Code: 2.MST

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Cheryl Herman  - onteachercenter1@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: K-12

Dates: 11/8/2023 to 12/19/2023

New
The NYS CS&DF standards were adopted in 2020. The standards focus on 5 key concepts: Digital Literacy, Impacts of Computing, Computational Thinking, Cybersecurity and Networks and Systems Design. NYS is currently in the capacity building stage with full implementation for all teachers grades K-12 by September 2024. To help teachers investigate strategies and activities to implement the standards, NYS Teacher Centers have developed a 15-hour on line course broken down into 5, 3-hour blocks focused on each of the concepts. You are encouraged to complete all 5 blocks but are not required to do so. Each block is set up in the same format so it will be easy to follow along and complete all of them. *Each block does have its own set of tasks and due dates so please be mindful of this.

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)

This activity has a required evaluation

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

23. NYSUT Sticks and Stones-Understanding Implicit Bias and Stereotypes Workshop

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: All Educators

Dates: 11/9/2023 to 11/16/2023

New
This free 4-hour workshop strengthens team unity by teaching participants to look at the world from a unique perspective, one that takes into consideration how someone's ethnicity, race, ability, and socio-economic background can impact how they experience our society.


Learn how to promote social unity and increase cultural awareness in your school and community by attending this new NYSUT workshop for members and local affiliates. The goal is to bridge cultural divides and make our schools and communities more welcoming and inclusive places for people of all abilities and backgrounds by helping participants see beyond their own personal world view.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
*Define microaggressions and identify key characteristics

*Define stereotypes and identify key characteristics

*Identify specific steps and strategies to challenge implicit bias, microaggressions

This program will be delivered fully online with synchronous meetings on Thursday's October 12th and 19th from 4:00-6:00 pm. A Zoom registration link will be sent to you a few days before the workshop begins.

This activity has a required evaluation

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

24. NYSUT Sticks and Stones-Understanding Implicit Bias and Stereotypes Workshop

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: All Educators

Dates: 11/14/2023 to 11/21/2023

New
This free 4-hour workshop strengthens team unity by teaching participants to look at the world from a unique perspective, one that takes into consideration how someone's ethnicity, race, ability, and socio-economic background can impact how they experience our society.


Learn how to promote social unity and increase cultural awareness in your school and community by attending this new NYSUT workshop for members and local affiliates. The goal is to bridge cultural divides and make our schools and communities more welcoming and inclusive places for people of all abilities and backgrounds by helping participants see beyond their own personal world view.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
*Define microaggressions and identify key characteristics

*Define stereotypes and identify key characteristics

*Identify specific steps and strategies to challenge implicit bias, microaggressions

This program will be delivered fully online with synchronous meetings on Thursday's October 12th and 19th from 4:00-6:00 pm. A Zoom registration link will be sent to you a few days before the workshop begins.

This activity has a required evaluation

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

25. Rigorous PBL by Design: Book Study with Focus on Diversity

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Greg Conley  - gregoryconley1@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 11/14/2023 to 12/13/2023

New
This is a book study is focused on meeting the needs of diverse learners and reaching all students. Project Based Learning allows all students to demonstrate their unique abilities, talents, and knowledge. In his book Rigorous PBL, Dr. Mcdowell illuminates surface, deep and transfer learning to guide teachers towards using the right tools for these identified stages of learning. Participants will engage in learning experiences that motivate students to be curious learners and foster student achievement for diverse learners. Book study outcomes:

*Increase awareness around the tenets of project based learning

*Engage in strategies to foster competent and confident learners

*Create learning environments embrace student culture, identity and experiences

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.

This activity has a required evaluation

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

26. Supporting Student Mental Health: Essentials for Teachers

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Meredith Murolo  - Meredithmurolo@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous & Synchronous (Asynchronous & Synchronous, NY)

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 11/16/2023 to 12/1/2023

This book study course will examineSupporting Student Mental Health: Essentials for Teachers by Michael Haas & Amy Ardell This text is a guide to the basics of identifying and supporting students with mental health challenges. It is full of accessible and appropriate strategies for responding to students' mental health needs, such as relationship-building, behavioral observation, questioning techniques, community resources, and more.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 4/25
  • Wait: 0/25

27. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-November 2023

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Dates: 11/30/2023

New
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors. During this meeting we will discuss professional learning opportunities and badging.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 0/50
  • Wait: 0/0

28. Pathway to Highly Effective Teaching, Part 2- Teaching Practices

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Christine Sanfratello  - sanfratelloc@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 12/6/2023 to 1/17/2024

New
As educators and designers, we are called to architect learning experiences for all learners by creating lessons with flexible goals, methods, materials, and assessments. This course is designed to delve deeper into best practices by examining the framework of teaching developed by Charlotte Danielson, highlighting seven essential elements of great teaching and providing a clear pathway to effective instruction.

Participants will explore how the Understanding by Design (UBD) framework and the Blended Learning model, when combined, can create flexible learning landscapes that support a student-centered learning environment. Participants will also examine digital tools to foster essential teaching practices that build on the foundation of planning and facilitating engaging and coherent instruction designed to meet the various needs of our students. There will be a strong emphasis on classroom equity and its role in creating an optimal learning environment for all students.

Consideration for the Holiday recess will be given in regard to coursework so that everyone can enjoy their holiday recess.

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. This course is part 2 of a 3-part series. While Part 1 of the course is not a mandatory prerequisite, it is highly recommended.

This activity has a required evaluation

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

29. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-January 2024

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Dates: 1/22/2024

New
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors. During this meeting we will discuss refining job descriptions and moving money (FS10a).

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 0/50
  • Wait: 0/0

30. Pathway to Highly Effective Teaching, Part 3- Effective Planning

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Christine Sanfratello  - sanfratelloc@gmail.com

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 1/24/2024 to 2/28/2024

New
As educators and designers, we are called to architect learning experiences for all learners by creating lessons with flexible goals, methods, materials, and assessments. This course is designed to delve deeper into best practices by examining the framework of teaching developed by Charlotte Danielson, highlighting seven essential elements of great teaching and providing a clear pathway to effective instruction.

Participants will explore how the Understanding by Design (UBD) framework and the Blended Learning model, when combined, can create flexible learning landscapes that support a student-centered learning environment. Participants will also examine digital tools to foster essential teaching practices that build on the foundation of planning and facilitating engaging and coherent instruction designed to meet the various needs of our students. There will be a strong emphasis on classroom equity and its role in creating an optimal learning environment for all students.

Consideration for the Winter recess will be given in regard to the submission of coursework.

This course is part 3 of a 3-part series. While parts 1 and 2 of this course are not mandatory prerequisites, they are highly recommended.

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.

This activity has a required evaluation

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

31. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults - book study

Session Code: 8.INTEG

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Mykal Karl  - director@cateachercenter.org

Location: Asynchronous (Asynchronous, NY)

Audience: All educators interested in diversity and indigenous knowledge systems

Dates: 1/29/2024 to 2/26/2024

New
Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things―from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen―provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth's oldest teachers: the plants around us. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the desire to understand diversity to every educator from elementary to secondary, from science to the arts. This book is a paradigm shifter.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 4/25
  • Wait: 0/25

32. NYSTC-New Director Meeting-February 2024

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

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

Location: Synchronous- Online (Synchronous- Online, NY)

Dates: 2/6/2024

New
NYSTC Director Professional Learning task group is hosting this meeting for 1st and 2nd year TC Directors. During this meeting we will discuss what to expect at Spring Symposium.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 0/50
  • Wait: 0/0

33. Aspiring Educators for Teacher Assistants

Session Code: 9: ALL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Kaylee Bennett  - Kayleeabennett@gmail.com

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 3/4/2024 to 4/1/2024

This 3 hour course will provide information for certified teaching assistants on the different pathways teaching assistants could take to become a certified teacher in New York State. This course will also provide some information relevant to teaching in New York State in an effort to encourage/recruit teaching assistants to become certified teachers. Participants will receive an overview on the different pathways one could take to become a certified teacher in NYS. Participants will also become familiar with the TEACH system to look up certification requirements and guidance on which steps to take to become a certified teacher

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 3
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34. Collegiate Circle: Self-Awareness to Combat Bias

Session Code: 5.BEWL

Program: New York State Teacher Centers

Activity Owner/Manager: Alexa Toyas  - alexatoyas2@gmail.com

Audience: Middle-High school teachers and administrators

Dates: 4/3/2024 to 4/17/2024

The format of this course is a collegiate circle. The focus of our discussions will be on a collaborative project entitled, "This is My Story". The project provides a welcoming and affirming environment that gives multi-lingual learners a chance to share their migration journeys to the United States. Common themes in previous entries have included human trafficking, family separation, and adjusting to a new culture, language, and education system. We will discuss how to use these stories can be used as a "window" and a "mirror" into their personal journeys, and embed their memoirs into a curriculum about the formal writing and editing process, grammar, and language acquisition for students with low home language literacy and English language skills.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/25
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