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1. *COPY OF Anti Bullying Strategies For The Classroom - CPD In Service

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 2/6/2025 to 5/6/2025

Location: Virtual

This is a 45-hour asynchronous, online course. There are no synchronous meeting times (the meeting dates listed below are the start and end dates for the course). District approval must be complete before start date. We have all read the stories, seen the videos and experienced the impact of bullying. It is perhaps one of the longest lasting epidemics in the educational world. As a profession we have made great strides in preventing bullying in the school, yet there is so much more work to be done. This course will focus on establishing a safe learning environment where all students can learn. Strategies for preventing bullying and assisting the victims of bullying will be addressed. This course is recommended for all K-12 educators.

2. *COPY OF Anxiety and Stress Management in a School Setting - CPD In Service

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 2/6/2025 to 5/6/2025

Location: Virtual

This is a 45-hour asynchronous, online course. There are no synchronous meeting times (the meeting dates listed below are the start and end dates for the course). District approval must be complete before start date. Anxiety and stress are major factors in the lives of both school professionals and students. The purpose of this course is to enhance student performance by minimizing the negative effects of stress in the classroom. Participants learn a working definition of stress and anxiety, study research findings on the cause of stress, learn reasons explaining its impact upon teaching and learning, and conduct a thorough assessment of stress factors in their classrooms. This knowledge facilitates application of tools and techniques to identify, prevent, and manage stressors to improve academic success. Participants will also identify specific students experiencing debilitating stress and take actions to address these problems and help the student restore personal equilibrium and enhance their performance. This course is appropriate for all K-12 teachers and school professionals.

3. *COPY OF Cross Curricular Coding- CPD In Service

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 2/6/2025 to 5/6/2025

Location: Virtual

This is a 45-hour asynchronous, online course. There are no synchronous meeting times (the meeting dates listed below are the start and end dates for the course). District approval must be complete before start date. In order to make connections between what students learn in school and the real world, instructional materials must be relevant to the lives of our students. With the expansion of computer science in K-12 education, the concept of computer programming should be prevalent through a student's education. When working in tandem with core curriculum subjects, connections between coding and the real world become evident. Not only can this collaboration benefit a student's computer science education, it also has the potential to enhance the core curriculum by presenting education in a different way.

4. Substance Use Counselor Circle

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Mental Health Consortium

Location: Nassau BOCES - Mental Health Services Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - virtual

Audience: school substance counselors

Dates: 2/7/2025

Location: virtual

Moderated by LICADD Topic TBD

5. *COPY OF The Peaceful Classroom and Easing Student Anxiety and Stress- LILIE (GRAD THROUGH UMASS GLOBAL)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 4/1/2025 to 4/28/2025

Location: Virtual

Course #: EDUU 9048 Instructor: Kysten Elliston-Martin GRAD THROUGH UMASS GLOBAL OR IN-SERVICE The class will address the stress and anxiety students contend with on a daily basis by examining the causes and learning ways to help alleviate such within the classroom. By becoming more aware and versed in strategies of social emotional learning and practices through the lens of culturally responsive practices that embrace and reflect the many identities and experiences of the students in their care, educators will learn to support their students and lessen the stress and anxiety often felt by them. How the recent pandemic has changed student motivation and behavior and what to do in order to meet their unique and diverse interests will be included in this timely course as well. In all, this course will cultivate an awareness and provide resources and strategies to employ in creating a peaceful classroom that works to reduce stress and anxiety of students with the goal of developing equitable practices for the students in one's care, notably for those marginalized populations.

6. Substance Use Counselor Circle

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Mental Health Consortium

Location: Nassau BOCES - Mental Health Services Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - virtual

Audience: school substance counselors

Dates: 4/4/2025

Location: virtual

Moderated by LICADD Topic TBD

7. Depression is More Than Sadness: An Epidemic in Our Students Today - LILIE (IN-SERVICE )

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 6/1/2025 to 6/28/2025

Location: Virtual

Course # EDUU 9805 Instructor: Allison Jahn GRAD THROUGH UMASS GLOBAL OR IN-SERVICE Mental illness, social-emotional awareness and our students' overall well-being is part of our classrooms today. Teaching is no longer just reading and writing. In this course, we will equip educators to understand, connect and manage depression. We will see how depression demonstrates itself within varying communities and culture and with different age groups. With the statistics surrounding depression growing each year, relating to & managing this disorder is vital to success in our hallways & classrooms. The course will instruct participants about what defines depression, the various types of depression, the signs and symptoms of depression and what schools & teachers can do to support students. Further, we will study and review common approaches to treating and managing depression - both in and out of school. A full discussion on typical medications and holistic approaches will occur, as well as a focus on communication skills and appropriate terminology to connect and reach families.

8. Engaging Family: Strengthening Ties through an Equity Based Approach - In Service

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 7/1/2025 to 7/28/2025

Location: Virtual

Course # TBA Instructor: Kerri Coudrey GRAD THROUGH UMASS GLOBAL OR IN-SERVICE "Engaging Family: Strengthen Ties through an Equity Based Approach” is a course designed to help educators improve their skills in building strong, supportive relationships with families from diverse cultural backgrounds. This course will focus on using an equity-based approach to family engagement, which involves actively working to eliminate barriers and create opportunities for all families to participate in and benefit from their children's education and development. Throughout the course, participants will learn about the importance of cultural responsiveness in family engagement, including how to recognize and respect the unique values, beliefs, and practices of different cultural groups. They will also learn how to use a variety of strategies and techniques to effectively communicate with and support families, including through the use of interpreters, home visits, and other forms of outreach to work towards developing a deeper understanding of the complexities of family engagement and gain practical skills for building strong, supportive relationships with families from diverse backgrounds. This course must be approved by District prior to start of class.

9. Maximizing Strengths and Abilities Supportive Approach for Students with Learning Diversity- LILIE (GRAD THROUGH UMASS GLOBAL)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 7/1/2025 to 7/28/2025

Location: Virtual

Course #: EDUU 9072 Instructor: Carmella Currao-McAleavey GRAD THROUGH UMASS GLOBAL OR IN-SERVICE "Learning diversity” recognizes that individuals with learning disabilities have unique strengths and abilities, and emphasizes the importance of building on these assets in order to support their learning and development. The concept of learning diversity acknowledges that there is diversity within the ways that individuals learn, and that this diversity should be valued and supported rather than viewed as a deficit emphasizing the importance of creating inclusive and supportive learning environments that recognize and accommodate the needs of all learners, including those with learning disabilities. By using an asset-based approach and framing learning disabilities as learning diversity, educators can shift their focus from deficits to strengths, and work to create inclusive and supportive learning environments that empower all students to succeed. This course will also focus on strategies for helping students with learning diversities succeed in the classroom with techniques for differentiating instruction, adapting materials and assessments, and using assistive technology. In addition, there will be continual exploration in which culture can impact learning and considering the unique needs and experiences of students from diverse backgrounds. Overall, the goal of this course is to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and strategies they need to support and empower students with learning diversities to reach their full potential.

10. Teacher Rescue: Preventing and Reversing Burnout - In Service

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 7/1/2025 to 7/28/2025

Location: Virtual

Course # EDPD 624 Instructor: Cathy Carella-Dean GRAD THOUGH MANHATTAN COLLEGE OR IN-SERVICE The role of an educator has increasingly become more and more demanding. In addition to being content specialists, or service providers, educators find that their roles encompass so much more than delivering instruction and/or services. Educators' daily work includes elements of counseling, caregiving, mentoring, mediating, coaching, and so much more. Over time, these demands can lead educators to feel "burnt out.” This course will give participants the tools to recognize what teacher burn out is and how it negatively impacts teacher and student outcomes. Participants will go beyond identifying issues and will analyze research-based strategies, techniques, and actions to help prevent or reverse burn out. Educators will learn about the positive and invigorating effects of participating in PLCs, PDs, stress management activities, reflections, and leadership opportunities. Educators will discuss and analyze research-based, best practices that improve instructional strategies and collaborative approaches to student learning. Educators will examine their underlying personal beliefs, norms, practices, and assumptions, and reflect on how a student's race or culture may have influenced school culture. Educators identify they will implement to meet the needs of their students with a careful eye to how cultural responsiveness works to achieve this. Educators will synthesize fresh lesson plans and faculty presentations that improve student outcomes and serve to prevent and reverse teacher burnout. This course must be approved by District prior to start of class.

11. The Good & Bad of social media: Function, Psychology & Usefulness of social media in our Students & Classrooms Today - In Service

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 7/1/2025 to 7/28/2025

Location: Virtual

Course #: EDKU 9689 Instructor: Allison Jahn GRAD THROUGH UMASS GLOBAL OR IN-SERVICE Today's standards place a heavy emphasis on the various types of technology in the classroom. This course focuses on the social, physical and academic impact of social media on our students, their well-being and their learning. We will analyze and evaluate the role of social media today and its impact on teens in order to discover ways to link popular medias and apps with both academic and personal success. The course will study both the positive and negative roles social media plays in kids' lives, as well as educate Participants on how to utilize this type of technology in our classrooms to foster meaningful learning. Through the lens of culturally responsive practices and growing our own critical consciousness, participants will learn about methods to support and strengthen the success of all students and their unique and diverse backgrounds. Specifically, we will read about incorporating Common Core standards while teaching with social media. In addition to strategies and technology that supports both participants and students, a timely and valuable benefit of this course will help educate and better protect students on the dangers of social media while focusing on the positive connections to their education. Further, participants will discuss how to appropriately integrate critical consciousness with their students and to have that dialogue within the classroom. Additionally, grouping and instructional practices regarding cultural responsiveness will be discussed as well. This course must be approved by District prior to start of class.

12. **Virtual** L2RPT EOY Review for Funding and Accountability

Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

Dates: 7/22/2025

Location: Zoom

This session is designed to help participants understand the connection between reported data and the reports that directly impact funding and ESSA Accountability outcomes. This meeting will be virtual via Zoom. Registrants will receive a link the morning of the meeting. This workshop is for DDC's, CIO's and Assistant Superintendents for Curriculum.

13. Affirming Student Identity: Curators of Content - In Service

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Online Learning

Dates: 8/1/2025 to 8/28/2025

Location: Virtual

Course #: TBA Instructor: Valerie Fiano GRAD THROUGH UMASS GLOBAL OR IN-SERVICE Affirming student identity refers to the practice of recognizing, valuing, and supporting the diverse identities of our students, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and ability. We implement this through inclusive curriculum, classroom practices, and interactions. Additionally, we need to provide authentic resources that support marginalized groups and fosters a positive sense of self-worth among all students. We need to empower students to take an active role in selecting, organizing, and presenting the content they are learning. By providing students the opportunity to curate their own learning experiences they can develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and strong communication skills. We can implement this in a variety of ways, such as project-based learning, student led discussions, and diverse student curated resources. **This course must be approved by District prior to start of class.**

14. New Administrator Collegial Circle for Secondary Level Leaders

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS3

Audience: Secondary Level School and District Administrators

Dates: 8/14/2025 to 4/16/2026

Location: LS3

"Know thy impact. The greatest gift we can give our students is a belief in their ability to learn - and the leadership to make it possible." - John Hattie

Connect. Refine. Lead. Reflect

Join a powerful network of new school administrators, at the secondary level, committed to collaboration, growth, and student-centered leadership.

Our New Administrative Collegial Circle for secondary level leaders is a perfect place for you to connect with other educational leaders to share experiences, refine your skills and work collaboratively with others

Participants will:

  • Connect with Peers: Build meaningful relationships with fellow administrators in a supportive, judgment-free space.

  • Refine Your Practice: Engage in real-time problem-solving, leadership protocols, and skill-building conversations.

  • Lead with Confidence: Walk away with useful tools, new perspectives, and renewed purpose for leading your school.

  • Reflect without Judgment: Look back on past experiences and create new leadership strategies for the future.



    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau Boxes workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this time frame, the participant/district will be billed.
  • 15. Literacy Leadership Series with The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR 1, 2, 3

    Audience: Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals, APs, Coaches

    Dates: 8/19/2025 to 5/4/2026

    Location: CR 1, 2, 3

    Each and every day, the work of teaching children to read and write is both urgent and joyful. But those of us who lead this work-who guide and grow the teachers who guide and grow our readers and writers-need places to come together. We need to study alongside colleagues who share our vision, to wrestle with challenges, to celebrate progress, and to imagine what's possible.

    This series of six Literacy Leadership workshops is designed for just that purpose. Across the 2025-2026 school year, literacy leaders from across Long Island will gather to build a shared vision for powerful, equitable reading, writing, and phonics instruction.

    Led by The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower, each session will blend big-picture thinking with the kinds of nitty-gritty practical tools that you can bring back to your schools right away. Together, we'll study research, analyze student work, rehearse coaching moves, and plan for meaningful professional learning experiences in your districts.

    Most of all, this series will offer a community of thought partners-fellow leaders who believe, as you do, in the transformative power of literacy.

    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    16. In-person State Reporting / Data Warehouse CIO/DDC Meeting

    Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR 1,2,3

    Dates: 9/10/2025

    Location: CR 1,2,3

    This workshop will cover new Level 0 Updates, new SIRS Manual data elements, upcoming data deadlines and certification dates, and various NYSED policies and procedures. This meeting will be in person at the Nassau BOCES Lupinskie Center. Please show ID at the door.

    17. Literacy Coach Collegial Circle

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS 2

    Audience: Literacy Coaches

    Dates: 9/15/2025 to 5/20/2026

    Location: LS 2

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    Our Literacy Coach Collegial Circle is the perfect place for you to connect with other educators in your position, share best practices, and refine your coaching skills.

  • Engage in reflective discussions and problem-solving sessions with experienced literacy coaches.
  • Dive deep into research-based instructional strategies and explore innovative approaches.
  • Collaborate with a supportive community of practice to enhance your coaching practice.
  • Share lesson plans, resources, and success stories to inspire and empower fellow coaches.

    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.
  • 18. **Virtual** Social Studies Collegial Circle (for Nassau Districts)

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY)

    Audience: Chairperson, Director, Coordinator

    Dates: 9/18/2025 to 6/18/2026

    Nassau BOCES is joining, once again, with Western Suffolk to offer monthly Social Studies Collegial Circles for administrators and coordinators to connect, share resources and discuss important issues. The group has proven to be an incredible support system for those who have participated.

    All meetings will be held virtually from 9am-10am.

    19. **Virtual** ELA Collegial Circle (for Nassau Districts)

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY)

    Audience: Chairperson, Director, Coordinator

    Dates: 9/18/2025 to 6/18/2026

    Nassau BOCES is joining, once again, with Western Suffolk to offer monthly ELA Collegial Circles for administrators and coordinators to connect, share resources and discuss important issues. The group has proven to be an incredible support system for those who have participated.

    All meetings will be held virtually from 10am-11am.

    20. **Virtual** Math Specialist Collegial Circle - 10 Session Series

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY)

    Audience: Grades K-12 Math Teachers, Math Coaches, and Math Instructional Support Teachers

    Dates: 9/19/2025 to 6/12/2026

    Join fellow math teachers from across Long Island in a ten-session Collegial Circle Series designed to support and inspire your work in the classroom. Connect with peers who are passionate about improving math teaching and learning in their schools, and come ready to share ideas, discuss challenges, and explore new strategies together.

    Each one-hour virtual session provides a welcoming space for thoughtful conversation, reflection, and collaboration with colleagues from other districts. Grounded in the belief that we grow through shared learning, this series offers opportunities to deepen your teaching practice, gain fresh perspectives, and work together toward stronger, more effective math instruction for all students.

    Each meeting's agenda is shaped by the interests and needs of participants, with a brief survey sent the week before to gather input and guide our conversation.

    Registration on Frontline will register you to attend all 10 sessions. Upon registration and prior to the inaugural meeting, you will receive a calendar of events with Zoom & survey links.

    Please register in Zoom with the same email address that was used to register on Frontline.

    21. RTI/MTSS Implementation Workshop: From Core Components to Real-World Success in K-12 Education (5 Sessions)

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - CR 123

    Audience: Teachers and Administrators

    Dates: 9/22/2025 to 3/19/2026

    Location: CR 123

    This comprehensive workshop is designed to equip educators with the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to implement a successful Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) program within their K-12 schools. RTI/MTSS is a multi-tiered framework aimed at providing targeted support to students based on their individual needs, ensuring that all learners have the opportunity to achieve academic, social-emotional and behavioral success.

    Over the course of five sessions, participants will delve into the core components of RTI, explore effective strategies for designing student action plans, examine targeted intervention techniques, learn how to collect and analyze data to inform instructional decisions, and consider the unique needs of diverse learners, including those with social-emotional learning (SEL) needs and English language learners (ELL).

    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    22. *Virtual* Science Administrator Collegial Circle

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY)

    Audience: Science Administrators, Chairpersons, Specialists, Coaches

    Dates: 9/25/2025 to 5/28/2026

    Join fellow K-12 science administrators and instructional leaders to collaborate, problem-solve, and share strategies for strengthening science teaching and learning. This year-long virtual Collegial Circle Series offers a professional space to connect with peers, reflect on challenges, and explore solutions that support your district's implementation of the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS).

    Each one-hour session provides a supportive environment for discussion, reflection, and cross-district collaboration. Participants will examine key curriculum shifts, including integrating Investigations and three-dimensional learning, discuss emerging trends in science instruction and assessment, and share actionable strategies to improve student outcomes.

    Registration on Frontline enrolls you in all sessions. Please use the same email address to register on Zoom that you used to register on Frontline.

    23. Building Reading Muscle, Grades 6-8

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    Building Reading Muscle, Grades 6-8

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description: Building reading muscle requires training, perseverance and constant progress monitoring. Participants will review intervention strategies that include timely response to an intervention focused on strength and strategy. Strategic and differentiated interventions reviewed and practiced with will include cognitive questioning, vocabulary development, peer and teacher feedback, use of graphic organizers and reflective self-monitoring strategies as they apply to middle-level learners.

    Course Outcomes: Investigate and construct intervention strategies focused on the response to intervention. Apply strategies to differentiate instruction for struggling learners

    Identify, produce and implement vocabulary and questioning strategies combined with consistent use of teacher and peer feedback to build reading muscle

    24. Building Reading Muscle, Grades 9-12

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Building reading muscle requires training, perseverance and constant progress monitoring. Participants will review intervention strategies that include timely response to an intervention focused on strength and strategy. Strategic and differentiated interventions reviewed and practiced with will include cognitive questioning, vocabulary development, peer and teacher feedback, use of graphic organizers and reflective self-monitoring strategies as they apply to middle-level learners.

    Course Outcomes:
    Investigate and construct intervention strategies focused on the response to intervention
    Apply strategies to differentiate instruction for struggling learners
    Identify, produce and implement vocabulary and questioning strategies combined with consistent use of teacher and peer feedback to build reading muscle

    25. Building Reading Muscle, Grades PK-5

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Building reading muscle requires training, perseverance and constant progress monitoring. Participants will review intervention strategies that include timely response to an intervention focused on strength and strategy. Strategic and differentiated interventions reviewed and practiced with will include cognitive questioning, vocabulary development, peer and teacher feedback, use of graphic organizers and reflective self-monitoring strategies as they apply to middle-level learners.

    Course Outcomes:
    Investigate and construct intervention strategies focused on the response to intervention
    Apply strategies to differentiate instruction for struggling learners
    Identify, produce and implement vocabulary and questioning strategies combined with consistent use of teacher and peer feedback to build reading muscle

    26. Co-teaching and Professional Collaboration

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Strong co-teaching relationships are the underpinnings for a seamless and manageable instructional environment. This course will prepare teachers to work collaboratively on mutual goals and student learning objectives in a team effort. The benefits of such effort are numerous and include: positive and scholarly collegial exchanges focused on student-centered goals and objectives, planned and orchestrated communication among each other and with students, analysis and use of data to plan effective instruction with.
    Course Outcomes:
    Plan collaboratively using protocols specific to effective communication resulting in higher understanding and action steps
    Identify and analyze learning gaps to develop action steps
    Select mutual student learning objectives and plan around those objectives with strategy

    27. ENLs: Balanced Literacy Grades K-5

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    All About Balanced Literacy and English Language Learners Grades K-8 Participants in this e-course will learn how the balanced literacy components of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension to work into a balanced reading, writing, listening and speaking curriculum geared specifically for ELLs. Research-based strategies that engage effective instruction, as guided by sound scaffolding techniques, work seamlessly into successful balanced literacy programs when applied intentionally - participants will learn all of this, and more. Ancillary materials for immediate implementation will include rubrics, checklists, lesson plans and strategy guides.

    Course Outcomes:
    Use reading, writing, listening and speaking strategies to effectively scaffold student learning. Develop the skill and ability to leverage online and off-site resources to teach using balanced literacy strategies and techniques.

    28. ENLs: Best Literacy Practices

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    After analyzing modules to determine the best embedded practices that support diverse English language learners, participants will divide by grade bands to learn the best practices embedded within them. Looking at and analyzing module samples will teach them how to identify specific best practices in action, and what makes them best as a strategy and an action, providing the foundations for differentiation and close reading strategies. Participants will identify best practices pertinent to the grade and discipline they teach, and work them into assignments that scaffold into a final project.

    Course Outcomes:
    Analyze lessons to identify embedded best practices that support the diverse language needs of ELL students.
    Glean and apply new best practices by working them into unit and lesson plans presently being taught.
    Implement and reflect upon best practice strategies

    29. ENLs: Building Reading Comprehension Grades PK-3

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    The building blocks to effective reading comprehension begin in the primary grades with explicit instruction, teacher modeling and lots of guided practice. Under this umbrella, participants will learn to teach reading comprehension, geared specifically for the needs of ENLs, through the effective strategies that build student capacity. Story structure, graphic representation, reciprocal questioning, retelling and summarizing are some of the approaches under study. All strategies overviewed will include tools for implementation.

    Course Outcomes:
    Acquire and apply the skills needed to effectively teach reading comprehension in primary grades for ENLs.
    Plan for and implement the strategies that build student capacity through teacher modeling, guided practice.

    30. ENLs: Close Reading Strategies Grades 3-8

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    While many students will develop their own methods to read complicated text, answer high-level questions and respond with written products, many ENLs will struggle with reading complex text and the close reading strategies that support it. We now know there are numerous approaches to teach close reading with, all of them working in numerous ways to parcel through multiple layers of text complexity, even for ENLs. From chunking to note taking with purpose, to using visuals and other multi-sensory approaches, participants will gain a repertoire of strategies with which to teach close reading successfully to all students, including ENLs.

    Course Outcomes:
    Understand what it means to ""close read"" with a strategy for ENLs.
    Understand and gain insight into the close reading requirements of the Common Core State Standards.
    Apply new strategies to the teaching of close reading to English language learners.

    31. ENLs: Data-Driven Decision Making

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Instructional decision-making hinges on variables that can change by the minute, the hour, and the student. The many forms that data take can inform rich instruction. It's all about driving the right data to the right instructional strategy. This course will focus on deep data digs, gaps analysis, and meeting the needs of second language learners.

    Course Outcomes:
    Glean and analyze valuable information about student performance from data, focusing on ENLs.
    Look at and analyze multiple data sets to plan instructional strategy with. Data will include formative and summative sources focused on drawing accurate information about the language performance of ENLs.
    Use data to plan instruction for ENLs with.

    32. ENLs: Differentiating in Bilingual Classrooms, Grades 6-8

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Teaching and differentiating in inclusive classrooms requires careful and flexible planning and creativity. Through design, re-design, and research-based, field tested strategy in inclusive classrooms, participants will invent and reinvent lessons using effective methods for differentiation, with a focus on ELL growth. Learning profiles, interest survey cognitive-friendly learning environments, SIOP strategies, tiered questioning and student ""hooks"" for rigorous learning application are some of the takeaways of this e-course.

    Course Outcomes:
    Create differentiated lessons for inclusive classrooms through design and strategy.
    Practice with the strategies that lead to effective and diverse learning environments.
    Plan flexibly using tools, resources, and new strategy to address the needs of diverse learners.

    33. ENLs: Differentiating in Bilingual Classrooms, Grades K-5

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Teaching and differentiating in inclusive classrooms requires careful and flexible planning and creativity. Through design, re-design, and research-based, field-tested strategy in inclusive classrooms, participants will invent and reinvent lessons using effective methods for differentiation, with a focus on ELL growth. Learning profiles, interest survey cognitive-friendly learning environments, SIOP strategies, tiered questioning and student ""hooks"" for rigorous learning application are some of the takeaways of this e-course.

    Course Outcomes:
    Create differentiated lessons for inclusive classrooms through design and strategy.
    Practice with the strategies that lead to effective and diverse learning environments.
    Plan flexibly using tools, resources, and new strategy to address the needs of diverse learners.

    34. ENLs: Differentiating with Literature Circles Grades K-8

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Literature circles with flexible grouping are a combination that works perfectly into a differentiated literacy curriculum for ENLs. With a strong record of success, literature circles continue to meet the needs of all learners. Participants in this e-course will learn the strategies that make literature circles successful, and how to leverage them effectively for ENLs, small groups, and learning centers. Tools for implementation and informal assessment include checklists, role rubrics and a host of multisensory differentiation ideas.

    Course Outcomes:
    Locate, develop and use the tools needed to effectively differentiate instruction for ENLs within the Literature Circle framework.
    Use field-tested tools to successfully conduct literature circles that differentiate for ENLs.

    35. ENLs: Formative Assessment Practices, Grades K-5

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Assessment of learning or for learning? Balanced, summative interim and formative assessments will be evaluated for CCSS application in this e-course. Participants will understand how to effectively monitor their ENL student learning, structure requisite assessment criteria, and teach to support a rapid turnaround of language results.

    Course Outcomes:
    Seek out new assessment resources using effective research skills that further teaching and learning.
    Match grade-level assessment criteria to standards-aligned curriculum
    Monitor student learning to move up individual student performance, focusing primarily on ENLs.

    36. ENLs: Inclusive Classrooms

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Careful thought and planning can garner the best classroom management practices for inclusive classrooms. Participants in this course will learn how to create balanced classrooms, and evaluate their utility in various settings and scenarios to include co-teaching and collaboration. The use of appropriate supports for English language learners will be practiced with through various teaching approaches, to include co-teaching, interactive teaching, parallel teaching, and through lesson development. Participants will glean useful learning strategies as they align with teaching of core content for inclusive settings.
    Course Outcomes:
    Understand how to plan for and apply research-based strategies to classroom management practices in inclusive classroom settings.
    Understand what balanced classrooms look like, and plan similarly using various teaching methods and models.
    Align management strategy with content goals based on industry best practices for inclusive K-5 settings focused on ELL growth.

    37. ENLs: Literacy Strategies for Tier II and III Learners, Grades 3-12

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Consistent use of reading and writing strategy across all content areas continues to turn around the language skills of English language learners, particularly those who struggle. Participants will finish this e-course with a compendium of strategies and tools to aid ENLs and struggling learners with, using researched and field-tested implementation ideas.

    Course Outcomes:
    Use same strategy ideas across all content areas to leverage ENL student success with.
    Glean and apply multiple strategies that aid in the successful literacy effort of struggling learners and ENLs.
    Apply collaboration among multiple disciplines and plan to accommodate the needs of struggling learners.

    38. ENLs: Multiple Intelligences, Multiple Learning Styles, Grades 3-12

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Research continues to show that providing students with multiple entry-points to learning improves performance. Tools and resources used to measure learning styles and learning preferences will be included in this rich and informative e-course focused on identifying and cultivating multiple intelligences in order to effectively plan for, and teach to our speakers of other languages.

    Course Outcomes:
    Acquire new tools to cultivate student intelligence with while teaching to the multiple learning styles of ELLs.
    Differentiate for multiple learning styles per best practices for ENLs.
    Apply strategies specific to ELLs for teaching to multiple intelligences.

    39. ENLs: Planning with Differentiation in Mind

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Aligned to: Danielson Domains 1 and 2, Marzano Domains 2 and 3 Planning with purpose leads to effective instruction. This course takes learners through a variety of planning processes that align closely with pre-established learning goals, objectives, state and national standards. In addition, working knowledge of current and best instructional planning design specific to ENLs, along with the preparation that goes behind it, will highlight reflection and development. Participants will work new ideas into planning with specific purposes and ends in mind as they work out of and into the Marzano (2001) Nine Categories in Instructional Planning.

    Course Outcomes:
    Develop understanding and knowledge of ENL students.
    Set high instructional outcomes that move ENL students toward specific ends and purposes.
    Practice with accessing planning resources and resources to work into planning with.
    Develop utility with resources that aid in the planning of coherent instruction for English language learners.

    40. ENLs: Research-Based Literacy Strategies

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Participants will be introduced to sound and scientific research as it promotes literacy across all content areas to help ENL students build foundational skills across reading, writing, speaking and listening. They'll learn the scaffolds behind them that aid students in the important transition process across all content areas. The intentional, consistent, and rigorous teaching of reading and writing strategy that improves student achievement will engage the 90/90/90 principled approach. Participants completing this course will take away implementation tools that include graphic organizers, semantic maps, thinking aids, checklists, rubrics and more.

    Course Outcomes:
    Move scientific theory into classroom literacy strategy across specific content areas for ENL students.
    Scaffold student progress along a rigorous strategy continuum.
    Import research-based literacy strategy into lessons for rigorous application and implementation

    41. ENLs: Standards-Based Writing Strategies, Gr 6-12

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    With a focus on expository writing geared for ENL students, participants will cull the CCSS writing and language standards for their application to content-specific writing genre within ENL instruction. In doing so, participants will level strategy and expectation with assignments as they align with state and national standards. Planning of performance writing tasks (or other writing assignments) will take central focus as participants learn to strategically scaffold in order to close grade-level achievement gaps while meeting the expectations for ENL students within the Common Core.

    Course Outcomes:
    Understand genre and CCSS expectations as they apply to expository writing and ENL students.
    Apply new strategies to teaching for ENLs while facilitating the writing process as it applies to content area writing and CCSS expectations.
    Plan and scaffold for differentiated writing tasks specific to ENL students.

    42. ENLs: Standards-Based Writing Strategies, Gr K-5

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    This course will take participants into deep realms of text analysis in fiction and non-fiction print. Participants will examine reading selection, questioning strategy, and leveling of strategy and resources for effective scaffolding and differentiation to meet the needs of ELLs. Participants will learn about, and become familiar with, resources that determine text complexity, level libraries, take running records and use anecdotal data to analyze, evaluate, and plan for student needs.

    Course Outcomes:
    Use tools that determine text complexity.
    Access and use resources that support text complexity, leveled libraries, the taking of running records, and formative assessment data to plan and differentiate for ESOLs.

    43. ENLs: Teaching to Diversity, Grades 3-12

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Teaching to cultural and linguistic diversity requires careful and flexible planning, creativity, and a teamed approach that involves parents and all educational stakeholders in order to develop students' language skills. Beginning with multiple, research-based strategies for multi-cultural environments, participants will develop their ability to analyze and plan with data to differentiate between multiple learner types and varying degrees of language support.

    Course Outcomes:
    Practice and plan with the strategies that lead to effective and diverse learning environments in multi-cultural classrooms.
    Plan flexibly using tools, resources, and a new strategy to address the needs of second language learners.
    Understand the relevance of a properly structured cultural environment in meeting the diverse linguistic needs of students.

    44. ENLs: Teaching to Text Complexity, Grades 3-9

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Reading strategies will focus on skill and readability as participants are introduced to leveling systems that scaffold. Participants will be introduced to the scaffolding mechanisms needed to appropriately move up text complexity in multiple genres across all subject areas for ENLs.

    Course Outcomes:
    Scaffold for, and teach to, text complexity.
    Through practice, develop the ability to plan strategically for teaching text complexity to ELLs.
    Align student-learning objectives to a strategy that teaches text complexity.

    45. ENLs: The Art of Differentiating Instruction

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    The art of differentiation happens through design, re-design, and flexible teaching strategy. Participants in this e-course will reinvent lessons using research-based, effective methods for differentiation geared specifically for ENLs. They'll have opportunities to re-purpose lesson plans, understand readiness versus ability, and capitalize on brain plasticity to engage students through intellect and creativity. Learning profiles, interest surveys, cognitive-friendly learning environments, tiered questioning and student ""hooks"" for rigorous learning application are some of the takeaways to this e-course.

    Course Outcomes:
    Create differentiated lessons through design and strategy focused on the language needs of ENLs.
    Use design strategy for mixed-ability grouping and classroom environment.
    Use online and print tools for differentiation such as learning profiles, interest surveys and tiered questioning.

    46. ENLs: Tools and Practices for Monitoring Progress

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Through a tiered instructional framework, participants will be introduced to tools and research-based practices of effective progress monitoring at Tiers II and III of the RtI framework with a focus on ENL students. By evaluating and becoming knowledgeable about high quality, differentiated and scientifically based instructional practices, participants will learn how to scaffold learning strategy carefully, and with increased intensity using the tools to meet their ENL students at an assessed level of performance and rate of progress. Increased achievement and closed learning gaps are among the priorities when intervening strategically.

    Course Outcomes:
    Use the tools of tiered instructional models to close achievement gaps for Tiers II and III ENL students.
    Plan with and apply the assessment procedures needed to progress monitor effectively in order to deliver effective and timely interventions for RtI and ENL students.
    Plan and practice with various differentiated, scientifically based instructional technique to scaffold instruction with.

    47. Literacy Strategies for STEM, Grades 6 - 12

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Transferring literacy skills to subjects outside of English Language Arts is easily achieved when the instruction is strategy-driven, explicit and consistently applied across subject areas. In this e-course, participants will focus on informational text and non-fiction writing across multiple subject areas. By analyzing non-fiction reading and writing in science and technical subjects, participants will understand and be able to resource supportive strategy for the consistent threading across grade-level content areas, genres, and learning styles. Tools for implementation and scaffolding will be abundant.
    Course Outcomes:
    Learn research-based strategy for teaching and facilitating content-focused writing sessions in support of non-fiction text
    Understanding of reading and writing genre as applied to specific science and technical disciplines
    Facilitate comprehension and understanding through reading strategy and responsive writing

    48. Literacy Strategies for STEM, Grades K - 5

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

    Dates: On-Going (Ends Oct 1, 2026)

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Transferring literacy skills to subjects outside of English Language Arts is easily achieved when the instruction is strategy-driven, explicit and consistently applied across subject areas. In this e-course, participants will focus on informational text and non-fiction writing across multiple subject areas. By analyzing non-fiction reading and writing in science and technical subjects, participants will understand and be able to resource supportive strategy for the consistent threading across grade-level content areas, genres, and learning styles. Tools for implementation and scaffolding will be abundant.

    Course Outcomes:
    Learn research-based strategy for teaching and facilitating content-focused writing sessions in support of non-fiction text
    Understanding of reading and writing genre as applied to specific science and technical disciplines
    Facilitate comprehension and understanding through reading strategy and responsive writing

    49. Motivating and Engaging 21st Century Adolescents, Grades 6-12

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    "IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE hours) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    What are the classroom conditions that motivate and engage our 21st-century learners? What are the assignments that cultivate curiosity and foster collaborative peer relationships? This e-course examines the research that supports engaging classroom talk, questioning and self-expression through strategy, technology, and effective teacher facilitation. Participants will leave this e-course with multiple resources to aid in motivating and engaging the 21st-century adolescent learners in the classroom.
    Course Outcomes:
    Recognize and defend the classroom conditions necessary for 21st-century learners to become motivated and engaged
    Identify resources and modify them to collaborative assignments that incorporate hybrid methods of teaching and learning
    Choose and implement strategies for effective facilitation of a motivating curriculum"

    50. Purposeful Planning

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BBUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Planning with purpose leads to effective instruction. This course takes learners through a variety of planning processes that align closely with pre-established learning goals, objectives, and state and national standards. In addition, working knowledge of current best instructional design and preparation will highlight the relevance of reflection as it enriches comprehensive lesson development. Participants will work new ideas into planning with specific purposes and ends in mind as they work out of and into the Marzano (2001) Nine Categories of Instructional Planning.

    Course Outcomes:
    Develop understanding and knowledge of content and pedagogy as it informs differentiation for a variety of student needs.
    Understand and develop a working knowledge of what the high instructional outcomes are, and how to plan for them through coherent instructional design.
    Develop utility with planning resources that aid in the lesson and content development

    51. Research-Based Assessment Practices for Special Needs Students, Grades 3-8

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Practical and authentic assessment methods that have a strong research-base will be the central feature of this course in evaluating the needs of exceptional students. Informal and teacher developed assessment technique will invoke best practices through the use of technology, smart classroom strategy, and smart curriculum design.

    Course Outcomes:
    Evaluate the needs of special needs students to align best instructional strategy to those needs
    Through job-embedded participation, demonstrate with several research-based assessments in order to determine student needs, learning readiness, and needed instructional support
    Apply sound research-based strategy to plan for instruction and instructional intervention, or modify existing instructional plans, for the language needs of the learners.

    52. Standards-Based Formative Assessment, Grades 6-12

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Assessment of learning or for learning? Balanced, summative interim and formative assessments will be evaluated for CCSS application in this e-course. Participants will understand how to effectively monitor student learning, structure requisite assessment criteria and teach to support a rapid turnaround of results.

    Course Outcomes:
    Extend the research skills needed to seek out assessment resources that further teaching and learning
    Match grade-level assessment criteria to standards-aligned curriculum and instruction
    Use tools to monitor student learning to move up individual student performance

    53. Standards-Based Formative Assessment, Grades K-5

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Assessment of learning or for learning? Balanced, summative interim and formative assessments will be evaluated for CCSS application in this e-course. Participants will understand how to effectively monitor student learning, structure requisite assessment criteria and teach to support a rapid turnaround of results.

    Course Outcomes:
    Extend the research skills needed to seek out assessment resources that further teaching and learning
    Match grade-level assessment criteria to standards-aligned curriculum and instruction
    Use tools to monitor student learning to move up individual student performance

    54. Teaching to Text Complexity

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Reading strategies will focus on skill and readability as participants are introduced to leveling systems that scaffold. Participants will be introduced to the scaffolding mechanisms needed to appropriately move up text complexity in multiple genres across all subject areas.

    Course Outcomes:
    Understand how to scaffold for, and teach to, text complexity
    Through practice and application, develop the ability to plan a strategy that teaches to text complexity
    Align student learning objectives to a strategy that teaches text complexity

    55. Working the Brain Into Teaching and Learning

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

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

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course). BBUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Participants in this e-course will be introduced to multiple assessments that include feedback models and formative methods that feed instructional decisions. Participants will learn to find and use this data effectively to make informed instructional decisions.

    Course Outcomes:
    Evaluate and monitor work against student assessment criteria
    Align student assessment criteria with performance standards
    Analyze assessment and use performance criteria to improve teaching practices
    Respond to students identified instructional needs with effective strategies
    Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness to student needs

    56. Writing Strategies for All Content Areas

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ENL Plus Program

    Dates: On-Going (Ends Oct 1, 2026)

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Work in the course can start immediately after enrolling in BUZZ regardless of the start date posted above. All participants must register in both My Learning Plan (to receive CTLE credits) and the BUZZ Learning Management System (to actually enroll in and access the course).BUZZ enrollment procedures can be found at: https://online.nassauboces.org/programs/virtual-professional-development-workshops/enl .

    Course Description:
    Focused exclusively on sound and research-based writing strategy, participants will be introduced to research as it promotes writing strategy across all content area. Participants will learn the scaffolds behind them that aid students in the important transition process across all other content areas. The intentional, consistent and rigorous teaching of reading and writing strategy as it continues to improve student achievement will engage the 90/90/90 principled approach.

    Course Outcomes:
    Analyze genre as it applies to specific content areas and teaching objectives
    Acquire and demonstrate the use of new resources to teach genre-specific fiction and nonfiction writing
    Apply and defend the use of new strategies and resources to the teaching of writing across multiple subject areas

    57. ACCESS Professional Learning Network **Virtual**

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ACCESS

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - Virtual via Zoom

    Audience: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, District Leaders, School Leaders, and Teams

    Dates: 10/7/2025 to 3/31/2026

    Location: Virtual via Zoom

    In these virtual facilitated sessions, Nassau BOCES ACCESS leadership will collaborate with superintendents, assistant superintendents, district leaders, school leaders, and teams to share insights and strategies, learn together across districts, and build transformative capacity.

    **The Zoom registration link will be emailed the day before. The meeting link will be emailed automatically after Zoom registration.**

    Please Note Cancellation Policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    58. **Virtual** State Reporting / Data Warehouse CIO/DDC Meeting

    Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

    Dates: 10/8/2025

    Location: Zoom

    This workshop will cover new Level 0 Updates, new SIRS Manual data elements, upcoming data deadlines and certification dates, and various NYSED policies and procedures. This meeting will be virtual via Zoom. Registrants will receive a link the morning of the meeting.

    59. NY Inspires: Bright Futures Begin Here

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Conf Room 1/2/3

    Audience: BOCES Instructional Leaders

    Dates: 10/9/2025 to 6/18/2026

    Location: Conf Room 1/2/3

    This collaborative brings together Nassau County regional educators to build strong networks for exploring the anticipated changes under the New York Inspires Plan. Participants will examine the instructional, assessment, and logistical shifts tied to evolving graduation requirements. Each session will provide timely updates, foster collaborative discussions, and offer opportunities to co-develop resources and review exemplars for district use. This workgroup is designed for instructional leaders, curriculum specialists, and school administrators seeking to stay informed and prepared for these statewide changes.

    Purpose of the Workshop

    This Strategy Intensive is designed to help district leaders gain clarity, build alignment, and develop customized tools that honor the unique identity of each district while remaining aligned with New York State's educational vision.

    Through a dynamic mix of strategic planning, systems design, and human-centered leadership coaching, participants will:

    • -Set clear, actionable short- and long-term implementation goals
    • -Bridge state-level priorities with local district realities
    • -Develop flexible, user-friendly tools for superintendents, school leaders, and stakeholders
    • -Design a sustainable roadmap that moves beyond compliance and drives meaningful, lasting change

    Expected Result

    A confident and aligned core team-equipped with a shared vision, a tailored roadmap, and a deep commitment to excellence-is ready to guide their district forward.

    In the face of a constantly evolving educational landscape, this team embraces the challenge with intention, support, and courage, showing up for both learners and leaders like never before.

    Lunch will be served at each of the four meetings.

    60. *Virtual* Understanding the VRs 1-9

    Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

    Dates: 11/5/2025

    Location: Zoom

    We will be offering our Understanding Special Education Data for State Reporting - BEDS Day Snapshot review workshop Wednesday November 5th, from 1-3. This workshop will review why reporting this data accurately is important, and how it is used at the State level. This session is intended for any new special education office staff who are responsible for reporting the PD Data System Verification Reports 1-6 and 8. Each verification report will be explained and reviewed. Presented by retired Special Education experts, Dr. Roberta Kupietz and Dr. Arlene Genden Sage. This session is also relevant to current District Data Coordinators who would like to learn more about this collection of reports and how to resolve errors. A Zoom link will be e-mailed to participants the day of the meeting.

    61. Book Study- Empowering EdTech Leaders

    Program: NASTECH

    Location: Webinar (x, x)

    Dates: 12/2/2025 to 5/5/2026

    NASTECH and the Suffolk RIC invite you to join us in reading Empowering EdTech Leaders, authored by Long Island Technology Leaders.

    62. In-person State Reporting / Data Warehouse CIO/DDC Meeting

    Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR 1,2,3

    Dates: 12/9/2025

    Location: CR 1,2,3

    This workshop will cover new Level 0 Updates, new SIRS Manual data elements, upcoming data deadlines and certification dates, and various NYSED policies and procedures. This meeting will be in person at the Nassau BOCES Lupinskie Center. Please show ID at the door.

    63. New Directors of Special Education & PPS Leadership Institute **Virtual**

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ACCESS

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - Virtual via Zoom

    Audience: New Directors, Assistant Directors, and Supervisors (Aspiring Directors) of Special Education and/or Pupil Personnel Services

    Dates: 12/10/2025 to 4/15/2026

    Location: Virtual via Zoom

    Each session will blend expert facilitation, case study discussion, and peer networking, with clear takeaways that can be immediately applied in participants' districts.

    By the end of the institute the participants will:
    ● Gain clarity and confidence in the expectations of their role.
    ● Strengthen compliance knowledge to avoid costly missteps.
    ● Develop leadership skills to supervise, support, and inspire staff.
    ● Build sustainable systems for communication, family engagement, and program growth.
    ● Create a professional network for collaboration and problem-solving.

    **The Zoom registration link will be emailed the day before. The meeting link will be emailed automatically after Zoom registration.**

    Please Note Cancellation Policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    64. Think Tank Series 2: A Deep Dive into Practice (3 Sessions)

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY)

    Audience: Any educator/educator teams interested in collaborating with other districts to better than our practices.

    Dates: 12/19/2025 to 3/27/2026

    Pro-rated prices are now available to attend the remaining 3 (of 4 total) sessions below. Sessions are standalone, so join us at any time! Over a dozen districts and 20+ educators from across Long Island already do!

    Join us for the next evolution of our Science of Reading journey. SoR Think Tank: A Deep Dive into Practice is a four-part series designed for returning teams, new groups, or a combination of both. This year, we move beyond the attestation and focus on bridging research to practice-supporting district teams as they reflect, collaborate, and take action. Districts are encouraged to attend in teams of 2 or more members to maximize collaboration and impact, but individual educators are welcome as well! Team members must register individually.

    Each session offers structured time for guided planning and cross-district dialogue, with opportunities to learn from and alongside fellow educators who are deeply engaged in this work. Whether your team is refining existing initiatives or just getting started, this Think Tank provides the space to grow together.

    The 2025-2026 series is shaped by feedback collected during last year's Think Tank and continuously adapted in response to ongoing participant input. Our goal is to create a responsive, evolving experience that meets the real needs of our districts.

    Please note:
    Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    65. CBT Admin Nextera Training (ZOOM)

    Program: Student Support Services:Test Scoring

    Dates: 1/7/2026

    Location: Online/ZOOM

    Instructor will review with participants the following Nextera Admin tasks: Adding Users / Adding-Editing Students / Assigning Testing Accommodations / Creating Classes / Accessing Login Tickets, Access Codes, and Proctor Pins and Concurrent Logins. There will be time for Q&A session. PLEASE NOTE: Login information for the ZOOM virtual session will be emailed to everyone who has registered on MyLearningPlan on the afternoon before the ZOOM. When you get the ZOOM log on invitation, you must click the link in the invitation and register for the session on ZOOM. When registering in ZOOM, your name and email MUST be the same as your MyLearningPlan account information.

    66. Instructional Tech Plan 2026-2029 Open Lab

    Program: NASTECH

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Learning Studio 3

    Dates: 1/8/2026

    Location: Learning Studio 3

    Instructional Tech Plan 2026-2029 Open Lab

    67. Restorative Practices Collegial Circle

    Program: Health & Allied Services MHC For COST Associated PD

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Mental Health Services Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - Zoom

    Audience: all

    Dates: 1/15/2026

    Location: Zoom

    Topic TBD

    68. NASTECH Monthly Meeting - January

    Program: NASTECH

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Conference Room 1, 2 and 3

    Dates: 1/15/2026

    Location: Conference Room 1, 2 and 3

    NASTECH Monthly Meeting - January

    69. School Psychologist Collaborative Clinical Discussion Group

    Program: Health & Allied Services - Mental Health Consortium

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Mental Health Services Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - Zoom

    Audience: all

    Dates: 1/16/2026

    Location: Zoom

    TBD

    70. Nassau BOCES Monthly Mental Health Consortium January Presentation Inner Source Health Dr. LoGuidice

    Program: Health & Allied Services - Mental Health Consortium

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR123

    Audience: all

    Dates: 1/20/2026

    Location: CR123

    Starting Soon
    Join internationally recognized naturopathic physician Dr. Pina LoGuidice for an inspiring and practical workshop on harnessing the body's natural ability to heal and thrive. As co-founder of Inner Source Health & Wellness, Dr. LoGuidice blends cutting-edge integrative medicine with time-honored holistic practices, offering participants a roadmap to greater vitality, resilience, and balance. In this workshop, Dr. LoGuidice will guide participants through: The Foundations of Naturopathic Healing - exploring nutrition, lifestyle, and mind-body practices that restore energy and well-being. Stress and Energy Reset - strategies to calm the nervous system, improve focus, and enhance natural vitality in everyday life. Practical Tools for Whole-Person Wellness - evidence-based tips participants can immediately apply to support immune health, hormonal balance, and emotional resilience. With warmth, clinical expertise, and an empowering approach, Dr. LoGuidice creates a space where participants can reconnect with their "inner source” of health. Whether you are an educator, parent, or professional seeking tools for personal and family wellness, this workshop offers actionable insights that inspire sustainable self-care and a renewed sense of balance.

    71. JUUL Settlement School Climate and Youth Behavioral Health Survey Kickoff Meeting

    Program: Health & Allied Services - Mental Health Consortium

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR123

    Audience: all

    Dates: 1/20/2026

    Location: CR123

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    As part of the Nassau BOCES anti-vaping initiatives for 2025-20226, Nassau BOCES will offer component school districts free administration of the school climate survey. This is an informational session. We will discuss, format, procedures, reports and timeline for administration.

    72. ProQuest Historical Newspaper Vendor Presentation

    Program: Nassau BOCES School Library Services

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - REMOTE

    Audience: Librarians

    Dates: 1/20/2026

    Location: REMOTE

    Starting Soon
    Join us for an overview of ProQuest's Historical Newspaper.

    NOTE: Please be informed that attendees must be present for the entirety of the workshop session to qualify for the full CTLE hours.

    *This is a virtual class a zoom link will be provided prior to the scheduled meeting*.

    73. Paraprofessional Training for Supporting Students with ADHD/Executive Function Challenges in the Classroom **AM Session**

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ACCESS

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Learning Studio 2 (LS 2)

    Audience: Special Education Paraprofessionals

    Dates: 1/21/2026

    Location: Learning Studio 2 (LS 2)

    Starting Soon
    Paraprofessionals play an integral role in facilitating student achievement and supporting the work of the classroom teacher. Children with ADHD and learning challenges, while often bright, enthusiastic, and creative, can create a tremendous challenge in the classroom due to their behaviors and unique needs for support. This workshop will address the specific challenges that paraprofessionals face as they work to support the needs of the individual student, the learning environment, and the classroom teacher.
    ● Understand how ADHD and Executive Function Challenges impact learning, motivation, and behavior.
    ● Develop strategies to encourage students to initiate and stay focused on the task.
    ● Learn how to manage challenging behaviors using a collaborative approach.

    This workshop contains practical tips, tools, and strategies for helping paraprofessionals work more effectively with students daily.

    About the presenter, Bonnie S. Cohen, Ed.D
    ● Professional ADHD parent coach and teacher trainer
    ● Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University, Hofstra University and St. John's University
    ● Retired Principal of Manorhaven Elementary School in Port Washington
    ● Former Elementary School Teacher, Literacy Coach, and Assistant Principal for the NYCDOE


    Participants may only register once for this AM session or the PM session.

    Please Note Cancellation Policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this time frame, the participant/district will be billed.

    74. Bootcamp: TeachTown

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Instructional Software Support

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS1

    Dates: 1/21/2026

    Location: LS1

    ClosedStarting Soon

    TeachTown: Evidence-Based Curriculum & Data-Driven Instruction

    Join us for an in-depth product overview highlighting the features and benefits of TeachTown's evidence-based curriculum and data-driven instructional strategies.

    Participants will learn and practice strategic methods to partner with paraprofessionals and how to use benchmarks to track student progress and align instructional goals with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

    What You'll Learn

    • Strategic methods to partner with paraprofessionals
    • Using benchmarks to monitor progress and inform instruction
    • Aligning instructional goals with IEPs

    TeachTown Features

    • An award-winning adapted core curriculum from Pre-K to the transition years
    • Leveled and differentiated resources are provided
    • A Pre-K-12 adapted library that provides equity and access
    • Embedded data collection that simplifies progress monitoring and IEP tracking
    • Long-term support from special education experts

    75. Erins Law/ Stewards of Children Trainer Group

    Program: Health & Allied Services - Mental Health Consortium

    Location: Nassau BOCES - Mental Health Services Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - Zoom

    Audience: all

    Dates: 1/21/2026

    Location: Zoom

    Starting Soon
    Topic TBD

    76. SMS - eSchoolData - Automation with GURU: Zaps, Profiles, Rules and API Setup

    Program: Student Management Services: eSchoolData

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Learning Studio 3

    Audience: SIS Admin, GURU Admins

    Dates: 1/21/2026

    Location: Learning Studio 3

    Starting Soon
    GURU is a powerful tool. Are you using it to its full extent? Learn how to set up and manage Zaps, make large data changes with profiles, set up rules to automate data entry, and create and edit API connections.

    77. Book Doctor Workshop

    Program: Nassau BOCES School Library Services

    Location: Nassau BOCES, George Farber Admin. Center-71 Clinton Road, Garden City (Garden City, NY) - LL-A[map]

    Dates: 1/21/2026

    Location: LL-A

    Starting Soon
    Demco's Book Doctor workshop is intended to give participants training on book care, protection, and repair to keep your collection in circulation longer. This workshop will provide a hands-on experience in which participants will get ideas for protecting books ahead of circulation and become familiar with several types of repairs through tried-and-true techniques. Workshops are tailored to your specific needs, but commonly include: basic page repairs, tip-ins, hinge and spine repair, book jacket and laminate application, and spine reinforcement. Course notes including links to other free resources such as videos, product directories and repair guide will be provided.

    Materials:

    Specific materials for the repairs as well as hard cover and soft cover books will be provided by Demco and shipped to your location ahead of the workshop.

    **Please bring your own scissors to the workshop**

    78. NASTECH & DPSS Presents: FilteredNet User Group & Product Showcase

    Program: NASTECH

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY)

    Dates: 1/21/2026

    Starting Soon
    LineWize User Group and product showcase

    79. **ADDENDUM ONLY** NEW UPDATED 2025 SYLLABUS WORKSHOP - Mandated Reporter Training: Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment - VIRTUAL-VIA ZOOM

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Child Abuse - CoSer 507.530

    Dates: 1/21/2026

    Location: VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM

    Starting Soon

    Second Update to Mandated Reporter Training - Addendum:

    This 15-minute workshop includes protocols and guidance on identifying abused or maltreated children with intellectual or developmental disabilities, fulfilling the additional training requirement for previous participants who completed the New York State Mandated Reporter Training with Nassau BOCES between 11/1/2022 and 8/31/2025.

    You will receive a Zoom link from the administrator a day prior to the workshop.
    Please enter the virtual room with your first and last name and have microphone and video access for the entire presentation.

    If you need accessibility accommodations, please email Patricia Iannacone, piannacone@nasboces.org, upon registering.

    If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    80. **VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM-LIVE** School Violence Prevention and Intervention Certification

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: School Violence - CoSer 507.530

    Dates: 1/21/2026

    Location: VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM

    Starting Soon
    New York State's SAVE Legislation requires that anyone seeking NYS certification (teachers, teaching assistants, pupil personnel professional and administrators) must complete a two-hour violence prevention course. Upon completion, your School Violence Certification will be uploaded to your TEACH account.

    Please have microphone and video access for the entire presentation.
    Please enter the virtual room with your first and last name.
    If you need accessibility accommodations, please email Danielle Smith, dsmith3@nasboces.org, upon registering.

    If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    81. NYSAA DLM REMOTE Facilitated Training for NEW Test Administrators

    Program: NYSAA Remote Facilitated Training - New Test Administrators

    Location: Webinar (x, x)

    Dates: 1/22/2026

    Meeting Times: 9am-3pm

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    This REMOTE training is intended only for NEW teachers who will be administering the NYSAA program's Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) computer-based test for the first time this year and had not previously trained and choose not to complete the training using the self-directed format on the DLM website. This is a full-day remote facilitated training. Note: This training is not intended for teachers who were trained last year. Each participant will require a computer or device and will participate in an online web-based training that includes final assessments of the teacher. Participants must have their own active individual account in Educator Portal. Computers or devices must have the most recent version of one of the following browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari. After registration has been approved, materials that accompany the training will be emailed to participants along with a Zoom link to join the training meeting. All materials must be printed out prior to the training for use during the training. Prior to the date of the activity, participants should check that their account on the Educator Portal (Kite) is "Active" and, if it is not, should contact their program, school or district NYSAA coordinator. Districts and private schools will be billed individually for each staff attending training. NOTE: Reminder, teachers may complete the required training in a self-directed format on the DLM website. For more information contact your district or program NYSAA liaison. There is no cost for the self-directed training.

    82. Cracking the Code: Unpacking the Chemistry NYSSLS

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, George Farber Admin. Center-71 Clinton Road, Garden City (Garden City, NY) - LL-B[map]

    Audience: Chemistry teachers and science leaders

    Dates: 1/22/2026

    Location: LL-B

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    This workshop is designed to support Chemistry teachers in understanding and applying the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) to develop coherent, engaging, and standards-aligned chemistry curricula.

    The primary goals of the workshop are to:
  • Help educators unpack the NYSSLS, focusing on their structure and intent
  • Equip teachers with tools to identify key disciplinary core ideas (DCIs), science and engineering practices (SEPs), and crosscutting concepts (CCCs)
  • Closely examine the Chemistry NYSSLS (What's In and What's Out?)
  • Foster collaboration and resource sharing

    By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Deconstruct NYSSLS Performance Expectations for Chemistry
  • Confidently use NYSSLS as a framework for instructional decision-making

    Participants will receive access to a shared online folder with collaborative resources. Participants should bring a charged laptop and a willingness to constructively collaborate.

    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.
  • 83. Navigating the Numeracy Briefs: High-Impact Strategies for the Math Classroom

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS1

    Dates: 1/22/2026

    Location: LS1

    Starting Soon
    What if you could take the state's most powerful research on math instruction and turn it into lessons your students love-and remember? In this full-day, 6-hour workshop for K-12 math teachers, we'll explore the New York State Numeracy Briefs through the lens of everyday classroom practice. Together, we'll unpack the most impactful strategies, see what they look like in real classrooms, and adapt them to your own lessons and student needs. You'll collaborate with fellow educators, design engaging and rigorous learning experiences, and leave with practical tools you can use immediately. By the end of the day, you'll walk away with a Numeracy Briefs Teaching Toolkit-packed with ready-to-use resources to strengthen student understanding, confidence, and achievement in mathematics.

    This interactive session includes:



    Deep understanding of the most relevant Numeracy Briefs and how to apply them in daily instruction.



    Hands-on practice integrating strategies into your own lessons and assessments.



    Collaborative planning time with peers to create high-quality, ready-to-use activities.



    The Numeracy Briefs Teaching Toolkit (yours to keep) to support ongoing growth.

    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    84. Take Your Small Group Reading Instruction to the Next Level

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS 2

    Audience: K-5 elementary teachers, reading teachers, literacy coaches, ELL teachers, building administrators

    Dates: 1/22/2026

    Location: LS 2

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    Ready to elevate your small group reading instruction? This hands-on workshop is designed for educators looking to sharpen their skills and maximize the impact of their small group time. Learn how to effectively use assessment data to drive targeted instruction that meets the diverse needs of your readers.

    We'll dive into using small group time to strengthen supporting vocabulary, build automaticity, and boost reading fluency-key components of reading success. Participants will explore a variety of lesson types and gain practical strategies for flexible, student-centered groupings.

    You'll also leave with ready-to-use, make-and-take tools to enhance your instruction, streamline planning, and increase student engagement. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and practice applying what you learn in real time-this is a session full of ideas you can implement tomorrow!

    This workshop is the perfect next step for educators who attended The Science of Reading session.

    Perfect for teachers who want to teach smarter, not harder.

    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    85. OCD/OCPD - Northwell Partners ONLY

    Program: Health & Allied Services - Northwell District PD

    Audience: Northwell Health Behavioral Clinic Members

    Dates: 1/22/2026

    Location: Zoom

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    This session will provide educators and school mental health staff with a comprehensive understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including common presentations in youth. Learn practical strategies to support students with OCD in the classroom and facilitate their access to appropriate intervention. 1.5 CEU Credits

    86. Suicide Safety for Teachers and School Staff- VIRTUAL

    Program: Health & Allied Services - Mental Health Consortium

    Location: Webinar (x, x)

    Dates: 1/22/2026

    Starting Soon
    This workshop is intended for NON-Mental Health professionals. This training is designed to meet the most basic awareness needs of school staff.

    87. ProQuest Schools & Educators Presentation

    Program: Nassau BOCES School Library Services

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - REMOTE

    Audience: Librarians

    Dates: 1/22/2026

    Location: REMOTE

    Starting Soon
    Join this session to learn more about Schools & Educators Complete, a comprehensive K-12 ebook subscription with a wealth of content for both students and educators. This session will be hosted by the ebooks team at Clarivate.

    *This is a virtual class a zoom link will be provided prior to the scheduled meeting*.

    88. Long Island Science of Learning Summit: Research, Insights, & Impact

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR 1, 2, 3

    Audience: Educators

    Dates: 1/23/2026

    Location: CR 1, 2, 3

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    Join Amplify and Nassau BOCES for Our First-Ever Free Literacy Event!

    Featuring Keynote Speakers Susan Lambert and DeJunné Clark Jackson

    Susan Lambert is the Chief Academic Officer of Literacy at Amplify. Susan's career has been focused on creating high-quality learning environments using evidence-based practices. As the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan, explores the increasing body of scientific research around how reading is best taught. As a former classroom teacher, administrator, and curriculum developer, Susan is dedicated to turning theory into best practices that educators can put right to use in the classroom, and to showcasing national models of reading instruction excellence.

    DeJunne' Clark Jackson is an experienced educational professional who has worked with children and adolescents across a wide range of educational stages, from early childhood through college. She is the founder of Learning Fundamentals Educational Therapy & Consultingand is particularly passionate about dyslexia awareness and reading instruction. DeJunne' holds leadership roles in several key organizations, including Decoding Dyslexia Louisiana and The Reading League Louisiana. Additionally, she serves as President of The Center for Literacy & Learning, known for hosting the national Plain Talk About Literacy & Learning Institute.

    Don't miss this exciting opportunity to hear from two nationally recognized voices in education. This gathering promises to deliver fresh insights and foster meaningful discussions on the latest strategies in literacy and beyond.

    Lunch will be provided.

    Space is limited-please register in advance!

    We look forward to learning and growing together.

    89. SMS - PowerSchool - Preparing for CRDC - New

    Program: Student Management Services: PowerSchool

    Location: Webinar (x, x) - Webinar

    Audience: Administrators

    Dates: 1/23/2026

    Location: Webinar

    Starting Soon
    Get a head start on the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) with guidance on data review, clean-up, and submission preparation.

    90. AI-Enhanced Software Showcase

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Instructional Software Support

    Dates: 1/26/2026

    New

    Join us at Nassau BOCES for a virtual AI-Enhanced Software Showcase designed to help Nassau County school districts make informed decisions about instructional and operational technology investments.

    This event brings together vetted educational software vendors to demonstrate how their AI-powered tools support teaching, learning, and district operations. Attendees will gain practical insights into how AI is being used today in K-12 environments.

    Attendees may leave and rejoin sessions at any time based on the vendors they are interested in.

    Vendors Presenting:

    • MagicSchool - 9:00 AM

    • Google - 9:30 AM

    • Microsoft - 10:00 AM

    • Khan Academy - 11:00 AM

    • Curipod - 11:30 AM

    • Brisk Teaching - 12:00 PM

    • SchoolAI - 1:30 PM

    What to Expect:

    Participants will hear directly from multiple vendors through 20-minute virtual presentations, each followed by a brief Q&A session. Presentations will focus on:

    • How each software product uses AI to support students and/or educators

    • Key AI features currently available, including new or enhanced capabilities introduced in 2025

    • A preview of planned features and enhancements expected in 2026

    • Pricing and cost structures, including per-student, per-teacher, and district-wide models

    Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of available AI-enhanced software options and how they align with district goals, instructional priorities, and budget planning.

    91. Nassau BOCES Mental Health Consortium presents Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management within k-12 settings Day 2 of 3

    Program: Health & Allied Services - Mental Health Consortium

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Conference Room 1,2,3

    Audience: District staff interested in learning about threat/risk assessment that DID NOT attend the Fall Cohort

    Dates: 1/27/2026

    Location: Conference Room 1,2,3

    This is class 2 of 3. Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management within k-12 settings Kostas A. Katsavdakis, Ph.D., ABPP is a Diplomate in Forensic Psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is retained by Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys and the State/Federal Court to evaluate defendants charged with violent sexual and violent non-sexual crimes. Dr. Katsavdakis conducts threat assessments/management, including at the request of the United States Department of Justice for counterterrorism related cases and as an Associate with Work Trauma Services, based in San Francisco, for workplace and campus settings. In addition to his forensic and threat management practice, he maintains a clinical caseload, providing individual treatment for adults and juveniles. Dr. Katsavdakis is currently an Associate Professor-Adjunct at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in psychology of criminal behavior, forensic psychological testing, assessment of psychopathy and psychology/law.











    • What role does the school's mental health staff play in threat assessment?











    • Do you know when to escalate student behavior concerns?











    • Is your district's crisis plan up to date?











    • How to use the EARL III and SAVRY Risk Assessment Tool

    92. Plainview-Old Bethpage - Data Wise Course - SESSION 5

    Program: Student Support Services: Instructional Data Warehouse

    Location: Plainedge Middle School (Bethpage, NY) - Library

    Dates: 1/27/2026

    Location: Library

    This meeting will provide building principals with an overview of the Nassau Boces Data Wise course and the application process. All questions pertaining to this course, can be answered by a Data Wise team member during this meeting.

    93. ELA State Assessment Preparation Strategies

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS 1

    Audience: Teachers Grades 3-5, Teacher Assistants Grades 3-5

    Dates: 1/27/2026

    Location: LS 1

    Participants will gain insight into strategies and techniques for preparing students for the ELA State Exam. Participants will review released ELA State Assessment questions and explore how to help students develop skills for understanding the assessment expectations, typical question patterns, navigating challenging texts, genre features, and alignment to the short and extended response rubrics. Participants will also learn how to use data to design differentiated, targeted, small group instruction.

    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

    94. Putting the I Back in AI: Media Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS 3

    Audience: Secondary ELA, Social Studies, and Humanities educators and administrators

    Dates: 1/27/2026

    Location: LS 3

    Artificial Intelligence is transforming how information is created and shared-sometimes at the cost of accuracy and reliability. In this interactive workshop, secondary ELA, Social Studies, and Humanities educators and administrators will explore how AI-generated content contributes to the spread of misinformation. Participants will develop and apply media literacy strategies to detect and address unreliable AI content. The session includes hands-on time with New York State's Educator Toolkit for Media Literacy, with opportunities to design classroom-ready lessons and activities that empower students to critically evaluate digital content.

    By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and explain the challenges of AI-generated misinformation

  • Apply news literacy strategies to evaluate digital content

  • Develop instructional activities to help students recognize and respond to AI-generated information

    Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.
  • 95. Frontline IEP for New Users

    Program: Student Support Services: Frontline IEP

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Lab 1

    Audience: Special Education Central Office/Clericals

    Dates: 1/27/2026

    Location: Lab 1

    Are you new to Frontline IEP? Join us for an interactive, hands-on training session designed specifically for Central Office and Special Education clerical staff who are just getting started with the platform. Whether you're navigating the system for the first time or looking to build confidence in your daily tasks, this session will equip you with the essential tools and knowledge to succeed.

    96. TechRow Vendor Presentation

    Program: Nassau BOCES School Library Services

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - REMOTE

    Audience: Librarians

    Dates: 1/27/2026

    Location: REMOTE

    In this TechRow session, participants will be introduced to the TechRow online platform and its amazing content designed to engage students and enhance their learning. The capabilities of TechRow VR headsets will also be discussed, as well as how teachers can leverage TechRow's tools to support lesson planning and create assignments aligned with their school's goals and library content.

    Schools can choose to host their own content on TechRow, access the extensive library of TechRow resources, or use a combination of both options!

    NOTE: Please be informed that attendees must be present for the entirety of the workshop session to qualify for the full CTLE hours.

    *This is a virtual class a zoom link will be provided prior to the scheduled meeting*.

    97. Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS-I) Framework for Equity, Access, and Opportunity

    Program: Curriculum & Instruction: ACCESS

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Learning Studio 2 (LS 2)

    Audience: PK-12 Teachers, School Leaders, and District Leaders

    Dates: 1/28/2026

    Location: Learning Studio 2 (LS 2)

    Please join Dr. Maureen Martin as she unpacks the NYSED Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Integrated Framework.
    - Learn the MTSS-I Framework and how it applies to all learners.
    - Explore Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 instruction for academics and behavior.
    - Focus on how to respond to students' academic and behavioral needs.
    - Leverage your current district and school plans with the framework.

    Please Note Cancellation Policy: If a participant has registered for, but is unable to attend, a Nassau BOCES workshop, they are required to drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. In the event the participant does not cancel within this time frame, the participant/district will be billed.

    98. SMS - PowerSchool - PowerScheduler(Part 1 and 2): Load Only

    Program: Student Management Services: PowerSchool

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS - 1

    Audience: Scheduling Staff

    Dates: 1/28/2026

    Location: LS - 1

    Part 1- Define Scheduling Parameters, Define Student Information, Student Course Requests, and Define Course Information. Part 2-Define Facilities, Departments, Rooms, and Teacher Information.

    99. **Virtual** State Reporting / Data Warehouse CIO/DDC Meeting

    Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

    Dates: 1/28/2026

    Location: Zoom

    This workshop will cover new Level 0 Updates, new SIRS Manual data elements, upcoming data deadlines and certification dates, and various NYSED policies and procedures. This meeting will be virtual via Zoom. Registrants will receive a link the morning of the meeting.

    100. Middle Grades Best Practices

    Program: Nassau BOCES School Library Services

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS2

    Audience: Librarians

    Dates: 1/28/2026

    Location: LS2

    Gather with colleagues to discuss best practices for running a middle school library. Lesson plans, scheduling, teacher collaboration, and more will be discussed in this session.

    NOTE: Please be informed that attendees must be present for the entirety of the workshop session to qualify for the full CTLE hours.

    101. Instructional Tech Plan 2026-2029 Open Lab

    Program: NASTECH

    Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Lab 1

    Dates: 1/29/2026

    Location: Lab 1

    Instructional Tech Plan 2026-2029 Open Lab