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1. Language Revitalization and the ENL Classroom (4/3 - 4/6/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 4/3/2023 to 4/6/2023

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Language revitalization can be defined as learning activities, including language immersion schools and programs, to cultivate new speakers, especially where intergenerational transmission of the language has been disrupted. Participants will explore the various ways in which each Indigenous speaker is keeping his/her language alive while also learning English. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.
Using the Google Earth tour Celebrating Indigenous Languages, participants will explore Indigenous languages around the world, some of which are at risk of disappearing. Participants will learn about the importance of language revitalization from the unique stories and perspectives of those who speak the world's Indigenous languages. Participants will also Explore how to utilize Google Earth in the ENL classroom. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

3. Online Book Study: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (4/10-5/12)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 4/10/2023 to 5/12/2023

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In this 15 hour asynchronous book study, participants will be taking a deep dive into the book "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” by John Ratey MD. The book reviews case studies and evidence on how important exercise and movement is for the brain to be able to create, think, and learn. Participants will use this book to help increase the movement in their own classrooms and improve practice as an educator.

Course dates listed are the start and end date of this 15 hour asynchronous course.

Participants in this course will be provided a rockteach email address to participate in the course. the course will be delivered in Google Classroom.

Required Text: "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” by John Ratey MD

Participants must secure a a copy of book or ebook prior to the start of the 15 hour course.

4. Science: Cross-Cutting Concepts and Modeling

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 4/11/2023 to 4/13/2023


In this session, participants will focus on the Cross Cutting Concepts (CCC) found in the NYSSLS Science standards. There are 7 CCCs that participants will review, and will look at resources available on how to bring them into our curriculum. An overview of what a model is will also be reviewed. Participants will go back to their grade-specific science standards and will develop a NYSSLS visual model based on NYSSLS requirements. This 3-hour course will be asynchronous and materials will be found on our class Google Classroom. Participants will receive a rockteach.org email address to participate. Dates listed are the start date and end date.
Participants will become acutely aware of the statistical gaps in achievement between different racial groups. The goal is to enlighten educators in the importance of eliminating disparities and realizing the imperative of critically developing cultural proficiency. The group will have candid conversations about race to help educational leaders understand why performance inequity persists and how to guide policy analysis and instructional reform that promote true academic parity. This hybrid 15 hour book study will assist educational leaders to examine the achievement gap through the prism of race. Participants must secure a copy of Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools and Beyond by Glenn E. Singleton before the course starts.

6. Gang Awareness: Empowering Educators - Zoom

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 4/13/2023

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Societal pressures follow students into schools every day. This seminar focuses on the significant challenges that students confront in and outside of school, including the complex reasons students engage in harmful social relationships, specifically gang activity. As a result, students find it difficult to focus on academics when they have legitimate concerns about their safety. This program addresses how gang involvement impacts the community, academic achievement and the day to day running of schools. The learning environment is a crucial indicator of student success. This training empowers educators with proactive strategies to assist in engaging "at-risk” students in healthy and positive ways that leads to building strong relationships and student learning. This course is made possible through a collaboration with NYSUT ELT and a grant from the National Education Association. A minimum of 15 is required for the course to operate.

7. Book Study: Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 4/17/2023 to 5/8/2023

This 6 hr Book Study on Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics Grades K-12 by Peter Liljedahl provides an opportunity for teachers to explore the principles and practices behind Peter Liljedahl's work. Chapter studies and discussions will focus on the use of rich tasks with opportunities to explore the practices that foster deep mathematical thinking in the classroom. Participants will explore these principles based on actual experiences with children in the classroom.
This course is presented by the Association of Mathematics Teachers in New York State (AMTNYS) in conjunction with the Rockland Teachers' Center.
Participants are responsible for securing a copy of the book in advance of thie first session.

8. Online Teaching Tools to Support English Language Learners - LH (4/17-5/12)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 4/17/2023 to 5/12/2023

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This 15 hour course will run through Google Classroom. During this experience, participants will explore a variety of online teaching tools that will support ENL learners in unique ways. During this course, participants will explore tools such as Flip, EdPuzzle, Kami, Seesaw, and Screencastify. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so that you may plan your course completion time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course.

Online Teaching Tools to Support English Language Learners is a 15 hour asynchrnous course. Many of the strategies and tools that you will learn about can be used in a traditional classroom, as well as in an online or hybrid environment so the benefits will be long lasting. The strategies and technology tools selected are being used throughout the region to meet the ever changing structure of education.
The course is available 24/7 in Google Classroom from the start date to the end date.

9. Using YouTube to Teach ENL Learners(4/17- 4/20/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 4/17/2023 to 4/20/2023

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During this course participants will learn how to use YouTube to support ENL learners. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

10. Google Forms for Data Collection

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 4/18/2023 to 4/20/2023

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Google Forms is a powerful tool in the Google Workspaces Suite. This course will teach how to use a Google Form to collect information and data from students, colleagues, and even globally. Participants will look at different data types as well as review the summary of that data. The course will focus on the collection of science data but can be adapted for any content area.

This 3-hour course is delivered asynchronously through Google Classroom. Participants will receive a rockteach.org email address to participate. The dates listed are the start and end dates. Course is available 24/7.
Participants will explore the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining (CR-S) framework which is intended to help education stakeholders create student-centered learning environments that affirm cultural identities; foster positive academic outcomes; develop students' abilities to connect across lines of difference; elevate historically marginalized voices; empower students as agents of social change; and contribute to individual student engagement, learning, growth, and achievement through the cultivation of critical thinking.

12. Addressing the Information Gap with ENL Students (4/24- 4/27/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 4/24/2023 to 4/27/2023

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During this course participants will learn how to help ENL students become comfortable obtaining and giving information in a variety of contexts. Information gap activities give them the chance to hone their real-world speaking skills and set them up to be expert investigators. Participants will learn and apply these strategies to teaching. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

13. Science: Be the Scientist: A Guide on Lab Set Up and Data Collection

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 4/25/2023 to 4/27/2023


Participants in this session will participate in the lab experience based on the NYSSLS standards.They will develop a proper Google Form for data collection. It is highly recommended that you have experience with Google Forms. A Google Forms course is being offered January 24-26, 2023, if needed. Then, we will participate in the hands-on experience and collect data using our form. This 3-hour course will be asynchronous and materials will be found on our class Google Classroom. Due to the class being asynchronous, a list of lab materials will be emailed in advance. They will be common items. Participants will receive a rockteach.org email address to participate. Dates listed are the start date and end date.

14. Planning for the Success of ELLs in Content Classes - LH

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 5/1/2023

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This seminar provides the opportunity to examine research-based strategies and approaches that assist ELLs in meeting rigorous grade-level standards through a step-by-step breakdown of the lesson planning process that includes scaffolded language and content objectives. Participants will experience a variety of motivating and engaging instructional strategies that can be strategically applied to lesson plans as a way to increase academic language production and content comprehension for ELLs. It is offered by the Lower Hudson Teacher Center Network in collaboration with NYSUT ELT.

15. Using Art to Teach in the ENL Classroom (5/1- 5/4/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 5/1/2023 to 5/4/2023

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During the course participants will learn various strategies on how to use art to teach ENL concepts. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

16. Google Sheets

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 5/2/2023 to 5/4/2023


Learn the basic function and operation of Google Sheets. Participants will have an opportunity to gain a better understanding of how a spreadsheet works and learn some uses that can be applied in their instruction. Participants will learn basic nomenclature, formulas, and charts in this asynchronous class.

This 3-hour course is delivered asynchronously through Google Classroom. Participants will receive a rockteach.org email address to participate. The dates listed are the start and end dates. Course is available 24/7.

17. Establishing Inclusive Classrooms Where Newcomers ELLs Thrive - LH

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 5/8/2023

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Newcomer students are recently-arrived immigrants representative of a range of languages, cultures, school experiences, literacy skills, and immigration circum stances. Many speak little or no English and may lack any formal education in their native countries. Guided by Eight Promising Practices, participants will learn ways to create an inclusive classroom for newcomer ELLs with spaces that embrace the voices of linguistically diverse communities and provide pathways for authentic learning opportunities. It is offered by the Lower Hudson Teacher Center Network in collaboration with NYSUT ELT.

18. Role Play to Support English Language Learning (5/8- 5/11/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 5/8/2023 to 5/11/2023

During this course participants will learn the strategies of role play and how it supports English language learning. Participants will experience role play and learn how to incorporate this strategy in their teaching or teaching support. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

19. Science: How Do We Analyze Data and Develop Evidence-Based Claims?

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 5/9/2023 to 5/11/2023


Participants will be provided with a Google Sheets file of authenticity collected data. Using Google Sheets, participants will analyze the data collected, and they will generate a graph as well as develop an evidence-based claim based on the data and the graphs.

This 3-hour course is delivered asynchronously through Google Classroom. Participants will receive a rockteach.org email address to participate. The dates listed are the start and end dates. Course is available 24/7.

20. Teaching English With Games (5/15- 5/18/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 5/15/2023 to 5/18/2023

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During this course participants will learn how to teach English through games that simulate lessons and English learning support. Participants will apply strategies to teaching that benefits both teachers and students alike. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

21. Presenting Data Using Google Slides

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 5/16/2023 to 5/18/2023


During this 3-hour asynchronous course, participants will learn to utilize the various features of Google Slides to develop a presentation. This presentation could incorporate a variety of built-in features such as slide orientation, animations, Charts from Google Sheets, and a variety of other tools.

This 3-hour course is delivered asynchronously through Google Classroom. Participants will receive a rockteach.org email address to participate. The dates listed are the start and end dates. Course is available 24/7.

22. Building Community Through Agriculture

Location: Cropsey Farm (New City, NY)

Audience: PreK-12 educators

Dates: 5/18/2023

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Engage in a day of interactive learning focused on teaching core standard concepts through the lens of agriculture. Educators will participate with lessons focused on food, fiber, and fuel systems, art and agriculture, and share in a round table discussion with community health and wellness professionals about the availability of resources for students, educators, families, and communities. Rockland Farm Alliance executive director Sue Ferreri will provide a tour and discuss the resources available at Cropsey Farm to be followed by a lesson on harvesting and cooking with students.

Lunch is included in the training. If you have dietary restrictions, please email dstudnitzer@rockteach.org. Participating PreK-12 educators will receive over $100 of books, kits, and resources.
This training is co-sponsored by the Rockland Farm Alliance, Ag in the Classroom, and Rockland County School Health and Wellness Coalition.

This training is facilitated by Sue Ferreri, Executive Director, Rockland Farm Alliance and Jeremiah Best, Agriculture in the Classroom Educator, New York Agriculture in the Classroom.

23. The New Brick - Haverstraw Brick Museum - Zoom

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 5/18/2023

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Learn from the past to discover brick technology for tomorrow. This Zoom seminar will look at the history of Brick Architecture from ancient Babylon to the present day. We will also learn brick terminology, review important NY infrastructure landmarks, and why bricks are having a renaissance as a sustainable material for new building construction in Parametric Architecture as a material leader in the New Brick Technology for tomorrow. This training is facilitated by Rachel Whitlow, Executive Director of The Haverstraw Brick Museum.

24. ENL and SEL (5/22- 5/25/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 5/22/2023 to 5/25/2023

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During this course participants will learn how to use SEL and ENL students. Although SEL is widely used, there are specific strategies that support ENL students and their learning directly. Parctcpianst will be exposed to these strategies and learn how to apply them to teaching or teaching support. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

25. Screencastify for Recording and Editing

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 5/23/2023 to 5/25/2023


During this 3-hour asynchronous workshop, participants will learn about the various tools built into the Screencastify recorder while recording a presentation that they have prepared to use in their classroom. They will learn to use the built-in editor to crop clips, combine clips, rearrange clips and then download the final product.

This 3-hour course is delivered asynchronously through Google Classroom. Participants will receive a rockteach.org email address to participate. The dates listed are the start and end dates. Course is available 24/7.

26. NYSSLS and the 3D Standards Alignment

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 5/30/2023 to 6/8/2023


In this session, participants will explore all the NYSSLS standards for their grade levels and develop an "3D alignment” worksheet for a single lesson/concept or unit. This session will run 6 asynchronous hours. Dates noted are the start date and end date. All work is due 3/23/23

27. United States of Culture (5/30-6/1/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 5/30/2023 to 6/1/2023

Through the use of Google Arts and Culture, participants will explore the theme labeled "United States of Culture.” This theme is an excellent teaching and learning resource that can be used with ENL students. Through visual, audio, and text related exploration, ENL students will experience American culture and draw connections to their own. These connections will foster English as their new language. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

28. Take a Cultural Virtual Field Trip (6/12-6/15/23)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 6/12/2023 to 6/15/2023

Participants in this course will take virtual field trips not only to location but to time periods and events from history that shaped our future. When students have a virtual field trip experience to accompany learning, the students comprehend concepts deeply. Participants will learn how to adapt these Google Arts and Culture field experiences into their teaching or teaching support. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.

29. Affirming Classrooms for LGBTQ+ Youth - Zoom

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 7/12/2023

This interactive workshop will focus on how to create affirming classroom environments for your LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) students. It will cover terms LGBTQ+ students want you to know, legal considerations, and more. Led by Loren Klein, Director of Health & Wellness, and staff of the Rockland County Pride Center.

Students returning to physical education classes following a concussion often need to go through the Return to Play Protocol. Return to Play was designed to return athletes to competition and is predicated on a student being symptom free before they can start the protocol. If school districts use this for physical education classes, students can miss many weeks of class and the social, physical, and emotional benefits that these classes provide. Also, research has shown activity can be beneficial for recovery from concussion.

This interactive Zoom will examine an approach to Return to Physical Education after a concussion. The process of a gradual return to activity will be examined. Also, impediments for the implementation of return to physical education will also be discussed. Solutions will be offered to help clear these roadblocks.

Presenter: Michelle Kellen, M.Ed., Professional Development Manager, Brain Injury Association of New York State.

BIANYS will provide CEUs in the following areas: Social Work, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Occupational Therapy.

This training is co-sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of NYS

31. Affirming Classrooms for LGBTQ+ Youth - Zoom

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 10/19/2023

This interactive workshop will focus on how to create affirming classroom environments for your LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) students. It will cover terms LGBTQ+ students want you to know, legal considerations, and more. Led by Loren Klein, Director of Health & Wellness, and staff of the Rockland County Pride Center.
During this one hour session you will learn about the science of a concussion, including leading causes, signs and symptoms. Attendees will gain insight on what it is like to be a student with a concussion trying to attend school. Finally you will learn academic adjustments that you can use to help students who are recovering from a concussion. An update to this presentation also examines considerations and adjustments to virtual learning. This session is provided by Michelle Kellen, Brain Injury Association on NYS (BIANYS). BIANYS offers Social Work (#0539), Physical Therapy/ PT Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologist & Audiologists, and Occupational Therapy/OT assistants. This training is co-sponsored by BIANYS and RTC.