The learning community meetings will be an opportunity for MS and HS Performing Arts teachers to collaborate on the implementation of the NYS Learning Standards for the Arts. The focus of this year’s collaboration with be around Assessment & Reflection Aligned to the Standards. The teachers will have an opportunity to share ideas and resources that will improve students’ learning and performance of the standards.

In A Guide to the Common Core Writing Workshop, Lucy Calkins shares: “What we know about writing development is that students need extensive opportunities to write on topics they care about or learn to care about, they need explicit and sequenced instruction that helps them develop along a learning progression, and they need critical feedback that helps them know next steps.” Writing Workshop is a curricular framework that supports this powerful writing instruction. This four-part series is designed to support teachers as they implement a writing workshop framework, including districts using the Units of Study in Writing.

Part 3: Assessing and Conferring in the Writing Workshop: Critical, explicit, visible feedback moves writers forward. This session digs deeper into the writing progressions, focusing on their role in assessment and conferring.

** Participation in the entire four-part series is NOT required; please be sure to register for EACH of the sessions that interest you **

What do I want students to learn? How will I teach so all students learn? How will I know if students have learned? How will I respond if they have or have not learned? Teachers make many decisions each day when they enter a classroom. This professional development opportunity will focus on the instructional decisions teachers make and how research-based strategies can be applied so that all students are successful. Explicit links will be made to district approved APPR documents.

Outcomes:

- Define the principles of learning and their critical attributes

- Describe the impact that each principle of learning has on student learning

- Design lessons that incorporate the principles of learning

Participation includes one on-site coaching visit that will be arranged by participants and the instructor.

Tags: effective teaching , NYS teaching standards, assessment , great teachers and great leaders APPR/teacher evaluation, motivation, brain friendly teaching

eBooks and Audiobooks is the third session in the Media Library's Mini Session Series. In this session, participants will explore the eBook and Audiobook collections provided through the Media Library service.

Participants will engage in an intensive half-day session that introduces Media Library resources and provide opportunities to design lessons that effectively embed these resources into instruction.

Additional Notes:

- Open to districts that subscribe to Media Library Services [504.310.100]

- Participation in the entire seven-part series is NOT required; please be sure to register for each of the sessions that interest you.

In this workshop teachers will be looking at how picture books can be used to not only enhance literacy skills in students but also bring Science topics and activities into the elementary classroom.

Outcomes:

- Identify how the Science standards compliment the ELA standards

- Explain the components of the 5E model and how it supports student learning in Science

- Identify the components of the 5E model in lessons provided

- Design a Science lesson that incorporates the 5E model and literature

Using Educational Board Games to Teach Core Concepts is the fourth session in the Media Library's Mini Session Series. Participants will engage in an intensive half-day session that introduces Media Library resources and provide opportunities to design lessons that effectively embed these resources into instruction.

Additional Notes:

- Open to districts that subscribe to Media Library Services [504.310.100]

- Participation in the entire seven-part series is not required; please be sure to register for each of the sessions that interest you.

In this series, teachers will create lessons/units that are aligned to the New York State Science Learning Standards. Participants will also develop assessments to accompany the materials.

Outcomes:

- Develop lessons and assessments to meet the demands of the new standards. .

Tags: science, NYSSLS, NGSS,3rd Grade

This ongoing work focuses on four things: This work will focus on four things:

1. Building a regional learning community of Grade 11 social studies professionals and library media specialists who support them.

2. Promoting and supporting teacher leadership within Grade 11 social studies education.

3. Aligning instruction and assessment with the Social Studies Practices and the New York State K-12 Social Studies Framework.

4. Ensuring readiness for the changing New York State Social Studies Regents Exam in US History and Government.

Outcomes:

- Design instruction that builds student’s critical thinking and communication skills

- Design assessments aligned with the Social Studies Practices and the K-12 Social Studies Framework

- Identify a range of resources to support rigorous, inquiry driven instruction

Tags: social studies, effective teaching, inquiry learning, common core integration, technology integration, motivation, student engagement, library media, media literacy

Do you have a group of kids that are out of control? Nothing you do seems to matter? Out of ideas and coffee? Then this roundtable is for you!

Outcomes:

This informal workshop is designed to permit educators a place to gain insight from other educators to implement behavior interventions within their classroom while discussing how the larger system of behavior support within their building supports that.

Tags: Classroom, behavior, support, intervention

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

February: Transition IEP Meetings

March: Exiting Options Essentials

April: Meaningful Exam Preparation

May: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

The New York State Program Approval Process for Career and Technical Education programs raises the quality and rigor of courses while preparing students for employment and post-secondary study. Approved programs help students attain an industry-recognized credential or lead to a certificate at the post-secondary level. They offer opportunities for students to apply academic concepts to real-world situations, prepare for industry-based assessments or certifications, earn college credit or advanced standing, and participate in work-based learning opportunities to demonstrate mastery of skills essential in the workplace.

In order to create a program of high quality, teachers from related academic areas work collaboratively with teachers from career and technical education to align learning standards in order to give experience in hands-on application of content. This process increases student achievement in all areas of academic and professional experience.

Evidence-Based Classroom Practices offers evidence-based strategies for increasing instructional time and student engagement, while decreasing the likelihood that problem behavior occurs.

Outcomes:

- Establish effective strategies, interventions and practices

- Self-Assess & discuss current practices for effectiveness

- Reflect & action plan for immediate implementation of:

o Expectations & rules

o Routines & procedures

o Acknowledgement systems

o Proactive consequences

This session is designed to give participants strategies to increase student participation in the math classroom.. Participants will see how cooperative learning can promote a positive learning environment where all students are engaged and accountable. Participants will also see how to increase student discourse using multiple engagement strategies

Outcomes:

- Describe how cooperative learning and other strategies can impact engagement and accountability in the math classroom

- Design a plan to increase engagement

Functional Behavior Assessments/Behavior Intervention Plans

Outcomes:

- To understand the purpose of using a multi-tiered system of support

- To know the NYSED regulations of FBAs and BIPs

- To be able to conduct a quality FBA

- To be able to develop a quality BIP

- To develop an action plan for strengthening school-based behavioral support systems

- To develop an action plan for strengthening communication systems between stakeholder groups

Tags: Behavior, special education, assessments, evaluation, intervention

This training is developed in order to support the development of an Individualized Education Program. The training provides extensive information on all components of State mandated IEP consistent with laws and regulations.

This training is developed in order to support the development of an Individualized Education Program. The training provides extensive information on all components of State mandated IEP consistent with laws and regulations.

Participants will examine the revised CRQ prototype and learn more about the context, sourcing and relationship questions on the new Framework –Based Regents Examination in Global History and Geography II. Part 2 terminology will be defined and discussed and teaching strategies will be provided.

Tags: social studies, global history and geography, regents

Understand evidenced-based practices for promoting positive behavior in young children. Use the behavior pathway to understand students’ function of behavior. Discuss trauma-informed responses to behavior.

Outcomes:

- Reframe approaches to challenging behaviors using function-based thinking and the behavior pathway - Choose and teach replacement behaviors that mold students’ behavior

- Utilize appropriate data collection systems to progress monitor individual student behavior plans

-Gain strategies to de-escalate student behaviors

In A Guide to the Common Core Writing Workshop, Lucy Calkins shares: “What we know about writing development is that students need extensive opportunities to write on topics they care about or learn to care about, they need explicit and sequenced instruction that helps them develop along a learning progression, and they need critical feedback that helps them know next steps.” Writing Workshop is a curricular framework that supports this powerful writing instruction. This four-part series is designed to support teachers as they implement a writing workshop framework, including districts using the Units of Study in Writing.

Part 4: Building Teaching Toolkits: Effective instruction includes differentiation, rigor, and independence. This session focuses on teaching tools that support writers toward those goals such as: anchor charts, demonstration notebooks and micro-progressions.

** Participation in the entire four-part series is NOT required; please be sure to register for EACH of the sessions that interest you **

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

November: Community Agency Partners

December: Transition Activities Made Easy!

January: Student Led IEP Meeting

February: Be Ready for Annual Reviews

March: Exiting Option Essentials

April: Job Exploration for Summer Employment

May: Meaningful Exam Preparation

June: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

In this workshop participants will learn how to set up, use and pack up the Portable Planetarium. Participants will have the opportunity to try out the many different features of the Dome and collaborate with other participants on potential uses in the classroom. This training is required in order to sign out and use the Portable Planetarium. Schools must also be a participant in the Regional Science program.

*Bring a device that can connect to the internet

Outcomes:

- Be able to set up, use and take down the Portable Planetarium.

- Identify potential/planned uses with students.

These meetings will provide Earth Science teachers with the opportunity to collaborate in areas of curriculum, instruction and assessment to begin transitioning to the New York State Science Learning Standards. The focus of this year's meetings will be on the development of curriculum and assessment materials, as well as a focus on a book (title TBD) to be utilized in the classroom with students.

Outcomes:

- Develop lesson strands or units that align with the 3 dimensions of the new standards.

- Collaborate on the creation of assessments that align with the new performance expectations.

Tags: Biology, Living Environment, Science, NYSSLS, NGSS

Interlibrary Loan is a service that facilitates resource sharing between school libraries in our region. Participants will receive a hands on demonstration that includes information on how to use our regional ILL System (SCOOLS), submit requests and fill orders.

Heather Parks is Head of Preservation at Binghamton University Libraries. In this session, she will be showing participants how to repair common book damages including: paper repair (tears), tipping in (putting pages back in the book), headcap repair (spine) and reattaching boards (putting the cover back on). Participants are encouraged to bring damaged books as they will have a chance to repair them during the session.

This session will allow building and district leaders to take a deep dive into looking at this one area of Digital Citizenship and analyze the systems they have in place at the district, building, and classroom level to better educate students around this topic.

Outcomes:

- Identify needs of a leader

- Identify how students are being educated

- Identify systems in place for district, building, classroom

The learning community meetings will be an opportunity for Elementary Visual/Media Arts teachers to collaborate on the implementation of the NYS Learning Standards for the Arts. The focus of this year’s collaboration with be around Assessment & Reflection Aligned to the Standards. The teachers will have an opportunity to share ideas and resources that will improve students’ learning and performance of the standards.

This learning community will focus on the needs of middle and high school health education teachers. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss effective instructional strategies, collaborate with others, and share ideas that will improve students’ learning in health education.

Video & Music Production is the fifth session in the Media Library's Mini Session Series. Participants will engage in an intensive half-day session that introduces Media Library resources and provide opportunities to design lessons that effectively embed these resources into instruction.

Additional Notes:

- Open to districts that subscribe to Media Library Services [504.310.100]

- Participation in the entire seven-part series is not required; please be sure to register for each of the sessions that interest you.

In this session we will overview the recent changes to the NYS Math Standards, with a focus on grades PK-12. We will discuss implications for local curriculum and assessment decisions and well as recommendations for supporting other teaching colleagues in their understanding of these changes.

Outcomes:

- Explain the recent changes to the NYS Math Standards

- Explain the significance of these changes to local curriculum and assessment

- Create an action plan for sharing these changes with colleagues

** This session, with identical content, was previously offered on November 6, 2018 **

Function-Based Thinking is a useful tool for all educators- without the need for the FBA/BIP process. Today we will explore how targeting the function of a behavior in the classroom is a more ecological, user-friendly method of supporting those students that exhibit less severe behaviors.

Outcomes:

- Articulate the importance of a function based approach

- Describe the difference between function based thinking and full FBA

- Generate examples of how to support students using function based thinking

Tags: Behavior, function-based thinking, classroom

PBIS Coach/Administrator Forum - Invitation Only

Outcomes:

This invitation-only forum is an opportunity for material presentation, sharing, collaborating, and networking for PBIS schools in the DCMO and ONC component district region.

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

February: Transition IEP Meetings

March: Exiting Options Essentials

April: Meaningful Exam Preparation

May: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

Overview:

In this session, participants will be introduced to eDoctrina and how it can be used to create and administer assessments. Attendees will learn how to create quizzes or tests from scratch and using the question banks that are available. Additionally, participants will have an opportunity to see the variety of reports that are available to analyze assessment data.

Outcomes:

- Create assessments in eDoctrina

- Align questions to standards/learning targets

- Print answer sheets

- Review scanned/entered assessment data

- Generate reports to analyze assessment data

Additional Notes:

- Districts must subscribe to Regional Curriculum Assessment & Development [551.211.200] to participate in this professional development offering.

- This session, with identical content, was previously offered on November 28, 2018.

Do you have a group of kids that are out of control? Nothing you do seems to matter? Out of ideas and coffee? Then this roundtable is for you!

Outcomes:

This informal workshop is designed to permit educators a place to gain insight from other educators to implement behavior interventions within their classroom while discussing how the larger system of behavior support within their building supports that.

Tags: Classroom, behavior, support, intervention

- If a coach wishes to gain certification in an additional sport while taking Coaching Course II, he or she must meet additional requirements by completing a sport-specific internship experience.

- 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 complete the additional requirements by completing a sport-specific internship experience. The coach does not have to take the entire Coaching Course II again, but must provide proof of previous full-course completion.

- PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE BY FEBRUARY 11, 2019. 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 - March 4, May 16 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.

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 - 6 classroom sessions on the following dates (15 hours and concluding session)

o Mar 4, 11, 18, 25, Apr 1, May 6

2. Sport-specific Certification (12 hour)

*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) - May 6

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.

Overview:

This sessions follows the eDoctrina Level 1 Session. In this session, participants will work within eDoctrina to learn how to create assessments online, and use a generic answer sheet to collect data. Attendees will learn how to assign and re-assign assessments to students. Additionally, participants will have an opportunity to see the multi assessment report, how to reset student passwords, and a different way to scan answer sheets.

Outcomes:

- Create and Administer online assessments in eDoctrina

- Scan assessment data using a phone/tablet/webcam

- Use the Generic answer sheet for assessments

- View the Multi-Assessment report

Additional Notes:

- Districts must subscribe to Regional Curriculum Assessment & Development [551.211.200] to participate in this professional development offering.

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

November: Community Agency Partners

December: Transition Activities Made Easy!

January: Student Led IEP Meeting

February: Be Ready for Annual Reviews

March: Exiting Option Essentials

April: Job Exploration for Summer Employment

May: Meaningful Exam Preparation

June: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

How do we teach our students to evaluate the flood of information they encounter while online? The Stanford History Education Group's (SHEG) Civic Online Reasoning project conducted research on how young people judge the credibility of information found on online. From this data they have created lessons and assessments to teach students how to evaluate digital content similarly to an online fact checker. As part of the workshop, participants will examine student responses to assessments of on line reasoning, participate in model lessons that aim to teach online reasoning, and plan for how to incorporate these ideas and approaches into their own classes.

** Lunch Provided **

In this series workshop participants will learn about worm composting and gardening implementation in the classroom. They will be given educational materials for their own learning on these topics as well as practical uses in the class. The activities will be aligned to the NYS Science Learning Standards.

Outcomes: - Discuss potential implementation of worm composting and/or gardening in the classroom.

- Identify the resources needed for these activities as well as the classroom procedures that will be necessary for implementation.

Additional Note:

- This session, with identical content, was previously offered on October 19, 2018.

Tags: Science, NYSSLS, NGSS, Composting, Gardening

An afterschool math conference providing teachers with opportunities to learn and present exemplar lessons, techniques and technology.

Outcomes:

Teachers will present on a variety of effective instructional topics, including:

- Sharing innovative instructional approaches

- Discovering how to deploy technology to support student learning

- Practicing progressions of learning that make learning engaging and impactful

Tags: Math, Mathematics, Conference

This training will be an opportunity for Chairpersons to receive updated information from NYSED, Office of Special Education. The Regional Special Education Trainer will provide updated memos, policy, and regulations all while providing a refresher on topics such as, but not limited to; the process from referral to implementation, communication to parents and other members of the committee, timelines and expectations of federal and State regulations.

Outcomes:

This workshop is designed to deepen a school principal’s understanding of the Special Education process as supported through educational law and regulations. Training information will included, but not limited to: updated NYSED special education policy/guidance, foundations of Special Education, overview of CSE process, and continuum of service.

In this session participants will extend their knowledge of scaffolding word problems. Participants will identify high rigor math problems in their curriculum and create a series of word problems that can be used for learners at all levels of learning. This process includes adding supports for students to enhance their word problem solving ability in addition to their skill solving ability.

Outcomes:

- Extend knowledge of scaffolding word problems to enhance student problem solving ability

- Identify high rigor math problems where content scaffolding could be applied

- Apply the content scaffolding format to high rigor math problems

- Create content scaffolds

** This session, with identical content, was previously offered on October 11, 2018 **

In this workshop participants will learn about Science notebooks and why they are a powerful tool for use in the classroom. Participants will see examples of notebooks from classrooms as well as have time to develop and design their own.

Outcomes:

- Discuss the process and procedures that will work best in their class/grade level.

- Identify the benefits of using Science notebooks in the class.

- Develop their plan for implementation and use.

Additional Note:

- This session, with identical content, was previously offered on October 23, 2018

Tags: Science, NYSSLS, NGSS, Science Notebooks

Once the essential learning has been prioritized and there are assessments in place, teams will be meeting to make instructional decisions that will advance learning for their students. Additionally, an essential component of students taking on the learning is that the students themselves are assessment capable. We will discuss ways to help students better take on their own learning so that they can identify what it is they are learning, what it means to be successful, where they are currently, and what are their next steps. Leaders must think about how they will support their team and develop a plan to monitor the following critical questions :

- How will we respond when students don’t learn?

- How will we respond when students do learn?

- How will we help our students be assessment-capable learners?

Outcomes:

- Define assessment-capable learners

- Describe strategies for developing assessment-capable learners

- Explain structures that can support a wide variety of students needs as identified by assessments

- Develop a plan for supporting teams as they use assessment to inform instruction, and plan supports for a wide range of student needs

Keyword: Leaders'PLC

This training will be an opportunity for Chairpersons to receive updated information from NYSED, Office of Special Education. The Regional Special Education Trainer will provide updated memos, policy, and regulations all while providing a refresher on topics such as, but not limited to; the process from referral to implementation, communication to parents and other members of the committee, timelines and expectations of federal and State regulations.

Outcomes:

This workshop is designed to deepen a school principal’s understanding of the Special Education process as supported through educational law and regulations. Training information will included, but not limited to: updated NYSED special education policy/guidance, foundations of Special Education, overview of CSE process, and continuum of service.

Indicator 13 is a district self-review process in which IEPs of transition age students are evaluated for compliance. ONC BCOES School districts engaged in Indicator 13 review for the 2019-2020 school year are: Milford, Morris

Outcomes:

- Participants will review the transition components of their own IEPs and benchmark their results

PBIS Study Hall

Outcomes:

This invitation-only session is an opportunity for PBIS districts within the DCMO and ONC regions to come together and complete any PBIS-related work necessary with the support of other teams and PBIS external coach, Laura Morris.

Effective Classroom Practices

Outcomes:

- Explain to others the power of positive and proactive strategies in establishing an effective classroom learning environment.

- Describe the eight Effective Classroom Practices.

Tags: Classroom management, tier 1, behavior, proactive

Overview:

eDoctrina has had several major updates this past school year based on feedback from YOUR districts! We are happy to announce that our online Computer Based Testing tools are nearly identical to what the state has been using. All of the features we will be discussing are already part of your subscription – nothing is an upsell. Learn about rubrics, curriculum templates, RTI tracking, and more!

Additional Notes:

- Districts must subscribe to Regional Curriculum Assessment & Development [551.211.200] to participate in this professional development offering.

- Lunch Provided

Revisit key elements of Focus on Effective Teaching! This day is designed for those who have completed one of our Focus on Effective Teaching Cohorts in the past and want this opportunity to both “brush up” on the targeted decision making of the Focus on Effective Teaching course and consider how that essential work is reflected in their daily instructional practice.

Outcomes:

- Define the principles of learning and their critical attributes

- Describe the impact that each principle of learning has on student learning

- Describe how Focus on Effective Teaching principles are reflected in current individual teacher practice

Tags: effective teaching , NYS teaching standards, assessment , great teachers and great leaders APPR/teacher evaluation, motivation, brain friendly teaching

Participants will learn how student-created videos can be added to their classroom. The videos provide students with a way to produce an authentic artifact that can help capture their full understanding of conceptual and procedural knowledge.

In this session we will orient ourselves to the revised ELA standards - both the documents and the substance of the standards. We will highlight key changes and discuss what is important for administrators to know as they seek to support teacher knowledge and capacity-building of ELA curriculum, assessment, and practice. This session is open to any administrator supporting ELA in grades PK-12.

Outcomes:

- Explain the key changes to the NYS ELA Standards

- Explain the significance of these changes to local curriculum and assessment

- Create an action plan for sharing these changes with teachers and colleagues

What is the difference between writing with technology and digital writing? This one-day session reimagines the “technology-writing” relationship as a new lens in literacy. Participants will consider how the linguistic, technological, and socially-situated shifts in technology have broadened how we write, and rethink traditional literacy practices.

Outcomes:

- Define the implications of a digital world on what it means to be a writer and what “digital writing” is

- Practice digital writing

- Differentiate between writing with technology vs digital writing

- Re-design writing in your classroom

This training will be an opportunity for Chairpersons to receive updated information from NYSED, Office of Special Education. The Regional Special Education Trainer will provide updated memos, policy, and regulations all while providing a refresher on topics such as, but not limited to; the process from referral to implementation, communication to parents and other members of the committee, timelines and expectations of federal and State regulations.

Outcomes:

This workshop is designed to deepen a school principal’s understanding of the Special Education process as supported through educational law and regulations. Training information will included, but not limited to: updated NYSED special education policy/guidance, foundations of Special Education, overview of CSE process, and continuum of service.

Functional Behavior Assessments/Behavior Intervention Plans

Outcomes:

- To understand the purpose of using a multi-tiered system of support

- To know the NYSED regulations of FBAs and BIPs

- To be able to conduct a quality FBA

- To be able to develop a quality BIP

- To develop an action plan for strengthening school-based behavioral support systems

- To develop an action plan for strengthening communication systems between stakeholder groups

Tags: Behavior, special education, assessments, evaluation, intervention

Stanford’s d.school puts design to work through Design Thinking, described as: “building on methods from across the field of design to create learning experiences that help people unlock their creative potential and apply it to the world.” In this one-day session, participants will live the Design Thinking process and apply the structure to an instructional framework, focusing on possibilities in Robotics and writing.

Outcomes:

- Identify writing skills and standards

- Write a program for a robot

- Experience the d.school Design Thinking process

- Integrate information, argument, & narrative writing and robotics

Join young adult book aficionado Kathleen Odean as she shares the best books of 2018 and innovative ways to promote reading.

Outcomes:

- Identify the best non-fiction/fiction books of 2018 for secondary readers

- Learn best practices for promoting books

- Create connections between new materials and the CCLS

Lunch will be provided.

* Please bring your ID for access to Chenango Valley CSD *

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

November: Community Agency Partners

December: Transition Activities Made Easy!

January: Student Led IEP Meeting

February: Be Ready for Annual Reviews

March: Exiting Option Essentials

April: Job Exploration for Summer Employment

May: Meaningful Exam Preparation

June: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

February: Transition IEP Meetings

March: Exiting Options Essentials

April: Meaningful Exam Preparation

May: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

Graphic Novels in the Classroom is the sixth session in the Media Library's Mini Session Series. Participants will engage in an intensive half-day session that introduces Media Library resources and provide opportunities to design lessons that effectively embed these resources into instruction.

Additional Notes:

- Open to districts that subscribe to Media Library Services [504.310.100]

- Participation in the entire seven-part series is not required; please be sure to register for each of the sessions that interest you.

This session will provide an introduction to the concepts and systems necessary to utilize Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Planning (FBA-BIP) to support students with challenging behavior. These sessions will focus specifically on the processes and tools needed to assist coaches, facilitators and problem-solving teams in planning, implementing, and evaluating FBA-BIP.

Outcomes:

Participants will:

- Review NYS Regulations

- Define behavior and the purpose it serves

- Practice developing hypotheses statements

- Examine data collection tools & web-related resources

- Review district forms for critical elements

- Utilize a competing behavior pathway to align function of behavior to interventions

- Examine & discuss intervention ideas for replacement behaviors

- Examine tools for progress monitoring

- Action plan for next steps for a team approach

This session will provide an introduction to the concepts and systems necessary to utilize Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Planning (FBA-BIP) to support students with challenging behavior. These sessions will focus specifically on the processes and tools needed to assist coaches, facilitators and problem-solving teams in planning, implementing, and evaluating FBA-BIP.

Outcomes:

Participants will:

- Review NYS Regulations

- Define behavior and the purpose it serves

- Practice developing hypotheses statements

- Examine data collection tools & web-related resources

- Review district forms for critical elements

- Utilize a competing behavior pathway to align function of behavior to interventions

- Examine & discuss intervention ideas for replacement behaviors

- Examine tools for progress monitoring

- Action plan for next steps for a team approach

This training is designed to explain the meaning of a standards based IEP, examine the process of aligning IEPs to Common Core Learning Standards and providing resources to identify and support student goals.

Outcomes:

Participants will:

- Recognize and define a "standards-based IEP” and the steps for its development.

- Explore key resources related to the standards.

- Identify goals that move students toward participating more fully in the curriculum.

This training is designed to explain the meaning of a standards based IEP, examine the process of aligning IEPs to Common Core Learning Standards and providing resources to identify and support student goals.

Outcomes:

Participants will:

- Recognize and define a "standards-based IEP” and the steps for its development.

- Explore key resources related to the standards.

- Identify goals that move students toward participating more fully in the curriculum.

Effective Classroom Practices

Outcomes:

- Explain to others the power of positive and proactive strategies in establishing an effective classroom learning environment.

- Describe the eight Effective Classroom Practices.

Tags: Classroom management, tier 1, behavior, proactive

This training is developed in order to support the development of an Individualized Education Program. The training provides extensive information on all components of State mandated IEP consistent with laws and regulations.

This training is developed in order to support the development of an Individualized Education Program. The training provides extensive information on all components of State mandated IEP consistent with laws and regulations.

Librarians: 8 am - 3 pm

This year’s Sharing the Vision event is focused on local examples of strong, effective school library programs.

The morning session (8:00-10:00) will consist of two mini-presentations by administrator/librarian teams from neighboring districts: Zach Lind, Chief Information Officer at Ithaca City School District and members of the ICSD Library department, and Romona Wenck, Superintendent of Laurens CSD and district librarian Mary Rokhvadze, will each share ways in which they have collaboratively developed, implemented, and sustained strong school library programs that lead and support district and building initiatives.

The afternoon session (10:15-3:00) will consist of breakout presentations from the Broome-Tioga BOCES region. If you are interested in presenting, please complete an application via this link: https://tinyurl.com/BTSTV19Present

--- Breakfast and lunch will be provided ---

NOTE: Administrators, you are more than welcome to attend the afternoon session! If you plan to stay, please send Nicole Laura an email (NWaskieL@btboces.org) so that you are included in the lunch count. Thank you!

In this workshop participants will engage in multiple STEM activities that can be replicated in the classroom. The activities will be aligned to the NYS Science Learning Standards.

Additional Note:

- This session, with identical content, was previously offered on October 15, 2018

Tags: Science, Math, STEM, Engineering, NYSSLS, Next Generation Math Standards

This training is designed to explain the meaning of a standards based IEP, examine the process of aligning IEPs to Common Core Learning Standards and providing resources to identify and support student goals.

Outcomes:

Participants will:

- Recognize and define a "standards-based IEP” and the steps for its development.

- Explore key resources related to the standards.

- Identify goals that move students toward participating more fully in the curriculum.

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

November: Community Agency Partners

December: Transition Activities Made Easy!

January: Student Led IEP Meeting

February: Be Ready for Annual Reviews

March: Exiting Option Essentials

April: Job Exploration for Summer Employment

May: Meaningful Exam Preparation

June: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

This training is designed to explain the meaning of a standards based IEP, examine the process of aligning IEPs to Common Core Learning Standards and providing resources to identify and support student goals.

Outcomes:

Participants will:

- Recognize and define a "standards-based IEP” and the steps for its development.

- Explore key resources related to the standards.

- Identify goals that move students toward participating more fully in the curriculum.

Augmented Reality is the seventh and final session in the Media Library's Mini Session Series. Participants will engage in an intensive half-day session that introduces Media Library resources and provide opportunities to design lessons that effectively embed these resources into instruction.

Additional Note:

- Open to districts that subscribe to Media Library Services [504.310.100]

- Participation in the entire seven-part series is not required; please be sure to register for each of the sessions that interest you.

PBIS Study Hall

Outcomes:

This invitation-only session is an opportunity for PBIS districts within the DCMO and ONC regions to come together and complete any PBIS-related work necessary with the support of other teams and PBIS external coach, Laura Morris.

This training is designed to explain the meaning of a standards based IEP, examine the process of aligning IEPs to Common Core Learning Standards and providing resources to identify and support student goals.

Outcomes:

Participants will:

- Recognize and define a "standards-based IEP” and the steps for its development.

- Explore key resources related to the standards.

- Identify goals that move students toward participating more fully in the curriculum.

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

February: Transition IEP Meetings

March: Exiting Options Essentials

April: Meaningful Exam Preparation

May: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

In this session, participants will work together to analyze the new math standards being introduced in 6th grade and develop a shared plan and resources to minimize gaps when full implementation of the NGMS occurs in the 2020-2021 school year.

Outcomes:

- Identify potential gaps for the 2019-20 6th grade cohort

- Develop a plan for implementing the NGMS

- Create resources that can be used in the upcoming school year to support NGMS

tags: 6th grade building capacity, NGMS

Transition Work Groups (TWGs) exist across New York State and are viewed as a “best practice” for the development of quality transition planning and implementation at the district and the regional level.

TOPICS for 18-19:

September: Transition 101

October: Transition Assessment Basics

November: Community Agency Partners

December: Transition Activities Made Easy!

January: Student Led IEP Meeting

February: Be Ready for Annual Reviews

March: Exiting Option Essentials

April: Job Exploration for Summer Employment

May: Meaningful Exam Preparation

June: Exit Summaries

Outcomes:

- Shared transition resources

- Establish local agency connections

- Gain knowledge of policy, regulation, and NYSED forms

- Topical training/best practice in transition

PBIS Coach/Administrator Forum - Invitation Only

Outcomes:

This invitation-only forum is an opportunity for material presentation, sharing, collaborating, and networking for PBIS schools in the DCMO and ONC component district region.