Frontline Education

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. Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading

Program: Online Workshops

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

Dates: On-Going (Ends Aug 31, 2026)

Location: Schoology Online

Asynchronous training through a shared Google Drive. Participants will be able to:
-describe the current status of reading achievement of students in the United States and New York State;
-describe the gap between what is known about effective reading instruction and the implementation of effective reading instruction;
-identify theories of reading that are supported by research; and
list the skills that are essential for proficient reading and how to best teach those skills

Credit will be given based on activities completed.

5. STEAM Bootcamp

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 8/6/2026 to 8/7/2026

Starting Soon

This hands-on, interactive professional development session invites educators and administrators to step away from the keyboard and engage with the next generation of STEAM manipulatives.You will see firsthand how a single design challenge can spark the critical thinking, resilience, and digital fluency required for a student to truly embody the NYS Portrait of a Graduate.

We will explore how high-engagement pedagogical tools-ranging from programmable kinetic modules to circuit-building components-can transform passive classroom moments into active discovery. This isn't just about the hardware; it's about the instructional shift that happens when students are empowered to build, break, and iterate.

6. LETRS Volume 2 :2025-2026 Work Sessions

Program: Literacy

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

Dates: 8/11/2026 to 4/13/2027

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.

7. Special Education for General Education Administrators

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General Education Administrators

Dates: 8/11/2026

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.

8. Deepen Critical Thinking Through Media

Program: Literacy

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/13/2026

Have you ever thought about access to accurate information as a Human Right? What about the skills to analyze and understand this information? Should this also be a human right? Teaching critical thinking through media analysis can be used across grade levels and content areas. We are far behind the time to be teaching these skills in every classroom. This professional learning session will show you how to easily implement strategies to engage students with critical thinking about media. Strategies will range from bell ringer activities to inquiry based lessons to project based learning. Participants are encouraged to bring lessons to add media analysis elements.

9. Introduction to BrainPOP family of products

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: Any grade level teacher using Brainpop products for the first time or in need of a refresher course

Dates: 8/17/2026

This is a hands-on Training so please bring a device with you. This will be an introduction to using BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.

10. Introduction to Edpuzzle

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: Any K-12 teachers using Ed Puzzle for the first time or in need of a refresher.

Dates: 8/17/2026

This is a hands-on workshop, please bring a device with you. This will be an introduction to using Ed puzzle in the classroom

11. Introduction to Castle Learning

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 teachers new to using or in need of a refresher using Castle learning.

Dates: 8/18/2026

This is a hands-on workshop, please bring a device with you. This will be an introduction to using Castle Learning in the classroom

12. Introduction to i-Ready

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: Any new to novice teachers that uses I-Ready

Dates: 8/18/2026

K-12 teachers new to using using iReady.

13. DASA Coordinator Training & Cultivating Equitable School Climates

Program: Leadership

Audience: New and experienced DASA Coordinators, Other DASA Response Team members such as school counselors, administrators, social workers, school psychologists. Schools may wish to include clerical staff or nurses depending on their role in the DASA process.

Dates: 8/20/2026

Dignity Act Coordinators play a vital role in setting the school-wide climate in relation to prevention of bullying, harassment, and discrimination. This training is appropriate for new DASA Coordinators, experienced DASA Coordinators who have not attended a recent training and DASA Response Team Members. It will focus on 12 modules: 1. School District and DASA Coordinator Responsibilities 2. Identifying differences between respect and dignity and using the dignity lens as a DASA Coordinator 3. Reporting Requirements 4. Investigation and Deception Detection 5. Examining Bias 6. Identifying similarities and differences between bullying, harassment, discrimination, and conflict 7. Microaggressions 8. Vulnerable Populations 9. Human Relations and Brain Research 10. Social Media and Cyberbullying 11. Resources for intervention and prevention 12. Overall Best Practices NOTE: This is NOT the 6 hour training required for NYS Educator Certification.

14. Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities (AM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and Special Education Administrators, Special Education Teachers, School Counselors, School Psychologists and other Related Service Providers.

Dates: 8/20/2026

This training is designed to ensure that students with disabilities and their families are aware of the multiple pathways to graduate school with a diploma and exiting credentials.
1. Define Self-Determination
2. Discuss credit requirements for graduation
3. Discuss the multiple pathways to Regents diploma
4. Discuss appeal eligibility criteria
5. Discuss safety nets for students with disabilities
6. Discuss exiting credentials

15. Using Explore Learning in your Classroom

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 Teachers New to or wishing for a refresher of using Explore Learning in their classroom

Dates: 8/20/2026

This is a hands-on workshop, please bring a device with you. This will be an introduction to using Explore Learning in the classroom

16. What Does it Mean to be Culturally Responsive?

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Any educator or staff member that works with students

Dates: 8/20/2026

As a result of this training, participants will be able to use the following tools to promote more equitable outcomes for students with disabilities. This by way of building their own capacity related to Culturally Responsive Teaching and the New York State Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework:
"CRT is not a set of 'best practices' but a practice that recognizes the mind-body connection involved in learning"
The teacher keeps in mind the social-emotional impact of living in a racialized society
The teacher recognizes student's use of cultural capital and tools (soft-wired)
The teacher responds "positively" (non-verbally and verbally)
The teacher is constructive (helpful) in facilitating learning by building on cultural tools

17. Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities (PM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and Special Education Administrators, Special Education Teachers, School Counselors, School Psychologists and other Related Service Providers.

Dates: 8/20/2026

This training is designed to ensure that students with disabilities and their families are aware of the multiple pathways to graduate school with a diploma and exiting credentials.
1. Define Self-Determination
2. Discuss credit requirements for graduation
3. Discuss the multiple pathways to Regents diploma
4. Discuss appeal eligibility criteria
5. Discuss safety nets for students with disabilities
6. Discuss exiting credentials

18. Introduction to Using IXL In Your Classroom

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 Teachers new to using IXL

Dates: 8/20/2026

This is a hands-on workshop, please bring a device with you. This will be an introduction to using IXL in the classroom

19. First Days, Best Days: Master Your Classroom Management

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: All Teachers

Dates: 8/24/2026

Ready to kick off your school year with confidence and control? Our First Days, Best Days: Master Your Classroom Management regional training is designed for all teachers, whether you're just starting out or a seasoned pro. This isn't just theory; it's a one-day, action-packed session filled with practical organization tips, clever tricks, and powerful management strategies. You'll gain the tools to take strategic control of your learning space from day one. Based on research-backed methods, these strategies are proven to create positive long-term impacts and ensure you have a truly successful school year.

20. PBLA Regional CoHort Kick off Meeting

Program: Instructional Technology

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

Dates: 8/24/2026 to 5/13/2027

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

21. Using Learning A-Z in your classroom

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 Teachers using Learning A-Z

Dates: 8/25/2026

This is a hands-on workshop, please bring a device with you. This will be for new Teachers and Teachers looking for a refresher to using Learning A-Z in the classroom

22. Refresher Training for using IXL in your Classroom

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 teachers needing a refresher on using IXL in the classroom

Dates: 8/27/2026

This is a hands-on workshop, please bring a device with you. This will be a refresher to using IXL in the classroom

23. Refresher Training for Using i-Ready

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: K-12 teachers needing a refresher or next steps in using iReady.

Dates: 8/27/2026

This is a hands-on workshop, please bring a device with you. This will be a refresher training for teachers using iReady.

24. Universal Screening: Best Practices in Screening for Academic Deficits

Program: Online Workshops

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

Dates: On-Going (Ends Sep 30, 2026)

Location: Schoology

The purpose of this training is to provide participants with an overview of what universal screening is and how to
adopt this practice in their schools. At the conclusion of this training, participants should be able to:
1. Define universal screening
2. Describe the purpose of universal screening
3. Describe the features of a high-quality universal screening measure
4. Identify tools to guide them in selecting a universal screening measure
5. Describe ways in which data from a universal screening measure can be used

Credit will be given based on activities completed.

25. The Craftsman's Guidebook-PE

Program: Arts

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

Dates: 9/22/2026 to 5/11/2027

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.

26. Embracing the Future: Introducing AI in Education

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: Prek-12 Teachers, Aides, or Administrators

Dates: 9/24/2026

Join us for "Embracing the Future: Introducing AI in Education," a dynamic professional development workshop designed for educators eager to explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in the classroom. This workshop will provide an overview of AI technologies currently shaping education, highlight their benefits in personalizing learning experiences, and demonstrate practical applications that streamline administrative tasks. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, discussing ethical considerations and developing actionable plans for AI integration in their teaching practices. Together, we will embrace the future of education and equip ourselves with the tools needed to enhance student learning and engagement. Don't miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of educational innovation!

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

Program: Social & Emotional Learning

Audience: All School Staff

Dates: 9/25/2026 to 2/9/2027

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.

28. Science to Practice, Using the Mathematics Intervention Toolkit

Program: Math

Audience: teachers of mathematics intervention (interventionists, mathematics specialists, general educators, and special educators), grades 3-6

Dates: 9/25/2026 to 3/25/2027

The Mathematics Intervention Toolkit provides leaders and teachers with powerful resources to learn about and implement evidence-based strategies in their classrooms, schools, and districts. The toolkit focuses on the recommendations of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics. The workshop includes an introduction and five modules, each focusing on a research recommendation (Mathematical Language, Representations, Number Lines, Word Problems, and Systematic Instruction). The modules provide examples and engaging activities on high priority mathematics topics such as fractions. This workshop uses a hybrid format to combine the flexibility of online learning with virtual collaborative professional learning sessions and classroom implementation. The modules actively engage teachers in learning about the recommendations, doing mathematics activities that incorporate evidence-based strategies, watching and discussing videos, and planning and implementing ideas with their students.

29. Grade K-2 Executive Functioning in the Classroom

Program: Positive Behavior Supports

Audience: PreK - 2 educators, Support Staff and administrators

Dates: 9/28/2026

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 K-12 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.

30. Introduction to the Pathway to Behavior

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: District and School level teams, General and Special Education teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents. 

Dates: 9/29/2026

New

Participants will learn each of the components of the Behavior Pathway to guide thinking that leads to the understanding of the function of behavior to promote desired behavior.

31. Model Schools Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Model Schools Educators

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

New

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!

32. TI-Nspire Family for Building Math Confidence and Regents Success

Program: Math

Audience: grades 8-12

Dates: 9/29/2026

Join us for this engaging half-day, hands-on professional development session designed to help you leverage the powerful TI-Nspire technology to build student confidence and boost Regents exam performance.

With a primary focus on Algebra I, this workshop will demonstrate how visualization and interactive exploration can transform abstract mathematical concepts into concrete understanding. You'll discover practical strategies that also extend to Algebra II and Geometry, making this session valuable across multiple courses.

What You'll Experience:

Hands-on exploration of TI-Nspire features that bring mathematical concepts to life through dynamic visualization
Analysis of previous Regents exams to identify strategic calculator opportunities that guarantee student success
Practical techniques for building mathematical confidence through technology-enhanced instruction
Ready-to-implement classroom strategies that help students see, understand, and master algebraic concepts
All educators are welcome 1/4 whether you're new to TI-Nspire or looking to deepen your expertise. Leave with actionable strategies you can implement immediately to help your students approach the Regents exam with confidence and competence.

33. Using Competing Behavior Pathway to Identify Interventions

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: District and School level teams, General and Special Education teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents. 

Dates: 9/29/2026

New

Participants will learn each of the components of the Competing Behavior Pathway in order to identify behavioral interventions to promote desired behavior.

34. Early Learning Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Early Learning Educators

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

New

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.

35. STEM in Motion: TI-Innovator Rover and Robolink CoDrone

Program: Math

Audience: Pk-12

Dates: 9/29/2026

Get ready for an exciting half-day adventure into the world of educational robotics! This hands-on professional development session brings STEM concepts to life through coding, engineering, and real-world problem-solving with the TI-Innovator Rover and Robolink CoDrone.

No coding experience needed! This workshop is designed for all educators interested in bringing engaging, movement-based STEM activities into their classrooms.

What You'll Experience:

Introduction to coding in both TI-BASIC and Python 1/4 starting from the ground up
Hands-on programming as you write code to control the TI-Innovator Rover and navigate challenges
The thrill of flight as you code and pilot Robolink CoDrones through aerial maneuvers
Practical classroom applications that connect coding concepts to physics, mathematics, and engineering principles
Ready-to-use activities that engage students in authentic STEM problem-solving
Watch your code come to life as robots roll and drones soar! Leave with the confidence, resources, and inspiration to bring these powerful learning tools into your own classroom, regardless of your prior coding experience.

36. 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.

37. An Overview of Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education and general education teachers and administrators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, guidance/school counselors, and work-based learning (WBL) coordinators.

Dates: 10/6/2026

Goals of the Training:
This training will focus on reviewing Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), integrating Pre-ETS into transition-focused Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and highlight how strong community partnerships ensure successful outcomes.

38. ELA Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: ELA Educators

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

New

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.

39. Developing Measurable Annual Goals

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 10/6/2026

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.

40. Social Studies Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Social Studies Educators

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

New

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.

41. 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: 10/8/2026

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.

42. The Craftsman's Guidebook 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.

43. 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

New

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.

44. 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.

45. 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.

46. World Language Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: World Language Educators

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

New

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.

47. English Language Learners Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: English Language Learners Educators

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

New

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.

48. 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."

49. 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

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.

50. Math Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Math Educators

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

New

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.

51. 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

52. Science Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Science Educators

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

New

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.

53. 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!

54. 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.

55. 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.

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

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Counselors/School Social Workers/Psychologists

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

New

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.

57. Special Education Community of Practice

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Special Education Educators

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

New

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.

58. 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.

59. 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.

60. 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

61. 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.

62. 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.

63. 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.

64. 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!

65. Creating the IEP

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.

66. 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.

67. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 11/16/2026

New

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.

68. 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

69. 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.

70. Creating the IEP

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.

71. 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.

72. IEP Writing Workshop at SUNY Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 12/16/2026

New

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.

73. Function Based Thinking

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Preschool/ K-12 Educators

Dates: 12/17/2026

New

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.

74. 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.

75. IEP Writing Workshop at SUNY Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 1/5/2027

New

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.

76. 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.

77. 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!

78. Creating the IEP

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.

79. 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.

80. 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.

81. 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.

82. 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

83. 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

84. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 2/5/2027

New

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.

85. 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

New

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.

86. 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.

87. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- OAOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 2/24/2027

New

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.

88. 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

89. Creating the IEP

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.

90. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 3/22/2027

New

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.

91. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 4/9/2027

New

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.

92. 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

93. 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

94. 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.

95. 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

New

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.

96. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- NCOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 4/28/2027

New

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.

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: 5/3/2027

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.

98. 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.

99. 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.

100. Creating the IEP

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.

101. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- OAOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 5/27/2027

New

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.

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