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1. AP Best Practices Roundtable

Program: Student Support Services: College Board

Dates: 3/21/2019

Join your fellow educators/administrators to discuss and share best practices for expansion of college-level coursework in your schools.
  • Credits: 1.5
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 8/25
  • Wait: 0/10

2. Unleashing the Unrivaled Power of Literacy

Program: Student Support Services: STAR Renaissance Learning

Dates: 3/28/2019

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Every educator knows there's no shortage of conversations about literacy. Yet data suggests most US students read less than 15 minutes a day and reading growth drops as the grades progress. Doesn't this place literacy in the category of those essential elements that require definitive action? Are we overlooking the potential impact of formative assessment in conjunction with quality reading practice?Join us as we bring clarity to this important topic and discuss the power of reading practice: Three powerful and often overlooked actions that improve student performance, How equity and access propel independent reading and learning, New insights from cognitive science related to literacy, How to personalize reading practice to meet every students' needs, including English Language Learners and Multilingual Learners, How Renaissance solutions support literacy; in and outside of the classroom
  • Credits: 5
  • Hours: 5
  • Enrolled: 2/50
  • Wait: 0/50

3. Frontline Presents: Advanced IEP, Letters, Listings and Scenarios AM Session

Program: Student Support Services: IEP Direct

Audience: Special Education Administrators

Dates: 4/4/2019

Location: LS2

Advanced IEP – You have been using Frontline IEP and know how to navigate. This workshop is designed for the advanced user who wants to learn more about the listings feature and how to create custom letters. Or you may just have some with unusual scenarios to share. Come with your questions, concerns and your , “How the heck do I do that”!
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 1/30
  • Wait: 0/10

4. Frontline Presents: Advanced IEP, Letters, Listings and Scenarios PM Session

Program: Student Support Services: IEP Direct

Audience: Special Education Administrators

Dates: 4/4/2019

Location: LS2

Advanced IEP – You have been using Frontline IEP and know how to navigate. This workshop is designed for the advanced user who wants to learn more about the listings feature and how to create custom letters. Or you may just have some with unusual scenarios to share. Come with your questions, concerns and your , “How the heck do I do that”!
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/10

5. Progress Monitoring in Star Renaissance

Program: Student Support Services: STAR Renaissance Learning

Dates: 4/9/2019

Location: LS3

STAR assessments can be used to directly assess and progress monitor reading comprehension, math calculation, and math problem solving. In this session we will learn the steps for setting goals to monitor student progress within STAR. We will also use the Student Progress Monitoring Report to understand how growth rates are reported and the rate of improvement understood.
  • Credits: 2.5
  • Hours: 2.5
  • Enrolled: 9/20
  • Wait: 0/0

6. Accelerated Reader / Instructional Reader in Star Renaissance

Program: Student Support Services: STAR Renaissance Learning

Dates: 4/9/2019

Location: LS3

Accelerated Reader 360 is the most widely used K–12 reading practice program, designed based on years of careful research to help teachers introduce students to the magic of books and reading. We will explore resources like nonfiction articles to practice close reading, as well as helping students to choose books about topics they love. We will also look at setting student goals for reading and reports to ensure students are on track.
  • Credits: 2.5
  • Hours: 2.5
  • Enrolled: 6/20
  • Wait: 0/0

7. April State Reporting CIO/DDC Meeting ***Rescheduled APRIL Date***

Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

Audience: Public School Administrators

Dates: 4/10/2019

Location: Conf 1,2,3

New
Monthly CIO/DDC meeting. A review of upcoming data elements, new SED policies and various updates.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 17/120
  • Wait: 0/20

8. RTI in Star and Star Custom

Program: Student Support Services: STAR Renaissance Learning

Dates: 4/10/2019

Location: LS3

STAR can be the backbone of a district’s RTI program to provide data to inform and improve instruction. We will delve into 3 reports in STAR and real-time use of data to make decisions for RTI and instruction:
• Screening
• Progress monitoring
• Diagnostic Reports. We will also use pre-built tests to assess specific reading and math skills, with STAR Custom.
  • Credits: 2.5
  • Hours: 2.5
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/0

9. Progress Monitoring in Star Renaissance

Program: Student Support Services: STAR Renaissance Learning

Dates: 4/10/2019

Location: LS3

STAR assessments can be used to directly assess and progress monitor reading comprehension, math calculation, and math problem solving. In this session we will learn the steps for setting goals to monitor student progress within STAR. We will also use the Student Progress Monitoring Report to understand how growth rates are reported and the rate of improvement understood.
  • Credits: 2.5
  • Hours: 2.5
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/0

10. IDW: High School Guidance Hands-on Training

Program: Student Support Services: Instructional Data Warehouse

Dates: 4/10/2019

Location: Lab 1

New
This IDW training workshop will provide a hands-on experience to participants in utilizing IDW reports that would be of particular interest to guidance counselors. During this session, participants will get hands-on experience in utilizing the Regents Max Score Reports, AP Reports, and College Tracking Reports.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 3/12
  • Wait: 0/0

11. IDW High School Administrators Hands-on Training

Program: Student Support Services: Instructional Data Warehouse

Dates: 4/11/2019

Location: Lab 1

New
This IDW training workshop will provide a hands-on experience to participants in utilizing IDW reports that are most critical for High School Administrators. Reports emphasized in this workshop will include the following reports: Snapshot, Regents Summary for Elective Exams, Gap, Wrong Answer Summary Analysis, College Tracking, AP Report and Dashboard, District Comparison – Regents, District Comparison – Diploma Type.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 6/12
  • Wait: 0/0

12. Connecting the SAT to Classroom Instruction - ELA

Program: Student Support Services: College Board

Dates: 4/30/2019

Location: LS2

In this workshop, participants gain an overview of the SAT and learn how their curriculum can support student readiness for the exam. They will examine College Board student and teacher resources (including the Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy) for effective integration of SAT skills.
  • Credits: 1.5
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/10

13. Connecting the SAT to Classroom Instruction - Math

Program: Student Support Services: College Board

Dates: 4/30/2019

Location: LS1

In this workshop, participants gain an overview of the SAT and learn how their curriculum can support student readiness for the exam. They will examine College Board student and teacher resources (including the Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy) for effective integration of SAT skills.
  • Credits: 2.5
  • Hours: 2.5
  • Enrolled: 1/17
  • Wait: 0/3

14. Frontline IEP and State Reporting

Program: Student Support Services: IEP Direct

Audience: Any staff that is involved in collecting, verifying and submitting Special Education data.

Dates: 5/10/2019

Location: LS 2

This training will look back at the previous years’ data and common problems that occur.  We will investigate snapshots and the various indicators districts are responsible for.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 12/30
  • Wait: 0/0

15. Frontline Presents: Data Hygiene-Clean Data, Clean IEPs

Program: Student Support Services: IEP Direct

Audience: Special Education Administrators

Dates: 5/10/2019

Location: LS2

This training will show Special Education Administrators how to review Maintenance, Letters/Reports, Listings and more to customize settings and keep / make the data clean and useful.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 9/30
  • Wait: 0/10

16. AP 2019 Overview

Program: Student Support Services: College Board

Dates: 5/13/2019

Location: LS1

In the 2019-20 school year, the College Board will be delivering a new free system of resources for all AP students and teachers, including an AP question bank, unit guides and tests, feedback to help you track progress, a new ordering timeline and more. Come to this session to learn about the new resources and how you will deliver them to your students.
  • Credits: 1.5
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 7/17
  • Wait: 0/3

17. State Reporting CIO/DDC Meeting

Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

Audience: Public School Administrators

Dates: 5/17/2019

Meeting Times: Friday May 17, 2019 1-3 PM

Location: Conference 1,2,3

Monthly CIO/DDC meeting. A review of upcoming data elements, new SED policies and various updates

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 51/120
  • Wait: 0/20

18. Climate Survey Follow Up and Planning Session

Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

Dates: 6/12/2019

Location: LS 2

New
Intended for those districts that administered the EDSCLS in conjunction with Nassau BOCES. Share your experience with other districts and hear what worked and didn't work in other districts. Learn how to create a district wide team using district specific results and data. We will also be sharing county wide aggregate data from the survey.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Hours: 2.5
  • Enrolled: 0/40
  • Wait: 0/0

19. State Reporting CIO/DDC Meeting

Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

Audience: Public School Administrators

Dates: 6/14/2019

Meeting Times: Friday, June 14, 2019

Location: Conference 1,2,3

Monthly CIO/DDC meeting. A review of upcoming data elements, new SED policies and various updates

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 48/120
  • Wait: 0/20

20. ESSA ELP Growth Workshop- Data Workshop and Review of Accountability Data

Program: Student Support Services: State Reporting

Audience: ENL/ELL Administrators

Dates: 7/8/2019

Location: LS1

This is a repeat of our January 2019 presentation. Workshop for ENL/ELL Directors or those who interpret NYSESLAT results. ESSA Accountability ELP measures will be discussed. Participants should bring a laptop and their districts ELP Accountability File from the NYSED IRS Portal

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Credits: 2
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 1/20
  • Wait: 0/2

21. NSF Data Collaborative Fellowship

Program: Student Support Services: Instructional Data Warehouse

Dates: 12/5/2019 to 12/6/2019

Location: 4th Fl. Russell Hall

This workshop is the culmination of the three year National Science Foundation Grant that was awarded jointly to Teachers College, Columbia University and Nassau BOCES: Building Community and Capacity for Data-Intensive Evidence-Based Decision Making in Schools and Districts. Participants in this workshop will be matched and partnered with national-level education researchers and data scientists, and will then work together in teams using interactive design-based improvement science frameworks to brainstorm, prototype, and then build innovative visualizations and data tools that will help educators address the needs of their students and community.
  • Hours: 6
  • Enrolled: 1/60
  • Wait: 0/0