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1. Personal Finance Curriculum Preview AM

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES - Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS2[map]

Dates: 7/22/2026

Location: LS2

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Join us for a preview of our Personal Finance curriculum designed to help students build essential money management skills for life. This session will provide an overview of the instructional resources, learning activities, and real-world applications that support personal finance education. These sessions are for the Middle School Bands (Grades 5-8) and High School Bands (Grades 9-12). Materials and pricing will be available to preview at these sessions.

2. APPR Virtual 1/2 Day Recertification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 7/23/2026

Location: Virtual- Zoom

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The State Education Department requires all evaluators of teachers and principals be re-certified each year. This re-certification workshop for teacher and principal evaluators will provide updated information on APPR/STEPS regulations. Participants will review video on the entire evaluation cycle and how to use evidence for change during the post observation conferences. Participants will also discuss how to implement systemic change in instructional practices using Webb's Depth of Knowledge as an example.

Instructor: Dr. Tom Troisi

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.

3. Shifting the Center - Putting Students at the Heart of Math Learning

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Math Teachers

Dates: 7/29/2026

Location: LS2

Join us for "Shifting the Center - Putting Students at the Heart of Math Learning,” an engaging professional development experience designed to transform how we approach mathematics instruction. This interactive workshop will challenge traditional teacher-centered practices and empower educators to create classrooms where students take ownership of their learning. Through hands-on activities, real-world examples, and collaborative redesign challenges, participants will explore strategies that foster deep thinking, problem-solving, and meaningful engagement in math. Walk away with practical tools and fresh ideas to make math learning truly student-centered.

Key Takeaways

• Understand what it means for students to "do the thinking” in math class.

• Experience and analyze student-centered math tasks in action.

• Learn strategies to shift from teacher-led instruction to student-driven learning.

• Explore classroom-ready approaches for engaging all learners in rich mathematical discourse.

• Participate in collaborative lesson redesign to make existing lessons more student-focused.

• Gain practical tools for implementing student-centered strategies immediately.

• Commit to actionable next steps for transforming your math classroom.

Instructor: Ryan Stephens

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.

4. Science of Reading Leadership Two-Day Summer Institute

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: administrators, literacy leaders, coaches, department chairs, and teacher leaders

Dates: 8/10/2026 to 8/11/2026

SUNY New Paltz, Molloy University, St. Joseph's University, and Nassau BOCES are proud to collaborate on a one-of-a-kind professional learning experience designed for leaders at all levels ready to lead with the Science of Reading in mind.

Across our region, many educators have already engaged in SoR training through SUNY New Paltz microcredentials and related professional learning. With strong instructional foundations now in place, the next step is clear: how do leaders create systems, structures, and conditions that sustain this work?

Over the course of this two-day institute, participants will ground their learning in the Science of Reading and explore effective literacy leadership in practice. We are excited to welcome Dr. Sarah Holbrook, co-creator of the SUNY New Paltz SoR microcredential, Fellow at the Science of Reading Center, and Director of Humanities for the Kingston City School District. She will be joined by distinguished local literacy experts from Molloy University and St. Joseph's University.

Designed for administrators at the building, district, and university levels, literacy leaders, coaches, department chairs, and teacher leaders, this institute will support participants in turning SoR knowledge into effective leadership action. You DO NOT need to have completed the SUNY New Paltz SoR micro-credential to attend.

Join us for this timely opportunity to move from understanding the science of reading to leading it.

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.

5. APPR Virtual 1/2 Day Recertification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 8/11/2026

Location: Virtual- Zoom

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6. APPR Virtual 1/2 Day Recertification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 8/13/2026

Location: Virtual- Zoom

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7. Dignity Act (DASA) Coordinator Refresher Training (Virtual)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: DASA Coordinators, School and District Leaders

Dates: 8/13/2026

Location: Virtual Zoom Invite

This half-day virtual refresher is designed for Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Coordinators and school professionals who want to strengthen and streamline their approach to DIgnity Act implementation practices. The session provides a focused review of key Dignity Act expectations and practical updates to support consistent, effective implementation. Participants will revisit core responsibilities while reinforcing clear, efficient practices for receiving, documenting, and responding to DASA reports. We will also explore real world application strategies and share effective approaches for improving consistency, communication, and follow-through in day-to-day work. Participants will leave with renewed clarity, practical tools, and updated strategies to support their role and continue fostering safe, respectful, and supportive school environments.
Instructor: Gina Faust

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.

8. APPR Full Day Certification for Administrators

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: Administrators

Dates: 8/18/2026

Location: LS 2

The State Education Department requires all evaluators of teachers and principals to be certified through an appropriate training process. During this in-person and interactive Teacher Evaluation Training workshop, participants will explore the following topics:

1. Recent history of theory and practice relative to teacher evaluation

2. Understanding the most recent version of NYSED's APPR/STEPS Regulations

3. The application of rubrics in evaluating classroom lessons

This full day workshop is scheduled in person and is open to both new and experienced administrators and administrative teams to foster meaningful and in-depth engagement.

Instructor: Dr. Tom Troisi

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.

9. The Art of the Jigsaw: Geometry

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Math Teachers

Dates: 8/18/2026

Location: LS3

Discover how the Jigsaw strategy can transform student collaboration and deepen mathematical understanding in the geometry classroom. Designed as an introduction for educators who are new to the practice, this session will explore the structure, purpose, and benefits of Jigsaw learning while engaging participants in a geometry-focused experience. Teachers will learn practical strategies for organizing groups, facilitating productive mathematical discourse, and ensuring accountability for all learners. Leave with ready-to-use ideas and resources to confidently implement this collaborative instructional approach in your own classroom.

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.

10. Dignity Act Coordinator Training: Comprehensive Full Day

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: Dignity Act (DASA) Coordinators, Building and District Leaders

Dates: 8/19/2026

Location: LS 2

Join us for a comprehensive full-day workshop designed for new Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Coordinators, as well as school professionals seeking a deeper understanding of both the technical requirements and adaptive skills essential for effectively managing incident reporting. Together, we will explore the key components of Dignity Act implementation and walk step by step through core responsibilities of the Dignity Act Coordinator, using real examples and common situations to help participants feel more confident in their role. Emphasis will be on building consistency, clarity, and confidence in day-to-day practice. Participants will walk away with a wealth of resources tailored specifically for building-level Dignity Act Coordinators, empowering them to make a tangible difference in their schools and uphold the dignity of every student.
Instructor: Gina Faust

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.

11. APPR Virtual 1/2 Day Recertification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 8/20/2026

Location: Virtual- Zoom

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12. 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: 8/20/2026 to 4/12/2027

Location: CR 1, 2, 3

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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 Literacy Leadership workshops is designed for just that purpose. Across the 2026-2027 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.

13. Personal Finance Curriculum Preview AM

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES - Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS2[map]

Dates: 8/20/2026

Location: LS2

14. APPR Full Day Certification for Administrators

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: Administrators

Dates: 8/25/2026

Location: LS 1

15. APPR Virtual 1/2 Day Recertification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 8/27/2026

Location: Virtual- Zoom

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16. APPR Virtual 1/2 Day Recertification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 9/10/2026

Location: Virtual- Zoom

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17. Stop Explaining Everything: Designing STEM Lessons Where Students Do the Thinking (Math PD with Philip Dituri PH.D.)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Math Teachers

Dates: 9/11/2026

Location: LS2

What if your students were doing more of the thinking than you are? In this hands-on workshop, we'll explore how to redesign your STEM classroom so that students are active participants in their own learning, not passive recipients of yours. Discovery-based, student-centered instruction is about doing the work before students walk through the door so the magic can happen once they do. The payoff: when students have the structures and agency to drive their own learning, you're not adding to your workload: you're reducing it. Less reteaching. More engagement. Less carrying the cognitive load for the entire room. We'll dig into how your warm-up and exit ticket can become engines for student discovery, why letting students wrestle with content before mastering it is a feature rather than a flaw, and how thin slicing and scaffolding let you guide students forward without giving the learning away. In this workshop, you will:
• Explore classroom structures that support discovery-based learning
• Learn how to use warm-ups and exit tickets to promote student inquiry
• Develop your approach to scaffolding and thin slicing
• Walk away with an enhanced or reimagined lesson of your own Come prepared: Bring a lesson or topic you want to make more student-centered. You'll leave with something better than you arrived with.

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. ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION PRICING: The Writing Revolution Microcredential Guided Cohort

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: Grades 3–12 teachers, literacy leaders, instructional coaches, and educators interested in strengthening writing instruction through The Writing Revolution framework.

Dates: 9/16/2026 to 12/3/2026

Location: LS 2

In partnership with The Writing Revolution, Nassau BOCES is excited to offer a special guided microcredential cohort for educators interested in deepening their understanding of writing instruction through a supported professional learning experience.

Participants will move through the newly released self-paced Writing Revolution micro-credential course together in preparation for the final assessment needed to earn their TWR Microcredential Badge. This special cohort model combines the flexibility of self-paced learning with the added benefit of completing the experience alongside fellow educators through four in-person facilitated sessions led by Diana Beltrani, Program Coordinator for Literacy at Nassau BOCES.

As part of this opportunity, participants will receive access to The Writing Revolution self-paced course, MyTWRTools for one year, and the microcredential assessment opportunity, along with exclusive discounted pricing secured through Nassau BOCES.

Space is limited.

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.

For districts and participants outside of Nassau County, please use the credit card option for district payment when possible.

19. The Writing Revolution Microcredential Guided Cohort

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: Grades 3–12 teachers, literacy leaders, instructional coaches, and educators interested in strengthening writing instruction through The Writing Revolution framework.

Dates: 9/16/2026 to 12/3/2026

Location: LS 2

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20. Hybrid Personal Finance Collegial Circle - 4 Session Series

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Dates: 9/17/2026 to 5/20/2027

Location: LS2

Join fellow curriculum leaders, instructional coaches, counselors, and educators from across Long Island who are committed to strengthening personal finance education and preparing students for financial success beyond graduation. Connect with colleagues, share promising practices, discuss implementation challenges, and explore innovative approaches to personal finance instruction in this four-session Collegial Circle Series.

This hybrid series combines both in-person and virtual opportunities for collaboration, providing participants with a flexible and engaging professional learning experience. Each session offers a supportive space for meaningful dialogue, reflection, resource sharing, and cross-district networking focused on advancing personal finance instruction for all students. As New York State continues to release guidance related to the Personal Finance instructional requirement and district attestation process, participants will have opportunities to discuss updates, share implementation plans, and collaborate on strategies to meet state expectations while supporting student success.

Registration on Frontline will register you for all four sessions. Upon registration and prior to the inaugural meeting, participants will receive a calendar of events, meeting locations, and Zoom links. Please register in Zoom using the same email address that was used to register on Frontline.

Instructors: Sharon Lasher (In-Person Sessions)

Instructors: Dr. Mary-Ellen Kakalos & Ryan Stephens (Virtual Sessions)

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.

21. Dignity Act Coordinator Training: Comprehensive Full Day

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: Dignity Act (DASA) Coordinators, Building and District Leaders

Dates: 9/17/2026

Location: LS 3

22. Virtual Math Specialist Collegial Circle - 9 Session Series

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Teachers, Coaches, Specialists

Dates: 9/18/2026 to 6/11/2027

Join fellow math teachers from across Long Island in a nine-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 9 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.

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.

23. New Secondary Administrator Collegial Circle: Supporting and Empowering Emerging School Leaders

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: New Secondary School and District Administrators

Dates: 9/22/2026 to 3/16/2027

Location: LS2

The New Secondary Administrator Collegial Circle is designed to provide new school leaders with a collaborative and supportive professional learning community focused on leadership development, instructional excellence, and navigating challenges throughout the school year. This collegial circle creates a space where administrators can connect with peers, reflect on leadership experiences, strengthen decision-making skills, and build confidence in their evolving leadership roles. Participants will engage in meaningful discussions with fellow administrators and experienced educational leaders while exploring practical strategies to support students, staff, families, and school communities.Through this collegial circle, participants will:

Build a strong professional network with fellow secondary administrators

Engage in reflective discussions focused on challenges of leadership

Explore research-based leadership practices and innovative approaches

Strengthen instructional leadership and school culture practices

Collaborate on problem-solving and decision-making strategies

Share resources, experiences, and successful leadership practices

Develop confidence in navigating the complexities of school leadership

Celebrate successes while identifying opportunities for continued growth
Instructor: Sharon Lasher

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.

24. Advanced RTI/MTSS Implementation Workshop Series: (5 Sessions)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - LS3

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 9/23/2026 to 3/16/2027

Location: LS3

This advanced-level workshop is designed for educators, instructional leaders, and district administrators who have foundational knowledge of Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and are ready to move from understanding to high impact implementation. Building on the core components from prior sessions, this series focuses on deepening practice, strengthening systems and ensuring sustainable, equitable outcomes for all students.

Participants will engage in applied learning experiences, analyze real-world case studies, and refine systems that align with evidence-based practices. Emphasis will be placed on coherence across tiers, data-driven decision making, and embedded supports into daily practice.

Instructor: Dr. Anne Rullan

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.

25. 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: 9/23/2026

Location: LL-B

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:

1. Help educators unpack the NYSSLS, focusing on their structure and intent
2. Equip teachers with tools to identify key disciplinary core ideas (DCIs), science and engineering practices (SEPs), and crosscutting concepts (CCCs)
3. Closely examine the Chemistry NYSSLS (What's In and What's Out?)
4. 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.

26. New Elementary Administrator Collegial Circle: Supporting and Empowering Emerging School Leaders

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS2 (LS3 on 12/11/2026)

Audience: New Elementary School and District Administrators

Dates: 9/23/2026 to 5/3/2027

Location: LS2 (LS3 on 12/11/2026)

The New Elementary Administrator Collegial Circle is designed to provide new school leaders with a collaborative and supportive professional learning community focused on leadership development, instructional excellence, and navigating challenges throughout the school year. This collegial circle creates a space where administrators can connect with peers, reflect on leadership experiences, strengthen decision-making skills, and build confidence in their evolving leadership roles. Participants will engage in meaningful discussions with fellow administrators and experienced educational leaders while exploring practical strategies to support students, staff, families, and school communities.Through this collegial circle, participants will:

Build a strong professional network with fellow elementary administrators

Engage in reflective discussions focused on challenges of leadership

Explore research-based leadership practices and innovative approaches

Strengthen instructional leadership and school culture practices

Collaborate on problem-solving and decision-making strategies

Share resources, experiences, and successful leadership practices

Develop confidence in navigating the complexities of school leadership

Celebrate successes while identifying opportunities for continued growth
Instructor: Gina Faust

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.

27. Virtual CTE Collegial Circle - 6 Session Series

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Coaches, Chairpersons, Directors, Coordinators, Teachers

Dates: 9/23/2026 to 5/5/2027

Location: Virtual Zoom

Connect with fellow Career and Technical Education (CTE) educators in this engaging virtual collegial circle designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. Participants will explore current trends, share effective instructional practices, discuss workforce readiness skills, and exchange resources that support student success across CTE pathways. Through meaningful dialogue and networking, educators will gain practical strategies to enhance teaching and learning while building a supportive professional community. Connections to Portrait of a Graduate attributes will be embedded in the conversations.

Each one-hour virtual session offers a lively, supportive space for meaningful conversation, reflection, and cross-district collaboration. Rooted in the belief that shared learning drives innovation and strengthens leadership, this series invites participants to explore what it means to lead with purpose, coach with clarity, and build a shared vision for that improves outcomes for all students. Each meeting's agenda is shaped by the interests and needs of participants.

Registration on Frontline will register you to attend all 6 sessions. Upon registration and prior to the inaugural meeting, you will receive a calendar of events with Zoom links. Please register in Zoom with the same email address that was used to register on Frontline.

Instructor: Marsha Iverson

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.

28. 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: 9/24/2026 to 6/17/2027

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 in the field. The group has proven to be an incredible support system for participants, providing valuable opportunities to hear perspectives from districts across Long Island, collaborate with colleagues facing similar challenges, and gain insight into practices and initiatives happening throughout the region no matter where you are on the Island.

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

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.

29. Dignity Act (DASA) Coordinator Refresher Training (Virtual)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: DASA Coordinators, School and District Leaders

Dates: 9/24/2026

Location: Virtual Zoom Invite

30. NYSED Biology Investigations Refresher: Building Student Skills and Maximizing Student Agency

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Biology Teachers, Science Administrators

Dates: 9/24/2026

Location: LL-A

Are you and your students still navigating the required investigations? This workshop serves as a refresher for the three mandated NYSED Biology Investigations, focusing on student-centered learning and the most challenging components for classroom management. We will address how to shift to student-centered implementation with minimal teacher support and develop prompts that encourage students to test solutions.

The investigations assess performance expectations that cannot be evaluated on the Regents exam - planning investigations, using models to explain phenomena, and comparing gene frequencies with and without selection factors. Gaps in students' prior skill mastery have added to these challenges. Activities to develop prerequisite skills will be provided.

Bring your questions and challenges - participants will collaborate and share management tips that worked with their students.

Included will be:

1. Hands-on opportunity to work on components of the Investigations.
2. Review the student activities provided with assessments to build necessary skills before the Investigation.
3. Discuss methods to accommodate the diverse capacities of your students.
4. Highlight the three-dimensional aspects embedded in the investigations.
5. Shift to student-centered learning with less teacher-directed management.

*Participants must bring paper copies of each Biology Investigation's documents. These cannot be provided.

**B.Y.O.D. (Bring Your Own Device) - Participants should bring a fully charged device to download resources and access websites throughout the workshop.

Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant 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.

31. Virtual English 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: 9/24/2026 to 6/17/2027

Nassau BOCES is joining, once again, with Western Suffolk to offer monthly English Collegial Circles for administrators and coordinators to connect, share resources, and discuss important issues in the field. The group has proven to be an incredible support system for participants, providing valuable opportunities to hear perspectives from districts across Long Island, collaborate with colleagues facing similar challenges, and gain insight into practices and initiatives happening throughout the region no matter where you are on the Island.

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

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.

32. Virtual Math Supervisor Collegial Circle - 5 Session Series

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Chairpersons, Directors, and Coordinators

Dates: 9/25/2026 to 5/21/2027

Join us to connect with fellow mathematics supervisors and instructional leaders from across Long Island who are committed to strengthening mathematics teaching and learning for their school community. Share ideas, tackle challenges, and spark new thinking in this five-session Collegial Circle Series.

Each one-hour virtual session offers a lively, supportive space for meaningful conversation, reflection, and cross-district collaboration. Rooted in the belief that shared learning drives innovation and strengthens leadership, this series invites participants to explore what it means to lead with purpose, coach with clarity, and build a shared vision for high-quality math instruction that improves outcomes 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 5 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. <

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.

33. Leading for Literacy: Strengthening K-6 Instruction Through the Science of Reading

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: K-6 Administrators

Dates: 9/25/2026

Location: LS 3

This workshop equips K-6 leaders and literacy coaches to champion science‑of‑reading-aligned instruction through a clear understanding of research, instructional shifts, and coherent systems that strengthen early literacy.

Revisit the research base behind the science of reading and the major instructional shifts for K-6 classrooms.

Use NYS Literacy Brief 7: Leading for Literacy to anchor leadership moves, systems thinking, and coherence across schools.

Connect strong K-6 literacy systems to the district's Portrait of a Graduate, emphasizing foundational reading skills that support long‑term competencies.

Analyze unit plans and lessons to identify high‑leverage practices, surface gaps, and practice giving clear, supportive, evidence‑aligned feedback.

Strengthen a shared vision of effective literacy instruction across administrators and coaches, aligning observation, coaching, and professional learning.

Engage in interactive discussion, video analysis, and use of practical observation tools to recognize strong literacy instruction and guide teachers in improving reading outcomes schoolwide.
Instructor: Lauren Kolbeck and/or Debbie Linscott-Feinstein

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.

34. Death by DBQs: Literacy Strategies for the Secondary Social Studies Courses and Regents Exams

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Educators-Social Studies and English Teachers, Humanities Administrators

Dates: 9/28/2026

Location: LS1

Do your students struggle more than ever with Document-Based Questions (DBQs)? Are they finding it harder to comprehend historical texts and do well on in-class writing assignments, assessments and Regents exams? If so, this workshop will provide you with literacy tools that will help to improve secondary students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the social studies classroom. Participants are asked to please bring their laptops and current lesson plans/curriculum to the session to create materials to use with their own students.

Participants will learn:
1. Effective vocabulary, pre reading, during reading, post-reading, DBQ writing, small group and whole class discussion strategies for social studies
2. How to view social studies texts, charts, graphs, and other visual representations through a literacy lens
3. How how to create literacy materials to integrate into their grade 7-12 social studies lessons

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.

35. If AI Can Ace School, What Should We Teach? To Be Thought Full. - Dr. Po-Shen Loh

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 9/28/2026

Location: LL-A and LL-B

Session One of our Distinguished Speaker Series.

Before the appearance of ChatGPT, conventional wisdom was that curricular standards should be sequenced into knowledge points and learning objectives, and learning could be measured by assessing students' mastery of those standards. Yet in the remarkably short time since ChatGPT's release, AI's ability has risen to the point where it can outscore most students on those same exams. Many students have started to question why they learn anything at all, if AI can do everything better than they can. At the same time, people are increasingly consumed by entertaining themselves on their phones, entranced by a philosophy which seeks to acquire as much for oneself as possible, in exchange for as little effort as possible.

Dr. Loh will share his observations, gathered from traveling to 100+ cities and giving hundreds of talks per year, about the state of the situation. He will share his predictions on what will happen, and his advice on what kinds of human attributes will be critical to thrive.

Crucially, this talk will not be doom-and-gloom. Society-scale problems look overwhelming, but there is an area (close to mathematics) which solves such problems: game theory. Dr. Loh has a history of inventing solutions to large scale problems. He will discuss the build behind his latest educational invention: a mutually beneficial cooperation between high schoolers who are kind and mathematically clever, and professional actors, teaming up to teach creative problem solving to others, all working together to build a more Thought Full world.

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.

36. New Visions Biology - Unit 1 - Marathon Runner

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Biology Teachers, Coaches, and Administrators Implementing New Visions Science Curriculum

Dates: 9/29/2026

Location: LL-A

In this unit-based professional learning, teachers and leaders will experience the New Visions Biology curriculum as science learners, working through lessons firsthand that students encounter in Unit 1. Educators will reflect on these student immersive learning experiences by collaborating with peers, determining appropriate modification to materials based on students' learning needs, and reflecting on the high-leverage pedagogical goal of the session to use students' questions, prior knowledge, and ideas to drive learning about a Marathon Runner who collapsed. Teachers and leaders will also explore the architecture behind this phenomenon-driven Biology unit through a unit mapping activity, as well as explore the three-dimensional assessments integrated with the instructional materials.

Participants will be able to deepen their understandings of the New Visions Biology Unit 1 Curriculum.

Primary Goal: Improve their comfort and fluency with the materials as well as internalize the major parts of the storyline.

Secondary Goal: Use student questions, prior knowledge or student ideas to drive learning about a phenomenon or problem and ensure the storyline is coherent from the student perspective

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.

37. VIRTUAL FREE ***FROM PREK TO POSTSECONDARY: A P-20 COLLEGIAL CIRCLE: Where We Are, Where We're Going, and What Matters Most

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Webinar (x, x)

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 9/29/2026

The P-20 Collegial Circle: Nassau BOCES in Partnership with Molloy University

After a successful launch in Spring 2026, we are excited to continue the P-20 Collegial Circle as a space for educators to connect, collaborate, and learn from one another. This free kickoff session welcomes all educators and launches a yearlong series focused on timely PreK-Postsecondary topics. Participants will help shape future sessions by identifying key issues, questions, and areas of interest that reflect the needs of the broader educational community.

Participants will:

Reflect on current realities impacting education across PreK-post-secondary settings.
Explore emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities influencing teaching, learning, and leadership.
Identify shared areas of interest and concern across the educational continuum.
Build connections with colleagues from diverse educational contexts.
Help establish priorities and topics for future P-20 Collegial Circle conversations.

Guiding Questions

What challenges are educators facing right now?
What gives us hope about the future of education?
What emerging trends and opportunities are shaping our work?
What topics deserve deeper exploration in future collegial circle sessions?
How can we learn from one another across the educational continuum?

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.

38. APPR Full Day Certification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 9/30/2026

Location: LS3

39. New Visions Earth & Space Science - Unit 1 - Discovering New Worlds

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Earth & Space Science Teachers, Coaches, and Administrators Implementing New Visions Science Curriculum

Dates: 9/30/2026

Location: LL-A

In this unit-based professional learning, teachers and leaders will experience the New Visions Earth & Space Science curriculum as science learners, working through lessons firsthand that students encounter in Unit 1. Educators will reflect on these student immersive learning experiences by collaborating with peers, determining appropriate modification to materials based on students' learning needs, and reflecting on the high-leverage pedagogical goal of the session to use students' questions, prior knowledge, and ideas to drive learning about finding a new planet to live on someday. Teachers and leaders will also explore the architecture behind this phenomenon-driven Earth & Space Science unit through a unit mapping activity, as well as explore the three-dimensional assessments integrated with the instructional materials.

Participants will be able to deepen their understandings of the New Visions Earth & Space Science Unit 1 Curriculum.

Primary Goal: Improve their comfort and fluency with the materials as well as internalize the major parts of the storyline.

Secondary Goal: Use student questions, prior knowledge or student ideas to drive learning about a phenomenon or problem and ensure the storyline is coherent from the student perspective

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.

40. APPR Virtual 1/2 Day Recertification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 10/1/2026

Location: Virtual- Zoom

41. Earth and Space Sciences Investigations Reloaded: Fixes, Refreshers, and Strategies

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Earth & Space Sciences Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/1/2026

Location: LL-A

Are you and your students still working through the challenges of the required ESS investigations? This workshop offers a practical refresher on the three mandated investigations, focusing on strategies for more effective, student-centered implementation.

Many teachers faced challenges with classroom management, student agency, and independent problem-solving during early implementation. We will explore strategies to increase student ownership and develop prompts that support students in testing solutions.

The investigations assess performance expectations that cannot be evaluated on the Regents exam, including using mathematical representations, planning investigations, using models, and identifying cause and effect relationships.

Prerequisite skill-building activities will be provided. Bring your questions and challenges - participants will collaborate and share management tips.

Included Will Be:

1. Hands-on work with investigation components
2. Review student activities and assessments that build prerequisite skills
3. Three-dimensional activities supporting each investigation
4. Strategies to accommodate diverse student capacities
5. Highlight three-dimensional aspects embedded in the investigations
6. Shifting to student-centered learning with less teacher-directed management

*Participants must bring paper copies of each ESS Investigation's documents. These cannot be provided.

**B.Y.O.D. (Bring Your Own Device) - Participants should bring a fully charged laptop, iPad, or tablet to download resources and access websites throughout the workshop.

Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant has registered for 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.

42. Small Groups, Big Growth: Science‑Aligned Instruction for K-2 Readers

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: K-2 Teachers

Dates: 10/2/2026

Location: LS 1

Early readers deserve instruction that is clear, intentional, and rooted in what we know works. This high‑impact session brings the Science of Reading to life for K-2 classrooms, spotlighting the small‑group practices that build strong, confident beginning readers. You'll explore explicit, assessment‑driven routines that strengthen phonemic awareness, phonics knowledge, and early application in connected text-right where young learners need it most.

We'll dig into practical ways to integrate decodable texts with your phonemic awareness and phonics programs so instruction feels seamless, supportive, and aligned with research. You'll also receive a set of gradual‑release small‑group lesson plans designed specifically for early readers.

You'll walk away with:

Research‑aligned small‑group structures tailored to K-2

Routines that build foundational skills with clarity and purpose

Strategies for using decodables to reinforce transfer into reading

Ready‑to‑use tools that make small‑group time powerful and productive

You'll leave energized, equipped, and ready to elevate your K-2 small‑group instruction with the Science of Reading at the center.
Instructor:Lauren Kolbeck and/or Debbie Linscott-Feinstein

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.

43. The Words ARE the Problem: Literacy Strategies for the Secondary Math Teachers, Grades 6-12

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Educators-Social Studies and English Teachers, Humanities Administrators

Dates: 10/5/2026

Location: LS3

Due to their struggles with language and literacy, many secondary students do poorly on word problems and are unable to successfully access and express their computation thinking verbally or in writing. NYSED math assessments require students to be able to explain their mathematical thinking, and math teachers need better tools for teaching vocabulary and other critical literacy skills in mathematics. This workshop will equip math teachers with effective literacy tools for their grades 6-12 math classrooms. Participants are asked to please bring their laptops and current lesson plans/curriculum to the session to create materials to use with their own students.

Participants will learn:
1. Effective vocabulary, pre reading, during reading, post-reading, DBQ writing, small group and whole class discussion strategies for math, grades 6-12
2. How to better teach the language of math directions, tasks, and assessments
3. About several useful resources for literacy in the math classroom
4. How to create literacy materials and activities to incorporate in their grade 6-12 math classrooms

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.

44. 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: 10/6/2026 to 5/17/2027

Location: LS 2

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Join our Literacy Coach Collegial Circle, facilitated by Jennifer Wiener. This is a collaborative professional learning community designed specifically for literacy coaches. This collegial circle provides an opportunity to connect with peers, engage in meaningful professional dialogue, and strengthen your coaching practice through shared learning and reflection.

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.

45. Long Island Math Workshop: Using Desmos to Build Innovative Problem Solvers

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Pre-K-12 Educators

Dates: 10/6/2026

Location: LLA

Join Amplify and Nassau BOCES for a free event featuring keynote speaker Fawn Nguyen and presenter Kurt Salisbury. Pre-K-12 educators are invited to learn new insights and engage in meaningful discussions on the latest strategies and resources in math.

Registration 9:00-9:30AM.

A complimentary continental breakfast and a boxed lunch will be provided.

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.

46. APPR Virtual 1/2 Day Recertification for Administrators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 10/8/2026

Location: Virtual- Zoom

47. Dignity Act Coordinator Training: Comprehensive Full Day

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: Dignity Act (DASA) Coordinators, Building and District Leaders

Dates: 10/8/2026

Location: LS 3

48. New Teacher Network: Learning, Connecting, and Growing Together (K-12)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: New and untenured teachers

Dates: 10/8/2026 to 4/6/2027

Location: LS2

The New Teacher Network is a collaborative professional learning series designed to support educators in their first years of teaching. Through shared experiences, guided discussions, and practical learning opportunities, participants will connect with colleagues across grade levels and content areas while building confidence in their instructional practice.

Topics will include relationship building and classroom culture, effective lesson planning, research-based instructional strategies, behavior management and student engagement, assessment practices, and responsive teaching techniques. Participants will have opportunities to reflect on challenges, celebrate successes, exchange ideas, and develop a supportive professional network that promotes continued growth and success in the classroom.

Whether teaching in elementary, middle, or high school settings, educators will leave each session with practical tools, resources, and strategies they can implement immediately to enhance student learning and strengthen their teaching practice.

Instructor: Dr. Mary-Ellen Kakalos

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.

49. Reflect, Refine, Redesign: A Collaborative Workshop for NYSSLS Biology

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Biology Teachers & Science Administrators

Dates: 10/8/2026 to 10/28/2026

Location: LL-A

Are you one or two years into implementing your NYSSLS-based Biology curriculum? Now is an ideal time to assess its effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. This two-day workshop offers a collaborative workspace focused on curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

On day one, bring unit and lesson samples for evaluation using screeners to ensure NYSSLS alignment. Use AI to outline mini storylines centered on local anchor phenomena and begin developing lessons.

Day two focuses on assessment strategies to help students improve their Biology Regents responses. Bring assessment samples for screening. Storyline-based assessments featuring novel scenarios are needed to evaluate all three dimensions and ensure consistent engagement. Explore how AI can support this process, though each cluster requires refinement. The goal is to meet students where they are and support their growth.

This is a two-day collaborative workshop with participants expected to attend both days.

Participants will:

1. Use a lesson screener to evaluate curriculum samples for NYSSLS alignment
2. Use AI tools to design a mini-storyline that enhances their current curriculum
3. Revise their assessment system using AI to develop phenomena-based student tasks
4. Explore pedagogical techniques for creating a student-centered classroom
5. Adjust instructional materials to meet student needs
6. Upload their work to a shared Google folder

**B.Y.O.D. (Bring Your Own Device) - Participants should bring a fully charged device to download resources and access websites during the workshop.

Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant 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. If the participant does not cancel within this timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

50. Building Student Writers

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Grades K-12 Educators, Instructional Coaches, Literacy Leaders

Dates: 10/13/2026

Location: LS2

Revolutionize your writing instruction! In order to build student writers, educators need to lead writing lessons beginning at the sentence level with confidence. In this workshop, educators will explore how to use sentence strategies to build and develop student writers. Teachers will learn effective ways to differentiate writing activities for students. Participants will learn how to help students write sentences focused on learned content. Educators will support student writing through the science of learning, in particular the area of writing using higher order thinking skills to analyze and synthesize student creation of written material.

Instructor: Dr. Maureen Martin

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.

51. Beyond the Regents: Designing NYSSLS-Aligned Chemistry Assessment Clusters

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES, George Farber Admin. Center-71 Clinton Road, Garden City (Garden City, NY) - Conference Room 1C[map]

Audience: Chemistry Teachers and Science Administrators

Dates: 10/15/2026

Location: Conference Room 1C

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How can Chemistry teachers use Regents questions to support deeper student learning and strengthen alignment to the NYSSLS? In this interactive workshop, participants will analyze released Chemistry Regents questions to identify the three-dimensional learning embedded within them.

Teachers will explore the differences between Regents questions, designed to measure achievement, and classroom assessments, which support learning, uncover student thinking, and guide instruction. Participants will learn to transform standalone Regents questions into phenomenon-based question clusters that engage students in scientific sensemaking and provide meaningful evidence of learning.

Participants will collaborate with colleagues to develop their own assessments and explore strategies for using phenomenon-based assessments throughout the instructional cycle.

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

• Analyze released Chemistry Regents questions through a three-dimensional learning lens.
• Identify the role of phenomena in eliciting student sensemaking.
• Design coherent clusters of assessment questions connected to a common phenomenon.
• Begin developing classroom-ready assessment materials that promote deeper understanding of chemistry concepts.

Ideal for high school Chemistry teachers seeking to strengthen assessment practices, support student achievement, and deepen NYSSLS alignment. Please bring a fully-charged laptop, Chromebook, or tablet, and a willingness to collaborate and share knowledge.

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.

52. Dignity Act (DASA) Coordinator Refresher Training (Virtual)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: DASA Coordinators, School and District Leaders

Dates: 10/15/2026

Location: Virtual Zoom Invite

53. AI in ACTION: Exploring AI as Your Teaching Thought Partner (PK-12)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Educators

Dates: 10/20/2026

Location: Learning Lab 1

Discover how AI can become your teaching thought partner and save you time on planning! This hands-on workshop gives you the TOOLS and TIME to create real classroom materials based on the current units you are teaching.

What You'll Do: Participants will explore three Education Law 2d compliant AI platforms with guided support. Then, there will be plenty of dedicated time to design activities, lessons, assessments, and resources in any subject area you teach. Participants will also engage in a collegial discussion about AI and what is working in their classrooms. All levels of experience welcome.

Come Ready to Create: This is a working session! Participants will leave with classroom-ready materials they can use immediately, whether they teach kindergarten or grade 12, math or music, science or social studies.

What to Bring: Use the devices available in our Learning Lab,or bring your own laptop. Participants should bring their own headphones.

Optional Bonus Add-On: Earn your Magic School AI Certification (Level 1, 2, or 3) through this workshop. Join us to explore, create, and see how AI can make your teaching life easier!

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.

54. New Visions Biology - Unit 2 - Humans vs. Bacteria

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Biology Teachers, Coaches, and Administrators Implementing New Visions Science Curriculum

Dates: 10/20/2026

Location: LL-A

In this unit-based professional learning, teachers and leaders will experience the New Visions Biology curriculum as science learners, working through lessons firsthand that students encounter in Unit 2. Educators will reflect on these student immersive learning experiences by collaborating with peers, determining appropriate modification to materials based on students' learning needs, and reflecting on the high-leverage pedagogical goal of the session to use routines and structures in the classroom to improve equitable participation. Teachers and leaders will also explore the architecture behind this phenomenon-driven Biology unit through a unit mapping activity, as well as explore the three-dimensional assessments integrated with the instructional materials.

Participants will be able to deepen their understandings of the New Visions Biology Unit 2 Curriculum.

Primary Goal: Improve their comfort and fluency with the materials as well as internalize the major parts of the storyline.

Secondary Goal: Effectively implementing routines or other strategies to encourage participation from every student.

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.

55. New Visions Earth & Space Science - Unit 2 - Probability of Life Elsewhere

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Earth & Space Science Teachers, Coaches, and Administrators Implementing New Visions Science Curriculum

Dates: 10/21/2026

Location: LL-A

In this unit-based professional learning, teachers and leaders will experience the New Visions Earth & Space Science curriculum as science learners, working through lessons firsthand that students encounter in Unit 2. Educators will reflect on these student immersive learning experiences by collaborating with peers, determining appropriate modification to materials based on students' learning needs, and reflecting on the high-leverage pedagogical goal of the session to use routines and structures in the classroom to improve equitable participation. Teachers and leaders will also explore the architecture behind this phenomenon-driven Earth & Space Science unit through a unit mapping activity, as well as explore the three-dimensional assessments integrated with the instructional materials.

Participants will be able to deepen their understandings of the New Visions Earth & Space Science Unit 2 Curriculum.

Primary Goal: Improve their comfort and fluency with the materials as well as internalize the major parts of the storyline.

Secondary Goal: Effectively implementing routines or other strategies to encourage participation from every student.

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.

56. Using High Intensity Instructional Techniques to Enhance Retention in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom Grades K-5

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: Educators - Classroom Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Building & District Leaders

Dates: 10/21/2026

Location: LL-B

Join us for a dynamic and interactive professional development session designed exclusively for elementary mathematics teachers. This session is focused on equipping educators with three powerful retention strategies to support student retention of essential mathematical concepts and skills throughout the academic year.

During this session, participants will delve into the cognitive processes involved in information retention, gaining a deeper understanding of specific techniques that can effectively support long term retention of information. Through collaborative planning time and engaging activities, teachers will explore practical applications of the strategies within the context of the k-5 mathematics content; although, these retention techniques are applicable across content areas.

By the end of this session, participants will have a clear understanding of the spaced learning over time, interleaving practice strategy, and practice test retrieval techniques as well as their application in the elementary mathematics classroom. Armed with practical activities and a solid grasp of the underlying cognitive processes, teachers will be well-prepared to foster durable learning and deepen student understanding throughout the academic year.

Dr. Paul Riccomini is a highly respected expert in mathematics education, specializing in high intensity instructional techniques for mathematics. With a mathematics degree and dual certifications as a high school math and special education teacher, Paul possesses in-depth knowledge of content matter and evidence-based instructional techniques.

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.

57. Using High Intensity Instructional Techniques to Enhance Retention in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom Grades 6-12

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: Classroom Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Building & District Leaders

Dates: 10/22/2026

Location: LL-B

Join us for a dynamic and interactive professional development session designed specifically for middle and high school mathematics teachers. This session is focused on equipping educators with three powerful retention strategies to support student retention of essential mathematical concepts and skills throughout the academic year.

During this session, participants will delve into the cognitive processes involved in information retention, gaining a deeper understanding of specific techniques that can effectively support long term retention of information. Through collaborative planning time and engaging activities, teachers will explore practical applications of the strategies within the context of the Secondary mathematics content; although, these retention techniques are applicable across content areas.

By the end of this session, participants will have a clear understanding of the spaced learning over time, interleaving practice strategy, and practice test retrieval techniques as well as their application in the secondary mathematics classroom. Armed with practical activities and a solid grasp of the underlying cognitive processes, teachers will be well-prepared to foster durable learning and deepen student understanding throughout the academic year.

Dr. Paul Riccomini is a highly respected expert in mathematics education, specializing in high intensity instructional techniques for mathematics. With a mathematics degree and dual certifications as a high school math and special education teacher, Paul possesses in-depth knowledge of content matter and evidence-based instructional techniques.

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. Beyond Memorization: Transforming Spelling Through the Science of Reading

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: K-6, reading teachers, administrators and coaches

Dates: 10/23/2026

Location: LS1

Strong spelling instruction is foundational to strong reading and writing, especially in the elementary years. This workshop brings together teachers, coaches, and administrators to explore how the science of reading reshapes the way we teach spelling-moving beyond memorization toward a clear, systematic understanding of how English works. Participants will dig into the connections between phonology, orthography, and morphology, and see how these elements support both decoding and encoding. Through practical routines, modeling, and classroom‑ready examples, we'll examine what effective spelling instruction looks like across grades K-6and how it fits within a comprehensive literacy block. Leaders and educators will leave with shared language, aligned practices, and actionable strategies that strengthen instruction school‑wide and help every student become a more confident, accurate, and fluent writer.

Instructor: Lauren Kolbeck and/or Debbie Lin Scott

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.

59. Jennifer Serravallo: Small Group Instruction in Reading, Writing, and the Content Areas

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Dates: 10/26/2026

New

Join Jennifer Serravallo for a hands-on, research-rich exploration of small-group reading and writing instruction across ELA and the content areas. Drawing from Teaching Reading Across the Day, Teaching Writing in Small Groups, The Reading Strategies Book 2.0, and The Writing Strategies Book, participants will learn practical, research-based approaches that accelerate student growth and build transferable skills.

Research shows that when reading and writing instruction are integrated and woven throughout content learning, students deepen skills across all areas. Responsive small-group instruction provides targeted support while building independence through explicit teaching, flexible grouping, and formative assessment.

Participants will:

Understand how small-group instruction supports student success with grade-level texts.
Use assessment data and skill progressions to form flexible small groups.
Learn lesson structures for decoding, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and writing.
Support student writers with planning, organization, elaboration, and conventions.
Analyze classroom lesson examples through video demonstrations.
Practice planning responsive small-group instruction.
Leave with tools for explicit instruction, goal-driven teaching, progress monitoring, and integrating reading and writing across the day.

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.

60. Virtual AI Collegial Circle - 6 Session Series

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Coaches, Chairpersons, Directors, Coordinators, Teachers

Dates: 10/26/2026 to 5/17/2027

Location: Virtual Zoom

The AI Virtual Collegial Circle provides educators with a collaborative space to explore how artificial intelligence can support teaching, learning, and professional practice. Through guided discussions, shared experiences, and hands-on exploration of AI tools, participants will discover practical ways to enhance lesson planning, differentiate instruction, streamline administrative tasks, and increase student engagement.

This collegial circle fosters professional dialogue, encourages responsible and ethical use of AI, and creates opportunities for staff to learn from one another as they navigate the evolving role of technology in education.

Each one-hour virtual session offers a lively, supportive space for meaningful conversation, reflection, and cross-district collaboration. Rooted in the belief that shared learning drives innovation and strengthens leadership, this series invites participants to explore what it means to lead with purpose, coach with clarity, and build a shared vision for that improves outcomes for all students. Each meeting's agenda is shaped by the interests and needs of participants

Registration on Frontline will register you to attend all 6 sessions. Upon registration and prior to the inaugural meeting, you will receive a calendar of events with Zoom links. Please register in Zoom with the same email address that was used to register on Frontline.

Instructor: Dr. Mary-Ellen Kakalos

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.

61. Reflect, Refine, Redesign: A Collaborative Workshop for the NYSSLS High School Earth and Space Sciences

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]

Dates: 10/27/2026 to 11/20/2026

Location: LL-B

One or two years into implementing your NYSSLS-based ESS curriculum is an ideal time to reflect and refine. This two-day workshop is designed for Earth and Space Science teachers ready to strengthen student-centered, phenomenon-based, three-dimensional learning.

Bring units, lessons, and assessments and use alignment screeners to evaluate your materials against NYSSLS expectations. Together, we will identify gaps, explore strategies to increase engagement through local anchor phenomena, and examine how mini storylines can connect concepts to authentic student experiences.

The workshop will also focus on designing assessments that better prepare students for ESS Regents clusters while measuring all three dimensions of learning. Explore how storyline-based assessments and novel scenarios provide consistent opportunities to apply understanding. AI tools will be explored as resources for refining materials and assessments.

Leave with practical tools, fresh ideas, and a clearer vision for your ESS program.

Participants will:

1. Evaluate curriculum samples for NYSSLS alignment using a lesson screener
2. Use AI tools to design a mini-storyline that enhances their current curriculum
3. Revise their assessment system using AI to develop phenomena-based student tasks
4. Explore strategies to improve students' ability to navigate Regents question clusters
5. Review pedagogical techniques for creating a student-centered classroom
6. Adjust instructional materials to meet student needs
7. Upload their work to a shared Google folder

**Bring Your Own Device - Participants should bring a fully charged device to download resources and access websites throughout the workshop.

Please note: Cancellation policy: If a participant is unable to attend a Nassau BOCES workshop, they must drop their workshop registration on Frontline/MLP at least 7 days prior to the start date of the workshop. If not, the participant/district will be billed.

62. Exploring the NYSSLS Chemistry Investigations

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: Regents Chemistry teachers and science leaders

Dates: 10/28/2026 to 11/6/2026

Location: LL-B

This two-day workshop will provide participants with an in-depth opportunity to explore the three required Chemistry Investigations developed to align with the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS). These performance tasks offer authentic, hands-on scientific and engineering experiences that allow students to demonstrate their understanding chemistry concepts and scientific practices in a real-world context.

Chemistry teachers and science administrators will deepen their understanding of the NYSSLS and the expectations for three-dimensional student learning. Participants will learn how these investigations are designed to prepare students for the type of scientific reasoning and application they will encounter on the Physical Setting: Chemistry Regents examination.

Workshop highlights include:
1. A demonstration of how each investigation aligns with NYSSLS performance expectations and dimensions of learning
2. Discussion on how the investigations function as assessments of student learning
3. Hands-on experience with the Chemistry Investigations to model classroom implementation
4. Collaboration time to develop strategies for successful integration into existing curricula

Please Note:

Participants must bring paper copies of each Chemistry Investigation's documents. Participants should plan to attend both days to have the opportunity to explore all three investigations.

Participants should bring a fully charged laptop, iPad, or tablet to download resources and access digital tools during the 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 timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

63. Dignity Act Coordinator Collegial Circle

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: DASA Coordinators, School and District Leaders

Dates: 10/29/2026 to 5/6/2027

Location: LS2

Join use for a unique professional learning experience created specifically for Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Coordinators who are committed to fostering safe, respectful, and inclusive school environments. This series offers a collaborative space to connect with colleagues, engage in meaningful dialogue, and strengthen practice through authentic application. Across the series, participants will examine real scenarios, engage in guided decision making, and share practical strategies that support effective response to incidents including leading investigations, clarity around reporting expectations, effective communication practices, and proactive approaches to building positive school climates. Together, we will unpack the complexities of the Dignity Act Coordinator role, including navigating sensitive situations, addressing common misconceptions about reporting procedures, and ensuring consistent NYSED compliance, and student-centered responses. Participants will leave with refined skills, enhanced confidence, and actionable tools to support their ongoing work in promoting dignity, safety, and inclusion for all students.
Instructor: Gina Faust

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. Unlock the Science of Reading: Secondary Edition Grades 6-12

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - Lab2

Audience: Content area teachers, chairs, district coordinator, administrators

Dates: 10/29/2026

Location: Lab2

Effective secondary, content-area literacy isn't just "elementary strategies with older kids"-it's a completely different beast. This high-energy, interactive workshop is designed to demystify NYSED's Science of Reading initiative at the secondary level and provide middle and high school content-area teachers with the blueprint for success. Instead of just talking about the research, we're diving into some of the "high-impact practices" that actually move the needle in content-area classrooms.

Participants will do the following:
1. Take a deep dive into Literacy Brief 6 and master the essentials of NYSED's "Science of Reading: The Secondary Years"
2. Engage with the three of the "Big 6" critical literacy competencies specifically tailored for the adolescent brain (vocabulary, reading comprehension, and oral language development)
3. See exactly what these strategies look like in high-performing secondary settings
4. Walk away not just with a "clearer understanding" of NYSED's Science of Reading initiative at the secondary level, but with a concrete set of tools to elevate students' reading, writing, speaking and listening skills within their specific disciplines.

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. Teacher Aide ToolKit: Essential Strategies for Supporting Student Success- AM session

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Teacher Aides, Teacher Assistants, Paraprofessionals

Dates: 11/3/2026

Location: LS2

New

Calling all Teacher Aides, Teacher Assistants, and Paraprofessionals!

Teacher Assistants and Aides play an essential role in creating safe and supportive learning environments for students. They are trusted partners in education whose professionalism, compassion, and teamwork make a lasting difference in the lives of students every day.

This interactive professional development session is designed to deepen participants' knowledge of their important responsibilities while providing practical strategies they can immediately use in their daily work. Through discussion, scenarios, and collaborative activities, participants will deepen their understanding of school safety procedures, special education practices, confidentiality requirements, and effective communication with all student support team members.

Instructor: Gina Faust
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.

66. Teacher Aide ToolKit: Essential Strategies for Supporting Student Success- PM session

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Teacher Aides, Teacher Assistants, Paraprofessionals

Dates: 11/3/2026

Location: LS2

New

67. Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning: Literacy Strategies for the new Grade 5 and Grade 8 NYSED Science Assessments

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Educators-Science and English Teachers, Science Administrators

Dates: 11/5/2026

Location: LS2

This interactive workshop will provide science teachers in grades 5-8 with easily implemented literacy strategies that will help their upper-level elementary and middle school students better comprehend, remember, and demonstrate their learning of science content in their classes and on the new Grade 5 and Grade 8 NYSED science assessments. Participants are asked to please bring their laptops and current lesson plans/curriculum to the session to to create materials to use in their upper elementary and middle school science classrooms.

Participants will learn:
1. Effective vocabulary, pre reading, during reading, post-reading, CER writing, small group and whole class discussion strategies for Science Grades 5-8
2. How to view science texts, charts, graphs, and other visual representations of data through a literacy lens
3. How to create disciplinary literacy materials to integrate into their Grade 5-8 science lessons

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.

68. Cluster Busters: Literacy Strategies for Life, Earth, and Space Sciences Regents Exams

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Educators-Science and English Teachers, Science Administrators

Dates: 11/12/2026

Location: LS3

Secondary students' literacy skills across the United States are in decline, while the literacy demands on the new Life Science/Biology and Earth and Space Sciences Regents exams are increasingly rigorous. This hands-on workshop will provide biology and Earth science teachers with literacy strategies that will help their secondary students better comprehend, remember, and demonstrate their learning of science content on the new Regents exams. Participants are asked to please bring their laptops and current lesson plans/curriculum to the session to to create materials to use in their secondary classrooms.

Participants will learn:
1. Effective vocabulary, pre reading, during reading, post-reading, CER writing, small group and whole class discussion strategies for Life Science/Biology and Earth and Space Sciences courses and Regents preparation
2. How to approach the new cluster questions and complex texts, diagrams, and reference tables through a literacy lens
3. How to create literacy materials to use in their biology and Earth and space science classrooms

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.

69. Supporting Struggling Readers in Upper Elementary: Science of Reading Strategies That Build Missing Foundational Skills

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Classroom teachers grades 3-6, reading teachers, literacy coaches, ELL teachers and administrators

Dates: 11/13/2026

Location: LS1

Upper elementary teachers are increasingly encountering students who still lack essential foundational skills-gaps in phonics, decoding, and word recognition that make grade‑level reading feel out of reach. This workshop offers practical, hands-on guidance grounded in the science of reading to help you support students who are struggling or who never fully mastered early literacy skills.

What the workshop focuses on

Strengthening decoding and spelling through explicit, systematic phonics instruction that meets students where they are

Rebuilding foundational skills for readers who missed earlier instruction or need targeted intervention

Boosting vocabulary knowledge with routines that deepen word meaning, morphology, and usage

Integrating phonics, spelling, and word study so students can confidently tackle multisyllabic and unfamiliar words
Instructor: Lauren Kolbeck and/or Debbie Linscott-Feinstein

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.

70. Integrating the NYS Climate Education Requirements into the Classroom
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: All staff preparing to implement NYS Climate Education Standards
Dates: 11/17/2026
Location: LL-B

Gaia Scholastic will support teachers in integrating climate education into the classroom. Gaia will bolster sustainability initiatives through teacher professional development for grades PK-12, to embed climate education into current units of study. This session is designed to meet the needs of the student population, the teachers' learning trajectory in climate instruction, state-specific learning standards, and current state-of-the-art teaching practices. Outcomes will include the following:

● Grade level or cross-grade level focused study groups on a variety of environmental topics.
● Teacher application of environmental knowledge to the curricula within their own classrooms: integration of interdisciplinary, standards-driven sustainability content into their subject areas.
● Connection to community partners that can enhance standards-driven, place-based learning experiences for all students, utilizing green spaces as an outdoor classroom to enhance classroom learning.

Session Content

● Background on climate change causes, impacts and solutions
● Research on the student experience with case studies on eco-anxiety & nature journaling
● Investigate existing resources on climate change causes, impacts and solutions in relation to teacher content areas and grade levels
● Explore entry points between teacher content areas and environmental literacy
● Collaborative, inquiry-driven backwards design of a sample place-based issue

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.

Credits: 6
Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/30
Wait: 0/0

71. Early Learning Forum: 3K, 4K UPK, K, Grade 1
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS1
Audience: 3K, 4K UPK, K, Grade 1 Administrators, Curriculum Coordinators, Teachers
Dates: 11/18/2026 to 5/7/2027
Location: LS1

Early Learning Forum Series: PreK-Grade 1

Join fellow early childhood educators for a dynamic four-part Early Learning Forum designed to support teaching and learning in PreK through Grade 1 classrooms. Each three-hour session will focus on research-based practices that strengthen early literacy, language development, mathematics, play-based learning, and student engagement.

Topics will include the Science of Reading in the early years, oral language and vocabulary development, purposeful play and inquiry, foundational math concepts, social-emotional learning, and developmentally appropriate instructional strategies. Participants will explore practical classroom applications, engage in collaborative discussions, and leave with ready-to-use resources to support young learners' growth and success.

This interactive series provides opportunities to connect with colleagues, reflect on current practices, and deepen understanding of how to create engaging, responsive, and equitable learning environments for our youngest students.

Instructor: Dr. Maureen Martin

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.

72. George Couros- Forward Together AM Session

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 11/18/2026

Location: LL-A and LL-B

George Couros is a worldwide leader in the area of innovative teaching, learning, and leading, and he has a focus on innovation as a human endeavor. Most importantly, he is a proud father and husband. His belief that meaningful change happens when you first connect to people's hearts is modeled in his writing and speaking.

This workshop is built around his newly released book, "Forward Together: Moving Schools from Conflict to Community in Contentious Times.” Innovation does not happen in isolation, and community does not grow without intention. This workshop brings together the core ideas from The Innovator's Mindset and Forward, Together to explore how schools can move forward through change while strengthening trust, connection, and collective responsibility.

A free copy of the book "Forward, Together" is included for the first 50 registrants in each session!

Participants will examine how innovation is not about programs, tools, or quick wins, but about people, relationships, and culture. Using real stories, practical examples, and reflective prompts, this session challenges educators and leaders to rethink what it means to lead with purpose, listen with humility, and create conditions where creativity and collaboration can flourish, even in complex or contentious times. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies to foster ownership, invite meaningful dialogue, and develop learning environments where both innovation and belonging are non-negotiable.

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.

73. George Couros- Forward Together PM Session

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 11/18/2026

Location: LL-A and LL-B

George Couros is a worldwide leader in the area of innovative teaching, learning, and leading, and he has a focus on innovation as a human endeavor. Most importantly, he is a proud father and husband. His belief that meaningful change happens when you first connect to people's hearts is modeled in his writing and speaking.

This workshop is built around his newly released book, "Forward Together: Moving Schools from Conflict to Community in Contentious Times.” Innovation does not happen in isolation, and community does not grow without intention. This workshop brings together the core ideas from The Innovator's Mindset and Forward, Together to explore how schools can move forward through change while strengthening trust, connection, and collective responsibility.

Participants will examine how innovation is not about programs, tools, or quick wins, but about people, relationships, and culture. Using real stories, practical examples, and reflective prompts, this session challenges educators and leaders to rethink what it means to lead with purpose, listen with humility, and create conditions where creativity and collaboration can flourish, even in complex or contentious times. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies to foster ownership, invite meaningful dialogue, and develop learning environments where both innovation and belonging are non-negotiable.

A free copy of the book "Forward, Together" is included for the first 50 registrants in each 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 timeframe, the participant/district will be billed.

74. Once Upon a Number: Using Picture Books to Unlock Powerful Mathematical Thinking in K-2 Classrooms with Dr. Nicki Newton

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Teachers & Instructional Coaches

Dates: 11/19/2026

Location: LLB

What if the most powerful math manipulative in your classroom wasn't a set of base ten blocks or a bag of counters - but a picture book? What if a single well-chosen story could open the door to a rich mathematical conversation, a hands-on investigation, a moment of genuine wonder - and leave your students begging to do more math? This is not a new idea. It is an ancient one. Human beings have always learned through story. And in the K-2 classroom, where young children are learning to read the world and read the page, picture books are one of the most natural, most joyful, and most underutilized pathways into deep mathematical thinking that we have.

Dr. Nicki Newton has spent years studying and working with schools about the intersection of children's literature and early mathematics, and she brings to this workshop a vast, carefully curated knowledge of the picture book landscape

What You'll Walk Away With:
●A deep understanding of the research connecting children's literature and early mathematical development
●A framework for selecting high-quality math picture books
●An extensively annotated booklist
●A before-during-after read-aloud planning framework
●Ready-to-use lesson plans
●A manipulative pairing guide
●Strategies for using picture books to develop mathematical vocabulary with all learners, with attention to supporting multilingual learners
●A cultural responsiveness toolkit
●Tools for extending the picture book experience into math centers, math journals, math talk, and student-created mathematical stories
●Much much more!

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.

75. Portrait of a Graduate Think Tank Series (3 sessions)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: District Teams

Dates: 11/30/2026 to 5/24/2027

Location: Conference Rooms 1, 2, & 3

Join us for thoughtful planning and collegial conversations around the NY Inspires Portrait of a Graduate initiative. This group will take a deep dive into best practices around creating, designing, adapting, implementing the 6 attributes of future ready graduates across content areas. You will hear from districts across Nassau County as they share their POG journeys. We strongly encourage districts to attend in teams of 2-4 members to maximize collaboration and impact. Team members must register individually.

Each session offers structured time for each of the 6 attributes. There will be 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 plans or just getting started, this POG Think Tank provides the space to grow together. As NYS releases success criteria, we will use this platform to discuss together. Refreshments and lunch to be served during at all sessions.

November 30, 2026: Academically Prepared and Creative Innovator

March 22, 2026: Critical Thinker and Effective Communicator

May 24, 2027: Global Citizen and Reflective and Future-Focused

Facilitator: Dr. Mary-Ellen Kakalos

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.

76. Building Student Writers
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS3
Audience: Grades K-12 Educators, Instructional Coaches, Literacy Leaders
Dates: 12/1/2026
Location: LS3

Revolutionize your writing instruction! In order to build student writers, educators need to lead writing lessons beginning at the sentence level with confidence. In this workshop, educators will explore how to use sentence strategies to build and develop student writers. Teachers will learn effective ways to differentiate writing activities for students. Participants will learn how to help students write sentences focused on learned content. Educators will support student writing through the science of learning, in particular the area of writing using higher order thinking skills to analyze and synthesize student creation of written material.

Instructor: Dr. Maureen Martin

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/15
Wait: 0/0

77. Integrating the NYS Climate Education Requirements into the Classroom (2-Day Series)
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: All staff preparing to implement NYS Climate Education Standards
Dates: 12/1/2026 to 12/8/2026
Location: LL-B

Gaia Scholastic will support teachers in integrating climate education into the classroom. Gaia will bolster sustainability initiatives through teacher professional development for grades PK-12, to embed climate education into current units of study. This session is designed to meet the needs of the student population, the teachers' learning trajectory in climate instruction, state-specific learning standards, and current state-of-the-art teaching practices. Outcomes will include:

● Grade level or cross-grade level focused study groups on a variety of environmental topics.
● Teacher application of environmental knowledge to the curricula within their own classrooms: integration of interdisciplinary, standards-driven sustainability content into their subject areas.
● Connection to community partners that can enhance standards-driven, place-based learning experiences for all students, utilizing green spaces as an outdoor classroom to enhance classroom learning.

Session Content

● Research on the student experience with case studies on eco-anxiety & nature journaling
● Investigate existing resources on climate change causes, impacts and solutions in relation to teacher content areas and grade levels
● Explore entry points between teacher content areas and environmental literacy
● Collaborative, inquiry-driven backwards design of a sample place-based issue
●Explore entry points between teacher content areas and environmental literacy
● Create lesson plans and other curriculum to support the integration of climate change causes, impacts, and effects within their own curriculum

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

Credits: 6
Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/30
Wait: 0/0

78. Read Like a Detective: Science of Reading Moves for Deep Comprehension
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: Grade 2-8 teachers, reading teachers, administrators, coaches
Dates: 12/4/2026
Location: LS 1

This high‑energy workshop immerses grade 2-8 literacy and content‑area educators in Science‑of‑Reading‑aligned practices that make close reading a powerful engine for comprehension. Through an interactive model lesson, participants will see how detective‑style reading, purposeful annotation, strategic rereads, and attention to sentence structure help students make sense of complex texts. The session highlights how understanding syntax-how sentences are built-supports meaning-making, knowledge building, and vocabulary growth.

Educators leave with practical routines that make close reading engaging, doable, and instructionally rich across subjects. Using one complex text as the anchor, the session models how to guide students through evidence gathering, sentence‑level analysis, and increasingly sophisticated interpretation.

Active, detective‑style reading with a pen to slow down, notice details, and externalize thinking

Rereading with new lenses (gist, structure, craft, meaning) to deepen understanding

Sentence‑level comprehension to unpack syntax, clarify meaning, and support complex‑text access Science‑of‑Reading‑aligned use of complex texts to build knowledge, vocabulary, and language comprehension

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/20
Wait: 0/0

79. New Visions Biology - Unit 3 - Evolution of Sick Humans
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, George Farber Admin. Center-71 Clinton Road, Garden City (Garden City, NY) - LL-A[map]
Audience: Biology Teachers, Coaches, and Administrators Implementing New Visions Science Curriculum
Dates: 12/8/2026
Location: LL-A

In this unit-based professional learning, teachers and leaders will experience the New Visions Biology curriculum as science learners, working through lessons firsthand that students encounter in Unit 3. Educators will reflect on these student immersive learning experiences by collaborating with peers, determining appropriate modification to materials based on students' learning needs, and reflecting on the high-leverage pedagogical goal of the session to link the Anchor and Investigative Phenomenon with students own interests and experiences. Teachers and leaders will also explore the architecture behind this phenomenon-driven Biology unit through a unit mapping activity, as well as explore the three-dimensional assessments integrated with the instructional materials.

Participants will be able to deepen their understandings of the New Visions Biology Unit 3 Curriculum.

Primary Goal: Improve their comfort and fluency with the materials as well as internalize the major parts of the storyline.

Secondary Goal: Providing opportunities for ALL students to link phenomena to their own interests and experiences.

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.

Credits: 6
Hours: 6
Enrolled: 3/30
Wait: 0/0

80. New Visions Earth & Space Science - Unit 3 - Earthquakes, Volcanoes, & Tsunamis: Who's At Risk?
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, George Farber Admin. Center-71 Clinton Road, Garden City (Garden City, NY) - LL-A[map]
Audience: Earth & Space Science Teachers, Coaches, and Administrators Implementing New Visions Science Curriculum
Dates: 12/9/2026
Location: LL-A

In this unit-based professional learning, teachers and leaders will experience the New Visions Earth & Space Science curriculum as science learners, working through lessons firsthand that students encounter in Unit 3. Educators will reflect on these student immersive learning experiences by collaborating with peers, determining appropriate modification to materials based on students' learning needs, and reflecting on the high-leverage pedagogical goal of the session to link the Anchor and Investigative Phenomenon with students own interests and experiences. Teachers and leaders will also explore the architecture behind this phenomenon-driven Earth & Space Science unit through a unit mapping activity, as well as explore the three-dimensional assessments integrated with the instructional materials.

Participants will be able to deepen their understandings of the New Visions Earth & Space Science Unit 3 Curriculum.

Primary Goal: Improve their comfort and fluency with the materials as well as internalize the major parts of the storyline.

Secondary Goal: Use student questions, prior knowledge or student ideas to drive learning about a phenomenon or problem and ensure the storyline is coherent from the student perspective.

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.

Credits: 6
Hours: 6
Enrolled: 2/30
Wait: 0/0

81. The Words ARE the Problem: Literacy Strategies for the Secondary Math Teachers, Grades 6-12
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS3
Audience: Educators-Social Studies and English Teachers, Humanities Administrators
Dates: 12/10/2026
Location: LS3

Due to their struggles with language and literacy, many secondary students do poorly on word problems and are unable to successfully access and express their computation thinking verbally or in writing. NYSED math assessments require students to be able to explain their mathematical thinking, and math teachers need better tools for teaching vocabulary and other critical literacy skills in mathematics. This workshop will equip math teachers with effective literacy tools for their grades 6-12 math classrooms. Participants are asked to please bring their laptops and current lesson plans/curriculum to the session to create materials to use with their own students.

Participants will learn:
1. Effective vocabulary, pre reading, during reading, post-reading, DBQ writing, small group and whole class discussion strategies for math, grades 6-12
2. How to better teach the language of math directions, tasks, and assessments
3. About several useful resources for literacy in the math classroom
4. How to create literacy materials and activities to incorporate in their grade 6-12 math classrooms

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 2/15
Wait: 0/0

82. From Counting on to Knowing: Building Deep Fact Fluency All Year Long with Dr. Nicki Newton
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, George Farber Admin. Center-71 Clinton Road, Garden City (Garden City, NY) - LLA[map]
Audience: Teachers & Instructional Coaches
Dates: 12/11/2026
Location: LLA

What if every student in your classroom truly knew their math facts - not because they were drilled into compliance, but because they genuinely understood them? What if you had a precise, research-based tool that could tell you, within minutes, exactly where every student is in their fact fluency journey and exactly what to do next? That is not a fantasy. That is what happens when teachers build fact fluency the right way.

What You'll Walk Away With:
● A research-grounded understanding of what true mathematical fact fluency is
● A clear map of the fact fluency progression across the operations
● Hands-on experience with Math Running Records - Dr. Newton's internationally recognized assessment
tool - including how to administer, score, analyze, and respond to results with targeted, personalized instruction
● A yearlong fluency planning framework
● A toolkit of high-engagement fluency games, routines, and activities organized by operation and strategy
● Small group fluency lesson frameworks that show you exactly how to use Math Running Record data to pull targeted groups and deliver the precise instruction each group of students needs
● Strategies for eliminating math anxiety around fact fluency
● Tools for communicating with families about what fluency really means
● A curated annotated resource list
● A 30-60-90 day action plan

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/50
Wait: 0/0

83. Building Student Writers
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS1
Audience: Grades K-12 Educators, Instructional Coaches, Literacy Leaders
Dates: 1/11/2027
Location: LS1

Revolutionize your writing instruction! In order to build student writers, educators need to lead writing lessons beginning at the sentence level with confidence. In this workshop, educators will explore how to use sentence strategies to build and develop student writers. Teachers will learn effective ways to differentiate writing activities for students. Participants will learn how to help students write sentences focused on learned content. Educators will support student writing through the science of learning, in particular the area of writing using higher order thinking skills to analyze and synthesize student creation of written material.

Instructor: Dr. Maureen Martin

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/20
Wait: 0/0

84. Making Groupwork the Norm: Evolved Strategies for Deeper Collaboration (Math PD with Philip Dituri Ph.D.)
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, George Farber Admin. Center-71 Clinton Road, Garden City (Garden City, NY) - LL-A[map]
Audience: Math Teachers
Dates: 1/27/2027
Location: LL-A

Having students to work collaboratively isn't just something you do with your students in isolated moments - it's a culture you cultivate over time. In this newly updated and expanded version of the popular Making Groupwork the Norm workshop, we'll dive deeper into the classroom structures, routines, and mindsets that help collaborative learning thrive in middle and high school classrooms. Whether you're new to collaborative learning or building on what you learned in the original workshop, this session offers fresh insights grounded in real classroom practice. You'll leave with:

• A refined set of groupwork norms that boost student independence and peer-to-peer accountability

• New strategies for designing tasks that foster true collaboration, not just cooperation

• Tools for formative assessment that track individual understanding within group contexts

• Clear guidance on managing equity, voice, and shared responsibility

• Ways to use groupwork as a lever for differentiation and deeper learning We'll also address persistent myths about groupwork, explore common implementation challenges, and share field-tested solutions that work across content areas. Join us to transform groupwork from an occasional structure into a powerful, everyday practice - and reimagine what students can do when they learn together.

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/30
Wait: 0/0

85. *Remote* - Standardized Test Prep Done Right: Leveraging Problem Solving & Conceptual Understanding (Math PD with Philip Dituri Ph.D.)
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY)
Audience: Math Teachers
Dates: 2/5/2027

How well do your students know the test? How to you prepare them when you're 10 months out? What is the best thing to do 1 month out? Learn about how to teach students to ace standardized tests! We will discuss getting to know your test, multiple-choice problem-solving strategies, how to prepare your students in the final days, and, most importantly, how to apply deep mathematical understanding of more basic math concepts to display mastery over more complicated ones. Train your students to use the math they've mastered in new ways the test designers didn't anticipate and make them better problem solvers.

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/25
Wait: 0/0

86. Death by DBQs: Literacy Strategies for the Secondary Social Studies Courses and Regents Exams
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS2
Audience: Educators-Social Studies and English Teachers, Humanities Administrators
Dates: 2/8/2027
Location: LS2

Do your students struggle more than ever with Document-Based Questions (DBQs)? Are they finding it harder to comprehend historical texts and do well on in-class writing assignments, assessments and Regents exams? If so, this workshop will provide you with literacy tools that will help to improve secondary students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the social studies classroom. Participants are asked to please bring their laptops and current lesson plans/curriculum to the session to create materials to use with their own students.

Participants will learn:
1. Effective vocabulary, pre reading, during reading, post-reading, DBQ writing, small group and whole class discussion strategies for social studies
2. How to view social studies texts, charts, graphs, and other visual representations through a literacy lens
3. How how to create literacy materials to integrate into their grade 7-12 social studies lessons

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/30
Wait: 0/0

87. I Got 99 Problems: Teaching Problem Solving in Mathematics Classrooms (Math PD with Dr. Phil Dituri)
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS2
Audience: Math Teachers
Dates: 2/12/2027
Location: LS2

What do you do when you don't know what to do? "I don't know what to do” is a common refrain in math class-especially when students face unfamiliar problems or standardized test questions. Do they give up? Or do they problem solve? Unfortunately, explicit instruction in problem solving is often missing from the curriculum. In this workshop, we'll explore practical strategies and routines you can use to help your students become confident, capable problem solvers. You'll leave with concrete tools and next steps to bring more problem solving into your classroom. Together, we won't just learn how to teach problem solving, we'll become better problem solvers ourselves.

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/30
Wait: 0/0

88. Cluster Busters: Literacy Strategies for Life, Earth, and Space Sciences Regents Exams
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS2
Audience: Educators-Science and English Teachers, Science Administrators
Dates: 3/1/2027
Location: LS2

Secondary students' literacy skills across the United States are in decline, while the literacy demands on the new Life Science/Biology and Earth and Space Sciences Regents exams are increasingly rigorous. This hands-on workshop will provide biology and Earth science teachers with literacy strategies that will help their secondary students better comprehend, remember, and demonstrate their learning of science content on the new Regents exams. Participants are asked to please bring their laptops and current lesson plans/curriculum to the session to to create materials to use in their secondary classrooms.

Participants will learn:
1. Effective vocabulary, pre reading, during reading, post-reading, CER writing, small group and whole class discussion strategies for Life Science/Biology and Earth and Space Sciences courses and Regents preparation
2. How to approach the new cluster questions and complex texts, diagrams, and reference tables through a literacy lens
3. How to create literacy materials to use in their biology and Earth and space science classrooms

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 1/30
Wait: 0/0

89. Guided Math: Small Group Instruction That Transforms Your Math Classroom with Dr. Nicki Newton
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, George Farber Admin. Center-71 Clinton Road, Garden City (Garden City, NY) - LLB[map]
Audience: Teachers and Instructional Coaches
Dates: 3/3/2027
Location: LLB

Guided Math is one of the most powerful frameworks available to today's classroom teacher - a research-based, equity-driven approach to meeting every learner exactly where they are and moving them forward with intention, precision, and joy. Small group instruction is not a supplement to your math curriculum; it is the heartbeat of a thriving math classroom.

What You'll Walk Away With: ●Research base for Guided Math
●A Guided Math Implementation Roadmap
●Flexible grouping protocols and tools
●A small group lesson planning framework
●A classroom environment checklist
●Management systems and rotation structures
●A manipulative and digital tools guide organized by mathematical domain and grade band
●An equity audit tool
●A mathematical discourse toolkit
●A curated annotated bibliography of the essential research, practitioner books, and digital resources
●Practical next steps and a 30-60-90 day action plan

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/50
Wait: 0/0

90. Unlock the Science of Reading: Secondary Edition Grades 6-12
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS3
Audience: Content area teachers, chairs, district coordinator, administrators
Dates: 3/11/2027
Location: LS3

Effective secondary, content-area literacy isn't just "elementary strategies with older kids"-it's a completely different beast. This high-energy, interactive workshop is designed to demystify NYSED's Science of Reading initiative at the secondary level and provide middle and high school content-area teachers with the blueprint for success. Instead of just talking about the research, we're diving into some of the "high-impact practices" that actually move the needle in content-area classrooms.

Participants will do the following:
1. Take a deep dive into Literacy Brief 6 and master the essentials of NYSED's "Science of Reading: The Secondary Years"
2. Engage with the three of the "Big 6" critical literacy competencies specifically tailored for the adolescent brain (vocabulary, reading comprehension, and oral language development)
3. See exactly what these strategies look like in high-performing secondary settings
4. Walk away not just with a "clearer understanding" of NYSED's Science of Reading initiative at the secondary level, but with a concrete set of tools to elevate students' reading, writing, speaking and listening skills within their specific disciplines.

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 0/15
Wait: 0/0

91. Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning: Literacy Strategies for the new Grade 5 and Grade 8 NYSED Science Assessments
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS3
Audience: Educators-Science and English Teachers, Science Administrators
Dates: 4/15/2027
Location: LS3

This interactive workshop will provide science teachers in grades 5-8 with easily implemented literacy strategies that will help their upper-level elementary and middle school students better comprehend, remember, and demonstrate their learning of science content in their classes and on the new Grade 5 and Grade 8 NYSED science assessments. Participants are asked to please bring their laptops and current lesson plans/curriculum to the session to to create materials to use in their upper elementary and middle school science classrooms.

Participants will learn:
1. Effective vocabulary, pre reading, during reading, post-reading, CER writing, small group and whole class discussion strategies for Science Grades 5-8
2. How to view science texts, charts, graphs, and other visual representations of data through a literacy lens
3. How to create disciplinary literacy materials to integrate into their Grade 5-8 science lessons

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.

Hours: 6
Enrolled: 1/15
Wait: 0/0

92. Preparing the 27-28 ESSA Consolidated Application for Submission to the NYSED
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - LS2
Audience: Adminstrators
Dates: 6/7/2027 to 6/8/2027
Location: LS2

This workshop is for participants who are responsible for completing and submitting to the New York State Education Department, the ESSA Consolidated Applications grants, including Titles I; IIA; III; and IV and will be conducted over two days in person at Nassau BOCES.

This workshop will focus on completing responses for the 2027-2028 Consolidated Applications narrative questions and FS-10 (budget) forms required for each title grant.

Participants will be assisted through each step of the application process. It is recommended that participants review the consolidated application prior to the first session and attend both sessions.

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.

Hours: 12
Enrolled: 0/30
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93. Updates to the 2027-2028 ESSA Consolidated Application
Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530
Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - Virtual Zoom
Audience: District and Building Level Administrators
Dates: 6/16/2027
Location: Virtual Zoom

This half-day virtual workshop will focus on changes/updates to the 2027-28 Consolidated Application.

Workshop will include a review of grant guidelines/requirements, particularly those that pertain to the participation of private schools and important and specific information to include in the grant narratives and FS-10 budget forms.

Time will also be allocated for questions and answers.

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.

Hours: 3
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