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1. Dignity for All Students (the 6 hour training required for certification) 26-27

Program: Online Workshops

Audience: Teachers and Leaders in need of DASA course for certification.

Dates: On-Going (Ends Jun 1, 2027)

Location: Online

Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) requires that everyone applying for teaching certification have 6 hours of coursework or training on the social patterns of harassment, bullying, and discrimination. DCMO BOCES is an approved provider of this training. Note: Any participant who is not an employee of DCMO BOCES or a DCMO Regional Component School will be charged $99 (will be billed either through a cross contract or invoiced separately.

2. Lead Evaluator - Self-Paced 26-27

Program: Online Workshops

Audience: Lead Evaluators

Dates: On-Going (Ends Jun 15, 2027)

Location: Online

Self Paced Course
This workshop will serve as the required Lead Evaluator Training for 2026 for new and experienced administrators. Throughout the training, there will be elements that are required by all participants, and elements that experienced administrators may skip if they choose. New administrators are encouraged to complete all of the activities and assignments. All participants are encouraged to personalize this training to meet your needs as a leader and evaluator. This training only covers required elements for districts using 3012-d approved plans. If your district is using an approved 3012-e plan, please reach out to Ginger Rinaldo at ginger.rinaldo@dcmoboces.com. (Original training created 2022-2023)

3. New Mentor Training - Self-paced Course 2026-2027

Program: Online Workshops

Audience: all staff who plan to become mentors

Dates: On-Going (Ends Jun 30, 2027)

Location: Online Self-Paced

Self Paced Course
This workshop is for teachers who plan to become a mentor for new teachers, or have been a mentor in the past but could use a refresher with how to support their mentees. Information regarding NYS Teaching Standards, NYS Mentoring Standards, Growth Mindset, APPR, Cognitive Coaching, and building relationships are included.
As a self-paced course, participants watch videos and read articles and documents and then fill out reflection forms to work through the material. All questions can be directed to Kerry Simmons at kerry.simmons@dcmoboces.com Created Spring 2026

4. PBLA Regional CoHort Kick off Meeting

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 teachers interested in learning more about Project Based Learning & Assessment

Dates: 9/22/2026 to 5/13/2027

This is to set the stage for the PBLA Cohort, choose dates and start with basics of PBLA.

5. Early Learning Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Early Learning Educators

Dates: 9/29/2026 to 5/11/2027

Connect with Early Learning educators from across the region as we explore best practices for supporting our youngest learners. Together, we'll share ideas, develop resources, and focus on topics such as social-emotional learning, learning through play, engaging centers, and developmentally appropriate practices. Join the Early Learning Community of Practice to collaborate, grow, and bring new ideas back to your classroom.

6. Transition Targeted Skills Group (TSG) @ ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Andes Central School District, Oxford Academy and Central School District, Stamford Central School Disrict, and Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District.

Dates: 9/30/2026 to 5/19/2027

The Transition Targeted Skills Group (TSG) is a result of the OSE Educational Partnership Designations for a Focused Intervention. This provides districts with the requirements of the State Performance Plan (SPP) 13: Secondary Transition. During this TSG we will review the requirements and provide professional development encompassing the best practices to meet the requirements of Secondary Transition Planning and the Documentation of this in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) of students that are 14 and older. Participants take a deep dive in best practices, reflect on current systems and practices, are provided numerous resources to build their own transition resource binder, collaborate with additional school district participants and provide facilitated work time with scaffolding.

Note: The first Training Session is Mandatory for all participants/district team representatives. This session includes training mandated for all districts that will be part of the SPP Indicator #13 Compliance Review in the 2026-2027 school year. All CSE Chairpersons for secondary students and any administrator that is responsible for the meetings that may include Directors of Special Education Programs and/or Principals or Superintendents.

Coaching sessions will be scheduled with the district for additional support and scaffolding. Registrations for each session will be created once the date and time has been scheduled. It is a requirement that a coaching session of at least 1 hour will be provided by a Regional Partnership Center (RPC) member and at least one district team member.

7. NY Transformation Coalition- Harrold Campus, Sidney

Program: Leadership

Audience: District and building administrators, counselors, teacher leaders, implementation team members

Dates: 10/2/2026

Starting Today
NY Transformation Coalition - Day 1 - October 2, 2026

DCMO BOCES will offer the NY Transformation Coalition, connecting districts, BOCES, Big 5 + 3, NYSED, and other partners around the implementation of NY Inspires.

The days will be in person and facilitated regionally at two DCMO BOCES locations (SSC and Harrold Campus), bringing together district leadership and implementation teams to engage with emerging pieces of the transformation, learn together, and provide feedback to help inform the work. There will also be hybrid elements to allow for statewide connection with NYSED, including updates and emerging work from the Department.

We highly encourage districts to consider inviting implementation team members so time can be spent on planning next steps. Teams of 4-6 members are ideal and space may be limited so sign up early.

We expect additional information and guidance from NYSED as the work continues to develop but wanted to share the dates now so districts can begin planning. DCMO BOCES will communicate directly with you and your admin leadership team to coordinate participation and the local structure for these days.

Please register for the correct location in Frontline.
NY Transformation Coalition - SSC, Norwich Location
NY Transformation Coalition - Harrold Campus Location

Currently we anticipate a structure similar to the Literacy or Math Briefs hybrid events which included lunch and regional planning time at the end of the day, but details including start/end times and agenda details may change.

We look forward to learning together throughout the year.

Fall: Friday, October 2, 2026 (Coming up SOON!)
Winter: Wednesday, February 10, 2027 (Snow Date: Thursday, February 18, 2027 - Snow Date May Change!)
Spring: Monday, May 10, 2027

8. NY Transformation Coalition- Support Services Center, Norwich

Program: Leadership

Audience: District and building administrators, counselors, teacher leaders, implementation team members

Dates: 10/2/2026

Starting Today
NY Transformation Coalition - Day 1 - October 2, 2026

DCMO BOCES will offer the NY Transformation Coalition, connecting districts, BOCES, Big 5 + 3, NYSED, and other partners around the implementation of NY Inspires.

The days will be in person and facilitated regionally at two DCMO BOCES locations (SSC and Harrold Campus), bringing together district leadership and implementation teams to engage with emerging pieces of the transformation, learn together, and provide feedback to help inform the work. There will also be hybrid elements to allow for statewide connection with NYSED, including updates and emerging work from the Department.

We highly encourage districts to consider inviting implementation team members so time can be spent on planning next steps. Teams of 4-6 members are ideal and space may be limited so sign up early.

We expect additional information and guidance from NYSED as the work continues to develop but wanted to share the dates now so districts can begin planning. DCMO BOCES will communicate directly with you and your admin leadership team to coordinate participation and the local structure for these days.

Please register for the correct location in Frontline.
NY Transformation Coalition - SSC, Norwich Location
NY Transformation Coalition - Harrold Campus Location

Currently we anticipate a structure similar to the Literacy or Math Briefs hybrid events which included lunch and regional planning time at the end of the day, but details including start/end times and agenda details may change.

We look forward to learning together throughout the year.

Fall: Friday, October 2, 2026 (Coming up SOON!)
Winter: Wednesday, February 10, 2027 (Snow Date: Thursday, February 18, 2027 - Snow Date May Change!)
Spring: Monday, May 10, 2027

9. ELA Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: ELA Educators

Dates: 10/6/2026 to 5/4/2027

Starting Soon
Connect with ELA educators from across the region to collaborate, learn and inspire one another throughout the school year. Together, we will explore high-impact instructional practices, share ideas and resources, and engage in meaningful conversations around the topics that matter most in today's classrooms. Leave each session with practical strategies, new connections, and fresh ideas to support students and strengthen instruction.

10. Developing Measurable Annual Goals

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 10/6/2026

Starting Soon
The purpose of this training is to help participants gain skills to develop measurable goals in the Individual Education Program (IEP). Participants will learn the regulations related to goal writing, how to develop observable language for the goal and how to determine the specific components that measure progress in the goal. The training will also focus on the importance of well written, data-based present levels of performance as the foundation of the goals.

11. Social Studies Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Social Studies Educators

Dates: 10/6/2026 to 5/4/2027

Starting Soon
Connect with passionate social studies educators from across the region as we explore best practices, innovative strategies and impactful instruction for our K-12 students. This collaborative Community of Practice brings together social studies teachers from elementary, middle and high school to share ideas, co-create resources, and boost social studies instruction. Join us to connect, innovate and make social studies more meaningful for every student.

12. DCMO BOCES Regional All Means All Steering Committee

Program: Leadership

Audience: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Administrators, Principals, Teacher Leaders

Dates: 10/7/2026 to 5/26/2027

NewStarting Soon
2026-2027 All Means All Steering Committee Dates

All meetings are from 12:00 - 2:30 pm


October 7, 2026: DCMO BOCES Support Services Center, Norwich NY (SSC)

December 09, 2026: DCMO BOCES Harrold Campus, Sidney Center, NY (Harrold)

February 24, 2027: DCMO BOCES Support Services Center, Norwich NY (SSC)

April 07, 2027: DCMO BOCES Harrold Campus, Sidney Center, NY (Harrold)

May 26, 2027: DCMO BOCES Support Services Center, Norwich NY (SSC)

13. Physical Education Round Table

Program: Other

Audience: PK-12 Physical Education Teachers

Dates: 10/9/2026

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Join your Physical Education colleagues at Unatego CSD, in partnership with DCMO BOCES, for a collaborative half day bridging experiential learning with the Portrait of a Graduate vision.

This session offers a unique blend of facilitated discussions and dedicated networking time designed to offer an opportunity to discuss current best practices and experiential learning in relation to the Portrait of a Graduate.

14. Seal of Civic Readiness: Regional Collaboration and Development

Program: Social Studies

Audience: Social Studies Educators, Department Chairs, and Teacher Leaders, District and Building Level Administration

Dates: 10/9/2026

Building on our initial regional collaboration, this session will bring districts together to continue developing a shared approach to the New York State Seal of Civic Readiness. Participants will refine the regional framework, share district practices and progress, and continue exploring common tools for tracking student progress toward Seal requirements. Through collaboration and shared problem-solving, participants will strengthen regional consistency while maintaining flexibility for local implementation.

Intended Outcome: Participants will leave with continued progress toward a shared regional framework, common tracking tools, and clear next steps to support consistent, high-quality implementation across the region.

15. The Craftsman's Guide for Arts & Music Year 2

Program: Arts

Audience: Arts and Music Teachers, Curriculum Leaders, Administrators

Dates: 10/9/2026 to 6/7/2027

The Craftsman Guide Fine Arts year two brings together arts educators to collaboratively align curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the CiTi BOCES Craftsman Framework. Participants will engage in the development of vertically aligned learning experiences and authentic assessments that support the New York State Individual Arts Assessment Pathway (IAAP), while fostering the skills and competencies outlined in NY Inspires and the Portrait of a Graduate. Through collaborative planning, analysis of student work, and continuous improvement, educators will create cohesive pathways that promote artistic literacy, creativity, communication, and student success beyond graduation.

16. UPK Regional Roundup: Charting the Path from Pre-K to Graduate

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Pre-K, Preschool, and UPK teachers

Dates: 10/9/2026

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Join your colleagues at Greene Primary School, in partnership with DCMO BOCES, for a collaborative day bridging foundational learning with the Portrait of a Graduate vision.

This session offers a unique blend of facilitated discussions and dedicated networking time designed to offer an opportunity to discuss current best practices, transition planning, and inquiry-based learning in relation to the Portrait of a Graduate.

17. Model Schools Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Model Schools Educators

Dates: 10/13/2026 to 5/11/2027

Connect with Innovative Educators from across the region as we explore best practices for supporting all learners through hands-on instruction. Together, we'll exchange ideas, develop practical resources, and focus on essential topics like social-emotional learning, play-based education, engaging learning centers, and developmentally appropriate practices. Join our Innovative Educators through the Model Schools Community of Practice to collaborate, grow, and bring fresh ideas back to your classroom!

18. The Language of Classroom Management: Promoting Positive Teacher-Student Interactions and Relationships

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, teachers, other service providers, other school staff


Dates: 10/13/2026 to 10/14/2026

This 2-day training is designed for educators who would like more information on positive behavior support-classroom management strategies including 1) arranging the physical environment, 2)defining, teaching, and acknowledging expectations and rules, 3)defining and teaching classroom procedures and routines, 4) active supervision, 5) behavior specific praise, 6) response strategies for inappropriate behavior, 7) class-wide contingencies, and 8) multiple opportunities to respond.

19. IDEA Root Cause Analysis

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Oxford Academy and Unadilla Valley

Dates: 10/14/2026

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This workshop is for districts who have been identified as Needs Assistance Year 2 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Districts will come as a team (at least 3-5 people, one needs to be an administrator) who will spend the day:
Reviewing IDEA Matrix data to identify areas of points loss
Engaging in guided data analysis and structured Root Cause Analysis activities and identify trends or patterns across the IDEA matrix (e.g., compliance, performance, subgroups) using approved tools
Ensuring findings identify systemic causes rather than isolated issues or symptoms.
Selecting a Regional Learning (or more than one) that is aligned directly to the identified cause(s), not just the outcome and attend by May 31st.

20. Fluency: No Silver Bullet/No Magic Wand

Program: Math

Audience: K-8 math, Special ed, and intervention teachers

Dates: 10/15/2026

For this workshop we will utilize the NextGen definition of fluency for students to be efficient, accurate, and flexible. Building fluency with our students and ourselves requires dedication and perseverance especially when confronted by possibly conflicting traditional approaches.
There is no silver bullet or magic wand. Genuine fluency is the result of an intentional awareness and promotion of it without a sole reliance on timed tests. As such, it is recommended (but not required) that teachers attend in vertical teams of at least one teacher/grade level.
Our objectives will be to:
-Explain different methods that assess fact fluency
-Summarize current fluency research
-Summarize supporting activities that promote fact fluency
-Plan and Collaborate how to implement into your classroom/grade level/building, etc.

21. Transition Assessments: The Essentials


Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists, and families; anyone else involved with the development of the student's IEP.

Dates: 10/15/2026

Participants will
- Identify what transition is and why it's important.
- Learn how transition assessments support career planning.
- Explore transition assessments for education and training, employment, independent living, and those that generalize across areas.
- Use assessment results to identify transition strengths and needs, to develop individualized goals and services.

22. World Language Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: World Language Educators

Dates: 10/15/2026 to 5/20/2027

Connect with World Language teachers from across the region as we explore best practices for supporting our youngest learners. Together, we'll share ideas, develop resources, and focus on topics such as social-emotional learning, learning through play, engaging centers, and developmentally appropriate practices. Join the World Language Community of Practice to collaborate, grow, and bring new ideas back to your classroom.

23. English Language Learners Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: English Language Learners Educators

Dates: 10/15/2026 to 5/20/2027

Connect with english language learners educators from across the region as we explore best practices for supporting our EL learners. Together, we'll share ideas, develop resources, and focus on topics such as social-emotional learning, learning through experience, and developmentally appropriate practices. Join the English Language Learners Community of Practice to collaborate, grow, and bring new ideas back to your classroom.

24. Finding the North Star: An Introduction to Project-Based Learning

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Teachers in grades K-12

Dates: 10/19/2026

This one-day event shifts classroom focus to a student-centered approach using Portrait of a Graduate practices. Educators will be introduced to the core concepts of Project-Based Learning (PBL) and how they support the six attributes outlined in the Portrait of a Graduate. Participants will have the chance to collaborate with colleagues on shifting toward a more student-centered learning approach. Attendees will leave with practical examples and resources to align their classroom instruction with the Portrait of a Graduate's guiding vision, our "North Star."

25. LETRS Volume 2: 2026-2027

Program: Literacy

Audience: This sequence is only for participants who have completed Volume 1. This prerequisite is essential; we cannot make exceptions.

Dates: 10/20/2026 to 5/3/2027

Closed
This course is the second half of the LETRS series focusing on language comprehension: vocabulary, background knowledge, language structure, literacy knowledge, and verbal reasoning.

Participants will receive the LETRS Volume 2, 3rd edition manual and a 1 year online license

The cost for this sequence is approx. $794 per participant if 40 registrations are secured. Approx. $1070 per participant if 25 registrations are secured and approx.. $1784 per participant if 15 registrations are secured.

26. Math Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Math Educators

Dates: 10/20/2026 to 5/25/2027

Connect with math educators from across the region as we explore best practices for supporting our youngest learners. Together, we'll share ideas, develop resources, and focus on topics such as social-emotional learning, learning through play, engaging centers, and developmentally appropriate practices. Join the Math Community of Practice to collaborate, grow, and bring new ideas back to your classroom.

27. Understanding Intervention: Overview of Tiered Intervention in Schools

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Literacy Specialists; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; School Psychologists; Principals

Dates: 10/20/2026

Introductory PD on instructional matching:
Participants will be able to identify and differentiate between skill-based, fluency-based, and performance-based interventions
Participants will learn when each of these approaches is appropriate, given the nature of the observed problem.
Participants will learn how to titrate the intensity of intervention to the learner as a response to instruction


28. Science Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Science Educators

Dates: 10/20/2026 to 5/25/2027

Connect with science educators from across the region as we explore best practices for supporting our all learners. Together, we'll share ideas, develop resources, and focus on topics such as the student-centered approach, the investigations, curriculum resources, and a focus on phenomena that creates engagement. Join the Science Community of Practice to collaborate, grow, and bring new ideas back to your classroom.

29. Introduction to 3D Design with Tinkercad

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 Teachers and Support Staff looking to integrate 3D modeling into their classrooms

Dates: 10/22/2026 to 10/23/2026

This hands-on course introduces educators and students to the fundamentals of 3D design using Tinkercad, a free, browser-based modeling tool. Participants will explore basic and intermediate features of the platform while developing real-world design projects.

Over the span of 14 hours, learners will progress from simple shape manipulation to more advanced modeling techniques, including alignment, grouping, and hole tools.

30. Model Schools Presents: Innovative Pathways: Integrating AI in Project-Based Learning and Assessments Across Content Areas

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: Pre-k to 12 teachers, aides and Admins

Dates: 10/22/2026

Join us for "Innovative Pathways: Integrating AI in Project-Based Learning and Assessments Across Content Areas," presented by Model Schools. This dynamic workshop will explore how to effectively incorporate artificial intelligence into project-based learning frameworks while enhancing assessment strategies across various content areas.

Participants will engage in collaborative worktime, allowing educators to brainstorm, share best practices, and develop actionable plans tailored to their unique classroom environments. Together, we will explore innovative tools and techniques to foster student engagement and deepen learning outcomes. Don't miss this opportunity to transform your teaching practices and empower your students for success in the digital age!

31. Using Data-Based Decision-Making to Improve Student Performance Targeted Skills Group


Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Morris Central School, Greene Central School

Dates: 10/22/2026 to 4/15/2027

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This targeted skills group is designed to support schools in developing and sustaining a strong, data-driven Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) structure. The focus is on building the systems, routines, and team practices necessary to ensure that data-based decision making becomes an embedded and sustainable part of school improvement utilized to improve the outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities.

32. Grades 3-5 Executive Functioning in the Classroom

Program: Positive Behavior Supports

Audience: Grades 3 -5 educators, support staff and administrators

Dates: 10/23/2026

Do you have students who struggle with organization, time management, task initiation, or emotional regulation? These challenges often point to underdeveloped Executive Functioning (EF) skills, the core mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and manage multiple tasks successfully. This engaging and practical training workshop is designed to equip grades 3-5 teachers with a comprehensive understanding of executive functions and immediately applicable, evidence-based strategies to foster these critical skills in all students.

What You Will Learn:

Understand the Science: Gain a clear definition of executive function and its core components (e.g., working memory, planning, self-control, cognitive flexibility) and how they impact student learning and behavior in the classroom.

Identify the Challenges: Learn to recognize classroom behaviors from disorganization to emotional outbursts as manifestations of underlying EF difficulties.

Practical Classroom Strategies: Walk away with ready-to-use techniques, routines, and tools to explicitly teach and scaffold key EF skills, including:
-Time Management and Prioritization
-Organizational Systems (materials and ideas)
-Task Initiation and Goal Setting
-Self-Monitoring and Metacognitive Skills
-Emotional Regulation and Impulse Control
-Create Supportive Environments: Discover how to structure your classroom and instruction to minimize EF demands and provide the necessary supports for students to move from dependence to independence.
-Differentiate and Intervene: Explore strategies for embedding EF support into daily lessons and routines, as well as tiered interventions for students needing more intensive support.

Empower your students to become more independent, resilient, and successful learners by intentionally cultivating the essential executive function skills needed for academic achievement and lifelong success.

33. Words that Build Worlds: High-Impact Vocabulary Instruction (Grades 5-8)

Program: Literacy

Audience: All content area educators (Grades 5-8), AIS, and Special Education

Dates: 10/26/2026

This full-day professional learning session focuses on high-impact vocabulary instruction grounded in the Science of Reading. Participants will explore how explicit, systematic, and context-rich vocabulary practices strengthen reading comprehension, writing, and disciplinary learning across content areas. Educators will engage with practical strategies such as explicit vocabulary routines, morphological analysis, and text-based word learning, while examining how vocabulary supports students in meeting the demands of complex texts and written responses. The session also connects vocabulary development to the New York State Portrait of a Graduate, supporting students as communicators, critical thinkers, and innovative problem solvers. Participants will leave with ready-to-use instructional routines, lesson planning tools, and grade-band resources to immediately implement in grades 51/48 classrooms.

34. NYSED Numeracy Initiative Hybrid Webinar -Harrold Campus, Sidney

Program: Math

Audience: Building Principals, Department Chairs, Instructional Coaches, Directors of Curriculum, Teacher Leaders

Dates: 10/27/2026

In a hybrid format, participants will view a NYSED webinar and have time for local discussion surrounding math instruction in New York State and our region.

35. NYSED Numeracy Initiative Hybrid Webinar -Support Services Center, Norwich

Program: Math

Audience: Building Principals, Department Chairs, Instructional Coaches, Directors of Curriculum, Teacher Leaders

Dates: 10/27/2026

In a hybrid format, participants will view a NYSED webinar and have time for local discussion surrounding math instruction in New York State and our region.

36. Communication Coordinator Committee Mandatory Meeting (C3)

Program: School Library Systems

Audience: Library Teachers and Instructors in the Library

Dates: 10/29/2026

Commissioner's Regulations require at least one representative from each district participating in the DCMO BOCES School Library System to attend regular meetings. A certified library media specialist is preferred; however, if one is not available, the district may appoint another representative. During these meetings, participants receive relevant NYSED updates. The meetings also serve as a community of practice, with a focus on professional learning and turnkey training. The professional learning will focus on Portrait of a Graduate skills in library instruction as well as inquiry based learning and information literacy. Districts are welcome to send as many individuals to these meetings as they would like.

37. School Counselors/ Social Workers/ Psychologists Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Counselors/School Social Workers/Psychologists

Dates: 10/29/2026 to 4/9/2027

Connect and network with school counselors, social workers, and school psychologists from across the region as we explore best practices for supporting all learners. Together, we'll share ideas, develop resources, and focus on topics such as social-emotional learning, learning and mental health. Join the School Counselors/Social Workers/Psychologists Community of Practice to collaborate, grow, and bring new ideas back to your school.

38. World Language Regional Regents Test Creation

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: World Language educators to create test bank questions for proficiency & regents level.

Dates: 10/29/2026

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This workshop is an opportunity for local WL instructors to gather to create a bank of test questions for the Proficiency & Regents. A follow-up workshop will be held in the spring to finalize & proofread.

Lunch is not provided, you may bring your own or step out at the designated time

39. Special Education Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Special Education Educators

Dates: 10/29/2026 to 5/13/2027

Connect with dedicated special education educators from across the region as we explore best practices, practical tools, and evidence based strategies for supporting our K-12 special learners. This collaborative Community of Practice brings together special education teachers to share insights, co-create resources and navigate the unique conditions, rewards and challenges of this field. Join us to connect, innovate, and advocate for every learner.

40. Dyslexia in the Classroom: Understanding and Supporting Student Learning

Program: Literacy

Audience: All Content Area Educators PK-12, AIS, and Special Education

Dates: 10/30/2026

This professional learning session builds educator understanding of dyslexia and equips participants with high-impact instructional practices grounded in the Science of Reading. Aligned with the New York State Literacy Initiative, participants will deepen their knowledge of how students with dyslexia learn and explore practical strategies to strengthen core instruction and targeted support across grade levels. This work also connects to the New York State Portrait of a Graduate by promoting equitable access to literacy, fostering student agency, and ensuring all learners develop the communication and critical thinking skills needed for success. Participants will apply high-impact, evidence-based practices to better identify and support students with dyslexia, strengthening access to grade-level learning for all students.

41. Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning (WBL)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special and general education teachers, special and general education administrators, WBL coordinators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency/community service providers or case managers, and job coaches.

Dates: 11/2/2026

Fundamentals of WBL will provide the foundational knowledge of what high-quality WBL looks like in New York State (NYS) including but not limited to: exploring registered programs and unregistered experiences available to students with disabilities, reviewing the career development process and the NYS framework for WBL, infusing WBL into individual education programs (IEPs), and determining who the essential partners are in order to ensure students are receiving an individualized and collaborative experience.

42. Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intense Intervention

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 11/3/2026 to 12/15/2026

A four-part series on understanding the FBA, BIP and PM process as it relates to the NYS part 200 regulations. Part 1: Understanding the Behavior Pathway. Part 2: Conducting the Functional Behavior Assessment. Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan. Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan

43. Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning (WBL)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special and general education teachers, special and general education administrators, WBL coordinators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency/community service providers or case managers, and job coaches.

Dates: 11/3/2026

Fundamentals of WBL will provide the foundational knowledge of what high-quality WBL looks like in New York State (NYS) including but not limited to: exploring registered programs and unregistered experiences available to students with disabilities, reviewing the career development process and the NYS framework for WBL, infusing WBL into individual education programs (IEPs), and determining who the essential partners are in order to ensure students are receiving an individualized and collaborative experience.

44. Least Restrictive Environment Module

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: building administrators, Director of Special Education, CSE Chairperson, school psychologist, special education teacher, general education teacher, etc.

Dates: 11/4/2026

The team will leave this training with a better understanding of the issues around the LRE. Participants will:

● Understand the foundations of regulations for LRE decisions and implementation.
● Learn the data used to measure compliance with federal and state benchmarks for LRE compliance.
● Be introduced to the four components to consider when creating an effective system for ensuring student placement in LRE.

45. Grades 6-8 Executive Functioning in the Classroom

Program: Positive Behavior Supports

Audience: Grades 6 - 8 general and special educators, support staff and administrators

Dates: 11/6/2026

Do you have students who struggle with organization, time management, task initiation, or emotional regulation? These challenges often point to underdeveloped Executive Functioning (EF) skills, the core mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and manage multiple tasks successfully. This engaging and practical training workshop is designed to equip grades 6 -8 educators with a comprehensive understanding of executive functions and immediately applicable, evidence-based strategies to foster these critical skills in all students.

What You Will Learn:

Understand the Science: Gain a clear definition of executive function and its core components (e.g., working memory, planning, self-control, cognitive flexibility) and how they impact student learning and behavior in the classroom.

Identify the Challenges: Learn to recognize classroom behaviors-from disorganization to emotional outbursts-as manifestations of underlying EF difficulties.

Practical Classroom Strategies: Walk away with ready-to-use techniques, routines, and tools to explicitly teach and scaffold key EF skills, including:
-Time Management and Prioritization
-Organizational Systems (materials and ideas)
-Task Initiation and Goal Setting
-Self-Monitoring and Metacognitive Skills
-Emotional Regulation and Impulse Control
-Create Supportive Environments: Discover how to structure your classroom and instruction to minimize EF demands and provide the necessary supports for students to move from dependence to independence.
-Differentiate and Intervene: Explore strategies for embedding EF support into daily lessons and routines, as well as tiered interventions for students needing more intensive support.

Empower your students to become more independent, resilient, and successful learners by intentionally cultivating the essential executive function skills needed for academic achievement and lifelong success.

46. What's the Plan? Master a Variety of Plans to Unlock Behavior and Academic Success

Program: Positive Behavior Supports

Audience: Administrators, teachers, counselors, and other student support team members.

Dates: 11/9/2026

Tired of just reacting to challenging student behavior? Are you looking for the critical differences between a Student Support Plan, a behavior safety plan, or a crisis management plan, a corrective behavior plan, a Re-Entry Plan and a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)? This is your chance to move beyond frustration and gain the knowledge and the proven, proactive strategies you need. Join our highly practical, hands-on professional development one day training designed specifically for administrators, student support team members, teachers, and counselors. What You Will Learn to Do: Become a Behavior Detective: Master the Function Based Thinking (FBT) and Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) process to pinpoint the real reason a behavior is happening (the "function") using practical data collection and determine if a student needs a Behavior Correction Plan, a BIP, a behavior safety plan or a student support plan. Design Powerful Plans: Learn to craft customized, data-driven Behavior Plans that actually work by focusing on teaching replacement skills and preventing problems before they start. Proactive Strategies over Punishment: Shift your practice from reactive discipline to function-based support, which improves student self-regulation, executive functioning skills and overall classroom climate with the right "plan" Integrate the right Support Plans: Confidently understand and implement student support plans, or plans that have the legal requirements for BIPs, 504s, and IEPs. Achieve Lasting Change: Learn how to ensure consistent plan implementation (fidelity) and use simple monitoring tools to prove your interventions are working. The result? Improved student outcomes, more focused learning spaces, and the confidence that comes with being a highly effective behavior support professional. Ready to transform challenging behavior into teachable moments with the right plan? Register today!

47. Quality IEPs for Student Success (Elementary)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services, and chairpersons. Administrators who may be in a dual administrative role such as chairpersons or directors of special education.

Dates: 11/12/2026

Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.
"this training will focus on writing IEPs for elementary students.

48. An Introduction to Transition Planning

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Students, families, and professionals (e.g., special educators, school counselors, school psychologists and social workers, building level administrators, and elementary, middle school, and secondary teachers).

Dates: 11/12/2026

The purpose of the training is to provide participants with a high-level understanding of student-centered transition planning, including its purpose and significance in supporting students with disabilities as they prepare for life after high school. The training covers relevant New York State (NYS) regulations and federal requirements, highlights where transition is addressed within the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and explores the role and types of transition assessments. Participants will compare multiple graduation pathways, diploma, and credential options, and learn strategies to engage students and families meaningfully in the process. The training also introduces the range of agencies and services available to support successful post-school outcomes.

49. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 11/16/2026

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

50. Best Practices in Academic Progress Monitoring Introduction

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Administrators, Literacy Specialists, School Psychologists, any others interested in acquiring introductory knowledge to progress monitoring individual students. The training is most applicable to those who will be engaging directly in the progress monitoring process with students.

Dates: 11/17/2026

Overview of what progress monitoring for academics is and how to implement this practice with individual students.
Applicable to work with all general education students within a tiered model of academic support (e.g., MTSS, RTI) and students receiving special education services.
Covers the essential knowledge and skills needed to understand the importance and core features of progress monitoring, as well as modeling and practice with feedback on implementing progress monitoring.
Opportunity for independent work with support from the presenters.
Participants should be able to: 1. Describe the purpose of progress monitoring 2. Define progress monitoring 3. Identify the steps for implementing progress monitoring at the individual student level

51. LETRS Volume 2 :2025-2026 Work Sessions

Program: Literacy

Audience: This is only open to participants enrolled in LETRS Volume 2: 2025-2026

Dates: 11/17/2026 to 6/1/2027

Due to the condensed scheduling of LETRS Volume 2, we will offer a work day in between the facilitated workshops to allow teachers to complete additional suggested independent work. We have created these optional, non facilitated work sessions for participants of LETRS Volume 2 to have a chance to work together if they choose to do so or to work independently to complete the work of LETRS. Work sessions are scheduled halfway between the in-person training sessions. We anticipate Christine Newell from DCMO BOCES will be available as an informal resource. If your school participates in Stipend Reimbursement and/or Sub Reimbursement these work days will allow for a reimbursement to take place. Please bring your laptop, LETRS materials, and headphones/earbuds with you to each work session. Lunch is on your own. ** This is only open to participants enrolled in LETRS Volume 2:2025-2026.

52. OPALS Users Group

Program: School Library Systems

Audience: School Librarians and Library Assistants

Dates: 11/17/2026

New
The School Librarian Community of Practice meets to share expertise and collaborate on improving teaching and learning in elementary and secondary library instruction. Participants will have the opportunity to view new and upcoming improvements to the OPALS system, and speak directly to company representatives about improvements and issues in the OPALS and SCOOLS systems. OBJECTIVES:- Identify new features and updates to the OPALS automation system - Propose and recommend future updates and features- Curate and personalize your Library OPALS catalogs

53. Fusion Fundamentals: 3D Design for Educators

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 teachers, CTE instructors, and educational support staff seeking to introduce CAD and digital fabrication into their programs. Ideal for educators with little to no CAD background who want to bring real-world design skills into their classrooms.

Dates: 11/19/2026 to 11/20/2026

Unlock the power of parametric 3D modeling with this hands-on course designed for K-12 educators. Using Autodesk Fusion (formerly Fusion 360), participants will explore the fundamentals of CAD through engaging, real-life design projects that combine design thinking, spatial reasoning, and creativity.

Over 14 hours, participants will learn how to sketch, extrude, revolve, and manipulate 3D geometry using practical workflows. We'll focus on creating real-world projects such as rings, containers, custom accessories, and objects that could be printed, cut, or prototyped in the classroom. The course culminates in a hands-on final project, giving participants the opportunity to apply their skills to a personalized 3D design.


Intended/Invited Audience:
K-12 teachers, CTE instructors, and educational support staff seeking to introduce CAD and digital fabrication into their programs. Ideal for educators with little to no CAD background who want to bring real-world design skills into their classrooms.

54. Connecting Classrooms to the World: Virtual Field Trips in Support of PBL & NYS Learning Frameworks

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Teachers PK-12, Career Counselors

Dates: 11/20/2026

New
Bring global exploration and career pathways directly into your classroom! This interactive professional learning session introduces educators to three distinct types of Virtual Field Trips (VFTs): live expert-led visits through the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), self-guided and adaptive exploration via Google Arts & Culture and NASA-funded Infiniscope, and teacher-designed "Build Your Own" community partnership events. Learn how to leverage virtual excursions as engaging Entry Events for Project-Based Learning (PBL) aligned with the NYS Portrait of a Graduate (PoG), Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE), and PLAN performance assessment goals.
- Morning Core Session (Required): 3 Hours (Foundations, Platform Demonstrations & Unit Architecture)
- Afternoon Planning Studio (Optional): 2 Hours (Hands-on 1:1 Coaching, Unit Mapping & BOCES Booking Support)

55. Connecting Classrooms to the World: Virtual Field Trips in Support of PBL & NYS Learning Frameworks(Optional Planning Session afternoon)

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Teachers PK-12, Career Counselors

Dates: 11/20/2026

New
Bring global exploration and career pathways directly into your classroom! This interactive professional learning session introduces educators to three distinct types of Virtual Field Trips (VFTs): live expert-led visits through the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), self-guided and adaptive exploration via Google Arts & Culture and NASA-funded Infiniscope, and teacher-designed "Build Your Own" community partnership events. Learn how to leverage virtual excursions as engaging Entry Events for Project-Based Learning (PBL) aligned with the NYS Portrait of a Graduate (PoG), Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE), and PLAN performance assessment goals.
- Morning Core Session (Required): 3 Hours (Foundations, Platform Demonstrations & Unit Architecture)
- Afternoon Planning Studio (Optional): 2 Hours (Hands-on 1:1 Coaching, Unit Mapping & BOCES Booking Support)

56. Grades 9-12 Executive Functioning in the Classroom

Program: Positive Behavior Supports

Audience: Grades 9-12 general and special educators, support staff and administrators

Dates: 12/3/2026

Do you have students who struggle with organization, time management, task initiation, or emotional regulation? These challenges often point to underdeveloped Executive Functioning (EF) skills, the core mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and manage multiple tasks successfully. This engaging and practical training workshop is designed to equip grades 6 -8 educators with a comprehensive understanding of executive functions and immediately applicable, evidence-based strategies to foster these critical skills in all students.

What You Will Learn:

Understand the Science: Gain a clear definition of executive function and its core components (e.g., working memory, planning, self-control, cognitive flexibility) and how they impact student learning and behavior in the classroom.

Identify the Challenges: Learn to recognize classroom behaviors-from disorganization to emotional outbursts-as manifestations of underlying EF difficulties.

Practical Classroom Strategies: Walk away with ready-to-use techniques, routines, and tools to explicitly teach and scaffold key EF skills, including:
-Time Management and Prioritization
-Organizational Systems (materials and ideas)
-Task Initiation and Goal Setting
-Self-Monitoring and Metacognitive Skills
-Emotional Regulation and Impulse Control
-Create Supportive Environments: Discover how to structure your classroom and instruction to minimize EF demands and provide the necessary supports for students to move from dependence to independence.
-Differentiate and Intervene: Explore strategies for embedding EF support into daily lessons and routines, as well as tiered interventions for students needing more intensive support.

Empower your students to become more independent, resilient, and successful learners by intentionally cultivating the essential executive function skills needed for academic achievement and lifelong success.

57. Restorative by Design: Building the Systems and Culture That Nurture Portrait of a Graduate Attributes

Program: Social & Emotional Learning

Audience: All School Staff

Dates: 12/4/2026 to 4/16/2027

This three-session series supports educators in making the essential shifts required to deeply understand and implement restorative practices as both a leadership philosophy and a daily instructional approach. Moving beyond the common misconception that restorative practices mean "no discipline," this learning experience challenges that narrative by examining the research and intentional structures that actually strengthen accountability, behavior, and community. Using the Restorative Practices Playbook (Smith, Fisher & Frey), participants will engage in modules that highlight how restorative approaches elevate expectations, deepen relationships, and create conditions where students are more connected, responsible, and engaged in their learning. The sessions will integrate insights from Linda Ligman on improving workplace culture through adult belonging and modeling of adult SEL competencies aligned to the New York SEL Benchmarks reinforcing that sustainable change begins with the adults in the system.

Participants will also examine the research of John Hattie and Jenni Donohoo to understand how collective efficacy drives meaningful school transformation. This training emphasizes that mastery of Portrait of a Graduate attributes is the result of intentional design, requiring systems and cultures that actively cultivate them. Grounded in the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework, restorative practices serve as a key lever in that design, creating culturally responsive environments with rigorous social-emotional learning where staff and students build and sustain healthy relationships, strengthen behavior through accountability and reflection, and develop the competencies necessary for organizations to thrive.

Participants will receive the Restorative Practice Playbook the cost of the book will be billed to your district ($45).

58. Quality IEPs for Student Success (Secondary)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services, and chairpersons. Administrators who
may be in a dual administrative role such as chairpersons or directors of special education.

Dates: 12/8/2026

Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to
provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.
This training will focus on writing IEPs for secondary students.

59. The Craftsman's Guide for Physical Education

Program: Arts

Audience: Physical Education and Health Teachers, Curriculum Leaders, Administrators

Dates: 12/8/2026 to 6/3/2027

This workgroup supports the development and implementation of standards-based Physical Education programs that provide students with meaningful opportunities to build lifelong health, wellness, and physical literacy skills. Through curriculum design, assessment development, and instructional planning, educators will align learning experiences to New York State Physical Education standards while fostering the competencies outlined in NY Inspires and the Portrait of a Graduate. Emphasis will be placed on creating equitable, engaging, and student-centered learning experiences that promote critical thinking, collaboration, self-management, goal setting, and overall well-being, preparing students for success in school, career, and life.

60. Communication Coordinator Committee Mandatory Meeting (C3)

Program: School Library Systems

Audience: Library Teachers and Instructors in the Library

Dates: 12/10/2026

Commissioner's Regulations require at least one representative from each district participating in the DCMO BOCES School Library System to attend regular meetings. A certified library media specialist is preferred; however, if one is not available, the district may appoint another representative. During these meetings, participants receive relevant NYSED updates. The meetings also serve as a community of practice, with a focus on professional learning and turnkey training. The professional learning will focus on Portrait of a Graduate skills in library instruction as well as inquiry based learning and information literacy. Districts are welcome to send as many individuals to these meetings as they would like.

61. Data-Based Individualization (DBI)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers

Dates: 12/15/2026

Understanding Intensive Intervention: Implementing Data-Based Individualization (DBI) in Schools is the second part of a package designed to support schools in (a) understanding the DBI process, (b) understanding why educators should use DBI for students who are not responding to intervention, (c) knowing the steps of DBI, and (d) how educators can implement DBI utilizing National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) resources. This is the second of two modules on the topic of interventions. The first, Understanding Intervention: Overview of Tiered Intervention in Schools, is specific to identifying how academic interventions are used in schools, understanding the elements of high-quality intervention, and matching intervention to student needs.

62. IEP Writing Workshop at SUNY Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 12/16/2026

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

63. Dyslexia in the Classroom: Understanding and Supporting Student Learning

Program: Literacy

Audience: All Content Area Educators PK-12, AIS, and Special Education

Dates: 12/17/2026

This professional learning session builds educator understanding of dyslexia and equips participants with high-impact instructional practices grounded in the Science of Reading. Aligned with the New York State Literacy Initiative, participants will deepen their knowledge of how students with dyslexia learn and explore practical strategies to strengthen core instruction and targeted support across grade levels. This work also connects to the New York State Portrait of a Graduate by promoting equitable access to literacy, fostering student agency, and ensuring all learners develop the communication and critical thinking skills needed for success. Participants will apply high-impact, evidence-based practices to better identify and support students with dyslexia, strengthening access to grade-level learning for all students.

64. Function Based Thinking

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Preschool/ K-12 Educators

Dates: 12/17/2026

This training package offers an overview of challenging behaviors, the behavior pathway, and the function-based thinking process. Function-based thinking is a Tier 1 support that can be used for all students, which requires teachers to informally gather data on student behavior, analyze the behavioral data and use the behavior pathway to determine the function of behavior and to match interventions to the function of the student's behavior.

65. Phonological Awareness: Establishing Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Online Workshops

Dates: On-Going (Ends Jan 31, 2027)

Location: Schoology

The purpose of this training is to help participants gain a greater understanding of the Science of Reading; specifically, what phonological awareness is and how crucial this skillset is to the foundation of reading success. Participants will explore what skills to teach when, and how to teach these skills for students to master phonological awareness. The training will also provide context for the importance of using assessments to improve the effectiveness of phonological instruction for students. To overcome equity barriers, educators need to focus on systemic, explicit instruction to teach the skills supported by the science of reading.

66. IEP Writing Workshop at SUNY Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 1/5/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

67. Introduction to 3D Design with Tinkercad

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 Teachers and Support Staff looking to integrate 3D modeling into their classrooms

Dates: 1/7/2027 to 1/8/2027

This hands-on course introduces educators and students to the fundamentals of 3D design using Tinkercad, a free, browser-based modeling tool. Participants will explore basic and intermediate features of the platform while developing real-world design projects.

Over the span of 14 hours, learners will progress from simple shape manipulation to more advanced modeling techniques, including alignment, grouping, and hole tools.

68. Discipline Procedures for Students with Disabilities

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: District/building level administration- may include superintendents, directors of special education, directors of pupil personnel services, CSE chairpersons, principals, dean of students, etc.

Dates: 1/12/2027

This full day training is designed for district/building level administrators to gain a better understanding of the process related to discipline for students with disabilities as per the Part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development supports the administrator's understanding of the regulatory requirements and the administrative responsibilities, as they relate to discipline, and are aligned to state law to ensure district compliance. Participants will increase their knowledge of policies, regulations, and best practices related to suspension, removal, and behavioral supports related to implementing discipline for students with disabilities.


69. STEAM Exploration: A Hands-On Deep Dive into Classroom STEAM.

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 1/14/2027 to 1/15/2027

Step into the "STEAM Sandbox" for an immersive, hands-on day of play! Test-drive Robotics, Interactive Low Tech manipulatives and more while bridging the gap between makerspace tools and NYS standards. Leave with turnkey strategies to foster innovation, belonging, and student-led discovery in your K-12 classroom. Ready, set, innovate!

70. Quality IEPs for Student Success (Elementary)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services, and chairpersons. Administrators who may be in a dual administrative role such as chairpersons or directors of special education.

Dates: 1/21/2027

Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.
"this training will focus on writing IEPs for elementary students.

71. Using Transition Assessment Results to Develop the IEP

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists, and families; anyone else involved with the development of the student's IEP.

Dates: 1/21/2027

Participants will
- Explain how to incorporate transition assessment results into the IEP through reviewing two case studies.
- Analyze and use assessment results to identify transition strengths and needs and develop individualized goals and services.

72. Building a Positive Math Identity, Book Club

Program: Math

Audience: PK-12 math teachers

Dates: 1/21/2027 to 4/8/2027

This virtual book club will explore a brain science approach to understanding our math identity and that of our students. Through independent reading and on-line discussion we will: -translate brain science principles for educators in an accessible way -explore practical exercises and lessons that you can use in your classroom

73. Using Transition Assessment Results to Develop the IEP

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists, and families; anyone else involved with the development of the student's IEP.

Dates: 1/26/2027

Participants will
- Explain how to incorporate transition assessment results into the IEP through reviewing two case studies.
- Analyze and use assessment results to identify transition strengths and needs and develop individualized goals and services.

74. Phonics and Word Recognition: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Online Workshops

Audience: Literacy Specialists; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; School Psychologists; Principals

Dates: On-Going (Ends Feb 28, 2027)

1.Describe the legal and ethical importance of providing research-based instruction in phonics and word recognition.
2.Define phonics and word recognition and describe why they are important to overall reading development.
3.Explain when and how to teach phonics and word recognition according to our current knowledge of the science of reading.
4.Identify ways in which classroom assessments can be used to improve phonics and word recognition instruction and student outcomes.
5.Describe ways in which students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs can be provided with individualized phonics and word recognition support.

75. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary (AM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency staff, as well as students and families

Dates: 2/2/2027

This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students. It will cover both the traditional exit summary, and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

The goals of this training are to ensure participants will recognize and identify:
1. Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the SES a meaningful and relevant document
2. Learn the federal and state requirements for the SES
3. Recognize and identify the required components of the SES
Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered

76. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary (PM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency staff, as well as students and families

Dates: 2/2/2027

This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students. It will cover both the traditional exit summary, and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

The goals of this training are to ensure participants will recognize and identify:
1. Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the SES a meaningful and relevant document
2. Learn the federal and state requirements for the SES
3. Recognize and identify the required components of the SES
Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered

77. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 2/5/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

78. Alternatives to Suspension

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Building level administrators, general education teachers, special education teachers, school psychologists and counselors.

Dates: 2/9/2027 to 2/11/2027

The issue of an in and out-of-school suspension of all students, including students with disabilities, who demonstrate escalated classroom behavior, has become controversial and divisive leaving many staff members at odds. This two-day training, designed for building level administrators and teachers, is intended to help participants understand that exclusionary practices have significant short and long-term negative effects on academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family outcomes of students and that there are alternative approaches to discipline that lead to improved student outcomes. Participants will ground themselves in a common understanding of suspension, removal, and discipline, as well as influences, impacts, policies, and procedures that contribute to the on-going suspension crisis in schools today. Throughout these two days, participants will learn and explore effective research based strategies for responding to student behavior and appropriate alternatives to suspension, which have significantly fewer negative impacts on student or family outcomes.

79. Communication Coordinator Committee Mandatory Meeting (C3/Symposium)

Program: School Library Systems

Audience: Library Teachers and Instructors in the Library

Dates: 2/10/2027

Commissioner's Regulations require at least one representative from each district participating in the DCMO BOCES School Library System to attend regular meetings. A certified library media specialist is preferred; however, if one is not available, the district may appoint another representative. During these meetings, participants receive relevant NYSED updates. The meetings also serve as a community of practice, with a focus on professional learning and turnkey training. The professional learning will focus on Portrait of a Graduate skills in library instruction as well as inquiry based learning and information literacy. Districts are welcome to send as many individuals to these meetings as they would like.

80. Special Education for General Education Administrators

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General Education Administrators

Dates: 2/10/2027

Participants will:
Become familiar with Federal and State laws, regulations, and policies establishing the special education process.
Identify intervention frameworks and instructional supports that impact the special education eligibility process.
Understand their responsibilities in the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)/Committee on Special Education (CSE), and Individualized Education Program (IEP) processes.
Learn about Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), specially designed instruction (SDI), classroom observations, and diploma and credential options for students with disabilities.
Identify specific considerations for English language learners (ELLs) with or suspected of having disabilities.
Describe discipline considerations for students with disabilities.

81. Fusion Fundamentals: 3D Design for Educators

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 teachers, CTE instructors, and educational support staff seeking to introduce CAD and digital fabrication into their programs. Ideal for educators with little to no CAD background who want to bring real-world design skills into their classrooms.

Dates: 2/18/2027 to 2/19/2027

Unlock the power of parametric 3D modeling with this hands-on course designed for K-12 educators. Using Autodesk Fusion (formerly Fusion 360), participants will explore the fundamentals of CAD through engaging, real-life design projects that combine design thinking, spatial reasoning, and creativity.

Over 14 hours, participants will learn how to sketch, extrude, revolve, and manipulate 3D geometry using practical workflows. We'll focus on creating real-world projects such as rings, containers, custom accessories, and objects that could be printed, cut, or prototyped in the classroom. The course culminates in a hands-on final project, giving participants the opportunity to apply their skills to a personalized 3D design.


Intended/Invited Audience:
K-12 teachers, CTE instructors, and educational support staff seeking to introduce CAD and digital fabrication into their programs. Ideal for educators with little to no CAD background who want to bring real-world design skills into their classrooms.

82. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- OAOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 2/24/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

83. Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intense Intervention

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 3/9/2027 to 4/13/2027

A four-part series on understanding the FBA, BIP and PM process as it relates to the NYS part 200 regulations. Part 1: Understanding the Behavior Pathway. Part 2: Conducting the Functional Behavior Assessment. Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan. Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan

84. Quality IEPs for Student Success (Secondary)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services, and chairpersons. Administrators who may be in a dual administrative role such as chairpersons or directors of special education.

Dates: 3/10/2027

Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.
This training will focus on writing IEPs for secondary students.

85. Reading Fluency: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, Literacy Specialists, School Psychologists, General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, any others interested in implementing universal screening

Dates: 3/16/2027

Describe the legal and ethical importance of providing scientific research-based instruction in reading fluency.
2.Define reading fluency and describe why it is important to overall literacy development.
3.Explain when and how to teach reading fluency according to our current knowledge of the SOR.
4.Identify ways in which classroom assessments can be used to improve reading fluency instruction and student outcomes.
5.Describe ways in which students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs can be provided with individualized reading fluency support.

86. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 3/22/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

87. Communication Coordinator Committee Mandatory Meeting (C3)

Program: School Library Systems

Audience: Library Teachers and Instructors in the Library

Dates: 3/25/2027

Commissioner's Regulations require at least one representative from each district participating in the DCMO BOCES School Library System to attend regular meetings. A certified library media specialist is preferred; however, if one is not available, the district may appoint another representative. During these meetings, participants receive relevant NYSED updates. The meetings also serve as a community of practice, with a focus on professional learning and turnkey training. The professional learning will focus on Portrait of a Graduate skills in library instruction as well as inquiry based learning and information literacy. Districts are welcome to send as many individuals to these meetings as they would like.

88. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 4/9/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

89. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary (AM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency staff, as well as students and families

Dates: 4/13/2027

This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students. It will cover both the traditional exit summary, and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

The goals of this training are to ensure participants will recognize and identify:
1. Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the SES a meaningful and relevant document
2. Learn the federal and state requirements for the SES
3. Recognize and identify the required components of the SES
Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered

90. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary (PM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency staff, as well as students and families

Dates: 4/13/2027

This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students. It will cover both the traditional exit summary, and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

The goals of this training are to ensure participants will recognize and identify:
1. Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the SES a meaningful and relevant document
2. Learn the federal and state requirements for the SES
3. Recognize and identify the required components of the SES
Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered

91. Best Books of 2026! Alicia and Miss Erin's Best Books of 2026

Program: School Library Systems

Audience: School Librarians and ELA teachers

Dates: 4/14/2027

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Join Alicia (BT BOCES School Library Director) and Miss Erin (head of the children's department at the George F. Johnson Memorial Library in Endicott) as they review the best titles of 2026! Bring your device and build your carts for new collection purchases. OBJECTIVES:- Identify the best books for students in grades K-12 - Define best practices for promoting and selecting books for your collection and how to promote them- Design a reading culture for your library/classroom

92. Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, Building Principals/Administrators, Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairpersons, Parents/Families

Dates: 4/14/2027

Participants will:
- know the purpose of test accommodations.
- define test accommodations.
- understand their role in supporting a student with their test accommodations.
- recognize that instructional accommodations used in the classroom should be aligned with the testing accommodations provided during assessment.

93. Background Knowledge & Vocabulary: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers, general education teachers, literacy/reading instructors, administrators

Dates: 4/20/2027

The Background Knowledge & Vocabulary: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success training dives deeper into two of the key instructional areas of reading: building background knowledge and developing vocabulary. Participants will learn what background knowledge and vocabulary are, what reading science can teach us about the critical elements of background knowledge and vocabulary, how they each develop over time, and how best to teach these skills to support overall reading development. Additionally, information about how to use assessment to optimize student instruction in these areas will be provided. The training will provide context for the importance of high-quality background knowledge and vocabulary instruction to issues of equity, legal responsibilities around providing instruction aligned with the science of reading, and how to support students with diverse learning needs.

94. The Language of Classroom Management: Promoting Positive Teacher-Student Interactions and Relationships

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, teachers, other service providers, other school staff


Dates: 4/20/2027 to 4/22/2027

This 2-day training is designed for educators who would like more information on positive behavior support-classroom management strategies including 1) arranging the physical environment, 2)defining, teaching, and acknowledging expectations and rules, 3)defining and teaching classroom procedures and routines, 4) active supervision, 5) behavior specific praise, 6) response strategies for inappropriate behavior, 7) class-wide contingencies, and 8) multiple opportunities to respond.

95. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- NCOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers


Dates: 4/28/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

96. Early Steps to Future Careers: Embedding Career Development in Elementary School

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special and general education elementary and middle school teachers, special and general education elementary and middle school administrators, work-based learning (WBL) coordinators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency/community service providers or case managers.

Dates: 5/3/2027

This training explores the importance of beginning career development in elementary school for students with disabilities. Participants will have the opportunity to examine and expand career development activities that support self-awareness, career awareness, identity development, and career exploration. The training also enhances understanding of collaboration among schools, families, and community partners in supporting elementary career development. In addition, participants will review resources and strategies designed to ensure that career development experiences are meaningful, impactful, and consistently encouraged throughout the elementary years for students with disabilities.

97. Early Steps to Future Careers: Embedding Career Development in Elementary School

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special and general education elementary and middle school teachers, special and general education elementary and middle school administrators, work-based learning (WBL) coordinators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency/community service providers or case managers.

Dates: 5/11/2027

This training explores the importance of beginning career development in elementary school for students with disabilities. Participants will have the opportunity to examine and expand career development activities that support self-awareness, career awareness, identity development, and career exploration. The training also enhances understanding of collaboration among schools, families, and community partners in supporting elementary career development. In addition, participants will review resources and strategies designed to ensure that career development experiences are meaningful, impactful, and consistently encouraged throughout the elementary years for students with disabilities.

98. Function Based Thinking

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Preschool/ K-12 Educators

Dates: 5/11/2027

This training package offers an overview of challenging behaviors, the behavior pathway, and the function-based thinking process. Function-based thinking is a Tier 1 support that can be used for all students, which requires teachers to informally gather data on student behavior, analyze the behavioral data and use the behavior pathway to determine the function of behavior and to match interventions to the function of the student's behavior.

99. Quality IEPs for Student Success (Elementary)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services, and chairpersons. Administrators who may be in a dual administrative role such as chairpersons or directors of special education.

Dates: 5/18/2027

Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.

This training will focus on writing IEPs for elementary students"

100. Reviewing Your Literacy Curriculum: Evaluating Alignment with the Science of Reading

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, Literacy Specialists; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; School Psychologists

Dates: 5/20/2027

The Reviewing Your Literacy Curriculum: Evaluating Alignment with the Science of Reading training was developed to provide participants with essential information necessary for preparing for and conducting a review of their district's current literacy curriculum. A school's core literacy curriculum serves as a critical foundation for all levels of reading instruction including for those students receiving supplemental support, intervention, or special education services. It is equally important for literacy curriculum to reflect the evidence-based content and instructional methods found in reading science as well as be free of practices that scientific research has shown to be ineffective or detrimental to learning. Participants will examine the purpose of regularly evaluating their literacy curriculum, review the key elements of the Science of Reading, and learn how to develop a curriculum review team. The training will also teach participants how to use the Reading League's Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines and Reviewer Workbook to evaluate their current curriculum for instructional gaps that should be corrected to provide students with highly effective and evidence-based literacy instruction. Finally, the training will address how participants can plan to address instructional gaps through implementing necessary initiatives and practices.

101. Administrator and Librarian Recognition

Program: School Library Systems

Audience: Library Teachers and Instructors in the Library

Dates: 5/25/2027

Commissioner's Regulations require at least one representative from each district participating in the DCMO BOCES School Library System to attend regular meetings. A certified library media specialist is preferred; however, if one is not available, the district may appoint another representative. During these meetings, participants receive relevant NYSED updates. The meetings also serve as a community of practice, with a focus on professional learning and turnkey training. The professional learning will focus on Portrait of a Graduate skills in library instruction as well as inquiry based learning and information literacy. Districts are welcome to send as many individuals to these meetings as they would like.