Frontline Education

1. Virtual PD*Math Collegial Circle - 6 Session Series

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Mathematics administrators

Dates: 9/9/2022 to 6/9/2023

Location: Online

Collaborate with math chairs, coordinators, directors, specialists, coaches, mentors and teacher leaders from around Long Island to share best practices in mathematics instruction. Discuss current issues in Grade K through high school mathematics.

Each meeting's agenda is created organically by the needs and conversation of our members.

Register once and you will be registered to attend all 6 sessions.

Zoom links are sent the day prior. Please sign up using the same email that was used to register on Frontline.

2. VirtualSocial Studies Collegial Circle for 2022-2023

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Chairpeople, Directors, Coordinators

Dates: 9/22/2022 to 6/15/2023

Location: Online

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

All meetings will be held virtually from 9am-10am.
Zoom links will be sent out the day prior. Please use the same email that is used on Frontline/MLP

3. VirtualELA Collegial Circle for 2022-2023

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Audience: Chairpeople, Directors, Coordinators

Dates: 9/22/2022 to 6/15/2023

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

All meetings will be held from 10am-11am.
Zoom links will be sent out the day prior. Please use the same email that is used on Frontline/MLP

4. VirtualMath Specialist Collegial Circle

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Grades K-8 AIS math teachers, math coaches, and math instructional support teachers

Dates: 1/13/2023 to 6/9/2023

Collaborate with math specialists, coaches, teacher leaders from around Long Island to share best practices in mathematics instruction. Discuss current issues in Grade K through 8 mathematics.

Each meeting's agenda is created organically by the needs and conversation of our members.
Register once and you will be registered to attend all 6 sessions.

5. The NYS Algebra I Regents Exam: Norming The Scoring Process

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: high school gen and spec ed math teachers, administrators

Dates: 6/13/2023

Location: LS 3

Starting Soon

In this workshop, you will learn how to apply the official scoring rubric, identify common errors and misconceptions, and recognize when to give partial credit with the NYS Algebra I Regents Exam. You will also have the opportunity to practice grading sample exams and collaborate with other teachers to share best practices and strategies. Our program is designed specifically for teachers like you who want to improve their grading practices and ensure that their students are getting the fair and accurate scores they deserve. You will be guided through the grading process, provided with the tools and techniques necessary to achieve consistent and objective results. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your skills and help your students succeed. Register now and join a community of educators committed to excellence in teaching and learning.

6. Elementary Investigation Exploration - Subscribing Districts Only

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Dates: 6/15/2023

Starting Soon

Please join the OHM BOCES Science Center and Nassau BOCES in a workshop that will provide 3-5 educators with information about the implementation of the NYS Elementary Investigations. All teachers will rotate through three one hour sessions to explore the three investigations containing physical materials; What's In the Bag, Light It Up and Cloud in a Bottle. Districts are strongly encouraged to bring at least one representative from each building to turnkey the training. Attendees are asked to bring their own copies of the investigations for note-taking purposes. Please contact your building administrator for copies. *Please know that you will be charged for the session, regardless of attendance, if you do not drop by June 5th.

7. Creating Rigorous Tasks in Math - Grades 6-8

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: Grades 6-8 math teachers, administrators, instructional coaches

Dates: 6/20/2023

Location: LS 3

The current NYS math standards require teachers to dive deeper with instruction; this means teachers must increase the rigor in their classrooms in order to meet student achievement expectations. This workshop will address what rigorous tasks and questioning looks like in grades 6-8. We will learn how to design authentic tasks that engage ALL students at extended thinking levels as well as how to incorporate rigorous questioning into everyday instruction.

8. Updates to the 2023-2024 ESSA Consolidated Applications

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: District and Building Administrators; Title I Coordinators; Title III Coordinators

Dates: 6/26/2023

This half-day workshop will focus on changes/updates to the 2023-24 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.

9. Virtual What Needs to Shift? Leading for Science-Aligned Literacy Instruction for School Leaders

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 6/28/2023

The buzz about the "science of reading” vs. "current practices” may have you wondering, "What does this really mean for my setting?”

In this workshop, Kari will unpack common misunderstandings about effective early literacy instruction replacing them with practical solutions to help bring literacy instruction in line with current brain science.

Across the morning you'll be invited to take an honest look at current practices through the lens of science-aligned leadership look-fors, bravely considering the question, "What needs to shift?”

If you are a school leader who wants to make sure classroom practices are actually making it easier -not harder- for children to learn, this workshop is for you.

Kari understands the complexity of learning for changed practices. She will leave you with clarity,energy, and practical strategies for the literacy leadership journey ahead.

Kari Yates and Jan Burkins are coauthors of the best-selling book Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom.

10. Plan and Deliver: Ace the Observation

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Dates: 7/10/2023

Location: LS 2

We've all felt the stress of teaching in front of an administrator; the nervousness that encapsulates us while we try to do our best and show what kind of teacher we are.

Preparation is the key to any successful performance, and delivering a lesson while being observed is no exception. The more work you put in, the better the outcome will be.

Teachers enrolled in this course will explore proven lesson-planning strategies, questioning tactics, and behavior management approaches that not only focus on the occasional observation, but elevate our teaching for every other day of the year.

11. VIRTUAL PD Bringing the Science of Reading into the Social Studies Classroom (Grades 5-8)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Classroom Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 7/11/2023

Location: Zoom

Research shows that when students receive explicit instruction of reading and writing in Social Studies instruction, they better comprehend the concepts being taught. This workshop addresses research and key components of the Science of Reading and its application in the Social Studies classroom. We will focus on word-level work (vocabulary, morphology, etymology), text-level comprehension, and writing in the content areas.

12. MINDFULNESS & MOVEMENT (18 HOUR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM)

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: Educators & Administrators K-12

Dates: 7/11/2023 to 7/25/2023

Location: LS 3

Think Wellness is offering this 18 hour certification program to help you create a personal mindfulness practice while teaching you the science behind mindfulness.

Part I: Introduction to Mindfulness & Movement
In this six-hour Level I course we will explore the concept of Mindfulness, how to incorporate it into your everyday life, and the possible benefits of using this practice on a daily basis. We will practice connecting to the 5 senses as well as learning breathing techniques to calm the mind. Educators will also engage in beginner Mindful Movements through yoga postures connected to breathe awareness for stress management and relaxation.

Part II: How Mindfulness & Meditation Affect The Brain And Mental State
In the six-hour Level II course we will indulge in the scientific aspect of Mindfulness. How does Mindfulness physically affect the brain and body? Learn how to increase focus, help relieve anxiety and stress as well as many other benefits. Creating a mindfulness practice can be life changing for you and your students.

Part III: Integrating Mindfulness & Movement Into The Classroom
The six-hour Level III course will provide educators with in-depth training to integrate Mindfulness & Movement into the classroom. We can normalize this healthy practice by utilizing mindfulness as a positive tool within our schools, as well as learning to track our success. Educators will learn practical age appropriate lesson plans to add to their curriculum through themed activities, exercises in breathing, sensory experience, guided imagery, and movement.

13. VIRTUAL PD Bringing the Science of Reading into the Science Classroom (Grades 5-8) Bringing SOR into Science Instruction

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Classroom Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 7/11/2023

Location: Zoom

Research shows that when students receive explicit instruction of reading and writing in Science instruction, they better comprehend the concepts being taught. This workshop addresses research and key components of the Science of Reading and its application in the Science classroom. We will focus on word-level work (vocabulary, morphology, etymology), text-level comprehension, and writing in the content areas.

14. Initial APPR Certification Training 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, Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 7/17/2023

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 Regulations
3. The application of rubrics in evaluating classroom lessons

15. Parent-Teacher Conferences: The Importance of Communication

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Dates: 7/17/2023

Location: LS 3

Even the most seasoned teachers can experience a degree of anxiety when it comes to communicating with parents, especially if not-so-good news has to be delivered. While we can all agree that consistent, informative teacher-parent communication is essential for student success, there are plenty of teachers who feel uncomfortable about the process.

Teachers enrolled in this course will explore proven and effective methods to ensure communicative, productive parent-teacher conferences.

16. Educational Leaders Empowerment Series: Effective Non-Verbal Communication is KEY!

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: District and Building Level Administrators

Dates: 7/20/2023 to 7/21/2023

Location: CR 1,2,3

In the past, leaders provided solutions. Now, the new leadership provides sanity. Since 80% of messages are nonverbals - you will become acutely aware of how your eye contact, voice patterns, body language, and breathing can make your verbal message congruent.

Being comfortable with uncertainty is required. Whether you are presenting in front of a group or a member of a committee, your ability to influence the course of events is often based on your presentation skills.
In this two-day program, you will walk away with how to:

Handle volatile issues while preserving relationships

Look Intelligent - a trait of successful leaders

Utilize your gestures to engage the listeners

The essence of inspiring others

Increase your congruency

Know when to stand or when to sit and how the differences influence the group

Pause for effect

When to identify and not identify with a message. Especially critical in parent conferences

An introduction to group dynamics

17. Virtual PD Annual APPR Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: School Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 7/24/2023

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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 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.

18. Recommendation Letters: A Helpful Guide to Supporting Your Students

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Dates: 7/24/2023

Location: LS 3

As seniors enter school in September, their hopes of a breezy year are quickly squashed by the overwhelming college application process. Among the many boxes that await checking is the need for teacher letters of recommendation. This can lead to teachers being bombarded with student requests and taunted with lingering deadlines.

What do I write? What does a college want to see? Is it ever okay to say "no” to a student?

Teachers enrolled in this course will explore the world of college recommendation letters and examine tangible tools and effective strategies to writing efficient, purposeful letters on behalf of deserving students.

19. Virtual PD Annual APPR Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: School Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 7/27/2023

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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 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.

20. Initial APPR Certification Training 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, Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 8/2/2023

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 Regulations
3. The application of rubrics in evaluating classroom lessons

21. The NYS Algebra I Regents Exam: Norming The Scoring Process

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: high school gen and spec ed math teachers, administrators

Dates: 8/8/2023

Location: LS 2

In this workshop, you will learn how to apply the official scoring rubric, identify common errors and misconceptions, and recognize when to give partial credit with the NYS Algebra I Regents Exam. You will also have the opportunity to practice grading sample exams and collaborate with other teachers to share best practices and strategies. Our program is designed specifically for teachers like you who want to improve their grading practices and ensure that their students are getting the fair and accurate scores they deserve. You will be guided through the grading process, provided with the tools and techniques necessary to achieve consistent and objective results. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your skills and help your students succeed. Register now and join a community of educators committed to excellence in teaching and learning.

22. The NYS Geometry Regents Exam: Norming The Scoring Process

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: high school gen and spec ed math teachers, administrators

Dates: 8/9/2023

Location: LS 2

In this workshop, you will learn how to apply the official scoring rubric, identify common errors and misconceptions, and recognize when to give partial credit with the NYS Geometry Regents Exam. You will also have the opportunity to practice grading sample exams and collaborate with other teachers to share best practices and strategies. Our program is designed specifically for teachers like you who want to improve their grading practices and ensure that their students are getting the fair and accurate scores they deserve. You will be guided through the grading process, provided with the tools and techniques necessary to achieve consistent and objective results. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your skills and help your students succeed. Register now and join a community of educators committed to excellence in teaching and learning.

23. Virtual PD Annual APPR Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: School Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 8/10/2023

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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 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.

24. The NYS Algebra II Regents Exam: Norming The Scoring Process

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: High school gen and spec ed math teachers, administrators

Dates: 8/10/2023

Location: LS 2

In this workshop, you will learn how to apply the official scoring rubric, identify common errors and misconceptions, and recognize when to give partial credit with the NYS Algebra II Regents Exam. You will also have the opportunity to practice grading sample exams and collaborate with other teachers to share best practices and strategies. Our program is designed specifically for teachers like you who want to improve their grading practices and ensure that their students are getting the fair and accurate scores they deserve. You will be guided through the grading process, provided with the tools and techniques necessary to achieve consistent and objective results. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your skills and help your students succeed. Register now and join a community of educators committed to excellence in teaching and learning.

25. Initial APPR Certification Training 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, Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 8/15/2023

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 Regulations
3. The application of rubrics in evaluating classroom lessons

26. Virtual APPR Annual Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 8/16/2023

As per the regulations, teacher and principal evaluators are to be re-certified each year. This re-certification workshop for teacher and principal evaluators will provide updated information on APPR regulations.

Participants will observe lessons and work through the evaluation cycle using evidence for change during the post observation conferences. Participants will compare evidence and check for inter-rater reliability.

27. Reading Your Students Write: Getting to know your ELA students as readers, writers, and individuals

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: Classroom Teachers, ELA

Dates: 8/16/2023

Location: LS 2

New

This workshop offers teachers a multitude of ELA-related low-stakes activities to deepen their understanding of students as individuals, readers, and writers starting the very first day of school!

Teachers will have the autonomy to select and complete activities of their choice, providing them with models to share with students.

By offering a wide range of options, teachers can tailor the activities to suit their students' interests and learning styles.

Throughout the workshop, participants will have opportunities for hands-on learning and collaboration, encouraging the exchange of ideas and best practices among fellow educators.

By the end of the session, teachers will leave equipped with a diverse toolkit of engaging ELA activities, enabling them to forge meaningful connections with students, as well as students with their peers.

28. Artificial Intelligence and the ELA Classroom

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR 123

Audience: Teachers and Administrators of Humanities

Dates: 8/21/2023

Location: CR 123

What do teachers do when there's a program that writes paragraphs and essays for students?

The Artificial Intelligence CHAT GPT arrived on our phones and laptops on November 30, 2022 creating a firestorm discussion around Artificial Intelligence in the English Language Arts classrooms across the world! Of course, the initial response was often one of dismay as visions of academic dishonesty plagued English teachers far and wide.

This PD is designed to initiate the conversation that we educators ride the wave of AI, and show our students what AI might not be able to do.

Also, what can we do to decrease AI's hold on our students' minds? And in turn, invite them to a world AI wishes it could follow.

29. Reading Your Students Write: Getting to know your ELA students as readers, writers, and individuals

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: Classroom Teachers, ELA

Dates: 8/21/2023

Location: LS 3

New

This workshop offers teachers a multitude of ELA-related low-stakes activities to deepen their understanding of students as individuals, readers, and writers starting the very first day of school!

Teachers will have the autonomy to select and complete activities of their choice, providing them with models to share with students.

By offering a wide range of options, teachers can tailor the activities to suit their students' interests and learning styles.

Throughout the workshop, participants will have opportunities for hands-on learning and collaboration, encouraging the exchange of ideas and best practices among fellow educators.

By the end of the session, teachers will leave equipped with a diverse toolkit of engaging ELA activities, enabling them to forge meaningful connections with students, as well as students with their peers.

30. New Teacher Success Academy for Elementary Teachers

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR 123

Audience: First and Second Year Elementary Teachers

Dates: 8/22/2023 to 3/4/2024

Location: CR 123

Nassau BOCES would like to introduce a full year program that will support districts looking to encourage the development of essential skills needed to be a highly effective teacher. We know that each year districts invest in new teachers with the goal they will become valuable members of the school community.

Through our New Teacher Success Academy cohorts of new teachers, with the same level of experience, will work together to learn a wide range of important lessons that all new teachers need to know.

Participants will build a collegial community that evolves throughout the year and strengthens their skills to become successful professionals. Workshops are designed to meet the needs of first- and second-year teachers.

August:
*Time Management: Planning and Professionalism
*Classroom Management:Creating the Most Effective Learning Environment
*Student Engagement: Answer the Questions about Questioning

October:
*Observations:What Do They Want to See in My First Year?
*Family Communication: Meet the Parents
*Teaching to All Learners: "Equal" Does Not Always Mean "The Same"

January:
*Projects and Assessments: Strategies for Effective Group Work
*Culturally Responsive Teaching: Creating a Culturally Responsive Classroom
*Supporting ENL Students: Strategies for Supporting ENL Students in Your Classroom

March:
*Social Emotional Learning: Understanding SEL and Character Education
*Teaching with Technology: Instructional Technology Toolkit
*Collaboration: Strategies for Building Successful Working Partnerships

Please be advised, all visitors to the Nassau BOCES Conference Center must provide photo identification upon entry. Identification can include a state issued driver's license or school district issued ID.

31. Virtual PD Annual APPR Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: School Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 8/23/2023

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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 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.

32. Supporting ENL Students in Content Area Classrooms

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: Teachers of all content areas and grade levels, APs, and Coordinators

Dates: 8/23/2023

Location: LS 2

This workshop is designed to sensitize classroom teachers of all content areas and grade levels to the complex issues surrounding the teaching of ENL students and provide effective ways for them to better support them in their learning. It invites teachers to dialogue about successful, research-based strategies for ENL support as part of pre-reading, during-reading and/or post-reading and writing activities, all aimed at creating more inclusive and effective learning environments for ENL students.

This professional development opportunity is designed to increase classroom content-area teachers' understandings of ENL students' unique cultural and political issues, and the teaching and learning strategies discussed can be used to help create more differentiated classrooms, curricular materials, instructional strategies, and community resources for ENL learners.

In this interactive PD, role-plays involving teachers and ENL students will be explored, as will suggestions for how activities presented in the PD can move from initial conversations to real changes in practice that will positively impact Long Island schools and communities.

33. VIRTUAL DASA Coordinator Training

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Dates: 8/24/2023

Location: Virtual-via Zoom

This workshop will support DASA coordinators for the effective implementation of DASA within the district and buildings. The topics for this workshop include : Role of Dignity for All Coordinator, mitigation of harassment, bullying, and discrimination, development of complaint procedures, Investigation techniques, and revising the Code of Conduct. All participants should be previously DASA certified.

34. Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Beginning Reading Instruction

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: Classroom Teachers, Reading Specialists

Dates: 8/24/2023

Location: LS 2

On this day, we will explore the role of phonological awareness, phonics, and beginning reading instruction in the early childhood classroom.

During this workshop we will:

Unpack phonological awareness and explore many quick activities to support students

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Discuss a variety of texts we may use during instruction to support the readers in the classroom

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Compare the demands of a reader in Fountas and Pinnell levels A-F to a variety of decodable texts

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Explore strategies to support the transference of phonics into reading and writing

35. New Teacher Success Academy for Secondary Teachers

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES, Robert E. Lupinskie Center - One Merrick Avenue,Westbury, NY (Westbury, NY) - CR 123

Audience: First and Second Year Secondary Teachers

Dates: 8/28/2023 to 3/11/2024

Location: CR 123

Nassau BOCES would like to introduce a full year program that will support districts looking to encourage the development of essential skills needed to be a highly effective teacher. We know that each year districts invest in new teachers with the goal they will become valuable members of the school community.

Through our New Teacher Success Academy cohorts of new teachers, with the same level of experience, will work together to learn a wide range of important lessons that all new teachers need to know.

Participants will build a collegial community that evolves throughout the year and strengthens their skills to become successful professionals. Workshops are designed to meet the needs of first- and second-year teachers.

August:
*Time Management: Planning and Professionalism
*Classroom Management:Creating the Most Effective Learning Environment
*Student Engagement: Answer the Questions about Questioning

October:
*Observations:What Do They Want to See in My First Year?
*Family Communication: Meet the Parents
*Teaching to All Learners: "Equal" Does Not Always Mean "The Same"

January:
*Projects and Assessments: Strategies for Effective Group Work
*Culturally Responsive Teaching: Creating a Culturally Responsive Classroom
*Supporting ENL Students: Strategies for Supporting ENL Students in Your Classroom

March:
*Social Emotional Learning: Understanding SEL and Character Education
*Teaching with Technology: Instructional Technology Toolkit
*Collaboration: Strategies for Building Successful Working Partnerships

Please be advised, all visitors to the Nassau BOCES Conference Center must provide photo identification upon entry. Identification can include a state issued driver's license or school district issued ID.

36. APPR Annual Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

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: Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 8/30/2023

Location: LS 2

As per the regulations, teacher and principal evaluators are to be re-certified each year. This re-certification workshop for teacher and principal evaluators will provide updated information on APPR regulations.

Participants will observe lessons and work through the evaluation cycle using evidence for change during the post observation conferences. Participants will compare evidence and check for inter-rater reliability.

37. Incorporating Critical Literacy Principles into Math and Science

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: Math and Science Teachers, APs, and District Coordinators

Dates: 8/30/2023

Location: LS 3

This interactive workshop offers concrete suggestions and practical applications for math and science educators to successfully integrate critical literacy principles and practices into their lesson and unit planning.

Through creating lessons focusing on content-specific vocabulary, problems and their complexity, and examining multiple perspectives, workshop participants will better understand that strategies that promote critical literacy are dynamic, and that literacy skills are pivotal to student success in math and science today.

Student work samples that support these concepts will be provided, and teachers will come away with a better understanding of why and how to promote literacy skills in their math and science classrooms, so that their students can better comprehend their content, remember it, and be able to read, write, listen, and speak about it effectively on teacher-made and standardized assessments.

38. VirtualMath Collegial Circle - 6 Session Series

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Audience: Mathematics administrators

Dates: 9/8/2023 to 6/7/2024

Location: Virtual

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Collaborate with math chairs, coordinators, directors, specialists, coaches, mentors and teacher leaders from around Long Island to share best practices in mathematics instruction. Discuss current issues in Grade K through high school mathematics.

Each meeting's agenda is created organically by the needs and conversation of our members.

Register once and you will be registered to attend all 6 sessions.

39. Virtual PD Annual APPR Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: School Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 9/12/2023

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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 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.

40. VirtualMath Specialist Collegial Circle - 10 Session Series

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Grades K-8 AIS math teachers, math coaches, and math instructional support teachers

Dates: 9/15/2023 to 6/14/2024

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Collaborate with math specialists, coaches, teacher leaders from around Long Island to share best practices in mathematics instruction. Discuss current issues in Grade K through 8 mathematics.

Each meeting's agenda is created organically by the needs and conversation of our members.

Register once and you will be registered to attend all 10 sessions.

41. APPR Annual Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - LS 2

Audience: Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 9/15/2023

Location: LS 2

As per the regulations, teacher and principal evaluators are to be re-certified each year. This re-certification workshop for teacher and principal evaluators will provide updated information on APPR regulations.

Participants will observe lessons and work through the evaluation cycle using evidence for change during the post observation conferences. Participants will compare evidence and check for inter-rater reliability.

42. Facilitating Productive Civil Discourse & Navigating Challenging Conversations

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: Classroom Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 9/18/2023 to 10/13/2023

Location: LS 2

In this two-day workshop, teachers will explore ways to create a classroom environment for facilitating civil discourse, debates, and deliberations about challenging and sensitive topics.
Teachers will consider the roles of classroom and discussion norms, practice creating plans and central questions for dialogue and deliberation, and will participate in multiple models. Through the models, teachers will observe and reflect on the skills needed to facilitate classroom discourse, and will consider ways to facilitate discourse in their classrooms.
Additionally, teachers will consider what to do when discourse breaks down by examining challenging classroom scenarios. Participating teachers will receive classroom resources to engage students in dialogue and deliberation about pressing local and national issues.

43. Initial APPR Certification Training 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, Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 9/20/2023

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 Regulations
3. The application of rubrics in evaluating classroom lessons

44. Response to Intervention/Multi-Tiered System of Support Collegial Circle K-12

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Location: Nassau BOCES - Virtual Professional Development (Westbury, NY) - CR 1,2,3

Audience: K-12 Classroom teachers, Specialists, Building Administrators

Dates: 9/20/2023 to 3/14/2024

Location: CR 1,2,3

Anne Rullan, Ed.D, Professional Development Consultant, will facilitate professional learning to develop a better understanding of Response to Intervention, Multi-Tiered System of Support, data-driven decision making, and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

Professional learning will focus on:

Ensuring district plans meet the requirements of RtI as outlined by NYSED

Understanding data and how it informs what type of intervention to use

Understanding the lagging skills and/or learning gaps to make appropriate recommendations

Identifying the strengths of students to help support overcoming weaknesses

Ensuring systematic data collection, data management, and data monitoring

Analyzing data to determine adequate progress

Tapping into the talents of specialists, colleagues, and parents

Differentiating instruction to provide necessary support for students to allow students to learn at their level and scaffold for students to construct their own knowledge and make educational gains

Including Social-Emotional Learning with areas of intervention, screening, and progress monitoring

Determining whether a student is struggling from a gap in their fund of knowledge, a curriculum gap, or a learning disability

45. ADHD, Executive Function, and Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom, K-12

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-12 Teachers, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Building Leaders, Support

Dates: 9/22/2023

Location: LS -3

This training provides the latest research and best practices regarding remediating and supporting students with ADHD and Executive Function weaknesses. Participants will gain skills, strategies, and techniques to support students in need at the Point of Performance while balancing the needs of all students in the classroom.

Workshop Objectives:

Discover eight executive function skills and their impact on learning, motivation, and behavior.

Develop an understanding, the importance, and the consequences of the relationship between ADHD and executive function skill development.

Learn strategies for engaging and maintaining students' attention and active participation and increase students' performance in structured activities and open learning times.

Examine how to reduce students' stress levels to perform better and meet greater expectations.

Explore how classroom structures improve focus and participation for students with ADHD and executive function challenges.

46. Virtual PD Annual APPR Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: School Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 9/27/2023

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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 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.

47. Using the F&P Benchmark Assessment System for Instruction

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: Classroom Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Literacy Specialists, Administrators

Dates: 9/28/2023

Location: LS 2

The F&P Benchmark Assessment System is an excellent tool to understand the readers in your classroom and to plan for instruction. In this workshop, we will explore the process of administering reading records, analyzing them and planning for instruction. When analyzing reading records, we are not only studying miscue analysis. We will also look closely at comprehension and fluency prioritizing the students' next steps to plan for instruction. You will also explore planning small group work and angling book introductions to match the readers next steps.

48. Using a Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach with Students to Improve their Self-Regulation, Performance and Advocacy Skills

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: Classroom Teachers, Support Staff, Administrators

Dates: 10/2/2023

Location: LS 3

Are managing challenging behaviors taking away too much valuable instruction time? You already know how to differentiate your instruction to help support diverse learning needs. This workshop provides strategies to handle disruptions and emotional dysregulation.

Using a Collaborative Problem-Solving model, participants will apply a behavioral intervention process:

Learn techniques to strengthen emotional/ self-regulation skills to help students improve problem-solving and advocacy skills.

Identify the thinking skill deficits that impact student behavior and apply a behavior intervention process to build skills, relationships, and internal drive.

Develop actionable strategies for partnering with students to set, plan, and achieve goals leading to successful classroom experiences.

49. Supporting the Transference of Phonics Skills- Small Group Work and Decodable Texts

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: Classroom Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Literacy Specialists, Administrators

Dates: 10/3/2023

Location: LS 2

Clear and explicit phonics instruction is an essential component to early literacy instruction. Selecting texts where students can apply their phonics skills supports transference and success when reading.
In this workshop, Lauren will discuss planning reading small groups using decodable texts and other resources. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of resources to plan and roleplay a small groups!

50. APPR Annual Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

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: Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 10/4/2023

Location: LS 2

As per the regulations, teacher and principal evaluators are to be re-certified each year. This re-certification workshop for teacher and principal evaluators will provide updated information on APPR regulations.

Participants will observe lessons and work through the evaluation cycle using evidence for change during the post observation conferences. Participants will compare evidence and check for inter-rater reliability.

51. Making Groupwork the Norm in Mathematics Classrooms

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: Middle/High School Math teachers

Dates: 10/5/2023

Location: LS 3

Overturn the status quo and create a learning environment where group work is the norm! In this workshop, participants will explore routines, structures, and strategies for using group work to differentiate instruction, set learning goals, increase student independence, promote student accountability and encourage cooperation and communication.

Learn about the pros and cons of such an approach and how it effects the culture of your class. We will also talk about common misconceptions regarding groupwork, student accountability, and various models for group assessment.

Open to all MS and HS Mathematics Educators.

52. Virtual PD Annual APPR Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: School Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 10/10/2023

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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 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.

53. Writing Success for All Students (Grades 3-8)

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Classroom Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 10/10/2023

Location: Zoom

All students deserve explicit instructional opportunities to become skilled writers. In this workshop, participants will learn evidence-based instructional strategies that support students to write with competence and confidence across grade levels and subject areas.

This workshop will address writing skills from prewriting, oral composition, handwriting, spelling connections, sentence-level writing and paragraph-level writing. Participants will come away with examples, strategies, and materials for teaching and assessing writing.

54. Virtual PD PALDN/Principal Assistant Principal Leadership Network 2023-2024

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: Principal/Assistant Principal teams

Dates: 10/11/2023 to 3/12/2024

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PALDN provides professional learning opportunities for principals and assistant principals for 2023-2024. (your one-time registration fee covers all four sessions for two people)

Sessions include:

Session 1: Using a Coaching Model to Enhance Instructional Practices with Dr. Anne Rullan

Session 2: Family and Community Engagement with Gary McGuey, Franklin Covey Education

Session 3: An Administrator's Guide to Supporting Data Collection and Progress Monitoring for Students with Disabilities with Diane Ripple, CMDI

Session 4: An Administrator's Guide to Supporting PBIS with Diane Ripple, CMDI

55. Incorporating Critical Literacy Principles into Math and Science

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: Math and Science Teachers, APs, and District Coordinators

Dates: 10/12/2023

Location: LS 3

This interactive workshop offers concrete suggestions and practical applications for math and science educators to successfully integrate critical literacy principles and practices into their lesson and unit planning.

Through creating lessons focusing on content-specific vocabulary, problems and their complexity, and examining multiple perspectives, workshop participants will better understand that strategies that promote critical literacy are dynamic, and that literacy skills are pivotal to student success in math and science today.

Student work samples that support these concepts will be provided, and teachers will come away with a better understanding of why and how to promote literacy skills in their math and science classrooms, so that their students can better comprehend their content, remember it, and be able to read, write, listen, and speak about it effectively on teacher-made and standardized assessments.

56. Making Groupwork the Norm in all Content Areas

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: Middle/High School teachers- all subjects

Dates: 10/17/2023

Location: LS 3

Overturn the status quo and create a learning environment where group work is the norm! In this workshop, participants will explore routines, structures, and strategies for using group work to differentiate instruction, set learning goals, increase student independence, promote student accountability and encourage cooperation and communication. Learn about the pros and cons of such an approach and how it effects the culture of your class.

We will also talk about common misconceptions regarding groupwork, student accountability, and various models for group assessment.

Open to all content area MS and HS teachers.

57. Initial APPR Certification Training 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, Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 10/18/2023

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 Regulations
3. The application of rubrics in evaluating classroom lessons

58. Academic Vocabulary: How Words Get Learned and Stay Learned

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: Teachers of ELA, ENL, Special Education

Dates: 10/19/2023

Location: LS 3

A rich and varied knowledge of words is the key to academic success in all subject areas. Yet, many teachers do not address vocabulary instruction effectively or with sufficient emphasis.

In this workshop, teachers will learn engaging ways to teach generic academic vocabulary, subject-specific words, and words encountered in reading well-crafted literature. Amy draws upon principles of natural language acquisition to focus on student-friendly and teacher-friendly practices that lead to durable vocabulary growth.

59. The Power of Performance-Based Assessments and Tasks for 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) - LS 2

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 10/25/2023 to 11/17/2023

Location: LS 2

The Performance-Based Assessments supports educators to transition to a research-based comprehensive assessment strategy designed to communicate feedback to students and to improve the quality of education. Local assessments should support instruction and enable appropriate supports and learning opportunities to be provided to students.

Because performance-based assessments require students to construct a response or perform an open-ended task, they are an important tool for measuring higher-order thinking and skills, such as the ability to apply knowledge and use reasoning to solve realistic problems, evaluate the reliability of sources of information, and synthesize and analyze information to draw conclusions.

Participants will understand the value of using performance-based task and assessments as part of a balanced assessment system; design a performance assessment match performance goals to standards; develop a rubric to provide expectations and feedback; and learn how to measure students' ability to master standards.

60. Paraprofessional Training for Supporting Students with ADHD/Executive Function Challenges

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-12 Classroom Paraprofessionals

Dates: 10/26/2023

Location: LS 3

Paraprofessionals play an integral role in facilitating student achievement as well as supporting the work of the classroom teacher. Children with ADHD and learning challenges, while often bright, enthusiastic, and creative individuals, can create a tremendous challenge in the classroom due to their behaviors and their unique needs for support.

This workshop will address the specific challenges that paraprofessionals face as they work to support the needs of the individual student, the learning environment, and the classroom teacher.

61. Conducting Effective Pre and Post - Observation Conferences

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: Dept. Supervisors, Assistant Principals, Principals, District Directors, Assistant Superintendents

Dates: 10/27/2023

Location: LS 2

Dr. Thomas Troisi, former Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and lead facilitator of Nassau BOCES' APPR Training Workshops, will focus on essential strategies for conducting effective pre and post observation conferences.

During this interactive workshop, participants will do the following:

Analyze teacher lesson plans and provide constructive feedback during a mock pre-observation conference that is evidence-based

Observe teacher lessons and provide evidence-based feedback during a mock post-observation conference (while applying a scoring rubric)

Learn how to construct an effective Teacher Improvement Plan (TIP)

62. The Art of Co-Teaching

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: K-12 Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 10/30/2023

Location: LS 2

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This interactive, hands-on workshop will allow participants to fully understand and experience the six models of co-teaching.

This workshop will take a deep dive into best practices which includes pros and cons for each model, model implementation guidelines and lesson examples. Easy to implement strategies for team communication and collaboration will also be explored. Co-planning and lesson plan development will be discussed.

Participants will have the opportunity to bring their own content materials for facilitated lesson planning as well.

63. Mindfulness and Movement (18 hour certification program)

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: Classroom Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 10/31/2023 to 12/5/2023

Location: LS 3

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Think Wellness is offering this 18 hour certification program to help you create a personal mindfulness practice while teaching you the science behind mindfulness.

Part I: Introduction to Mindfulness & Movement In this six-hour Level I course we will explore the concept of Mindfulness, how to incorporate it into your everyday life, and the possible benefits of using this practice on a daily basis. We will practice connecting to the 5 senses as well as learning breathing techniques to calm the mind. Educators will also engage in beginner Mindful Movements through yoga postures connected to breathe awareness for stress management and relaxation.

Part II: How Mindfulness & Meditation Affect The Brain And Mental State In the six-hour Level II course we will indulge in the scientific aspect of Mindfulness. How does Mindfulness physically affect the brain and body? Learn how to increase focus, help relieve anxiety and stress as well as many other benefits. Creating a mindfulness practice can be life changing for you and your students.

Part III: Integrating Mindfulness & Movement Into The Classroom The six-hour Level III course will provide educators with in-depth training to integrate Mindfulness & Movement into the classroom. We can normalize this healthy practice by utilizing mindfulness as a positive tool within our schools, as well as learning to track our success. Educators will learn practical age appropriate lesson plans to add to their curriculum through themed activities, exercises in breathing, sensory experience, guided imagery, and movement.

64. Community Engaged Classrooms

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: Classroom Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 11/1/2023

Location: LS 2

This workshop prepares teachers to connect learning in their classrooms to the communities surrounding their schools. Teachers will explore a framework of community engagement that includes small steps such as inviting a guest speaker, larger student projects such as designing and implementing a community survey, and large-scale projects such as taking action to address a local issue. Teachers will consider practical, actionable steps that they can take to connect social studies learning to students' lives and to support students' work towards the civic seal.

65. Media Literacy & Citizenship

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: ELA & Social Studies Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 11/2/2023

Location: LS 2

In this workshop, teachers will consider the challenges posed by a polarized media and information landscape; develop an understanding of the role of language and labels in political discourse; and consider how language and classroom norms can indicate openness or intolerance towards political viewpoints.

Teachers will develop the skills and knowledge to help foster students' ability to critically evaluate media messages. Teachers will participate in activities that help students engage with a wide range of media sources, read critically, apply media literacy concepts to social and digital media, and identify active efforts to mislead.

This workshop explores two questions:

What is the connection between media, information literacy, and citizenship engagement?

How does the current media landscape shape the ability of citizens to deliberate and take-action on important issues?

66. Content Area Literacy: Using Best Practices to Learn About New Topics

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: Classroom Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Literacy Specialists, Administrators

Dates: 11/3/2023

Location: LS 2

Teaching students to research and explore new topics is an essential skill! On this day, Lauren will share a variety of ways to grow content area knowledge and vocabulary across a variety of topics. Students can create text sets to support their work.
You will experience a variety of note taking strategies using photographs, video clips and books! Lauren will share suggestions to help your students organize their materials and notes. You will explore a variety exemplar and mentor texts to model student writing after. This day will leave you energized and excited to explore new topics with your students!

67. But I Don't Speak Spanish!

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: All Teachers

Dates: 11/8/2023

Location: LS 2

Because both English and Spanish share the common ancestry of Latin, there are thousands of cognates, word roots, word formations, and grammatical patterns that will connect your Spanish-speakers to the academic level of English.

Other topics include: teaching the patterns of English through games and puzzles, using sentence frames to teach writing, teaching with visuals and kinesthetics, collocations ("gotogethers”), idioms, and transitioning from informal to formal English. Using the ideas that you learn in this workshop will also help you teach your English-speaking students.

68. The Power of Performance-Based Assessments and Tasks for Grades K-5

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: Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 11/13/2023 to 12/12/2023

Location: LS 2

The Performance-Based Assessments supports educators to transition to a research-based comprehensive assessment strategy designed to communicate feedback to students and to improve the quality of education. Local assessments should support instruction and enable appropriate supports and learning opportunities to be provided to students.

Because performance-based assessments require students to construct a response or perform an open-ended task, they are an important tool for measuring higher-order thinking and skills, such as the ability to apply knowledge and use reasoning to solve realistic problems, evaluate the reliability of sources of information, and synthesize and analyze information to draw conclusions.

Participants will understand the value of using performance-based task and assessments as part of a balanced assessment system; design a performance assessment match performance goals to standards; develop a rubric to provide expectations and feedback; and learn how to measure students' ability to master standards.

69. Virtual PD Annual APPR Recertification Training for Principal and Teacher Evaluators

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: School Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 11/15/2023

Location: Virtual via Zoom

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 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.

70. I Got 99 Problems: Teaching Problem Solving in Mathematics Classrooms

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: Middle/High School Math teachers, administrators

Dates: 11/16/2023

Location: LS 3

It is commonly agreed upon that learning to be a good problem solver is an essential aspect of being a good mathematician. To that end, teaching your students to be good problem solvers is at the heart of good mathematics teaching. Unfortunately, problem solving is often left aside in the mathematics classroom. This is frequently due to curricular pressures and a fear of the unstructured nature of problem solving.

In this workshop you will explore intriguing problems from various mathematical disciplines as well as several strategies and ideas that will help you teach your students to be successful problem solvers. In addition to solving these problems, we will also explore the group dynamics, routines, and structures needed for facilitating problem solving in your own classroom.

Open to all MS and HS Mathematics Educators.

71. Making Peace with Goal Writing, Data Collection and Progress Monitoring for Students with Disabilities

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-12 Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 11/20/2023

Location: LS 3

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Goal writing, data collection and progress monitoring are vital to meeting the needs of students with disabilities. However, all of these can be challenging for even the most seasoned educator.

This workshop will provide guidance, examples, useful tools and strategies for creating goals, taking data and monitoring student progress.

72. Co-Teaching and Differentiation Strategies for ELLs

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: K-12 ENL Teachers, Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 11/21/2023

Location: LS 2

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This interactive, engaging workshop provides strategies for utilizing co-teaching and differentiation techniques for English language learners with and without disabilities.

You will explore the use of co-teaching models and learn differentiation strategies to provide a language-rich classroom environment that will lead to your students' success.

73. VIRTUAL DASA Coordinator Training

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

Dates: 11/28/2023

Location: Virtual-via Zoom

This workshop will support DASA coordinators for the effective implementation of DASA within the district and buildings. The topics for this workshop include : Role of Dignity for All Coordinator, mitigation of harassment, bullying, and discrimination, development of complaint procedures, Investigation techniques, and revising the Code of Conduct. All participants should be previously DASA certified.

74. How to Build the Master Schedule in Ten Easy Steps

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: Adminstrators

Dates: 12/4/2023 to 12/12/2023

Location: CR 1,2,3

Dr. Kussin firmly believes the master schedule building process has been a deep, dark secret for too long. To reduce the uneasiness brought on by a lack of understanding and to educate those in any way connected to the schedule, Dr. Kussin has reduced the entire master schedule building process to a "generic” 12-month 10-step model that works for schools of all sizes. He has written a text, How to Build the Master Schedule in Ten Easy Steps, following this approach.

Session 1 will be devoted to the ten steps.

Session 2 will allow participants to apply what they learned by building a master schedule from start to finish for a 360-student school, using mock data.

75. Putting the Pieces Together: Differentiation-Accommodation-Modification

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-12 Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 12/4/2023

Location: LS 3

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Is that a differentiated instruction strategy, an accommodation, or a modification? This lively, engaging workshop will clarify this question and offer ways to combine all three within a classroom to support a wide range of learners.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of differentiated instruction and specially designed instruction components. The workshop will explore the implementation of accommodations and teach a paradigm for understanding and creating modifications.

Time will be allotted for planning lessons that incorporate the information presented.

76. Classroom Strategies for Supporting Students with Executive Functioning Challenges

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: K-12 Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 12/5/2023

Location: LS 2

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This lively, informative, and strategy-based workshop will provide an understanding of the eight domains of executive functioning. Strategies that can readily be implemented in the classroom will be provided for each domain.

Participants will learn how to address challenges such as working memory, initiation, organization, and emotional regulation. This workshop includes activities that will raise awareness of the difficulties students with executive functioning challenges face.

77. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: K-12 Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 12/6/2023

Location: LS 2

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In this workshop, participants will learn the foundations of PBIS, discover tools to build a culture of positive behavior, and learn ways to make classroom life easier during the school day.

Participants will increase their knowledge and understanding of proactive supports and develop their own "bag of tricks” of practical strategies for students with challenging behaviors.

78. Teaching Grammar: What Really Works

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: Elementary, ELA Teachers

Dates: 12/7/2023

Location: LS 2

This workshop will demonstrate engaging and memorable ways to teach the parts of speech, sentence structure, and punctuation in the context of learning vocabulary, reading comprehension, and academic writing.

Amy Benjamin is the author of Teaching Grammar: What Really Works and Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice for Real Classrooms.

79. Supporting ENL Students in Content Area Classrooms

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: Teachers of all content areas and grade levels, APs, and Coordinators

Dates: 12/8/2023

Location: LS 2

This workshop is designed to sensitize classroom teachers of all content areas and grade levels to the complex issues surrounding the teaching of ENL students and provide effective ways for them to better support them in their learning. It invites teachers to dialogue about successful, research-based strategies for ENL support as part of pre-reading, during-reading and/or post-reading and writing activities, all aimed at creating more inclusive and effective learning environments for ENL students.

This professional development opportunity is designed to increase classroom content-area teachers' understandings of ENL students' unique cultural and political issues, and the teaching and learning strategies discussed can be used to help create more differentiated classrooms, curricular materials, instructional strategies, and community resources for ENL learners.

In this interactive PD, role-plays involving teachers and ENL students will be explored, as will suggestions for how activities presented in the PD can move from initial conversations to real changes in practice that will positively impact Long Island schools and communities.

80. The Art of Co-Teaching

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-12 Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 12/14/2023

Location: LS 3

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This interactive, hands-on workshop will allow participants to fully understand and experience the six models of co-teaching.

This workshop will take a deep dive into best practices which includes pros and cons for each model, model implementation guidelines and lesson examples. Easy to implement strategies for team communication and collaboration will also be explored. Co-planning and lesson plan development will be discussed.

Participants will have the opportunity to bring their own content materials for facilitated lesson planning as well.

81. Effective Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners

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-12 ENL Teachers, Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 12/15/2023

Location: LS 3

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In recent years, the increase of English language learners (ELLs) in our schools has required educators to look at their current teaching practices through a different lens. While teachers have faced the challenge of effectively teaching the ELL students in their classroom, it has also provided an opportunity for educators to grow and learn.

This hands-on, interactive workshop will provide participants with strategies and instruction ideas tailored to meeting the needs of secondary English language learners.

82. Dive Into Differentiation

Program: Curriculum & Instruction: Regional PD - CoSer 507.530

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

Audience: K-12 Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators

Dates: 12/18/2023

Location: LS 2

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This workshop will teach the necessary tools for meeting the needs, capacities, and skills of the diverse learners in the classroom. Participants will learn what differentiated instruction is and is not, explore strategies to differentiate the four quadrants of differentiation and plan lessons that incorporate the strategies and information presented.

This is perfect for educators looking to learn new differentiation strategies that they can readily incorporate into their classrooms right away!

83. But I'm Not a Reading Teacher - Best practices in content-based reading instruction on the secondary level

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: ELA, ENL, Special Education, and Content Area Teachers

Dates: 1/17/2024

Location: LS 3

We've all heard it said that "Every teacher is a reading teacher,” but many teachers have not had sufficient training in how to help students comprehend text without spending undue classroom time.
In this workshop, we will address the basics of reading instruction that can be integrated into all subject areas. Specific topics include: academic vocabulary, writing-to-learn routines, pacing, metacognition, building fluency, and remediation.

84. Initial APPR Certification Training 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, Teacher Evaluators

Dates: 2/7/2024

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 Regulations
3. The application of rubrics in evaluating classroom lessons

85. How to Build the Master Schedule in Ten Easy Steps

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: Adminstrators

Dates: 2/27/2024 to 3/5/2024

Location: CR 1,2,3

Dr. Kussin firmly believes the master schedule building process has been a deep, dark secret for too long. To reduce the uneasiness brought on by a lack of understanding and to educate those in any way connected to the schedule, Dr. Kussin has reduced the entire master schedule building process to a "generic” 12-month 10-step model that works for schools of all sizes. He has written a text, How to Build the Master Schedule in Ten Easy Steps, following this approach.

Session 1 will be devoted to the ten steps.

Session 2 will allow participants to apply what they learned by building a master schedule from start to finish for a 360-student school, using mock data.

86. ADHD, Executive Function, and Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom, K-12

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-12 Teachers, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Building Leaders, Support

Dates: 3/4/2024

Location: LS -3

This training provides the latest research and best practices regarding remediating and supporting students with ADHD and Executive Function weaknesses. Participants will gain skills, strategies, and techniques to support students in need at the Point of Performance while balancing the needs of all students in the classroom.

Workshop Objectives:

Discover eight executive function skills and their impact on learning, motivation, and behavior.

Develop an understanding, the importance, and the consequences of the relationship between ADHD and executive function skill development.

Learn strategies for engaging and maintaining students' attention and active participation and increase students' performance in structured activities and open learning times.

Examine how to reduce students' stress levels to perform better and meet greater expectations.

Explore how classroom structures improve focus and participation for students with ADHD and executive function challenges.

87. Using a Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach with Students to Improve their Self-Regulation, Performance and Advocacy Skills

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: Classroom Teachers, Support Staff, Administrators

Dates: 3/15/2024

Location: LS 3

Are managing challenging behaviors taking away too much valuable instruction time? You already know how to differentiate your instruction to help support diverse learning needs. This workshop provides strategies to handle disruptions and emotional dysregulation.

Using a Collaborative Problem-Solving model, participants will apply a behavioral intervention process:

Learn techniques to strengthen emotional/ self-regulation skills to help students improve problem-solving and advocacy skills.

Identify the thinking skill deficits that impact student behavior and apply a behavior intervention process to build skills, relationships, and internal drive.

Develop actionable strategies for partnering with students to set, plan, and achieve goals leading to successful classroom experiences.

88. Paraprofessional Training for Supporting Students with ADHD/Executive Function Challenges

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-12 Classroom Paraprofessionals

Dates: 3/22/2024

Location: LS 3

Paraprofessionals play an integral role in facilitating student achievement as well as supporting the work of the classroom teacher. Children with ADHD and learning challenges, while often bright, enthusiastic, and creative individuals, can create a tremendous challenge in the classroom due to their behaviors and their unique needs for support.

This workshop will address the specific challenges that paraprofessionals face as they work to support the needs of the individual student, the learning environment, and the classroom teacher.

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