Join us this year for a 4-part series designed to help district and building test coordinators with their annual responsibilities. Sessions will take place on Wednesdays of September 29, December 1, February 9, and June 1. Sessions will be live from 9:30am - 11:30am. Please register even if you cannot attend all sessions. Recordings will be made available to our testing listserv. Here is a breakdown of the sessions: September 29- Virtual Test Coordinator Training - Part I o Account Access - Determining access for Testing Services using the New Test Coordinator Flow Chart o Communications - what to expect from NERIC and the Office of State Assessment o September- December Responsibilities and Schedules December 1 - Virtual Test Coordinator Training - Part II o December - February Responsibilities o Data Extractions o School Administrator Manuals February 9 - Virtual Test Coordinator Training - Part III o March - June Responsibilities o Answer Sheet Printing, Shipping & Distribution o Exam Administration o Scoring, Answer Sheet Return o NERIC Answer Sheet Processing June 1 - Virtual Test Coordinator Training - Part IV o End of Year/Summer Responsibilities o Data Reports o Assessment Cleanup

Join the NERIC Testing Team for a look at the CBT Online Question Samplers, how the samplers can be used, and discussion about the transition to CBT. Advice from CBT veterans will also be provided. This special session will be held Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 2:30pm - 3:30pm and will be recorded. Register today so WebEx webinar credentials are sent directly to you.

It has been another challenging school year start; but as always, you've overcome the obstacles and leveraged your skills to get students what they need. Thank you!

We invite you to join us at the Distance Learning Practitioners' Meeting, to allow veteran DL Practitioners (teachers and TAs), those new to the DL environment, and even those thinking about entering the DL arena for the first time to continue the conversations regarding successes, common pain points, and growing the DL program in ever changing learning environments.

Please note that due to the current situation regarding the pandemic, the Distance Learning Practitioners' Meeting on Friday, January 28th from 12:30 to 2:30pm will be held 100% virtually. Please register soon to hold your place. We will send out the meeting details (virtual join link) closer to the date of the meeting to those who have registered.

Please email dl@neric.org by January 26th with your topics of discussion and questions you would like covered. Once we hear from you, we will announce the topics used to launch the forum discussions.

Until we meet on the 28th, stay well!

Eileen Drescher, Melissa Boucher, Mike Sylofski, & Mary Graham-Morris

NOTE: This meeting is open to DL Practitioners' from districts participating in the Full Distance Learning Program.

Join districts from around NYS to share in best practices using their Schoolzilla by Renaissance dashboards to empower their educational leaders and teachers with the data they need. We will also hear from the Schoolzilla Product Development Team regarding recent updates and future plans for the system.

Okay, you've installed the Screencastify extension, you've made your video, now what?! This session will explore the various recording and editing tools available through Screencastify. We'll also discuss the most efficient ways to share and store your videos.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $80.00
Location: Webinar (Synchronous)

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

Join the NERIC Testing Team for a complete review of how to submit your Regents Online Order for Answer Sheets. We will walk through the Regents Online Ordering System, options to order using Level 0 and/or a Student Data Template, and all anticipated deadlines. This session will be recorded and uploaded to our NERIC Testing Support Playlist. Announced by OSA, the June 2022 Regents are expected to be administered completely in alignment with the June 2022 Administration.

Pixlr is a free online cloud-based image editing tool that runs on both the PC and Mac platforms. It's an HTML5-based app that closely resembles Photoshop. Images may be opened from your workstation or URL, as well as from Facebook, Instagram, and Google Photos. The course, focusing on Web image creation for the classroom, will include: interface navigation, selection tools and layers, manipulating your images, transforming and retouching photos, and filters. Participants who complete all the assignments, assessments and projects will receive a certificate of completion for 15 hours of participation. Registrants will be notified by email with course access information.

Prerequisites: Participants should also have access to a digital camera, smartphone or digital images for final project completion.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $265
Course Type: Online Course (Asynchronous)

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

We all know that portfolios are an extremely powerful tool for student growth and reflection, as well as evidence of learning. Starting and maintaining portfolios in a real-life classroom can be tricky, though. In this session we'll look at using Google tools to create low-maintenance and engaging digital portfolios for your students.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $80.00
Location: Webinar (Synchronous)

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

Welcome to the 2021/2022 Capital Region Elementary Book Club! We are excited for you to join if and when you can. This group and time together is an informal time of sharing AMAZING books/resources that can be used in the Elementary Library and/or Classroom. Although the focus is on Picture Books and Middle Grade titles, EVERYBODY is welcome. We all know picture books can be used K-12. We will be meeting virtually until further notice. This year we are continuing to focus on Diversity, and this month's theme is: Race

Dee Johnson is Elementary Librarian at Westmere Elementary School in the Guilderland School District.

This Lunch and Learn series is designed to be an open collaborative conversation between tech integrators, teachers and interested parties as we navigate our way through the NY State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards.

This session will focus on Standard 4: Cybersecurity Unpacking the Standards & the Significance, unpacking the standard, its related vocabulary, and then discuss the significance across the grade level bands.

If you are interested in this session, but are unable to attend during the designated time, feel free to sign up and contact the instructor (virginia.bond@neric.org). All participants will be sent a video link to the session after the live session is complete. Information regarding accessing the webinar will be sent to all registrants for that session via email the day prior to the event.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $80.00
Location:online via Webex

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

Quarterly meetings for SLS Communications Coordinators as mandated in NY State Education Law 90.18. Communications Coordinators are updated on topics such as NY State Education updates, technology, and Information Fluency Skills. Professional development is provided on current issues. Information is brought back to other librarians in their districts. Format determined by level of transmission.

Please join us for a professional conversation focused on the issues facing secondary librarians. Topics and agenda to be determined, and suggestions are welcome.

BrainPOP is a collection of engaging and multi-style lessons that address everything from Pocahontas to Digital Citizenship to Algebra to Empathy. With videos, passages, activities, and even coding experiences, a BrainPOP lesson appeals to any learner. This session will introduce all the components of a BrainPOP activity and discuss best practices for your classroom. Please note, although some content is available for free, a school subscription may be required to access all of the features.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $80.00
Location: Webinar (Synchronous)

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

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DASA ONLINE TRAINING: Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination: Prevention and Intervention (Dignity for All Students Act)

This on-line training has been approved by the New York State Education Department to be completed during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.

You may begin this class on Schoology on May 18th, work at your own pace and it must be finished by midnight on May 25, 2022. You will receive an email the morning of May 18th with an access code and directions to start your training. If you do not receive this e-mail, please check your SPAM box.

Cost: $80 payable only by check or money order. Mail your payment as soon as you register. We do NOT need your payment before the class begins.

Make checks payable to Capital Region BOCES and mail in your payment to Capital Region BOCES - DASA, 900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Suite 102, Albany NY 12205. You do not need to send the enrollment form, a note with your name and date of DASA is acceptable.

There will be a 5-10 business day processing period beginning after course session ends before your information is sent to NYSED. Please keep this in mind when planning for your deadlines.

If you have any questions, please contact Fallon Lovrin at fallon.lovrin@neric.org.

For new/new-ish librarians to discuss advocacy. Veteran school librarians, please join us and share your expertise!

This webinar will provide new Chief Information Officers with an overview of running SchoolTool data warehouse extracts required for NYS data warehousing. Topics to be covered will include types of extracts, running extracts, understanding CSV files, and the SchoolTool Validation Report.

"Kids don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” ~Jim Henson

What would teaching be like if you felt excited about your lessons? Make your classroom fun again! This book will take you on a journey to re-energize your teaching through student engagement using toys, games and comics. You will learn strategies to make content memorable all year long. Join us to share and collaborate to gain a toolbox of ideas that can easily be implemented in any classroom, grade level or content area.

Participants must have access to the book Play Like a PIRATE: Engage Students with Toys, Games, and Comics by Quinn Rollins.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $265
Course Type: Online Course (Asynchronous)

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

The CTE/SE Spring Summit is an invitation-only event for CTE and Special Education leaders from across New York State. The focus of the summit is on developing quality indicators and educational models for the Career and Technical Education of Students with Disabilities . The 2-day work session will include state-wide data review, identification of problems of practice and small group generation of quality indicators. Participants will additionally develop a comprehensive document with recommendations for successful programming and needed state wide supports from stakeholders.

Please join us for NERIC's Data Warehouse End of Year District Data Coordinator Meeting. This meeting will discuss Current and Upcoming NYS Reporting Requirements; Dataflow; Level 0 Updates; Reporting Reminders; and provide a review of the Reporting Timeline and Upcoming Deadlines. This webinar is being offered twice, and the same information will be presented in each session.

This session will feature how to create and use Kahoots with your class. Kahoots are games that you can play for introducing new content, formative assessment and review. Students can play together during a live remote teaching session, or they can complete quizzes that you assign on their own time.

This class has been postponed until May 25th.

Free to NERIC Model Schools Districts
Others: $80.00
Location: Webinar

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

We invite librarians and educators at the middle school and high school levels to this monthly two-hour book group. There are no prescribed titles to read ahead of time, rather this group focuses on sharing out 1-3 titles read recently by participants that others should know about for curriculum, booklists, and additions to their libraries and classrooms. All discussed titles can be viewed at the Capital Region BOCES YA Book Group on Goodreads.

Please join us for NERIC's Data Warehouse End of Year District Data Coordinator Meeting. This meeting will discuss Current and Upcoming NYS Reporting Requirements; Dataflow; Level 0 Updates; Reporting Reminders; and provide a review of the Reporting Timeline and Upcoming Deadlines. This webinar is being offered twice, and the same information will be presented in each session.

Are you overwhelmed by the multitude of educational technology tools options out there? Are you not sure where to start and lacking the time to learn about every new edtech tool? Educational Duct Tape will be your guide to selecting the right tools for your classroom. Through hilariously entertaining stories about things like tater tots, bounce houses, shirt sleeves, crying grapes, and beards, Jake Miller shares his knowledge and compares tools for assessments, blogging, screencasting, audio projects, video creation, apps, infographics, and so much more. This book study will help you to overcome edtech decision paralysis and enable you to select the right tool for your classroom so that you can start using them immediately.

The purpose of this book study is to create a culture of learning and sharing as we delve into the recently published educational text Educational Duct Tape: An Edtech Integration Mindset by Jake Miller. This online collaborative environment will enable you to interact with other educators, discover additional resources, and inspire you to think differently. The format of this book study allows you to participate at times that are most convenient for you and your schedule.

Participants must have access to the book Educational Duct Tape: An Edtech Integration Mindset by Jake Miller.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $265
Course Type: Online Course (Asynchronous)

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

This Lunch and Learn series is designed to be an open collaborative conversation between tech integrators, teachers and interested parties as we navigate our way through the NY State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards.

This session will focus on Standard 5: Digital Literacy, unpacking the standard, its related vocabulary, and then discuss the significance across the grade level bands.

If you are interested in this session, but are unable to attend during the designated time, feel free to sign up and contact the instructor (virginia.bond@neric.org). All participants will be sent a video link to the session after the live session is complete. Information regarding accessing the webinar will be sent to all registrants for that session via email the day prior to the event.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $80.00
Location: Online via Webex

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

CLICK THE ENROLL BUTTON at the bottom of the page TO REGISTER.

DASA ONLINE TRAINING: Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination: Prevention and Intervention (Dignity for All Students Act)

This on-line training has been approved by the New York State Education Department to be completed during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.

You may begin this class on Schoology on June 2, work at your own pace and it must be finished by midnight on June 9, 2022. You will receive an email the morning of June 2nd with an access code and directions to start your training. If you do not receive this e-mail, please check your SPAM box.

Cost: $80 payable only by check or money order. Mail your payment as soon as you register. We do NOT need your payment before the class begins.

Make checks payable to Capital Region BOCES and mail in your payment to Capital Region BOCES - DASA, 900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Suite 102, Albany NY 12205. You do not need to send the enrollment form, a note with your name and date of DASA is acceptable.

There will be a 5-10 business day processing period beginning after course session ends before your information is sent to NYSED. Please keep this in mind when planning for your deadlines.

If you have any questions, please contact Fallon Lovrin at fallon.lovrin@neric.org.

This webinar will be a review of auto grade advancement and other enrollment tasks in SchoolTool. Topics to be covered will include enrollment start, exiting transfer students, "class of" verification, assigning projected enrollment and projected enrollment checks. Graduating seniors, promoting all other grade levels and promoting out-of-district students will also be reviewed.

This webinar will provide a step-by-step review of ending last year's program services as required for Data Warehouse reporting -- as well as batch adding them for the current school year.

Peardeck provides an easy-to-use platform to make lessons engaging and interactive for your students; no matter where they're sitting. With integrations with Google, PowerPoint, and other apps, you don't need to create new content from scratch. This session will explore the basics of Peardeck and add a few level-up tips and tricks.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $80.00
Location: Webinar (Synchronous)

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

This training will cover the basics about how to register students for summer school if you are not a Schooltool district. This will be held virtually and the link to join as well as supporting materials will be emailed to participates the day before.

This group will meet to discuss Minecraft and future opportunities for working with Minecraft in the region. Calling all Minecraft experts! Also, please join us if you are new to Minecraft and want to connect with regional experts. This will be a great networking opportunity.

This training will cover the basics about how to register students for summer school if you are a Schooltool district. Participants will also learn how to run reports. This will be held virtually and the link to join as well as supporting materials will be emailed to participates the day before.

Capital Region BOCES is pleased to host a series of meetings to provide the opportunity for principals to collaborate and share ideas with peers. Meetings will be hosted for elementary principals, and for junior high/middle and high school principals. The virtual meetings for each group will be from 9-10 a.m.

Topics/Format:

~ Receive updates on important issues that impact your role as the principal.

~ Discuss topics of interest such as equity, social emotional learning, curriculum and instruction, and others as determined by the group.

~ Share ideas and receive feedback in a collaborative environment.

~ Meetings will be facilitated by Capital Region BOCES and your colleagues.

Meeting Dates for Elementary: October 19, 2021, January 18, 2022, March 15, 2022 and June 7, 2022. Please register for each meeting separately.

Questions: Contact Kelly Masline, Director of Educational Support Services at kelly.masline@neric.org or call 518-464-3971 or 518-937-8887 (cell).

There is no cost to Component Districts to participate in these meetings. This is part of the Capital Region BOCES Value Added Service.

Capital Region BOCES is pleased to host a series of meetings to provide the opportunity for principals to collaborate and share ideas with peers. Meetings will be hosted for elementary principals, and for junior high/middle and high school principals. The virtual meetings for each group will be from 9-10 a.m.

Topics/Format:

~ Receive updates on important issues that impact your role as the principal.

~ Discuss topics of interest such as equity, social emotional learning, curriculum and instruction, and others as determined by the group.

~ Share ideas and receive feedback in a collaborative environment.

~ Meetings will be facilitated by Capital Region BOCES and your colleagues.

Meeting Dates for Middle/High School: October 20, 2021, January 19, 2022, March 16, 2022 and June 8, 2022. Please register for each meeting separately.

Questions: Contact Kelly Masline, Director of Educational Support Services at kelly.masline@neric.org or call 518-464-3971 or 518-937-8887 (cell).

There is no cost to Component Districts to participate in these meetings. This is part of the Capital Region BOCES Value Added Service.

This Lunch and Learn series is designed to be an open collaborative conversation between tech integrators, teachers and interested parties as we navigate our way through the NY State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards.

The second session of the month will focus on Standard 5:Digital Literacy, what we can do (activities), as well as tools, ideas and resources that can added to the bands. All session work will be gathered into a collaborative document that will be shared with all participants.

If you are interested in this session, but are unable to attend during the designated time, feel free to sign up and contact the instructor (virginia.bond@neric.org). All participants will be sent a video link to the session after the live session is complete. Information regarding accessing the webinar will be sent to all registrants for that session via email the day prior to the event.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Others: $80.00
Location: Online via Webex

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

Please join us for a professional conversation focused on the issues facing secondary librarians. Topics and agenda to be determined, and suggestions are welcome.

This session provides an overview of SchoolTool "year end" routines, recommended to run prior to Auto Grade Advancement. Topics include but are not limited to verifying student grades, reports used in preparation for State reporting, managing Diploma Types - adding them to student records, Graduation Requirements and Post Graduate Plans. Determining retention (reports) and retaining students will also be discussed.

This session is for schools who are planning to begin their esport venture in Fall 2022 - you will learn basic aspects of esports, how to register, and essentials for your coaches.

Fee: NERIC Model Schools Districts - FREE
Course Type: Live Webinar

CLICK THE ENROLL BUTTON at the bottom of the page TO REGISTER.

DASA ONLINE TRAINING: Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination: Prevention and Intervention (Dignity for All Students Act)

This on-line training has been approved by the New York State Education Department to be completed during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.

You may begin this class on Schoology on June 15, work at your own pace and it must be finished by midnight on June 22, 2022. You will receive an email the morning of June 15th with an access code and directions to start your training. If you do not receive this e-mail, please check your SPAM box.

Cost: $80 payable only by check or money order. Mail your payment as soon as you register. We do NOT need your payment before the class begins.

Make checks payable to Capital Region BOCES and mail in your payment to Capital Region BOCES - DASA, 900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Suite 102, Albany NY 12205. You do not need to send the enrollment form, a note with your name and date of DASA is acceptable.

There will be a 5-10 business day processing period beginning after course session ends before your information is sent to NYSED. Please keep this in mind when planning for your deadlines.

If you have any questions, please contact Fallon Lovrin at fallon.lovrin@neric.org.

We invite librarians and educators at the middle school and high school levels to this monthly two-hour book group. There are no prescribed titles to read ahead of time, rather this group focuses on sharing out 1-3 titles read recently by participants that others should know about for curriculum, booklists, and additions to their libraries and classrooms. All discussed titles can be viewed at the Capital Region BOCES YA Book Group on Goodreads.

For a fun introductory activity to start planning for next school year, build a digital escape room for your students to solve! We will use Bitmoji, Google Slides and Google Forms to make an escape room based on your own classroom. A variety of tools for creating clues will be covered, and you will be shown sample escape rooms for inspiration! Build the foundation and you will have all summer to think about specifics!

Free to NERIC Model Schools Districts
Others: $80.00
Course Type: Webinar (Blended)

Data Privacy and Security Statement: Please follow your district's data privacy and security guidelines. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies of any non-district approved applications to ensure that your students' identities are properly protected. If you are unsure whether a resource is approved by the district, please contact your school. Please visit StaySafe Online for useful information. Links to sites do not imply endorsement by NERIC.

This will be a review of auto grade advancement and other enrollment tasks in SchoolTool. Topics to be covered will include enrollment start, exiting transfer students, "class of" verification, assigning projected enrollment and projected enrollment checks. Graduating seniors, promoting all other grade levels and promoting out-of-district students will also be reviewed.

This classroom work session will consist of in-depth coverage of auto grade advancement and other enrollment tasks in SchoolTool. Topics to be covered will include enrollment start, exiting transfer students, "class of" verification, assigning projected enrollment and projected enrollment checks. Graduating seniors, promoting all other grade levels and promoting out-of-district students will also be reviewed.

This classroom work session will consist of in-depth coverage of auto grade advancement and other enrollment tasks in SchoolTool. Topics to be covered will include enrollment start, exiting transfer students, "class of" verification, assigning projected enrollment and projected enrollment checks. Graduating seniors, promoting all other grade levels and promoting out-of-district students will also be reviewed.

This classroom work session will consist of in-depth coverage of auto grade advancement and other enrollment tasks in SchoolTool. Topics to be covered will include enrollment start, exiting transfer students, "class of" verification, assigning projected enrollment and projected enrollment checks. Graduating seniors, promoting all other grade levels and promoting out-of-district students will also be reviewed.

In this workshop, teachers will gain a basic understanding of the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS). This workshop is intended for teachers just beginning to shift to the NYSSLS. Participants will learn the basic structure of NYSSLS and experience phenomena to gain a deeper understanding and be immersed in the new standards. Teachers will examine how the Performance Expectations build over time from Grades K thru 12. Participants will examine the Science and Engineering Practice (SEP's), Crosscutting Concepts (CCC's), and Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI's) and how they work together to provide students with a three-dimensional approach to learning. Teachers will identify a phenomenon and work to create lessons to use in the classroom incorporating the new standards.

This webinar will cover essential concepts and skills needed to get started in SchoolTool. Topics will be relevant to all users, and designed to provide a solid foundation for working efficiently in specific modules such as Attendance, Counseling or Discipline. Specific topics will include SchoolTool terminology and navigation, using the basic search to view student demographic, schedule, attendance or other information, key reports for everyday tasks as well as introduction to SchoolTool advanced search and export options.

This webinar will be a review of auto grade advancement and other enrollment tasks in SchoolTool. Topics to be covered will include enrollment start, exiting transfer students, "class of" verification, assigning projected enrollment and projected enrollment checks. Graduating seniors, promoting all other grade levels and promoting out-of-district students will also be reviewed.

This webinar will cover managing student locket information in SchoolTool. Topics will include locker Maintenance module options, best practices for locker naming conventions, importing a list of lockers, importing padlock numbers and combinations, locker assignment and maintenance and locker reports.

This intensive five-day TCIS train-the-trainer certification course provides organizations with the opportunity to develop an in-house training capacity in the TCIS curriculum. Participants will develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the TCIS curriculum necessary to deliver the training to staff in their organizations. Participants will have the chance to participate, practice, and receive feedback in conducting activities to gain immediate training experience. Training techniques such as role playing, leading small group discussions, using guided fantasies, conducting practice sessions, and using audiovisual aids will be demonstrated. Participants will receive all the necessary materials to conduct the TCIS training program in their agency.

Participants will be able to:

• Proactively prevent and/or de-escalate a potential crisis situation with a child or young person

• Manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner, and, if necessary, intervene physically in a manner that reduces the risk of harm to children and staff

• Process the crisis event with children and young people to help improve their coping strategies

• Effectively deliver TCIS training in their agencies

Participants will receive 45 minutes for lunch each day. Lunch is NOT provided.

The Responsive Classroom approach to teaching emphasizes academic, social, and emotional growth in a strong school community. We believe that how children learn is as important as what they learn, and that academic success is inextricably tied to building social-emotional competencies.

This training supports districts in training Lead Evaluators of teachers in need of a REFRESHER in accordance with Education Law 3012-d as amended by the Laws of 2019. The focus for these sessions is to review knowledge of the NYS Teaching Standards, Evidence Based Observation techniques, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders and use of the state approved professional practice rubrics to anchor effective feedback. Lead evaluator training participation will be reported to districts upon completion.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Kindergarten Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Stay Cool In The Sun?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Kindergarten Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'What Do Plants And Animals Need to Live?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Kindergarten Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Change An Objectʾs Motion?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join Jen Gonyea, Director of Science at Bethlehem CSD, to cover the basics of the Kindergarten Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'STC - Exploring Weather' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This class will be an introductory review of best practices for entering families, contacts and students into SchoolTool. We will review various methods of enrolling students into buildings or placements and assigning applicable program services. We will also look at the various tools available to maintain and verify Census data.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Kindergarten Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Get Ready For The Weather?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join Jen Gonyea, Director of Science at Bethlehem CSD, to cover the basics of the Kindergarten Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'STC - Exploring Plants & Animals' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join Jen Gonyea, Director of Science at Bethlehem CSD, to cover the basics of the Kindergarten Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'STC - Exploring Forces & Motion' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the First Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This session covers elementary scheduling from A-Z in a structured step-by-step fashion. Recommended for users in their first few years working with elementary schedules.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the First Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'Light Our Way' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the First Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join Jen Gonyea, Director of Science at Bethlehem CSD, to cover the basics of the Second Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Find The Best Place For A Plant To Grow?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This one day in-person training will focus on the lead evaluation process as it relates to principals. Participants will review and discuss: NYS's required components of APPR 3012d as it applies to Principal Evaluation. Professional Standards for Educational Leadership. Supporting principals-best practices, rubric thoughts and future considerations and Principals' role as lead evaluators of teachers. Presented by Dr. Mary-Fox-Alter, Assistant Program Director for the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership for Manhattanville College.

This session covers elementary scheduling as a brief overview. Thereafter schedulers will work individually at their own pace to create schedules. NERIC SchoolTool Team members will be on-hand to answer questions as needed.

Join Jen Gonyea, Director of Science at Bethlehem CSD, to cover the basics of the First Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Second Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'What Can Maps Tell Us About Land And Water?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join Jen Gonyea, Director of Science at Bethlehem CSD, to cover the basics of the Second Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Third Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This 1/2 day virtual workshop is for those who have previously attended the Certification for Lead Evaluators of Principals Workshop and will focus on the evaluation process as it relates to principals. Participants will review the Standards for Educational Leadership and recommended NY State rubrics that are available to lead evaluators and review the process and best practices for site visits. Presented by Mary Fox-Alter, Assistant Program Director for the Doctoral program in Educational Leadership for Manhattanville College.

Join Jen Gonyea, Director of Science at Bethlehem CSD, to cover the basics of the Second Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Stop Soil from Washing Away?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Third Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Third Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join Jen Gonyea, Director of Science at Bethlehem CSD, to cover the basics of the Third Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This webinar will be a review of school opening readiness tasks as outlined in the Mindex Yearly Rollover checklist. Topics will include updates to custom and canned reports, homeroom assignment, adding assessments to student records, activities, faculty record updates, graduation requirements and maintenance settings for BOCES virtual locations.

This working classroom session will cover creating elementary schedules, especially student teams and homerooms. Preparation steps to get ready for the elementary scheduling season will be discussed as well as tips and tricks for building a successful master schedule. Specific topics will include school year rollover tasks refresher, scheduling/course catalog rollover, period maintenance, teaming maintenance, importing the master schedule or creating a new master schedule.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Fourth Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Provide Energy to People's Homes?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This session covers elementary scheduling from A-Z in a structured step-by-step fashion. Recommended for users in their first few years working with elementary schedules.

This hands-on classroom session will cover common Guidance Counselor tasks. Topics to be covered will include SchoolTool terminology, especially the difference between the Scheduling and Counseling modules, batch selecting using advanced search criteria, and running and exporting reports. Other topics will include understanding drop/withdraw/switch differences, finding available periods and classes, using drag and drop to schedule, fixing conflicts, modifying future schedules, using the audit report to view add/drops, and alternate enrollment scheduling.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Fourth Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Fourth Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can Animals Communicate using their senses?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This one day in-person training will focus on the lead evaluation process as it relates to principals. Participants will review and discuss: NYS's required components of APPR 3012d as it applies to Principal Evaluation. Professional Standards for Educational Leadership. Supporting principals-best practices, rubric thoughts and future considerations and Principals' role as lead evaluators of teachers. Presented by Dr. Mary-Fox-Alter, Assistant Program Director for the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership for Manhattanville College.

This session covers elementary scheduling from A-Z in a structured step-by-step fashion. Recommended for users in their first few years working with elementary schedules.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Fourth Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'What is Our Evidence We Live on a Changing Earth?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Fifth Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This 1/2 day virtual workshop is for those who have previously attended the Certification for Lead Evaluators of Principals Workshop and will focus on the evaluation process as it relates to principals. Participants will review the Standards for Educational Leadership and recommended NY State rubrics that are available to lead evaluators and review the process and best practices for site visits. Presented by Mary Fox-Alter, Assistant Program Director for the Doctoral program in Educational Leadership for Manhattanville College.

This session covers elementary scheduling from A-Z in a structured step-by-step fashion. Recommended for users in their first few years working with elementary schedules.

This webinar will be a review of school opening readiness tasks as outlined in the Mindex Yearly Rollover checklist. Topics will include updates to custom and canned reports, homeroom assignment, adding assessments to student records, activities, faculty record updates, graduation requirements and maintenance settings for BOCES virtual locations.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Fifth Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This session covers elementary scheduling as a brief overview. Thereafter schedulers will work individually at their own pace to create schedules. NERIC SchoolTool Team members will be on-hand to answer questions as needed.

Fundations Workshops give you a practical, how-to overview of Fundations. They focus on the knowledge and skills required to implement the program in the classroom and familiarize participants with the framework of Fundations instruction. -Understand Fundations principles of instruction, the appropriate student population, and the implementation models used -Review how Fundations materials facilitate multisensory, interactive learning -Plan a Fundations lesson and determine a weekly schedule for a unit -Practice lesson procedures and activities, reviewing unit structure and materials These workshops are appropriate for teachers beginning to use Fundations instruction in their classrooms, or teachers and administrators interested in learning about Fundations in greater detail. Link to the online session will be shared via email to registrants two days before the event. Eligible for 6 hours CTLE credit.

Registration ends on July 22, 2022.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Fifth Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

This session covers elementary scheduling as a brief overview. Thereafter schedulers will work individually at their own pace to create schedules. NERIC SchoolTool Team members will be on-hand to answer questions as needed.

Join experienced teacher and content expert Heidi Aupperle to cover the basics of the Fifth Grade Smithsonian Science Kit 'How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?' Teachers will have the opportunity to view assembled experiments and observe the use of the kit, with time to ask direct questions in collaboration with their peers. Contact John Florussen (john.florussen@neric.org) with any questions or problems regarding this listing.

Fundations Workshops give you a practical, how-to overview of Fundations. They focus on the knowledge and skills required to implement the program in the classroom and familiarize participants with the framework of Fundations instruction. -Understand Fundations principles of instruction, the appropriate student population, and the implementation models used -Review how Fundations materials facilitate multisensory, interactive learning -Plan a Fundations lesson and determine a weekly schedule for a unit -Practice lesson procedures and activities, reviewing unit structure and materials These workshops are appropriate for teachers beginning to use Fundations instruction in their classrooms, or teachers and administrators interested in learning about Fundations in greater detail. Link to the online session will be shared via email to registrants two days before the event. Eligible for 6 hours CTLE credit.

Registration closes July 22, 2022.

This session covers elementary scheduling as a brief overview. Thereafter schedulers will work individually at their own pace to create schedules. NERIC SchoolTool Team members will be on-hand to answer questions as needed.

This webinar will cover essential concepts and skills needed to get started in SchoolTool. Topics will be relevant to all users, and designed to provide a solid foundation for working efficiently in specific modules such as Attendance, Counseling or Discipline. Specific topics will include SchoolTool terminology and navigation, using the basic search to view student demographic, schedule, attendance or other information, key reports for everyday tasks as well as introduction to SchoolTool advanced search and export options.

This training supports districts in training NEW Lead Evaluators of teachers in accordance with Education Law 3012-d as amended by the Laws of 2019. The focus for these sessions is to develop an in-depth knowledge of the NYS Teaching Standards, Evidence Based Observation techniques, Professional Standards for Educational Leaders and use of the state approved professional practice rubrics to anchor effective feedback. Lead evaluator training participation will be reported to districts upon completion.