Frontline Education

1. Model Schools: I have my i-Ready assessment data now what?

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Dates: 10/25/2024

Description of Learning: If your school uses the i-Ready Diagnostic Screener this training is for you! During our time together, we will cover the nuts and bolts of the i-Ready Diagnostic Screener. Topics discussed include the overview of the iReady Diagnostic Screener, the variety of i-Ready reports available, and how you can utilize and maximize the data to drive instructional planning. Please bring a computer and be ready to log into your iReady data as there will be time to dive into the data and start planning data-driven next steps. *Each session will be catered to the time of the year the test is taken

2. Model Schools: I have my i-Ready assessment data now what?

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Dates: 2/14/2025

Description of Learning: If your school uses the i-Ready Diagnostic Screener this training is for you! During our time together, we will cover the nuts and bolts of the i-Ready Diagnostic Screener. Topics discussed include the overview of the iReady Diagnostic Screener, the variety of i-Ready reports available, and how you can utilize and maximize the data to drive instructional planning. Please bring a computer and be ready to log into your iReady data as there will be time to dive into the data and start planning data-driven next steps. *Each session will be catered to the time of the year the test is taken

3. Model Schools: I have my i-Ready assessment data now what?

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Dates: 6/13/2025

Description of Learning: If your school uses the i-Ready Diagnostic Screener this training is for you! During our time together, we will cover the nuts and bolts of the i-Ready Diagnostic Screener. Topics discussed include the overview of the iReady Diagnostic Screener, the variety of i-Ready reports available, and how you can utilize and maximize the data to drive instructional planning. Please bring a computer and be ready to log into your iReady data as there will be time to dive into the data and start planning data-driven next steps. *Each session will be catered to the time of the year the test is taken

4. Asynchronous and ongoing- Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) (for July-June 25/26)

Program: DASA 6-Hour Certification

Audience: anyone seeking NYS Certification

Dates: 7/1/2025

Beginning January 1, 2014, all persons applying to the NYS Education Department for an adminstrative or supervisory service, classroom teaching service, or school service certificate or license, must complete six (6) hours of coursework or training in harassment, bullying, and discrimination prevention and intervention. The training is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to create an affirming school environment for all students. This class must be paid for ahead of time. No credit card payments can be accepted. Checks may be sent to HFM BOCES 2755 StHwy 67, Johnstown, NY 12095 Att: Instructional Services. If your district is supplying payment they will be billed. This is an asynchronous workshop. Participants will receive a link with the required work and be given five business days to complete it. Please send questions to tcaraco@hfmboces.org

5. APPR Refresher Training for Evaluators

Program: Lead Evaluator Training

Audience: Building administrators and outside evaluators who have previously been trained

Dates: 7/8/2025

This year's required evidence-based observation training will be in person at the HFM BOCES Conference Center. Our work will include a Danielson Refresher as well as inter-rater reliability and agreement. This workshop will prepare attendees to evaluate teachers using the Danielson Rubric.

6. I Wish for Change: Unleashing the Power of Kids to Make a Difference by Kyle Schwartz Book Study (Summer Session)

Program: Culture/Climate

Audience: Any school Staff

Dates: 7/15/2025 to 8/5/2025

**Please note: I will not be ordering books for the summer session. You will responsible for ordering your own books. Third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz often tells her students: "You are not here so you can make money in a decade. You are here so you can make a difference now." Young people are up for the task. In the face of school shootings, cyber bullying, and other challenges students face at school, there are students who are changing the world right now. In I Wish for Change, teacher and author Kyle Schwartz equips both teachers and parents to help children stand up for what they believe is right and make value-driven decisions. She shows how children's adaptability, vulnerability, and empathy make them excellent agents for change, as well as how to teach children about the mechanics and structures of power so they can effectively change them. We will be discussing how the topics in this book relate to us as teachers, as well as, our students.

7. APPR Refresher Training for Evaluators

Program: Lead Evaluator Training

Audience: Building administrators and outside evaluators who have previously been trained

Dates: 7/15/2025

This year's required evidence-based observation training will be in person at the HFM BOCES Conference Center. Our work will include a Danielson Refresher as well as inter-rater reliability and agreement. This workshop will prepare attendees to evaluate teachers using the Danielson Rubric.

8. APPR Refresher Training for Evaluators

Program: Lead Evaluator Training

Audience: Building administrators and outside evaluators who have previously been trained

Dates: 7/30/2025

This year's required evidence-based observation training will be in person at the HFM BOCES Conference Center. Our work will include a Danielson Refresher as well as inter-rater reliability and agreement. This workshop will prepare attendees to evaluate teachers using the Danielson Rubric.

9. Dignity Act Coordinator Training

Program: Other

Audience: Dignity Act Coordinators

Dates: 8/4/2025

New York State's Dignity for All Students Act seeks to provide the State's public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function. This three hour training will provide Dignity Act Coordinators with an overview of the requirements of the Dignity Act and provide multiple resources.

10. APPR Refresher Training for Evaluators

Program: Lead Evaluator Training

Audience: Building administrators and outside evaluators who have previously been trained

Dates: 8/6/2025

This year's required evidence-based observation training will be in person at the HFM BOCES Conference Center. Our work will include a Danielson Refresher as well as inter-rater reliability and agreement. This workshop will prepare attendees to evaluate teachers using the Danielson Rubric.

11. New Evaluator Training-two days

Program: Lead Evaluator Training

Audience: new building administrators and outside evaluators

Dates: 8/18/2025 to 8/19/2025

This year's required evidence-based observation training including inter-rater reliability and agreement for all new evaluators is a two day in-person workshop. This workshop will prepare attendees to evaluate teachers using the Danielson Rubric. (lunch is on your own)

12. APPR Refresher Training for Evaluators

Program: Lead Evaluator Training

Audience: Building administrators and outside evaluators who have previously been trained

Dates: 8/19/2025

This year's required evidence-based observation training will be in person at the HFM BOCES Conference Center. Our work will include a Danielson Refresher as well as inter-rater reliability and agreement. This workshop will prepare attendees to evaluate teachers using the Danielson Rubric.

13. New Mentor Training

Program: Mentoring

Audience: Teachers intending to become mentors in their district.

Dates: 8/26/2025

This workshop will prepare all who wish to become Mentors by introducing them to the key information and skills necessary to build effective mentoring relationships. Anyone who has completed this but would like a refresher is also welcome to attend.

14. MODEL SCHOOLS: Planning Your Year With A.I.

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 9/17/2025

New

This one-hour virtual session will discuss strategies and methods for using A.I. to help teachers of all grade levels with planning their year. Topics will include calendars, seating charts, unit plans, lesson plans, and other ways that artificial intelligence can be used as a creative and collaborative partner.

15. I Wish for Change: Unleashing the Power of Kids to Make a Difference by Kyle Schwartz Book Study (Fall Session)

Program: Culture/Climate

Audience: Any school Staff

Dates: 9/17/2025 to 10/29/2025

**Please note: If you would like me to order a book for you, please register by July 11th. Any registrations after that date will need to purchase their own books. Third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz often tells her students: "You are not here so you can make money in a decade. You are here so you can make a difference now." Young people are up for the task. In the face of school shootings, cyber bullying, and other challenges students face at school, there are students who are changing the world right now. In I Wish for Change, teacher and author Kyle Schwartz equips both teachers and parents to help children stand up for what they believe is right and make value-driven decisions. She shows how children's adaptability, vulnerability, and empathy make them excellent agents for change, as well as how to teach children about the mechanics and structures of power so they can effectively change them. We will be discussing how the topics in this book relate to us as teachers, as well as, our students.

16. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover Book Study

Program: Culture/Climate

Audience: Any school Staff

Dates: 9/22/2025 to 12/2/2025

**Please note: If you would like me to order you a book, please register by July 11. Any registrations after that date will need to purchase their own book. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home. We will be discussing how the topics in this book relate to us as teachers, as well as, our students.

17. Model Schools: Technology Addiction - Helping Students Maintain a Healthy Relationship with Technology

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: All educators

Dates: 9/24/2025

New

Cell phones and social media have become a part of our culture and everyday lives. They are revolutionary tools that in many ways have connected the world and brought people together, but they also have been a source of stress and division. In particular, studies have shown that these new technologies can have negative impacts on children, adolescents, and their developing minds. Join us as we investigate what studies say about the effects of technology and strategies that might be implemented to protect our students as they grow and learn in our technological age.

18. MODEL SCHOOLS: Canva Beginner

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 9/26/2025

New

The session will examine some basic features of Canva and will allow time for creating presentations or other media with assistance from the presenters.

19. NYSED Numeracy Brief Roundtables: Discussion and Planning

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Building and District Leadership, Department Heads

Dates: 9/30/2025

Following the release of NYSED's Numeracy Briefs, math experts from across the region will join to support building and district leaders in facilitated conversations to explore the content of the briefs and provide structured time to plan for implementation.

20. Building Thinking Classroom Book Study

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who wants to try the BTC strategies in their classroom. (Not just math)

Dates: 9/30/2025 to 4/28/2026

Student difficulty with mathematics has been a pervasive and systemic problem since the advent of public education-not because students can't learn mathematics, but because, by and large, students can't learn it by being told how to do it. Research has shown that within a 60-minute lesson, 20% of students spent 8-12 minutes thinking, while 80% spent zero minutes thinking. This is a problem. This is what has been missing. Thinking is a necessary precursor to learning, and if students are not thinking, they are not learning. In the book Building Thinking Classrooms by Peter Liljedahl each chapter explores one of the 14 optimal practices, beginning with a deep dive into what are the institutionally normative practices that permeate many classrooms around the world. It reveals how each of these practices is working against our efforts to get students to think, and then it offers a clear presentation of what the research revealed to be the optimal practice for each variable. By the end of the book teachers will have a space that is inhabited by thinking individuals as well as individuals thinking collectively, learning together, and constructing knowledge and understanding through activity and discussion. You must purchase the book on your own (or borrow!)

21. Numeracy Briefs Series: Briefs 1 & 2 - The Research Base for Mathematics Teaching and Learning & Debunking Myths

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teaches or supports math PK-12

Dates: 10/2/2025

New

This professional learning session is part of the NYS Numeracy Briefs Series provided by HFM BOCES. In this session, participants will explore the research foundations of effective math instruction while challenging common misconceptions that often limit student success. Educators will leave with clarity on what the evidence actually says about how students learn mathematics and how these findings can inform everyday practice.

22. Model Schools: Teaching Tomorrow - An AI-Infused Classroom

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Dates: 10/3/2025

New

Our world is changing. AI is ever present and not going away. How can we as teachers and administrators use it to our advantage? How can our students use this technology without it being considered "cheating?” Join us as we discuss AI at an introductory and intermediate level and learn about how we can hone the power that it provides instead of shutting it out. Artificial Intelligence WILL change everything. Be part of the change for your students' success!

23. The Rules of English Series: Rules 1-11 - Foundations of English Logic

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: K-12

Dates: 10/6/2025

New

This series, based on Denise Eide's Uncovering the Logic of English, explores how English spelling and reading follow consistent, logical patterns. Each session focuses on a cluster of rules, pairing research with practical strategies for classroom instruction. In this session, participants will explore the first eleven rules, which establish the building blocks of English phonics and spelling. Educators will deepen their understanding of how sounds and letters interact and learn strategies for helping students recognize predictable patterns from the very beginning of reading instruction. Yes, there is a key to unlocking the fussy English language! It is optional, but encouraged to purchase the book.

24. MODEL SCHOOLS: ITCC FREE and Ed Law 2-d! (Part 1)

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 10/8/2025

New

This one-hour virtual session introduces educational technology platforms that are available for free and are Ed Law 2-d compliant for HFM BOCES component school districts that are participating in the Erie 1 BOCES Instructional Technology Contract Consortium (Unsure if your district participates in the ITCC? If you're reading this, it does!). Specific platforms that will be discussed in this session include: * Brisk Free * Kialo Edu * SchoolAI Standard (non-enterprise) Platform * Amplify Desmos Classroom * Boddle Free Version * Boom Cards * Code.org Online Curriculum * CodeHS Free * DeltaMath Free * Everfi Digital Resources

25. Using Word Connections: A Multisyllabic Word Reading Intervention for Students in the Intermediate Grades

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teahces and supports intervention of Intermediate grades and middle school

Dates: 10/14/2025

New

In this session we will examine Word Connections: A Multisyllabic Word Reading Intervention for Students in the Intermediate Grades. While decoding instruction tends to be reduced in the upper elementary grades, text is becoming more complex and the number of multisyllabic words that students encounter increase dramatically in third grade and beyond. Students who experience reading challenges often lack a systematic approach for decoding these words. Word Connections is a FREE 40 day program. Students who participated in the intervention showed greater gains in word reading and decoding, reading comprehension, spelling, and accurate reading of both isolated affixes and multisyllabic words. Let me show you how to use it!

26. MODEL SCHOOLS: Canva Intermediate

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 10/17/2025

New

Overview of some intermediate features of Canva, including education options, classroom features, presentation mode, and interactive content, with a creativity and consultation session developing media with help from the presenters. Canva Beginner is not a prerequisite but familiarity with the platform would be helpful.

27. MODEL SCHOOLS: Reviving Social Studies with ELA and the Science of Reading

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 10/22/2025

New

This one-hour virtual session explores how educators can integrate Social Studies into English Language Arts instruction using the Science of Reading. With elementary social studies instruction in decline, participants will examine the impact of this shift on civic literacy and reading comprehension. The session will highlight how background knowledge, vocabulary development, and morphology, core elements of the Science of Reading, can be cultivated through rich, content-based instruction in social studies. Attendees will also learn how to align ELA and social studies standards using artificial intelligence tools, collaborate to brainstorm lesson ideas, and share their work with peers.

28. Building Thinking Classroom Support 1

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who implements BTC (Newbie or Expert alike)

Dates: 10/23/2025

Join our Bi/trimonthly Building Thinking Classrooms Virtual Meetup, a place where teachers implementing BTC can swap wins, woes, and wisdom. Think of it as group therapy for vertical non-permanent surfaces-with less crying (we hope) and more "aha!” moments. Each session is part Q&A with a coach, part idea exchange with fellow BTC adventurers, and part pep talk to keep you going when your carefully crafted random groups cause more drama than the school play. Whether you're wondering how to make consolidation less like a hostage negotiation or just want fresh strategies to keep kids thinking instead of sinking, this is the space for you. Come ready to share your experiences and leave with practical tips you can use tomorrow.

29. The Reading Fluency Lesson Plan

Program: Instructional Strategies

Dates: 10/24/2025

New

So your students passed the phonics screener, but their ORF is below average. What now? In this session we will explore what the Science of Reading says about fluency as the bridge between decoding and comprehension. You'll be introduced to the POSSuM Strategy, a practical, research-aligned approach to fluency instruction. POSSuM stands for Phonology, Orthography, Syntax, Semantics, Understanding, and Morphology. You will be introduced to a Fluency Lesson Plan you can use with ANY text and learn how to integrate these elements into your instruction to help students move from sounding out to reading smoothly, accurately, and with confidence.

30. The Rules of English Series: Rules 12-16 - Extending the Patterns

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: PK-12

Dates: 10/27/2025

New

This series, based on Denise Eide's Uncovering the Logic of English, explores how English spelling and reading follow consistent, logical patterns. Each session focuses on a cluster of rules, pairing research with practical strategies for classroom instruction. This session expands into rules 12-16, which highlight common spelling conventions and exceptions. We will also examine how these rules unlock student understanding of words that might otherwise seem irregular, strengthening decoding and encoding skills through clear and consistent instruction. Here we will solve the mystery of Silent Final e! It is optional, but encouraged to purchase the book.

31. MODEL SCHOOLS: ITCC FREE and Ed Law 2-d! (Part 2)

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 10/29/2025

New

This one-hour virtual session introduces educational technology platforms that are available for free and are Ed Law 2-d compliant for HFM BOCES component school districts that are participating in the Erie 1 BOCES Instructional Technology Contract Consortium (Unsure if your district participates in the ITCC? If you're reading this, it does!). Specific platforms that will be discussed in this session include: * Genially * Khan Academy Free Version * GoGuardian Pear Deck (free version) * Nearpod Silver License * Newsela Lite and Formative Bronze * PlayVS * Suntex First in Math Online Program * Tools for Schools Book Creator (free) * Wakelet Individual Plan and Bulb free plan * World Wide Scholastic eSports Foundation (NASEF) STEM Based eSports

32. Numeracy Briefs Series: Brief 3 - High-Leverage Mathematical Content

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teaches or supports Math PK-12

Dates: 10/30/2025

New

This professional learning session is part of the NYS Numeracy Briefs Series provided by HFM BOCES. This session will focus on identifying and prioritizing high-leverage mathematical content that has the greatest impact on student learning. Educators will learn how to make intentional instructional choices that emphasize concepts central to long-term numeracy development.

33. Johnstown- New Mentor Training

Program: Mentoring

Audience: Teachers intending to become mentors in their district.

Dates: 10/31/2025

This workshop will take place at Johnstown High School. Not at HFM BOCES. This workshop will prepare all who wish to become Mentors by introducing them to the key information and skills necessary to build effective mentoring relationships. Anyone who has completed this but would like a refresher is also welcome to attend.

34. The Intervention Roadmap

Program: Instructional Strategies

Dates: 11/6/2025

New

In this professional development session, educators will dive into the essentials of Tier 2 and Tier 3 reading intervention. We will explore how to select and administer appropriate assessments, organize data, and track student growth over time. Participants will learn how to make sense of this data to adjust instruction flexibly and intentionally, ensuring every student receives targeted support that meets their needs. We'll also discuss how to use progress monitoring to strengthen communication with support staff, families, and students themselves. Walk away with practical tools, templates, and strategies that streamline your monitoring process and enhance the impact of your interventions.

35. MODEL SCHOOLS: Canva Advanced

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 11/7/2025

New

Overview of some advanced features of Canva, including video, artificial intelligence, editing a PDF, bulk create, and incorporating apps, with a creativity and consultation session developing media with help from the presenters. Canva Beginner and Canva Intermediate are not prerequisites but familiarity with the platform would be helpful.

36. Advanced Word Study in Intermediate and Middle School Grades

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Grades 3-12

Dates: 11/14/2025

New

Grounded in the science of reading, this session highlights how advanced word study bridges word recognition and language comprehension for older students. Participants will examine the role of morphology, etymology, and complex phonics patterns in supporting decoding, spelling, and vocabulary growth. Research shows that explicit instruction in word parts -prefixes, suffixes, roots, and Greek/Latin morphemes - equips students to unlock meaning and tackle grade-level texts across disciplines. Educators will leave with practical routines and strategies to integrate advanced word study into ELA, science, and social studies classrooms, ensuring students build both accuracy and flexibility with language.

37. Rules of English Series: Rules 17-31 - Mastering Complexity in English

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: PK-12

Dates: 11/17/2025

New

This series, based on Denise Eide's Uncovering the Logic of English, explores how English spelling and reading follow consistent, logical patterns. Each session focuses on a cluster of rules, pairing research with practical strategies for classroom instruction. In the final session, participants will engage with rules 17-31.2, which address the more complex structures of English spelling and word formation. Educators will explore how to support students in applying these rules flexibly, building toward mastery of advanced word recognition, spelling, and writing. Here we will discover how adding suffixes changes the spelling and the rules that apply. It is optional, but encouraged to purchase the book.

38. Numeracy Brief Series: Brief 4 - High-Leverage Instructional Strategies in Math

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teaches or supports Math PK-12

Dates: 11/20/2025

New

This professional learning session is part of the NYS Numeracy Briefs Series provided by HFM BOCES.This session highlights powerful, research-based instructional practices that promote equitable access to mathematics learning. Participants will consider how these practices can be embedded into daily instruction to improve engagement, reasoning, and problem-solving for all learners. Brief 5

39. Building Thinking Classroom Support 2

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who implements BTC (Newbie or Expert alike)

Dates: 12/4/2025

Join our Bi/trimonthly Building Thinking Classrooms Virtual Meetup, a place where teachers implementing BTC can swap wins, woes, and wisdom. Think of it as group therapy for vertical non-permanent surfaces-with less crying (we hope) and more "aha!” moments. Each session is part Q&A with a coach, part idea exchange with fellow BTC adventurers, and part pep talk to keep you going when your carefully crafted random groups cause more drama than the school play. Whether you're wondering how to make consolidation less like a hostage negotiation or just want fresh strategies to keep kids thinking instead of sinking, this is the space for you. Come ready to share your experiences and leave with practical tips you can use tomorrow.

40. Teaching Vocabulary in ANY Grade and Subject (PK-3)

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teaches or supports vocabulary in PK-3

Dates: 12/5/2025

New

This session highlights effective strategies for building vocabulary in the early grades, where language development lays the foundation for reading and content learning. Participants will explicit approaches using rich content read-alouds, word play, and oral language routines that help young learners connect words to meaning across subjects. Educators will leave with developmentally appropriate tools for weaving vocabulary growth into daily instruction.

41. Teaching Vocabulary in ANY Grade and Subject (4-12)

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teaches or supports with vocabulary in any subject Grades 4-12

Dates: 12/5/2025

New

This session focuses on practical strategies for strengthening vocabulary instruction across content areas in the upper grades. Participants will examine approaches such as morphology study, word-learning strategies, and academic vocabulary routines that deepen comprehension in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. Educators will walk away with adaptable techniques to support word learning and empower students to tackle complex texts.

42. Numeracy Briefs Series: Brief 5 - Mathematics Assessment of and for Student Learning

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teaches or supports Math PK-12

Dates: 12/11/2025

New

This professional learning session is part of the NYS Numeracy Briefs Series provided by HFM BOCES. In this session, participants will examine the dual role of assessment in mathematics: capturing what students know and guiding future instruction. Educators will explore strategies for designing and using assessments that move beyond scores to provide meaningful insights that drive student learning.

43. Numeracy Brief Series: Brief 6 - The Role and Challenges of Using Representations

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teaches or supports math PK-12

Dates: 1/8/2026

New

This professional learning session is part of the NYS Numeracy Briefs Series provided by HFM BOCES.This session explores how representations, such as diagrams, number lines, and models, can support deep mathematical understanding. Educators will consider both the opportunities and challenges of using representations effectively, with a focus on helping students connect visual, symbolic, and conceptual thinking.

44. Numeracy Brief Series: Brief 7 - Understanding, Using, and Modifying Curriculum Materials

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who teaches or supports Math Pk-12

Dates: 1/22/2026

New

This professional learning session is part of the NYS Numeracy Briefs Series provided by HFM BOCES. This session emphasizes the importance of curriculum materials in shaping mathematics instruction. Participants will learn how to critically analyze, adapt, and implement curriculum resources so that they align with standards, reflect best practices, and meet the diverse needs of students.

45. Math Instruction Done Right: The Numeracy Briefs

Program: Instructional Strategies

Dates: 1/30/2026

New

This full-day professional learning experience brings together the eight NYSED Numeracy Briefs into a cohesive exploration of effective mathematics teaching and learning. Participants will examine the research base behind math instruction, debunk common myths, and study high-leverage content and practices that support student understanding. The day will also highlight the role of assessment, the use of representations, and ways to adapt curriculum materials to meet diverse learner needs. Finally, attention will be given to the critical role of leadership in sustaining high-quality numeracy instruction. Educators and leaders will leave with research-based strategies and practical tools to strengthen mathematics teaching across all grade levels.

46. MODEL SCHOOLS: Canva Intermediate

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 2/13/2026

New

Overview of some intermediate features of Canva, including education options, classroom features, presentation mode, and interactive content, with a creativity and consultation session developing media with help from the presenters. Canva Beginner is not a prerequisite but familiarity with the platform would be helpful.

47. Building Thinking Classroom Support 3

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who implements BTC (Newbie or Expert alike)

Dates: 3/5/2026

Join our Bi/trimonthly Building Thinking Classrooms Virtual Meetup, a place where teachers implementing BTC can swap wins, woes, and wisdom. Think of it as group therapy for vertical non-permanent surfaces-with less crying (we hope) and more "aha!” moments. Each session is part Q&A with a coach, part idea exchange with fellow BTC adventurers, and part pep talk to keep you going when your carefully crafted random groups cause more drama than the school play. Whether you're wondering how to make consolidation less like a hostage negotiation or just want fresh strategies to keep kids thinking instead of sinking, this is the space for you. Come ready to share your experiences and leave with practical tips you can use tomorrow.

48. MODEL SCHOOLS: Canva Advanced

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 3/6/2026

New

Overview of some advanced features of Canva, including video, artificial intelligence, editing a PDF, bulk create, and incorporating apps, with a creativity and consultation session developing media with help from the presenters. Canva Beginner and Canva Intermediate are not prerequisites but familiarity with the platform would be helpful.

49. MODEL SCHOOLS: Canva Beginner

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 4/17/2026

New

The session will examine some basic features of Canva and will allow time for creating presentations or other media with assistance from the presenters.

50. MODEL SCHOOLS: Canva Intermediate

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 5/8/2026

New

Overview of some intermediate features of Canva, including education options, classroom features, presentation mode, and interactive content, with a creativity and consultation session developing media with help from the presenters. Canva Beginner is not a prerequisite but familiarity with the platform would be helpful.

51. Building Thinking Classrooms Support 4

Program: Instructional Strategies

Audience: Anyone who implements BTC (Newbie or Expert alike)

Dates: 5/14/2026

Join our Bi/trimonthly Building Thinking Classrooms Virtual Meetup, a place where teachers implementing BTC can swap wins, woes, and wisdom. Think of it as group therapy for vertical non-permanent surfaces-with less crying (we hope) and more "aha!” moments. Each session is part Q&A with a coach, part idea exchange with fellow BTC adventurers, and part pep talk to keep you going when your carefully crafted random groups cause more drama than the school play. Whether you're wondering how to make consolidation less like a hostage negotiation or just want fresh strategies to keep kids thinking instead of sinking, this is the space for you. Come ready to share your experiences and leave with practical tips you can use tomorrow.

52. MODEL SCHOOLS: Canva Advanced

Program: Integrating Technology into Curricula and Instruction

Audience: All educators

Dates: 5/29/2026

New

Overview of some advanced features of Canva, including video, artificial intelligence, editing a PDF, bulk create, and incorporating apps, with a creativity and consultation session developing media with help from the presenters. Canva Beginner and Canva Intermediate are not prerequisites but familiarity with the platform would be helpful.

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