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1. American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED UPDATE

Program: Coaching Courses

Audience: School Staff, School Coaches, Health and PE Teachers

Dates: 8/18/2025

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This course satisfies the state guidelines for elementary and secondary coaching certification. This certificate is valid for 2 years.

This class starts at 5:00PM

Location at Spring Valley High School in the upper gym.

Please use the entrance for athletics.

  • Hours: 2
  • Max Class Size: 10

2. American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED FULL

Program: Coaching Courses

Audience: School Staff, School Coaches, Health and PE Teachers

Dates: 8/18/2025

Wait List
This course satisfies the state guidelines for elementary and secondary coaching certification. This certificate is valid for 2 years.

This class starts at 7:00PM

Location at Spring Valley High School in the upper gym.

Please use the entrance for athletics.

  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 10

3. American Red Cross Full First Aid Course for Coaches by Howard Arciniegas

Program: Coaching Courses

Audience: Coaches

Dates: 8/20/2025 to 8/22/2025

This course satisfies the state guidelines for elementary and secondary coaching certification. This certificate is valid for 3 years. After 3 years the First Aid Refresher Course is required to maintain certification.
  • Hours: 9
  • Max Class Size: 15

4. Building Thinking Classrooms PLC for Grades 6-12

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Math Teachers Gr. 7-12

Dates: 9/3/2025 to 3/4/2026

This 4-day series supports Grades 7-12 math teachers in designing standards-based task sequences aligned with Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC). Each session begins with a focused exploration of key BTC practices, followed by hands-on time for teachers to select a unit they already teach and develop a sequence of rich, accessible, and thought-provoking tasks. By the end of each session, participants will leave with ready-to-implement task sequences that foster deep student engagement and thinking. Between sessions, optional virtual check-ins provide opportunities to reflect, refine, and collaborate. Participants will also have access to a shared drive with all created materials.
Dates:
  • Wednesday, September 3, 3:00-3:45pm OPTIONAL Virtual check-in: Launching BTC with non-curricular tasks
  • Thursday, September 11, 3:00-3:45pm OPTIONAL Virtual check-in: Launching BTC with non-curricular tasks
  • Wednesday, October 1, 8:30-2:30
  • Wednesday, October 8, 3:00-3:45pm OPTIONAL Virtual check-in (actual time TBD based on availability)
  • Tuesday, October 28 8:30-2:30
  • Tuesday, November 11, 3:00-3:45pm OPTIONAL Virtual check-in (actual time TBD based on availability)
  • Tuesday, January 6 8:30-2:30
  • Tuesday, February 3, 3:00-3:45pm OPTIONAL Virtual check-in (actual time TBD based on availability)
  • Tuesday, February 24, 8:30-2:30
  • Wednesday, March 4, 3:00-3:45pm OPTIONAL Virtual check-in (actual time TBD based on availability)


***NOTE***: After registering, please email vsamn@roboces.org with the subject you'll be working on. This helps us ensure that everyone has at least one thought partner teaching the same course.
  • Hours: 28.5
  • Max Class Size: 30

5. Building Language Foundations: Strategies for Bilingual Early Childhood Students - Presented by the HV-RBERN

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Pre-K teachers, paraprofessionals, bilingual/ENL staff, and administrators.

Dates: 9/16/2025

Starting Soon
Support language development in Universal Pre-K and early childhood bilingual classrooms with practical, developmentally appropriate strategies.

This session introduces both high-tech tools (like digital storytelling and language apps) and low-tech supports (such as visuals and language-rich routines) to help young multilingual learners thrive. Designed for teachers, aides, and administrators, this workshop offers hands-on ideas to build inclusive, engaging, and linguistically responsive classrooms.

Takeaways:
*Easy-to-implement strategies for oral language and early literacy
*Tech and non-tech tools that enhance language-rich environments
*Tips for supporting home language and English development through daily routines and play
  • Max Class Size: 25

6. Secondary School Librarian Network

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 9/16/2025 to 5/12/2026

Starting Soon
The Secondary School Librarian Network is a forum to support school librarians as leaders in their educational community on program development, curricular development, educator collaboration, and advocacy. School librarians will share successes, ideas, and strategies for professional growth and to build a network of peers. All school librarians are invited to join.
  • Hours: 5
  • Max Class Size: 20

7. Elementary School Librarian Network

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 9/16/2025 to 5/12/2026

Starting Soon
The Elementary School Librarian Network is a forum to support school librarians as leaders in their educational community on program development, curricular development, educator collaboration, and advocacy. School librarians will share successes, ideas, and strategies for professional growth and to build a network of peers. All school librarians are invited to join.
  • Hours: 5
  • Max Class Size: 20

8. NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org **Grades 3-5**

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade K-2 Teachers

Dates: 9/17/2025 to 2/24/2026

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As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

9. NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org **Grades 6-8**

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade K-2 Teachers

Dates: 9/17/2025 to 2/24/2026

Starting Soon
As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 35

10. NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org **Grades K-2**

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade K-2 Teachers

Dates: 9/17/2025 to 2/24/2026

Starting Soon
As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

11. ENL, Immigration, and Graduation Pathways for High School Counselors and Directors of Guidance - at Rockland BOCES [HVRBERN-CTLE ID #23120]

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 9/18/2025

Starting Soon
This workshop equips high school counselors with the knowledge and strategies to award transfer credits, develop personalized graduation plans, and navigate NYS assessment requirements for immigrant and ENL students. We will explore best practices for integrating diverse learners into your school's schedule, ensuring a successful journey towards graduation.

Participants should bring a device to access workshop materials.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact David Mumper.
  • Max Class Size: 25

12. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Volume 1

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Elementary Teachers, Reading Specialists, Literacy Teachers, Literacy Leaders and Instructional Coaches

Dates: 9/25/2025 to 1/21/2026

Learning to read is complex, and teaching reading requires a deep understanding of the cognitive processes (the Science of Reading). Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Professional Learning is an in-depth, sequenced course of study that provides educators with the replicated research on how students learn to read and the implications for assessment, diagnoses, instruction, and remediation.

LETRS hones teachers' expertise so that they can make informed decisions rooted in evidence-based best practice to address students' literacy gaps. LETRS participants will engage in 4 days of face-to-face training (in-person) plus interactive, online coursework with classroom application and professional learning communities tied to the four comprehensive units in LETRS Volume 1.

Unit 1: The Challenge of Learning to Read
Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English
Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics Word Recognition, and Spelling
Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition

Participants will need to attend all 4 in person trainings hosted at Rockland BOCES, 65 Parrott Rd, West Nyack, NY 10994. Each day will run from 8am-3pm and participants will have lunch break on their own. Pricing is based on 30 participants- pricing may be reduced if 35 or 40 participants register.

To continue your training sign up for Volume 2 by following this link: Volume 2 Registration
  • Max Class Size: 40

13. APPR Re-calibration for Lead Evaluators

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Lead Evaluators previously trained in APPR

Dates: 9/25/2025

New
During re-calibration this year we will be reviewing the Danielson/NYSUT rubric in relation to best practices. Time will be spent discussing how to use the teacher evaluation rubric as a vehicle for productive professional conversations, with the goal of improving instructional practice for all learners.

APPR Re-calibration training is for any administrator/department chair responsible for evaluating and coaching teachers as part of the evaluation process. This training will continue to address all of the state-prescribed components as well as any NYSED updates on the implementation and management of the APPR system. The emphasis will be on promoting inter-rater reliability/accuracy through use of video, artifacts and discussions in small groups.
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 50

14. Developing your CCD Topics: An Uncommon Approach with Follett's TitleWise Analysis Tools

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 9/25/2025

School librarians will use Follett Titlewave's TitleWise Collection Analysis to analyze their collections and identify topics for Cooperative Collection Development (CCD) and for their learning community. Librarians will analyze their current collections for age, Dewey/topic, curriculum tags, diversity, and student wellbeing. They will use the tools to create lists in Titlewave they can share across their districts and the library system to asynchronously collaborate. Advanced search tools will also be covered to ensure selected titles meet their specifications: curricular needs, award winners, fiction/non-fiction, reading levels, number of pages, and more.
  • Hours: 1
  • Max Class Size: 35

15. Developing your CCD Topics: An Uncommon Approach with Follett's TitleWise Analysis Tools

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 9/26/2025

School librarians will use Follett Titlewave's TitleWise Collection Analysis to analyze their collections and identify topics for Cooperative Collection Development (CCD) and for their learning community. Librarians will analyze their current collections for age, Dewey/topic, curriculum tags, diversity, and student wellbeing. They will use the tools to create lists in Titlewave they can share across their districts and the library system to asynchronously collaborate. Advanced search tools will also be covered to ensure selected titles meet their specifications: curricular needs, award winners, fiction/non-fiction, reading levels, number of pages, and more.
  • Hours: 1
  • Max Class Size: 35

16. New Administrator Lead Evaluator Training - HYBRID COURSE **In-Person Session**

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: New Administrators Responsible for Completing Teacher Observations

Dates: 9/26/2025

New
This training is for administrators who have not been previously trained in evidence-based inter-rater reliability. Lead evaluators are those who conduct summative annual professional performance reviews of teachers. Each district must certify that lead evaluators have been trained in the minimum requirements as outlined in the APPR regulations.This training will include all of the state-prescribed components including the nine required elements.

The goal of this course is to provide training that emphasizes evidence-based, inter-rater reliability using your District approved rubric. To accomplish the goals of this training registrants will participate via a blackboard course and a either a live and in-person workshop or an online Zoom workshop. Once a participant has been approved to attend through their district, they will receive access to the Blackboard course to be completed prior to the in-person or Zoom training.

Participants may attend an in-person session September 26th or or an online Zoom session on October 7th at 12:30PM.

At the conclusion of this training, a video will be used for participants to script evidence, code, and score according to the components of their District chosen APPR rubric.

All participants will receive a certificate of completion and CTLE hours.

Can't make the September 26th training or would prefer to Zoom? Click HERE to register for the October 7th online session.

**This registration is for the in-person session.**
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 25

17. APPR Re-calibration for Lead Evaluators

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Lead Evaluators previously trained in APPR

Dates: 9/30/2025

New
During re-calibration this year we will be reviewing the Danielson/NYSUT rubric in relation to best practices. Time will be spent discussing how to use the teacher evaluation rubric as a vehicle for productive professional conversations, with the goal of improving instructional practice for all learners.

APPR Re-calibration training is for any administrator/department chair responsible for evaluating and coaching teachers as part of the evaluation process. This training will continue to address all of the state-prescribed components as well as any NYSED updates on the implementation and management of the APPR system. The emphasis will be on promoting inter-rater reliability/accuracy through use of video, artifacts and discussions in small groups.
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 50

18. From Hype to Hope: How Khan Academy's AI Is Transforming Classrooms Today (AI Demo Series)

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 9/30/2025

Forget the headlines-AI isn't about robots taking over schools. It's about giving teachers superpowers and students personalized pathways to success. At Khan Academy, we're living this reality right now. With Khanmigo, our AI-powered teaching and learning assistant, educators are reclaiming valuable time, students are receiving more personalized support, and classrooms are becoming more joyful and engaging.

This session will cut through the noise and show how AI is saving education-not by replacing teachers, but by strengthening human connection, tackling teacher burnout, closing learning gaps, and scaling meaningful, personalized learning. You'll leave with practical insights into how districts in New York and across the country are putting AI to work today to amplify teachers, empower learners, and keep schools focused on what really matters: connection, growth, and great teaching.
  • Max Class Size: 45

19. Math Curriculum Council: Secondary (6-12) 2025-26

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 9/30/2025 to 5/26/2026

The Math Curriculum Council is a Professional Learning Community (PLC) who will meet for four half day sessions to keep informed of recent changes in mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment initiatives from the New York State Education Department.

Our Curriculum Council will explore items related to improving curriculum and instruction for all students. There will be a focus on building capacity within your district as you transition to the Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards.

The council will participate in discussions focused on research based strategies and current best practices in mathematics, develop awareness and knowledge of the progressions across grade levels, develop a global view of mathematics across all levels, share technology resources and promote a culture of collective knowledge and expertise.

Council members will have the opportunity to discuss and share ideas on how to best prepare students for success.

Participants will have access to shared materials and become part of a list serv to raise questions and get answers, not just from Valerie, but from each other!

Price is per district and includes participation in both the Elementary and Secondary Math councils.
  • Hours: 10
  • Max Class Size: 30

20. Math Film Screening/Discussion - Counted Out

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 9/30/2025

Join us for a screening of Counted Out, a must-watch for all educators-especially math teachers and instructional leaders.

This powerful film goes beyond inspiration. It offers a compelling look at what rigorous, project-based mathematics can look like in real classrooms-and why a meaningful relationship with math is essential for full participation in 21st-century life. As New York State prepares to implement the revised Graduation Measures, Counted Out is especially timely. It challenges us to rethink what mathematical success can look like and what kinds of learning truly prepare students for their futures.

About the film:

https://countedoutfilm.com/
Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math.

In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get-all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice.

But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy-whether we can speak the language of math-is a critical determinant of social and economic power.

Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes of math transformation in action, Counted Out shows what's at risk if we keep the status quo. Do we want an America in which most of us don't consider ourselves "math people”? Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society-and can help shape it?
  • Max Class Size: 45

21. Communications Coordinators (Liaison) and Council Joint Meeting

Program: School Library System

Dates: 9/30/2025 to 6/3/2026

The School Library System Council meets regularly to recommend policy, perform long-range and short-range planning, including overseeing the development of the system's Plan of Service. Participants will also work to approve the annual system budget, the system's annual report, and to evaluate the system's services. The December 4th meeting's snow date is December 11, 2025. The February 5th meeting's snow date is February 12, 2025.
  • Hours: 9.5
  • Max Class Size: 20

22. APPR Re-calibration for Lead Evaluators

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Lead Evaluators previously trained in APPR

Dates: 10/1/2025

New
During re-calibration this year we will be reviewing the Danielson/NYSUT rubric in relation to best practices. Time will be spent discussing how to use the teacher evaluation rubric as a vehicle for productive professional conversations, with the goal of improving instructional practice for all learners.

APPR Re-calibration training is for any administrator/department chair responsible for evaluating and coaching teachers as part of the evaluation process. This training will continue to address all of the state-prescribed components as well as any NYSED updates on the implementation and management of the APPR system. The emphasis will be on promoting inter-rater reliability/accuracy through use of video, artifacts and discussions in small groups.
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 50

23. EDIA (AI Demo Series)

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 10/1/2025

Edia partners with districts across the state to drive measurable impact in three critical areas: improving math outcomes on the New York State Math Assessments and Regents exams by 8-23%, reducing chronic absenteeism, and strengthening MTSS processes. Through our AI solutions, we help leaders implement effective, data-driven systems that support student success at scale.
  • Max Class Size: 100

24. Dignity Act Coordinator Training (DASA) - For First Time Coordinators

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: First Time Dignity Act Coordinators

Dates: 10/3/2025

New
To comply with the Dignity Act, at least one staff member in each school must be designated as the DAC and be thoroughly trained to handle human relations in the areas of race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender (defined to include gender identity or expression), and sex (Education Law §13[3]; 8 NYCRR §100.2[jj] [4]). The DAC must also be provided with training (1) which addresses the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, including but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender and sex; (2) in the identification and mitigation of harassment, bullying and discrimination and (3) in strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias and aggression in educational settings (8 NYCRR §100.2[jj] [4] [iii - v]).

This workshop is specifically for those new to the New Dignity Act Coordinator role.

During this workshop we will address the types of prohibited conduct, classes of protected students, conduct off school property, the roles and responsibilities of the DASA Coordinator, reporting obligations, investigation requirements, and the liability for inaction. We will participate in discussions around DASA and walk through a few DASA scenarios.
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 50

25. Goblins - the 1:1 AI Math Tutor for Every Student (AI Demo Series)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/7/2025

Goblins is an AI Math tutor that supports a both written and verbal inputs in multiple languages. Unlike the many AI math tools available, it does not provide answers, but rather, helps student understand the reasoning behind their work. Goblins Math supports Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Precalculus, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Math, and IM 1 and 2. We're hard at work on supporting more classes.
  • Max Class Size: 40

26. Harnessing AI in K-12 Education with SchoolAI (AI Demo Series)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/7/2025

Discover how Artificial Intelligence is transforming K-12 education in this interactive session. Explore SchoolAI's powerful tools through a live demo, real-world case studies, and collaborative discussions. Learn practical strategies for integrating AI into your curriculum to boost engagement, personalize instruction, and create impactful individual learning experiences. Participants will leave with actionable ideas, increased confidence in using AI, and connections with fellow educators ready to innovate in their classrooms.
  • Max Class Size: 40

27. New Administrator Lead Evaluator Training - HYBRID COURSE **Zoom Session**

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: New Administrators Responsible for Completing Teacher Observations

Dates: 10/7/2025

New
This training is for administrators who have not been previously trained in evidence-based inter-rater reliability. Lead evaluators are those who conduct summative annual professional performance reviews of teachers. Each district must certify that lead evaluators have been trained in the minimum requirements as outlined in the APPR regulations. This training will include all of the state-prescribed components including the nine required elements.

The goal of this course is to provide training that emphasizes evidence-based, inter-rater reliability using your District approved rubric. To accomplish the goals of this training registrants will participate via a blackboard course and a either a live and in-person workshop or an online Zoom workshop. Once a participant has been approved to attend through their district, they will receive access to the Blackboard course to be completed, to the best of your ability, prior to the Zoom training.

Participants will attend an online Zoom session on October 7th at 12:30PM.

At the conclusion of this training, a video will be used for participants to script evidence, code, and score according to the components of their District chosen APPR rubric.

All participant will receive a certificate of completion and CTLE hours.
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 50

28. 5 Ways to Get Social with TeachingBooks!

Program: School Library System

Audience: K12 School Librarians

Dates: 10/7/2025

Increase your library's online presence and model digital citizenship with ready-to-go resources. Promote lifelong literacy and engage your students with book trailers and other media on the platforms they use most. Create opportunities to involve learners in the selection and promotion of books they most love. Keep your learning community informed about titles they'll want to discuss in and out of school.
  • Hours: 1
  • Max Class Size: 35

29. Ready for Reading: Before, During, & After with TeachingBooks

Program: School Library System

Audience: K12 School Librarians

Dates: 10/7/2025

Join us to discover meaningful and time-saving practices to use before, during, and after reading a book with your elementary school learners. TeachingBooks offers a collection of resources to incorporate into any read aloud, literature lesson, or book group to promote literacy.
  • Hours: 1
  • Max Class Size: 35

30. ELA Curriculum Council Grades K-5

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 10/8/2025 to 5/5/2026

New
Are you a Literacy Leader in your District? If you are, this council is an ideal opportunity for you to come share ideas, resources and strategies with your colleagues from across the county. The ELA council is a Professional Learning Community (PLC) who will meet four times throughout the school year during rotating half day sessions.

During the councils, participants will examine instructional strategies and best practices currently being implemented in classrooms across the county in ELA. Updates from the State Education Department will be shared along with how to navigate the Next Generation ELA Learning Standards.

The council provides an opportunity for collaboration with Literacy colleagues across the districts to discuss professional development needs, best practices, vertical alignment across grade levels and provide direction for ELA instruction in Rockland County.

Participants will be added to the list serv to raise questions and get answers from all members of the council!
  • Hours: 8
  • Max Class Size: 30

31. Brisk AI (AI Demo Series)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/8/2025

Brisk is a Chrome and Edge extension that helps teachers with curriculum, feedback, and differentiation - while giving leaders peace of mind with student-safe AI and real-time visibility into how it's being used.
  • Max Class Size: 40

32. Building Thinking Classrooms for All Content Areas

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers (All Content Areas)

Dates: 10/9/2025

Peter Liljedahl's Building Thinking Classrooms is grounded in detailed, classroom-based research that closely examines the actions that teachers can take to promote student engagement. Though rooted in mathematics instruction, his findings offer valuable insights for any subject area. This workshop will explore how non-math teachers can apply his research to shift classroom dynamics, increase student engagement, and foster deeper thinking across the curriculum.
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 10

33. ELA Curriculum Council Grades 6-12

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Administrators, ELA Chairperson

Dates: 10/9/2025 to 5/12/2026

New
Are you a Literacy Leader in your District? If you are, this council is an ideal opportunity for you to come share ideas, resources and strategies with your colleagues from across the county. The council is a Professional Learning Community (PLC) who will meet four times throughout the school year during rotating half day sessions.

During the councils, participants will examine instructional strategies and best practices currently being implemented in classrooms across the county in ELA. Updates from the State Education Department will be shared along with how to navigate the Next Generation ELA Learning Standards.

The council provides an opportunity for collaboration with Literacy colleagues across the districts to discuss professional development needs, best practices, vertical alignment across grade levels and provide direction for ELA instruction in Rockland County.

Participants will be added to the list serv to raise questions and get answers from all members of the council!
  • Hours: 8
  • Max Class Size: 30

34. MagicSchool AI (AI Demo Series)

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 10/9/2025

MagicSchool is the most comprehensive AI platform for educators and students, featuring 80+ AI tools for teachers and 50+ AI tools for students. MagicSchool....
  • Saves teachers time so they can direct their energy toward what matters most.
  • Amplifies teacher impact and unlocks student potential through personalized learning that supports diverse student needs.
  • Builds students' AI skills and competencies so they're prepared for a tech-driven future filled with opportunity.
  • Harnesses the power of AI safely and responsibly to accelerate priorities while protecting your students, schools, and district.
  • Max Class Size: 100

35. World Language Collegial Circle/Professional Learning Community

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers of World Languages

Dates: 10/15/2025 to 5/13/2026

During World Language Collegial Circle/Professional Learning Community meetings, members will delve into pertinent topics in World Language teaching and learning. Discussions will revolve around updates from the State Education Department and the most recent developments in the field. The group will tackle present trends, issues, and persistent questions. Agendas will be structured around aspects of curriculum and instruction. Participants will seek guidance, propose solutions among their peers, exchange ideas, enhance programs, and learn about schools' diverse approaches to addressing various issues.
  • Hours: 10
  • Max Class Size: 25

36. Math Film Screening/Discussion - Counted Out

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 10/15/2025

New
Join us for a screening of Counted Out, a must-watch for all educators-especially math teachers and instructional leaders.

This powerful film goes beyond inspiration. It offers a compelling look at what rigorous, project-based mathematics can look like in real classrooms-and why a meaningful relationship with math is essential for full participation in 21st-century life. As New York State prepares to implement the revised Graduation Measures, Counted Out is especially timely. It challenges us to rethink what mathematical success can look like and what kinds of learning truly prepare students for their futures.

About the film:

https://countedoutfilm.com/
Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math.

In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get-all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice.

But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy-whether we can speak the language of math-is a critical determinant of social and economic power.

Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes of math transformation in action, Counted Out shows what's at risk if we keep the status quo. Do we want an America in which most of us don't consider ourselves "math people”? Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society-and can help shape it?
  • Max Class Size: 45

37. Dignity Act Coordinator Refresher and Updates

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: For Returning DASA Coordinators and Administrators

Dates: 10/16/2025

New
To comply with the Dignity Act, at least one staff member in each school must be designated as the DAC and be thoroughly trained to handle human relations in the areas of race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender (defined to include gender identity or expression), and sex (Education Law §13[3]; 8 NYCRR §100.2[jj] [4]). The DAC must also be provided with training (1) which addresses the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, including but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender and sex; (2) in the identification and mitigation of harassment, bullying and discrimination and (3) in strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias and aggression in educational settings (8 NYCRR §100.2[jj] [4] [iii - v]).

Come continue your training, learn what's new and participate in various scenarios that will help you in your continued role of the DASA Coordinator.
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 30

38. Using NYSESLAT Data To Plan for Instruction - at Rockland BOCES [HVRBERN-CTLE ID #23120]

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: All teachers who work with ELLs and who utilize NYSESLAT data.

Dates: 10/16/2025

New
TO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ENROLL AT ROCKLAND BOCES' SITE: CLICK HERE TO ENROLL In this hands-on workshop, participants will deconstruct NYSESLAT data and utilize strategies for NYSESLAT data analysis. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to convert raw NYSESLAT data to actionable formats and determine their ELL students' proficiency levels in reading, speaking, listening, and writing. Data will be used to plan for purposeful instruction across the four modalities and NYSESLAT proficiency levels. This workshop is intended for all teachers who work with ELLs and who utilize NYSESLAT data. Participants must bring the following: NYSESLAT score data for their students, showing raw or scale scores for each of the four modalities. Participants should also bring a device to access workshop materials. For questions regarding this activity, please contact the Rachael Wasilewski-Alcantara.
  • Max Class Size: 25

39. APPR Re-calibration for Lead Evaluators

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Lead Evaluators previously trained in APPR

Dates: 10/17/2025

New
During re-calibration this year we will be reviewing the Danielson/NYSUT rubric in relation to best practices. Time will be spent discussing how to use the teacher evaluation rubric as a vehicle for productive professional conversations, with the goal of improving instructional practice for all learners.

APPR Re-calibration training is for any administrator/department chair responsible for evaluating and coaching teachers as part of the evaluation process. This training will continue to address all of the state-prescribed components as well as any NYSED updates on the implementation and management of the APPR system. The emphasis will be on promoting inter-rater reliability/accuracy through use of video, artifacts and discussions in small groups.
  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 50

40. PlayLab AI (AI Demo Series)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/21/2025

PlayLab AI is a platform built specifically for educators to design custom chatbots for their students. It offers flexible options-such as choosing the language model and even suppressing answer-giving-so teachers can align each chatbot with their instructional goals. Unlike generic AI tools, PlayLab AI was created from the ground up with education in mind, ensuring both meaningful classroom use and respect for student data privacy.
  • Max Class Size: 40

41. SchoolAI 2.0 Lunch & Learn

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/22/2025

New
Join us for a special half-day Lunch & Learn as we unveil SchoolAI 2.0, the classroom experience platform transforming everyday learning.

Come see how SchoolAI empowers teachers with real-time adaptive tools, a complete teacher view, and safe, EdLaw 2-d approved design. Explore exciting new PowerUps-translation, image generation, flashcards, presentation creator, and more-plus meet Dot, the teaching assistant every educator has dreamed of.

Whether you're a current user or just curious, this is your chance to experience the next generation of classroom AI in action.

Lunch will be provided.
  • Max Class Size: 45

42. IMSE Orton-Gillingham Plus Training (30 Hour)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Instructional Staff

Dates: 10/27/2025 to 10/31/2025

New
The Orton-Gillingham Plus Course is an interactive, hands-on training that provides educators with a deep understanding of IMSE's enhanced Orton-Gillingham program. This accredited Structured Literacy course equips teachers with the knowledge, strategies, and tools necessary to effectively implement IMSE's foundational literacy skills curriculum across all instructional tiers. The OG+ Course is ideal for teachers working with emergent and beginning readers, as well as those supporting students who continue to develop word recognition skills.

Teachers will receive training with respect to:
● Phonemic awareness
● Multi-sensory strategies for reading, writing, and spelling
● Syllabication patterns for encoding/decoding
● Multi-sensory techniques for irregular words
● Student assessment techniques
● Guidelines for weekly lesson plans
● Asynchronous fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension


Materials Provided by IMSE:
● OG+ Training Kit Materials (each participant will choose one by clicking here and filling out this Google Form)
○ Kindergarten
○ 1st Grade
○ 2nd Grade
○ OG+ Lift-Intervention (additional cost of $200)

The participant and the grade-level training kit must match to not incur fees. If the new participant doesn't match the grade-level training kit, a new kit must be shipped. The new participant will receive a voucher to attend a future IMSE Training. The district will incur the following fees: ● Cost of training kit ● Re-registration of $200/participant

In order to avoid a cancellation fee, please select someone from your District to attend in your place if you are unable to attend.

If the course is full, please join the waitlist as if there are enough people, we will open another section.
  • Hours: 35
  • Max Class Size: 25

43. Artificial Intelligence in Education PLC

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/5/2025 to 4/29/2026

Join a collaborative cohort focused on practical, ethical AI in education. We'll center on pedagogy by developing shared routines, resources, and guardrails for responsible AI use in classrooms.

Examples of what we'll build together (based on participant needs):
  • Teacher & student guidelines for ethical/responsible AI (transparency, bias checks, citation, academic integrity)
  • Mini-lessons on prompt design, verification/fact-checking, and digital citizenship
  • Rubrics for AI-assisted work, assessment redesign, and plagiarism-resistant tasks
  • Accessibility and equity practices (accommodations, language supports)
  • Workflow playbooks for lesson planning, feedback, and time-savers-plus cautionary tales
  • Max Class Size: 25

44. Integrated ENL Co-Teaching Series - 3 Sessions: 11/6/25, 12/4/25, 1/15/26 - at Rockland BOCES [HVRBERN-CTLE ID #23120]

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: All teachers who work with ELLs and who utilize NYSESLAT data.

Dates: 11/6/2025 to 1/15/2026

New
TO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ENROLL AT ROCKLAND BOCES' SITE: CLICK HERE TO ENROLL This series will help co-teaching pairs to understand, plan for, and successfully implement Integrated ENL Co-Teaching in their content area classes. This series will discuss the NYS Co-Teaching Topic Briefs and reference the book Co-Teaching for English Learners: A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection by Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfeld. Session 1 will focus on building co-teaching relationships, culturally responsive sustaining education, and instructional strategies. Session 2 will focus on co-planning practices and routines, assessment and writing language and content objectives. Session 3 will focus on co-teaching models. Opportunities for implementation of the practices and strategies will be embedded throughout the series. Classroom and state testing accommodations for ELLs will also be covered. We strongly recommend that ENL teachers attend this series with one co-teacher to allow pairs to strengthen their relationship and dedicate time within each session to planning upcoming units and lessons that they will co-teach together. Dually certified ENL and content area teachers are also encouraged to register. All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities. Fee: Free For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBERN.
  • Max Class Size: 25

45. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (3-5, Full Day, November)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 3-5Teachers

Dates: 11/25/2025

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

46. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (6-8, Full Day, November)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 6-8 Teachers

Dates: 11/25/2025

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 35

47. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (K-2, Full Day, November)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade K-2 Teachers

Dates: 11/25/2025

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

48. IMSE 30 Hour Morphology Plus Orton-Gillingham Training

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 12/8/2025 to 12/12/2025

New
A thorough, engaging and session designed for teachers who teach third grade through fifth grade and any grade whose students require intervention in fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Teachers will gain a deep understanding of the role morphology plays in spelling and vocabulary. Teachers will also gain understanding of how to implement fluency and comprehension.

Teachers will receive training with respect to:
● Advanced understanding of Morphemes
● Lesson planning
● Greek and Latin Bases
● Vocabulary
● Fluency
● Comprehension

Materials Provided by IMSE:
● Morphology Plus Manual by IMSE
● Morphology Teacher Guides (4) by IMSE
● Morphology Plus Student Passages (3 PDFs) by IMSE
● The Comprehension Blueprint by Nancy Hennessey
● Vocabulary Handbook by Linda Diamond and Linda Gutlohn
● IMSE Morpheme Card Pack
● Morphology Plus Practice Packet
● Procedural Routine Flip Chart
● Dry-Erase Paddle Board
● IMSE's Writing and Grammar Manual, practice packet, and webinar
● IMSE's Asynchronous Video for Encoding and Decoding Red Words
● Digital copy of Spelling 3rd Grade Plus Teachers Guide


In order to avoid a cancellation fee, please select someone from your District to attend in your place if you are unable to make it. If materials are included, districts will be charged the cost of materials for absent participants.

If the course is full, please join the waitlist as if there are enough people, we will open another section.
  • Hours: 35
  • Max Class Size: 30

49. BTC Meets Eureka Squared: Designing Tasks for the Elementary Thinking Classroom with Amy Chang

Program: Professional Development Center

Dates: 12/10/2025

In this session, we will dive into the high impact practices that allow us to utilize Eureka Squared in a thinking classroom. The practices discussed will intertwine with, and make extensive references to, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning. Participants will experience what it means to be fully engaged in a task and learn how the concepts of deep engagement apply to curricular tasks. We will examine how we can draw thinking tasks from Eureka Squared. In particular, we will look at how the BTC lesson structure supports students to move collective knowing and doing into individual knowing and doing.

About the Facilitator

Amy is a consultant with Building Thinking Classrooms, and brings extensive experience coaching K-12 teachers and leaders to launch and sustain thinking classrooms, consulting with districts to design change initiatives, and evaluating the impact of BTC implementation. In all workshops, Amy encourages teachers to step more solidly into the role of facilitator, share power with students, and make space for every student to shine.

  • Hours: 6
  • Max Class Size: 35

50. Rooted in Values, Growing for the Future: School Libraries and the ALA Core

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 12/10/2025

Join us for a dynamic, statewide day of professional learning centered on the ALA Core Values-Access, Equity, Intellectual Freedom, Privacy, Public Good, and Sustainability-and their vital role in school library practice. Keynote speaker KC Boyd will inspire participants to lead with purpose as we explore how these values intersect with emerging and essential topics such as AI, culturally responsive and sustaining practices, ELL support, media literacy, and differentiated practices. Through presentations, collaborative table work, and reflective activities, attendees will leave empowered to align their library programs with the values that drive equitable, future-ready learning communities. Sponsored by the School Library Systems Association.
  • Hours: 6.5
  • Max Class Size: 30

51. Rooted in Values, Growing for the Future: School Libraries and the ALA Core

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 12/10/2025

New
Join us for a dynamic, statewide day of professional learning centered on the ALA Core Values-Access, Equity, Intellectual Freedom, Privacy, Public Good, and Sustainability-and their vital role in school library practice. Keynote speaker K.C. Boyd will inspire participants to lead with purpose as we explore how these values intersect with emerging and essential topics such as AI, culturally responsive and sustaining practices, ELL support, media literacy, and differentiated practices. Through presentations, collaborative table work, and reflective activities, attendees will leave empowered to align their library programs with the values that drive equitable, future-ready learning communities. Rockland BOCES is a local host for this statewide event sponsored by the School Library Systems Association.
  • Max Class Size: 20

52. ****ONLINE****UPDATED IDENTIFICATION & REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE & MALTREATMENT - THIS IS AN ON LINE COURSE AND FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSES

Program: SAVE and Child Abuse Awareness

Audience: Classroom teachers, teaching assts, educ in adm/supv service, coaches, persons NY State cert/license

Dates: On-Going (Ends Dec 31, 2025)

This is an ONLINE course. Candidates applying for New York State certification/license, or are have an active registration in TEACH, in New York State, must complete two hours of course work in the **UPDATED** Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment in accordance with Education Law. Rockland BOCES is providing a two-hour fully online certification course that fulfills this requirement. A certificate will be issued to participants at the completion of this course as well as an electronic upload of completion directly to TEACH.

Participants register and pay thru Frontline. Upon receipt of payment, each registrant will receive an online account.

Usernames, enrollment password for the course, and link to the course are then emailed to the student. Students may begin the course when they receive their account information. Participants do not have to wait until the date posted on this registration.

  • Hours: 2
  • Max Class Size: 250

53. **ONLINE** Dignity For All Students (DASA) - 6 Hour Certification Course

Program: Dignity for All Students Act

Audience: Anyone needing training for certification

Dates: On-Going (Ends Dec 31, 2025)

WORK AT YOUR OWN PACE IN THIS 100% ONLINE COURSE

Effective December 31, 2013 all applicants for Certification are required to complete six clock hours of coursework or training in accordance with Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law. Rockland BOCES is pleased to be a provider of DASA Training. Upon completion of the workshop, you will receive a Certification of Completion.

The coursework will address the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, marginalization and microaggressions, including but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.

PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED TO RECEIVE LOGIN INFORMATION **NOTE - WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONLINE PAYMENT**

A check may be mailed to:
Rockland BOCES
Attn: Stacy Muthig
Building 10 65 Parrott Rd,
West Nyack, NY 10994

please email Stacy Muthig: smuthig@rboces.org.

Once payment is received you will receive your login credentials via email and you may begin the course right away!

No district approval and building required.
  • Hours: 2
  • Max Class Size: 200

54. S.A.V.E. Online Class

Program: SAVE and Child Abuse Awareness

Audience: Classroom teachers, teaching assts, educ in adm/supv service, coaches, persons NY State cert/license

Dates: On-Going (Ends Dec 31, 2025)

Candidates applying for a New York State certification/license, must complete two hours of course work in school violence prevention (Schools Against Violence in Education) in accordance with Education Law. Rockland BOCES is providing a two-hour fully online certification course that fulfills this requirement. A certificate will be issued to participants at the completion of this course.

Participants register thru MyLearningPlan. Upon receipt of payment, each registrant will receive an online account. Once participants receive their account information, they may start the course. Participants do not have to wait until the date posted on the registration.

Usernames, enrollment password for the course, and link to the course are then emailed to the student.

  • Hours: 2
  • Max Class Size: 250

55. Quick and Easy Book Hooks for Secondary School Learners with TeachingBooks

Program: School Library System

Dates: 1/13/2026

Enrich your learning space with quick and easy Book Hooks from TeachingBooks. Using QR Code shelf talkers, engage learners with author interviews, video book trailers, audio excerpts, and book-related games that bring text to life and supplement integration of information across sources. Each activity covered in this session will be demonstrated in multiple ways so you are ready to implement them in your classrooms and libraries.
  • Hours: 1
  • Max Class Size: 35

56. Quick and Easy Book Hooks for Elementary School Learners with TeachingBooks

Program: School Library System

Audience: K12 School Librarians

Dates: 1/13/2026

Enrich your learning space with quick and easy Book Hooks from TeachingBooks. Using QR Code shelf talkers, engage learners with author interviews, video book trailers, audio excerpts, and book-related games that bring text to life while supplementing application and integration of knowledge. Each activity covered in this session will be demonstrated in multiple ways so you are ready to implement them in your classrooms and libraries.
  • Hours: 1
  • Max Class Size: 35

57. Discovering AI-Enhanced Technology Integration and Instructional Strategies for ELLs/MLs - at Rockland BOCES [HVRBERN-CTLE ID #23120]

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: 6-12 All Subject Teachers

Dates: 2/5/2026

New
TO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ENROLL AT ROCKLAND BOCES' SITE: CLICK HERE TO ENROLL In this interactive PD session, educators will immerse themselves in innovative instructional strategies - from scaffolding techniques to constructing pathways to knowledge, to nurturing language-rich environments. Participants will explore these strategies along with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools to personalize learning, enhance student accessibility, and increase instructional engagement for English Language Learners. Participants will discover and practice how to use notable technology tools through hands-on activities and discussions. We aim to make this session both informative and practical; equipping participants with the skills and knowledge they need to leverage AI tools to support ELLs of all proficiency levels. Participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities. For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBERN.
  • Max Class Size: 25

58. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Volume 2

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Elementary Teachers, Reading Specialists, Literacy Teachers, Literacy Leaders and Instructional Coaches

Dates: 2/26/2026 to 5/19/2026

Are you ready for Volume 2? If you have completed Volume 1 of LETRS training, come join us to finish the training! Learning to read is complex, and teaching reading requires a deep understanding of the cognitive processes (the Science of Reading). Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Professional Learning is an in-depth, sequenced course of study that provides educators with the replicated research on how students learn to read and the implications for assessment, diagnoses, instruction, and remediation.

LETRS hones teachers' expertise so that they can make informed decisions rooted in evidence-based best practice to address students' literacy gaps. LETRS participants will engage in 4 days of face-to-face training (in-person) plus interactive, online coursework with classroom application and professional learning communities tied to the four comprehensive units in LETRS Volume 2.

Unit Five: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary
Unit Six: Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension
Unit Seven: Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction
Unit Eight: The Reading-Writing Connection

Participants will need to attend all 4 in-person trainings hosted at Rockland BOCES, 65 Parrott Rd, West Nyack, NY 10994. Each day will run from 8am-3pm and participants will have a lunch break on their own. Pricing is based on 30 participants- pricing may be reduced if 35 or 40 participants register.

Lookin for the Volume 1 training Link? Just click here: Volume 1 Registration
  • Max Class Size: 40

59. NYSESLAT Administration Training - at Rockland BOCES [HVRBERN-CTLE ID #23120]

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Any teacher or administrator who administers the NYSESLAT

Dates: 3/5/2026

New
TO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ENROLL AT ROCKLAND BOCES' SITE: CLICK HERE TO ENROLL Participants will learn about the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) structure and administration, and will practice scoring sample speaking and writing responses. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions about the NYSESLAT exam. Fee: FREE For questions regarding this activity, please contact Rachael Wasilewski-Alcantara.
  • Max Class Size: 25

60. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (3-5, Full Day, March)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 3-5 Teachers

Dates: 3/11/2026

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

61. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (6-8, Full Day, March)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 6-8Teachers

Dates: 3/11/2026

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 35

62. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (K-2, Full Day, March)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade K-2 Teachers

Dates: 3/11/2026

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

63. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (3-5, Full Day, April)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 3-5 Teachers

Dates: 4/16/2026

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

64. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (6-8, Full Day, April)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 6-8 Teachers

Dates: 4/16/2026

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 35

65. Smart Start 2025-26 Event (K-2, Full Day, April)

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade K-2 Teachers

Dates: 4/16/2026

New
*** Only for 2025-26 Smart Start Participants *** As part of the NY State Smart Start Grant Professional Development with Mouse.Org, teachers who participate, will be trained in effective coaching techniques and how to lead a professional learning community in the context of computer science education.

OBJECTIVES
Objective #1: Increase the number of teachers prepared to teach and deliver K-8 CS using research and evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies.

Objective #2: Increase the number of schools offering computer science in grades K-8.

Objective #3: Increase the number of students enrolled in computer science-related courses for all students with attention to diversity -- racial, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities, ELL.

Objective #4: Demonstrate relevance of computer science education and computer science careers in local contexts (as defined by REDC).

Objective #5: Engage CS educators in a supportive professional learning community.

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

66. SLS Annual Joint Conference - Empire Educators: School Libraries & Instructional Excellence

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 4/17/2026

The SLS Annual Joint Conference, Empire Educators: School Libraries & Instructional Excellence, is a dynamic professional learning conference dedicated to elevating librarianship and teaching practice. We are honored to feature renowned keynote speaker Olga Nesi, who will share innovative strategies for integrating digital literacy, curriculum alignment, and instructional partnerships in today's diverse school communities. Participants will engage in hands-on workshops, collaborative planning sessions, and expert-led discussions designed to strengthen library programming and foster student success. This invigorating event offers school librarians, instructional coaches, and curriculum leaders the opportunity to grow their practice, build professional networks, and champion instructional excellence across their schools.

Early Bird Special: Before March 17, 2026: $125.00. After March 17, 2026: $150.00.

  • Hours: 7
  • Max Class Size: 15

67. Plan for Summer Reading with TeachingBooks (Secondary School)

Program: School Library System

Audience: K12 School Librarians

Dates: 4/21/2026

Get your secondary school excited about summer reading! Join us for a look at summer reading lists, activity ideas, and ways to inspire independent reading and support curricular reading with TeachingBooks resources that let the books and their authors speak for themselves.
  • Hours: 1
  • Max Class Size: 35

68. Plan for Summer Reading with TeachingBooks (Elementary School)

Program: School Library System

Audience: K12 School Librarians

Dates: 4/21/2026

Get your elementary school excited about summer reading! Join us for a look at summer reading lists, activity ideas, and ways to inspire independent reading with TeachingBooks resources that let the books and their authors speak for themselves.
  • Hours: 1
  • Max Class Size: 35

69. New York State ELL Identification Workshop - at Rockland BOCES [HVRBERN-CTLE ID #23120]

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: All who are involved in the identification and screening process of potential ELLs; including registrars/registration staff, ENL coordinators, district and building administrators, PPS personnel, ENL teachers, guidance counselors, and bilingual family liaisons

Dates: 6/4/2026

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TO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ENROLL AT Rockland BOCES' SITE: CLICK HERE TO ENROLL This workshop will include an overview of New York State regulations related to the English Language Learner Identification process. Participants will unpack the ELL Identification Flowchart, Home Language Questionnaire, and Individual Interview process. Participants will also understand when and how to convene a Language Proficiency Team and how to screen for potential SIFE students (Students with Interrupted Formal Education). Participants will review: * ELL identification regulations * The completion and processing of the HLQ * The role of the Language Proficiency Team (LPT) when potential ELLs are enrolling who already have an IEP or 504 plan * Screening for potential Students with Inconsistent/Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) * Parent Orientation and Student Placement procedure * How and when to initiate and ELL Identification Review Cost: Free For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBERN.
  • Max Class Size: 25