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1. Creating Safer Schools (CURI 6541)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/25/2025

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CURI 6541 SUNY Empire State University
Students, parents, and school staff deserve a safe learning environment. Yet headlines of violence, bullying, and drug abuse have shown the vulnerability of schools. This course explores the background and data about the severity of safety issues facing schools today and provides the strategies and tools to address them. This course will provide you with tools, activities, checklists, strategies, and tips. Some issues that will be addressed are bullying, substance abuse, internet safety, violent school issues, suicide, school avoidance, and mental health awareness.

Required Text:Safe and Peaceful Schools: Addressing Conflict and Eliminating Violence, ISBN# 978-14129-8675-5
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

2. Critical and Creative Thinkers for a Global Age (CURI 6513)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/25/2025

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CURI 6513 SUNY Empire State University, was previously EDU 661126
This course focuses on developing critical and creative thinkers who can operate in and competently address the issues and challenges of a global age. It focuses on the practice of critical and creative thinking through the use of thinking routines and promotes student engagement, understanding, and independence by making thinking visible. Participants examine the standards and dispositions of critical and creative thinkers, as they explore precise and emotive language, effective communication, inferential reasoning, logical fallacies, thinking from multiple perspectives, creative problem solving, and media literacy. Based in the context of global issues and challenges, the course models over 21 critical and creative thinking routines for the classroom that make thinking visible, foster collaboration and communication, and enhance engagement and understanding in a culture of thinking.

Two Required Texts: Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners, ISBN #978-0-470-91551-6 and a Participant Booklet available as an electronic download in Frontline.

  • Max Class Size: 25

3. Culturally Responsive Teaching with Diverse Learners (CURI 6514)

Program: New York City

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/25/2025

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CURI 6514 SUNY Empire State University, was previously EDU 661125

This course focuses on improving student outcomes by increasing teacher understanding of the impact of race, culture and language in the learning environment. Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) is a research-based method designed to enhance student engagement by implementing strategies to develop stronger relationships, culturally-inclusive curriculum and instruction techniques and positive learning environments. Participants examine the elements of Culturally Responsive Teaching through personal reflection and development of culturally competent strategies to effectively differentiate instruction for students from linguistically, culturally and racially diverse backgrounds. Participants deepen knowledge of their own cultural background and the impact on instruction while implementing strategies to increase connections with students and improve learning outcomes through culturally-relevant curriculum and instruction.

Three Required Texts:
-How to Teach Students Who Dont Look Like You: Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies, ISBN #9781452257914
-Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning: Classroom practices for student success , ISBN #9781425817312
-Participant Booklet available as a download in Frontline.

Optional but not Required Text: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, research and practice, ISBN #9780807750780

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when enrolled in six (6) or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

4. Developing Innovators and Innovation Skills (CURI 6516)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/25/2025

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CURI 6516 SUNY Empire State University (formerly EDU 661113)
This course focuses on developing innovation capabilities in students by exploring the discovery skills of associating, questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting. Participants learn how to create a culture of innovation and provide learning opportunities that promote perseverance, encourage curiosity, and ignite intrinsic motivation. Participants explore resources, strategies, and ideas for designing content-based lessons that incorporate discovery skills and foster the behaviors students need to be innovation-ready.

Required Texts:The Innovator's DNA Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators, ISBN #9781422134818 & Participant Supplement available as a download on MLP.


Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

5. Learning First, Technology Second (CURI 6543)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Knight of Columbus (Greenlawn, Ne) [map]

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/25/2025

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CURI 6543 SUNY Empire State University
In contemporary education, we were all thrown into the deep end of the technology pool as a result of the national shutdown. Technology served as a lifeline to any semblance of learning. As schools transitioned back to hybrid models and eventually back to in-person learning, the bar was raised to continue to utilize technology as part of our instructional practice. In this course, participants will explore the levels of student engagement and use of technology using a lens of student commitment to learning. The course will focus on a technology framework that prioritizes the science of learning practices rather than specific tools. The Triple E Framework: Enhance, Extend and Engage, facilitates purposeful technology integration that adds value to the learning goals (Kolb, 2020). Understanding how students learn lends itself to choosing the best pedagogical practices around a tool to best meet the instructional needs of the lesson and unit. Pedagogy remains the central force in teaching and learning. Examining our practices around harnessing technology in our classrooms using current research and the Triple E Framework can result in transforming contemporary education.

Required Text:Learning First, technology second in practice: New Strategies, Research and Tools for Student Success. International Society for Technology in Education.ISBN #978-1564-84840-6
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

6. Student Insight on Best Educational Practice (CURI 6544)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/25/2025

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CURI 6544 SUNY Empire State University
Students learn best when they are collaborating, talking, and working with their peers. That's what Edutopia blogger and educational expert Heather Wolpert-Gawron discovered when she surveyed students nationwide. Now you can hear from the students themselves and discover 10 comprehensive and fresh ideas on precisely how to capture your students' imaginations and minds for deeper learning every day. This research-based approach provides plentiful lesson ideas, vignettes, videos, and insightful student interviews. Throughout this course you will learn that students want to work together, have their teachers be more visual and use technology, know "why” they are learning, move around in the classroom, have choices, experience their teachers as human, create using what they know, participate with new ways of learning, and learn using a variety of methods.

Required Texts:Just ask us: Kids speak out on student engagement. ISBN #978-15063-6328-8
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

7. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with Artificial Intelligence (CURI 6548)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/25/2025

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CURI 6548 SUNY Empire State University
Artificial intelligence has been permeating society for quite some time and has taken a more prominent role in our everyday lives. As we seek to prepare our students for a constantly evolving and changing world, it is critical to learn how AI works and how to leverage its transformational power to make a positive impact on teaching and learning. While AI certainly presents some challenges, this course will explore how to harness AI for good, seeing it as an asset in our profession rather than a threat. Participants in the course will investigate both the opportunities and implications of AI in education as well as the ethical considerations for its effective integration.

Required Text:AI and the future of education: Teaching in the age of Artificial Intelligence., ISBN#978-13942-1924-7
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

8. Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners (UNY 703)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/25/2025

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UNY 703 Adelphi University
This course equips experienced and beginner educators with current, research-validated concepts and strategies for orchestrating classroom life and learning. Participants explore: classroom climate, physical environment, rules and procedures, momentum and flow, positive behavior, responses to misbehavior, parental involvement, and personal resilience.Two Required Texts: Discipline and Learning Styles: An Educator's Guide, ISBN #9781935340850 and the second is available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM. Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

  • Max Class Size: 25

9. 6-hour Dignity Act: Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention & Intervention (DASA)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 7/23/2025 to 7/24/2025

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Dignity Act: Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention & Intervention
The Dignity Act maintains that it is the policy of the State of New York to afford all students in public schools an environment free of discrimination and harassment (Education Law 10). This interactive and discussion-based program examines harassment, discrimination and bullying as it relates to, but is not limited to, those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, gender or sex. Participants will engage in authentic conversations and reflections about harassment, discrimination and bullying as well as explore the impact of social constructs in their personal and professional lives. This training fulfills the state requirements for six clock hours of coursework or training in the Dignity Act in accordance with Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law.

The Dignity Act training does not count towards CTLE hours.

"To allow DASA training to continue, all approved DASA training providers, and institutions of higher education that include the DASA training in their educator preparation program curricula, may offer the DASA training entirely online during the time period of the state of emergency in New York State for the COVID-19 virus." - New York State Department of Education

To avoid DASA certification delays, check your Frontline name. Does it match your NYSED TEACH account name? If not, additional information will be provided at the training.

Participant booklet is needed for this training and is located in the Team Room of this seminar.

Participants will receive an email the day of their seminar with instructions how to login to this virtual seminar.
  • Max Class Size: 40

10. Managing and Engaging Students in the 21st Century (CURI 6537)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 7/27/2025 to 7/31/2025

CURI 6537 SUNY Empire State University
In an ever-changing educational landscape that has included remote learning, hybrid learning and technology-rich instruction, the responsibilities and challenges that educators face daily continue to mount and evolve. This course will facilitate investigation into strategies, tools and practices to help manage and engage students in our 21st century K-12 learning environments, improve school climate, culture and community partnerships. 3 graduate credits.

Required Texts:Different schools for a different world: Solutions for creating the learning spaces students deserve. Bloomington (IN): Solution Tree Press. ISBN# 978-1-9438-7410-1 & Next-level teaching: Empowering students & transforming school culture. San Diego: Dave Burgess Consulting. ISBN# 978-1-9516-0007-5

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

  • Max Class Size: 25

11. Activating a Motivated and Engaged Brain: The SEEKING System (CURI 6500)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 7/28/2025 to 8/1/2025

CURI 6500 SUNY Empire State University (formerly EDU 661118)
This course focuses on improving student attention, engagement, and perseverance, by activating the innate SEEKING System that drives the motivated brain. Participants examine the brain science that underlies each processing network of motivation, memory, and higher-level thinking. They learn to design lessons and incorporate activators (or strategies) that support each processing level and maximize the SEEKING System of the motivated brain.

Required Text:The Motivated Brain: Improving Student Attention, Engagement, and Perseverance, ISBN #9781416620488 to be purchased at your favorite bookstore & the Activating Participant Resource booklet and Activating Participant Assessments available as a download in Frontline

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf
  • Max Class Size: 30

12. Building Communication and Teamwork in Schools (CURI 6580)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 7/28/2025 to 8/1/2025

CURI 6580 SUNY Empire State University
This course equips experienced and beginner educators with the essential knowledge and skills in five areas necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom: leadership, communication and listening, positive thinking, student support, and team building. Collectively, these skills are at the center of what makes excellent teachers successful and what allows students of all abilities and backgrounds to thrive.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.



Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

13. Establishing Parental Partnerships as a Framework for Student Success (CURI 6539)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 7/28/2025 to 8/1/2025

CURI 6539 SUNY Empire State University
This course focuses on the family systems theory models as a guide to understanding, appreciating, and supporting diverse families. It introduces the participants to contemporary issues such as working with linguistically diverse and immigrant families. It provides strategies on how to deal with families going through divorce, remarriage, or military employment; families dealing with financial difficulties, natural disasters, and violence. Participants examine families that face hunger, chronic illness, death in the family, and students with parents in prison. They will also examine the use of the latest technology as a communication tool. In this course participants will review the 9 principles of family support in schools. This course is designed to help teachers find ways to partner with parents to help build successful students. Research has clearly shown that parental involvement is a critical variable in a child's education. 3 graduate credits.


Required Text:Home, School, and Community Collaboration Culturally Responsive Family Engagement Kathy B Grant and Julie A. Ray, ISBN #978-1-5063-6573-2


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

14. Toolbox for the Inclusion Classroom: Practical Strategies for all Students (CURI 6531)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 7/28/2025 to 8/1/2025

CURI 6531 SUNY Empire State University
Inclusion, although no longer a new concept in education, remains as a challenging issue facing educators. Inclusive learning is a way to provide all students with access to flexible learning choices and effective paths towards achieving educational goals. It provides all children, regardless of their ability or disability, the opportunity to learn alongside their peers in a same age-appropriate classroom.

This course is designed for all educators, both general and special as well as related service providers, at all grade levels. Participants will develop skills for setting up an inclusive classroom that meets the needs of all the students in their classroom. The course emphasizes many strategies and activities to make inclusive education effective and efficient. Participants will also learn the three principles of universal design for learning (UDL) and how to apply them in an inclusive classroom. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text:The Inclusion Toolbox: Strategies and Techniques for All Teachers, ISBN: 978-1483344157

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

15. Developing Innovators and Innovation Skills (CURI 6516)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 7/28/2025 to 8/1/2025

CURI 6516 SUNY Empire State University (formerly EDU 661113)
This course focuses on developing innovation capabilities in students by exploring the discovery skills of associating, questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting. Participants learn how to create a culture of innovation and provide learning opportunities that promote perseverance, encourage curiosity, and ignite intrinsic motivation. Participants explore resources, strategies, and ideas for designing content-based lessons that incorporate discovery skills and foster the behaviors students need to be innovation-ready.

Required Texts:The Innovator's DNA Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators, ISBN #9781422134818 & Participant Supplement available as a download on MLP.


Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

16. Inclusion: Education for All K-12 (UNY 729)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/1/2025 to 8/10/2025

UNY 729 Adelphi University
Designed for both special education and general education teachers at all grade levels, this course introduces participants to the process of planning for an inclusive classroom. Participants learn:
(1) the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act,
(2) the collaborative process for designing and implementing curriculum and instruction for all inclusive classrooms,
(3) how to modify curriculum, instruction, and assessment across the content areas, and
(4) how to develop the social skills of students.

Required Text: Inclusive Classroom, The Strategies for Effective Instruction, ISBN #9780132659857, 5th edition
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Approved by NYS Education Department for Students with Disabilities (SWD). Individuals pursuing this additional certificate will apply on their own to the State Education Department, must pass Content Specialty Test for Students with Disabilities and the 3-hour autism workshop.

  • Max Class Size: 30

17. Beyond the Classroom Walls: Cultivating Professional Learning for Today's Learners (CURI 6581)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6581 SUNY Empire State University
Beyond the Classroom Walls: Cultivating Professional Learning for Today's Learners explores the power of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in schools and organizations. The book emphasizes how well-functioning PLCs can improve decision-making and create a lasting impact on both educators and students. By focusing on purposeful collaboration, the authors show how intentional design and implementation of PLCs can lead to better teaching practices, improve student learning outcomes, and create a more positive school culture. This course offers strategies, insights, and examples for building and sustaining high-performing PLCs that focus on continuous improvement and accountability. 3 graduate credits.

Two Required Texts: The PLC+ Playbook A Hands on Guide to Collectively Improving Student Learning Grades K-12, ISBN# 978-1-54437844-2 & PLC+ Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design, ISBN# 978-1544361796

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

18. Building Communication and Teamwork in Schools (CURI 6580)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6580 SUNY Empire State University
This course equips experienced and beginner educators with the essential knowledge and skills in five areas necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom: leadership, communication and listening, positive thinking, student support, and team building. Collectively, these skills are at the center of what makes excellent teachers successful and what allows students of all abilities and backgrounds to thrive.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.



Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

19. Creating an Equitable Grading System for All Students (CURI 6542)

Program: New York City

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6542 SUNY Empire State University
"Grading practices are a mirror not just for students, but for us as their teachers.” - Joe Feldman The purpose of grading is to communicate a mastery or needed improvement of skills to students and their caregivers. But there are many flaws in the traditional grading system that often deviate from good intentions. Participants will examine the historical purpose of the grading system and how it has been used to determine a student's academic potential, before diving into current research on equitable teaching and learning. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their current grading practices, questioning how equitable they are for students, and be able to improve ways of assessing students.

Required Text:Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms. ISBN #978-150639157-1
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

20. Creating the Dynamic Classroom Environment (CURI 6560)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6560 SUNY Empire State University
Participants will explore the extensive research base behind classroom management and work to create a classroom management plan that will provide a foundation on which to build instruction for the rest of the school year. They will investigate their curriculum and instruction to find ways to engage students in learning, which will virtually eliminate classroom management issues. Since preventive measures are not a failsafe, participants will explore some minor, escalating, and major behavior problems to better prepare you to address these situations as they arise. Participants will also explore how to address the special needs of inclusive classrooms as well as technology in the classroom. 3 graduate credits..

Required Text: What to do with a Kid Who, Developing Cooperation, Self-Discipline by Kay Burke, 3rd ed.; ISBN #9781412937016 & Participant materials available as a download on MLP.

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when enrolled in six (6) or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

21. Designing Motivation for All Learners (CURI 6515)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6515 SUNY Empire State University
This course provides educators with a framework for creating motivating classroom experiences for all learners. Participants will examine the complex nature of learner motivation and the way in which it relies on both external, teacher-dependent factors and internal, student-dependent factors.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

  • Max Class Size: 25

22. Digital Literacy (CURI 6530)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6530 SUNY Empire State University
What is Digital Literacy? Digital Literacy is a broad term that encompasses nuts and bolts of skills and ethical obligations. (Common Sense Media, 2019) In January of 2020, the New York State Board of Regents approved the first ever learning standards for Computer Science and Digital Fluency. In a collaborative process that included an intense needs assessment, the K-12 standards have been organized into 5 categories: Impacts of Computing, Computational Thinking, Networks and Systems Design, Cybersecurity and Digital Literacy.

This course will focus on digital literacy but include a brief introduction to the 4 other components of the new standards. Digital literacy includes both seamless integration of digital tools and skills across content areas as well as purposeful direct instruction on topics that include but are not limited to digital citizenship, safety, etiquette, privacy, laws and wellness. Through the exploration of these topics, participants will acquire skills, tools and knowledge to incorporate digital literacy across content areas and grade levels appropriately to enhance instruction. 3 graduate credits.

Two Required Texts: A Primer on Media, Identity, and the Evolution of Technology, ISBN# 978-1433128219
& Participant manual available as a download in Frontline.
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

23. Reclaiming Personalized Learning (CURI 6533)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6533 SUNY Empire State University
Now is the time to create classrooms, schools, and school districts that will offer students, teachers, and administrators a wide range of strategies to reclaim personalized learning. Personalized learning doesn't mean individualization of curriculum. This class will help educators restore equity and humanity to their classrooms and schools through personalization of education. The lessons will help teachers shape whole-class instruction, leverage small-group interactions, and nurture a student's inner dialogue. The class will also help teachers design curriculum with a flexible frame that helps to emphasize the state standards. Teachers will be able to design new lessons that create multiple opportunities for students to become global thinkers and prepare them for a changing world. The overarching goal will be that teachers will reclaim personalized learning for all students that they interact with. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: Reclaiming Personalized Learning: A Pedagogy for Restoring Equity and Humanity in Our Classrooms, 1st Edition, ISBN #9781544360669

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

24. The Happiness Classroom (CURI 6578)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6578 SUNY Empire State University
A happier teacher has a happier class, but unfortunately, mental health issues are front and center for teachers and students who are trying to deal with issues that impact us all daily. Students are missing too much material due to time out of class for various depression-related issues. Teachers are seeking solutions to help, support and encourage the depressed and isolated students of their class. This course will provide answers and solutions (strategies) that are easy and fun to incorporate into any class, academic level, or subject. The strategies will be practiced by each participant with a reflection that will document their personal growth of happiness. In turn, teachers will be able to go back to their classrooms ready to help their students through this difficult time. This course will present the core concepts of happiness, hedonic adaptation, growth mindset, learned helplessness, social investment, and the power of sharing these ideas with others. 3 graduate credits.


Required Text:The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work & Life, ISBN #978-0-307-59155-5


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

25. Writing As Learning K-12 (CURI 6566)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/8/2025

CURI 6566 SUNY Empire State University
This course assists teachers in implementing a systematic plan for teaching writing developmentally and consistently in every subject area. Participants examine twelve writing strategies that guide participants through the English Language Arts Standards and their application to every content area. Participants produce a wide range of written products as they practice and apply the writing strategies.

Required Text(s): Writing as Learning A Content Based Approach, 2nd edition, ISBN #9781412949613 & Participant Booklet available as a download on MLP.

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.


Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

26. Successful Teaching for the Acceptance of Responsibility (STAR) (CURI 6575)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/11/2025 to 8/15/2025

CURI 6575 SUNY Empire State University
This course assists educators in creating learning environments that model, invite, and teach responsible behavior. Participants practice strategies and techniques that foster self-awareness and responsibility and eliminate "learned helplessness" in students. Topics include: coping with irresponsible behaviors in respectful ways; preventing power struggles; avoiding "enabling behavior"; and encouraging students to assume responsibility for their school experience.

Required Text: available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

27. Active Learning in the Contemporary Classroom (CURI 6569)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 8/18/2025 to 8/22/2025

CURI 6569 SUNY Empire State University
Do we need active learning in today's classroom? Active learning is a form of learning in which teaching strives to involve students in the learning process more directly than in other methods. Active learning is important in the contemporary classroom. It creates a high level of self-monitoring, checking for understanding, and the application of various strategies. In doing this it helps students distinguish and differentiate between important and unimportant information, analyze, compare and contrast and dig deeper for meaning. This course is designed to help educators determine if contemporary classrooms serve as a context for active learning. In this course, participants will explore various practical active learning strategies and will learn how to successfully implement them into the classroom. Some of these strategies will include Flipped Classroom, Collaborative Grouping, Interactive Games, Stations, Reciprocal Questioning and Flexible Seating and Space Design. These strategies involve students working together and individually. Participants will learn how to create the right design for engaging students. its.

Required Text: Teaching in the Fast Lane How to Create Active Learning Experiences, ISBN #978-1-4166-2338-0
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

28. Childhood Trauma and Classroom Resiliency (CURI 6532)

Program: Utica

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/18/2025 to 8/27/2025

CURI 6532 SUNY Empire State University
How does traumatic experiences impact a child? What can we do about it? Aversive Childhood Experiences (ACE) may cause a student to have academic problems, acting out behaviors, and poor relationships with classmates and school staff. The negative effects of ACEs lead to deficits in attention, learning and retrieval, language and communication skills, and memory recall, thus effecting students' academic performance and social skills. According to the Center for Disease Control, the number of ACEs one has experienced has a direct correlation to the education level one achieves. When teachers are trauma informed, learn effective responses to student trauma, and how to help foster and instill resiliency skills necessary to thrive in the classroom, children have better learning outcomes: building foundations for better health, success, and positive interactions-in school and in life.

This course will present the core concepts of ACEs, stress, trauma, restoration, self-care, and provide research-based strategies & practices to enhance resilience in the classroom environment. Class participants will be able to analyze and apply five components of a trauma informed classroom: ensuring safety, establishing trustworthiness, maximizing choice, maximizing collaboration, and prioritizing empowerment. Participants will be taught to avoid secondary traumatic stress or compassion fatigue by being aware of personal self-care. 3 graduate credits.


Two Required Texts:Essentials of Trauma-informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings, ISBN #9781119274612 and Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma Sensitive Classroom, ISBN #9781416621072
& Participant manual available as a download in Frontline.

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

29. Creating the Dynamic Classroom Environment (CURI 6560)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 8/18/2025 to 8/22/2025

CURI 6560 SUNY Empire State University
Participants will explore the extensive research base behind classroom management and work to create a classroom management plan that will provide a foundation on which to build instruction for the rest of the school year. They will investigate their curriculum and instruction to find ways to engage students in learning, which will virtually eliminate classroom management issues. Since preventive measures are not a failsafe, participants will explore some minor, escalating, and major behavior problems to better prepare you to address these situations as they arise. Participants will also explore how to address the special needs of inclusive classrooms as well as technology in the classroom. 3 graduate credits..

Required Text: What to do with a Kid Who, Developing Cooperation, Self-Discipline by Kay Burke, 3rd ed.; ISBN #9781412937016 & Participant materials available as a download on MLP.

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when enrolled in six (6) or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

30. Digital Literacy (CURI 6530)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/18/2025 to 8/22/2025

CURI 6530 SUNY Empire State University
What is Digital Literacy? Digital Literacy is a broad term that encompasses nuts and bolts of skills and ethical obligations. (Common Sense Media, 2019) In January of 2020, the New York State Board of Regents approved the first ever learning standards for Computer Science and Digital Fluency. In a collaborative process that included an intense needs assessment, the K-12 standards have been organized into 5 categories: Impacts of Computing, Computational Thinking, Networks and Systems Design, Cybersecurity and Digital Literacy.

This course will focus on digital literacy but include a brief introduction to the 4 other components of the new standards. Digital literacy includes both seamless integration of digital tools and skills across content areas as well as purposeful direct instruction on topics that include but are not limited to digital citizenship, safety, etiquette, privacy, laws and wellness. Through the exploration of these topics, participants will acquire skills, tools and knowledge to incorporate digital literacy across content areas and grade levels appropriately to enhance instruction. 3 graduate credits.

Two Required Texts: A Primer on Media, Identity, and the Evolution of Technology, ISBN# 978-1433128219
& Participant manual available as a download in Frontline.
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

31. Great Teaching by Design: Transform Your Practice by Understanding Your Learners (CURI 6576)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/18/2025 to 8/22/2025

CURI 6576 SUNY Empire State University
Why is empathy important? Empathy allows us to experience the world on a much deeper level. This course focuses on understanding our students better. All learners deserve empathy because it is crucial for any learning or growth. When students enter our classrooms, they are continuing a lifelong journey to excel. Not only should we be teaching the curriculum, but we must also encourage students to pursue excellence. Participants will develop an understanding that empathy is demonstrated both explicitly; how we respond to a student and implicitly; how we plan our curriculum, instruction, assessment, and extracurricular learning opportunities. Participants will examine the DIIE model (Diagnosis and Discovery), (Intervention), (Implementation), and (Evaluation). Participants will answer the question, how do we implement what works best? Great teaching can be designed, and when it is designed well, students learn more. 3 graduate credits.


Required Texts:Great Teaching by Design: From Intention to Implementation in the Visible Learning Classroom, ISBN #978-1071818336
Teaching with Empathy: How to Transform Your Practice by Understanding Your Learners, ISBN #978-1416630487


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

32. Student Engagement and Standards-Based Learning (CURI 6527)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 8/18/2025 to 8/22/2025

CURI 6527 SUNY Empire State University, was previously EDU 661106
Using a standards-based approach as its foundation, Student Engagement and Standards-Based Learning is a Performance Learning Systems® course that explores high-impact learning activities designed to help teachers optimize student learning. Participants will use standards as a basis for designing learning activities, assessments, and scoring guides and will prioritize learning based on curriculum.

Using alignment criteria and the POINT design components, participants will evaluate, modify, expand, and design standards-based learning activities in order to maximize student learning, engagement, and achievement. A variety of learning activities aligned to standards and the QFL (Questions for Life) Process Skills are featured in this course as participants learn to address the needs of 21st Century Learners and foster progress toward deeper retention and transfer of learning.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

Sponsored by Hempstead Classroom Teachers Association.
  • Max Class Size: 25

33. Writing As Learning K-12 (CURI 6566)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 8/18/2025 to 8/22/2025

CURI 6566 SUNY Empire State University
This course assists teachers in implementing a systematic plan for teaching writing developmentally and consistently in every subject area. Participants examine twelve writing strategies that guide participants through the English Language Arts Standards and their application to every content area. Participants produce a wide range of written products as they practice and apply the writing strategies.

Required Text(s): Writing as Learning A Content Based Approach, 2nd edition, ISBN #9781412949613 & Participant Booklet available as a download on MLP.

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.


Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

34. Cultivating Classroom Culture: Strategies for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging (CURI 6582)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/25/2025 to 8/29/2025

CURI 6582 SUNY Empire State University
This course aims to provide practical strategies that build strong relationships with students, engage them in learning, and foster a strong sense of community within the classroom. Educators will learn about the impact of school culture on student well-being and academic success, how to foster a supportive and inclusive environment, and how to incorporate peer interactions daily in the classroom 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: Reconnect: Building School Culture for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging. ISBN# 978-1119-739975

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

35. Unlocking the Power of Engagement: A Journey Through "The Educator's ATLAS” (CURI 6585)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 8/25/2025 to 8/30/2025

CURI 6585 SUNY Empire State University
In today's rapidly changing educational landscape, traditional teaching methods alone are no longer sufficient. Students are more diverse, and their needs are more complex than ever. The course provides a roadmap to understanding and addressing these challenges with innovative, research-based strategies. Whether you're a seasoned teacher or new to the profession, this course is essential for educators who want to deepen their connection with students, increase participation, and foster a culture of lifelong learning. By the end of this course, educators will not only understand the foundational principles of engagement but also be equipped to apply them in diverse classroom settings where every student thrives, ensuring that their teaching resonates with and motivates their students. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: The Educator's Atlas: Your Roadmap to Engagement, ISBN# 978-1736199688

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore

  • Max Class Size: 25

36. Creating an Equitable Grading System for All Students (CURI 6542)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 9/8/2025 to 10/8/2025

CURI 6542 SUNY Empire State University
"Grading practices are a mirror not just for students, but for us as their teachers.” - Joe Feldman The purpose of grading is to communicate a mastery or needed improvement of skills to students and their caregivers. But there are many flaws in the traditional grading system that often deviate from good intentions. Participants will examine the historical purpose of the grading system and how it has been used to determine a student's academic potential, before diving into current research on equitable teaching and learning. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their current grading practices, questioning how equitable they are for students, and be able to improve ways of assessing students.

Required Text:Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms. ISBN #978-150639157-1
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

37. Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms (M.A.G.I.C) (CURI 6540)

Program: Utica

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

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

CURI 6540 SUNY Empire State University
This course that shows educators how to design compelling activities that engage students more meaningfully in their own learning while developing practical life skills, as well as critical thinking skills. Throughout the course, participants learn to apply five specific criteria (the SCORE model) that are characteristic of highly effective, brain-compatible activities. Participants use these criteria continuously to analyze the activities in which they participate, as well as those they plan, ensuring that each includes relevant learning and life skills, meets curriculum requirements, addresses organizational issues, plans to meet desired outcomes, and assesses mastery. With a focus on unlocking the creative potential of both teachers and their students, participants learn how to position effective activities-introductory, informational, practice, review, and culminating- throughout the entire learning process, and provide multiple pathways to learning that are highly engaging while promoting depth of knowledge. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM. Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

  • Max Class Size: 25

38. Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Across K-12 Curriculum (CURI 6583)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 9/12/2025 to 9/21/2025

CURI 6583 SUNY Empire State University
This course will provide educators with research, strategies and practices to facilitate media literacy skills in the K-12 curriculum. As we strive to teach our students to analyze media sources, to be responsible consumers and creators of digital information, it is a necessity to give them the skills to "decode our world.” It is critical to seamlessly weave media literacy knowledge and skills into all content areas. Course participants will explore Constructivist Media Decoding (CDM) with a focus on critical thinking and reflection. The course also takes a deep dive into the role AI plays in media literacy. The successful integration of media literacy into the K-12 classrooms requires a curriculum driven approach with lessons that teach core curriculum along with media literacy skills. Successful completion of the course will provide our participants with a deeper understanding of media literacy and a dynamic, robust toolkit with which to apply these skills in the K-12 classroom.3 graduate credits.

Two Required Texts:Teaching Students to Decode the World: Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum, ISBN #978-141663093-7 & The Artificial Intelligence: Using AI to Promote the Good Life While Avoiding Harm,, ISBN# 979-8320314846

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

39. Empowering Educators: Nurturing Your Best Self for Student Success (CURI 6546)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 9/12/2025 to 9/21/2025

CURI 6546 SUNY Empire State University
Explore the profound connection between a teacher's inner state and the outcomes in the classroom. From navigating challenging classroom dynamics to fostering a positive learning environment, you will learn strategies that sustain your well-being while enhancing the educational journey of your students. With a continuous infusion of fresh ideas, invaluable tools and evidence-based practices, this course demonstrates that by prioritizing self-care, you amplify your capacity to make a lasting difference in the lives of your students and unlock the full potential to inspire and guide students effectively.

Required Text:Teach from Your Best Self: A Teacher's Guide to Thriving in the Classroom, ISBN#978-10324-1687-8
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

40. Digital Literacy (CURI 6530)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 9/15/2025 to 10/16/2025

CURI 6530 SUNY Empire State University
What is Digital Literacy? Digital Literacy is a broad term that encompasses nuts and bolts of skills and ethical obligations. (Common Sense Media, 2019) In January of 2020, the New York State Board of Regents approved the first ever learning standards for Computer Science and Digital Fluency. In a collaborative process that included an intense needs assessment, the K-12 standards have been organized into 5 categories: Impacts of Computing, Computational Thinking, Networks and Systems Design, Cybersecurity and Digital Literacy.

This course will focus on digital literacy but include a brief introduction to the 4 other components of the new standards. Digital literacy includes both seamless integration of digital tools and skills across content areas as well as purposeful direct instruction on topics that include but are not limited to digital citizenship, safety, etiquette, privacy, laws and wellness. Through the exploration of these topics, participants will acquire skills, tools and knowledge to incorporate digital literacy across content areas and grade levels appropriately to enhance instruction. 3 graduate credits.

Two Required Texts: A Primer on Media, Identity, and the Evolution of Technology, ISBN# 978-1433128219
& Participant manual available as a download in Frontline.
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

41. Active Learning in the Contemporary Classroom (CURI 6569)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 9/19/2025 to 9/28/2025

CURI 6569 SUNY Empire State University
Do we need active learning in today's classroom? Active learning is a form of learning in which teaching strives to involve students in the learning process more directly than in other methods. Active learning is important in the contemporary classroom. It creates a high level of self-monitoring, checking for understanding, and the application of various strategies. In doing this it helps students distinguish and differentiate between important and unimportant information, analyze, compare and contrast and dig deeper for meaning. This course is designed to help educators determine if contemporary classrooms serve as a context for active learning. In this course, participants will explore various practical active learning strategies and will learn how to successfully implement them into the classroom. Some of these strategies will include Flipped Classroom, Collaborative Grouping, Interactive Games, Stations, Reciprocal Questioning and Flexible Seating and Space Design. These strategies involve students working together and individually. Participants will learn how to create the right design for engaging students. its.

Required Text: Teaching in the Fast Lane How to Create Active Learning Experiences, ISBN #978-1-4166-2338-0
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

42. Professional Learning for Teacher Effectiveness (PLTE) (CURI 6564)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 9/19/2025 to 9/28/2025

CURI 6564 SUNY Empire State University
This course focuses on enhancing teacher effectiveness by exploring research-based theories and best practices that correlate to the New York State Teaching Standards. As participants delve into the elements and criteria delineated in The NYSUT Teacher Practice Rubric and The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument, participants gain an understanding of what is expected of a professional in the classroom and essential for performance reviews. With a spotlight on teacher practice, participants experience the specific methods, strategies, and activities that ensure "Highly Effective" performance in all professional domains.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

43. Building Communication and Teamwork in Schools (CURI 6580)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 9/20/2025 to 10/25/2025

CURI 6580 SUNY Empire State University
This course equips experienced and beginner educators with the essential knowledge and skills in five areas necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom: leadership, communication and listening, positive thinking, student support, and team building. Collectively, these skills are at the center of what makes excellent teachers successful and what allows students of all abilities and backgrounds to thrive.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.



Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

44. Establishing Parental Partnerships as a Framework for Student Success (CURI 6539)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 9/23/2025 to 10/2/2025

CURI 6539 SUNY Empire State University
This course focuses on the family systems theory models as a guide to understanding, appreciating, and supporting diverse families. It introduces the participants to contemporary issues such as working with linguistically diverse and immigrant families. It provides strategies on how to deal with families going through divorce, remarriage, or military employment; families dealing with financial difficulties, natural disasters, and violence. Participants examine families that face hunger, chronic illness, death in the family, and students with parents in prison. They will also examine the use of the latest technology as a communication tool. In this course participants will review the 9 principles of family support in schools. This course is designed to help teachers find ways to partner with parents to help build successful students. Research has clearly shown that parental involvement is a critical variable in a child's education. 3 graduate credits.


Required Text:Home, School, and Community Collaboration Culturally Responsive Family Engagement Kathy B Grant and Julie A. Ray, ISBN #978-1-5063-6573-2


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

45. Active Learning in the Contemporary Classroom (CURI 6569)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 9/26/2025 to 10/5/2025

CURI 6569 SUNY Empire State University
Do we need active learning in today's classroom? Active learning is a form of learning in which teaching strives to involve students in the learning process more directly than in other methods. Active learning is important in the contemporary classroom. It creates a high level of self-monitoring, checking for understanding, and the application of various strategies. In doing this it helps students distinguish and differentiate between important and unimportant information, analyze, compare and contrast and dig deeper for meaning. This course is designed to help educators determine if contemporary classrooms serve as a context for active learning. In this course, participants will explore various practical active learning strategies and will learn how to successfully implement them into the classroom. Some of these strategies will include Flipped Classroom, Collaborative Grouping, Interactive Games, Stations, Reciprocal Questioning and Flexible Seating and Space Design. These strategies involve students working together and individually. Participants will learn how to create the right design for engaging students. its.

Required Text: Teaching in the Fast Lane How to Create Active Learning Experiences, ISBN #978-1-4166-2338-0
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

46. Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences (CURI 6584)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 9/30/2025 to 10/30/2025

CURI 6584 SUNY Empire State University
Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences™ Online focuses on helping educators identify and apply the multiple intelligences (MI) to meet the needs of today's diverse classrooms. Based on Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence™, participants will demonstrate the power of teaching and learning through this unique instructional process. Participants will explore other theories of intelligence, MI subcapacities, and their own MI profiles.Required Text: available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM. Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

  • Max Class Size: 25

47. Assessment for and of Student Learning (UNY 808)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

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

UNY 808 Adelphi University
This course is grounded in the research shown to increase student motivation and learning through improved classroom assessment. Teachers will increase their knowledge and skills in student-involved classroom assessment through practical examples of what assessment for learning and assessment for learning. Participants will learn a format to assist them in working with collaborative teams in their schools and districts.

Required Text:Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right Using it Well, ISBN #9780132685887 Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

  • Max Class Size: 25

48. Cultivating Classroom Culture: Strategies for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging (CURI 6582)

Program: Syracuse

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

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

CURI 6582 SUNY Empire State University
This course aims to provide practical strategies that build strong relationships with students, engage them in learning, and foster a strong sense of community within the classroom. Educators will learn about the impact of school culture on student well-being and academic success, how to foster a supportive and inclusive environment, and how to incorporate peer interactions daily in the classroom 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: Reconnect: Building School Culture for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging. ISBN# 978-1119-739975

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

49. Flipped Classroom to Mastery Flip and Beyond (CURI 6538)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

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

CURI 6538 SUNY Empire State University
This course covers the flipped classroom approach as it relates to teaching the 21st century classrooms. Topics that are covered include the development of a flipped classroom, creating a flipped classroom, the benefits of flipping a classroom, how to implement a flipped classroom, the challenges of a flipped classroom, and how to create a positive learning environment in a flipped classroom. This course will help participants develop a plan for administration, parent and student buy in to a flipped model. It will also show how to assess the importance of the non-traditional approach to learning. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day, ISBN# 978-1-56484-315-9 & Flipped Learning: Gateway to Student Engagement, ISBN# 978-1-56484-344-9

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

50. Learning First, Technology Second (CURI 6543)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Knight of Columbus (Greenlawn, Ne) [map]

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/3/2025 to 11/16/2025

CURI 6543 SUNY Empire State University
In contemporary education, we were all thrown into the deep end of the technology pool as a result of the national shutdown. Technology served as a lifeline to any semblance of learning. As schools transitioned back to hybrid models and eventually back to in-person learning, the bar was raised to continue to utilize technology as part of our instructional practice. In this course, participants will explore the levels of student engagement and use of technology using a lens of student commitment to learning. The course will focus on a technology framework that prioritizes the science of learning practices rather than specific tools. The Triple E Framework: Enhance, Extend and Engage, facilitates purposeful technology integration that adds value to the learning goals (Kolb, 2020). Understanding how students learn lends itself to choosing the best pedagogical practices around a tool to best meet the instructional needs of the lesson and unit. Pedagogy remains the central force in teaching and learning. Examining our practices around harnessing technology in our classrooms using current research and the Triple E Framework can result in transforming contemporary education.

Required Text:Learning First, technology second in practice: New Strategies, Research and Tools for Student Success. International Society for Technology in Education.ISBN #978-1564-84840-6
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

51. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with Artificial Intelligence (CURI 6548)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

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

CURI 6548 SUNY Empire State University
Artificial intelligence has been permeating society for quite some time and has taken a more prominent role in our everyday lives. As we seek to prepare our students for a constantly evolving and changing world, it is critical to learn how AI works and how to leverage its transformational power to make a positive impact on teaching and learning. While AI certainly presents some challenges, this course will explore how to harness AI for good, seeing it as an asset in our profession rather than a threat. Participants in the course will investigate both the opportunities and implications of AI in education as well as the ethical considerations for its effective integration.

Required Text:AI and the future of education: Teaching in the age of Artificial Intelligence., ISBN#978-13942-1924-7
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

52. Building Communication and Teamwork in Schools (CURI 6580)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/4/2025 to 10/13/2025

CURI 6580 SUNY Empire State University
This course equips experienced and beginner educators with the essential knowledge and skills in five areas necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom: leadership, communication and listening, positive thinking, student support, and team building. Collectively, these skills are at the center of what makes excellent teachers successful and what allows students of all abilities and backgrounds to thrive.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.



Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

53. Great Teaching by Design: Transform Your Practice by Understanding Your Learners (CURI 6576)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/4/2025 to 10/13/2025

CURI 6576 SUNY Empire State University
Why is empathy important? Empathy allows us to experience the world on a much deeper level. This course focuses on understanding our students better. All learners deserve empathy because it is crucial for any learning or growth. When students enter our classrooms, they are continuing a lifelong journey to excel. Not only should we be teaching the curriculum, but we must also encourage students to pursue excellence. Participants will develop an understanding that empathy is demonstrated both explicitly; how we respond to a student and implicitly; how we plan our curriculum, instruction, assessment, and extracurricular learning opportunities. Participants will examine the DIIE model (Diagnosis and Discovery), (Intervention), (Implementation), and (Evaluation). Participants will answer the question, how do we implement what works best? Great teaching can be designed, and when it is designed well, students learn more. 3 graduate credits.


Required Texts:Great Teaching by Design: From Intention to Implementation in the Visible Learning Classroom, ISBN #978-1071818336
Teaching with Empathy: How to Transform Your Practice by Understanding Your Learners, ISBN #978-1416630487


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

54. Creating an Equitable Grading System for All Students (CURI 6542)

Program: Utica

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/9/2025 to 10/16/2025

CURI 6542 SUNY Empire State University
"Grading practices are a mirror not just for students, but for us as their teachers.” - Joe Feldman The purpose of grading is to communicate a mastery or needed improvement of skills to students and their caregivers. But there are many flaws in the traditional grading system that often deviate from good intentions. Participants will examine the historical purpose of the grading system and how it has been used to determine a student's academic potential, before diving into current research on equitable teaching and learning. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their current grading practices, questioning how equitable they are for students, and be able to improve ways of assessing students.

Required Text:Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms. ISBN #978-150639157-1
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

55. Creating Safer Schools (CURI 6541)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

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

CURI 6541 SUNY Empire State University
Students, parents, and school staff deserve a safe learning environment. Yet headlines of violence, bullying, and drug abuse have shown the vulnerability of schools. This course explores the background and data about the severity of safety issues facing schools today and provides the strategies and tools to address them. This course will provide you with tools, activities, checklists, strategies, and tips. Some issues that will be addressed are bullying, substance abuse, internet safety, violent school issues, suicide, school avoidance, and mental health awareness.

Required Text:Safe and Peaceful Schools: Addressing Conflict and Eliminating Violence, ISBN# 978-14129-8675-5
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

56. Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms (M.A.G.I.C) (CURI 6540)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Saltzman East Memorial School (Farmingdale, NY) [map]

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/9/2025 to 12/18/2025

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CURI 6540 SUNY Empire State University
This course that shows educators how to design compelling activities that engage students more meaningfully in their own learning while developing practical life skills, as well as critical thinking skills. Throughout the course, participants learn to apply five specific criteria (the SCORE model) that are characteristic of highly effective, brain-compatible activities. Participants use these criteria continuously to analyze the activities in which they participate, as well as those they plan, ensuring that each includes relevant learning and life skills, meets curriculum requirements, addresses organizational issues, plans to meet desired outcomes, and assesses mastery. With a focus on unlocking the creative potential of both teachers and their students, participants learn how to position effective activities-introductory, informational, practice, review, and culminating- throughout the entire learning process, and provide multiple pathways to learning that are highly engaging while promoting depth of knowledge. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM. Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

  • Max Class Size: 25

57. Equity in All Classrooms (CURI 6574)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/10/2025 to 10/19/2025

CURI 6574 SUNY Empire State Uniiversity
This course will serve as a blueprint for teachers to alter the all-too-predictable outcomes for our historically underserved students. It will make the critical link between social justice and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) so that we can equip students and teachers with the will, skill and collective capacity to enact positive change. This course also gives educators an opportunity to analyze and reflect upon a variety of realistic case studies related to educational equity and social justice. The accessibility of written cases allows educators to practice the process of considering a range of contextual factors, checking their own biases, and making immediate and long-term decisions about how to create and sustain equitable learning environments for all students. The case studies involve classroom issues that are relevant to all grade levels and content areas. Using an equity framework, participants develop a lens for detecting inequity as it occurs in everyday classrooms, become adept at looking at the situation from multiple perspectives, and develop actionable plans to negotiate obstacles to equity in the classroom, the school, and in the community. 3 graduate credits.


Required Text:Equity by Design: Delivering on the Power and Promise of UDL, ISBN #978-1544380247


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

58. Creating an Equitable Grading System for All Students (CURI 6542)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/13/2025 to 10/29/2025

CURI 6542 SUNY Empire State University
"Grading practices are a mirror not just for students, but for us as their teachers.” - Joe Feldman The purpose of grading is to communicate a mastery or needed improvement of skills to students and their caregivers. But there are many flaws in the traditional grading system that often deviate from good intentions. Participants will examine the historical purpose of the grading system and how it has been used to determine a student's academic potential, before diving into current research on equitable teaching and learning. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their current grading practices, questioning how equitable they are for students, and be able to improve ways of assessing students.

Required Text:Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms. ISBN #978-150639157-1
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

59. Building Communication and Teamwork in Schools (CURI 6580)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2025 to 10/26/2025

CURI 6580 SUNY Empire State University
This course equips experienced and beginner educators with the essential knowledge and skills in five areas necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom: leadership, communication and listening, positive thinking, student support, and team building. Collectively, these skills are at the center of what makes excellent teachers successful and what allows students of all abilities and backgrounds to thrive.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.



Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

60. Childhood Trauma and Classroom Resiliency (CURI 6532)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2025 to 10/26/2025

CURI 6532 SUNY Empire State University
How does traumatic experiences impact a child? What can we do about it? Aversive Childhood Experiences (ACE) may cause a student to have academic problems, acting out behaviors, and poor relationships with classmates and school staff. The negative effects of ACEs lead to deficits in attention, learning and retrieval, language and communication skills, and memory recall, thus effecting students' academic performance and social skills. According to the Center for Disease Control, the number of ACEs one has experienced has a direct correlation to the education level one achieves. When teachers are trauma informed, learn effective responses to student trauma, and how to help foster and instill resiliency skills necessary to thrive in the classroom, children have better learning outcomes: building foundations for better health, success, and positive interactions-in school and in life.

This course will present the core concepts of ACEs, stress, trauma, restoration, self-care, and provide research-based strategies & practices to enhance resilience in the classroom environment. Class participants will be able to analyze and apply five components of a trauma informed classroom: ensuring safety, establishing trustworthiness, maximizing choice, maximizing collaboration, and prioritizing empowerment. Participants will be taught to avoid secondary traumatic stress or compassion fatigue by being aware of personal self-care. 3 graduate credits.


Two Required Texts:Essentials of Trauma-informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings, ISBN #9781119274612 and Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma Sensitive Classroom, ISBN #9781416621072
& Participant manual available as a download in Frontline.

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

61. Culturally Responsive Teaching with Diverse Learners (CURI 6514)

Program: New York City

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 10/17/2025 to 10/26/2025

CURI 6514 SUNY Empire State University, was previously EDU 661125

This course focuses on improving student outcomes by increasing teacher understanding of the impact of race, culture and language in the learning environment. Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) is a research-based method designed to enhance student engagement by implementing strategies to develop stronger relationships, culturally-inclusive curriculum and instruction techniques and positive learning environments. Participants examine the elements of Culturally Responsive Teaching through personal reflection and development of culturally competent strategies to effectively differentiate instruction for students from linguistically, culturally and racially diverse backgrounds. Participants deepen knowledge of their own cultural background and the impact on instruction while implementing strategies to increase connections with students and improve learning outcomes through culturally-relevant curriculum and instruction.

Three Required Texts:
-How to Teach Students Who Dont Look Like You: Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies, ISBN #9781452257914
-Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning: Classroom practices for student success , ISBN #9781425817312
-Participant Booklet available as a download in Frontline.

Optional but not Required Text: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, research and practice, ISBN #9780807750780

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when enrolled in six (6) or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

62. Equity in All Classrooms (CURI 6574)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2025 to 10/26/2025

CURI 6574 SUNY Empire State Uniiversity
This course will serve as a blueprint for teachers to alter the all-too-predictable outcomes for our historically underserved students. It will make the critical link between social justice and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) so that we can equip students and teachers with the will, skill and collective capacity to enact positive change. This course also gives educators an opportunity to analyze and reflect upon a variety of realistic case studies related to educational equity and social justice. The accessibility of written cases allows educators to practice the process of considering a range of contextual factors, checking their own biases, and making immediate and long-term decisions about how to create and sustain equitable learning environments for all students. The case studies involve classroom issues that are relevant to all grade levels and content areas. Using an equity framework, participants develop a lens for detecting inequity as it occurs in everyday classrooms, become adept at looking at the situation from multiple perspectives, and develop actionable plans to negotiate obstacles to equity in the classroom, the school, and in the community. 3 graduate credits.


Required Text:Equity by Design: Delivering on the Power and Promise of UDL, ISBN #978-1544380247


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

63. The Happiness Classroom (CURI 6578)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2025 to 10/26/2025

CURI 6578 SUNY Empire State University
A happier teacher has a happier class, but unfortunately, mental health issues are front and center for teachers and students who are trying to deal with issues that impact us all daily. Students are missing too much material due to time out of class for various depression-related issues. Teachers are seeking solutions to help, support and encourage the depressed and isolated students of their class. This course will provide answers and solutions (strategies) that are easy and fun to incorporate into any class, academic level, or subject. The strategies will be practiced by each participant with a reflection that will document their personal growth of happiness. In turn, teachers will be able to go back to their classrooms ready to help their students through this difficult time. This course will present the core concepts of happiness, hedonic adaptation, growth mindset, learned helplessness, social investment, and the power of sharing these ideas with others. 3 graduate credits.


Required Text:The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work & Life, ISBN #978-0-307-59155-5


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

64. The Productive Struggle: How Students Can See Themselves as Risk-Takers and Capable Learners (CURI 6547)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2025 to 10/26/2025

CURI 6547 SUNY Empire State University
In this transformative course, educators will delve into innovative strategies to inspire students to embrace challenges as opportunities for growth. Participants will learn how to cultivate a classroom culture where productive struggle is not only welcomed but celebrated, fostering a mindset of resilience and continuous improvement. Drawing on research-based methodologies, participants will discover how to design learning environments that normalize challenges and empower students to see themselves as capable learners and risk-takers. Through practical techniques, educators will explore how to craft clear learning intentions and success criteria that guide students through their academic journey.

Required Text:Not yet... and that's OK: How productive struggle fosters student learning., ISBN#978-1-952812-25-5
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

65. The Productive Struggle: How Students Can See Themselves as Risk-Takers and Capable Learners (CURI 6547)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2025 to 10/26/2025

CURI 6547 SUNY Empire State University
In this transformative course, educators will delve into innovative strategies to inspire students to embrace challenges as opportunities for growth. Participants will learn how to cultivate a classroom culture where productive struggle is not only welcomed but celebrated, fostering a mindset of resilience and continuous improvement. Drawing on research-based methodologies, participants will discover how to design learning environments that normalize challenges and empower students to see themselves as capable learners and risk-takers. Through practical techniques, educators will explore how to craft clear learning intentions and success criteria that guide students through their academic journey.

Required Text:Not yet... and that's OK: How productive struggle fosters student learning., ISBN#978-1-952812-25-5
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

66. Enhancing Literacy for All Students (UNY 802)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/18/2025 to 11/15/2025

UNY 802 Adelphi University
Participants investigate research-based strategies, activities and assessments that are designed to improve students' literacy skills. Topics include development of decoding skills, building vocabulary, increasing reading comprehension, and types and purposes of writing. The role of literacy skills in all the New York State Learning Standards is also addressed.

Required Text(s): Literacy Development in the Early Years, 8th edition, ISBN #978-013357429-6

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Approved by NYSED for Literacy Certification

  • Max Class Size: 25

67. Student Engagement and Standards-Based Learning (CURI 6527)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 10/20/2025 to 11/19/2025

CURI 6527 SUNY Empire State University, was previously EDU 661106
Using a standards-based approach as its foundation, Student Engagement and Standards-Based Learning is a Performance Learning Systems® course that explores high-impact learning activities designed to help teachers optimize student learning. Participants will use standards as a basis for designing learning activities, assessments, and scoring guides and will prioritize learning based on curriculum.

Using alignment criteria and the POINT design components, participants will evaluate, modify, expand, and design standards-based learning activities in order to maximize student learning, engagement, and achievement. A variety of learning activities aligned to standards and the QFL (Questions for Life) Process Skills are featured in this course as participants learn to address the needs of 21st Century Learners and foster progress toward deeper retention and transfer of learning.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

68. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with Artificial Intelligence (CURI 6548)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/20/2025 to 11/20/2025

CURI 6548 SUNY Empire State University
Artificial intelligence has been permeating society for quite some time and has taken a more prominent role in our everyday lives. As we seek to prepare our students for a constantly evolving and changing world, it is critical to learn how AI works and how to leverage its transformational power to make a positive impact on teaching and learning. While AI certainly presents some challenges, this course will explore how to harness AI for good, seeing it as an asset in our profession rather than a threat. Participants in the course will investigate both the opportunities and implications of AI in education as well as the ethical considerations for its effective integration.

Required Text:AI and the future of education: Teaching in the age of Artificial Intelligence., ISBN#978-13942-1924-7
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

69. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with Artificial Intelligence (CURI 6548)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/24/2025 to 11/2/2025

CURI 6548 SUNY Empire State University
Artificial intelligence has been permeating society for quite some time and has taken a more prominent role in our everyday lives. As we seek to prepare our students for a constantly evolving and changing world, it is critical to learn how AI works and how to leverage its transformational power to make a positive impact on teaching and learning. While AI certainly presents some challenges, this course will explore how to harness AI for good, seeing it as an asset in our profession rather than a threat. Participants in the course will investigate both the opportunities and implications of AI in education as well as the ethical considerations for its effective integration.

Required Text:AI and the future of education: Teaching in the age of Artificial Intelligence., ISBN#978-13942-1924-7
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

70. Flipped Classroom to Mastery Flip and Beyond (CURI 6538)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/6/2025 to 11/16/2025

CURI 6538 SUNY Empire State University
This course covers the flipped classroom approach as it relates to teaching the 21st century classrooms. Topics that are covered include the development of a flipped classroom, creating a flipped classroom, the benefits of flipping a classroom, how to implement a flipped classroom, the challenges of a flipped classroom, and how to create a positive learning environment in a flipped classroom. This course will help participants develop a plan for administration, parent and student buy in to a flipped model. It will also show how to assess the importance of the non-traditional approach to learning. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day, ISBN# 978-1-56484-315-9 & Flipped Learning: Gateway to Student Engagement, ISBN# 978-1-56484-344-9

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

71. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with Artificial Intelligence (CURI 6548)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 11/6/2025 to 11/16/2025

CURI 6548 SUNY Empire State University
Artificial intelligence has been permeating society for quite some time and has taken a more prominent role in our everyday lives. As we seek to prepare our students for a constantly evolving and changing world, it is critical to learn how AI works and how to leverage its transformational power to make a positive impact on teaching and learning. While AI certainly presents some challenges, this course will explore how to harness AI for good, seeing it as an asset in our profession rather than a threat. Participants in the course will investigate both the opportunities and implications of AI in education as well as the ethical considerations for its effective integration.

Required Text:AI and the future of education: Teaching in the age of Artificial Intelligence., ISBN#978-13942-1924-7
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

72. Unlocking the Power of Engagement: A Journey Through "The Educator's ATLAS” (CURI 6585)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/7/2025 to 11/16/2025

CURI 6585 SUNY Empire State University
In today's rapidly changing educational landscape, traditional teaching methods alone are no longer sufficient. Students are more diverse, and their needs are more complex than ever. The course provides a roadmap to understanding and addressing these challenges with innovative, research-based strategies. Whether you're a seasoned teacher or new to the profession, this course is essential for educators who want to deepen their connection with students, increase participation, and foster a culture of lifelong learning. By the end of this course, educators will not only understand the foundational principles of engagement but also be equipped to apply them in diverse classroom settings where every student thrives, ensuring that their teaching resonates with and motivates their students. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: he Educator's Atlas: Your Roadmap to Engagement, ISBN# 978-1736199688

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore

  • Max Class Size: 25

73. 8 Cultural Forces to Transform Our Schools (CURI 6570)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 11/7/2025 to 11/16/2025

CURI 6570 SUNY Empire State University
In this course teachers will learn how to create "cultures of thinking": places where a group's collective as well as individual thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted every day. They will learn the eight cultural forces that educators must master to transform our schools from the old standard of education to the new model requiring global thinkers, problem solvers, and independent learners. The teachers will learn the eight forces of language, time environment, opportunities, routines, modeling, interactions, and expectations. They will learn the latest research behind each cultural force, techniques to utilize the force in an educational setting, and strategies to change their classroom and school environments. They will also learn and develop the three core ideas based on the cultures: schools must be about developing students' thinking dispositions, the need to make students' thinking visible, and the crucial role of classroom culture in supporting and shaping learning. The course will also contain strategies to move toward transformation in teacher's schools and classroom. They will explore how to collaborate in a positive way with peers, how to build a vision across a school district and how to create opportunities for this transformation.

Required Text: Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces, ISBN #978-1118974605

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf
  • Max Class Size: 25

74. Creating an Equitable Grading System for All Students (CURI 6542)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 11/7/2025 to 11/16/2025

CURI 6542 SUNY Empire State University
"Grading practices are a mirror not just for students, but for us as their teachers.” - Joe Feldman The purpose of grading is to communicate a mastery or needed improvement of skills to students and their caregivers. But there are many flaws in the traditional grading system that often deviate from good intentions. Participants will examine the historical purpose of the grading system and how it has been used to determine a student's academic potential, before diving into current research on equitable teaching and learning. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their current grading practices, questioning how equitable they are for students, and be able to improve ways of assessing students.

Required Text:Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms. ISBN #978-150639157-1
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

75. Creative Controversy (UNY 706)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/7/2025 to 11/16/2025

UNY 706 Adelphi University
This course teaches participants how to use controversy to support the pedagogical shifts demanded by the NYS P-12 Common Core Learning Standards and to prepare students who are College and Career Ready in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language use.

Participants will learn how to structure academic controversies in their classroom using the Johnson's Five Step Process. This process uses academic controversy to teach students how to build content knowledge using informational texts to construct arguments based on close readings of increasingly complex texts, to shift perspectives on controversial issues, and to write reasoned reports that synthesize the best arguments from two points of view.

Participants will learn how to select and use structured intellectual controversies that will: increase student engagement, intellectual curiosity, motivation to learn, leadership, decision-making, communication, and conflict management skills. Participants will increase their understanding of how to use cooperative learning with their students to teach the social skills of participation, cooperation, and consensus.

Required Text:
Required Text:Creative Controversy: Intellectual Challenge in the Classroom ISBN-10: 0-9396-0-3233Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

or you can visit the link below to order the textbook.
www.co-operation.org/books/
  • Max Class Size: 25

76. The Productive Struggle: How Students Can See Themselves as Risk-Takers and Capable Learners (CURI 6547)

Program: New York City

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 11/7/2025 to 11/16/2025

CURI 6547 SUNY Empire State University
In this transformative course, educators will delve into innovative strategies to inspire students to embrace challenges as opportunities for growth. Participants will learn how to cultivate a classroom culture where productive struggle is not only welcomed but celebrated, fostering a mindset of resilience and continuous improvement. Drawing on research-based methodologies, participants will discover how to design learning environments that normalize challenges and empower students to see themselves as capable learners and risk-takers. Through practical techniques, educators will explore how to craft clear learning intentions and success criteria that guide students through their academic journey.

Required Text:Not yet... and that's OK: How productive struggle fosters student learning., ISBN#978-1-952812-25-5
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

77. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with Artificial Intelligence (CURI 6548)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 11/7/2025 to 11/16/2025

CURI 6548 SUNY Empire State University
Artificial intelligence has been permeating society for quite some time and has taken a more prominent role in our everyday lives. As we seek to prepare our students for a constantly evolving and changing world, it is critical to learn how AI works and how to leverage its transformational power to make a positive impact on teaching and learning. While AI certainly presents some challenges, this course will explore how to harness AI for good, seeing it as an asset in our profession rather than a threat. Participants in the course will investigate both the opportunities and implications of AI in education as well as the ethical considerations for its effective integration.

Required Text:AI and the future of education: Teaching in the age of Artificial Intelligence., ISBN#978-13942-1924-7
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

78. Creating an Equitable Grading System for All Students (CURI 6542)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 11/14/2025 to 11/23/2025

CURI 6542 SUNY Empire State University
"Grading practices are a mirror not just for students, but for us as their teachers.” - Joe Feldman The purpose of grading is to communicate a mastery or needed improvement of skills to students and their caregivers. But there are many flaws in the traditional grading system that often deviate from good intentions. Participants will examine the historical purpose of the grading system and how it has been used to determine a student's academic potential, before diving into current research on equitable teaching and learning. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their current grading practices, questioning how equitable they are for students, and be able to improve ways of assessing students.

Required Text:Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms. ISBN #978-150639157-1
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

79. Designing Motivation for All Learners (CURI 6515)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/14/2025 to 11/23/2025

CURI 6515 SUNY Empire State University
This course provides educators with a framework for creating motivating classroom experiences for all learners. Participants will examine the complex nature of learner motivation and the way in which it relies on both external, teacher-dependent factors and internal, student-dependent factors.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

  • Max Class Size: 25

80. Learning First, Technology Second (CURI 6543)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Farmingdale High School (Farmingdale, NY) [map]

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 11/15/2025 to 12/20/2025

CURI 6543 SUNY Empire State University
In contemporary education, we were all thrown into the deep end of the technology pool as a result of the national shutdown. Technology served as a lifeline to any semblance of learning. As schools transitioned back to hybrid models and eventually back to in-person learning, the bar was raised to continue to utilize technology as part of our instructional practice. In this course, participants will explore the levels of student engagement and use of technology using a lens of student commitment to learning. The course will focus on a technology framework that prioritizes the science of learning practices rather than specific tools. The Triple E Framework: Enhance, Extend and Engage, facilitates purposeful technology integration that adds value to the learning goals (Kolb, 2020). Understanding how students learn lends itself to choosing the best pedagogical practices around a tool to best meet the instructional needs of the lesson and unit. Pedagogy remains the central force in teaching and learning. Examining our practices around harnessing technology in our classrooms using current research and the Triple E Framework can result in transforming contemporary education.

Required Text:Learning First, technology second in practice: New Strategies, Research and Tools for Student Success. International Society for Technology in Education.ISBN #978-1564-84840-6
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

81. Great Teaching by Design: Transform Your Practice by Understanding Your Learners (CURI 6576)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/21/2025 to 12/7/2025

CURI 6576 SUNY Empire State University
Why is empathy important? Empathy allows us to experience the world on a much deeper level. This course focuses on understanding our students better. All learners deserve empathy because it is crucial for any learning or growth. When students enter our classrooms, they are continuing a lifelong journey to excel. Not only should we be teaching the curriculum, but we must also encourage students to pursue excellence. Participants will develop an understanding that empathy is demonstrated both explicitly; how we respond to a student and implicitly; how we plan our curriculum, instruction, assessment, and extracurricular learning opportunities. Participants will examine the DIIE model (Diagnosis and Discovery), (Intervention), (Implementation), and (Evaluation). Participants will answer the question, how do we implement what works best? Great teaching can be designed, and when it is designed well, students learn more. 3 graduate credits.


Required Texts:Great Teaching by Design: From Intention to Implementation in the Visible Learning Classroom, ISBN #978-1071818336
Teaching with Empathy: How to Transform Your Practice by Understanding Your Learners, ISBN #978-1416630487


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

82. Learning First, Technology Second (CURI 6543)

Program: Capital District/Northern New York

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 11/21/2025 to 12/7/2025

CURI 6543 SUNY Empire State University
In contemporary education, we were all thrown into the deep end of the technology pool as a result of the national shutdown. Technology served as a lifeline to any semblance of learning. As schools transitioned back to hybrid models and eventually back to in-person learning, the bar was raised to continue to utilize technology as part of our instructional practice. In this course, participants will explore the levels of student engagement and use of technology using a lens of student commitment to learning. The course will focus on a technology framework that prioritizes the science of learning practices rather than specific tools. The Triple E Framework: Enhance, Extend and Engage, facilitates purposeful technology integration that adds value to the learning goals (Kolb, 2020). Understanding how students learn lends itself to choosing the best pedagogical practices around a tool to best meet the instructional needs of the lesson and unit. Pedagogy remains the central force in teaching and learning. Examining our practices around harnessing technology in our classrooms using current research and the Triple E Framework can result in transforming contemporary education.

Required Text:Learning First, technology second in practice: New Strategies, Research and Tools for Student Success. International Society for Technology in Education.ISBN #978-1564-84840-6
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

83. Mindfulness in Today's Classroom (CURI 6568)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/22/2025 to 11/30/2025

CURI 6568 SUNY Empire State University
In this course, participants will examine the causes of toxic classrooms and more importantly learn tools and strategies to address the stress in our schools. Mindfulness allows educators to discover their professional impact through five essential elements - Happiness, Engagement, Alliances, Risk and Thought (HEART). Through this exploration of the "heartprint" they leave on each child, teachers will be able to explore how their personal and professional qualities impact the students in their room. The author to the course text, Dr. Timothy Kanold indicates, "HEART provides a road map for the path of an educational professional: Professionals are emotionally more positive and thus Happier, are generally more Engaged in their work, seek Alliances as part of happier collaborative communities, are more willing to take focused Risks, and exhibit a Thought and wisdom practice that results in increased student learning."

Two Required Texts: HEART! Fully Forming Your Professional Life as a Teacher and Leader, ISBN #978-1-943874-43-9 & Mindfulness for Teachers Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom, ISBN #978-0393708073

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

84. Enhancing Literacy for All Students (UNY 802)

Program: Lower and Mid Hudson

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/23/2025 to 12/21/2025

UNY 802 Adelphi University
Participants investigate research-based strategies, activities and assessments that are designed to improve students' literacy skills. Topics include development of decoding skills, building vocabulary, increasing reading comprehension, and types and purposes of writing. The role of literacy skills in all the New York State Learning Standards is also addressed.

Required Text(s): Literacy Development in the Early Years, 8th edition, ISBN #978-013357429-6

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Approved by NYSED for Literacy Certification

  • Max Class Size: 25

85. Enhancing Assessment in Your Classroom with Digital Applications (CURI 6534)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/28/2025 to 11/30/2025

CURI 6534 SUNY Empire State College

This course will cover a variety of digital applications that can be used to facilitate formative assessment practices in the classroom. Several different digital applications will be explored that can be used to increase student engagement in the assessment process, while also providing educators with valuable data that can be used to inform their instruction. Written assignments will integrate these digital applications with theoretical and practical considerations pertaining to best practices in classroom assessment. 1 graduate credit.

Required text: FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scalable Formative Assessment With Technology by Monica Burns, ISBN 978-1506-36190-1. . Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

  • Max Class Size: 25

86. Establishing Parental Partnerships as a Framework for Student Success (CURI 6539)

Program: Long Island - Suffolk

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

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

CURI 6539 SUNY Empire State University
This course focuses on the family systems theory models as a guide to understanding, appreciating, and supporting diverse families. It introduces the participants to contemporary issues such as working with linguistically diverse and immigrant families. It provides strategies on how to deal with families going through divorce, remarriage, or military employment; families dealing with financial difficulties, natural disasters, and violence. Participants examine families that face hunger, chronic illness, death in the family, and students with parents in prison. They will also examine the use of the latest technology as a communication tool. In this course participants will review the 9 principles of family support in schools. This course is designed to help teachers find ways to partner with parents to help build successful students. Research has clearly shown that parental involvement is a critical variable in a child's education. 3 graduate credits.


Required Text:Home, School, and Community Collaboration Culturally Responsive Family Engagement Kathy B Grant and Julie A. Ray, ISBN #978-1-5063-6573-2


Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

87. Building Communication and Teamwork in Schools (CURI 6580)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 12/5/2025 to 12/14/2025

CURI 6580 SUNY Empire State University
This course equips experienced and beginner educators with the essential knowledge and skills in five areas necessary to foster an emotionally engaging classroom: leadership, communication and listening, positive thinking, student support, and team building. Collectively, these skills are at the center of what makes excellent teachers successful and what allows students of all abilities and backgrounds to thrive.

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM.Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.



Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

Sponsored by M-Tract
  • Max Class Size: 25

88. Developing Executive Function to Empower Learners (CURI 6573)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 12/5/2025 to 12/14/2025

CURI 6573 SUNY Empire State University
This course focuses on the correlation between student learning and the executive function skills of the brain. Strong executive function skills enhance student learning and empower students academically, personally, and professionally. Participants learn strategies and activities that develop and strengthen executive function in the areas of organization and planning; focus and attention; working memory; inhibitory control and self-regulation; self-directedness (self-managing, self-monitoring, and self-modifying); and cognitive flexibility. Participants learn how to make thinking visible in the classroom in a way that fosters problem solving, perspective-taking, and creative cognition skills. Mind matters, and learning how to optimize the air traffic control system of the brain has a powerful impact on learning

Required Text: Available as an electronic download through ELT for purchase price of $65. Payment due at time of registration and is included in tuition price. DIRECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC DOWNLOAD FOR THIS COURSE ARE LOCATED IN THE TEAM ROOM. Participants may print materials prior to class or bring laptop/ipad to access text online during class.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

89. Reclaiming Personalized Learning (CURI 6533)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 12/5/2025 to 12/14/2025

CURI 6533 SUNY Empire State University
Now is the time to create classrooms, schools, and school districts that will offer students, teachers, and administrators a wide range of strategies to reclaim personalized learning. Personalized learning doesn't mean individualization of curriculum. This class will help educators restore equity and humanity to their classrooms and schools through personalization of education. The lessons will help teachers shape whole-class instruction, leverage small-group interactions, and nurture a student's inner dialogue. The class will also help teachers design curriculum with a flexible frame that helps to emphasize the state standards. Teachers will be able to design new lessons that create multiple opportunities for students to become global thinkers and prepare them for a changing world. The overarching goal will be that teachers will reclaim personalized learning for all students that they interact with. 3 graduate credits.

Required Text: Reclaiming Personalized Learning: A Pedagogy for Restoring Equity and Humanity in Our Classrooms, 1st Edition, ISBN #9781544360669

Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
  • Max Class Size: 25

90. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with Artificial Intelligence (CURI 6548)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 12/5/2025 to 12/14/2025

CURI 6548 SUNY Empire State University
Artificial intelligence has been permeating society for quite some time and has taken a more prominent role in our everyday lives. As we seek to prepare our students for a constantly evolving and changing world, it is critical to learn how AI works and how to leverage its transformational power to make a positive impact on teaching and learning. While AI certainly presents some challenges, this course will explore how to harness AI for good, seeing it as an asset in our profession rather than a threat. Participants in the course will investigate both the opportunities and implications of AI in education as well as the ethical considerations for its effective integration.

Required Text:AI and the future of education: Teaching in the age of Artificial Intelligence., ISBN#978-13942-1924-7
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

91. Culturally Responsive Teaching with Diverse Learners (CURI 6514)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Dates: 12/12/2025 to 12/21/2025

CURI 6514 SUNY Empire State University, was previously EDU 661125

This course focuses on improving student outcomes by increasing teacher understanding of the impact of race, culture and language in the learning environment. Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) is a research-based method designed to enhance student engagement by implementing strategies to develop stronger relationships, culturally-inclusive curriculum and instruction techniques and positive learning environments. Participants examine the elements of Culturally Responsive Teaching through personal reflection and development of culturally competent strategies to effectively differentiate instruction for students from linguistically, culturally and racially diverse backgrounds. Participants deepen knowledge of their own cultural background and the impact on instruction while implementing strategies to increase connections with students and improve learning outcomes through culturally-relevant curriculum and instruction.

Three Required Texts:
-How to Teach Students Who Dont Look Like You: Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies, ISBN #9781452257914
-Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning: Classroom practices for student success , ISBN #9781425817312
-Participant Booklet available as a download in Frontline.

Optional but not Required Text: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, research and practice, ISBN #9780807750780

Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when enrolled in six (6) or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25

92. Instructional Planning, Strategic Teaching (CURI 6519)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 12/19/2025 to 12/28/2025

CURI 6519 SUNY Empire State University
This course is designed to provide participants with instructional strategies that meet the needs of all students at all grade levels. Emphasis will be placed on misconceptions of academic failure; curriculum organization; effective instructional design; curriculum evaluation and instructional strategies that enhance and improve academic performance for all students. The following concepts serve as the basis for the design of curriculum and instruction: core concepts, essential questions, background knowledge, judicious review, strategic integration, cognitive strategies, and mediated scaffolding. Additional strategies and applications introduced in this course include rubrics, graphic organizers, LINCS vocabulary strategy, class wide peer tutoring, note-taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, reciprocal teaching, questioning, and the Socratic Seminar. The implications of brain research and the use of technology are also components of this course. Additionally, many of the practices examined correlate with the indicators on state and district-wide teacher evaluation rubrics and the New York State Teaching Standards. Required Text: Course Materials Available as a download via Frontline.

  • Max Class Size: 30

93. Developing Innovators and Innovation Skills (CURI 6516)

Program: Long Island - Nassau

Location: Remote (n/a, n/)

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 12/27/2025 to 12/31/2025

CURI 6516 SUNY Empire State University (formerly EDU 661113)
This course focuses on developing innovation capabilities in students by exploring the discovery skills of associating, questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting. Participants learn how to create a culture of innovation and provide learning opportunities that promote perseverance, encourage curiosity, and ignite intrinsic motivation. Participants explore resources, strategies, and ideas for designing content-based lessons that incorporate discovery skills and foster the behaviors students need to be innovation-ready.

Required Texts:The Innovator's DNA Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators, ISBN #9781422134818 & Participant Supplement available as a download on MLP.


Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply)

The form is also available online http://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf

  • Max Class Size: 25