'

Professional Development

Help Topics

Catalog: Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation

Search Options

Search Results (1 - 83 of 83)

1. MTSS Practices Community 26-27

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 9/16/2026 to 5/13/2027

This MTSS Community is designed to bring teams together to learn, share, and grow in their work with Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Through collaborative sessions, participants will explore best practices, strengthen system-level implementation, and support one another in building structures that meet the needs of all learners. These gatherings will focus on connection, practical strategies, and shared problem-solving to help move MTSS efforts forward in meaningful and manageable ways.
  • Enrolled: 9/25
  • Wait: 0/0

2. Oswego County Curriculum and Instruction Community 2026-2027

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Central office staff charged with instructional leadership within component districts.

Dates: 9/18/2026 to 6/24/2027

These monthly sessions, designed for county Curriculum & Instruction Council members, will focus on building the knowledge and skills to support the latest initiatives from the New York State Department of Education. During our time together participants will engage in discussions and activities to ensure we are equipped to implement transformative educational strategies within our districts and community.
  • Enrolled: 12/20
  • Wait: 0/0

3. CSE Advisory Council Meeting

Program: Exceptional Education

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

These monthly sessions, designed for county Special Education leaders, will focus on building the knowledge, skills, and leadership capacity needed to support the latest initiatives, guidance, and regulatory updates from the New York State Education Department. Participants will engage in collaborative discussions, problem-solving activities, and the sharing of best practices to strengthen special education programs and services. Together, we will explore strategies that promote compliance, improve outcomes for students with disabilities, and support the effective implementation of state priorities across districts and communities.
  • Enrolled: 9/60
  • Wait: 0/5

4. OCDOT Meetings 2026-2027

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: Directors of Technolgy

Dates: 9/25/2026 to 6/11/2027

OCDOT Meetings 2026-2027 Location: Cayuga Community College, 11 River Glen Drive, Fulton, NY 13069 CCC Conference Room, F201, 2nd floor, take the stairs or elevator just inside the front entrance and it's right there.
  • Enrolled: 3/20
  • Wait: 0/0

5. Instructional Coaches Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Instructional Coaches/Specialists at all levels

Dates: 9/25/2026 to 5/18/2027

This community of educators will engage in professional dialogue around topics and issues intended to support the craft of coaching. Such topics as intentional trust and relationship building, growth producing feedback, communication skills, and mindful presence will be explored. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to bring issues and challenges to the table for exploration and support with colleagues.
  • Enrolled: 18/40
  • Wait: 0/0

6. Oswego County Secondary Principal Community 2026-2027 (Middle School & High School)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Principals

Dates: 9/30/2026 to 5/18/2027

These sessions, designed for building leaders, will focus on building knowledge and skills to support the latest initiatives from the New York State Department of Education. During our time together participants will engage in discussions and activities to ensure we are equipped to implement transformative educational strategies with our staff and community. This year's topics will include the NYS Portrait of a Graduate, Authentic Learning & Performance Assessment, Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education, and more!
  • Enrolled: 20/35
  • Wait: 0/0

7. Mathematics Learning Community 26-27

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Leaders

Dates: 9/30/2026 to 5/5/2027

Whether you're a classroom teacher, coach, or curriculum leader, this K-12 math community is your space to connect, learn, and lead. We'll dive into the latest NYSED updates and explore best practices in math instruction that can be turned into turnkey resources for your teams or districts. Together, we'll keep the mathematical practices at the heart of every conversation-while intentionally connecting our work to the Portrait of a Graduate-as we work toward instructional coherence, equity, and impact across all grade levels. Be part of a dynamic network of educators passionate about math instruction and ready to turn ideas into action!
  • Enrolled: 18/50
  • Wait: 0/0

8. Oswego County Assistant Principals Community 2026-2027

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Assistant Principals

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

These sessions, designed for building leaders, will focus on building knowledge and skills to support the latest initiatives from the New York State Department of Education. During our time together participants will engage in discussions and activities to ensure we are equipped to implement transformative educational strategies with our staff and community. This year's topics will include the NYS Portrait of a Graduate, Authentic Learning & Performance Assessment, Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education, and more!
  • Enrolled: 15/35
  • Wait: 0/0

9. Oswego County Elementary Principal Community 2026-2027

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Elementary Principals

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

These sessions, designed for building leaders, will focus on building knowledge and skills to support the latest initiatives from the New York State Department of Education. During our time together participants will engage in discussions and activities to ensure we are equipped to implement transformative educational strategies with our staff and community. This year's topics will include the NYS Portrait of a Graduate, Authentic Learning & Performance Assessment, Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education, and more!
  • Enrolled: 15/35
  • Wait: 0/0

10. Literacy Leaders Community (PreK-6)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: administrators, coaches, teacher leaders, grade level facilitators

Dates: 10/20/2026 to 6/8/2027

This community will focus on strategies to improve learning and teaching, utilizing knowledge of the science of reading and writing. We hope to build the capacity of those that attend this community to be a literacy resource in their districts and buildings. This year, we plan to embark on a book study as part of our community as well as reserve time each meeting for resource creation. Community Members: administrators, coaches, teacher leaders, grade level facilitators
  • Enrolled: 19/40
  • Wait: 0/0

11. Seal of Biliteracy Consortium 2026-2027

Program: School Improvement

Audience: District SoBL coordinators, WL teachers, ENL teachers, Administrators, etc.

Dates: 10/21/2026 to 6/9/2027

Join us as we come together to learn more about the Seal of Biliteracy in Oswego County. We will explore how to increase student interest and support one another as we navigate through the New York State requirements. This community will meet to support multiple districts in preparing students for the Seal of Biliteracy. Information from the OBEWL Seal meetings with Candance Black will be shared at each meeting. Link to join: https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/3750412712?omn=91025247608 The final student Seal Presentations are tentatively scheduled for April 27, 2027.
  • Enrolled: 9/35
  • Wait: 0/0

12. Social Studies/Secondary ELA/Special Ed Collaborative Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Secondary Teachers of Social Studies (Gr 5-12), Secondary Teachers of ELA (Grades 5-12), Literacy Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Department Chairs, Teacher Leaders, Administrators (Directors, Curriculum Specialists, Principals, Asst Principals)

Dates: 10/22/2026 to 4/29/2027

This community of educators will focus on professional dialogue aligned to culturally responsive practices, standards alignment in curriculum & instruction, and evidence-based practices in critical thinking through reading and writing. Collegial conversations will focus on how to plan lessons that use interdisciplinary skills to get students at deeper levels of authentic learning. Session topics, practices, and resources/materials will be designed with the intention of turn keying back to your home district to support professional growth of your department and teacher teams. *Consider attending as an interdisciplinary team! Target Audience: Secondary Teachers of Social Studies (Gr 5-12), Secondary Teachers of ELA (Grades 5-12), Literacy Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Department Chairs, Teacher Leaders, Administrators (Directors, Curriculum Specialists, Principals, Asst Principals) *Half day or Full Day Option Social Studies will be the focus for the interdisciplinary discussions that take place in the morning timeslot from 8:30-11:00. ELA will be the focus for the the interdisciplinary discussions that take place in the afternoon timeslot 12:00-2:30. ***Get a substitute that fits your needs. half day or full day. Your attendance on the sign in sheet will indicate your school district's sub reimbursement rate.
  • Enrolled: 27/40
  • Wait: 0/0

13. Science of Reading Workshop: Transferring Knowledge into Practice

Program: School Improvement

Audience: newer general ed teachers, special educators, newer reading specialists, school/district leaders new to the science of reading

Dates: 10/26/2026 to 11/19/2026

This multi-day workshop provides educators with an in-depth study of reading research models featured in the New York State Science of Reading Literacy Briefs, as well as evidence based practices aligned to the New York State Literacy Instructional Best Practice and New York State Writing Instructional Best Practices. This training is designed to serve as a bridge to practice by prioritizing hands-on application of learning. Participants will engage in authentic learning experiences, ensuring the transfer of scientific principles into immediate, effective classroom practices. In addition, this group will continue as a community of practice throughout the school year with quarterly virtual meetings to support professional growth and successful implementation of science of reading practices. Target audience: newer general ed teachers, special educators, newer reading specialists, school/district leaders new to the science of reading.
  • Enrolled: 8/35
  • Wait: 0/0

14. NYSED Numeracy Initiative Hybrid Webinar - Grades K-5 Math Instructional Best Practices Guide

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-5 educators and administrators

Dates: 10/27/2026

Starting Today
The NYSED hybrid webinar will provide regional mathematics leaders with an overview of the "NYSED Grades K-5 Math Instructional Best Practices Guide”, an evidence-based resource designed to support a shared vision for high-quality mathematics teaching and learning in Grades K-5. The guide aligns with the New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards and NYSED's Numeracy Initiative by connecting evidence-based instructional practices to the five interconnected strands of mathematical proficiency: conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, strategic competence, adaptive reasoning, and productive disposition. The guide provides a resource for instructional leaders to support mathematics instruction, professional learning, coaching, curriculum implementation, and school and district improvement. It also provides a framework and evidence to support regional leaders as they complete the NYSED attestation regarding the use of mathematics instructional best practices.
  • Enrolled: 20/40
  • Wait: 0/0

15. World Language Community

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 10/27/2026 to 4/21/2027

Starting Today
This community of educators will focus on professional dialogue aligned to rigorous tasks, standards alignment in curriculum and instruction, best practices for engaging with all students, and more. Who should attend? Any World Language teacher that wants to collaborate, learn, and grow as an educator. We will spend a portion of our meeting time working on completing the Checkpoint B Exam. The rest of the time will be spent on standards and student engagement. This group has traditionally demonstrated a wealth of knowledge that would be beneficial to share!
  • Enrolled: 22/40
  • Wait: 0/0

16. Emergent Bilingual (ENL) Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: ENL Teachers

Dates: 10/29/2026 to 5/19/2027

Starting Soon
This is a new community! All ENL teachers are invited to join this community where we will investigate best practices for teaching emergent bilinguals. Information from the Office of World Language and Bilingual Education will be shared. We will be using the Science of Reading for Multi-Lingual Learners Toolkit from the NYS OBEWL as well as other resources. We will look at gaining increased participation for ELLs and Ever-ELLs for the Seal of Biliteracy. Join us to embark on this journey together and network with other teachers like you!
  • Enrolled: 8/40
  • Wait: 0/0

17. NYS BOCES Technology Leaders Fall Virtual Meeting

Program: Instructional Technology

Audience: Technology Directors and Coordinators

Dates: 10/29/2026

NewStarting Soon
This meeting is for all NYS BOCES Technology leaders and coordinators. Please join us to collaborate, connect and share around 2D, security, BOCES services and district/BOCES/regional support. The zoom link will be provided upon registration.
  • Enrolled: 4/50
  • Wait: 0/5

18. November 2, 2022 Oswego County Wide Health Education PD Day

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Health teachers

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Oswego County Health teachers work with local health organizations to create interactive lesson plans to expand health curriculums and health skills. Agenda 8AM-10AM - Gina Clark - Helio Health - Mental Health Crisis intervention 10AM- 11AM - Design Interactive Lesson plans surrounding Mental Health Crisis 11AM-12PM - Lunch 12PM-1:30PM Sarah Cotton - Oswego County Health Department - Creating a Lesson aligned with NYS Opioid Mandate and Naloxone training 1:30PM -3:00PM Share Skills based lessons with colleagues in a shared google drive and discuss County - guest speaker presentations
  • Enrolled: 9/50
  • Wait: 0/5

19. November 2, 2022 Oswego County Wide Physical Education PD Day

Program: School Improvement

Audience: PE teachers

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Functional strength training to incorporate into PE classrooms and round table discussion about everyday problems and concerns in PE Session 1 (8:00AM - 11:00) # Functional Strength Training w/ Mitch & Kristen Clark Session 2 (11:00AM-11:30) Implementation of Presentation (HS in Gym 1, MS in Gym 2 & Elem in Cafe) LUNCH Session 3 (12:45-1:35) HS Round Table - in Gym 1, MS Round Table in Gym 2, & Elementary. Round Table in Cafe Session 4 (1:45-2:35) HS Round Table - in Gym 1, MS Round Table in Gym 2, & Elementary. Round Table in Cafe #Functional Strength Training - Will take place in the Girls Activity Room, upstairs in the batting cage/turf area ***Archery/NASP training will take place from 10 AM-2:30 for everyone pre registered. This will take place int he main gym
  • Enrolled: 63/75
  • Wait: 0/5

20. November 2, 2026 County-Wide Professional Development - Collective Care and Learning: Supporting Mental Health and Wellness in Schools

Program: School Improvement

Audience: All Members of School Collective Care Teams (School Counselors, School Psychologists, School Social Workers, School Nurses, Behavior Specialists, Restorative Practices Specialists, School Administrators, School-based Community Agency Partners)

Dates: 11/2/2026

Starting Soon
This conference is designed to empower school-based collective care teams to build sustainable, effective mental health and wellness support for the entire school community. Together, participants will unpack the NYS Mental Health Briefs to deepen understanding, build team capacity, and unlock new opportunities for cross-system collaboration. Interactive breakout sessions will focus on key topics including supporting students with anxiety, enhancing MTSS-I frameworks, and integrating community mental health support systems.
  • Enrolled: 80/150
  • Wait: 0/5

21. November 2, 2026, From Learner-Centered Practice to Authentic Assessment: Designing for the NYS Portrait of a Graduate (Secondary English, Social Studies, World Language, Librarians)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Secondary English, Social Studies, World Language, Librarians

Dates: 11/2/2026

Wait ListStarting Soon
As NY Inspires shifts how students show what they know, this hands-on workshop helps middle and high school teachers build authentic, performance-based assessments. Participants will explore learner-centered practices, analyze assessments for evidence of learning, and begin designing an assessment that captures a Portrait of a Graduate attribute. Bring a laptop and a current assessment. In this session, participants will:





• Build a shared understanding of authentic, high-quality assessment and how it connects to the NYS Portrait of a Graduate and New York's Educational Assessment Strategy.





• Explore how learner-centered practices help students build toward strong demonstrations of learning.





• Analyze assessments for the evidence of learning they generate and identify opportunities to increase authenticity and transfer.





• Begin designing or redesigning an assessment that offers students multiple ways to demonstrate learning and produces evidence of a Portrait of a Graduate attribute.
  • Enrolled: 143/130
  • Wait: 13/20

22. November 2, 2026, From Learner-Centered Practice to Authentic Assessment: Designing for the NYS Portrait of a Graduate (Secondary Science, Math, Technology, CTE, FACS and Business)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Secondary Science, Math, Technology, CTE, FACS and Business

Dates: 11/2/2026

Wait ListStarting Soon
As NY Inspires shifts how students show what they know, this hands-on workshop helps middle and high school teachers build authentic, performance-based assessments. Participants will explore learner-centered practices, analyze assessments for evidence of learning, and begin designing an assessment that captures a Portrait of a Graduate attribute. Bring a laptop and a current assessment. In this session, participants will:









• Build a shared understanding of authentic, high-quality assessment and how it connects to the NYS Portrait of a Graduate and New York's Educational Assessment Strategy.









• Explore how learner-centered practices help students build toward strong demonstrations of learning.









• Analyze assessments for the evidence of learning they generate and identify opportunities to increase authenticity and transfer.









• Begin designing or redesigning an assessment that offers students multiple ways to demonstrate learning and produces evidence of a Portrait of a Graduate attribute.
  • Enrolled: 145/130
  • Wait: 15/20

23. Unframed - RE;Thinking the Future of Arts Education

Program: Arts-In-Education

Dates: 11/2/2026

Starting Soon
Unframed: Breaking Open the Future of Arts Education invites arts educators to explore how NY Inspires is creating new possibilities for the future of arts education. Through a variety of sessions, presenters, and partners, participants will investigate connections among the arts, CTE, career and industry readiness, emerging pathways, and the Portrait of a Graduate. This conference day challenges educators to think beyond traditional program structures, discover innovative practices, and consider new opportunities for expanding what arts education can look like for today's students. Joining us will be Danielle Collins from InspireEDU, Michael Brownell from NAfME, and State Education representatives. We will also have sessions with Drones, modernizing middle school music, AI and its evolution in the Arts, and more making sessions to come! Don't miss out on a great day of learning!
  • Enrolled: 118/200
  • Wait: 0/0

24. WIDA Certification Support Work Sessions (CiTi BOCES)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Staff seeking WIDA certification for English proficiency testing

Dates: 11/2/2026 to 11/3/2026

Starting Soon
New York State is transitioning from the NYSESLAT to WIDA Access for the annual assessment of English language proficiency for English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners. This work session is designed to support staff as they complete required WIDA online training and certification. Participants will independently work through the applicable WIDA modules and certification requirements, with Mid-State RBERN providing dedicated time, space, guidance, and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues throughout the process. Please note: This is not a WIDA-facilitated training session, and completion of all required certification requirements during this single work session is not guaranteed.
  • Enrolled: 13/50
  • Wait: 0/0

25. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 & 2: Effective Communication - (Double Session)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedStarting Soon
How do we make sure that what they hear and what we said are the same message? Using best practices for healthy interpersonal communication, this session is designed to support clear, complete and useful communication with students. Participants will explore the foundational skills for leveraging verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to increase the effectiveness of our communication with students. Participants will have the opportunity to practice affective statements, question based-approaches and positive redirection, to support how we engage in productive conversations.
  • Enrolled: 25/25
  • Wait: 0/0

26. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 & 2: Supporting Autistic Students through Visual Supports - (Double Session)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
This training provides an in-depth overview of Structured Teaching, an evidence-based approach designed to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in classroom settings. Participants will learn how clear structure, routines, and visual support can improve student understanding, reduce challenging behaviors, and increase independence. The session will focus on practical classroom strategies, sensory processing, characteristics of an Autistic and how to use visual supports effectively. Educators will explore how to implement these supports across academic activities, transitions, and daily routines. This training emphasizes realistic, easy-to-apply strategies that can be immediately used to support student success and engagement in inclusive and specialized learning environments. Audience: Support staff working with elementary Autistic NYSSA students or students with moderate or high support needs.
  • Enrolled: 34/40
  • Wait: 0/0

27. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 (AI) Prompt Engineering 101:

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Step into the world of artificial intelligence with a friendly, beginner-focused tour of tools that make TA work easier. Discover how to write simple prompts to brainstorm lesson ideas, draft communications, and save time on routine workloads. Leave with practical, stress-free ways to harness AI as a helpful co-pilot in and out of the classroom. You WILL need to bring a device with you to this session
  • Enrolled: 20/25
  • Wait: 0/0

28. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 Climbing the Staircase to Scaffold Confident Writers: (K - 5th grade) ***Re-OPEN***

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Do you ever find yourself holding the pencil, dictating sentences, or spelling words letter-by-letter for a stuck writer? It's a natural reflex-we want to rescue our students when they struggle! But over-assisting accidentally robs elementary writers of the heavy lifting they need to grow. Join us for a fast-paced, interactive session tailored specifically to our CKLA curriculum. You will learn about the "Staircase of Support," and swap the rescue reflex for powerful scaffolding that builds truly independent elementary writers.
  • Enrolled: 0/25
  • Wait: 0/0

29. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 Connect First, Teach Second: Building Real Relationships with Kids

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
An interactive workshop that gives teaching assistants practical, ready-to-use tools for forming genuine connections with students. Participants leave with concrete strategies they can use the very next day to build trust, belonging, and a positive classroom community-especially with students who are hard to reach. The focus is on relationship skills that reduce behavior issues and increase engagement.
  • Enrolled: 36/34
  • Wait: 0/0

30. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 Cultivating Educator Resiliency

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Participants will learn the definition of resiliency and its importance to you as individuals and your work as educators. How our mind and body responds to stress and emotions and discussing strategies to lower stress and cultivate resilience are also components. Finally, the presentation will help participants develop self-care strategies and tools to promote staff wellness
  • Enrolled: 12/25
  • Wait: 0/0

31. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 Don't Take the Bait! Avoiding Power Struggles and De-escalating Challenging Student Behavior

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
Working with students can sometimes feel like a battle of wills-but it doesn't have to! In this interactive workshop, teaching assistants will explore why students become emotionally escalated, how well-intentioned adult responses can sometimes make matters worse, and practical strategies for staying calm, avoiding power struggles, and helping students regain control. Through real-world examples and discussion, participants will leave with tools they can use immediately.
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

32. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 From Crisis to Calm: Listening and responding to kids in crisis

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
This interactive session focuses on creating optimal conditions for connecting with children navigating moments of crisis. Key Highlights Connecting Language with Emotion: Help children articulate and process complex feelings. Essential Response Skills: Learn core techniques for effective, empathetic crisis communication. Practical Application: Engage in hands-on practice to build confidence and apply strategies in real-time.
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

33. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 Keep Calm and TA On

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
This interactive session gives Teaching Assistants a voice and a space to connect. Participants will share challenges, successes, and strategies from their daily work with students. Through guided discussion, we'll explore common themes such as managing behavior and fostering student independence and identify practical takeaways to bring back to classrooms. Facilitated by Vincent Barry, this session is designed to celebrate the expertise of TAs while building a sense of community and shared purpose. A personal device is preferred for this session but not required. Primary Bucket: Working with Other Adults (TAs are sharing experiences, discussing challenges, learning from one another, and developing strategies together.)
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

34. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 Nixing Negativity

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
a practical workshop designed to help you recognize, manage, and overcome negative habits in yourself and your environment. What You'll Learn: Understand Negativity: Differentiate between situational stress and habitual negative thinking ("negaholism"). Shift Perspective: Break negative thought loops and find opportunities within challenging situations. Communicate Effectively: Master active listening skills and understand how tone and pacing (para-verbal communication) shape your message. Build Positive Habits: Gain actionable strategies to handle triggers, practice optimism, and foster a healthier work environment.
  • Enrolled: 33/40
  • Wait: 0/0

35. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 Virtual Field Trip

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
In this interactive PD session, participants will experience a virtual field trip firsthand-just as students would. We'll take a guided tour through a selected virtual destination (e.g., a museum, historical site), exploring its features, educational value, and engagement potential. As we navigate the experience together, we'll reflect on how we can support students during virtual explorations. This hands-on approach will empower participants to confidently assist in planning and leading virtual field trips in their own classrooms. Primary Bucket: Implementing Instructional Practices to Support Student Learning (The participants aren't just hearing about virtual field trips-they're experiencing one and learning how to plan, facilitate, and support students during the experience.)
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

36. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 1 What on Earth? Travel the World - No Passport Necessary!

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
What if your students could connect with a class across the world… without ever leaving school? In this interactive session, you'll experience Geography 20 Questions (or Mystery Skype), a dynamic way to bring global collaboration and digital citizenship to life. You will exchange yes/no questions with a partner class to uncover each other's locations, then engage in meaningful conversations that build empathy and global awareness. Discover how this activity aligns with NYS standards and transforms learning into a true global adventure. Primary Buckets: Building Community with Students and Implementing Instructional Practices to Support Student Learning (This experience is designed to have students connect with other students, communicate, collaborate, develop empathy, and build global awareness. At the same time, educators can learn a specific instructional strategy that they can implement with students, and it is being explicitly connected to standards and digital citizenship.)
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

37. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 A-Z Stress Strategies

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
In this interactive session participants will explore actionable coping skills and techniques to manage stress and maintain calm in difficult situations. The workshop guides attendees through a comprehensive A-Z list of practical strategies, reflective quotes, and daily self-care habits. Participants will learn how to: Identify stress triggers, reframe perspectives, and apply personalized tools for physical and emotional well-being. The session also highlights essential community and educational resources to support long-term stress management.
  • Enrolled: 34/40
  • Wait: 0/0

38. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 Chromebook Accessibility Magic for TAs: Superpowers for Every Student

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Discover how built-in Chromebook features can transform the learning experience for students with diverse needs and learning styles. This hands-on session covers essential tools like dictation, screen zoom, Select-to-Speak, and high-contrast display to simplify your classroom support. Leave with quick, high-impact techniques to empower every student to learn independently. You WILL need to bring a device with you to this session
  • Enrolled: 4/25
  • Wait: 0/0

39. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 Connect First, Teach Second: Building Real Relationships with Kids

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
An interactive workshop that gives teaching assistants practical, ready-to-use tools for forming genuine connections with students. Participants leave with concrete strategies they can use the very next day to build trust, belonging, and a positive classroom community-especially with students who are hard to reach. The focus is on relationship skills that reduce behavior issues and increase engagement.
  • Enrolled: 34/34
  • Wait: 0/0

40. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 Cultivating Educator Resiliency

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Participants will learn the definition of resiliency and its importance to you as individuals and your work as educators. How our mind and body responds to stress and emotions and discussing strategies to lower stress and cultivate resilience are also components. Finally, the presentation will help participants develop self-care strategies and tools to promote staff wellness
  • Enrolled: 4/25
  • Wait: 0/0

41. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 Don't Take the Bait! Avoiding Power Struggles and De-escalating Challenging Student Behavior

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
Working with students can sometimes feel like a battle of wills-but it doesn't have to! In this interactive workshop, teaching assistants will explore why students become emotionally escalated, how well-intentioned adult responses can sometimes make matters worse, and practical strategies for staying calm, avoiding power struggles, and helping students regain control. Through real-world examples and discussion, participants will leave with tools they can use immediately.
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

42. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 Every Word Matters: Creating Community Through Communication

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
In this session we will learn strategies to avoid power struggles, build community, and create positive relationships through calm, respectful communication. Staff will be equipped with simple, ready-to-use language and tools to support student connection, cooperation, and a positive school climate.
  • Enrolled: 23/28
  • Wait: 0/0

43. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 From Crisis to Calm: Listening and responding to kids in crisis

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
This interactive session focuses on creating optimal conditions for connecting with children navigating moments of crisis. Key Highlights Connecting Language with Emotion: Help children articulate and process complex feelings. Essential Response Skills: Learn core techniques for effective, empathetic crisis communication. Practical Application: Engage in hands-on practice to build confidence and apply strategies in real-time.
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

44. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 Keep Calm and TA On

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
This interactive session gives Teaching Assistants a voice and a space to connect. Participants will share challenges, successes, and strategies from their daily work with students. Through guided discussion, we'll explore common themes such as managing behavior and fostering student independence and identify practical takeaways to bring back to classrooms. Facilitated by Vincent Barry, this session is designed to celebrate the expertise of TAs while building a sense of community and shared purpose. A personal device is preferred for this session but not required. Primary Bucket: Working with Other Adults (TAs are sharing experiences, discussing challenges, learning from one another, and developing strategies together.)
  • Enrolled: 27/28
  • Wait: 0/0

45. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 Virtual Field Trip

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
In this interactive PD session, participants will experience a virtual field trip firsthand-just as students would. We'll take a guided tour through a selected virtual destination (e.g., a museum, historical site), exploring its features, educational value, and engagement potential. As we navigate the experience together, we'll reflect on how we can support students during virtual explorations. This hands-on approach will empower participants to confidently assist in planning and leading virtual field trips in their own classrooms. Primary Bucket: Implementing Instructional Practices to Support Student Learning (The participants aren't just hearing about virtual field trips-they're experiencing one and learning how to plan, facilitate, and support students during the experience.)
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

46. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 2 What on Earth? Travel the World - No Passport Necessary!

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
What if your students could connect with a class across the world… without ever leaving school? In this interactive session, you'll experience Geography 20 Questions (or Mystery Skype), a dynamic way to bring global collaboration and digital citizenship to life. You will exchange yes/no questions with a partner class to uncover each other's locations, then engage in meaningful conversations that build empathy and global awareness. Discover how this activity aligns with NYS standards and transforms learning into a true global adventure. Primary Buckets: Building Community with Students and Implementing Instructional Practices to Support Student Learning (This experience is designed to have students connect with other students, communicate, collaborate, develop empathy, and build global awareness. At the same time, educators can learn a specific instructional strategy that they can implement with students, and it is being explicitly connected to standards and digital citizenship.)
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

47. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 (AI) Prompt Engineering 101:

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
Step into the world of artificial intelligence with a friendly, beginner-focused tour of tools that make TA work easier. Discover how to write simple prompts to brainstorm lesson ideas, draft communications, and save time on routine workloads. Leave with practical, stress-free ways to harness AI as a helpful co-pilot in and out of the classroom. You WILL need to bring a device with you to this session
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

48. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 Don't Take the Bait! Avoiding Power Struggles and De-escalating Challenging Student Behavior

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Working with students can sometimes feel like a battle of wills-but it doesn't have to! In this interactive workshop, teaching assistants will explore why students become emotionally escalated, how well-intentioned adult responses can sometimes make matters worse, and practical strategies for staying calm, avoiding power struggles, and helping students regain control. Through real-world examples and discussion, participants will leave with tools they can use immediately.
  • Enrolled: 27/28
  • Wait: 0/0

49. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 Every Word Matters: Creating Community Through Communication

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
In this session we will learn strategies to avoid power struggles, build community, and create positive relationships through calm, respectful communication. Staff will be equipped with simple, ready-to-use language and tools to support student connection, cooperation, and a positive school climate.
  • Enrolled: 27/28
  • Wait: 0/0

50. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 Promoting Positive Classroom Management

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
The session will cover the following topics: defining and acknowledging expectations, active supervision, behavior specific praise, and response strategies for inappropriate behavior.
  • Enrolled: 21/25
  • Wait: 0/0

51. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 Team Up for Kids: Partnering with Teachers & Adults the Smart Way

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
A practical, interactive workshop that helps teaching assistants become stronger collaborative partners with teachers and other adults. Participants practice clear communication, shared problem-solving, and respectful boundary-setting so the whole adult team can better support students. The emphasis is on real classroom scenarios.
  • Enrolled: 34/34
  • Wait: 0/0

52. Collective Care and Learning: Breakout Session- "You Are Not the Intervention!”: Putting the SYSTEM in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Relying on individual educators to bridge systemic MTSS gaps is neither sustainable nor effective. MTSS was designed for predictable, equitable and efficient systems-not as a network of individual "firefighters.” This interactive session will provide strategies and tools for teams to move to a team-driven infrastructure by integrating the art and science of our work, and keeping each member of the team "working to the top of their credentials.”
  • Enrolled: 22/50
  • Wait: 0/0

53. Collective Care and Learning: Breakout Session- Anxiety Skills Group for Students

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
This workshop introduces a structured, school-based anxiety skills group that helps students (K-12) build distress tolerance, challenge anxious thinking, and reduce avoidance behaviors. Participants will learn how to teach students about the "glitchy brain,” normalize anxiety, and use experiential exercises to increase emotional resilience. The session includes hands-on demonstrations of exposure-based activities, cognitive restructuring techniques, and strategies for involving parents and teachers as effective coaches. Attendees will leave with a step-by-step framework to run their own anxiety groups and practical tools to help students face fears, tolerate discomfort, and engage more fully in school and social environments.
  • Enrolled: 14/50
  • Wait: 0/0

54. Collective Care and Learning: Breakout Session- Supporting School Mental Health Through the SMHRT Center

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
The SMHRT Center, a project of the Mental Health Association in New York State (MHANYS) and funded by the NYS Office of Mental Health, was created to support all NYS public and private schools in implementing mental health instruction as part of the K-12 health curricula. The SMHRT Center works with schools to help them address tier one of the multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) to ensure that all members of school communities (students, educators, school staff, and families) can access the tools they need to address mental health challenges and maintain wellness. In this session, participants will explore resources that will help them build protective factors for students, colleagues and families.
  • Enrolled: 3/50
  • Wait: 0/0

55. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 & 4: Effective Communication - (Double Session)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedStarting Soon
How do we make sure that what they hear and what we said are the same message? Using best practices for healthy interpersonal communication, this session is designed to support clear, complete and useful communication with students. Participants will explore the foundational skills for leveraging verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to increase the effectiveness of our communication with students. Participants will have the opportunity to practice affective statements, question based-approaches and positive redirection, to support how we engage in productive conversations.
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

56. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 & 4: Supporting Autistic Students through Visual Supports - (Double Session)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
This training provides an in-depth overview of Structured Teaching, an evidence-based approach designed to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in classroom settings. Participants will learn how clear structure, routines, and visual support can improve student understanding, reduce challenging behaviors, and increase independence. The session will focus on practical classroom strategies, sensory processing, characteristics of an Autistic and how to use visual supports effectively. Educators will explore how to implement these supports across academic activities, transitions, and daily routines. This training emphasizes realistic, easy-to-apply strategies that can be immediately used to support student success and engagement in inclusive and specialized learning environments. Audience: Support staff working with elementary Autistic NYSSA students or students with moderate or high support needs.
  • Enrolled: 35/40
  • Wait: 0/0

57. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 From Crisis to Calm: Listening and responding to kids in crisis (Central Square Only)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
This interactive session focuses on creating optimal conditions for connecting with children navigating moments of crisis. Key Highlights Connecting Language with Emotion: Help children articulate and process complex feelings. Essential Response Skills: Learn core techniques for effective, empathetic crisis communication. Practical Application: Engage in hands-on practice to build confidence and apply strategies in real-time.
  • Enrolled: 32/32
  • Wait: 0/0

58. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 Nixing Negativity (Central Square Only)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
a practical workshop designed to help you recognize, manage, and overcome negative habits in yourself and your environment. What You'll Learn: Understand Negativity: Differentiate between situational stress and habitual negative thinking ("negaholism"). Shift Perspective: Break negative thought loops and find opportunities within challenging situations. Communicate Effectively: Master active listening skills and understand how tone and pacing (para-verbal communication) shape your message. Build Positive Habits: Gain actionable strategies to handle triggers, practice optimism, and foster a healthier work environment.
  • Enrolled: 45/45
  • Wait: 0/0

59. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 3 Pause, Reflect, Connect Central Square Only

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Ever wonder how your personality, beliefs, and biases show up in the way you communicate with students? In this session, we'll explore ways to build self-awareness, approach conversations with empathy, and use thoughtful questions to build strong relationships with students. You'll leave with practical ideas for building stronger connections to help create a positive, supportive learning environment as a teaching assistant in the Central Square School District.
  • Enrolled: 3/28
  • Wait: 0/0

60. November 2, 2026 Distance Learning Fall 2026 Facilitator Meeting

Program: School Improvement

Audience: TA Facilitators for Distance Learning

Dates: 11/2/2026

Starting Soon






• This session is intended/appropriate for the Distance Learning facilitators in each component district that subscribes to CITI's Distance Learning service. There will be a virtual option if you cannot attend in person.
  • Enrolled: 11/15
  • Wait: 0/0

61. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 4 Chromebook Accessibility Magic for TAs: Superpowers for Every Student

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
Discover how built-in Chromebook features can transform the learning experience for students with diverse needs and learning styles. This hands-on session covers essential tools like dictation, screen zoom, Select-to-Speak, and high-contrast display to simplify your classroom support. Leave with quick, high-impact techniques to empower every student to learn independently. You WILL need to bring a device with you to this session
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

62. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 4 Don't Take the Bait! Avoiding Power Struggles and De-escalating Challenging Student Behavior

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Working with students can sometimes feel like a battle of wills-but it doesn't have to! In this interactive workshop, teaching assistants will explore why students become emotionally escalated, how well-intentioned adult responses can sometimes make matters worse, and practical strategies for staying calm, avoiding power struggles, and helping students regain control. Through real-world examples and discussion, participants will leave with tools they can use immediately.
  • Enrolled: 26/28
  • Wait: 0/0

63. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 4 Every Word Matters: Creating Community Through Communication

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

ClosedNewStarting Soon
In this session we will learn strategies to avoid power struggles, build community, and create positive relationships through calm, respectful communication. Staff will be equipped with simple, ready-to-use language and tools to support student connection, cooperation, and a positive school climate.
  • Enrolled: 28/28
  • Wait: 0/0

64. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 4 Promoting Positive Classroom Management

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
Promotes positive classroom management through supportive language, meaningful staff-student interactions, and relationship-building practices that foster student success.
  • Enrolled: 21/25
  • Wait: 0/0

65. November 2, 2026 Teaching Assistant Conference Session # 4 Team Up for Kids: Partnering with Teachers & Adults the Smart Way

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/2/2026

NewStarting Soon
A practical, interactive workshop that helps teaching assistants become stronger collaborative partners with teachers and other adults. Participants practice clear communication, shared problem-solving, and respectful boundary-setting so the whole adult team can better support students. The emphasis is on real classroom scenarios.
  • Enrolled: 32/34
  • Wait: 0/0

66. Foundations of Restorative Practices Cohort 2 Fall 2026

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 11/3/2026 to 11/12/2026

Join us for an engaging two-and-a-half-day professional learning experience designed to revitalize how your school community connects and grows. Led by dynamic national expert Ali Hearn, this session moves beyond theory to offer a practical, actionable roadmap for implementing restorative approaches that make sense in our classrooms and schools. This work will provide tools for creating the welcoming and affirming environment aligned with the objectives of NY Inspires. It lays the foundation for lasting improvements in culture by changing our collective language, changing how we gather, and changing how we respond to harm when it occurs. Day 1: Foundations - Build a shared understanding of the essential elements of restorative practices, with a primary focus on proactive and preventive strategies. Day 2: Practice - Dive deeper into the proactive and preventive elements of the restorative continuum through facilitated collaboration and practice. Day 3 (half-Day): Action Planning - Translate learning into impact. Receive practical tools to integrate restorative practices directly into your school or district's MTSS framework.
  • Enrolled: 22/100
  • Wait: 0/10

67. SIC Series: Novelis (INVITE ONLY)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: SIC Series participants assigned to site.

Dates: 11/3/2026

New
This is the registration for the School-Industry Cooperative Series spring visit. Details were provided in the email that contained this link. Please refer to said email for specifics regarding the industry visit.
  • Enrolled: 3/20
  • Wait: 0/0

68. SIC Series: SRC (INVITE ONLY)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: SIC Series participants assigned to site.

Dates: 11/4/2026

New
This is the registration for the School-Industry Cooperative Series spring visit. Details were provided in the email that contained this link. Please refer to said email for specifics regarding the industry visit.
  • Enrolled: 12/20
  • Wait: 0/0

69. SIC Series: N.E.T. & Dye (INVITE ONLY)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: SIC Series participants assigned to site.

Dates: 11/16/2026

New
This is the registration for the School-Industry Cooperative Series spring visit. Details were provided in the email that contained this link. Please refer to said email for specifics regarding the industry visit.
  • Enrolled: 4/20
  • Wait: 0/0

70. Authentic Learning Experiences Cohort 2

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-12 teachers

Dates: 11/18/2026 to 3/1/2027

Authentic Learning Experience Kickoff! (Cohort 2) Join us for a four-day professional learning experience where teams explore and design meaningful, student-centered authentic learning experiences for their classrooms. Participants will experience what authentic learning looks, feels, and sounds like in practice, explore key design elements and instructional practices, and engage in sustained, collaborative team time to develop and refine an experience designed to make a meaningful impact on their students. Structured feedback opportunities, including tuning protocols, will support teams throughout the process, which will conclude with a celebration of learning to share progress and next steps. Authentic learning engages students in investigating and responding to meaningful, real-world questions or challenges over time, helping to build essential skills and dispositions aligned to the Portrait of a Graduate, including critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and self-management. **Teams of TWO or more teachers are required for participation in this workshop** ***Dates subject to change based on group enrollment.***
  • Enrolled: 4/30
  • Wait: 0/0

71. Foundations of Restorative Practices Cohort 2 Fall 2026 Day 3 Action Planning

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 12/1/2026

New
Join us for an engaging two-and-a-half-day professional learning experience designed to revitalize how your school community connects and grows. Led by dynamic national expert Ali Hearn, this session moves beyond theory to offer a practical, actionable roadmap for implementing restorative approaches that make sense in our classrooms and schools. This work will provide tools for creating the welcoming and affirming environment aligned with the objectives of NY Inspires. It lays the foundation for lasting improvements in culture by changing our collective language, changing how we gather, and changing how we respond to harm when it occurs. Day 1: Foundations - Build a shared understanding of the essential elements of restorative practices, with a primary focus on proactive and preventive strategies. Day 2: Practice - Dive deeper into the proactive and preventive elements of the restorative continuum through facilitated collaboration and practice. Day 3 (half-Day): Action Planning - Translate learning into impact. Receive practical tools to integrate restorative practices directly into your school or district's MTSS framework.
  • Enrolled: 0/100
  • Wait: 0/10

72. The Collective Care Team Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: counselors, social workers, school psychologists, behavior coaches, and aligned staff in identifying and addressing specialized student needs.

Dates: 12/8/2026 to 5/4/2027

The Collective Care Team is a collaborative learning community within the MTSS system that supports counselors, social workers, school psychologists, behavior coaches, and aligned staff in identifying and addressing specialized student needs. This community provides space for reflection and collaboration around role‑specific challenges while strengthening SEL competencies such as Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision‑Making. Grounded in CR‑S principles of affirming identities and inclusive, ongoing professional learning, participants examine role clarity, prioritization, attendance, transitions, graduation pathways, and Tier 1 support. Aligned with the Portrait of a Graduate, the Collective Care Team fosters trauma‑responsive, restorative practices and builds professional capacity through collaborative, differentiated learning that sustains adults so they can better support students.
  • Enrolled: 7/35
  • Wait: 0/0

73. Dignity for All Students Act: Required Training for Certification/Licensure (Teachers, Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Coaches, etc)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, TA's, Coaches

Dates: 12/9/2026

Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act or DASA) Workshop: Six hour training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention. New York State's Dignity Act 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. School professionals applying for certification or license on or after DECEMBER 31, 2013 are required to complete six clock hours of course work or training in this area. This training is designed to fulfill that requirement. Tuition is $125.00 for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $150.00 for all other attendees. If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. NO CASH PLEASE. Send to CiTi BOCES, Attention: Roseann Bayne, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114
  • Enrolled: 3/20
  • Wait: 0/0

74. Dignity for All Students Act: Required Training for Certification/Licensure (Teachers, Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Coaches, etc)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, TA's, Coaches

Dates: 1/4/2027

Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act or DASA) Workshop: Six hour training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention. New York State's Dignity Act 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. School professionals applying for certification or license on or after DECEMBER 31, 2013 are required to complete six clock hours of course work or training in this area. This training is designed to fulfill that requirement.

This is a two-part DASA workshop that must be completed in sequence, part one must be completed in order to attend part two.

Part One is a fully virtual, self-paced module consisting of approximately four hours of content, including videos, articles, reflection activities, and data analysis. Use the link below to get started with part 1.

Part Two is an in-person session designed to deepen participants' understanding through collaborative discussion and application. It also provides an opportunity to clarify and expand upon concepts introduced in Part One.

Tuition is $125.00 for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $150.00 for all other attendees.

If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. NO CASH PLEASE. Send to CiTi BOCES, Attention: Roseann Bayne, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114

CLICK HERE FOR PART 1
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/0

75. Family-Consumer Science & Business Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Family Consumer Science Teachers, Business Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Admins, Work Based Learning Teachers

Dates: 2/2/2027 to 4/6/2027

This half-day community of educators will focus on professional dialogue aligned to NY Inspires/Portrait of a Graduate, standards alignment in curriculum & instruction, and critical thinking through authentic learning experiences. Collegial conversations will focus on student engagement, interdisciplinary skills and planning for authentic learning. Audience: Family Consumer Science Teachers, Business Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Admins, Work Based Learning Teachers
  • Enrolled: 4/40
  • Wait: 0/0

76. CiTi NY Inspires Transformation Collaborative in collaboration with State - Winter

Program: School Improvement

Audience: CIC representatives and key school leaders

Dates: 2/10/2027

BOCES of New York State, the Big 5, and NYSED will be working collaboratively to advance the implementation of NY Inspires. CIC representatives and key school leaders will work with the support of our CiTi Instructional Support Services team to consider what the transformations look like in practice.
  • Enrolled: 14/50
  • Wait: 0/0

77. Foundations of Restorative Practices Cohort 3 Winter 2026 (Must register for the day 3 separately)

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 3/1/2027 to 3/10/2027

New
Join us for an engaging two-and-a-half-day professional learning experience designed to revitalize how your school community connects and grows. Led by dynamic national expert Ali Hearn, this session moves beyond theory to offer a practical, actionable roadmap for implementing restorative approaches that make sense in our classrooms and schools. This work will provide tools for creating the welcoming and affirming environment aligned with the objectives of NY Inspires. It lays the foundation for lasting improvements in culture by changing our collective language, changing how we gather, and changing how we respond to harm when it occurs. Day 1: Foundations - Build a shared understanding of the essential elements of restorative practices, with a primary focus on proactive and preventive strategies. Day 2: Practice - Dive deeper into the proactive and preventive elements of the restorative continuum through facilitated collaboration and practice. Day 3 Must register for the day 3 separately (half-Day): Action Planning - Translate learning into impact. Receive practical tools to integrate restorative practices directly into your school or district's MTSS framework.
  • Enrolled: 0/100
  • Wait: 0/10

78. Authentic Learning Experience Kickoff! (Cohort 3)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-12 teachers

Dates: 3/4/2027 to 6/3/2027

Authentic Learning Experience Kickoff! (Cohort 3) Join us for a four-day professional learning experience where teams explore and design meaningful, student-centered authentic learning experiences for their classrooms. Participants will experience what authentic learning looks, feels, and sounds like in practice, explore key design elements and instructional practices, and engage in sustained, collaborative team time to develop and refine an experience designed to make a meaningful impact on their students. Structured feedback opportunities, including tuning protocols, will support teams throughout the process, which will conclude with a celebration of learning to share progress and next steps. Authentic learning engages students in investigating and responding to meaningful, real-world questions or challenges over time, helping to build essential skills and dispositions aligned to the Portrait of a Graduate, including critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and self-management. **Teams of TWO or more teachers are required for participation in this workshop** ***Dates subject to change based on group enrollment.***
  • Enrolled: 2/30
  • Wait: 0/0

79. The Creative Transfer - RE:Applying Artistic Learning Beyond the Arts

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Fine Arts Educators, Administrators, Community Members

Dates: 3/15/2027

The Creative Transfer: Taking Artistic Learning Beyond the Arts explores how the skills, processes, and ways of thinking developed through art and music can transfer into learning, careers, communities, and everyday life. In Partnership with SUNY Oswego, through a variety of sessions, presenters, and partners, educators will experience innovative approaches to applied arts, interdisciplinary learning, authentic problem-solving, and real-world connections. Grounded in NY Inspires and the Portrait of a Graduate, this conference day challenges educators to consider how creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and artistic practice can move beyond traditional arts experiences and empower students to apply their learning in meaningful and unexpected ways.
  • Enrolled: 12/200
  • Wait: 0/0

80. Dignity for All Students Act: Required Training for Certification/Licensure (Teachers, Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Coaches, etc)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, TA's, Coaches

Dates: 3/17/2027

Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act or DASA) Workshop: Six hour training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention. New York State's Dignity Act 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. School professionals applying for certification or license on or after DECEMBER 31, 2013 are required to complete six clock hours of course work or training in this area. This training is designed to fulfill that requirement.

This is a two-part DASA workshop that must be completed in sequence, part one must be completed in order to attend part two.

Part One is a fully virtual, self-paced module consisting of approximately four hours of content, including videos, articles, reflection activities, and data analysis. Use the link below to get started with part 1.

Part Two is an in-person session designed to deepen participants' understanding through collaborative discussion and application. It also provides an opportunity to clarify and expand upon concepts introduced in Part One.

Tuition is $125.00 for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $150.00 for all other attendees.

If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. NO CASH PLEASE. Send to CiTi BOCES, Attention: Roseann Bayne, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114

CLICK HERE FOR PART 1
  • Enrolled: 0/20
  • Wait: 0/0

81. Foundations of Restorative Practices Cohort 4 Winter 2026 (Must register for the day 3 separately)

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 3/31/2027 to 4/1/2027

New
Join us for an engaging two-and-a-half-day professional learning experience designed to revitalize how your school community connects and grows. Led by dynamic national expert Ali Hearn, this session moves beyond theory to offer a practical, actionable roadmap for implementing restorative approaches that make sense in our classrooms and schools. This work will provide tools for creating the welcoming and affirming environment aligned with the objectives of NY Inspires. It lays the foundation for lasting improvements in culture by changing our collective language, changing how we gather, and changing how we respond to harm when it occurs. Day 1: Foundations - Build a shared understanding of the essential elements of restorative practices, with a primary focus on proactive and preventive strategies. Day 2: Practice - Dive deeper into the proactive and preventive elements of the restorative continuum through facilitated collaboration and practice. Day 3 Must register for the day 3 separately(half-Day): Action Planning - Translate learning into impact. Receive practical tools to integrate restorative practices directly into your school or district's MTSS framework.
  • Enrolled: 0/100
  • Wait: 0/10

82. Foundations of Restorative Practices Cohort Day 3 Action Planning

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 4/28/2027

New
Join us for an engaging two-and-a-half-day professional learning experience designed to revitalize how your school community connects and grows. Led by dynamic national expert Ali Hearn, this session moves beyond theory to offer a practical, actionable roadmap for implementing restorative approaches that make sense in our classrooms and schools. This work will provide tools for creating the welcoming and affirming environment aligned with the objectives of NY Inspires. It lays the foundation for lasting improvements in culture by changing our collective language, changing how we gather, and changing how we respond to harm when it occurs. Day 1: Foundations - Build a shared understanding of the essential elements of restorative practices, with a primary focus on proactive and preventive strategies. Day 2: Practice - Dive deeper into the proactive and preventive elements of the restorative continuum through facilitated collaboration and practice. Day 3 (half-Day): Action Planning - Translate learning into impact. Receive practical tools to integrate restorative practices directly into your school or district's MTSS framework.
  • Enrolled: 0/100
  • Wait: 0/10

83. CiTi NY Inspires Transformation Collaborative in collaboration with State - Spring

Program: School Improvement

Audience: CIC representatives and key school leaders

Dates: 5/10/2027

BOCES of New York State, the Big 5, and NYSED will be working collaboratively to advance the implementation of NY Inspires. CIC representatives and key school leaders will work with the support of our CiTi Instructional Support Services team to consider what the transformations look like in practice.
  • Enrolled: 15/50
  • Wait: 0/0