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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

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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 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. Secondary School Librarian Network

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

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

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

5. Elementary School Librarian Network

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

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

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

6. 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

7. ELA Curriculum Council Grades K-5

Program: Professional Development Center

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

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!

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 8
  • Max Class Size: 30

8. ELA Curriculum Council Grades 6-12

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Administrators, ELA Chairperson

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

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!

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 8
  • Max Class Size: 30

9. World Language Collegial Circle/Professional Learning Community

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers of World Languages

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

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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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 10
  • Max Class Size: 25

10. Dignity Act Coordinator Refresher and Updates

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: For Returning DASA Coordinators and Administrators

Dates: 10/16/2025

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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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 30

11. 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

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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

12. APPR Re-calibration for Lead Evaluators

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Lead Evaluators previously trained in APPR

Dates: 10/17/2025

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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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 50

13. High School Science Curriculum Council 25-26

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Science Teacher Leaders, Science Department Chairs/Supervisors, Administrators

Dates: 10/21/2025 to 4/23/2026

The Science Curriculum Council is a Professional Learning Community (PLC) to keep informed of recent changes in Science curriculum, instruction, and assessment in New York State and provide direction for Science Education in Rockland County. Council members will have the opportunity to collaborate on Science teaching and learning in order to best prepare students for success. In addition, under advisement from Rockland Assistant Superintendents for Instruction, this collegial group will assess professional development needs for Rockland Science educators and will plan future workshops to provide secondary teachers with an informative and intellectually stimulating experience.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 12
  • Max Class Size: 30

14. SchoolAI 2.0 Lunch & Learn

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/22/2025

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

15. *UPDATED** 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: 10/23/2025 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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Max Class Size: 40

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

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Instructional Staff

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

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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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 35
  • Max Class Size: 25

17. Concrete Algebra

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Mathematics Teachers, Grades 6-8; Algebra teachers

Dates: 10/29/2025

Algebra is often regarded as the "gateway” course toward college, marking the point in a student's math journey where ideas become increasingly symbolic and abstract. For many learners, this transition can be difficult if their foundation in earlier grades has not fully supported the ability to move fluidly between representations.

The New York State Numeracy Briefs highlight the importance of using multiple representations-such as visual models, manipulatives, graphs, and symbolic notation-as a foundation for conceptual understanding. Being deliberate about how and when we help students shift from the concrete to the abstract is critical if they are to succeed in Algebra and beyond.

In this workshop, participants will:

  • Engage in hands-on tasks designed to introduce key Algebra concepts in the middle grades.
  • Explore strategies for intervention that support students who need additional time and scaffolding.
  • Practice moving between different representations to strengthen students' understanding of abstract algebraic ideas.
  • Consider how to structure lessons that make the symbolic side of mathematics more accessible and meaningful.


    • By the end of the session, participants will leave with ready-to-use classroom tasks, along with a deeper understanding of how to deliberately foster students' transition from concrete experiences to abstract reasoning.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 3
  • Max Class Size: 25

18. Rockland's Resource Sharing Network: Interlibrary Loan Made Simple

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 10/29/2025

New
This workshop introduces Rockland school librarians and other library staff to the fundamentals of interlibrary loan (ILL) services and how they can expand access to resources for students and staff. Participants will learn how to request and respond to requests for materials, navigate the union catalog, and understand timelines involved in borrowing and lending in the Rockland School Library System. We'll cover best practices for managing requests, availability of materials, and troubleshooting common challenges. By the end, you'll feel confident using interlibrary loan as a powerful tool to service your school community.
  • Max Class Size: 15

19. Rockland's Resource Sharing Network: Interlibrary Loan Made Simple

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 10/29/2025

New
This workshop introduces Rockland school librarians and other library staff to the fundamentals of interlibrary loan (ILL) services and how they can expand access to resources for students and staff. Participants will learn how to request and respond to requests for materials, navigate the union catalog, and understand timelines involved in borrowing and lending in the Rockland School Library System. We'll cover best practices for managing requests, availability of materials, and troubleshooting common challenges. By the end, you'll feel confident using interlibrary loan as a powerful tool to service your school community.
  • Max Class Size: 15

20. 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

21. 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

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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 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

22. Rockland's Resource Sharing Network: Interlibrary Loan Made Simple

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 11/18/2025

New
This workshop introduces Rockland school librarians and other library staff to the fundamentals of interlibrary loan (ILL) services and how they can expand access to resources for students and staff. Participants will learn how to request and respond to requests for materials, navigate the union catalog, and understand timelines involved in borrowing and lending in the Rockland School Library System. We'll cover best practices for managing requests, availability of materials, and troubleshooting common challenges. By the end, you'll feel confident using interlibrary loan as a powerful tool to service your school community.
  • Max Class Size: 15

23. Rockland's Resource Sharing Network: Interlibrary Loan Made Simple

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 School Librarians

Dates: 11/18/2025

New
This workshop introduces Rockland school librarians and other library staff to the fundamentals of interlibrary loan (ILL) services and how they can expand access to resources for students and staff. Participants will learn how to request and respond to requests for materials, navigate the union catalog, and understand timelines involved in borrowing and lending in the Rockland School Library System. We'll cover best practices for managing requests, availability of materials, and troubleshooting common challenges. By the end, you'll feel confident using interlibrary loan as a powerful tool to service your school community.
  • Max Class Size: 15

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

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 3-5Teachers

Dates: 11/25/2025

*** 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.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

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

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 6-8 Teachers

Dates: 11/25/2025

*** 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.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 35

26. Rockland BOCES School Library System Strategic Planning and Plan of Service Development

Program: School Library System

Audience: K12 School Librarians

Dates: 12/4/2025

New
Designed specifically for library system communication coordinators, this targeted workshop focuses on crafting the Rockland BOCES School Library System's comprehensive Plan of Service aligning local educational objectives with New York State strategic guidelines. Participants will learn to develop strategic plans that enhance countywide library services, support local educational outcomes, and meet state-level compliance requirements. Participants will master constructing effective goal statements that drive strategic direction; articulating clear intended results for library services; designing robust evaluation methods to assess plan effectiveness; and understanding NYSED requirements for School Library System Plans of Service.
  • Max Class Size: 20

27. IMSE 30 Hour Morphology Plus Orton-Gillingham Training

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Teachers

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

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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 35
  • Max Class Size: 25

28. 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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 6
  • Max Class Size: 35

29. 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

30. ****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

31. **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.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 2
  • Max Class Size: 200

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

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

36. 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

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Max Class Size: 40

37. 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

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

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

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 3-5 Teachers

Dates: 3/11/2026

*** 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.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

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

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 6-8Teachers

Dates: 3/11/2026

*** 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.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 35

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

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 3-5 Teachers

Dates: 4/16/2026

*** 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.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

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

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade 6-8 Teachers

Dates: 4/16/2026

*** 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.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 35

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

Program: Professional Development Center

Audience: Grade K-2 Teachers

Dates: 4/16/2026

*** 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.

This activity has a Team Room

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 30
  • Max Class Size: 15

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

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