This interactive session provides K-12 educators with a practical framework for using digital tools to intentionally design, track, and assess the essential skills outlined in the Portrait of a Graduate competencies. Rather than treating technology as an add-on, we will explore how targeted digital platforms can amplify student agency and make competency-based learning manageable for teachers. Grounded in research-backed best practices (including the ISTE Standards and CAST's Universal Design for Learning framework), this session moves past theory to focus on working solutions. Attendees will walk away with a curated digital toolkit, real-world classroom examples, and concrete strategies to help students curate digital portfolios that prove they are truly ready for the future.

This interactive session provides K-12 educators with a practical framework for using digital tools to intentionally design, track, and assess the essential skills outlined in the Portrait of a Graduate competencies. Rather than treating technology as an add-on, we will explore how targeted digital platforms can amplify student agency and make competency-based learning manageable for teachers. Grounded in research-backed best practices (including the ISTE Standards and CAST's Universal Design for Learning framework), this session moves past theory to focus on working solutions. Attendees will walk away with a curated digital toolkit, real-world classroom examples, and concrete strategies to help students curate digital portfolios that prove they are truly ready for the future.

The Instructional Technology Specialist Roundtable Meetings serve as a dynamic and collaborative community space for Instructional Technology Coaches and Specialists. Led by the Nassau BOCES Model Schools team, we engage in discussions covering a wide range of technology-related topics, including best integration practices, favorite/new programs, troubleshooting pressing technology (hardware, software, integration) issues, and more. The Roundtable meetings provide districts with the opportunity to leverage our collective expertise, thereby enhancing the utilization of technology within their respective districts.

As New York State transitions toward competency-based graduation requirements under the statewide Portrait of a Graduate framework, educators need practical, manageable systems to bring these competencies to life. This interactive, hands-on workshop equips K-12 teachers, administrators, and support staff with actionable strategies to map, track, and assess essential skills using digital tools. Participants will audit their district's existing tech ecosystem, explore frameworks aligning NYS POG competencies with ISTE, UDL, and NYS CS&DF standards, unpack the anatomy of effective digital portfolios (Artifact + Context + Reflection), evaluate digital assessment and feedback strategies and discover how targeted platforms shift students from passive tech consumers to active creators. Through hands-on prototyping time tailored to teachers, administrators, and other staff, participants will curate a digital toolkit, develop custom instructional or leadership assets, and walk away with a ready-to-implement strategy to help students showcase future-ready competency.

This meeting is virtual. The Instructional Technology Specialist Roundtable Meetings serve as a dynamic and collaborative community space for Instructional Technology Coaches and Specialists. Led by the Nassau BOCES Model Schools team, we engage in discussions covering a wide range of technology-related topics, including best integration practices, favorite/new programs, troubleshooting pressing technology (hardware, software, integration) issues, and more. The Roundtable meetings provide districts with the opportunity to leverage our collective expertise, thereby enhancing the utilization of technology within their respective districts.

The Instructional Technology Specialist Roundtable Meetings serve as a dynamic and collaborative community space for Instructional Technology Coaches and Specialists. Led by the Nassau BOCES Model Schools team, we engage in discussions covering a wide range of technology-related topics, including best integration practices, favorite/new programs, troubleshooting pressing technology (hardware, software, integration) issues, and more. The Roundtable meetings provide districts with the opportunity to leverage our collective expertise, thereby enhancing the utilization of technology within their respective districts.

This meeting is virtual. The Instructional Technology Specialist Roundtable Meetings serve as a dynamic and collaborative community space for Instructional Technology Coaches and Specialists. Led by the Nassau BOCES Model Schools team, we engage in discussions covering a wide range of technology-related topics, including best integration practices, favorite/new programs, troubleshooting pressing technology (hardware, software, integration) issues, and more. The Roundtable meetings provide districts with the opportunity to leverage our collective expertise, thereby enhancing the utilization of technology within their respective districts.

Join us for the 10th Annual Long Island Model Schools Forum hosted by Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Nassau BOCES, and Western Suffolk BOCES.

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The Instructional Technology Specialist Roundtable Meetings serve as a dynamic and collaborative community space for Instructional Technology Coaches and Specialists. Led by the Nassau BOCES Model Schools team, we engage in discussions covering a wide range of technology-related topics, including best integration practices, favorite/new programs, troubleshooting pressing technology (hardware, software, integration) issues, and more. The Roundtable meetings provide districts with the opportunity to leverage our collective expertise, thereby enhancing the utilization of technology within their respective districts.