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1. Accelerating Students' Literacy Growth, Grade K: Year 1 - *REGISTER BY JUNE 30th*

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grade K, Literacy, and Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/10/2023 to 4/15/2024

OVERVIEW:

This service, in collaboration with Binghamton University's Education Dept., provides participating teachers with intensive professional development in knowledge and use of literacy learning progressions, specific assessment tools, and a range of instructional strategies to design instruction targeted to address the literacy needs of kindergarten students. Participants will learn how to select and modify interventions & strategies based on analysis of student data to flexibly respond to students' needs, with the goal of accelerating student learning. Each participating school will have onsite coaching visits as part of the service.

The focus of this strand in support of kindergarten is critical language and literacy foundational skills; however, we will also address oral language and vocabulary which are important for building students' early comprehension skills.

OUTCOMES:

- Explain how the brain reads, what makes reading difficult for some students, and how to identify early areas of literacy concern

- Explain kindergarten foundational skill learning progressions of simpler to more complex skills and apply this knowledge to assessment and instructional design

- Describe ways to effectively and efficiently assess kindergarteners to determine precise teaching points based on strengths and areas of need

- Apply high yield instructional strategies to address identified needs

- Create lesson plans that align to precise teaching points identified by data and are organized to ensure transfer of critical skills

- Explain instructional approaches to ensure mastery of critical skills for end-of-kindergarten expectations

*ADDITIONAL COST:

Accelerating Students Literacy Growth, Year 1 [Service No. 551-211-020]. Districts exceeding their 2023-24 FRS purchases will be billed via an ARFS.

2. Accelerating Students' Literacy Growth, Grades 1-5: Year 1 - *REGISTER BY JUNE 30th*

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades 1-5 ELA, Literacy, and Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/10/2023 to 5/13/2024

Closed

OVERVIEW:

This service, in collaboration with Binghamton University's Education Dept., provides participating teachers with intensive professional development in knowledge and use of literacy learning progressions, specific assessment tools, and a range of instructional strategies to design instruction targeted to address the literacy needs of students in grades 1-5. Participants will learn how to select and modify interventions & strategies based on analysis of student data to flexibly respond to students' needs, with the goal of accelerating student learning. Each participating school will have onsite coaching visits as part of the service.

The focus of this strand in support of students in grades 1-5 involves two critical areas of language development - literacy foundational skills and comprehension.

OUTCOMES:

- Explain how the brain reads, what makes reading difficult for some students, and how to identify early areas of literacy concern

- Explain kindergarten foundational skill learning progressions of simpler to more complex skills and apply this knowledge to assessment and instructional design

- Describe ways to effectively and efficiently assess kindergarteners to determine precise teaching points based on strengths and areas of need

- Apply high yield instructional strategies to address identified needs

- Create lesson plans that align to precise teaching points identified by data and are organized to ensure transfer of critical skills

- Explain instructional approaches to ensure mastery of critical skills for end-of-kindergarten expectations

*ADDITIONAL COST:

Accelerating Students Literacy Growth, Year 1 [Service No. 551-211-020]. Districts exceeding their 2023-24 FRS purchases will be billed via an ARFS.

3. OIR Meetings [2023-2024] - * BY INVITATION ONLY *

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: District OIR Representative - * BY INVITATION ONLY *

Dates: 8/1/2023 to 6/7/2024

The Organization of Instructional Representatives (OIR) is an advisory group for Broome-Tioga BOCES School Curriculum Improvement and other services. All participating districts identify 1-2 district administrator representatives to serve in an advisory capacity and attend the monthly meetings.

CHAIRS: Michelle Feyerabend, Chenango Valley; Barb Tasber, Windsor

PLEASE NOTE:

- OIR's 2023-24 Retreat will be held on August 1, 2023 at Cornell Cooperative Extension's Taste of New York building located at 840 Front Street, Binghamton.

- CSO/OIR meetings will be held from 8 am - 2 pm at the ISC on September 13, November 1, and March 6.

- September 2023 - June 2024 monthly meetings will be held in-person at Broome-Tioga BOCES Instructional Support Center with Zoom option available.

4. New Teacher Institute: Year 3 - *REGISTER BY AUGUST 3rd*

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Teachers who participated in NTI Year 2 during 22-23 school year (CV, SV, WP Only)

Dates: 8/10/2023 to 6/13/2024

OVERVIEW:

This series provides newer teachers (in their 3nd year of teaching) with intensive professional development in evidence-based strategies around effective instructional design, student engagement, classroom management, feedback, questioning and many other pieces that make up "highly effective” teaching. Participants will receive and utilize feedback from a coach on strategies that meet students' needs in their classrooms. Throughout our time we will have both full group and district-specific learning experiences in order to better meet participants' needs.

OUTCOMES:

- Describe strategies for effective instruction which engages students in order to develop their content knowledge and development of skills. - Explain classroom management strategies which promote a welcoming and affirming environment. - Identify characteristics of successful feedback and describe strategies for delivering teacher to student feedback and student to student feedback. - Describe effective classroom questioning practices and identify specific strategies to build students' questioning skills.

Please Note Maximum CTLE of 29 hours will be awarded based on participation in the following:

- Three 6-hour Regional Sessions (max 24): August 10, January 17, May 22

- Two 3-hour In-District 1/2 Day Sessions (max 6): Week of October 16 - 20; Week of March 18 - 22

- Five 1-hour Coaching Sessions (max 5): September 13 - 29; November 1 - 21; February 1 - 29; April 10 - 26; May 29 - June 13

5. Life Space Crisis Intervention [Certification Course] - *REGISTER BY 8.17.23*

Program: Community Schools

Audience: Counselors, Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 8/21/2023 to 8/25/2023

OVERVIEW:

Learn relationship-building, brain-based de-escalation skills along with trauma-informed intervention strategies for reaching out to young people and turning problem situations into learning opportunities.

OUTCOMES:

- LSCI will provide participants with the skills to create positive relationships with students with chronic patterns of self-defeating behaviors, and facilitate student insight into their behavior patterns and develop new skills to react to problem situations and stress in more productive ways.

- Upon completing the 5 day training, you will receive a certificate from the LSCI Institute. Attending all 5 days of the series is required. No exceptions will be made.

6. LETRS Years 1 -2 (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) - INVITATION ONLY - *REGISTER BY MAY 12th*

Program: SCI: ELA / Literacy

Audience: Elementary Teachers of Participating Districts (INVITATION ONLY)

Dates: 8/24/2023 to 5/27/2025

The Lexia LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Suite is comprehensive professional learning designed to provide early childhood and elementary educators and administrators with deep knowledge to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. Developed by Dr. Louisa Moats and leaders in the field of literacy, Lexia LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the foundational and fundamentals of reading and writing instruction-phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and written language.

This is a two-year commitment and includes eight in-person learning days spread across two years. It also has a digital learning component with online content and assessments for teachers, which involves additional hours per year.

YEAR 1

- Explain why reading is difficult for some students, and what the brain does when it reads

- Identify the major types of reading difficulties and implications for assessment

- Describe the phonology connection and its role in reading, with assessment and instructional recommendations

- Explain major principles of English orthography and strategic approaches to teaching accurate reading

- Explain approaches to more advanced word study

YEAR 1 MAXIMUM CTLE = 87 hrs (In-person: 24 hrs; Asych = 63)

YEAR 2

- Describe effective approaches to teaching vocabulary

- Explain roots of comprehension difficulties and critical components for targeted instruction

- Explain the role of comprehension strategies and how to structure lessons to address active processing of text

- Describe critical aspects of writing instruction and how to address these in an explicit way

YEAR 2 MAXIMUM CTLE = 81 hrs (In-person: 24 hrs; Asych = 57)

NOTE: Districts billed in full in 2022-23 ARFS.

7. New Teacher Institute: Year 2 - *REGISTER BY AUGUST 17th*

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Teachers who participated in NTI Year 1 during 22-23 school year (CV, SV, WP Only)

Dates: 8/24/2023 to 6/13/2024

OVERVIEW:

This series provides newer teachers (in their 2nd year of teaching) with intensive professional development in evidence-based strategies around effective instructional design, student engagement, classroom management, feedback, questioning and many other pieces that make up "highly effective” teaching. Participants will receive and utilize feedback from a coach on strategies that meet students' needs in their classrooms. Throughout our time we will have both full group and district-specific learning experiences in order to better meet participants' needs.

OUTCOMES:

- Describe strategies for effective instruction which engages students in order to develop their content knowledge and development of skills.

- Explain classroom management strategies which promote a welcoming and affirming environment.

- Identify characteristics of successful feedback and describe strategies for delivering teacher to student feedback and student to student feedback.

- Describe effective classroom questioning practices and identify specific strategies to build students' questioning skills.

Please Note Maximum CTLE of 29 hours will be awarded based on participation in the following:

- Three 6-hour Regional Sessions (max 24): August 24, January 11, May 21

- Two 3-hour In-District 1/2 Day Sessions (max 6): Week of October 16 - 20; Week of March 18 - 22

- Five 1-hour Coaching Sessions (max 5): September 13 - 29; November 1 - 21; February 1 - 29; April 10 - 26; May 29 - June 13

8. New Teacher Institute: Year 1 - *REGISTER BY AUGUST 24th*

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades K-12 Educators in their 1st Year of Teaching

Dates: 8/29/2023 to 6/13/2024

OVERVIEW:

This series provides new teachers (in their 1st year of teaching) with intensive professional development in evidence-based strategies around effective instructional design, classroom environment, student engagement, classroom management, explicit teaching and many other pieces that make up "highly effective” teaching. Participants will receive and utilize feedback from a coach on strategies that meet students' needs in their classrooms. Throughout our time we will have both full group and district-specific learning experiences in order to better meet participants' needs.

OUTCOMES:

- Describe key attributes of a welcoming classroom environment.

- Describe unique aspects of your new school culture and strategies for integrating into the school community.

- Identify evidence-based classroom management strategies and create a plan to apply them.

- Define explicit teaching and student engagement.

- Create lesson plans that include explicit teaching and incorporate various engagement strategies

Please Note Maximum CTLE of 35 hours will be awarded based on participation in the following:

- Four 6-hour Regional Sessions (max 24): August 29, August 30, January 9, May 20

- Two 3-hour In-District 1/2 Day Sessions (max 6): Week of October 16 - 20; Week of March 18 - 22

- Five 1-hour Coaching Sessions (max 5): September 13 - 29; November 1 - 21; February 1 - 29; April 10 - 26; May 29 - June 13

Per person subscription to the New Teachers Institute, Service # 551.211.045, is required. Applicable billing will be initiated by BT BOCES if not included as part of your district's 2023-24 FRS.

9. High School Principals' Center Meetings [2023-2024]

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: High School Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 9/13/2023 to 5/15/2024

This monthly meeting for HS principals is designed as an opportunity to learn together and network with colleagues from across the Broome-Tioga BOCES region. Principals' Center meetings are open to principals and assistant principals from school districts that participate in the BT BOCES School Curriculum Improvement service.

DIVISION CHAIRS: Kevin Richman (Binghamton); Steven DiStefano (U-E)

Zoom access information will be communicated via the High School Principals listserv.

10. Elementary Principals' Center Meetings [2023-2024]

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Elementary Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 9/14/2023 to 5/21/2024

This monthly meeting for elementary school principals is designed as an opportunity to learn together and network with colleagues from across the Broome-Tioga BOCES region. Principals center meetings are open to principals and assistant principals from school districts that participate in the BT BOCES School Curriculum Improvement service.

Division CoChairs: - Jessica Bowerman, Susquehanna Valley; Mary Kay Ryan, Union-Endicott

* No meeting scheduled in April*

Zoom access information will be communicated via the listserv.

11. Multi Tier Systems of Support - Integrated: Community of Practice - Register by 6.06.24

Program: Community Schools

Audience: TEAMS: Building Level Teams: MTSS, RtI, Student Study Team; District Level Teams

Dates: 9/21/2023 to 6/11/2024

OVERVIEW:

This group meets quarterly to share, discuss, learn and plan together to support the implementation of the Community Schools Strategy in the region. A Community of Practice is a group of professionals that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve the academic performance of students, chronic absenteeism, and parent engagement. Together we will explore how an integrated Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS-I) can strengthen efforts to support increasing social emotional behavioral/mental health needs.

MTSS offers a roadmap for integration and equity. The Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF) offers guidance on how to embed mental health, include family and youth AND involve community partners. Content experts in academic, social emotional support, behavior, suicide and drug prevention working within a single system informed by implementation science can help schools meet all these demands.

"MTSS is something to help organize the adults and their implementation of best practices within classrooms and schools. MTSS is not about organizing kids as much as it is about organizing what we do for and WITH kids and their families.” -Dr. George Sugai, Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut

OUTCOMES:

1. Reflect and assess current practice (Baseline)

2. Create and share materials, strategies, and best practices

3. Explore community partners and resources

4. Identify next steps with MTSS-I and commit

12. Accelerating Students Literacy Growth - Grades 2-5, Year 2 - REG BY 9.21.23

Program: SCI: ELA / Literacy

Audience: Grades 2-5 Educators participating in the Accelerating Students Literacy Progress Series

Dates: 9/25/2023 to 6/6/2024

OVERVIEW:

This workshop series is a continuation of the learning from year 1 of AcceleratingStudents' Literacy Growth. Participants will refine their understanding and implementation of targeted instruction to meet learner needs, with special emphasis on helping students access grade-level text. We will examine and implement instructional scaffolds to assist striving readers with challenging text as well as create instructional plans for transfer of learning. Onsite/virtual coaching for participating teachers is included.

OUTCOMES:

- Explain the critical components of a structured literacy approach

- Design instruction to address targeted teaching points using the principles of structured literacy

- Revise assessment plan to include a process for screening/diagnostic assessment of foundational skills; incorporate recommendations from research on assessment of comprehension

- Identify precise feedback for more effective transfer of critical skills into reading and writing

- Explain progressions of text complexity across grade levels, and identify targeted teaching points based on student assessment and understanding of text complexity progressions

- Design instructional scaffolds to assist students in taking on grade-level challenging text in literature and informational text

- Design and revise communication strategies to ensure instructional coherence for identified students

PLEASE NOTE: Districts must subscribe to SCI Base Service [551.211.001] to participate in this additional cost [551.211.021] series.

13. Curriculum / IT Directors Meetings [2023-24]

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Curriculum / IT Directors

Dates: 9/25/2023 to 5/20/2024

In these sessions, regional curriculum directors and instructional technology leaders meet to discuss issues that are pertinent to curriculum, assessment, instruction, and instructional technology. Included in the meetings are updates and talking points related to NYS and national standards, regional professional learning needs and planned offerings, requirements from the NYS Education Department, as well as new programs and resources available to support the work of schools.

ATTEND IN-PERSON or VIA ZOOM. Zoom access information will be communicated via the Curriculum/IT Directors listserv.

14. Community Schools Regional Leadership Advisory Group [2023-2024] - REG BY 5.16.24

Program: Community Schools

Audience: Leaders of the Community Schools Strategy

Dates: 9/26/2023 to 5/23/2024

OVERVIEW:

This group meets quarterly to share, discuss, learn and plan together to support the implementation of the Community Schools Strategy in the region.

1. Advise on the work of the BT BOCES Community Schools service:

- Community Service Provider Needs

- Professional Learning Needs

- Other Community Events and/or Collaborative Partnerships

2. Learn together about successful practices in leading change

3. Share successful practices with one another

15. AI in Education - Leadership Conversations

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: School District and Building Leaders

Dates: 9/27/2023 to 5/22/2024

OVERVIEW:

Join us for a bimonthly conversation centered on Ai in Education for building and district leaders. During these afterschool virtual sessions, educational leaders can meet to discuss and learn from each other about AI trends, educational use, and the impact of AI on their leadership practice. These sessions are designed to share emerging information about AI in education and engage in leadership conversations with colleagues. Conversations will be framed around a series of articles and topics related to AI; leaders can bring questions to the group for discussion.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify and discuss trends and promising practices related to AI in education

- Share experiences, emerging procedures, and impacts of AI on teaching, learning, and leadership

*Registrants will be provided with Zoom access information prior to the session start time.*

16. Science Leaders Grades PK-12 - REGISTER BY 5.30.24

Program: SCI: Science

Audience: Lead Teachers and Department Chairs

Dates: 9/27/2023 to 6/5/2024

OVERVIEW:

These meetings are designed to provide PK-12 Science educators and lead teachers with regional and statewide updates, as well as a forum for posing questions and sharing resources and materials.

OUTCOMES:

- Develop an instructional plan around regional and statewide initiatives

- Identify opportunities for professional growth

PLEASE NOTE: The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the session start time.

17. Model Schools Teacher Leaders and Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Community - REGISTER BY 5.23.24

Program: Model Schools/Instructional Technology

Audience: Grades K-12 Teachers Leaders, Administrators

Dates: 9/28/2023 to 5/30/2024

OVERVIEW:

These sessions will be to inform regional teacher leaders of current best practices in technology integration and supporting the new computer science and digital fluency standards to take back to their districts. These sessions will also provide a time where teacher leaders will discuss and show what technology-based best practices are occurring in their districts.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify current best technology practices that are occurring regionally, State-wide, and nationally

- Develop CSDF Lessons and resource curation

- Identify best practices in CSDF implementation

- Examine current research

18. Developing District Technology Teacher Leaders - REGISTER BY 5.23.24

Program: Model Schools/Instructional Technology

Audience: Grades K-12 Teachers

Dates: 9/28/2023 to 5/30/2024

OVERVIEW:

These sessions will be for technology teacher leader teams appointed by their district to work as a team to have concentrated time to work toward planning district initiatives.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify current best technology practices that are occurring regionally, State-wide, and nationally

- Identify PL needs for the district and how to build targeted sessions

19. Accelerating Students Literacy Growth - Grades K-1, Year 2 - REG BY 9.21.23

Program: SCI: ELA / Literacy

Audience: Grades K-1 Educators participating in the Accelerating Students Literacy Progress Series

Dates: 9/29/2023 to 6/3/2024

OVERVIEW:

This workshop series is a continuation of the learning from year 1 of Accelerating Students' Literacy Growth. Participants will refine their understanding and implementation of targeted instruction to meet learner needs, with special emphasis on building students' language and comprehension in the context of grade-level challenging and rich text using read-aloud and shared reading structures. We will examine structured literacy approaches to address students' foundational skill and comprehension needs. Onsite/virtual coaching for participating teachers is included.

OUTCOMES:

- Explain the critical components of a structured literacy approach

- Design instruction to address targeted teaching points using the principles of structured literacy

- Revise assessment plan to include a process for screening/diagnostic assessment of foundational skills

- Identify precise feedback for more effective transfer of critical skills into reading and writing

- Explain the beginnings of text complexity progressions, applicable to students in grades K-1 - Design instructional scaffolds to assist students in taking on grade-level challenging text in literature and informational text via read-alouds and shared reading structures

- Design and revise communication strategies to ensure instructional coherence for identified students

PLEASE NOTE: Districts must subscribe to SCI Base Service [551.211.001] to participate in this additional cost [551.211.021] series.

20. World Language Teachers Learning Community - REGISTER BY 5.02.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades 6-12 World Language Teachers

Dates: 10/2/2023 to 5/6/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, professional dialogue, and data analysis.

These sessions are a time for the regional world language teachers to learn, discuss, and share the current best practices in world language teaching and their current implementations of new classroom technologies and pedagogies.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify best practices in world language instruction

- Identify technology resources that can be used in the classroom

21. School Library System Council [2023-24] - REGISTER BY 5.30.24

Program: School Library

Audience: School Library System Council members

Dates: 10/4/2023 to 6/4/2024

OVERVIEW:

State-mandated quarterly meeting of representatives from each of the component school districts.

OUTCOMES:

- Participate in collegial, collaborative discussions regarding standards and curriculum

-Identify regional School Library System priorities and school library professional learning needs

- Advise on the activities of the School Library System and evaluate School Library System-provided resources and programs

- Discuss updates to and trends in the field of school librarianship, including state and national updates

22. School Librarians Community of Practice: Grades K-12 - REGISTER BY 5.30.24

Program: School Library

Audience: Grades K-12 Librarians

Dates: 10/4/2023 to 6/4/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, and professional dialogue.

The School Librarian Community of Practice meets regularly to share expertise and collaborate on improving teaching and learning in elementary and secondary library instruction. In 22-23, this group will focus on Media Literacy and alignment between the Information Fluency Continuum, the new CS/DF standards, and content-area practices. Librarians will leave with strategies to develop strong school library lessons and programs, explore and share resources, and engage in collaborative conversations with their regional peers.

23. Middle School Life Science and Physical Science Community of Practice - REG DEADLINE: 5.23.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Middle School Science Teachers, SPED Teachers Supporting Science

Dates: 10/10/2023 to 6/6/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students through the New York State Science Learning Standards. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, professional dialogue, and data analysis.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify trends, patterns, and gaps of learning through the use of the NYS assessment data.

- Create and share materials, strategies, and best practices to share with the group

- Identify and describe techniques for differentiating instruction for below and above grade-level students.

- Design a plan for each session

24. Windsor DEI Workgroup

Program: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Audience: BTB Employees Working in Windsor District Settings

Dates: 10/10/2023 to 6/10/2024

Closed

OVERVIEW:

Monthly Workgroup meeting for Windsor DEI Committee members.

PARTICIPANTS WILL:

- Identify gaps in Equity & Inclusion and create plans to address them.

25. Middle School Principals' Center Meetings [2023-2024]

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Middle School Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 10/11/2023 to 6/12/2024

This monthly meeting for MS principals is designed as an opportunity to learn together and network with colleagues from across the Broome-Tioga BOCES region. Principals center meetings are open to principals and assistant principals from school districts that participate in the BT BOCES School Curriculum Improvement service.

Division Co-Chairs: Eric Attleson (CV); Ken Francisco (Owego-Apalachin)

Zoom access information will be communicated via the listserv.

26. FACS Community of Practice - Register by 5.02.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: FACS Teachers

Dates: 10/12/2023 to 5/9/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, professional dialogue, and data analysis.

This Community is for FACS teachers. Educators in this group will share strategies and best practices for FACS education and continue to build a regional community. Participants will collaborate to design the plan for each session in order to best meet their collective needs.

27. Health Community of Practice: Advancing Skills-Based Health Instruction for All - REGISTER BY 5.02.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Health Educators

Dates: 10/12/2023 to 5/9/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, and professional dialogue.

Health Educators in this Community of Practice will continue the work around creating a skills based Health Curriculum as well as making connections to NYS Mental Health Standards, Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework and Computer Science/ Digital Fluency Standards.

OUTCOMES:

- Describe skills-based health education and explain how this instructional approach is a match for students' needs.

- Draft a new (or refine a) curricular unit for implementation during the year and describe how the unit supports the development of health skills.

- Identify instructional strategies that promote engagement and success for all learners in health education.

28. High School Biology Community of Practice - REG DEADLINE: 5.30.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: High School Biology Teachers, SPED Teachers Supporting Science

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 6/3/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students through the New York State Science Learning Standards. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, professional dialogue, and data analysis.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify trends, patterns, and gaps of learning through the use of the NYS assessment data.

- Create and share materials, strategies, and best practices to share with the group

- Identify and describe techniques for differentiating instruction for below and above grade-level students.

- Design a plan for each session

29. Physical Education Community of Practice - Secondary (Gr 6-12) - REG BY 4.18.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Secondary Physical Education Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 4/23/2024

OVERVIEW:

The Physical Education Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and student performance. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, and professional dialogue. The Physical Education Communities of Practice will focus their study during 2023-24 on preparing for implementation of the NYS Physical Education Learning Standards, including the link to Culturally Responsive Practices and Social Emotional Learning.

30. Physical Education Community of Practice - Elementary (Gr K-5) - REG BY 4.18.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Elementary Physical Education Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 4/23/2024

OVERVIEW:

The Physical Education Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and student performance. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, and professional dialogue. The Physical Education Communities of Practice will focus their study during 2023-24 on preparing for implementation of the NYS Physical Education Learning Standards, including the link to Culturally Responsive Practices and Social Emotional Learning.

31. Developing a Flourishing Classroom - *REGISTER BY OCTOBER 12th*

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades K-5 Teachers

Dates: 10/18/2023 to 4/25/2024

OVERVIEW:

Would you like to be better able to respond to today's learners? Do you want to maximize your students' growth through a welcoming & productive classroom community? Are you thinking about building academic and social-emotional skills simultaneously? Join us to learn how to make every part of your day flourish with intentionality and positivity. Topics will include welcoming and closure practices, classroom meetings, engagement structures, supporting students with challenging behaviors, and teaching social-emotional skills through content. Throughout the course, you will have opportunities to plan how these strategies will be implemented in your classroom and reflect on their effectiveness. Up to 3 individual onsite coaching sessions will be provided to further grow your professional practice.

OUTCOMES:

- Describe attributes of a welcoming, supportive classroom culture

- Identify engagement strategies that increase both academic and social emotional skills

- Explain effective strategies to promote positive behaviors and respond to challenging behaviors

- Choose strategies to utilize in your classroom and reflect on their effectiveness

PLEASE NOTE Maximum CTLE of 17 hours will be awarded based on participation in the following:

- Four 3-hour Regional Sessions (max 12): Oct. 18, Dec. 7, Feb. 27, Apr 25

- Three 1-hour 1:1 Coaching Sessions (max 3): Jul 26 - Apr. 24

32. Unearthing Learning Gems: Crafting Curriculum with MinecraftEDU REISSUED for RE-REGISTRATION ONLY

Program: Model Schools/Instructional Technology

Audience: Grades 2-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/18/2023 to 12/14/2023

New

OVERVIEW:

This two-day professional development training aims to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to effectively utilize Minecraft Education Edition (MC:EE) as a powerful tool for enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes. Participants will have the opportunity to experience MC:EE from a learner's perspective, gain hands-on experience in setting up MC:EE worlds, and explore the connections between MC:EE, various content areas, and computer science and digital fluency. Through practical activities and collaborative discussions, educators will learn to locate and utilize lesson resources from the MC:EE library and create their own engaging lessons for students.

OUTCOMES:

Day 1

- Describe your experience in MC:EE as a learner

- Identify the steps to set up a MC:EE world

- Identify connections between MC:EE, Computer Science and Digital Fluency standards, and content standards

- Locate and utilize lesson resources from the MC:EE library

- Create a lesson for students using MC:EE

Day 2

- Reflect on MC:EE implementation

- Showcase students' projects, engagement, and/or learning takeaways

- Create more learning experiences for students using MC:EE

This two-day workshop, with identical content is also being offered March 27 and June 5, 2024.

33. Broome-Tioga Counselors' Association Meetings (BTCA) [2023-2024]

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Broome-Tioga Regional Guidance Counselors

Dates: 10/18/2023 to 5/22/2024

CoChairs:

- Marissa Paulo, mpaulo@svsabers.org

- Sara Bomysoad, sbomysoa@uek12.org

NEED TO BE ADDED OR REMOVED FROM THE LISTSERV?

Additions and removals from the group's listserv should be directed to Andrea Sollitto at asollitto@btboces.org. Please be sure to include, when applicable, who you replaced at the district.

34. High School Earth and Space Science Community of Practice - **NEW DATE - Session 3: 5.16.24**

Program: SCI: General

Audience: High School Earth and Space Science Teachers, SPED Teachers Supporting Science

Dates: 10/24/2023 to 4/8/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students through the New York State Science Learning Standards. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, professional dialogue, and data analysis.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify trends, patterns, and gaps of learning through the use of the NYS assessment data.

- Create and share materials, strategies, and best practices to share with the group

- Identify and describe techniques for differentiating instruction for below and above grade-level students.

- Design a plan for each session

35. Grade 5 Science Investigation: Light It Up [REPEATS] - Register by 10.19.23

Program: SCI: Science

Audience: Grade 5 Science Teachers, SPED Teachers Supporting Grade 5 Students

Dates: 10/25/2023

Overview:

In this session, participants will dive into one of the four required NYS Investigations for Science in 5th grade. In addition to working through the investigation Light It Up, participants will discuss the content surrounding this investigation as well as receive an update on the status of the written assessment.

Outcomes:

- Examine the objectives and goals of Light It Up, one of the four Required Investigations

- Explain what we know about the new assessments

- Identify the different supports and scaffolds that might be necessary for students to be successful with the new Science assessment

** Due to the security of these resources, participants will not be provided with copies of any Investigations paper materials. Participants will need to contact their building leader to obtain Investigation materials for use during this training.**

This session, with identical content is also being offered on January 18, 2024.

36. High School to College Library Connection - REGISTER BY 5.02.24

Program: School Library

Audience: High School Librarians from the Broome-Tioga BOCES Region

Dates: 10/25/2023 to 5/7/2024

OVERVIEW:

This three-part series will allow participants to identify areas of alignment between high school research expectations and college-level research. Participants will engage in collaborative conversations with college-level library staff to define college-level research expectations and identify gaps; teacher/librarian pairs will collaboratively design a research project.

OUTCOMES:

- Articulate college-level research expectations

- Identify opportunities to scaffold towards college-level expectations in the high school curriculum

- Design, implement, and reflect on a research project to address key research skills

37. Regional Crisis Team Meetings [2023-24] - INVITATION ONLY - * Register by 5.16.24 *

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Invitation Only- Identified Regional Crisis Team Members

Dates: 10/25/2023 to 5/22/2024

OVERVIEW:

The purpose of the BT BOCES Regional Crisis Team is to provide guidance, support and/or assistance to students, staff and/or administrators within the BOCES region that may be needed after a national disaster, school violence, the death of a school community member or other serious school crises. The meetings will be focused on providing crisis intervention and response training and resources as well as share best practices with members of the team.

OUTCOMES:

- Keep current and apply best practices in the areas of crisis prevention, intervention, and response

- Developing plans for learning together (initially)

- Training and presentations on topics related to crisis prevention, intervention, and response

- Learning through tabletop exercises and/or debriefing recent school crisis situations

- Networking and sharing among members

- Share information, materials and resources with their school districts and local agencies throughout the region

Registrants will be provided with Zoom access information prior to the start time for all virtual sessions.

38. Grade 5 Science Investigation: What's in the Bag? [REPEATS] - Register by 10.19.23

Program: SCI: Science

Audience: Grade 5 Science Teachers, SPED Teachers Supporting Grade 5 Students

Dates: 10/25/2023

Overview:

In this session, participants will dive into one of the four required NYS Investigations for Science in 5th grade. In addition to working through the investigation What's in the Bag, participants will discuss the content surrounding this investigation as well as receive an update on the status of the written assessment.

Outcomes:

- Examine the objectives and goals of What's in the Bag, one of the four Required Investigations

- Explain what we know about the new assessments

- Identify the different supports and scaffolds that might be necessary for students to be successful with the new Science assessment

** Due to the security of these resources, participants will not be provided with copies of any Investigations paper materials. Participants will need to contact their building leader to obtain Investigation materials for use during this training.**

This session, with identical content is also being offered on January 18, 2024.

39. Special Education Community of Practice - REGISTER BY 4.22.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Special Education Teachers

Dates: 10/25/2023 to 4/29/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, professional dialogue, and data analysis.

This Community is for Special Education teachers K-12. Educators in this group will share strategies and best practices for Special education and continue to build capacity around the High Leverage Practices (HLP). They will have the opportunity to work and think with others in similar grade bands. Participants will collaborate to design the plan for each session in order to best meet their collective needs.

40. English as a New Language Community of Practice - Registration Deadline 6.06.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades K-12 English as a New Language Teachers

Dates: 10/26/2023 to 6/10/2024

Overview:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students. The goal of the group is to improve the skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, best-practice exchange, professional dialogue, and data analysis.

Educators in this group will share strategies and best practices for ENL education and continue to build a regional community. Participants will collaborate to design the plan for each session in order to best meet their collective needs.

41. Seal of Biliteracy Regional Advisory Group [2023-24] - REGISTER BY 4.01.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: World Language Teachers and/or Administrators who coordinate the Seal of Biliteracy work in their district

Dates: 10/26/2023 to 5/15/2024

OVERVIEW:

This series of meetings is intended for districts who are interested in participating as part of the BT BOCES regional consortium for 2023-24. The purpose of the advisory group meetings will be to share NYSED guidelines and updates as well as to update and develop plans to implement the regional plan. The advisory group will work collaboratively to plan for the Regional Presentation Day, where the participating students will come together at BT BOCES to present their culminating projects.

No CTLE is associated with participation in the Advisory Group.

The facilitator will provide all registrants with Zoom access information via email prior to the session start time.

42. eSports Coaches Meetings [2023-24] - * REGISTER BY 5.30.24 *

Program: Model Schools/Instructional Technology

Audience: Esport Coaches affiliated with districts subscribing to Esports Service

Dates: 11/7/2023 to 6/4/2024

OVERVIEW:

These one-hour Zoom sessions will be focused on helping coaches build their clubs and teams, identify means of communication for individual clubs, the roles students can play in the club, and the role the coach plays in the club. This will also serve as a time for community building among coaches to meet each other and discuss their ideas and questions.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify and address issues with platforms

- Identify communication structures

- Identify the roles team members play in the club

PLEASE NOTE:

- This activity is restricted to districts that subscribe to BT BOCES Esports Service [552.368.250] ONLY.

- Registrants will be provided with Zoom access information prior to the session start time.

43. Acceleration Administration Strand for 2023-24 - *REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 9th*

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Administrators, Teachers, Paraprofessionals

Dates: 11/16/2023 to 5/30/2024

OVERVIEW:

This series will facilitate a conversation between leaders who plan and oversee literacy programming at multiple tiers of instruction and whose teachers participate in the series "Accelerating Students' Literacy Growth.” These sessions will focus on expanding leaders' knowledge of evidence-based instructional practices related to literacy and the systems that support achievement of students with language-based disabilities. To expand and deepen our thinking we will incorporate learning from current research as well as local "voices from the field” involving regional administrators sharing their experiences trying different models for literacy improvement.

OUTCOMES:

- Discuss evidence-based instructional practices to improve student literacy outcomes

- Describe actions leaders can take to refine literacy systems for improved literacy outcomes

- Describe assessment systems to best support targeted instruction for student success, including refinements districts are making

- Describe actions leaders can take to support successful implementation of literacy systems changes

44. Literacy Teachers Community of Practice - Register by 11.30.23

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades PK-5 Literacy Teachers and Coaches

Dates: 12/7/2023 to 4/18/2024

OVERVIEW:

In this three-part series, literacy teachers from around the region will collaborate around the guiding question, "What literacy practices are likely to yield improved outcomes for our students, and how do we best share our understanding of robust literacy practices?”

We will share current realities of students' literacy achievement, action steps that are being implemented in districts, connections to current literacy research and evidence-based practices, and how we are working through challenges that arise in our local contexts.

OUTCOMES:

- Discuss emerging and identified student literacy needs

- Share practices that are being implemented as well as successes and challenges around the work

- Investigate current research and evidence-based recommendations for literacy achievement

- Discuss how best to share our evolving knowledge of evidence-based literacy practices

This series is open to elementary literacy teachers as well as literacy coaches.

45. Smart Start - January - March 2024: Coding, Computational Thinking, and Cybersecurity for the Next Generation, Gr K-8 - *REGISTER BY JANUARY 11th*

Program: Asynchronous Sessions

Audience: Grades K-8 Educators [Teachers, Coaches, Library Media Specialists]

Dates: 1/16/2024 to 3/28/2024

Meeting Times: *** Please see course description above for essential details.***

Closed

Smart Start is primed for anyone who wants to elevate technology learning into the classroom! Do you want to... Bring more hands-on technology to your classroom in a fun and engaging way? Learn proven activities to teach students about responsible online citizenship, cyber security, and coding? Become a tech influencer in your district?

Join colleagues for this hybrid coding, computational thinking, and cybersecurity awareness experience that includes:

● 3-Day Institute - FREE hands-on activities developed by Cyber.org to use with students

● Asynchronous - Try out cool new devices & activities in your classroom and develop instructional module

● Virtual 1-hr forum to share your wares with colleagues

SCHEDULE:

-In Person: January 16 (date cancelled due to weather) 17-18; 8 am - 3 pm Johnson City Learning Center [Max. CTLE = 12]

- Asynch via Schoology: Jan - Mar 28, 2024 - [Max. CTLE = 14]

● Reflect in writing on the CYBER lesson/activity you piloted in your classroom [submit by Feb 26]

● Write an original 30-40-minute Integrated Instructional Model [submit by Mar 28]

● Reflect in writing on the original Instructional Model you piloted in your classroom [submit by Mar 28]

- One-hour Zoom Session [Join ONE - invitation will be forthcoming: Feb 27: 3 - 4 pm; Feb 28 - 3:30 - 4:30 pm; Feb 29 (4 - 5 pm) [Max CTLE = 1]

PLEASE NOTE:

- Participants are eligible for up to 26 CTLE credit hrs as defined above, as well as a $1k stipend upon successful completion of the tasks outlined above and as determined by the Program Manager, Dr. David Hamilton. (more info? - dhamilton@btboces.org).

- This is a grant-funded opportunity which provides sub and stipend reimbursement to districts for teacher participation. Documentation to support reimbursement processing will be provided to participants' home districts by Melody Fissel following the conclusion of the course.

46. UPK Community of Practice - REG DEADLINE: 5.16.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: UPK Teachers

Dates: 2/7/2024 to 5/22/2024

OVERVIEW:

A Community of Practice is a group of educators that meets regularly, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills to benefit learners. UPK is the foundation of a child's positive educational career. Join UPK teachers from around the region to discuss evidence-based practices and strategies. This group will meet twice to learn together, share resources, problem solve, and support each other in providing high quality preschool programs.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify evidence-based strategies for early learning

- Describe attributes of structured, safe, and engaging preschool classrooms

47. Cognitive Coaching Seminar - Register by 2.08.24

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Administrators, K-12 Teachers, Instructional and Literacy Coaches

Dates: 2/13/2024 to 6/12/2024

Closed

OVERVIEW:

Teachers make an infinite number of decisions each day. In fact, the act of teaching is the result of the decisions a teacher makes after the complex cognitive processing of available information from learners. Superior teachers are intentional about the teaching acts they choose and reflect upon the impact of their choices, all of which are cognitive processes. If teaching is decision-making, then the coaching of teaching is a process of coaching teachers' decision-making processes - thus, Cognitive Coaching®.

Cognitive Coaching isn't just for coaches! Anyone looking to develop their capabilities around powerful professional conversations - administrators, literacy and/or instructional coaches, department and/or grade-level leaders, classroom teachers - will benefit from this model of coaching that focuses on self-directedness and the development of cognitive complexity.

In this eight-day seminar, participants learn how to:

- Develop trust and rapport

- Develop an identity as a mediator of thinking

- Utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving

- Develop autonomy and sense of community

- Develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence

- Apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating

- Utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions

- Distinguish among the five forms of feedback

- Use data to mediate thinking

Agendas for Days 1-4 include: the Planning Conversation Map and the Reflecting Conversation Map as well as the tools of Cognitive Coaching®. Days 5-8 provide for skill refinement and understanding of the Problem-Resolving Map.

PLEASE NOTE: BT BOCES will initiate billing for seats not covered through your district's FRS following.

48. Building Reading Habits of the Mind - Register by 2.15.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades 3-12 ELA Teachers, Literacy Coaches

Dates: 2/22/2024 to 6/7/2024

OVERVIEW:

Come and experience the power of dispositions! Reading dispositions are more than strategies and skills; they are the mental habits that unlock meaning in classroom content. They are the will and the thrill that go with the skill. Dispositions are the game changer in 21st century education. They are the motivators to authentic and lifelong connections to text.

OUTCOMES:

- Define reading dispositions and habits of mind

- Explain the research supporting reading dispositions

- Design instructional opportunities to build dispositions and habits of mind

- Design observational tools and assessments for dispositional learning

49. Administration and Scoring of the NYSESLAT *for New Scorers* - REGISTER BY 4.04.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: *New* NYSESLAT Scorers

Dates: 4/9/2024

New

Overview:

In this full-day, in-person training session, teachers who are new to the administration and scoring of the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) will focus on the structure and design of the assessment, content, and dimensions of the Speaking and Writing Rubrics with application to scoring practice with selected audio and written student responses, and how local writing scoring should be conducted.

Bring your laptop to this session

50. Parent and Family Engagement within the FBA and BIP Process [SWRPC] - *REGISTER BY 04.05.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: District and school level teams who are responsible for the development and implementation of the FBA, BIP and Progress monitoring; Families, Caregivers, Guardians

Dates: 4/9/2024

OVERVIEW:

This professional learning opportunity provides a brief overview and describes the role of parents, families, guardians, and caregivers to support students throughout the FBA/BIP process.

Families, Caregivers, and Guardians will understand:

- The definition of an FBA/BIP and when it is needed

- How FBA/BIP is conducted/developed

- The role they play as part of the various teams

Participants will also understand:

- How the FBA/BIP process is part of the Committee for Preschool Special Education (CPSE) /Committee for Special Education (CSE) process

- The guidance regarding the New York State (NYS) Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Part 200

District leaders will understand:

- How to engage families within the FBA/BIP process

- When/how to include them as part of the team

- How they can provide critical information to support the development and implementation of an FBA/BIP

The instructor will provide all registrants with access information prior to the session start time.

51. Coaching Course II: Theory and Techniques of Coaching - *REGISTRATION CLOSED*

Program: Coaching Certification

Audience: Coaches

Dates: 4/9/2024 to 6/4/2024

Closed

OVERVIEW:

This 30-hr. course will begin with an introductory phase in which the basic concepts common to all sports will be discussed to include the following: history of interscholastic athletics in NYS; the objectives, rules, regulations & policies of athletics, performance skills, technical information; organization & management practices. The special training and conditioning of the athletes in specific sports, the fitting of equipment, specific safety precautions and officiating methods will also be examined. An internship that will include practical experience as a coach in the specific sport and/or periods of observing other approved coaches will also be required.

** Attendance for all Sessions & Activities is MANDATORY ***

All registered participants will be sent an email asking which sport certification they are seeking in advance of the first class date.

This 30-hour course is divided into three parts:

1. Concepts Common to all sports - 5 classroom sessions on the following dates (15 hours)

o April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7 (*see also final session date below*)

2. Sport-specific Certification (12 hours)

*Please note: 1 certification is included with the course; for additional certifications, please register for Coaching Course II - Additional Sport Certification ONLY session in MLP

o This includes three 3-hour sessions with a resource coach from your specific sport. You will be provided with a resource coach and will meet with him or her.

o Each participant is required to participate in an internship experience. The requirements of this experience will be discussed during one of your classroom sessions. This work is expected to take 3 hours and will be completed on your own time.

3.Concluding Classroom Session (3 hours) - June 4

Payment by personal check or money order should be made payable to BT BOCES and directed to BT BOCES c/o M. Fissel 435 Glenwood Rd. Binghamton, NY 13905.

52. Local Historical Resources to Support Your Seal of Civic Readiness Work- Register by 4.04.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades 7-12 Educators, Administrators, School Librarians

Dates: 4/10/2024

OVERVIEW:

Do you ever wonder about the historical markers you see along the roadside? Who writes them? How do you get one for your favorite local historical location? How do you know if the information is accurate? Your students can research, write, and apply for a historical marker as a Civic Readiness project. Pomeroy Foundation's Historical Marker Program gives your students real world research experience. Your local library, historical society, and other cultural organizations offer several additional opportunities for your students to fulfill the requirements for the Seal of Civic Readiness. The New York State Student Research Awards allows your students to receive additional recognition, professional feedback from archivists and educators, and an award for their primary source research projects. Join us for a day of learning and collaboration as we explore these resources and how they support your Seal of Civic Readiness work.

OUTCOMES:

- Identify and explain areas of alignment between The Pomeroy Foundation's Historical Marker Program and Civic Readiness projects and criteria

- Identify and explain additional opportunities for students to fulfill requirements for the Seal of Civic Readiness through local history resources such as local libraries, cultural organizations and historical societies

- Develop a plan to use these connections, resources and research opportunities

Lunch will be provided.

53. NYS Seal of Biliteracy Presentation Day 2024 - REGISTER BY 4.04.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Seal of Biliteracy Evaluators, World Language Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 4/11/2024

New

OVERVIEW:

Students who are candidates for the NYS Seal of Biliteracy will be presenting their culminating projects to a panel of evaluators. The students have completed research on a topic of their choice and have prepared for a 5-10 minute presentation that will be followed with a Q and A session with the panel.

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If you are a teacher who is serving as an evaluator, please register here.

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This event is also a learning opportunity for world language teachers and/or administrators who want to celebrate and experience the Seal of Biliteracy.

54. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary [SWRPC] - *REGISTER BY 04.08.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: Special Education Teachers, Related Service Providers, Directors of Special Education, School Counselors, Agency and Community Service Providers

Dates: 4/11/2024

OVERVIEW:

Information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students with disabilities. Covering both the traditional exit summary and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

Participants will:

- Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the Student Exit Summary a meaningful and relevant document

- Learn the federal and state requirements for the Student Exit Summary

- Recognize and identify the required components of the Student Exit Summary

- Identify a process for the development and issuance of the Student Exit Summary that is student-centered

The instructor will provide all registrants with access information prior to the session start time.

55. Getting Funded Level II: Grant-seeking in the World of Government and Major Foundations - *REGISTER BY APRIL 11th*

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: School Administrators, School Leaders, and other such Ambitious Educational Entrepreneurs

Dates: 4/18/2024

OVERVIEW:

This day-long workshop will help participants find sources of major grants and gifts (typically $10,000 or more) to help your school or district fund major projects in program development, professional development, curriculum development, capital construction, school resource acquisition or educational reform endeavors.

PARTICIPANTS WILL:

- Learn where to find, interpret and track major grant opportunities

- Be exposed to the language, vocabulary and communications protocols of government grantors

- Learn about the mechanics of major grant review and awards processes

- Gain awareness of the cardinal rules of proposal development in the realm of major grants

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

- This offering is open to districts that subscribe to the Regional Grant Writer Service [551.211.700]

- Laptop or related device required

56. Phonics & Word Recognition: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success [SWRPC] - *Register by 04.12.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Literacy/Reading Instructors, Administrators

Dates: 4/19/2024

New

OVERVIEW:

The purpose of this training is to help participants gain a greater understanding of the Science of Reading; specifically, phonics and word recognition. Participants will explore what skills to teach when, and how to teach these skills for students to master phonics and word recognition. The training will also provide context for the importance of using assessments to improve the effectiveness of phonics instruction for students.

Participants will be able to:

- Describe the legal and ethical importance of providing scientific research-based instruction in phonics and word recognition

- Define phonics and word recognition and describe why they are important to overall reading development

- Explain when and how to teach phonics and word recognition according to our current knowledge of the science of reading

- Identify ways in which classroom assessments can be used to improve phonics and word recognition instruction and student outcomes

- Describe ways in which students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs can be provided with individualized phonics and word recognition support

The instructor will provide all registrants with access information prior to the session start time.

57. ELA Grades 3-8 Scoring Leader Preparation - Binghamton CSD ONLY - REGISTER BY 4.18.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades 3-8 Binghamton CSD Scoring Leaders (ONLY)

Dates: 4/22/2024

OVERVIEW:

Grades 3-8 ELA scoring leaders will review scoring materials to prepare to do lead scoring in their districts. BT BOCES professional development staff will facilitate the review of materials and provide support for the leaders to plan their own scoring sessions.

OUTCOMES:

-Explain the scoring protocols for Grades 3-8 ELA Assessments

58. Shoring Up Your Practice - REGISTER BY 4.11.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades K-12 Teachers

Dates: 4/29/2024 to 5/30/2024

OVERVIEW:

Are you a tenured teacher who is feeling overwhelmed, deflated, or burned out in your classroom? Do you sometimes feel like you're not teaching as effectively as you would like to be? If this might describe you, then join us to shore up your practice. In this course, participants will learn how to get students learning and working in various ways, from facilitators who specialize in student engagement and classroom management. All participants will receive individual, onsite coaching to further develop skills around your personal goal areas.

OUTCOMES:

-Identify key attributes of student engagement

-Describe various student engagement strategies

-Identify proactive classroom management strategies

-Choose individual growth areas to focus on and receive feedback on

** Upon registration, participants will receive information from the instructors and an initial coaching visit prior to in-person PL session.**

Please Note Maximum CTLE of 8 hours will be awarded based on participation in the following:

- Regional Session: April 29 (max 3)

- Five 1-hour Coaching Sessions (max 5): January 2023 - May 30, 2024

59. Family Engagement Communication and Culture [SWRPC] - *Register by 04.26.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: Administrators, Teachers, Pupil Personnel Staff, and Other Staff Members of Educational Organizations

Dates: 4/30/2024

New

OVERVIEW:

This package of materials is designed to introduce educators to concepts of communication and culture that impact the ways educators and educational organizations (EOs) interact with families. Overall, the aim is to ensure that educators are mindful with how they communicate with parents, guardians, and families to ensure that educational sites are culturally responsive and welcoming.

The foundational understandings of family engagement will ultimately support improvements in many outcome areas, namely those in areas in which gaps between student sub-groups exist.

Participants will:

- Examine the impact of culture & communication in our practice as educators

- Explore the concept of culture & connect with the idea of Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education

- Explore strategies for effective collaboration between families, caregivers, and schools to support students

The instructor will provide all registrants with access information prior to the session start time.

60. UFLI Foundations Training - REGISTER BY 4.25.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades K-5 Teachers, Literacy, and Special Education Teachers

Dates: 5/1/2024 to 5/2/2024

OVERVIEW:

This two-day series will introduce participants to the UFLI Foundations program for supporting elementary readers. We will overview the program, and get acquainted with the manual and the instructional routines and procedures. We'll also discuss both baseline and progress monitoring assessment. We'll conclude our work with facilitated work time in which participants will be able to access the digital materials and create some hard copy student materials for ready implementation.

OUTCOMES:

- Explain the why behind the UFLI program's approach to teaching foundational skills

- Explain the structure of the UFLI lessons and the design for transfer of learning

- Practice instructional routines with UFLI materials

- Determine the assessment plan for starting the program with students and for progress monitoring

- Identify digital materials for use with students

- Create student materials for immediate implementation

Please note that participants should bring the UFLI manual, provided by their districts, with them. Other necessary materials will be provided at the workshop. If there are any concerns or questions about this, please contact Kathryn Bailey at kbailey@btboces.org or Valerie Priscott at vpriscott@btboces.org

61. Culturally Responsive Transition Planning [SWRPC] - *REGISTER BY 04.26.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Related Service Providers, Directors of Special Education, School Counselors, Agencies, Community Service Providers, Case Managers, Families

Dates: 5/2/2024 to 6/4/2024

OVERVIEW:

This training is designed to assist professionals in understanding the transition planning process from a culturally responsive lens. Transition planning through a culturally responsive lens results in improved post-school outcomes in the areas of employment, post-secondary education, and independent living for students with disabilities.

Participants Will:

- Recognize the ways in which students' and families' background and culture impact transition planning

- Learn culturally responsive strategies to support their students' learning and support transition from school to post-school activities

- Engage in frequent, respectful, and open discussion of the educational needs of students

- Have the tools to engage culturally diverse students and families in the transition planning process

This is a three part training - registrants are asked to attend all sessions

62. Coaching Course II- Additional Sport Certification ONLY - *REGISTRATION CLOSED*

Program: Coaching Certification

Audience: Coaches who have already taken or are currently registered for the Comprehensive Coaching Course II and wish to become certified in an additional sport

Dates: 5/7/2024 to 6/4/2024

Closed

OVERVIEW:

If a coach wishes to gain certification in a second sport while taking the course, he or she must meet additional requirements by completing a second internship experience for the additional sport. If you choose this option, you must register for this separately in Frontline.

If a coach has already completed the Theory and Techniques of Coaching course for one sport and at a later date wishes to have certification in a second sport, he or she must attend Session 5 of our Comprehensive Course II on May 7, 2024, complete an internship for that sport and also attend the final session on June 4, 2024.

There is an additional cost for second sport certification.

- PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE BY March 21, 2024. All registered participants will be sent an email asking which sport certification they are seeking. Please make sure to respond to the email to ensure that your sport-specific internship is setup appropriately.

Dates: Classes - May 7 and June 4, 2024 and Resource Coach Sessions - 12 additional hours (TBD)

Payment by personal check or money order should be made payable to BT BOCES and directed to BT BOCES c/o M. Fissel 435 Glenwood Rd. Binghamton, NY 13905.

63. Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities: Professionals [SWRPC] - * REGISTER BY 05.03.24 *

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: Special and General Education Teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairpersons, School Counselors, School Psychologists

Dates: 5/9/2024

OVERVIEW:

Overview of the Diploma and Graduation options that are available to NYS students; resources provided for implementation and reference.

Participants will be able to recognize and identify:

- Definition of self-determination and its relation to determining individualized diploma and graduation options

  - Credit requirements for graduation in NYS

  - Multiple pathways to graduation 4+1 option requirements for all students

   - Appeal eligibility criteria for all students

   - Safety net options for students with disabilities

- Exiting credentials available in NYS and the requirements for each

The instructor will provide all registrants with access information prior to the session start time.

64. Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Practice for Effective and Long-Term Learning [SWRPC] - *Register by 05.10.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Coaches, Instructional Support Staff, Administrators

Dates: 5/14/2024

New

OVERVIEW:

Teachers will gain knowledge on explicit instruction and how to effectively implement explicit instruction in their classrooms. Explicit instruction is a high leverage practice that has proven to be an effective special education practice resulting in higher achievement for students with disabilities in both reading and math. It is also a high leverage practice that general education teachers can implement in their classrooms to improve student achievement. Research has shown higher achievement results for gen ed students and students with disabilities in both reading and math after receiving explicit instruction. Teachers in the training will learn how to use the Recognizing Effective Special Education Teachers (RESET) Explicit Instruction Rubric (EIR) which is introduced as a general observation/reflection tool that aligns with best instructional practices for both gen ed students and students with disabilities within this training. The accompanying activity in the Participant Packet allows participants to observe a lesson and determine where the instruction would fall on the rubric. The intention is that participants might utilize the rubric as a guide as they work to incorporate elements of explicit instruction into lesson planning and/or practice.

Participants will be able to:

- Understand the definition, supporting research, and benefits of explicit instruction

- Define and describe the five essential components and other common elements of explicit instruction

- Explore resources designed to support effective explicit instruction implementation

The instructor will provide all registrants with the Participant Packet and access information prior to the session start time.

65. Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention [SWRPC] - *REGISTER BY 05.10.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: District and school level teams who are responsible for the development and implementation of the FBA, BIP and Progress monitoring

Dates: 5/16/2024 to 6/6/2024

OVERVIEW:

The purpose of this professional learning experience is to build fluency with the science of behavior that provides the theoretical foundation on which FBAs and BIPs are based; promote acquisition of the skills necessary to complete the FBA process; develop the skills necessary to create, implement and progress monitor the BIP; and ensure these skills align with the New York State Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Part 200.

Participants will :

- Build fluency with the science of behavior that provides the theoretical foundation on which FBAs and BIPs are based

- Acquire the skills necessary to complete the FBA process

- Develop the skills necessary to create, implement, and progress monitor the BIP

- Ensure these skills align with the New York State Education Department P-12: Office of Special Education regulations

The instructor will provide all registrants with access information prior to the session start time.

66. BT BOCES Battery Academy Bootcamp Information Session [INVITATION ONLY] - REG DEADLINE: 5.16.24

Program: SCI: General

Audience: District Administrators; Battery Academy Instructors [Invitation Only]

Dates: 5/21/2024

OVERVIEW:

This one-hour informational session will provide an overview of the virtual courses, summer professional learning, and expectations for Battery Academy course implementation. During this informational session, participants will be provided with access to the virtual Battery Academy course content.

OUTCOMES:

Review proposed Battery Academy Bootcamp professional learning series and course expectations, timeline, and resources.

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PLEASE NOTE: It is helpful for teachers that will be leading this course to have experience in High School-level Chemistry, Physics, and/or Mathematics, and a fundamental understanding of the principles of electricity.

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Registrants will be provided with Zoom access information via email prior to the session start time.

67. Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Teachers [SWRPC] - *Register by 05.24.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Literacy/Reading Instructors, Administrators

Dates: 5/30/2024

New

OVERVIEW:

The purpose of this training is to foster vocabulary development in the classroom using explicit instruction. Participants will be able to explain the importance of robust vocabulary instruction for students in the elementary grades, understand how explicit instruction can be applied to vocabulary instruction, describe key features of vocabulary instruction, and identify ways to incorporate vocabulary instruction into different parts of the school day.

Outcome:

- Children will develop more robust oral vocabularies, with expected transfer to other academic tasks at school

The instructor will provide all registrants with access information prior to the session start time.

68. Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities: Family Focus [SWRPC] - * REGISTER BY 06.07.24*

Program: Southwest Regional Partnership Center (SWRPC)

Audience: Students, Families, Agencies, Related Service Providers

Dates: 6/13/2024

OVERVIEW:

Overview of the Diploma and Graduation options that are available to NYS students. Resources provided to families.

Families will be able to recognize and identify:

- Definition of self-determination and its relation to determining individualized diploma and graduation options

- Credit requirements for graduation in NYS

- Multiple pathways to graduation 4+1 option requirements for all students

  - Appeal eligibility criteria for all students

- Safety net options for students with disabilities

- Exiting credentials available in NYS and the requirements for each

The instructor will provide all registrants with access information prior to the session start time.

69. Adaptive Schools: Developing Collaborative Groups [Summer 2024] - *REGISTER BY JULY 3, 2024*

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades K-12 Educators and Administrators

Dates: 7/10/2024 to 8/15/2024

OVERVIEW:

Leading continuous improvements in a district or school requires building up the conditions and supports that create a culture for teams to engage effectively in the complex and challenging work of teaching and learning.

The Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar presents a productive, practical set of ideas and tools for developing collaborative groups in becoming effective and better equipped to resolve complex issues around student learning.

This training not only explores what makes teams effective, but how to develop skills as facilitators and informed group members in informal and formal settings, in small and large groups. It takes participants beyond the idea of professional learning communities to the actual implementation.

Adaptive Schools is the "how" of professional learning communities: how to behave in groups, how to lead them, and how to facilitate them for improved leading, teaching, and learning.

OUTCOMES:

- An increased capacity to initiate, develop and sustain high functioning groups

- New lenses for diagnosing the stages and phases of group development

- An expanded repertoire of practical facilitation tools

- Understandings of when and how to engage groups in dialogue and discussion, the limitations, forms and values of each

- Skills to move groups beyond consensus to common focus

- Ways to value and use dissension, argument and conflict

- Strategies for keeping group members on track, on topic, energized and resourceful

Onsite coaching visits are included as part of the service.

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*ADDITIONAL COST:

Adaptive Schools [Service No. 551-211-033]. Districts exceeding their 2024-25 FRS purchases will be billed via an ARFS. Cross-contracting or invoicing will apply to applicable participants.

70. Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar [Summer/Spring] - REGISTER BY JULY 11, 2024

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Administrators, K-12 Teachers, Instructional and Literacy Coaches

Dates: 7/17/2024 to 6/12/2025

OVERVIEW:

Teachers make an infinite number of decisions each day. In fact, the act of teaching is the result of the decisions a teacher makes after the complex cognitive processing of available information from learners. Superior teachers are intentional about the teaching acts they choose and reflect upon the impact of their choices, all of which are cognitive processes. If teaching is decision-making, then the coaching of teaching is a process of coaching teachers' decision-making processes - thus, Cognitive Coaching℠.

Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar® is an eight-day training for administrators, coaches, and teacher leaders who would like to support those they work with in being more resourceful and self-directed. Cognitive Coaching℠ also serves as a nucleus for professional communities that honor autonomy, encourage interdependence, and strive for high achievement.

In this eight-day seminar, participants learn how to:

- Develop trust and rapport

- Develop an identity as a mediator of thinking

- Utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving

- Develop autonomy and sense of community

- Develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence

- Apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating

- Utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions

- Distinguish among the five forms of feedback

- Use data to mediate thinking

Onsite coaching visits are included as part of the service.

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*ADDITIONAL COST:

Cognitive Coaching [Service No. 551-211-032]. Districts exceeding their 2024-25 FRS purchases will be billed via an ARFS. Cross-contracting or invoicing will apply to applicable participants.

71. 2024 BT BOCES Leadership Academy - *REGISTER BY JULY 15th*

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Building and District Administrators.

Dates: 7/30/2024 to 7/31/2024

New

This year's Academy, Cultivating Community: Connecting Hearts, Minds, and Schools, will feature a full-day keynote by Andrew Marotta on Day 1 (July 30). Andrew Marotta is the leader of the Surviving & Thriving movement. Andrew is an energizing & impactful speaker, author, and school leader. He lives the words on his logo & strives to positively #IMPACT all he meets. A master storyteller, Andrew engages his audiences and fellow leaders with authentic and heartfelt stories, memorable props, and collaborative, fun, &, thought-provoking activities. Additional information about his inspiring opportunities can be found here: HERE..

Day 2 (July 31) will include a variety of breakout sessions aligned to this year's theme, presented by local school districts, regional partners, and BOCES staff. Participants can choose the breakout sessions they would like to attend. Breakout sessions will include presentations (50-minute and 100-minute options), roundtable discussions, and panel discussions. A schedule of sessions will be released in June.

Participants will receive a copy of one of Andrew Marotta's books. Registered participants will be sent a survey before the Academy to select their option.

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Payment is supported by your district's 2024-25 FRS (per person) subscription to SCI Leadership Support Service [551.211.200]; BT BOCES will initiate an ARFS when applicable.

72. Adaptive Schools: Developing Collaborative Groups [Fall 2024] - *REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 24, 2024*

Program: SCI: General

Audience: Grades K-12 Educators and Administrators

Dates: 10/8/2024 to 11/7/2024

OVERVIEW:

Leading continuous improvements in a district or school requires building up the conditions and supports that create a culture for teams to engage effectively in the complex and challenging work of teaching and learning.

The Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar presents a productive, practical set of ideas and tools for developing collaborative groups in becoming effective and better equipped to resolve complex issues around student learning.

This training not only explores what makes teams effective, but how to develop skills as facilitators and informed group members in informal and formal settings, in small and large groups. It takes participants beyond the idea of professional learning communities to the actual implementation.

Adaptive Schools is the "how" of professional learning communities: how to behave in groups, how to lead them, and how to facilitate them for improved leading, teaching, and learning.

OUTCOMES:

- An increased capacity to initiate, develop and sustain high functioning groups

- New lenses for diagnosing the stages and phases of group development

- An expanded repertoire of practical facilitation tools

- Understandings of when and how to engage groups in dialogue and discussion, the limitations, forms and values of each

- Skills to move groups beyond consensus to common focus

- Ways to value and use dissension, argument and conflict

- Strategies for keeping group members on track, on topic, energized and resourceful

Onsite coaching visits are included as part of the service.

___________________________________________________________________

*ADDITIONAL COST:

Adaptive Schools [Service No. 551-211-033]. Districts exceeding their 2024-25 FRS purchases will be billed via an ARFS. Cross-contracting or invoicing will apply to applicable participants.

73. Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar [Fall/Spring] - REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Program: SCI: Leadership

Audience: Administrators, K-12 Teachers, Instructional and Literacy Coaches

Dates: 11/13/2024 to 6/12/2025

OVERVIEW:

Teachers make an infinite number of decisions each day. In fact, the act of teaching is the result of the decisions a teacher makes after the complex cognitive processing of available information from learners. Superior teachers are intentional about the teaching acts they choose and reflect upon the impact of their choices, all of which are cognitive processes. If teaching is decision-making, then the coaching of teaching is a process of coaching teachers' decision-making processes - thus, Cognitive Coaching℠.

Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar® is an eight-day training for administrators, coaches, and teacher leaders who would like to support those they work with in being more resourceful and self-directed. Cognitive Coaching℠ also serves as a nucleus for professional communities that honor autonomy, encourage interdependence, and strive for high achievement.

In this eight-day seminar, participants learn how to:

- Develop trust and rapport

- Develop an identity as a mediator of thinking

- Utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving

- Develop autonomy and sense of community

- Develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence

- Apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating

- Utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions

- Distinguish among the five forms of feedback

- Use data to mediate thinking

Onsite coaching visits are included as part of the service.

___________________________________________________________________

*ADDITIONAL COST:

Cognitive Coaching [Service No. 551-211-032]. Districts exceeding their 2024-25 FRS purchases will be billed via an ARFS. Cross-contracting or invoicing will apply to applicable participants.