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1. The Regional Forum for Assistant Principals

Program: Center for Educational Leadership

Audience: Assistant Principals

Dates: 8/29/2022 to 6/12/2023

This yearlong forum offers assistant principals across grades K-12 the opportunity to cultivate a trusting, collaborative network where they can discuss effective administrative practices and experiences and provide support to fellow leaders with the goal of helping their communities, staff, and students succeed. The forum schedule allows for collegial networking, professional development from respected educators and speakers in the region and beyond, as well as EdCamp Style professional learning. Time spent within your own school level cohort will be provided within each forum session to focus specifically on the unique work within your role.
  • Enrolled: 71/90
  • Wait: 0/0

2. Science Education Equity Group

Program: Curriculum Center

Dates: 10/4/2022 to 6/6/2023

Looking at science instruction through an equity lens can be a challenging journey and we are all at different points along the journey. How can we move further along in this journey? This monthly study group will incorporate discussion and sense-making around the topics of equity, diversity, and science education. We invite teachers and leaders to outline actionable steps that teachers can take in classrooms to improve secondary science education. The goal of this study group is to share and discuss best practices that are aligned with NYSSLS as well as pedagogy, research, and experiences from leaders throughout the field of education. Study group members will increase purposeful planning to address areas of diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion and any other situation in which students do not see themselves as included. Knowing that each district and classroom represent different population diversity, members of this study group are supported to improve inclusivity in their planning and implementing instruction. This group's discussions will be grounded in the research and the writing of thought leaders in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusivity. For each session, there will be pre-session reading or media assignments. During the session, the first segment will be a text-based discussion. The second segment will focus on applications in classroom planning. The third segment reflects an opportunity to brainstorm actionable steps to include in planning and implementing in the classroom setting.
  • Enrolled: 13/30
  • Wait: 0/5

3. Science Education Book Club

Program: Science 21

Audience: Science Teachers K-12

Dates: 10/6/2022 to 4/6/2023

Goals of the Book Club

This book club will unpack the language and the pedagogy outlined and described in this book. We will discuss: planning for student engagement, talk as a tool for learning, making thinking visible through models, supporting changes in thinking, justifying claims in the science community, and more.

You will meet in small and large groups on zoom to make sense of the teaching and learning changes as part of the vision of the NYS P-12 SLS!

A copy of "Ambitious Science Teaching" by Mark Windschitl, Jessica Thompson, & Melissa Braaten must be purchased to participate.

  • Enrolled: 15/75
  • Wait: 0/0

4. ACTION Collaborative - Community and Connection

Program: ACTION Collaborative Network

Dates: 11/14/2022 to 6/16/2023

Become part of a supportive community of school leaders from across the state as we persist in overcoming structural and systemic barriers. The aim is to build resilience, confidence, and a sense of wellbeing in light of opposition and marginalization. Participants will join an online community to support connection, generate discussion based on context and need and resource-sharing with peers throughout the duration of the program. These meetings occur monthly, one hour before the Equity Leaders Collaborative. **OPEN TO ACTION COLLABORATIVE DISTRICTS ONLY** To become a member email anarcisse@pnwboces.org
  • Enrolled: 15/30
  • Wait: 0/0

5. ACTION Equity Leaders Collaborative-Strategic Equity Planning and Implementation

Program: ACTION Collaborative Network

Dates: 11/14/2022 to 6/16/2023

Leaders meet monthly, using an equity lens to implement a vision, build strong school and district culture, set clear and high expectations, and develop and lead principals and teachers who ensure rigorous and culturally responsive instruction and the opportunity for all students to be successful. We will focus will be on Strategic Equity Planning and Implementation, including: - Stakeholder Engagement - Facilitating Strategic Plan Creation - Ongoing Equity Plan Implementation Support **OPEN TO ACTION COLLABORATIVE DISTRICTS ONLY** To become a member email anarcisse@pnwboces.org
  • Enrolled: 16/30
  • Wait: 0/0

6. Social Emotional Learning Collegial Circle

Program: Curriculum Center

Dates: 12/12/2022 to 6/13/2023

Through this collegial circle current SEL practitioners including teachers of all disciplines and grade levels, special services providers, and administrators who are already in the process of implementing SEL in their schools will come together to learn from and with each other. While participants will drive the agendas for each meeting, focuses can include learning new strategies and tools, working collaboratively when considering school or district plans. Schools and/or school districts are encouraged to send one or more team members to deepen their knowledge, learn from fellow educators in the field, and ultimately inform SEL initiatives at their own schools.
  • Enrolled: 11/25
  • Wait: 0/0

7. Future of Education Annual Gathering: A Focus on AI and ChatGPT

Program: Curriculum Center

Dates: 6/5/2023

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Welcome to the Future of Education Symposium, focused on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and teaching! We will begin our day with a keynote speaker, followed by several Think Tank sessions. Following the Think Tank, we will have a panel discussion, and EdCamp sessions.
  • Enrolled: 85/85
  • Wait: 0/5

8. DASA Dignity for All Students Act - Mandated 6 hour certification workshop (Facilitated via Zoom)

Program: NYS State Certification Courses

Audience: All individuals pursuing SED certification/licensure

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

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In accordance with Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law, all applicants for Certification in NYS registered programs are required to complete six clock hours of Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyber bullying, and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention (DASA Training). This workshop will address the social patterns of harassment, bullying, and discrimination including, but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex. It will also cover the identification and mitigation of harassment, bullying, and discrimination; and strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias, and aggression in educational settings. Successful completion of this course will meet the certification requirements in Sec14 (5) of Chapter 102 of the Laws of 2012.

This certification workshop will be conducted via Zoom. Participants will be emailed a Zoom link and all necessary materials.

As this is a mandated, six-hour New York State Certification course, the following requirements are in place.

  • Cameras need to remain on for the entire training
  • Participation from one location for the duration of the training (movement is distracting to other participants)
  • Participation on a screen large enough for reading documents (phones not recommended)
  • Participation in whole-group conversations, breakout room discussions, and chat conversations
    • Enrolled: 14/25
    • Wait: 0/5

    9. Aspiring Superintendents' Program and Pathways Preview

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Leaders

    Dates: 6/8/2023

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    This workshop facilitated by regional superintendents is designed to provide educational leaders who are considering a future Superintendency with an overview of the knowledge, skills, attitudes and understandings necessary to be successful in these key leadership positions.
    • Enrolled: 21/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    10. SLS End-of-Year Network Meeting: Goal Reflection

    Program: Professional Library

    Audience: Library Media Specialists and Library Teachers

    Dates: 6/9/2023

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    School Library System Network Meetings are vital in LMS communication throughout the region. Network meeting participants: *Learn best practices from across the region *Connect work to the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum, AASL National School Library Standards, and advocacy *Serve as a spokesperson for your school's and/or district's needs *Secure additional resources for your school/district *Play a critical role in the overall effective operation of the School Library System

    Participants communicate information back to their schools and districts about: *New York State Standards, AASL National School Library Standards, and Empire State Information Fluency Continuum implementation *Research tools and tools to service special-needs and ELL students *Subscription databases and educational technology tools *Free resources to support classroom instruction

    • Enrolled: 8/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    11. Wilson Fundations® (In-Person) Level 1 Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 1 classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches

    Dates: 6/9/2023

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    Fundations® Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 29/29
    • Wait: 0/10

    12. SLS Council Meeting

    Program: Professional Library

    Audience: SLS Council Members

    Dates: 6/9/2023

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    The School Library System Council is responsible for developing and approving the Plan of Service; is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Plan of Service; does long-range and short-range planning, and supports the Plan of Service by serving on a committee; evaluates the system's services; and approves the annual budget and the system's annual report.

    • Enrolled: 2/20
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    13. Train the Trainer Institute- Helping Students at Risk for Suicide - BY INVITATION ONLY

    Program: Guidance & Child Study Center

    Dates: 6/12/2023 to 6/13/2023

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    This course is a "Training of Trainers” (ToT) for those interested and approved to become trainers of the Helping Students at Risk (HSAR) workshop. The ToT is a TWO DAY workshop scheduled 8:30am-3:30pm and includes information, skills, and practice on how to train an HSAR workshop.

    HSAR is a full-day workshop which was developed through a collaboration of the NYSASP, SPCNY and Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention. HSAR is designed for School professionals including, psychologists, school counselors, social workers, school administrators who are involved in the helping process when a student may be at risk for suicide, and community mental health providers who work with and in schools. HSAR is designed to improve skills, processes, and protocol for helping students at risk for suicide through:

    1. Equipping school-based and school-employed student services providers with tools, knowledge, and skills to assist students having thoughts of suicide or engaging in suicidal behavior.

    2. Understanding the value of pre-planning and standardized procedures for intervention.

    3. Identifying the value of collaboration and shared decision making between school mental health professionals, community providers, and the student and their family.

    4. Reviewing documentation of suicide intervention.

    5. Preparing to implement standardized procedures that reflect best-practice intervention.

    Also offered is consultation to schools on how to implement standardized procedures.

    • Enrolled: 2/20
    • Wait: 0/5

    14. Evidence-Based Practices for Improving Graduation Rate and Decreasing Dropout

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, school counselors, transition coordinators, related service providers, agency staff, students, and families.

    Dates: 6/12/2023

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    The Evidence-Based Practices for Improving Graduation Rate and Decreasing Dropout package is designed to assist Educational Organizations (EOs) to develop systems and evidence-based practices that are known to enhance successful completion of school for students with disabilities.

    Participants will gain a deeper understanding of:

    - available resources aimed at increasing school completion
    - what data can be used to identify a student's dropout risk
    - using data to make programmatic changes
    - strategies to consider to increase school completion

    This session will be held via Zoom on Monday, June 12, 2023, from 9:00am to 11:30am.

    Registration Closes: Thursday, June 8, 2023, 11:59 pm
    Zoom Access Instructions Sent: Friday, June 9, 2023
    Zoom Session: Monday, June 12, 2023, 9:00-11:30am

    • Enrolled: 13/50
    • Wait: 0/30

    15. Classroom Management: Strategies for Responding to Inappropriate Behaviors

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Assistants, Aids, Paraprofessionals, Clinicians, and Administrators working in School-Age Settings.

    Dates: 6/13/2023

    Even with the most effective, data-driven, and proactive classroom management plan, teachers will still experience student behavior that does not meet expectations. During this 1-day workshop, a menu of strategies that aims to diminish the frequency, intensity, and duration of minor inappropriate behaviors in and out of the classroom will be taught through discussion, videos, and application activities.

    This will be an in-person workshop taking place at Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.

    Registration Deadline: Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 11:59pm
    Workshop Instructions sent: Monday, June 12, 2023

    • Enrolled: 39/40
    • Wait: 0/40

    16. Computer Science & Digital Fluency Standards in the Elementary Classroom

    Program: Education Technology

    Audience: Technologists, Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Administrators

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

    This workshop is for elementary school educators to build an understanding of the NYSED computer science and digital fluency standards and will support integrating these standards into the elementary classroom. The five sub-concept areas of the CS/DF standards will be explored through discussions, activities, and small group work. Bring your current pacing guides and curriculum maps to study when and where to implement these standards in your elementary classroom.
    • Enrolled: 26/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    17. Wilson Fundations® (In-Person) Level 2 Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 2 classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches, and other interested educational professionals

    Dates: 6/15/2023

    Fundations® Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 15/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    18. Wilson: Just Words® (In-Person) Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: General education, special education, reading teachers, 4-12, administrators, and other interested educational professionals

    Dates: 6/16/2023

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    Just Words® Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Just Words curriculum.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Just Words: phonics and word study (phonemic awareness, six basic syllable types in English, spelling rules, common Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes), vocabulary study, and high frequency words.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Just Words Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Intervention Learning Community for Just Words (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the instructor Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a Just Words lesson completed with fidelity.
  • Identify which students may be appropriate for a Just Words class, and understand how to assess students' progress in the class by using Progress Checks at the beginning of each unit and Unit Tests at the end.


    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 41/32
    • Wait: 6/10

    19. Living History: Juneteenth

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff

    Dates: 6/16/2023 to 6/17/2023

    Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed in 2021 making June 19th a federal holiday. This course will teach participants about the Civil War history of the holiday as well as attend celebrations in the city of Peekskill, NY. Participants will be dressed in Civil War uniforms and participate in living history activities associated with the Civil War and Juneteenth.

    The course consists of a Zoom presentation and a site visit to Lincoln Depot in Peekskill, NY.

    Registration Fee - $150.00

    **Participants are responsible for all site and tour fees, travel and meal costs.

    • Enrolled: 20/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    20. The Entry/Re-Entry Plan Approach

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Level Leaders New to Their Position or Re-Entering Their Position

    Dates: 6/20/2023 to 7/18/2023

    A strong Entry Plan is essential for any leader, whether new to a role, new to a district, or hitting the reset button in your current role. Focused and intentional entry planning involves a collaborative methodology for leading change and seeks input and feedback from your community. The process builds trust and enhances relationships while fostering a culture of transparency, which can be even more challenging for new leaders in our current environment. During this 3-session virtual series, participants will unpack the concepts within the Entry Plan Approach and craft their own Entry Plan for their current role or a future role they anticipate. Participants will engage in synchronous and asynchronous tasks to develop an understanding of why leaders plan for their entry, how to effectively execute the plan even in a virtual environment, and why some leaders develop a Re-entry Plan after they have spent a few years in their role. By the end of this series, participants will have a drafted plan to ensure a productive and informative school year. A copy of the book The Entry Plan Approach by Barry Jentz is included in the program fee.
    • Enrolled: 9/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    21. New York Education Policy Leadership Program Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 6/20/2023

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 0/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    22. Harvard Leading Change

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and Educational Leaders

    Dates: 6/21/2023

    Offered as a course within the Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML), Leading Change is designed to equip school leaders with the skills they need to drive school change and help diverse stakeholders establish priorities and improve practice.
    • Enrolled: 23/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    23. FSLA Information Session * INVITATION ONLY*

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: School Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 6/21/2023

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    This information session is designed for candidates who have been nominated to participate by their superintendent or assistant superintendent. The Future School Leaders Academy is a partnership between Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, over 40 local school districts, and Bank Street College. It grew out of a shared interest of local districts to develop a pool of highly qualified aspiring educational leaders. Through successful participation, FSLA candidates earn a School Building Leader (SBL) certification, the School District Leader (SDL) certification, a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Bank Street College, and are prepared to advance quickly into leadership positions. Instructors: Stalina Hernandez-Feliciano, Tasha Wright, Dr. Lynn Allen.
    • Enrolled: 1/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    24. Virtual School District Business Leader (SDBL) Program

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: School Building and Business Leaders

    Dates: 6/22/2023

    Putnam|Northern Westchester BOCES, in partnership with Pace University, is proud to offer the Virtual School District Business Leader program, leading to New York State SDBL certification. The SDBL certifications expands your career possibilities to include roles such as Assistant Superintendent for Business, Director of Finance and other critical positions in public school districts. Join us virtually on Thursday, June 22nd to learn more about the multiple pathways to certification.
    • Enrolled: 0/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    25. Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Introductory Course (In Person)

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: General and special education teachers, grades 2-12, reading teachers, adult educators, administrators, support staff, parents

    Dates: 6/26/2023 to 6/28/2023

    This course provides participants with an overview of the Wilson Reading System (WRS) and serves as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification Training.

    This course examines the intensive intervention reading instruction necessary for students in grade two and above with persistent and significant phonological-coding deficits. Participants will learn about dyslexia (indicators, misconceptions, neurobiological aspects, and prevalence), typical versus atypical reading acquisition, appropriate student identification and placement, and key components and principles of instruction, including the factors necessary for high-quality program implementation.

    How to teach phonology (including phonemic awareness), morphology, and orthography in an integrated, explicit, systematic, and multisensory way is demonstrated and practiced during the course. Participants explore the standard ten-part WRS Lesson Plan and practice planning, delivering, and individualizing a WRS Lesson while receiving modeling and feedback from a Wilson® Credentialed Trainer.

    Participants should have access to a WRS Instructor Manual. WRS Introductory Sets and the WIST are not provided for participants and should be purchased through wilsonlanguage.com

    PNW BOCES is an Accredited Partner of Wilson Language Training®.

    • Enrolled: 22/30
    • Wait: 0/8

    26. The Science of Reading: How to Successfully Use Reading Assessments to Inform Instruction

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: K-5 Educators

    Dates: 6/26/2023 to 6/27/2023

    The first step in designing an effective reading intervention plan and goals is the administration of a comprehensive, diagnostic reading assessment. This workshop will review the essential features of a reading assessment and how the findings from this evaluation can be used to prescribe curriculum decisions, establish goals and accommodations and develop a successful intervention.

    Participants will emerge with an understanding of language-based learning deficits, and tools for determining if a student is at risk for reading issues.

    This workshop is offered in partnership with The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy at Manhattanville College.

    • Enrolled: 21/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    27. New York Education Policy Leadership Program Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 6/26/2023

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 0/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    28. Living History: The History, Architecture, Geography, Literature and Culture of Block Island

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff

    Dates: 6/28/2023 to 6/29/2023

    Block Island's history is a rich one, encompassing Native American tribes, Revolutionary War heroes, legendary shipwrecks, and its emergence in the late 1800's as one of New England's premiere summer destinations.

    Participants will be visiting the Historical Society Museum and gift shops downtown. A white mansard-roofed building, the Musuem houses an extensive collection of furniture, textiles, quilts, oral histories, fishing gear, tools, and Native American artifacts. Then they will head to Issac's Corner. Named for the island's last full-blooded Native American, who died in 1886, it is near the Indian burial ground and the stone monument erected just last year in honor of the Manissean tribe. On that same corner, overlooking Fresh Pond, sits the gambrel-roofed cottage of composer and poet Arthur Penn. No history of Block Island would be complete without mentioning shipwrecks. Block Island's rough seas and rocky coastlines would certainly have claimed more ships were it not for two lighthouses. The North and Southeast lighthouses have achieved iconic status, revered for their historic significance and as symbols of the community spirit that has allowed them to be restored and preserved.

    The course consists of a multimedia, interactive presentation and site visits.

    Participants will be able to:

  • Identify the history and culture of the Niantic people and their conflict with European culture in the 17th and 18th centuries
  • Explore the architectural history of the island's buildings
  • Describe the unique geographic features of the island
  • Discuss the literature of Block Island authors such as John Greenleaf Whittier

    Registration Fee - $150.00

    **Participants are responsible for all site and tour fees, travel and meal costs. Participants are responsible for Ferry tickets ahead of time and renting scooters on the island (estimated cost $150 person). These must be purchased and reserved at least ONE MONTH before the course, by the participant.

    • Enrolled: 19/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    29. Clarkson University MAT in Secondary Chinese - Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Leaders

    Dates: 6/29/2023

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    Putnam|Northern Westchester (PNW) BOCES, in partnership with Clarkson University, is proud to offer the Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Chinese Language, a 38-credit program leading to NYS certification in the teaching of Chinese. Graduates can also add an optional elementary language teaching certification. Come to our information session to learn how this program may fit your career aspirations!
    • Enrolled: 0/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    30. Students with Disabilities Extension Series for Grades 7-8

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Audience: Special Educators who have an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1 - 6 certification

    Dates: 7/5/2023 to 8/10/2023

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    In June of 2018, NYS approved a new pathway for special educators to extend their existing certification to address the growing shortage of certified special education teachers in NYS. Special Educators who have an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1-6 certification and are interested in obtaining an extension for Grades 7-8, are invited to engage in a pedagogical study that is focused on students with disabilities in these grade levels. These three courses meet NYSED Students with Disabilities CTLE Certification criteria for extending an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1-6 certification to include grades 7-8. This extension can be obtained by completing this three course series: Knowledge of Students (15 hours), Instructional Strategies (15 hours), and Professional Practice (15 hours).

    The three courses will be facilitated through Google Classroom. Each course will begin with a Google Meet. Participants will then complete coursework for each course asynchronously.

  • Course 1 - 7/5/2023
  • Course 2 - 7/18/2023
  • Course 3 - 8/1/2023


    The series will begin on July 5, 2023 and run through August 10, 2023.

    For detailed information about each course, please contact instructor Jim Desimone via jimnysut@gmail.com

    Note: For those who wish to apply for Students with Disabilities Certification extension through NYS, please know eligible special educators must be current holders of NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1-6 and have a minimum of 3 years teaching experience at 5th and/or 6th grade levels. Upon successful completion of the series, the participant will receive a Students with Disabilities CTLE Certificate for the series. The certificate will include the 45 hours of coursework for the three course series. It is the responsibility of the participant to submit the certificate and all necessary documentation to NYSED for certification extension consideration.

    • Enrolled: 50/28
    • Wait: 22/22

    31. Identifying and Intensifying Intervention: What to Do and How to Do It

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Anyone delivering math instruction that is interested in learning how to use data to drive instruction/interventions and how to apply it.

    Dates: 7/10/2023

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    Identify and differentiate between skill-based, fluency-based, and performance-based interventions in the content of mathematics. Learn when each of these approaches is appropriate, given the nature of the observed problem and learn how to determine the intensity of intervention to the learner as a response to instruction.

    This interactive, hybrid course requires participants to complete a self-paced, asynchronous course online using our D2L/Brightspace platform AND attend an in-person session at Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.

    Registration Deadline: Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 11:59pm
    Asynchronous Course Begins/Access Instructions Sent: Monday, July 3, 2023
    Mandatory In-Person Session: Monday, July 10, 2023, 9:00am-12:00pm
    Course Ends: Monday, July 17, 2023

    • Enrolled: 4/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    32. 10th Annual Regional Leadership Institute (RLI)

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: District and Building Level Leaders

    Dates: 7/11/2023

    Join colleagues at the 10th Annual Regional Leadership Institute (RLI) for a day of professional learning and networking. This year's focus is Developing Future-Focused Schools with keynote speaker Dr. Luvelle Brown, Superintendent and author of Culture of Love: Cultivating a Positive and Transformational Organizational Culture. Breakout session topics will include ChaptGPT, AI, Future of Facilities and more. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Teams of 4 or more receive 1 extra seat at no cost. Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Dr. Brown's book. Breakfast and Lunch are included in the cost of admission.
    • Enrolled: 23/75
    • Wait: 0/0

    33. Yale RULER Institute for District Leaders

    Program: Guidance & Child Study Center

    Audience: District Leaders, School Building Leaders, Department Heads, Directors, and Supervisors

    Dates: 7/11/2023 to 7/13/2023

    This Institute is a unique opportunity for District Leaders new to RULER, in addition to District Leaders who want to support RULER Implementation in their schools. During this interactive training, district-level administrators will learn the science of emotions, skills of emotional intelligence, and become familiar with RULER as a systemic, school-wide approach to SEL. This training includes three virtual meetings to be held on July 11, 12,13 from 12-4pm EST via Zoom. One-month access to the RULER Online platform which includes curricular resources, modules, tools and a resource library.

    PRICING:

    $1,500 per team of 3 per district

    $2,000 per team of 4 per district

    $2,500 per team of 5 per district

    • Enrolled: 0/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    34. Diversity in Children's Literature

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Dates: 7/11/2023 to 8/1/2023

    Wait List
    Course Objective: Participants will become comfortable evaluating diversity in children's books, and incorporating diverse books and their components into their classrooms. Participants will increase their awareness on diversity of all types in children's literature.

    Course Description: Participants in this hybrid course will read and discuss various pieces of youth literature that feature diverse characters or themes. Participants will spend time identifying ways to incorporate these titles into classrooms or curriculums and developing an understanding of ways to evaluate diverse materials. Participants will explore picture books, middle grade novels, and graphic novels. Participants will need to have access to various books either through their school library, public library or virtual libraries.

    This 45-hour course will begin on 7/11/23 and end on 8/8/23. The course will include three required Zoom sessions on 7/11/23, 7/18/23, and 8/1/12 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM; the rest of the coursework will be completed asynchronously.

    • Enrolled: 27/22
    • Wait: 3/5

    35. Co-Teaching: A Comprehensive Approach - Summer 2023 - *In-Person at SW BOCES*

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Special education teachers, general education teachers, related service professionals, administrators

    Dates: 7/12/2023

    This training will help participants gain a foundational understanding of co-teaching as a service delivery model and the six models used to implement it.

    In New York state the co-teaching model is most often associated with the special education service integrated co-teaching. This model will be covered as well as the use of the co-teaching model among other service providers (e.g. English as a New Language [ENL] teachers, speech language pathologists etc.). Variations for use of the models will also be discussed throughout the training.

    *This training will be held in-person at Southern Westchester BOCES

    Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
    In-person session at Southern Westchester BOCES, Wednesday, July 12, 2023 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

    • Enrolled: 7/30
    • Wait: 0/30

    36. Vocabulary Instruction for Grades 3-5

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 3-5 Educators

    Dates: 7/12/2023

    This workshop will focus on building strategies to teach and increase student's academic vocabulary based on research-based methods for grades 3-5. Participants will learn about the importance of teaching vocabulary, what tiered vocabulary is, as well as methods for creating vocabulary instruction that can be sustained through reading, writing and the content areas. Participants will study morphology and its application for vocabulary instruction as well.

    This workshop is offered in partnership with The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy at Manhattanville College.

    • Enrolled: 8/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    37. New York Education Policy Leadership Program Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 7/12/2023

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 0/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    38. Bringing the Science of Reading into Social Studies Instruction (Grades 6-8)

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 6-8 Educators

    Dates: 7/13/2023

    Many Middle School Social Studies teachers find that their students need extra support in reading and writing. Research shows that when vocabulary, morphology, and comprehension strategies are integrated into Social Studies instruction, students' comprehension of the science content also increases.

    This workshop addresses research and key components of the Science of Reading and their application in Social Studies classrooms. Participants will come away with Social Studies-specific examples, strategies, and materials to support integrating reading instruction into Social Studies instruction.

    This workshop is offered in partnership with The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy at Manhattanville College.

    • Enrolled: 7/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    39. Bringing the Science of Reading into Science Instruction (Grades 6-8)

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 6-8 Educators

    Dates: 7/13/2023

    Many Middle School Science teachers find that their students need extra support in reading and writing. Research shows that when vocabulary, morphology, and comprehension strategies are integrated into Science instruction, students' comprehension of the science content also increases.

    This workshop addresses research and key components of the Science of Reading and their application in Science classrooms. Participants will come away with Science-specific examples, strategies, and materials to support integrating reading instruction into Science instruction.

    This workshop is offered in partnership with The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy at Manhattanville College.

    • Enrolled: 2/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    40. Living History: Indigenous People of the Hudson Valley

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Audience: All educators, administrators and school staff

    Dates: 7/13/2023 to 7/14/2023

    This course will explore Native American culture in the Hudson Valley from the pre-contact period through the present day. Key themes for the exhibition will include Lenape and Mohican history and cultural heritage, Wappingers in Putnam County, and Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for their Homelands. Teachers will be dressed in American Revolution outfits and participate in activities associated with the Wappingers and Continental Army during the Revolution.

    This course will combine a multimedia presentation and a site visitation to Putnam History Museum in Cold Spring, NY.

    Participants will be able to:

  • Identify the history of indigenous people in the Hudson Valley
  • Discuss the impact of Native Americans such as the Wappingers tribe in the Hudson Valley
  • Summarize the effect of European colonization on Native American people in the Hudson Valley

    Registration Fee - $150.00

    **Participants are responsible for all site and tour fees, travel and meal costs.

    • Enrolled: 9/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    41. #NoFakeNews: Teaching Information Literacy (Online Course)

    Program: The Hudson River Teacher Center

    Audience: K-12 Educators

    Dates: 7/17/2023

    New
    When students of today are asked to research something, a few things might happen, sometimes simultaneously:
  • Students will struggle to choose their own research topic and browse for ideas.
  • Students take a stance before researching and get frustrated when sources don't fit their argument.
  • Out of desperation, students rely on less credible sources.
  • Students are reluctant to go beyond Google and become overwhelmed by information choices and quantities.
  • Students find it difficult to find the right words when searching for information online.
  • Students aren't aware of the need to search again and again, refining their searches as they discover new questions and synthesize new information. Most likely, your student will give up and choose a different topic.


    This course will help both you and your students navigate the many credible databases that exist, learn search terms, feel confident in research, and eliminate the #fakenews and plagiarism that students so often fall victim to when the research process becomes overwhelming or hits a dead end.

    This 45-hour self-paced, online course will begin on July 17, 2023. Participants must complete the course by August 18, 2023.

    • Enrolled: 6/12
    • Wait: 0/5

    42. Civics Seal 101

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 7/17/2023

    Join fellow educators to explore the implementation of the Seal of Civic of Readiness at the district and building level. This workshop will provide participants with a foundational understanding of the Civic Seal of Readiness and the leadership and managerial aspects of its implementation. Participants will examine the components of the Seal and how it can transform social studies education within classrooms, schools, districts, and across the state. Focus will be on shifting practices from implicit to explicit instruction and how this can benefit students K-12. Participants will receive a detailed overview of the components of the Seal, the resources available to support its implementation, and have the opportunity to ask questions and collaborate with colleagues from across the region and beyond.
    • Enrolled: 3/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    43. Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Introductory Course (Virtual)

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: General and special education teachers, grades 2-12, reading teachers, adult educators, administrators, support staff, parents

    Dates: 7/17/2023 to 7/19/2023

    This course provides participants with an overview of the Wilson Reading System (WRS) and serves as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification Training.

    This course examines the intensive intervention reading instruction necessary for students in grade two and above with persistent and significant phonological-coding deficits. Participants will learn about dyslexia (indicators, misconceptions, neurobiological aspects, and prevalence), typical versus atypical reading acquisition, appropriate student identification and placement, and key components and principles of instruction, including the factors necessary for high-quality program implementation.

    How to teach phonology (including phonemic awareness), morphology, and orthography in an integrated, explicit, systematic, and multisensory way is demonstrated and practiced during the course. Participants explore the standard ten-part WRS Lesson Plan and practice planning, delivering, and individualizing a WRS Lesson while receiving modeling and feedback from a Wilson® Credentialed Trainer.

    Participants should have access to a WRS Instructor Manual. WRS Introductory Sets and the WIST are not provided for participants and should be purchased through wilsonlanguage.com

    PNW BOCES is an Accredited Partner of Wilson Language Training®.

    • Enrolled: 18/30
    • Wait: 0/8

    44. Collaborating for Civics

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 7/17/2023

    Come together with fellow educators to build components of Seal of Civic of Readiness at the district and building level. This social studies learning opportunity will assist educators in developing skillsets and materials to support the implementation of the Civic Seal of Readiness through leadership and managerial lenses. Utilizing a collaborative workshop approach, participants will self-select areas of the Seal to engage in learning about, develop resources to support, and receive actionable feedback. Participants will receive digital access to the "Civics Toolkit" which is created during the session.
    • Enrolled: 2/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    45. Developing an ELL Focused Action Plan.

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 7/18/2023

    Facilitators will guide school leaders in an analysis of NYS Guidance Documents and an application of ideas from this guidance to their individual leadership practice and context. Participants will consider research foundations of NYS policy for educating ELLs/ MLLs and issues of compliance. Facilitators will share a rationale for ELL/MLL focus in leadership practices and strategies for creating systems of support for these students and their teachers. School leaders will be invited to create an action plan that they will be able to implement in the 2023-2024 school year.
    • Enrolled: 2/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    46. Overview of Specially Designed Instruction

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: This in person training is a beginner course for anyone delivering instruction that is interested in learning about specially designed instruction and how to apply it. This course will be followed by next steps in SDI.

    Dates: 7/18/2023

    New
    Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) is a state and federal mandated practice for adapting instruction for individual students within content, methodology, and/or delivery of instruction for students with disabilities. In this workshop, you will learn what SDI is and how it can be applied within instruction.

    This training will be in person with an asynchronous component using D2L/Brightspace. It will be followed by Next Steps in SDI. You may consider registering for both courses. Each course will award 6 CTLE credits.

    *Registration Deadline: Sunday, July 9, 2023
    *Course Begins: Monday, July 10, 2023
    *Mandatory In-Person Session: Tuesday, July 18, 2023; from 8:30am to 11:30am
    *Course Completion: Sunday, July 23, 2023, at 11:59pm

    • Enrolled: 0/25
    • Wait: 0/25

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

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 3-8 Educators

    Dates: 7/18/2023

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

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

    This workshop is offered in partnership with The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy at Manhattanville College.

    • Enrolled: 10/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    48. Next Steps in Specially Designed Instruction

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Anyone who has taken the Specially Designed Instruction Overview workshop and would like to dive deeper into how to create lesson plans and implement SDI practices within instruction.

    Dates: 7/18/2023

    New
    This workshop is designed to follow the Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) Foundation workshop. Participants must have completed our Specially Designed Instruction workshop prior to attending this Next Steps workshop. In this course, participates will determine specially designed instruction practices based on various case studies to then create lesson plans with evident SDI.

    This training will be in person with an asynchronous component using D2L/Brightspace. It will follow the in-person workshop for SDI Overview training which is taking place on the same day in the morning. You might consider registering for both courses. Each course will award 6 CTLE credits.

    *Registration Deadline: Sunday, July 9, 2023
    *Course Begins: Monday, July 10, 2023
    *Mandatory In-Person Session: Tuesday, July 18, 2023; from 12:00pm to 3:00pm
    *Course Completion: Sunday, July 23, 2023, at 11:59pm

    • Enrolled: 0/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    49. DASA Dignity for All Students Act - Mandated 6 hour certification workshop (Facilitated via Zoom)

    Program: NYS State Certification Courses

    Audience: All individuals pursuing SED certification/licensure

    Dates: 7/19/2023

    In accordance with Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law, all applicants for Certification in NYS registered programs are required to complete six clock hours of Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyber bullying, and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention (DASA Training). This workshop will address the social patterns of harassment, bullying, and discrimination including, but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex. It will also cover the identification and mitigation of harassment, bullying, and discrimination; and strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias, and aggression in educational settings. Successful completion of this course will meet the certification requirements in Sec14 (5) of Chapter 102 of the Laws of 2012.

    This certification workshop will be conducted via Zoom. Participants will be emailed a Zoom link and all necessary materials.

    As this is a mandated, six-hour New York State Certification course, the following requirements are in place.

  • Cameras need to remain on for the entire training
  • Participation from one location for the duration of the training (movement is distracting to other participants)
  • Participation on a screen large enough for reading documents (phones not recommended)
  • Participation in whole-group conversations, breakout room discussions, and chat conversations
    • Enrolled: 5/25
    • Wait: 0/5

    50. Understanding Language Development- What can we expect from our ELLs/ MLLs?

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 7/19/2023

    Facilitators will provide school leaders with considerations for students learning a new language, including stages of language acquisition, what students can do at each proficiency level, and defining academic language. Through this work, school/ district leaders will have a stronger understanding of what "rigorous” instruction looks like for ELLs/ MLLs and what our expectations look like. School leaders will develop a brief professional development presentation for a faculty audience, applying learning on language development to their school context.
    • Enrolled: 0/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    51. New York Education Policy Leadership Program Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 7/19/2023

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 0/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    52. Leveled Literacy Versus Decodables and How and Why to Shift

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade K-5 Educators

    Dates: 7/20/2023

    This workshop will explore and look at the differences between leveled text and decodables. Participants will delve into how these texts could impact your teaching in relation to skills, scope and sequence, and accelerating outcomes. This workshop will provide practical solutions and shifts to assist teachers in incorporating these texts in their literacy instruction.

    This workshop is offered in partnership with The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy at Manhattanville College.

    • Enrolled: 11/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    53. Manhattanville College Rose Institute: Orton-Gillingham Learning Pathway - Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction 1

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: K-2 general and special education teachers, administrators, curriculum, speech, and reading specialists

    Dates: 7/24/2023 to 7/28/2023

    Wait List
    This course is offered through the Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy. Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction 1 introduces participants to the fundamental elements of an Orton-Gillingham based approach characterized by explicit teaching of foundational literacy skills. The course includes an introduction to phonology and basic phonics, and focuses on instruction to promote fluency, vocabulary acquisition, and an understanding of the structure of the language. The content includes information on dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities, strategies for multisensory instruction, using assessment results for small/large group lessons, and planning an Orton-Gillingham lesson. The scientifically-based methodology is explicit, interactive, diagnostic, multisensory, and integrated. The course is designed for general and special-education teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists, and speech and reading specialists, and is recommended for instructional assistants and tutors.

    *If you are taking the course for PD credit/hours you must register on My Learning Plan. The cost of the course is $1,100.

    *If you are taking the course for three graduate credits you must register through Manhattanville College. The cost for three graduate credits is $2,040.

    Materials for the course will be purchased separately, please inquire for details. For full details of the program, please email Renee.ORourke@mville.edu to schedule an advisement conference.

    • Enrolled: 26/15
    • Wait: 9/20

    54. Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) for Administrators

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Administrators that are interested in learning more about Specially Designed Instruction and how it fits into how to lesson plans, IEPs, and implement SDI practices within instruction. This training will be in person with an asynchronous component.

    Dates: 7/24/2023

    New
    This workshop is designed to further develop administrator's knowledge of SDI and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address their learning barriers.

    Administrators will be able to define SDI, recognize how to differentiate SDI from general education, identify what SDI looks like in the classroom setting, and gain necessary skills for supervision of implementation of SDI.

    There is an asynchronous component to this session that you will do at your own pace. It should take you no more than 3 hours to complete, beginning Monday, July 17, 2023 and must be completed by Sunday, July 23, 2023 by 11:59 pm. The mandatory in-person session will be held at Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES on Monday, July 24th. A total of 6 CTLE credits will be give for completing the asynchronous portion of the workshop and attending the in-person session.

    Registration Deadline: Sunday, July 16, 2023, 11:59 pm
    Instructions sent: Monday, July 17, 2023
    In-Person Session: Monday, July 24, 2023, from 9:00am to 12:00pm
    Asynchronous Course Ends: Sunday, July 23, 2023, 11:59pm

    • Enrolled: 0/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    55. Wilson Fundations® (Virtual) Level K Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade K classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches, and other interested educational professionals

    Dates: 7/24/2023

    Fundations® Virtual Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum. This highly interactive remote workshop was developed with extensive participant input and was designed to maintain participation and motivation for optimal learning, with strategically placed breaks and an extended lunch. Additionally, the workshop design allows for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussion throughout each session.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 9/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    56. THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM WORKSHOP (COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL THREAT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES TRAINING)

    Program: Regional Safety Services

    Dates: 7/25/2023

    This training is designed for school-based threat assessment teams to answer key questions on establishing threat assessment processes within your school, district and community. This training not only will explore questions related to the principles of threat assessment such as behaviors, communication, and follow up, it will also focus on training the teams in the use of the evidence based Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines Tool established by Dr. Dewey Cornell and apply it to real world scenarios. A school triage team contains, at the minimum, an administrator, a mental health professional, and school resource officer or other law enforcement representative. We STRONGLY encourage schools and districts to have ALL triage team members attend on the same date. There will be exercises and case studies that teams will work through together to help establish their own processes and protocols..
    • Enrolled: 5/100
    • Wait: 0/0

    57. Wilson Fundations® (Virtual) Level 1 Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 1 classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches

    Dates: 7/25/2023

    Fundations® Virtual Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum. This highly interactive remote workshop was developed with extensive participant input and was designed to maintain participation and motivation for optimal learning, with strategically placed breaks and an extended lunch. Additionally, the workshop design allows for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussion throughout each session.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 8/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    58. Discipline Procedures for Students with Disabilities

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: District/building level administrators – may include superintendents, directors of special education, directors of pupil personnel services, CSE chairpersons, principals, deans of students, etc.

    Dates: 7/26/2023 to 8/2/2023

    This two-day training package is designed for district/building level administrators who would like to gain a better understanding of policies and procedures related to discipline for students with disabilities as per Part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development opportunity will support administrators' understanding of the regulatory requirements and administrative responsibilities with respect to discipline procedures and will include opportunities for discussion and application of the content to participants' school and/or district's policies. Participants will increase their knowledge of policies, regulations, and best practices related to suspension, removal, and behavioral supports as they relate to implementing discipline for students with disabilities.

    This in-person workshop will take place over two days this summer at Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.

    Registration Deadline: Friday, July 21, 2023
    In-Person Sessions: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 and Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - both from 9:00am - 3:00pm

    • Enrolled: 23/35
    • Wait: 0/35

    59. Elkonin Boxes, Spelling Boxes, and Word Work and How They Align to the Gradual Release Model

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade K-5 Educators

    Dates: 7/26/2023

    Elkonin boxes are a powerful tool used in literacy to strengthen phonemic awareness and phonics. Spelling boxes focus on orthographic mapping and phonics. "Trick words" will be addressed with an emphasis on recognizing that many parts of these words are regular and phonetic.

    This workshop will emphasize a gradual release of responsibility approach to using these useful tools to accelerate student outcomes and transference of skills learned in isolation.

    This workshop is offered in partnership with The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy at Manhattanville College.

    • Enrolled: 8/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    60. Science of Reading for Administrators

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Literacy, School, & District Leaders

    Dates: 7/27/2023

    The Science of Reading has garnered a lot of attention across educational discourse. This workshop will support school leaders in understanding the term, and its evolution from the fields of language, literacy, and psychology. The workshop will:
  • Define the Science of Reading
  • Explain the Simple View of Reading as a theoretical framework for the Science of Reading
  • Unpack Scarborough's Reading Rope and the subskills in effective literacy instruction
  • Emphasize the Science of Reading as foundational for supporting struggling readers and students identified with specific reading difficulties/disabilities
  • Outline classroom applications of the Science of Reading and how it translates into evidence-based practices

    This workshop is offered in partnership with The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy at Manhattanville College.

    • Enrolled: 28/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    61. Manhattanville College Rose Institute: Orton-Gillingham Learning Pathway - Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction 2

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: K-2 general and special education teachers, administrators, curriculum, speech, and reading specialists

    Dates: 7/31/2023 to 8/4/2023

    This course is offered through the Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy. It is the second course in the Orton-Gillingham Academy training sequence and is taught by an Orton-Gillingham Fellow. This is the Orton-Gillingham Associate Level course.

    Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction 2 expands knowledge of all topics covered in Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction 1. Topics include intermediate phonics and morphology; Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes; vocabulary, fluency, and writing simple and complex sentences and paragraphs, and learning to read, interpret and use assessment results to plan instruction. There will be mock tutoring with evaluation and critique. Participants will hone their ability to differentiate instruction for students who need challenge and those who struggle. Successful completion of Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction 1 is a pre-requisite for this course.

    *If you are taking the course for PD credit/hours you must register on My Learning Plan. The cost of the course is $1,100.

    *If you are taking the course for three graduate credits you must register through Manhattanville College. The cost for three graduate credits is $2,040.

    • Enrolled: 12/15
    • Wait: 0/20

    62. Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM): Best Practices for a Defensible Process

    Program: Regional Safety Services

    Dates: 8/1/2023

    This workshop will discuss how to make your school/district's BTAM process more legally defensible. The most current research and recommendations will be discussed with an emphasis on the critical importance of establishing multi-disciplinary threat assessment teams and how to address the systemic barriers that complicate information sharing, documentation, and follow-up planning and supports. The importance of addressing bias, equity, and disproportionality within the BTAM process will also be explained. Knowledge gained in serving as an expert witness in court cases involving threat assessment, targeted violence and suicidal ideation will be highlighted. Specific recommendations for improving the fidelity of implementation of best practice threat assessment protocols will also be provided. Workshop participants will:





    •Learn how to build a high-quality behavioral threat assessment and management program utilizing best practice strategies to build a legally defensible process.





    •Understand how to conduct a threat assessment using strategies that increase equity while decreasing bias and disproportionality.





    •Learn the clear distinction, yet complementary aspects, between threat assessment and suicide risk assessment.





    •Be provided recommendations for improving the fidelity of implementation of the BTAM process.
    • Enrolled: 0/200
    • Wait: 0/0

    63. Wilson Fundations® (Virtual) Level 2 Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 2 classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches, and other interested educational professionals

    Dates: 8/1/2023

    Fundations® Virtual Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum. This highly interactive remote workshop was developed with extensive participant input and was designed to maintain participation and motivation for optimal learning, with strategically placed breaks and an extended lunch. Additionally, the workshop design allows for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussion throughout each session.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 8/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    64. Wilson Fundations® (Virtual) Level 3 Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 3 classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches, and other interested educational professionals

    Dates: 8/2/2023

    Fundations® Virtual Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum. This highly interactive remote workshop was developed with extensive participant input and was designed to maintain participation and motivation for optimal learning, with strategically placed breaks and an extended lunch. Additionally, the workshop design allows for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussion throughout each session.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 29/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    65. New York Education Policy Leadership Program Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 8/2/2023

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 0/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    66. Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading for 6-12

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Grades 6-12: Special education teachers, general education teachers, literacy/reading instructors, administrators, curriculum specialists, department heads.

    Dates: 8/3/2023 to 8/10/2023

    New
    This is an in-person training geared specifically towards teachers and administrators of students in Grades 6-12.

    The Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading training was developed to help participants gain a greater understanding of what the science of reading has determined to be the foundational skills that are needed in order to become a proficient reader. Participants will explore current instructional practices in reading and the impact it has on reading proficiency scores. The training will also provide context for the importance of equity in reading instruction. It is impossible to ignore the disproportionate impact on black and brown children and it is our responsibility as educators to effectively address this through equitable, research-based practices. In order to overcome equity barriers, educators need to focus on systemic, explicit instruction to teach the skills supported by the science of reading. We will take a look at some ineffective current practices and why those may not be working, in order to realign our thinking and pedagogy to what is research-based and effective.

    **This will be a 2-day training over two mornings with discussion and examples in this training geared towards educators of students in grades 6 - 12.**

    Registration Deadline: Sunday, July 30, 2023
    In-Person Sessions: Thursday, August 3, 2023 and Thursday, August 10, 2023, both from 9:00am - 1:00pm

    • Enrolled: 1/30
    • Wait: 0/25

    67. Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Introductory Course (Virtual)

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: General and special education teachers, grades 2-12, reading teachers, adult educators, administrators, support staff, parents

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

    This course provides participants with an overview of the Wilson Reading System (WRS) and serves as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification Training.

    This course examines the intensive intervention reading instruction necessary for students in grade two and above with persistent and significant phonological-coding deficits. Participants will learn about dyslexia (indicators, misconceptions, neurobiological aspects, and prevalence), typical versus atypical reading acquisition, appropriate student identification and placement, and key components and principles of instruction, including the factors necessary for high-quality program implementation.

    How to teach phonology (including phonemic awareness), morphology, and orthography in an integrated, explicit, systematic, and multisensory way is demonstrated and practiced during the course. Participants explore the standard ten-part WRS Lesson Plan and practice planning, delivering, and individualizing a WRS Lesson while receiving modeling and feedback from a Wilson® Credentialed Trainer.

    Participants should have access to a WRS Instructor Manual. WRS Introductory Sets and the WIST are not provided for participants and should be purchased through wilsonlanguage.com

    PNW BOCES is an Accredited Partner of Wilson Language Training®.

    • Enrolled: 14/30
    • Wait: 0/8

    68. CPSE/CSE Chairperson Training

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: For a new or existing Chairperson of a CSE/CPSE, school psychologists, special education teachers/administrators

    Dates: 8/15/2023 to 8/18/2023

    This training is designed for the new CSE/CPSE and Subcommittee Chairpersons. This in-person training will consist of nine modules.

    In this series, Chairpersons will gain an in-depth understanding of effective practices in the following aspects of Committee on Special Education:
    - Understanding the special education process as delineated in education laws and regulations
    - Knowing the role of the Chairperson and the Committee
    - Developing practices which encourage parental involvement and cultivating home-school partnerships
    - Identifying strategies for leading the Committee in making high-quality decisions that will result in an individualized education program (IEP) that meets State requirements and will result in educational benefit to the student.

    This in-person workshop will take place over four consecutive days in August at Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.

    Registration Deadline: Thursday, August 10, 2023
    In-Person Sessions: Tuesday, August 15, 2023; Wednesday, August 16, 2023; Thursday, August 17, 2023; and Friday, August 18, 2023 - all from 9:00am - 3:00pm

    • Enrolled: 6/35
    • Wait: 0/35

    69. New York Education Policy Leadership Program Virtual Information Session

    Program: Center for Educational Leadership

    Audience: Business and District Leaders

    Dates: 8/15/2023

    Join us for a virtual informational session to learn more about the New York Education Policy Leadership Program (NY EPLP), a unique, yearlong professional development experience that focuses on strategic policy, leadership, and networking. NY EPLP attracts district and building level leaders, board of education members, leaders of education organizations, and graduate students with an interest in education policy and related issues. The statewide cohort of approximately 25 Fellows represents diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, school and work environments, and geographic areas. NY EPLP is co-sponsored by the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.
    • Enrolled: 0/20
    • Wait: 0/10

    70. DASA Dignity for All Students Act - Mandated 6 hour certification workshop (Facilitated via Zoom)

    Program: NYS State Certification Courses

    Audience: All individuals pursuing SED certification/licensure

    Dates: 8/22/2023 to 8/23/2023

    In accordance with Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law, all applicants for Certification in NYS registered programs are required to complete six clock hours of Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyber bullying, and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention (DASA Training). This workshop will address the social patterns of harassment, bullying, and discrimination including, but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex. It will also cover the identification and mitigation of harassment, bullying, and discrimination; and strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias, and aggression in educational settings. Successful completion of this course will meet the certification requirements in Sec14 (5) of Chapter 102 of the Laws of 2012.

    This certification workshop will be conducted via Zoom. Participants will be emailed a Zoom link and all necessary materials.

    As this is a mandated, six-hour New York State Certification course, the following requirements are in place.

  • Cameras need to remain on for the entire training
  • Participation from one location for the duration of the training (movement is distracting to other participants)
  • Participation on a screen large enough for reading documents (phones not recommended)
  • Participation in whole-group conversations, breakout room discussions, and chat conversations
    • Enrolled: 1/25
    • Wait: 0/5

    71. Overview of Specially Designed Instruction

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: This in-person training is intended for Teaching Assistants.

    Dates: 8/22/2023

    New
    This training is intended for TEACHING ASSISTANTS. In this training, TAs will learn the key components of Explicit Instruction and Specially Designed Instruction. This course will be in person with an asynchronous (self-guided) component using D2L/Brightspace. During these sessions, TAs will have the opportunity to ask questions about the course materials and interact with other participants. The training will award 6 CTLE credits.

    *Registration Deadline: Sunday, August 13, 2023
    *Course Begins: Monday, August 14, 2023
    *Mandatory In-Person Session: Tuesday, August 22, 2023; from 8:30am to 11:30am
    *Course Completion: Sunday, August 27, 2023, at 11:59pm

    • Enrolled: 0/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    72. Identifying and Intensifying Intervention: What to Do and How to Do It

    Program: Regional Partnership Center

    Audience: Teaching Assistants.

    Dates: 8/22/2023

    New
    This course is designed for Teaching Assistants who want to learn more how the process teachers take to determine interventions and intensity of those interventions. Teaching assistants will learn to differentiate between skill-based, fluency-based, and performance-based interventions. Learn how teachers determine which approach is appropriate, given the nature of the observed problem.

    This interactive, hybrid course requires participants to complete a self-paced, asynchronous course online using our D2L/Brightspace platform AND attend an in-person session at Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES for a total of 6 CTLE credits.

    Registration Deadline: Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 11:59pm
    Asynchronous Course Begins/Access Instructions Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023
    Mandatory In-Person Session: Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 12:00pm-3:00pm
    Course Ends: Sunday, August 27, 2023

    • Enrolled: 0/25
    • Wait: 0/25

    73. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Volume 1 - Cohort 1

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Educators of reading, spelling, and related language skills, general and education teachers, reading teachers, interventionists, literacy leaders

    Dates: 8/28/2023 to 3/19/2024

    Wait List
    LETRS is an empowering professional learning course for instructors of reading, spelling, and related language skills. LETRS provides educators with the background, depth of knowledge, and tools to teach language and literacy to every student. LETRS can be used regardless of the literacy program in use. Educators in this program will benefit from:
  • Understanding the content and methodology of research-based, explicit, structured literacy instruction
  • Deep knowledge of the cognitive and language factors that shape student learning and of pedagogical detail
  • Information about how to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students

    The focus of Volume 1 is word recognition. Topics addressed include:
  • The Challenge of Learning to Read
  • The Speech Sounds of English
  • Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
  • Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition

    **Participation in Volume 1 includes:
  • Four, full-day, synchronous workshops held via Zoom
  • 37-48 hours of asynchronous online coursework and reading
  • 10-15 hours of Bridge to Practice activities (application in a classroom)

    Registration includes participation in the four workshops, a Volume 1 manual, and a one-year subscription to the LETRS Suite. The LETRS Suite is where online coursework and reading will be completed.
    • Enrolled: 35/35
    • Wait: 0/10

    74. Health Heroes Summer Summit

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 8/29/2023

    This professional learning opportunity will provide you with not only teaching techniques, but also a useful refresher on the NYS Guidance Document for Health Education, with a boost into the new school year! Learn how to feel empowered and united as health educators in a sensitive and/or uncomfortable situation, and exchange learning experiences/assessments with other Health/PE teachers on various content and skills.

    8:30 am -9:00 am Welcome, Housekeeping, Power Up
    9:00 am-10:15 am Who's Who in the Crew? Smells Like Team Spirit!
    10:15 am -10:30 am Break/Stretch/Snack
    10:30 am -12:00 pm Guidance Document Refresher
    12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch provided by PNWBOCES
    12:45 pm -1:00 pm Debrief and Digest
    1:00 pm -2:30 pm Navigating Stress: Yoga and Mindfulness Tools for Teachers with Jennifer Cohen-Harper
    2:30 pm -3:15 pm Health Heroes Highway (sharing best practices)
    3:15 pm -3:30 pm Closing Remarks
    • Enrolled: 6/25
    • Wait: 0/5

    75. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Volume 2

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Educators of reading, spelling, and related language skills, general and education teachers, reading teachers, interventionists, literacy leaders

    Dates: 8/29/2023 to 3/21/2024

    LETRS is an empowering professional learning course for instructors of reading, spelling, and related language skills. LETRS provides educators with the background, depth of knowledge, and tools to teach language and literacy to every student. LETRS can be used regardless of the literacy program in use. Educators in this program will benefit from:
  • Understanding the content and methodology of research-based, explicit, structured literacy instruction
  • Deep knowledge of the cognitive and language factors that shape student learning and of pedagogical detail
  • Information about how to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students

    The focus of Volume 2 is language comprehension. Topics addressed include:
  • Oral Language and Vocabulary
  • Understanding Reading Comprehension
  • Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction
  • The Reading-Writing Connection

    **Participation in Volume 2 includes:
  • Four, full-day, synchronous workshops held via Zoom
  • 32-41 hours of asynchronous online coursework and reading
  • 12-16 hours of Bridge to Practice activities (application in a classroom)

    Registration includes participation in the four workshops, a Volume 2 manual, and a one-year subscription to the LETRS Suite. The LETRS Suite is where online coursework and reading will be completed.
    • Enrolled: 16/30
    • Wait: 0/15

    76. Instructional Leadership Related to Language/Language Integration.

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 9/15/2023

    How do we help teachers to simultaneously develop language skills and content knowledge across the curriculum? Facilitators will address this question as they lead participants in a workshop to hone their instructional leadership skills related to integrated content instruction. Facilitators will share features of linguistic registers and the linguistic demands of the content areas, and strategies for addressing them. They will provide school leaders with specific strategies to share with teachers to better support ELLs/ MLLs in all content areas. In this workshop, participants will apply their learning through analysis of classroom texts from various content areas and consider appropriate scaffolds and assessment. By going through this process themselves, instructional leaders will expand their capacity to coach others in their awareness of language in the content areas. School leaders will use an instructional inventory for the Hallmarks of Advanced Literacy to evaluate curriculum and instruction.
    • Enrolled: 0/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    77. Wilson Reading System® Level I Certification: Web Practicum

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Educators, literacy leaders, literacy specialists, reading teachers

    Dates: 9/15/2023

    Wait List
    The WRS Level I Certification program is designed to prepare teachers to effectively implement WRS Steps 1-6 with students who are reading and spelling below grade level, as well as those diagnosed with language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia. It consists of two components: the WRS Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader (Steps 1-6) Online Course and the Web-Based WRS Steps 1-6 Practicum.

    The WRS Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader (Steps 1-6) Online Course entails 90 hours of coursework. The Web-Based WRS Steps 1-6 Practicum entails:

  • Working with an approved student 1:1 to complete a minimum of 65 lessons
  • Completing 5 observations with an assigned Wilson® Credentialed Trainer via Zoom. The trainer provides observations with written and verbal feedback. Participants must demonstrate mastery of the Wilson lesson plan, including multi-sensory techniques, and effective strategies in a 1:1 setting.
  • Attend the Start-Up Session on 9/15/23 and five Implementation Meetings throughout the year

    Prerequisite: Completion of WRS Introductory Course.

    Credit: In-service credit based on district policy. Eligible for nine graduate credits through Fitchburg State University for an additional fee.

    Required materials: All participants need the WRS Introductory Set (Steps 1-6), 4th Edition. Sets must be purchased separately and are not included in the cost of the practicum. Sets can be purchased directly from Wilson Language Training® at https://store.wilsonlanguage.com/

    This training is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corp and PNW BOCES.

    NOTE: A Start-Up Session will be held for each cohort on Friday, September 15, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Participants will be introduced to their Wilson® Credentialed Trainer via email and notified of the timing of their Start-Up Session.

    • Enrolled: 30/27
    • Wait: 3/20

    78. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 5 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 5

    Dates: 9/18/2023 to 4/12/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 7/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    79. SCI21 *IN-PERSON* Grade K Unit Workshop COHORTA (3 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: K

    Dates: 9/19/2023 to 2/1/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    IN-PERSON Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    This professional learning is a series of sessions, each one centered on a new unit. Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    Please note that teachers will be provided with a printed copy of the unit manual at their first learning session.

    • Enrolled: 8/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    80. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 2 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 2

    Dates: 9/19/2023 to 2/7/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 14/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    81. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 1 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 1

    Dates: 9/19/2023 to 2/7/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 3/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    82. SCI21 *IN-PERSON* Grade 1 Unit Workshop COHORTA (3 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 1

    Dates: 9/20/2023 to 1/31/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    IN-PERSON Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    This professional learning is a series of sessions, each one centered on a new unit. Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    Please note that teachers will be provided with a printed copy of the unit manual at their first learning session.

    • Enrolled: 15/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    83. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 3 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 3

    Dates: 9/20/2023 to 4/11/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 30/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    84. Curriculum Development for Stand-Alone ENL

    Program: Curriculum Center

    Dates: 9/21/2023 to 1/5/2024

    This professional learning workshop series is designed for K-12 ENL teachers who wish to create interdisciplinary curricular units for stand-alone ENL for entering and emerging students. Throughout this workshop series, participants will develop or enhance their understanding of principles of backward design to create instructional cycles that are grounded in big ideas and support English language development, literacy, and content learning (ELA, SS, Science, and Math). Participants will be guided by facilitators as they create interdisciplinary units of instruction aligned to the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards and the New Language Arts Progressions. In doing so, they will reinforce all language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and metalinguistic) and provide ELLs/MLLs with requisite background knowledge to engage with the grade-level content they are expected to learn in their content-area classes. Following a workshop model, participants will work in teams to create instructional units which they will share with others, and as a result, they will be able to build a curriculum for stand-alone ENL over the course of the six sessions.

    *Note: One hour virtual coaching sessions will be on November 17, 2023, and December 15, 2023.*
    • Enrolled: 0/40
    • Wait: 0/5

    85. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade K Unit Workshop COHORT1 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: K

    Dates: 9/21/2023 to 2/13/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 6/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    86. SCI21 *IN-PERSON* Grade 2 Unit Workshop COHORTA (3 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 2

    Dates: 9/22/2023 to 2/5/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    IN-PERSON Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    This professional learning is a series of sessions, each one centered on a new unit. Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    Please note that teachers will be provided with a printed copy of the unit manual at their first learning session.

    • Enrolled: 25/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    87. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 4 Unit Workshop COHORT1 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 4

    Dates: 9/22/2023 to 4/12/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 18/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    88. Wilson Fundations® (Virtual) Level K Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade K classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches, and other interested educational professionals

    Dates: 9/22/2023

    Fundations® Virtual Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum. This highly interactive remote workshop was developed with extensive participant input and was designed to maintain participation and motivation for optimal learning, with strategically placed breaks and an extended lunch. Additionally, the workshop design allows for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussion throughout each session.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 1/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    89. SCI21 *IN-PERSON* Grade 3 Unit Workshop COHORTA (4 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 3

    Dates: 9/26/2023 to 4/9/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    IN-PERSON Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    This professional learning is a series of sessions, each one centered on a new unit. Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    Please note that teachers will be provided with a printed copy of the unit manual at their first learning session.

    • Enrolled: 26/26
    • Wait: 0/0

    90. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 5 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 5

    Dates: 9/26/2023 to 4/15/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 7/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    91. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 4 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 4

    Dates: 9/26/2023 to 4/15/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 6/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    92. SCI21 *IN-PERSON* Grade 4 Unit Workshop COHORTA (4 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 4

    Dates: 9/27/2023 to 4/10/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    IN-PERSON Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    This professional learning is a series of sessions, each one centered on a new unit. Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    Please note that teachers will be provided with a printed copy of the unit manual at their first learning session.

    • Enrolled: 11/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    93. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 1 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 1

    Dates: 9/27/2023 to 2/27/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 3/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    94. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade K Unit Workshop COHORT2 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: K

    Dates: 9/27/2023 to 2/27/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 0/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    95. SCI21 *IN-PERSON* Grade 5 Unit Workshop COHORTA (4 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 5

    Dates: 9/28/2023 to 4/11/2024

    Closed
    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    IN-PERSON Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    This professional learning is a series of sessions, each one centered on a new unit. Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    Please note that teachers will be provided with a printed copy of the unit manual at their first learning session.

    • Enrolled: 25/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    96. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 3 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 3

    Dates: 9/28/2023 to 4/16/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 9/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    97. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 2 Unit Workshop COHORT2 (6 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 2

    Dates: 9/28/2023 to 2/26/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 8/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    98. Think Tank: Education Technologists and Instructional Coaches

    Program: Model Schools

    Audience: Education Technologists and Instructional Coaches

    Dates: 9/28/2023 to 5/16/2024

    New
    This Think Tank is a five part series of sessions that will focus on staying current with educational technology trends in the K-12 setting. Participants will help support each other as we review articles, share resources, and discuss how to keep current in an ever changing industry. (There is no fee for districts that participate in PNWBOCES Model Schools.)
    • Enrolled: 6/40
    • Wait: 0/10

    99. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 5 Unit Workshop COHORT4 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 5

    Dates: 9/29/2023 to 4/17/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 1/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    100. Wilson Fundations® (Virtual) Level 1 Launch Workshop

    Program: Curriculum Center Literacy

    Audience: Grade 1 classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, instructional coaches

    Dates: 9/29/2023

    Fundations® Virtual Launch Workshops provide the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Fundations curriculum. This highly interactive remote workshop was developed with extensive participant input and was designed to maintain participation and motivation for optimal learning, with strategically placed breaks and an extended lunch. Additionally, the workshop design allows for teacher input and active engagement via activities and discussion throughout each session.

    At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the skills taught in Fundations: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle, sound mastery, phonics, vocabulary, high frequency/trick words, fluency, comprehension strategies, handwriting, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
  • Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Fundations Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Prevention/Early Intervention Learning Community for Fundations (membership included with participation in this workshop).
  • Use the Teacher's Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
  • Visualize the flow and pace of a full Fundations lesson completed with fidelity.

    This workshop is offered through a collaboration with Wilson Language Training® Corporation.

    • Enrolled: 3/30
    • Wait: 0/10

    101. SCI21 ***VIRTUAL*** Grade 4 Unit Workshop COHORT3 (8 meetings)

    Program: Science 21

    Audience: 4

    Dates: 9/29/2023 to 4/16/2024

    New NYSSLS-Aligned Science 21 Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop

    VIRTUAL Professional Learning Sessions

    Check your district's calendar to ensure that the Unit 4 session in April doesn't conflict with ELA/Math testing schedule.

    This series of professional learning sessions introduces the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) at this grade level and focuses on how to operationalize them in classrooms. These sessions provide immersion tasks, so teachers experience how students are expected to use the three dimensions of the standards to make sense of core science ideas.

    The workshop format consists of asynchronous pre-session activities and a 2-hour synchronous meeting using Zoom. Two CTLE credits will be awarded for completion of the pre-session activities, and two more credits will be awarded for attendance of the synchronous meeting per session. Each of the six sessions addresses about one-half of each unit's lessons.

    The following asynchronous assignments are to be completed before each professional learning session:

  • Review the assigned lessons in the manual.
  • View the assigned videos.
  • Complete a pre-assessment of the session pre-assignments.

    Each session introduces and emphasizes the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts of the standards outlined in every lesson. This experiential workshop provides time for teachers to unpack and perform the instructional techniques and explore student tasks before introducing the curriculum in classrooms!

    A printed copy of the manual will be shipped to each participant's district and is included in the training cost. For the initial online meeting, an electronic copy of the manual can be accessed through the training platform or the Science 21 website. Manual binders will be shipped once workshop registrations are approved and confirmed through mylearningplan.com.

    • Enrolled: 5/30
    • Wait: 0/0