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1. Unboxing Fundations Readers: Dancing with Decodables!

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: District Leaders, Elementary Principals, K-3 Teachers

Dates: 9/4/2025

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We will learn how these readers support decoding, fluency, comprehension, progression and stamina, as well as confidence in our young readers. We will reconsider the texts we use with beginning readers to clear up some confusion about decodable texts in light of the science of reading research, and see where these tools fit within the larger literacy block. The Eternal Triangle (orthography, phonology and semantics) will be referenced, as well as how to use reading partner games and spaces and places for all types of reading in our literature-rich classrooms
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/20
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2. Fundations Tools & Tasks: The Why & The How

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: District Leaders, Elementary Principals, K-3 Teachers

Dates: 9/4/2025

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Explore the impacts of the Wilson Reading Fundations program components. Look at hands-on decoding and the connection between decoding and encoding, as well as the importance of charts in the program. Explore the tenets of word building and engagement, align Fundations tasks to NYS Next Generation ELA standards, examine Fundations activities through their descriptions and key points, and connect Fundations work to the larger world of multilingualism. Delve into the program's learner-driven components by identifying high leverage instructional activities, with focus on magnets, pocket charts, color coding, and sound cards. Utilize resources on Wilson Academy, gather Expert Tips, organize, sort and manipulate materials, and connect the program's work to science of reading research, Units of Study, Heggerty and Patterns of Power.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/5

3. C.A.I.T Meeting

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Technology Directors, Technology Integration Specialists

Dates: 9/5/2025

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The Curriculum, Assessment, and Instructional Technology (C.A.I.T.) Council meets monthly to discuss district technology planning and implementation in order to support curriculum and instructional practices to improve student learning. C.A.I.T members, including Directors of Technology, Technology Integration Specialists, and/or participants designated to attend by district leadership, discuss staff development initiatives including best practices and uses of instructional technology. The council will explore successful initiatives from a variety of sources in order to work together to best assess the effectiveness of technology on teaching and learning within our county, districts and schools.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 6/30
  • Wait: 0/0

4. Math Teacher Network

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/8/2025 to 6/1/2026

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"This 1 hour, virtual, monthly collegial meeting will provide opportunities to collaborate, brainstorm, share best practices, and network with math educators throughout Dutchess County. Topics for discussion will be determined by group members.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education."
  • Hours: 10
  • Enrolled: 1/20
  • Wait: 0/5

5. HV TOD ROUNDTABLE

Program: Special Education

Audience: Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Dates: 9/9/2025

Meeting Times: 4 PM - 6 PM

New
Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will meet to discuss issues relevant to their field. Intended for TOD professionals. Please contact amie.fredericks@dcboces.org for a link to the meeting.
  • Enrolled: 0/20
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6. reLET: Recertification of Lead Evaluators of Teachers

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Previously certified K-12 Administrators who are responsible for evaluating teachers

Dates: 9/9/2025

This half-day workshop for lead evaluators of teachers is designed to promote quality and consistency in teacher evaluation in accordance with Education Law 3012-d. Participants will view video(s) of instruction, collect objective, representative evidence, align evidence to the district approved rubric, and discuss conclusions about teaching and learning with colleagues. District administrative teams are encouraged to attend as a group. The workshop content has been adjusted for the 2025-26 school year.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL KNOW AND BE ABLE TO:

  • Practice evidence collection and alignment
  • Discuss evidence with colleagues to encourage consistent language and alignment using the district approved rubric

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Evidence collection, alignment and scoring
  • Professional Conversations
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 8/40
  • Wait: 0/5

7. MTSS-i Classroom Management

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/9/2025

Join us to elevate your school district's Tier 1 practices and firmly establish effective Tier 2 structures. This session is designed for district and school leaders, teachers, counselors, and related service providers. We will focus on advancing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and UDL Equity for Design in Tier 1 while developing Tier 2 strategies.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

8. ENL Teachers: Integrated Materials Development Roundtable

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: ENL Teachers 6-12

Dates: 9/9/2025

This four-day series will equip ENL teachers working with grades 6-12 to develop integrated materials, scaffolds and assessments that effectively support students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills across content areas, as well as develop language objectives. The series will emphasize collaboration, best practices, and the alignment of ENL instruction in an Integrated classroom. Participants should be prepared to bring instructional materials and assessments to modify for English language learners.

Participants will be able to:

Make connections and network with other ENL teachers to share skills and insight

Establish a shareable bank of resources

Learn impactful activities, protocols, and knowledge of their practice

Implement modified materials into the Integrated classroom
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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9. InLET: Initial Certification of Lead Evaluators of Teachers

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators-New Administrators to Teachers APPR Evaluation

Dates: 9/10/2025

This blended workshop for NEW lead evaluators of teachers is designed to promote quality and consistency in teacher evaluation in accordance with Education Law 3012-d. The first 6 hours will be conducted asynchronously on Google Classroom. The final 6 hours will be held in person at Dutchess BOCES Conference Center on your selected date. Participants will view video(s) of instruction, collect objective, representative evidence, align evidence to the district-approved rubric, and discuss conclusions about teaching and learning with colleagues. The workshop content has been adjusted for the 2025-2026 school year. <

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL KNOW AND BE ABLE TO:
-Practice evidence collection and alignment
-Discuss evidence with colleagues to encourage consistent language and alignment using the district approved rubric
-Evidence collection, alignment and scoring
-Engage in Professional Conversations

All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 3/30
  • Wait: 0/5

10. Unpacking the Numeracy Briefs: The Role of Leadership (Brief 8)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 9/10/2025

On May 13, 2025, the New York State Education Department released a new series of numeracy briefs, developed by Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, that focus on evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics. This 3 hour workshop is geared toward administrators and instructional leaders. Participants will unpack Brief 8: The Role of Leadership, review the other seven briefs, and discuss how to apply Dr. Loewenberg Ball's research to the supervision of mathematics instruction.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 6/25
  • Wait: 0/5

11. Managing the First Six Weeks of the Special Areas Classroom: Art, Music, PE, Library

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers (grades K-6) Art, Music, PE Library

Dates: 9/10/2025

Calling all special area teachers of Art, Music, Physical Education, and Library! The start of a new school year could bring both excitement and anxiety. Managing student behavior outside of the general classroom could pose unique challenges for special area teachers. Veteran educators have found that laying a firm foundation at the beginning of the school year is the key to a successful school year. Specifically, the first six weeks are the most critical to setting a positive and productive learning environment. In this collaborative session, we will discuss creating norms, routines, and positive relationships that will set the tone for the entire school year. We will draw upon multiple sciences, including sociology, developmental and cognitive psychology, library, and education. We will discuss which procedures should be explicitly taught during the first week of school, setting expectations, responding to misbehavior, and getting results. Join a community of like-minded professionals and contribute to a regional discussion of best practices in the special areas classrooms. Participants will leave this session with fresh new ideas on how to teach essential skills, procedures, and incorporate fun activities into the learning structure of each day, teach discipline, and build academic knowledge.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 1/30
  • Wait: 0/0

12. ENL, Immigration, and Graduation Pathways for High School Counselors and Directors of Guidance

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: High School Counselors and Directors of Guidance

Dates: 9/11/2025

ENL, Immigration, and Graduation Pathways for High School Counselors and Directors of Guidance This workshop equips high school counselors with the knowledge and strategies to award transfer credits, develop personalized graduation plans, and navigate NYS assessment requirements for immigrant and ENL students. We will explore best practices for integrating diverse learners into your school's schedule, ensuring a successful journey towards graduation. Participants should bring a device to access workshop materials.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

13. Unpacking the Numeracy Briefs: Research Base and Myths for Mathematics Teaching and Learning (Briefs 1 and 2)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 9/11/2025

On May 13, 2025, the New York State Education Department released a new series of numeracy briefs, developed by Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, that focus on evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics. During this 3 hour workshop, participants will unpack Brief 1: The Research Base for Mathematics Teaching and Learning and Brief 2: Debunking Myths about Mathematics Teaching and Learning and make connections to their classroom practice.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/5

14. Unpacking the Numeracy Briefs: High Leverage Mathematical Content (Brief 3)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 9/11/2025

On May 13, 2025, the New York State Education Department released a new series of numeracy briefs, developed by Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, that focus on evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics. During this 3 hour workshop, participants will unpack Brief 3: High-Leverage Mathematical Content and make connections to their classroom practice.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

15. The Writing Extension: Narrative, Persuasive, and Informative Writing in the Library

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers - School Librarians (grade K-12)

Dates: 9/11/2025 to 11/13/2025

This three-day workshop is designed to enhance the library curriculum with a robust writing program. Learn how to use the three major styles of writing -Narrative, Persuasive, and Informative - as an extension to the read-aloud. Or create a writer's club, writer's workshop, school newsletter club, journalism club, creative writing club, or provide one-on-one writing conferences to support classroom instruction.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 4.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

16. NY Inspires: A Plan to Transform Education in New York State

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators, Leaders, Principals

Dates: 9/11/2025

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) presented its robust timeline and implementation plan aimed at transforming education in New York, aligning with the recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures. This initiative, designed to promote greater equity within the education system, is informed by extensive stakeholder engagement, including parents, educators, administrators, school support staff, representatives of higher education, and the business community.

Join us to plan for and discuss the graduation measures that will be implemented in phases beginning with the Installation Phase Fall 2025 - Summer 2027.

There are three available sessions, all 4pm-6pm:

  • Tuesday, April 22nd
  • Tuesday, May 6th
  • Tuesday, June 3rd
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 6/40
  • Wait: 0/10

17. Differentiation in the Digital Age

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/12/2025

Looking to take your differentiation practices to the next level? In this interactive workshop, participants will explore how to harness the power of digital tools to create flexible, accessible, and student-centered learning experiences for all learners - including students with IEPs, 504 plans, and multilingual learners. You'll leave with ready-to-use strategies and tech-enhanced templates that make personalization practical, not overwhelming. Whether you're new to edtech or looking to refine your approach, this session offers hands-on opportunities to reimagine how instruction can meet every student's needs. All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

18. rePET: Recertification of Lead Evaluators of Principals

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Previously certified Administrators who are responsible for evaluating principals

Dates: 9/12/2025

In this three-hour in-person learning experience, participants use case studies and view video(s) of principal practice to collect objective, representative evidence, and align evidence to the district-approved principal-practice rubric. District principal evaluators are encouraged to attend as a group. The workshop content has been adjusted for the 2025-26 school year.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL KNOW AND BE ABLE TO:

  • Practice evidence collection and alignment
  • Discuss evidence with colleagues to encourage consistent language and alignment using the district approved rubric

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Evidence collection, alignment and scoring
  • Professional Conversations

  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 8/40
  • Wait: 0/5

19. School Psychologists Roundtable

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: School Psychologists

Dates: 9/15/2025

This roundtable for School Psychologist will cultivate a space that offers community, shared resources, and feedback for school psychologist in this and surrounding areas. During bimonthly sessions, school psychologists can expect to use protocols to share and hear best practices, discuss common obstacles and solutions, and discuss and receive feedback on cases. Participants should be prepared to connect with others, bring an open mind and a strength-based, solution-oriented attitude.

Participants will be able to:
Make connections and network with other school psychologist to share skills and insight
Establish a shareable bank of resources
Learn impactful activities, protocols, and knowledge for their practice
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

20. Managing the First Six Weeks of the Special Areas Classroom: Art, Music, PE, Library

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers (grades K-6) Art, Music, PE Library

Dates: 9/15/2025

Calling all special area teachers of Art, Music, Physical Education, and Library! The start of a new school year could bring both excitement and anxiety. Managing student behavior outside of the general classroom could pose unique challenges for special area teachers. Veteran educators have found that laying a firm foundation at the beginning of the school year is the key to a successful school year. Specifically, the first six weeks are the most critical to setting a positive and productive learning environment. In this collaborative session, we will discuss creating norms, routines, and positive relationships that will set the tone for the entire school year. We will draw upon multiple sciences, including sociology, developmental and cognitive psychology, library, and education. We will discuss which procedures should be explicitly taught during the first week of school, setting expectations, responding to misbehavior, and getting results. Join a community of like-minded professionals and contribute to a regional discussion of best practices in the special areas classrooms. Participants will leave this session with fresh new ideas on how to teach essential skills, procedures, and incorporate fun activities into the learning structure of each day, teach discipline, and build academic knowledge.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

21. Understanding the IEP: Supporting Students in the Classroom

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teacher Aides and Teaching Assistants

Dates: 9/16/2025

Join us for an important workshop designed for teacher aides and teaching assistants! During this 3-hour session, we will explore how to support students with disabilities in the classroom. You will learn about Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and how they help students succeed. Participants will:

- Understand what disabilities are and how they affect learning.

- Learn about the IEP and its purpose.

- Discover strategies to support students with disabilities.

  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 1/15
  • Wait: 0/0

22. reLET: Recertification of Lead Evaluators of Teachers

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Previously certified K-12 Administrators who are responsible for evaluating teachers

Dates: 9/16/2025

This half-day workshop for lead evaluators of teachers is designed to promote quality and consistency in teacher evaluation in accordance with Education Law 3012-d. Participants will view video(s) of instruction, collect objective, representative evidence, align evidence to the district approved rubric, and discuss conclusions about teaching and learning with colleagues. District administrative teams are encouraged to attend as a group. The workshop content has been adjusted for the 2025-26 school year.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL KNOW AND BE ABLE TO:

  • Practice evidence collection and alignment
  • Discuss evidence with colleagues to encourage consistent language and alignment using the district approved rubric

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Evidence collection, alignment and scoring
  • Professional Conversations
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 5/40
  • Wait: 0/5

23. Book Study - AI for Educators: Learning Strategies, Teacher Efficiencies, and a Vision for an Artificial Intelligence Future

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/16/2025 to 9/30/2025

Artificial intelligence isn't just the future - it's part of today's classroom. Join fellow educators for a thought-provoking three-session book study exploring Matt Miller's AI for Educators: Learning Strategies, Teacher Efficiencies, and a Vision for an AI-Infused Classroom. This practical, educator-centered book offers insights into how AI can help teachers save time, differentiate learning, and inspire creativity - all while keeping student needs and ethics front and center.

Each session will include structured discussion, live demos of AI tools featured in the book, and opportunities to apply key takeaways to your own teaching context. Whether you're new to AI or already exploring its potential, this series will help you think critically and creatively about AI's role in education.

Participants will leave with practical resources, reflection tools, and a fresh vision for what it means to teach in the age of AI.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 4.5
  • Enrolled: 0/10
  • Wait: 0/5

24. New Visions Biology Unit 1

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Biology Teachers

Dates: 9/17/2025

During in-person unit-based PL, participants experience the first unit of the New Visions Biology curriculum materials as science learners.This "student hat” experience is drawn from actual lessons in the New Visions curriculum. Participants then have ample time to reflect on their experiences, to modify materials to serve the needs of their students, and to collaborate and troubleshoot with their peers. Each unit-based workshop foregrounds a high-leverage pedagogical goal, such as teaching phenomenon-driven units or navigating three-dimensional assessments.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 1/30
  • Wait: 0/5

25. P-3 Literacy Attestations: Literacy Instructional Best Practices Think Tank

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: PreK-3 District Teams

Dates: 9/17/2025 to 3/12/2026

Let's support our PreK-3 teams in reference to NYSED's Science of Reading attestation. Districts are invited to send a 3-4 person team in 4 in-person sessions on September 17th, October 23rd, January 15th, and March 12th. We will use each district's NYSED attestation document to reflect on current literacy practices and identify areas of strength and growth.

This Think Tank will provide a collaborative support network for districts to reflect, research, and share strategies. Each session will focus on an aspect of the Prekindergarten-3rd Grade Literacy Instructional Best Practices Guide, including the newly added writing component, and form district-specific action plans. Let's come together to confidently and expertly implement engaging and research-based literacy instruction across Dutchess County.
  • Hours: 28
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/5

26. Tech Talks for Technology Integration Specialists

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Technology Integration Specialists

Dates: 9/17/2025

Are you a Technology Integration Specialist? Please join us for a monthly roundtable to discuss topics of interest.

Topics will include:
Classroom embedded coaching
Collaborating with leadership
Identifying and overcoming barriers
Sharing resources and supports
The importance of networking

Topic ideas will grow organically with needs from the group. Let us be a support for each other and establish this important PLN for your position!

BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 0/15
  • Wait: 0/0

27. Managing the First Six Weeks of the K-5 Classroom

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers (grades K-6)

Dates: 9/17/2025

here is something fresh and exciting about the start of a new school year! Veteran educators have written extensively about the impact that the first six weeks of school can have on setting a positive and productive learning environment that could last the entire school year. Join your peers as we create a professional learning community (PLC) around best practices and evidence-based research on the first six weeks of school. We will discuss building community, setting learning goals, creating sample schedules, organizing the flow of the day, academics, setting discipline routines as well as explicitly teaching procedures and safe transitions. In this session we will draw upon multiple sciences, including sociology, developmental and cognitive psychology, and education. Participants will leave this session knowing how to create effective norms, set routines, and build positive, lasting relationships with students.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

28. New Visions Earth Science Unit 1

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Earth and Space Sciences Teachers

Dates: 9/18/2025

During in-person unit-based PL, participants experience the first unit of the New Visions Earth & Space Science curriculum materials as science learners. This "student hat” experience is drawn from actual lessons in the New Visions curriculum. Participants then have ample time to reflect on their experiences, to modify materials to serve the needs of their students, and to collaborate and troubleshoot with their peers. Each unit-based workshop foregrounds a high-leverage pedagogical goal, such as teaching phenomenon-driven units or navigating three-dimensional assessments.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 2/30
  • Wait: 0/5

29. Teaching ELLs in the School Library: The Dynamic Duo Sequence for ENL Teachers & School Librarians

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers - ENL Teachers and School Librarians (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/18/2025 to 10/29/2025

This professional learning workshop series is open to all school librarians in the Hudson Valley Region as well as Ulster, Sullivan BOCES School Library System, and the Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (HV RBERN). School Librarians and ENL teachers will collaborate to provide learning opportunities and resources for ELLs and their communities. We invite all school librarians to attend together with ENL teachers as a team for all sessions. In this course, school librarians will expand their repertoire of resources and strategies for supporting English Language Learners (ELLs) in the school library. The course will explore topics such as library collections, translation tools, and the physical library environment. As a final assessment, participants will examine recent "Dynamic Duo” projects-collaborations between local school librarians and ENL teachers-and use them as a springboard to begin planning their own projects.

Session 1: Introduction Roles, strategies, funding, family engagement resources, prep time

Session 2: Working Session Develop plans, receive feedback and support for SLS and RBERN staff

Session 3: Review and Share Discuss ideas for continued collaboration with partners

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 18
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

30. What Really Matters with the Speaking & Listening Standards and the Science of Reading Research

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: K-12 Teachers; K-12 Building Principals; K-12 District Leaders

Dates: 9/18/2025

The ability to communicate in diverse ways and with diverse audiences is one way the NYSED Literacy Briefs define literacy for today and tomorrow. We need students to engage in multiple talk structures to realize research-based practices in our classrooms.
A key component to getting ready to comprehend text read aloud is being able to activate and build knowledge through talk. In this workshop, we will: Plan for a high-level of student-teacher interaction via the use of questioning Understand the art of the read-aloud as a foundation for thinking, talking, and writing Utilize curriculum guides to identify what students know and can do in terms of oral language Expand a student's ability to use oral language to share their thinking Assist students in developing the concept of pacing as a way to engage their listeners.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/5

31. Literacy in the Secondary Science Classroom

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Science Teachers (grades 6-12)

Dates: 9/18/2025

In January 2024, NYSED released a series of literacy briefs focused on the science of reading. These briefs have important implications for all teachers: PK-12! In this half day workshop, we will be introduced to the NYSED literacy briefs, consider what they mean specifically for middle and high school science teachers, and discuss literacy strategies that can be embedded into all our science classrooms to support our student scientists!

Topics include:
*NYSED Science of Reading Briefs
*Literacy in the science classroom

All participants will be able to:
*Get an introduction to the NYSED Science of Reading Briefs
*Experience and learn about literacy strategies that can be used in the science classroom

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

32. IEP Snapshots: Designing Supports that Stick

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/18/2025

This hands-on workshop helps educators bring IEPs to life by transforming student goals and accommodations into clear, actionable classroom supports. Participants will work through real-world scenarios, collaborate on mock case studies, and walk away with personalized "IEP Snapshots” - concise tools to communicate and implement supports effectively across school settings. Perfect for educators looking to build stronger bridges between compliance and classroom practice. All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

33. Developing Behavior Systems that Work: Using Behavior Data to Inform Interventions (Virtual)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 9/19/2025

Meeting Times: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Dutchess BOCES Conference Center, Large Conferenc

Participants will gain skills in using behavioral data to inform decision making processes regarding interventions to support students using a multi-tiered approach. This session will focus on how leadership teams can best review and utilize data for decision-making. The group will also be guided through a precise-problem solving protocol that can be used with their school-based teams. A similar session will also be offered in person on September 5.
  • Enrolled: 7/35
  • Wait: 0/0

34. State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicator 13: Secondary Transition - Key Concepts of the Compliance Review

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: The CSE Chairperson for secondary students is required to attend. Special education administrators, special education teachers, and related service providers are also welcome to complete this training

Dates: 9/19/2025

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 10:00am

The purpose of this training is to review key concepts of the SPP Indicator 13 compliance review to ensure districts are developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for students (aged 15 and over) that meet SPP Indicator 13 compliance requirements. Districts are required to complete this training the school year prior to undergoing this review.

During this one-hour virtual training, participants will:
Identify, understand, and apply key components of State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicator 13.

Registered participants will be emailed all relevant links several days prior to the training. If you do not receive an initial e-mail with Zoom link prior to the training, please check your spam/junk mail. Otherwise, if you have any questions and/or concerns, please contact me at Melinda.krafft@dcboces.org. Thank you!
  • Enrolled: 5/40
  • Wait: 0/0

35. Co-teaching: A Comprehensive Approach - hybrid training series

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Co-teaching teams consisting of general and special education teachers as well as other teachers and related services providers that will be working together. General and special education administrators are also encouraged to attend.

Dates: 9/22/2025 to 11/24/2025

Meeting Times: virtual session 1: 9:00-12:00, in-person sessions 2 and 3: 9:00-2:30

New
*This training will be a hybrid training series, consisting of one virtual and two in-person sessions. You are registering for all three sessions*

*a Zoom link will be provided for Module 1*

*Participants must attend the sessions as a co-teaching team for the greatest benefit and application to practice*

The purpose of this training is to help participants gain a foundational understanding of co-teaching as a service delivery model, develop a highly effective co-teaching team, and develop ways to plan. In New York State, the co-teaching model is most often associated with the special education service integrated co-teaching.

The training consists of three modules:

Module 1: Six Models of Co-teaching (virtual) September 22, 2025, 9:00-12:00.
Participants will be able to:




•learn the 6 models of co-teaching and how to effectively implement them.




•gain skills for matching the co-teaching models to elements of their lessons.

Module 2: Building your co-teaching team (in-person at Ulster BOCES) October 27, 2025, 9:00-2:30
Participants will be able to:




•utilize the unique contributions of co-teaching partners




•identify key components of an effective co-teaching partnership

Module 3: Planning for Instruction (in-person at Ulster BOCES) November 24, 2025, 9:00-2:30
Participants will be able to:




•gain knowledge of how to effectively and efficiently co-plan




•describe the various types of co-planning that co-teachers might use

contact Brian Orzell (brian.orzell@dcboces) with any questions
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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36. Supporting Speaking & Listening Standards with Multilingual Learners: Science of Reading Edition

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: K-12 Teachers; K-12 Building Principals; K-12 District Leaders; Speech & Language Therapists; ENL Teacherss

Dates: 9/23/2025

Experiences related to a reader's cultural background or native language builds their cultural and linguistic knowledge that helps them comprehend text. For multilingual learners, when we prepare structured oral language opportunities with talk-equity considerations, we help them bring their natural strengths to a science of reading classroom. To support our multilingual students, when their teachers do not represent the same demographics, we need to look for voices beyond the horizon, as in the power of excellent storytelling and mentor texts.

In this workshop, we will:
Leverage speech as the dominant mode of communication
Use questions that help students wonder, affirm, extend and remind them of how to transfer their learning in oral language contexts
Supplement beginning reading texts with oral language experiences that set students up for later success with comprehension in complex texts
Identify the three processing systems involved in listening comprehension
Respond to multilingual learners authentically about their speaking and listening skills
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 0/20
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37. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Series

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/24/2025 to 11/12/2025

Join a community of professionals as we discuss the current thinking in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We will focus on giving students voice and agency in our school communities. Join us for a robust community discussion of research-based training on theory, culture, diversity, social status, policy, as well as funding for programs and services for marginalized families.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 4.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

38. UPK Roundtable

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/24/2025 to 11/14/2025

This series will provide an ongoing support network for continued learning on best practices in Universal Prekindergarten programs. Join us as we focus on the topics of intentional instruction in play-based learning environments, early learning standards, developmentally appropriate behavior management, curriculum and assessment, striking a balance between "kindergarten" and "playgroup" transitioning to kindergarten, state regulations, resources, timelines, advertising, lottery, screening, etc.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 4.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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39. Making Mathematical Meaning: Workshop and Coaching Series (Secondary)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/24/2025 to 4/22/2026

This year-long workshop and coaching series focuses on building mathematical meaning in secondary classrooms by developing procedural fluency from conceptual understanding. Teachers will choose specific workshop topics to attend full-day in-person sessions that balance learning and practical classroom application. Teachers will also receive two coaching sessions in their classrooms to support the implementation of new strategies.

Workshop and Coaching Series Structure

Introduction Session [Virtual]

     Choice of            |      Fall Coaching
3 - 6 Workshops      |      Spring Coaching

Reflection Session [Virtual]


Teachers are committing to attend at least three workshops but can attend more at no additional cost.

The dates listed on this Frontline post are the virtual Introduction and Reflection sessions. Workshops must be registered for separately. View the full menu of workshop options and register for your choices on Frontline by the evening of 9/25/25. Coaching will be scheduled individually once the series begins.

Note to District Admin: The coaching component will be charged as a half day against the District's allocation of School Improvement Days. Alternatively, the coaching component can be purchased separately for $500. Contact Derek Schuelein to discuss this option.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

40. Secondary Social Studies Teacher Network (Grades 7-12)

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Secondary Social Studies Teacher (grades 7-12)

Dates: 9/24/2025

Calling all Secondary Social Studies Teachers! Feeling isolated? Craving fresh ideas? Join our dynamic Professional Learning Network (PLN) designed to ignite your passion for social studies education. We'll meet every other month for engaging discussions, collaborative activities, and resource sharing - all focused on empowering you to:

*Deepen your subject matter expertise: Explore innovative approaches to teaching history
*Incorporate cutting-edge pedagogy: Dive into best practices for active learning, technology integration, and fostering critical thinking skills.
*Collaborate with passionate colleagues: Connect with fellow secondary educators, share successes and challenges, and build a supportive network.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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41. School Counselors Roundtable

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: School Counselor

Dates: 9/24/2025

This roundtable for School Counselors will foster a space that offers community, shared resources, and feedback for school counselors in this and surrounding areas. During bimonthly sessions, school counselors can expect to use protocols to share and hear best practices, discuss common obstacles and solutions, and discuss/ receive feedback on issues. Participants should be prepared to connect with others, bring an open mind and a strength-based, solution-oriented attitude.

Participants will be able to:
Make connections and network with other school counselors to share skills and insight
Establish a shareable bank of resources
Learn impactful activities, protocols, and knowledge for their practice aligned with ASCA Mindsets & Beliefs
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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42. Unpacking the Numeracy Briefs: High Leverage Instructional Practices (Brief 4)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 9/25/2025

On May 13, 2025, the New York State Education Department released a new series of numeracy briefs, developed by Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, that focus on evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics. During this 3 hour workshop, participants will unpack Brief 4: High-Leverage Instructional Practices and make connections to their classroom practice.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/25
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43. Trauma-Informed Practices: Foundations

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 9/25/2025

Developed as part of the UPLIFT framework, this foundational workshop is intended to build awareness and support staff at any level in recognizing trauma and responding to individuals who have been exposed to adverse experiences and/or trauma. It is expected that participants will develop competency around defining and discussing trauma and common trauma symptoms, as well as implications that trauma and toxic stress can have on behaviors presented at home, in school, or in the community.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/5

44. Making Mathematical Meaning: Workshop and Coaching Series (Elementary)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/25/2025 to 4/21/2026

This year-long workshop and coaching series focuses on building mathematical meaning in elementary classrooms by using manipulatives and concrete / pictorial / abstract progressions. Teachers will choose specific workshop topics to attend full-day in-person sessions that balance learning and practical classroom application. Teachers will also receive two coaching sessions in their classrooms to support the implementation of new strategies.

Workshop and Coaching Series Structure

Introduction Session [Virtual]

     Choice of            |      Fall Coaching
3 - 6 Workshops      |      Spring Coaching

Reflection Session [Virtual]


Teachers are committing to attend at least three workshops but can attend more at no additional cost.

The dates listed on this Frontline post are the virtual Introduction and Reflection sessions. Workshops must be registered for separately. View the full menu of workshop options and register for your choices on Frontline by the evening of 9/25/25. Coaching will be scheduled individually once the series begins.

Note to District Admin: The coaching component will be charged as a half day against the District's allocation of School Improvement Days. Alternatively, the coaching component can be purchased separately for $500. Contact Derek Schuelein to discuss this option.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/5

45. School Social Workers Roundtable

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Social Workers

Dates: 9/25/2025

This roundtable for Social Workers will cultivate a space that offers community, shared resources, and feedback for school social workers in this and surrounding areas. During monthly sessions, social workers can expect to use protocols to share and hear best practices, discuss common obstacles and solutions, and discuss and receive feedback on cases. Participants should be prepared to connect with others, bring an open mind and a strength-based, solution-oriented attitude.

Participants will be able to:
Make connections and network with other social workers to share skills and insight
Utilize a shareable bank of resources
Learn impactful activities, protocols, and knowledge for their practice
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 1/30
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46. AI Literacy For Leaders: Building a Framework for Responsible Innovation Cohort 1

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Administrators Only - Building and District Level Administrators

Dates: 9/25/2025 to 11/6/2025

As AI tools rapidly enter the classroom, school leaders play a critical role in shaping how these technologies are implemented responsibly and effectively. This four-part leadership series will provide you with the knowledge, tools, and strategic guidance to lead AI integration with clarity and confidence.

Session 1: Understanding AI in Education: Trends, Tools & Impacts - What exactly is AI - and what does it mean for K-12 education? In this kickoff session, participants will unpack foundational AI concepts, examine the latest trends in edtech and automation, and explore real-world use cases of AI in schools.

Session 2: Policies and Ethics: Data Privacy, Equity, and Responsible Use - As AI becomes more integrated into teaching and learning, it raises new questions about student data, bias, access, and responsible use. This session focuses on crafting and adapting district policies that promote ethical AI implementation.

Session 3: AI in Teaching and Learning: Tools, Models, and Impact - Dive into classroom-level examples of how AI can be used to accelerate instruction, personalize learning, and support educators.

Session 4: Leading AI Adoption: From Vision to Action - Effective AI integration requires more than tool adoption - it demands strong leadership, strategic planning, and clear communication. In this final session, participants will develop an action plan for leading AI initiatives in their schools or districts.

All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities
  • Hours: 8
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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47. Transition Assessment: Part 1 - The Essentials

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education Teachers, CSE Chairperson, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers

Dates: 9/26/2025

Meeting Times: 9:00am-11:30am

The goals of this training are to ensure participants will:
1. Identify what transition is and why it's important
2. Learn basic career development theory and how it connects to transition assessment
3. Identify New York State (NYS) regulations related to transition assessment
4. Identify assessments with ample validity and reliability evidence
5. Explore transition assessments for education and training, employment, independent living, and those that generalize across areas
6. Use assessment results to identify transition strengths and needs, to develop individualized goals and services

Registered participants will be emailed the Zoom link prior to the training. As a result, please check spam/junk mail if the link is not received two days in advance. Otherwise, you may contact me at monica.baron@dcboces.org. Thank you.
  • Enrolled: 8/30
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48. High School Principals Network

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators - High School Building Leaders

Dates: 9/26/2025

Facilitated meetings to share challenges, ideas, successes, and best-practices. All agenda items TBD by the group. Join your peers for an opportunity to connect, collaborate, learn and grow together. Dates subject to change, based upon scheduling needs.

Open to all high school building principals.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 1/50
  • Wait: 0/0

49. The AI infused Educator (Teacher Series) Cohort 1

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/26/2025 to 12/19/2025

Are you AI-curious but unsure where to start? This professional learning series will guide you from awareness to confident implementation of artificial intelligence in your classroom or school setting.

Session 1: Introduction to AI Tools for Teachers - Ready to explore how artificial intelligence can become your new teaching assistant? This engaging introductory session will demystify AI and showcase practical tools designed to streamline your workflow, enhance student learning, and free up valuable time.

Session 2: Creating an AI Infused Lesson/Unit - Building upon the foundational knowledge from Session 1, this hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of strategically integrating AI tools into your existing lesson plans and unit designs.

Session 3: Implementing an AI Infused Lesson/Unit and Preparing to Teach - Having begun designing your AI-infused lesson or unit in Session 2, this crucial workshop focuses on the practicalities of bringing it to life in your classroom.

Session 4: Evaluating and Refining Your AI Infused Lesson/Unit - Now that you've implemented your AI-infused lesson or unit, this reflective session provides a dedicated space to analyze its impact and identify opportunities for refinement. Share your experiences, discuss challenges and successes, and collaboratively brainstorm strategies for enhancing your AI-infused lesson or unit for future use.

Session 5: Building Your Own Classroom AI Toolkit - Having explored, created, implemented, and evaluated AI-infused lessons, this final session empowers you to curate your own personalized collection of AI tools and strategies for ongoing use. Leave this workshop with a tangible "toolkit" of AI resources and the confidence to continue exploring and innovating with AI to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom.

All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities.
  • Hours: 15
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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50. Using Picture Books to Teach Genres, Information Literacy, Math, Science, and History

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/26/2025

Picture books are a powerful tool for teaching Prek-6 grade children high level concepts, complex reading skills, tier two and tier three vocabulary words, as well as literary elements found in a variety of genres including personal narratives, informational text, primary source documents, poetry, fantasy, historical fiction, and adventure. In this session, you will learn how to write lessons around picture books based upon specific criteria, standards, curriculum, and assessment data. Join us for a robust workshop that will enhance your teaching and boost student engagement.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

51. Book Study: Building Thinking Classrooms

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/26/2025 to 10/24/2025

This 1 hour, virtual, weekly bookclub will cover Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl and support participants in the implementation of the framework. Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) focuses on increasing students' thinking and communication in math classrooms through 14 teaching practices. The practices are based in research and largely focus on taking elements of a traditional classroom (ex: students sit at desks to work) and changing them (ex: students stand and work on vertical surfaces like whiteboards).

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 5
  • Enrolled: 4/20
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52. LETRS Volume I, Cohort 1

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 9/29/2025 to 4/13/2026

Lexia LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the foundational and fundamentals of reading and writing instruction, including phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and written language. Teachers will be provided with research-based instructional practices to support literacy acquisition.

This series covers the following units: ,br>Unit 1: The Challenge of Learning to Read
Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English
Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition
  • Hours: 23
  • Enrolled: 16/37
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53. Unpacking the Numeracy Briefs: The Role and Challenges of Using Representations (Brief 6)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 9/29/2025

On May 13, 2025, the New York State Education Department released a new series of numeracy briefs, developed by Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, that focus on evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics. During this 3 hour workshop, participants will unpack Brief 6: The Role and Challenges of Using Representations and make connections to their classroom practice.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

54. eSports Professional Learning Meeting for Coaches

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Middle School and High School eSports Coaches

Dates: 9/29/2025

This monthly session is for dedicated coaches for Middle and High School eSports teams working with BOCES and Contender eSports. eSports Coaches will have the chance to network, share tips, and learn new strategies related to eSports Teams with monthly focus topics prepared by Model Schools Specialists.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 1/20
  • Wait: 0/0

55. Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities - September 2025 - virtual

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Building Principals/Administrators, Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairpersons, Parents/Families

Dates: 9/30/2025

Meeting Times: 9:00-1:00

This training was developed to promote the understanding and appropriate use of test accommodations for students with disabilities. The training is intended to provide information related to the decision-making process and types of test accommodations, as well as the documentation of appropriate accommodations on the individualized education program (IEP).

Computer-based testing and the implementation of "tests read" and scribing will also be covered.

Expected outcomes:
Students will be provided access to and participate in general education curriculum and in courses that will prepare them to take and pass the required examinations.

Participants will:




• know the purpose of test accommodations




• define test accommodations




• understand their role in supporting a student with their test accommodations




• recognize that instructional accommodations used in the classroom should be aligned with the testing accommodations provided during assessment

Materials

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10nnUMSW_7ljVK0EDYUBtm8beEec9cPi5?usp=sharing
  • Enrolled: 7/40
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56. 504 Committee Training

Program: Educational Resources

Dates: 9/30/2025

Calling all 504 commitee chairpersons and members. Whether you are new to 504 and looking to gain a better understanding of the process, or you are an experienced committee member interested in updating best-practices, this workshop will provide concrete steps and examples that can be immediately put into practice. Participants will:

- Develop an understanding of the legal requirements surrounding 504 accommodations and how these have been interpreted by the courts

- Explore tools and protocols for gathering and using data to determine substantial limitation

- Review the role of each member of the committee and best-practices for conducting 504 meetings"
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 7/15
  • Wait: 0/5

57. Engaging Counting Routines with Unifix Cubes (Elementary)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (K-12)

Dates: 9/30/2025

In this full-day workshop, teachers will learn how to use counting routines and Unifix Cubes to develop students' understanding of quantity, greater than / less than, and subitizing. Teachers will learn how to use these routines to move students through a concrete -> pictorial -> abstract progression. In the morning we will dive deep to internalize the mathematics and the different representations. In the afternoon, participants will focus on applying the learning to their own classrooms with time to develop lessons and practice implementing them.



Note: If you are a participant of the Making Mathematical Meaning workshop and coaching series, please use this Frontline post instead.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

58. Demystifying the Science of Reading: Practical Knowledge and Strategies for Librarians

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 9/30/2025 to 11/20/2025

This three-day workshop series is designed for elementary teachers interested in the latest research in reading instruction. Over the course of three days we will study the Big Six Literacy Pillars: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and oral language. By the end of the three days, you will leave with a toolkit of actionable strategies and a clear plan for implementing effective small group instruction in your classroom. You will be empowered with techniques that support differentiated learning, enhanced literacy development, and building capacity for student success.

Session 1: Science of Reading Overview The Big Six Pillars of Literacy Scarborough's Reading Rope The Simple and Active Views of Reading Phonemic Awareness

Session 2: Phonics and Vocabulary Basic and advanced phonics Screening Educational and diagnostic assessment Tiers 1, 2, and 3 Vocabulary Words

Session 3: Fluency, Comprehension, Oral Language Strategies and Techniques Executive Skills Neuroscience of Reading Comprehension

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 4.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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59. Virtual Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)/Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairperson Training - Fall 2025

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: School Psychologists, CPSE/CSE Chairpersons, Directors of PPS/Special Education, Special Education teachers, School Psychology interns

Dates: 10/1/2025 to 10/23/2025

Meeting Times: 10/1, 10/7, 10/15, and 10/23 - 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

This virtual training series of workshops will consist of four (4) live Zoom sessions. Modules 1 and 6 will be asynchronous work that you will complete independently. Other modules will include pre-work activities. Pre-work activities must be completed before the corresponding module. The Module 1 asynchronous work must be completed before Session 1. The Module 6 asynchronous work must be completed before Session 4.

Materials are accessible via Google folder. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aY9L2JQcmSNO7FZZbyS-R3_tNSAOkIDy?usp=sharing

Virtual live session dates: 10/1, 10/7, 10/15, and 10/23 (if needed). Training sessions will be 9:00-3:00, with a lunch break.

Participants will be provided with the Zoom link prior to the start date.

In this series, Chairpersons will gain an in-depth understanding of effective practices in the following aspects of the Committee on Special Education and Preschool Special Education.

Topic schedule:

Session 1 - 10/1/2025 - Module 1. Regulatory Foundations review, Module 2. Referral, Module 3. Evaluation

Session 2 - 10/7/2025 - Module 4. Eligibility, Module 5. IEP Development

Session 3 - 10/15/2025 - Module 5. IEP Development

Session 4 - 10/23/2025 - Module 6. IEP Implementation review, Module 7. Annual Review, Module 8. Reevaluation, Module 9. Effective Meetings

This training is designed for new Chairpersons. Veteran chairs would also benefit and are welcome to attend. Interns are also welcome.

Contact Brian Orzell (brian.orzell@dcboces.org) with any questions.
  • Enrolled: 11/60
  • Wait: 0/5

60. Oral Language Opportunities with the Science of Reading

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: PreK-3 Teachers; PreK-3 Building Principals; PreK-3 District Leaders; Teaching Assistants

Dates: 10/1/2025

Our New York State Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards provide the foundation for written language. Integrating oral language opportunities across the curriculum can greatly enhance reading proficiency. Language comprehension is crucial for reading comprehension.

In this workshop, we will: Use oral language to build a foundation for reading success Gather prompts for speaking in complete sentences Systematically build students' broader language skills Learn how spoken words sound, what words and sentences mean, and how to communicate ideas How to talk with young children to build early literacy skills
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 0/20
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61. Inquiry Driven Social Studies: Designing Compelling Questions

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 10/1/2025

What makes a question spark curiosity, drive student thinking, and anchor meaningful learning? In this hands-on workshop, educators will explore how to design rich, inquiry-based questions aligned to the NYS Social Studies Framework and C3 Inquiry Arc. Participants will unpack the difference between compelling and supporting questions, examine high-quality examples, and collaboratively develop their own inquiry tasks and source sets. Walk away with classroom-ready questions and feedback tools to elevate engagement and deepen historical thinking. All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

62. reLET: Recertification of Lead Evaluators of Teachers

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Previously certified K-12 Administrators who are responsible for evaluating teachers

Dates: 10/1/2025

This half-day workshop for lead evaluators of teachers is designed to promote quality and consistency in teacher evaluation in accordance with Education Law 3012-d. Participants will view video(s) of instruction, collect objective, representative evidence, align evidence to the district approved rubric, and discuss conclusions about teaching and learning with colleagues. District administrative teams are encouraged to attend as a group. The workshop content has been adjusted for the 2025-26 school year.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL KNOW AND BE ABLE TO:

  • Practice evidence collection and alignment
  • Discuss evidence with colleagues to encourage consistent language and alignment using the district approved rubric

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Evidence collection, alignment and scoring
  • Professional Conversations
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/40
  • Wait: 0/5

63. Transition Assessment: Part 2 - Using Transition Assessment Results Throughout the Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, Special Education Teachers, CSE Chairperson, Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists

Dates: 10/3/2025

Meeting Times: 9:00am-11:30am

The focus of this training is to:
1. Learn to incorporate transition assessment results into the IEP
2. Review a case study
3. Analyze transition assessment results
4. Use assessment results to identify transition strengths and needs, and develop individualized goals and services

Participants are asked to bring a student's IEP (age 15+) to the training to have the opportunity to reflect on their district's transition practices.

Participants will receive helpful resources and a variety of assessments that can be administered to students for quality, individualized IEP development.

Registered participants will be emailed the Zoom link prior to the training. As a result, please check spam/junk mail if the link is not received two days in advance. If you have any questions prior to the training, please contact me at monica.baron@dcboces.org. Thank you.
  • Enrolled: 2/30
  • Wait: 0/0

64. Elementary Principal Network

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators - Elementary School Building Leaders

Dates: 10/3/2025

Join the Dutchess BOCES county-wide Principal Network! These in-person facilitated meetings provide a vital forum for principals and assistant principals to discuss, share, learn, and support each other's important work. It's designed to strengthen communication and collaboration, offering valuable direction and professional growth through peer connection.

Price includes breakfast
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 4/50
  • Wait: 0/0

65. inPET: Initial Certification of Lead Evaluators of Principals

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Previously certified K-12 Administrators who are responsible for evaluating teachers

Dates: 10/3/2025

State required initial training for lead evaluators of principals. This workshop covers the areas of training which are prerequisites for new evaluators to meet the requirements of initial lead evaluator status.

TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards
• Evidence-based observation techniques
• Application and use of the New York State approved principal practice rubrics
• APPR Regulations including HEDI scoring and SLOs

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL KNOW AND BE ABLE TO:
• Articulate all aspects of the Regents Reform Agenda
• Use the evidence cycle in the observation process
• Explain SLO and state growth scores
• Review locally selected measures
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 3/10
  • Wait: 0/0

66. C.A.I.T Meeting

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Technology Directors, Technology Integration Specialists

Dates: 10/3/2025

The Curriculum, Assessment, and Instructional Technology (C.A.I.T.) Council meets monthly to discuss district technology planning and implementation in order to support curriculum and instructional practices to improve student learning. C.A.I.T members, including Directors of Technology, Technology Integration Specialists, and/or participants designated to attend by district leadership, discuss staff development initiatives including best practices and uses of instructional technology. The council will explore successful initiatives from a variety of sources in order to work together to best assess the effectiveness of technology on teaching and learning within our county, districts and schools.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

67. Literacy Across the Curriculum: Science, History, Math, and ELA

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 10/3/2025 to 12/5/2025

This series will focus on cross curricular connections through reading and writing in the classroom setting. Participants will create hands-on activities for children to analyze science literature, evaluate data, and create claim-evidence arguments, and foundations for reasonings. This session will focus on the depth of knowledge through higher order thinking and higher level questioning to expand students vocabulary, writing, and research skills for all grade levels. Teachers will focus on high impact instructional strategies by considering the convergence of fiction with nonfiction in order to draw comparisons, engage in deeper learning, and explore research interests of students. Teachers will align NYS Anchor Standard Reading 9, Writing 2 & 3 with Essential Questions. By using whole-group read alouds, essential questioning, comparing and contrasting, and peer assisted learning strategies (PALS).

Session 1 - Teachers will develop cross curricular, fiction/nonfiction units for Science (Animals, Plants, Astronomy, Cooking) History (biographies, transportation, inventions), Math (fractions, geometry), and Language (homonyms, synonyms, morphology, poetry, alliteration) S

Session 2 - Having read widely and deeply in science, history, math and ELA teachers will develop a personal inquiry-based path of learning for developing additional questions and resources for students to collect additional information on a chosen topic.

Session 3 - As teachers guide students toward developing their own content, they will guide students toward writing informational text using facts, evidence, and data to support their claims.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 9
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

68. SLS Advisory Council Meeting

Program: School Library System

Audience: SLS Advisory Council

Dates: 10/3/2025

The Dutchess BOCES School Library System Advisory Council meets quarterly to recommend policy, review the annual budget, and perform long-range and short-range planning, including overseeing the development of the system's Plan of Service. Participants work to approve the annual system budget and report. School librarians, public librarians, and a Southeastern NY Library Resources Council representative serve on the advisory board.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/9
  • Wait: 0/0

69. LETRS Volume I, Cohort 2

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/6/2025 to 5/4/2026

Lexia LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the foundational and fundamentals of reading and writing instruction, including phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and written language. Teachers will be provided with research-based instructional practices to support literacy acquisition.

This series covers the following units:
Unit 1: The Challenge of Learning to Read
Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English
Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition
  • Hours: 23
  • Enrolled: 23/36
  • Wait: 0/10

70. Unpacking the Numeracy Briefs: Assessments of and for Student Learning (Brief 5)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 10/6/2025

On May 13, 2025, the New York State Education Department released a new series of numeracy briefs, developed by Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, that focus on evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics. During this 3 hour workshop, participants will unpack Brief 5: Assessments of and for Student Learning and make connections to their classroom practice.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

71. Middle and High School Librarians Roundtable

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers - Secondary School Librarians (grades 6-12)

Dates: 10/6/2025 to 12/4/2025

In this meeting, middle and high school librarians will gather to share resources, build community, and support each other in their professional learning. Do not miss this opportunity to share your ideas with like-minded professionals in your field. You will set the agenda for what needs to be discussed in the areas of young adult literature, reading motivation programs, teacher collaboration, information literacy, research, and writing.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 4.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

72. Overview of Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) (Synchronous)-Two Zoom Sessions of 3 hours each

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: special education teachers, general education teachers, and other educational professionals in need of training on the basic essentials of SDI for students with disabilities.

Dates: 10/7/2025 to 11/13/2025

Meeting Times: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The Overview of Specially Designed Instruction professional development training package is the first in a suite of trainings on the development and use of specially designed instruction (SDI) for students with disabilities. This introductory training is intended to develop participants' working knowledge of the components of SDI, the rationale for using SDI, using SDI alongside other instructional strategies, and selecting appropriate SDI based upon student needs and characteristics. This is a two-part online course offered synchronously. Each session will be 3 hours from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The dates are Tuesday, October 7, 2025 and Thursday, November 13, 2025.
A Zoom Meeting link will be emailed to registrants prior to each session. Participants will:


• Develop introductory knowledge of specially designed instruction (SDI)

• Identify ethical & legal reasons for the use of SDI

• Be able to define SDI & its purpose

• Understand the relationships between SDI & other instructional strategies

• Be able to describe SDI & its core elements

• Differentiate between accommodations & modifications

• Practice selecting appropriate SDI based upon student needs & characteristics
  • Enrolled: 2/30
  • Wait: 0/5

73. Thinking and Talking Routines for Collaborative Problem Solving Within a Science of Reading Framework

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: 6-12 Teachers; 6-12 Building Principals; 6-12 District Leaders

Dates: 10/7/2025

Thinking and talking routines focus ideas and encourage collaborative problem solving, according to our NYSED Literacy Briefs on the science of reading research. Thinking routines can leverage how students build content knowledge across the disciplines, and there is so much teachers should know about how the science of reading research can support their collaborative classrooms. Let's find out what this research means for our secondary classrooms, and the basics we can use to increase students' problem solving skills.

In this workshop, we will: Combine evidence-based reading instruction with talking Develop verbal reasoning skills Go beyond turn-and-talk routines to allow students to delve into content Notice and name particular thinking moves Use critical thinking strategies to pull meaning from texts
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/5

74. Year 1: Developing High Functioning MTSS Teams

Program: Educational Resources

Dates: 10/7/2025 to 5/12/2026

Dutchess BOCES is providing year long support to build New MTSS teams or expand existing ones for District or Building Teams. MTSS is a systemic, evidence-based, continuous improvement framework that utilizes a comprehensive continuum of evidence-based practices to support needs: academic behavioral, social- emotional, student physical and mental health. Data-based instructional decision-making is informed through regular observation such that all learners are supported and have equitable access to a rigorous, high quality education from P-12.

Teams will build a common knowledge and vocabulary around MTSS-i and its tiers, and have time to discuss and design an initial MTSS-i plan outlining the building/district expectations for implementation of each level.

Topics Covered include:
October 7, 2025: What is MTSS-i: General Overview
December 9, 2025: MTSS Tier 1 Overview: Core Instruction & Universal Supports
February 24, 2026: MTSS Tier 2 Overview: Access, Interventions, and Progress Monitoring
May 12, 2026: MTSS Tier 3 Overview: Programs and Interventions

**REGISTRATION IS BY TEAM**
  • Hours: 28
  • Enrolled: 4/50
  • Wait: 0/5

75. Middle School Building Leaders Network

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Administrators - Middle School Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 10/7/2025

These facilitated meetings provide a forum for building leaders to share challenges, successes, ideas, and best practices. These in person meetings provide participants opportunities to collaborate with colleagues around timely topics offering opportunity for professional growth and the development of a network of peers. All principals and assistant principals are invited to join our county-wide Middle School Building Leader Network. The purpose of this network is to strengthen communication and collaboration and can be a valuable avenue for providing direction and support. The Dutchess BOCES county-wide Middle School Building Leader meetings are structured to provide a forum to discuss, share, learn, and support the important work of middle level building leaders.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 1/15
  • Wait: 0/0

76. Fake News vs. Misinformation and Disinformation: Teaching Information Literacy in the School Library

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers - All Librarians (grades K-12)

Dates: 10/7/2025

When students are given academic research assignments, it may be a challenge to identify source material that is credible, factual, and peer-reviewed. In today's polarized political landscape, public opinion has shifted considerably thereby creating a more pronounced challenge for even the most savvy students to ascertain the difference between fact, embedded opinion, yellow journalism, fake news, misinformation, and disinformation in nonfiction, informational texts. In this session both you and your students will learn various strategies and criteria for identifying and evaluating online information that is intentionally designed to misguide and/or misinform researchers.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

77. DASA (Dignity for All Students Act)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers, administrators, coaches, and teaching assistants, aspiring educators

Dates: 10/8/2025

This six-hour course meets all of the requirements needed for NYSED certification and certification updates for teachers, administrators, coaches, and teaching assistants. The DASA law was passed by NYS in 2010. This law seeks to provide the State's public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 2/25
  • Wait: 0/5

78. InLET: Initial Certification of Lead Evaluators of Teachers

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators-New Administrators to Teacher APPR Evaluation

Dates: 10/8/2025

This blended workshop for NEW lead evaluators of teachers is designed to promote quality and consistency in teacher evaluation in accordance with Education Law 3012-d. The first 6 hours will be conducted asynchronously on Google Classroom. The final 6 hours will be held in person at Dutchess BOCES Conference Center on your selected date.

Participants will view video(s) of instruction, collect objective, representative evidence, align evidence to the district-approved rubric, and discuss conclusions about teaching and learning with colleagues. The workshop content has been adjusted for the 2025-2026 school year.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL KNOW AND BE ABLE TO:
-Practice evidence collection and alignment
-Discuss evidence with colleagues to encourage consistent language and alignment using the district approved rubric
-Evidence collection, alignment and scoring
-Engage in Professional Conversations

All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

79. Unpacking the Numeracy Briefs: Research Base and Myths for Mathematics Teaching and Learning (Briefs 1 and 2)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 10/8/2025

On May 13, 2025, the New York State Education Department released a new series of numeracy briefs, developed by Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, that focus on evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics. During this 3 hour workshop, participants will unpack Brief 1: The Research Base for Mathematics Teaching and Learning and Brief 2: Debunking Myths about Mathematics Teaching and Learning and make connections to their classroom practice.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

80. New Visions Curriculum Support Group (Biology, Earth and Space Sciences)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/8/2025

If you are planning to use the New Visions Biology or Earth and Space Sciences curricula this year and would like thought partners as you utilize these resources, then these workshops are for you! We will start by exploring a structured routine that is part of the New Visions curricula and then have the opportunity to collaborate, troubleshoot, develop supplementary materials, or just dive more deeply into the curriculum materials in a supportive environment. Bring your success, struggles, and questions to share! Participants may join one or more sessions.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

81. Integrated ENL Co-Teaching - 3-Part Series

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: ENL and content area co-teaching partnerships, dually certified ENL and content area teachers

Dates: 10/9/2025 to 12/11/2025

This series will help co-teaching pairs to understand, plan for, and successfully implement Integrated ENL Co-Teaching in their content area classes. This series will discuss the NYS Co-Teaching Topic Briefs and reference the book Co-Teaching for English Learners: A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection by Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfeld.

Session 1 will focus on building co-teaching relationships, culturally responsive sustaining education, and instructional strategies.
Session 2 will focus on co-planning practices and routines, assessment and writing language and content objectives.
Session 3 will focus on co-teaching models.

Opportunities for implementation of the practices and strategies will be embedded throughout the series. Classroom and state testing accommodations for ELLs will also be covered.

We strongly recommend that ENL teachers attend this series with one co-teacher to allow pairs to strengthen their relationship and dedicate time within each session to planning upcoming units and lessons that they will co-teach together. Dually certified ENL and content area teachers are also encouraged to register.

All participants must bring a device in order to access materials and participate in activities.
  • Hours: 18
  • Enrolled: 2/30
  • Wait: 0/5

82. Using Phenomena to Support Inquiry in the Science Classroom

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Science Teachers

Dates: 10/9/2025

Anchoring your science teaching in phenomena is a great way to support students in developing the sensemaking and three dimensional thinking skills that they need. It can also spark your students' curiosity and help to make your classroom more inquiry driven. In this half day workshop, we'll learn more about how to find good phenomena and how to embed them into your instruction. All science teachers are welcome!

Topics include:
*Sensemaking and Phenomena
*Question Formulation Technique
*Driving Question Boards
*Student Engagement
*NYSSLS Alignment

All participants will be able to:
*Experience phenomena and engage in inquiry from a student perspective
*Plan for best ways to bring these practices back to their own classrooms

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/5

83. Developing Behavior Systems that Work: Creating Common Language (Virtual)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 10/10/2025

Meeting Times: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Dutchess BOCES Conference Center, Large Conferenc

Participants will identify and develop behavior definitions for Major behaviors (those that should be handled by an administrator) and Minor behaviors (those that should be handled by the classroom teachers) to build consistent discipline practices and data collection. A similar session will be held in-person on 10/24 as well.
  • Enrolled: 6/35
  • Wait: 0/0

84. HV TOD ROUNDTABLE

Program: Special Education

Audience: Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Dates: 10/14/2025

Meeting Times: 4 PM - 6 PM

New
Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will meet to discuss issues relevant to their field. Intended for TOD professionals. Please contact amie.fredericks@dcboces.org for a link to the meeting.
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/20

85. LETRS Volume II Cohort 1

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/14/2025 to 4/20/2026

Lexia LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the foundational and fundamentals of reading and writing instruction, including phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and written language. Teachers will be provided with research-based instructional practices to support literacy acquisition.

This series covers the following units:
Unit 5: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary
Unit 6: Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension
Unit 7: Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction
Unit 8: The Reading-Writing Connection
  • Hours: 23
  • Enrolled: 5/40
  • Wait: 0/10

86. Year 2: Developing High Functioning MTSS Teams

Program: Educational Resources

Dates: 10/14/2025 to 5/26/2026

Year 2: Developing High Functioning MTSS Teams During the second year of support, teams will convene twice during the year to share successes, ask questions of other teams, review implementation data, and revise their implementation as needed. Additional support which could include in district observation of team meetings, feedback, data review, or other supports can be requested for up to three half days during the year.

October 14, 2025: Team Review and Revision Session I
May 26, 2025: Team Review and Revision Session II

**REGISTRATION IS BY TEAM**
  • Hours: 14
  • Enrolled: 1/50
  • Wait: 0/5

87. Elementary Librarians Roundtable

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers -Elementary School Librarians (grades K-5)

Dates: 10/14/2025 to 12/2/2025

In this meeting, elementary school librarians will gather to share resources, build community, and support each other in their professional learning. Come and share your ideas with a professional learning community in your field. Get the latest insight into children's literature, read alouds, library routines, procedures, transitions, and how to teach information literacy skills and processes.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 4.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/0

88. New Visions Biology Unit 2

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Biology Teachers

Dates: 10/15/2025

During in-person unit-based PL, participants experience the second unit of the New Visions Biology curriculum materials as science learners. This "student hat” experience is drawn from actual lessons in the New Visions curriculum. Participants then have ample time to reflect on their experiences, to modify materials to serve the needs of their students, and to collaborate and troubleshoot with their peers. Each unit-based workshop foregrounds a high-leverage pedagogical goal, such as teaching phenomenon-driven units or navigating three-dimensional assessments.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 1/30
  • Wait: 0/5

89. Tech Talks for Technology Integration Specialists

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Technology Integration Specialists

Dates: 10/15/2025

Are you a Technology Integration Specialist? Please join us for a monthly roundtable to discuss topics of interest.

Topics will include:
Classroom embedded coaching
Collaborating with leadership
Identifying and overcoming barriers
Sharing resources and supports
The importance of networking

Topic ideas will grow organically with needs from the group. Let us be a support for each other and establish this important PLN for your position!

BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1
  • Enrolled: 1/15
  • Wait: 0/0

90. New Visions Earth Science Unit 2

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Earth and Space Sciences Teachers

Dates: 10/16/2025

During in-person unit-based PL, participants experience the second unit of the Earth & Space Systems curriculum materials as science learners. This "student hat” experience is drawn from actual lessons in the New Visions curriculum. Participants then have ample time to reflect on their experiences, to modify materials to serve the needs of their students, and to collaborate and troubleshoot with their peers. Each unit-based workshop foregrounds a high-leverage pedagogical goal, such as teaching phenomenon-driven units or navigating three-dimensional assessments.
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 1/30
  • Wait: 0/5

91. AI Powered Feedback & Assessment

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers Only (grades K-12)

Dates: 10/16/2025

This dynamic 3-hour workshop dives into the exciting world of AI-powered feedback and assessment. Explore how AI can revolutionize your approach to learning, saving you time and providing valuable insights for both educators and learners. This workshop will equip you with the knowledge and resources to leverage AI as a powerful tool for enhancing learning and assessment in your field.
All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

92. Assistant Principals Network

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Assistant Principals

Dates: 10/16/2025

Facilitated meetings to share challenges, ideas, successes, and best-practices. All agenda items TBD by the group. Join your peers for an opportunity to connect, collaborate, learn and grow together. Dates subject to change, based upon scheduling needs.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/50
  • Wait: 0/0

93. NY Inspires: A Plan to Transform Education in New York State

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators, Leaders, Principals

Dates: 10/16/2025

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) presented its robust timeline and implementation plan aimed at transforming education in New York, aligning with the recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures. This initiative, designed to promote greater equity within the education system, is informed by extensive stakeholder engagement, including parents, educators, administrators, school support staff, representatives of higher education, and the business community.

Join us to plan for and discuss the graduation measures that will be implemented in phases beginning with the Installation Phase Fall 2025 - Summer 2027.

There are three available sessions, all 4pm-6pm:

  • Tuesday, April 22nd
  • Tuesday, May 6th
  • Tuesday, June 3rd
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 0/40
  • Wait: 0/10

94. Fall i-Ready User Group

Program: Model Schools

Dates: 10/20/2025

Dutchess BOCES is excited to announce a Fall i-Ready User Group session focused on maximizing your use of Diagnostic 1 data! This session is designed for educators and administrators who leverage i-Ready to inform instruction.

Key Activities: Collaborative Analysis: We'll work together to dissect i-Ready reports generated from the first Diagnostic window.

Best Practices Roundtable: Share and learn from colleagues! Participate in a roundtable discussion on best practices for utilizing i-Ready data to drive student success.

Feature Exploration: Get hands-on with the latest i-Ready features and discover how they can enhance your teaching strategies.

Don't miss this opportunity to:
Gain deeper insights into student strengths and weaknesses.
Develop actionable plans based on Diagnostic 1 data.
Network with fellow educators and share best practices.
Explore the newest features i-Ready has to offer.
  • Hours: 3.5
  • Enrolled: 0/40
  • Wait: 0/10

95. Understanding by Design: Performance Based Assessments in Lieu of Regents Exams

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 10/21/2025 to 12/17/2025

With changes to graduation requirements on the horizon, teachers will need to look to alternative forms of assessment to traditional tests and quizzes. In this three day workshop series, educators will explore how to apply the principles of Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe to create performance-based assessment tasks. Participants will learn to work backward from desired learning outcomes, align assessments with essential understandings, and design performance-based assessment tasks that authentically measure student mastery. Participants will apply the framework to a unit that they are going to teach later in the year.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 9
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/5

96. Understanding and Managing Diverse Learners in the Classroom

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: For Teacher Aides and Assistants; Related Service Providers; Special Education Teachers

Dates: 10/21/2025

This comprehensive 3-hour professional development session is designed to empower educators with insights into the complex relationship between disability classifications and student behavior in educational settings. Participants will:

- Explore the 13 IEP (Individualized Education Program) disability classifications

- Understand how specific disabilities impact classroom behavior and learning

- Develop targeted intervention strategies for diverse student needs

- Create supportive classroom environments that promote student success

  • Enrolled: 0/15
  • Wait: 0/15

97. Bridging Literacy and Content: Reading and Writing in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers (grades 7-12)

Dates: 10/21/2025

Feeling like reading and social studies exist in silos? This interactive workshop will equip you with engaging strategies to weave literacy skills directly into your social studies curriculum. Learn how to transform your classroom into a vibrant space where students become critical readers, thoughtful writers, and active participants in historical and contemporary issues. This workshop is perfect for secondary social studies teachers (grades 6-12) looking to create a dynamic and engaging learning environment where literacy and content mastery go hand-in-hand! All participants must bring a device to access materials and participate in activities.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/5

98. Purposeful Play & Expression: Speaking and Listening Standards in a Science of Reading Early Childhood Classroom

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: PreK-2 Teachers; PreK-2 Building Principals; PreK-2 District Leaders; Teaching Assistants

Dates: 10/22/2025

As reinforced by the NYSED Literacy Brief on the PreK Years, collaborative and culminating projects, performances, and celebrations are a high-impact practice within the science of reading research. PreK learners plan and work together, express themselves, and showcase their thoughts and ideas in a project, performance, or celebration. Let's prioritize play as a critical method for learning and growth in our youngest learners.

In this workshop, we will: Learn the structures and processes that are needed in a PreK literacy setting Leverage social interaction as a learning tool Bring joy and purpose together in lesson planning Pull inspiration from the world around us and translate it into clear objectives Use dramatic play to step into various roles and promote speaking and listening skills
  • Hours: 7
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/5

99. Trauma-Informed Practices: Foundations

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Administrators and Teachers

Dates: 10/22/2025

Developed as part of the UPLIFT framework, this foundational workshop is intended to build awareness and support staff at any level in recognizing trauma and responding to individuals who have been exposed to adverse experiences and/or trauma. It is expected that participants will develop competency around defining and discussing trauma and common trauma symptoms, as well as implications that trauma and toxic stress can have on behaviors presented at home, in school, or in the community.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/5

100. New Visions Curriculum Support Group (Biology, Earth and Space Sciences)

Program: Educational Resources

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/22/2025

If you are planning to use the New Visions Biology or Earth and Space Sciences curricula this year and would like thought partners as you utilize these resources, then these workshops are for you! We will start by exploring a structured routine that is part of the New Visions curricula and then have the opportunity to collaborate, troubleshoot, develop supplementary materials, or just dive more deeply into the curriculum materials in a supportive environment. Bring your success, struggles, and questions to share! Participants may join one or more sessions.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 1/25
  • Wait: 0/5

101. Secondary Social Studies Teacher Network (Grades 7-12)

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Secondary Social Studies Teacher (grades 7-12)

Dates: 10/22/2025

Calling all Secondary Social Studies Teachers! Feeling isolated? Craving fresh ideas? Join our dynamic Professional Learning Network (PLN) designed to ignite your passion for social studies education. We'll meet every other month for engaging discussions, collaborative activities, and resource sharing - all focused on empowering you to:

*Deepen your subject matter expertise: Explore innovative approaches to teaching history
*Incorporate cutting-edge pedagogy: Dive into best practices for active learning, technology integration, and fostering critical thinking skills.
*Collaborate with passionate colleagues: Connect with fellow secondary educators, share successes and challenges, and build a supportive network.

Dutchess BOCES is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
  • Hours: 1.5
  • Enrolled: 0/30
  • Wait: 0/10