Frontline Education

1. STI - 6511 - ELA Summer Institute

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 5/29/2025 to 9/15/2025

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Ensuring that all students develop high levels of literacy requires teachers to make a concerted, coordinated effort to improve students' proficiency as readers, writers, and critical and creative thinkers. As the Scarsdale District continues to review and improve reading instruction and assessment, teachers will benefit from engaging with researchers in the field and discussing the teaching of reading and writing with their colleagues. We are offering the opportunity to attend Summer Institute experiences with well-known literacy experts in the field. This institute is perfect for educators who want to stay at the forefront of research and practice. Over four days, you'll engage with thought leaders and other experienced educators exploring the boundaries of literacy education.

Through this course, participants will combine information from researchers at literacy organizations with discussions with colleagues to tailor best practices to the needs of their students. The participants will attend the Summer Seminar, where they will have the opportunity to choose from literacy-based workshops in reading and writing while deepening their understanding of the teaching of reading and writing.

2. STI - 6469 - Teacher as Reader: Summer

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 6/17/2025 to 8/19/2025

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The journey of the lifelong reader is a search to gain insight and understanding by reading talking and reflecting. By transforming reading into a community event through discussion groups, teachers learn differing perspectives on the same work and gain knowledge of literature, genre and technique. The commitment to read widely and deeply is an important endeavor for teachers as they model the love of reading and the skills of reading and understanding for their students.

Participants will read assigned books and come prepared to discuss aspects of literary form such as character development, theme, plot and more. They will gain insight into point of view by listening to their colleagues' responses to each book. Participants will enhance their own reading skills and learn techniques for leading discussion groups with students. The first session will include a short text discussion. Participants will read four other books over the course of the remaining sessions.

Teachers will read four books, answer questions about the books on a google slide notebook and participate in discussions. The course will meet once in June in person and the other meetings will be held over Zoom.

3. STI - 6519 - Teacher as Reader: Summer II

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 6/17/2025 to 8/21/2025

The journey of the lifelong reader is a search to gain insight and understanding by reading talking and reflecting. By transforming reading into a community event through discussion groups, teachers learn differing perspectives on the same work and gain knowledge of literature, genre and technique. The commitment to read widely and deeply is an important endeavor for teachers as they model the love of reading and the skills of reading and understanding for their students.

Participants will read assigned books and come prepared to discuss aspects of literary form such as character development, theme, plot and more. They will gain insight into point of view by listening to their colleagues' responses to each book. Participants will enhance their own reading skills and learn techniques for leading discussion groups with students. The first session will include a short text discussion. Participants will read four other books over the course of the remaining sessions.

Teachers will read four books, answer questions about the books on a google slide notebook and participate in discussions. The course will meet once in June in person and the other meetings will be held over Zoom.

4. STI - 6470 - Managing Emotions in Times of Stress and Uncertainty (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 6/24/2025 to 7/29/2025

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Social and emotional skills are more important now than ever. As educators, we can find ways to better identify and manage our own emotions, which in turn, can help our students identify and manage theirs. This course will help teachers unpack how emotions can help and hinder attention, decision making, relationships, health, and performance. Teachers will explore how to recognize, understand, and accurately label emotions, manage their own emotions and help students manage theirs. Teachers will have the opportunity to describe the biases involved in identifying and managing emotions, as well as to reflect on the potential impact of your own biases on your interactions with others.Finally, teachers will be introduced to the concept of emotion co-regulation, as well as a five-step process to support students in moments of high stress.

Developed by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, materials for Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to understand and manage their emotions and those of their students. Presented in an asynchronous online fashion, teachers will complete the course at their own pace (over several weeks) under the direction of Dr. Elliot Cohen. The group will also meet in three synchronous 1 hour (likely zoom sessions).

5. STI - 6471 - Positive Psychology for Educators (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 6/25/2025 to 8/15/2025

Positive psychology, the scientific study of human flourishing, has much to offer educators as we consider best ways to help students attain optimal functioning. Positive education, the application of positive psychology in schools, is essential for student well-being and achievement. This course will review principles of positive psychology and will also have participants engage in experiential learning exercises to increase well-being - which will help reinforce key concepts. Specific emphasis will be given to the integration of positive psychology constructs and techniques in the classroom.

Participants will learn key constructs in positive psychology, which have direct application to student well-being and achievement. In addition to examining the work of scholars such as Martin Seligman, Angela Duckworth, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and others, participants will engage in hands-on positive psychology activities in order to gain a better understanding of key techniques that could be used with students in the classroom. During the course, participants will engage in positive psychology exercises and have the opportunity to write reflective pieces on their experiences. In-class readings will review some key articles on positive psychology and positive education. All participants will be encouraged to share their ideas and perspectives and will have choice for final project including but not limited to a well thought-out reflection or lesson-plan applying the course material.

Participants will be expected to complete approximately twenty hours of independent learning over the course of the summer via exercises, readings and viewing other resources from the instructor.

6. STI - 6473- Building STEAM Skills: Stained Glass

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 6/30/2025 to 7/3/2025

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Participants will investigate the interdisciplinary relations between art, technology, history, and math by designing their own piece of stained glass artwork. The first session will involve teachers doing readings and research on stained glass - how to make it and how it was used throughout history to convey messages and/or tell a story. Participants will then brainstorm designs they may want to create and begin mapping out their glass and colors. In the next 2 sessions, participants will cut and grind their glass to fit perfectly into their designs. They will also begin wrapping each piece carefully in copper foil so that the solder will stick. In the last session, participants will begin soldering their pieces so the glass is fused. Once this is completed, participants will clean off their glass and frame their pieces. As a result of this course, participants will have a better understanding of the history of stained glass as well as the academic and hands-on skills required to create it: measuring, cutting, grinding, and soldering.

There is a $30 materials fee that should be paid directly to the STI with your tuition payment.

7. STI - 6474 - Creating Games & Hands-On Activities to Differentiate Instruction and Tier 1 Intervention

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-5

Dates: 6/30/2025 to 7/3/2025

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Multi-Tiered System of Support(MTSS) is a framework for intervention that helps teachers identify students' academic, behavioral, and social-emotional strengths and challenges. Within this framework, teachers provide targeted support for struggling students. The use of games and hands-on activities is an effective strategy for targeting specific skills that struggling students need to master. Games provide the repetition and review often needed to learn in an enjoyable and fun way. Children are active learners; games engage them in learning and can be used as an intervention within the MTSS framework.

This course offers teachers specific targeted skills that can be used in a Tier 1 intervention. Teachers will also examine their curricular areas in their grades to develop numerous and varied games to target particular learning problems. Participants should bring reference materials for the concept and skills they would like to individualize in their intervention.

Teachers will:
1. Share personal strategies, games, and activities to differentiate instruction.
2. Complete 10-15 new games or hands-on activities for the classroom that can be used as a Tier 1 intervention following the MTSS Framework.

There is a $25 materials fee that should be paid directly to the STI with your tuition

8. STI - 6475 - One-Stop Google Express

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 6/30/2025 to 7/3/2025

Do you want to expedite and streamline your Google Life? Take a ride on Google Express and focus on one or more stops. In this 1, 2, or 3 credit workshop-style STI, you will have the time and the help to work on what you want!

The main stop is the One-Stop Google Doc Lesson Library, where you will curate your lessons and curriculum in a single doc for yourself (& colleagues)!

Next is the One-Stop Google Classroom with tips to help you organize assignments and resources for your students.

The last stop is the One-Stop Google Sites, where you can learn how to create a Google Site with resources for anyone (yourself, students, and parents).

All aboard!

This course will be divided into in-person learning and independent work outside the class.

9. STI - 6476 - Responsive Classroom Intro Course (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-8 Scarsdale

Dates: 6/30/2025 to 7/3/2025

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The Responsive Classroom approach provides prime evidence that social and emotional teaching strategies, when well constructed, lead to improved classroom behavior and academic growth. Students learn best when their classrooms are places where they feel safe, challenged, and joyful-places that free them to learn.

Independent research has found that the Responsive Classroom approach is associated with higher academic achievement, improved teacher-student interactions, and higher quality instruction.

In four engaging and interactive days, teachers will learn about the practices and strategies of the Responsive Classroom approach, designed to create safe and joyful learning communities where all students can thrive-while helping them develop strong social, emotional, and academic skills.

Teachers will:
--Engage in energizers and interactive learning structures that can be used with students
--Experience an Academic Choice lesson that can be adapted for any grade level
--Plan Interactive Modeling, role-play, and Guided Discovery lessons to use with students
--Map out their learning space to include elements of classroom organization
--Create detailed plans for implementation of Responsive Classroom practices

Scarsdale and Edgemont teachers pay the discounted $225 for this course.

10. STI - 5000 - ST@C Workshop Series - 2025-2026

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: All

Dates: 7/1/2025

ST@C workshops explore aspects of innovation in education. In each ST@C workshop, teachers gain an overview of specific technological and pedagogical tools for the classroom while establishing a professional network for more in-depth study. Scarsdale teachers can choose stand-alone ST@C workshops to use toward STI credits. One STI credit is granted when a teacher has documented 12 hours of contact time in ST@C workshops and submits to the STI office an explanation of how new ideas from ST@C impacted teaching and learning in their classroom. Teachers must register for each individual ST@C workshop online and can offer to run a ST@C course by contacting the STI office. Teachers should only register for this course credit AFTER they have completed 12 hours of ST@C courses.

11. STI - 6000 - ST@C Workshop Series - 2025-2026

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: All

Dates: 7/1/2025

ST@C workshops explore aspects of innovation in education. In each ST@C workshop, teachers gain an overview of specific technological and pedagogical tools for the classroom while establishing a professional network for more in-depth study. Scarsdale teachers can choose stand-alone ST@C workshops to use toward STI credits. One STI credit is granted when a teacher has documented 12 hours of contact time in ST@C workshops and submits to the STI office an explanation of how new ideas from ST@C impacted teaching and learning in their classroom. Teachers must register for each individual ST@C workshop online and can offer to run a ST@C course by contacting the STI office. Teachers should only register for this course credit AFTER they have registered for STI-5000 (Credit for the first 12 ST@C hours) and completed the next 12 hours of ST@C classes (hours 13-24).

12. STI - 7000 - ST@C Workshop Series - 2025-2026

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: All

Dates: 7/1/2025

ST@C workshops explore aspects of innovation in education. In each ST@C workshop, teachers gain an overview of specific technological and pedagogical tools for the classroom while establishing a professional network for more in-depth study. Scarsdale teachers can choose stand-alone ST@C workshops to use toward STI credits. One STI credit is granted when a teacher has documented 12 hours of contact time in ST@C workshops and submits to the STI office an explanation of how new ideas from ST@C impacted teaching and learning in their classroom. Teachers must register for each individual ST@C workshop online and can offer to run a ST@C course by contacting the STI office. Teachers should only register for this course credit AFTER they have registered for STI-5000 (Credit for the first 12 ST@C hours) and STI-6000 (credit for the second 12 ST@C hours) and completed the next 12 hours of ST@C classes (hours 25-36).

13. STI - 6517 - Financial Literacy for Educators: July 2025 Cohort 55

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 7/2/2025 to 7/30/2025

This course seeks to build content knowledge and share [free] resources that can help support the mission of integrating personal finance education into the Scarsdale experience. Teachers will acquire financial literacy skills for themselves and their students through courses on the Next Gen Personal Finance platform (NGPF.org).

This course includes:
(1) 2 STI Zoom sessions:
STI Zoom #1: Wednesday, July 2nd at 7pm
STI Zoom #2: Wednesday, July 30th at 7pm

(2) Live and On-Demand courses take place between July 7th - July 23rd. Live courses will meet 2x per week.
On-demand courses this cohort: Credit, Career, or Taxes
Live courses this cohort: Insurance

To get started, you will need to:
1. Register for a teacher account on NGPF.org using your school email address.
2. Enroll in a course for Cohort #55 on the NGPF site. You can find the courses by selecting Teacher PD & Community, then Certification Courses.

Please let us know if you have any questions to help you get started. We look forward to having you join us!

14. STI - 6408 - Peru Field Study: Echoes of Ancient Civilization

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (All)

Dates: 7/3/2025 to 7/7/2025

This fieldwork course offers participants an immersive exploration of the ancient Inca civilization. Participants will delve into the Inca social, economic, cultural, and political organization. This academic cultural immersion aims to bridge the past and present for a better understanding of our interconnectedness and the interdependence of the modern world. By exploring Cusco, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley (Valle Sagrado), participants will develop and implement powerful lessons and meaningful projects aimed to enrich students' academic experiences.

Throughout this course, participants will engage in enriching activities. For example, they will explore Machu Picchu to examine ancient architecture and ancient building technologies. They will be immersed in Andean music featuring traditional instruments. They will hear speakers on the Inca Empire, clashes of civilizations, and the viceregal period. They will visit museums to examine traditional pottery, art, and paintings. They will visit indigenous communities to learn about their way of life and explore artisanal arts and crafts. They will enjoy mountain hikes to study the impact of high altitudes on heart rate and breathing, accompanied by insights into indigenous traditions such as the sacred coca leaf chewing used to mitigate altitude effects. They will also have meetings and dialogues with representatives from community leaders and local educational institutions to exchange experiences and insights. These experiences are designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of Peruvian culture. As a result of this course teachers will develop new skills that will allow them to be more aware and sensitive towards diversity while promoting inclusion in the classroom.

STI Fieldwork Fee: $253 (Subject to change depending on the number of participants)

15. STI - 6478 - Artificial Intelligence as Collaborator

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 7/7/2025 to 7/9/2025

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Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) the great savior or the evil end of education? In his 2024 book Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI, Ethan Mollick suggests we look at AI as a partner, not a replacement. In this STI course, we will discuss the pros and cons, the challenges and benefits of artificial intelligence as it might be applied to teaching and learning. AI will be neither evangelized nor demonized; instead, we will look at how this technology, which is here to stay, can be best used. We will compare current AI technologies with human intelligence and broadly understand how AI has evolved since the 1950s as we identify creative, critical, and design thinking in the new context of AI. Perhaps most significantly, we will discuss how the development and use of AI require ethical considerations focusing on fairness, transparency, privacy protection, and compliance. Finally, we will look at how AI might advance teaching and learning outcomes and possibly assist in alternative assignments and methods of grading.

This course is from a university perspective, examining how AI can contribute to the learning environment. Readings will include case studies as well as Ethan Mollick's book on Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI. Participants will have an opportunity to synthesize their work from previous STI courses as well as other district-sponsored training.

16. STI - 6480- Responsive Classroom Advanced Workshop Summer 2025

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-8. Teachers who have taken the Introductory Responsive Classroom course

Dates: 7/7/2025 to 7/10/2025

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This course is open only to teachers who have taken the introductory Responsive Classroom Workshop. In this interactive four-day course, teachers will deepen their knowledge and strengthen their implementation of the Responsive Classroom approach as they refine familiar strategies and practices while learning and expand-ing upon new ones. Using Responsive Classroom resources The Joyful Classroom and Teaching Self-Discipline, the advanced course enables you to consider your unique context and setting and more effectively apply the approach with individual students, the class, and the school community.

Teachers will:

-Use rubrics from the Responsive Classroom Assessment Tool to assess your current practices and focus your learning for the week

-Plan new practices for implementation such as class meetings and problem-solving conferences

-Refine and plan Interactive Modeling and role-play for non-classroom spaces like hallways, cafeteria, and bathrooms

-Learn and review language of learning lessons to target academic competencies

-Create and compile plans of Responsive Classroom practices into a portfolio for future implementation

Scarsdale and Edgemont teachers pay a reduced fee of $225 for this course.

17. STI - 6488 - Mindfulness through the Arts: Intro to Sewing and Quilting

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 7/7/2025 to 7/10/2025

During this weeklong workshop, participants will learn a variety of beginner sewing skills and apply them as they move through a variety of scaffolded projects that can be adapted to suit the needs of their own learners. Participants will look at the artwork of contemporary fiber artists and identify connections to their own content. Throughout the sessions, participants will brainstorm ways sewing and quilting projects could be used, applied, modified and taught within their own classroom contexts. Participants will leave the course with numerous prototypes to display in their own classroom that could serve to introduce their own learners to this powerful medium. Participants will engage in group discussions on how these activities can be adapted for students, promoting engagement and emotional wellness in the classroom. Since sewing and quilting are slow, mindful processes, some projects may remain unfinished by the end of the week. Participants will be asked to complete their projects outside of class and submit photos of their finished work as their final project.

18. ST@C - Mindfulness Mondays - Prioritizing Self-Care

Program: ST@C

Dates: 7/7/2025

Mindfulness Mondays are all about spiritual self-care this summer! Let's commit to developing a practice that helps us stay centered now and throughout the year.

We will discuss daily habits to build inner peace and explore practical techniques that help increase clarity, combat anxiety, reduce stress and enhance emotional regulation to help us stay centered. No guilt, no negative self-talk - just pure positive intention for self-improvement and resilience is our goal.

Join our informative, interactive and intentional virtual session designed to cultivate the connection to your inner self and improve professional fulfillment.

19. STI - 6489 - Cultivating Resilience and Growth in Students and Educators

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 7/9/2025 to 8/13/2025

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Through interactive sessions, reflective practices, videos, readings, and real-world applications, educators will gain practical tools to manage stress, overcome challenges, and inspire growth in their students and themselves. The course format involves both in-session learning and activities as well as rich experimentation with async resilience and growth-building practices. By the end of the course, participants will be prepared to create an environment in which educators and students flourish by cultivating resilience and supporting recovery from adversity through transformative processes.

20. STI - 6423 - Crossroads of Civilizations: Cadiz, Spain Field Study & Cultural Immersion

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 7/14/2025 to 7/19/2025

Cádiz, Spain is a true crossroads of civilizations. Founded by the Phoenicians 3100 years ago, Cádiz is one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in Europe, still revealing the historical footprints of Greeks, Romans, Moors, Spanish Bourbon kings and more. As one of the cities from which Christopher Columbus sailed, Cádiz linked Europe with the New World and in later years, played an important role in the geopolitics of Napoleon's Europe and British Imperialism. Cádiz offers teachers an ideal case study for lessons in geography, history, language development, and cross-cultural interaction as reflected in art and architecture.

Participants on this field study will have taken two prerequisite courses on the art, history, and culture of Cádiz and will arrive in Cádiz with a specific curricular focus for further investigation such as an historical era, Spanish language development, health and wellness, or sustainability. Through visiting historic sites and meeting local people, teachers will make cultural, historical, and linguistic connections that impact their curricular work as they collaborate with each other in an international setting. By living abroad, teachers will recognize patterns and common problems, and see beyond the stereotypes of a particular culture. Furthermore, participants will design innovative projects, linking this international experience with their current role in the district.

Teachers will complete two weekend courses in the spring, Global Networking: the South of Spain, and An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Cádiz, Spain. Teachers will keep a journal of their observations on the field study, prepare an individual or group presentation of their research for when they return, and create a lesson for use with students.

Additional fees:
-Teachers are responsible for arranging their air travel and accommodations.
-STI Fieldwork Fee - $212 (subject to change depending on number of participants)

21. STI - 6484 - Become a Next Gen Science Teacher (K-12)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 Science Teachers

Dates: 7/14/2025 to 7/17/2025

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Next Generation Science Exemplar (NGSX) offers a foundational professional learning pathway - Becoming a Next Gen Science Teacher - to prepare teachers to bring Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into their classrooms and engage their students in robust inquiry, emphasizing the practices of modeling, argument, and explanation.
The goals of the pathway are to
● Develop teachers' capacity to apply the shifts in instruction called for by NGSS to their own practice.
● Support teachers to create an equitable classroom culture where all students are supported to go public with their reasoning and build on their classmates' ideas.
● Learn how to use a variety of tools to implement productive talk and small and whole group sensemaking discussions.

This course will use the NGSX professional learning pathway to model how to engage as learners in hands-on science investigations, as well as modeling, argumentation, and explanation of complex phenomena in the virtual context.

Teachers will reflect on this engagement from a practitioner perspective and analyze classroom examples. As a community of science teachers, we will explore resources and plan next steps for classroom and department implementation of Next Gen Science Standards.

22. STI - 6485 - Cooking with Science

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 7/14/2025 to 7/17/2025

This course will take a deeper dive into the chemistry involved during the baking and cooking process, through an inquiry approach. We will explore how different ingredients can affect the outcome of the product we are making. For example, what happens to a chocolate chip cookie if baking soda is replaced with baking powder? Does it become chewier, chrispier, denser? How can we then explain those changes through the lens of chemical reactions? For the science teacher, this course will provide opportunities to provide context as well as providing and discussing applications with their students that they are already familiar with. For a non-science teacher, they will be able to see an inquiry approach for problem solving

Participants will engage in the process of scientific inquiry within the context of cooking. In addition to learning more about cooking, recipe construction and the science behind ingredients and the cooking process, course participants will be able to learn hands-on, applicable activities that can be used and adapted on any level to get learners involved with the process of inquiry. Participants will complete lab based activities (share out their data and results), readings, watching videos and group discussions.

Project: Participants will create their own recipe, from scratch, in which each ingredient, amount and process used is justified scientifically. There will be time given during the class for the participants to test out each others recipe, make adjustments as needed, and then finalize their recipe. Additionally, participants will complete a reflection detailing how concepts learned in the course will be applicable in their own educational sphere.

There is a $30 materials fee for this course.

23. STI - 6486 - Building STEAM Skills: Photography

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: k-12 (all)

Dates: 7/14/2025 to 7/17/2025

There is no denying that we are living in the digital age and now, more than ever, students are exposed to images from around the world in almost real time. Figuring how to integrate those images into lessons can be difficult. Using photography as a means of showing students how to document their work will be a focus in this course along with using photography as an artform to collect visual information.

In this hands on course, participants will learn the following techniques to begin to integrate photography into their classroom:
- Master the use of his or her digital camera or one can be loaned to them. Options for using student cell phones in place of digital cameras will be explored as well.
- Discuss the basic settings and functions of his or her camera so he or she can shoot in manual mode.
- Utilize exposure, lighting and lenses on a camera.
- Explain proper composition and how to take the perfect photograph in all conditions.
- Develop his or her eye to see the world like a photographer.
- Demonstrate the skills associated with the postproduction process by using Adobe Photoshop and the Snapseed app for cell phone cameras.
- Reproduce different types of portraiture and apply techniques specific to this area of photography.
- Learn to capture still life objects whether indoors or out.
- Capturing action shots.
- Apply skills that will help him or her to turn good photographs into great ones.

Each day will be covering a different topic, and we will be taking day trips to various locations for photo shoots as well as visit the ICP Museum in NYC, https://www.icp.org/

24. STI - 6487 - AI Tools for the Busy Teacher

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 7/14/2025 to 7/15/2025

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Teachers can benefit from an AI assistant to manage their administrative workload, outline lesson plans, and draft classroom experiences that meet diverse student learning challenges. Several AI tools in the education market offer this type of assistant. In this course, teachers will experiment with tools that can cut their workload and quickly generate differentiated learning experiences. Teachers will find that when they assign their AI assistant to managing administrative tasks and building curriculum supports, it opens up more time and space for inspired teaching and learning.

Participants will explore AI tools such as ChatGPT, Magic School, Diffit, School AI, Canva, Padlet, and more. These AI resources can be used to meet the personal learning needs of teachers and students. For instance, teachers will learn how to use these tools to manage tasks such as writing parent emails, adjusting reading levels of published text, generating decodable text, creating quizzes from YouTube videos, and more. They will also learn how to create an AI coach that can provide students with curriculum support and feedback in between conferences with the classroom teacher. Teachers will create models for AI-enhanced curriculum supports which can be used for professional guidance during the school year. They will be compiled in a portfolio and shared online.

25. STI - 6491 - Understanding By Design (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 7/14/2025 to 7/17/2025

Using the UBD framework, teachers will use backwards to design to align their curriculum. Through the stages of the framework, teachers will learn about the importance of planning essentials questions, assessments, and daily lessons that work towards a common goal. Students should we able to apply and transfer skills by the end of a unit.

This course provides teachers with the opportunity to plan in-depth units based on the work of McTighe and Wiggins.

Teachers will create 1-2 unit plans using the framework of UBD.

26. ST@C - Enhancing Social Story Development with MagicSchool-Session 1

Program: ST@C

Dates: 7/15/2025

Many Special Education teachers use social stories (short, personalized narratives) designed to teach children. We will take some time to take a closer look at how we can integrate MagicSchool into our instructional toolkit. We will generate tailored social stories that address specific behavioral or social-emotional needs. MagicSchool saves educators time by streamlining the story development process. In addition, it promotes inclusive and supportive learning environments for all students.

27. STI - 6495- A Mosaic Destination Adventure

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 7/21/2025 to 7/24/2025

Join us on an unforgettable summer adventure focused on the wonders of nature!

The process of mosaic making, with its deliberate and meditative nature, offers a unique way to connect with different environments and cultures. By focusing on nature, animals, and flowers specific to various parts of the world, participants will develop their artistic skills and gain a deeper appreciation for biodiversity and ecosystems.

You will travel through rain forests, safaris, and mountains while focusing on the unique animals and flowers in those environments. Your destinations will align with your theme of discovering fascinating wildlife and plant life in their natural habitats, We will visit places such as Costa Rica, Kenya, Peru, Tan5. Ecuador, Borneo, South Africa. This will be both educational and inspirational.

There will be a material fee of $35 per participant.

28. STI - 6436 - Broadway Teachers One Day Intensives - Day 2 - July 21, 2025

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: All

Dates: 7/21/2025

The Broadway Teachers Workshop is designed to inspire both classroom teachers and directors of middle school, high school, and college theater with new teaching methods, enhanced production skills, and an exchange of ideas with peers and professional Broadway artists. In addition to the 3-day workshops, teachers have the option of selecting a specific workshop in theater production in either tech, music direction, choreography, or directing. As a culminating assignment, teachers will prepare a unit or in-depth lesson that will incorporate elements of the workshop into classroom or school-wide performances.

Specific Dates for One Day Intensives:
One Day Directing: July 14, 2025
One Day Tech: July 14, 2025
One Day Choreography: July 14, 2025
One Day Directing: July 21, 2025
One Day Music Direction: July 21, 2025
One Day Directing: July 28, 2025

Teachers should register directly with Broadway Teachers Workshop. The One Day Intensives tuition is $275 as an add-on to the full BTW experience. $325 if taken independently.

29. STI - 6433 - Broadway Teachers Workshop Session D July 22-24, 2025

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: All

Dates: 7/22/2025 to 7/24/2025

The Broadway Teachers Workshop is designed to inspire both classroom teachers and directors of middle school, high school and college theater with new teaching methods, enhanced production skills and an exchange of ideas with peers and professional Broadway artists. Teachers will be introduced to four professional performances by attending pre-workshops with teaching artists who will lead them through the production process, from first script reading through finale. Historical references and broader social messages conveyed by each production will be examined. Teachers will also participate in master classes with Broadway performers, creative teams, and production staff, with peer sessions throughout. These networking opportunities will enable teachers to share professional resources with their students in a variety of contexts. Teachers will also have the option of selecting a specific workshop in theater production in either tech, music direction, choreography or directing. As a culminating assignment, teachers will prepare a unit or in-depth lesson that will incorporate elements of the workshop into classroom or school-wide performances.

Teachers should register directly with Broadway Teachers Workshop and pay the $849 fee which includes tickets to the performances.

30. ST@C - Creating Choice Boards with MagicSchool-Session 1

Program: ST@C

Dates: 7/22/2025

Elementary ICT Teachers: Join us as we take a look at using MagicSchool to create dynamic, customizable choice boards that support differentiated instruction and student voice. Our goal in using choice boards is to foster student engagement and ownership of learning through varied instructional options. We will use this time to explore the different choice board tools offered.

31. STI - 6518 - Financial Literacy for Educators: August 2025 Cohort 56

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 7/23/2025 to 8/27/2025

This course seeks to build content knowledge and share [free] resources that can help support the mission of integrating personal finance education into the Scarsdale experience. Teachers will acquire financial literacy skills for themselves and their students through courses on the Next Gen Personal Finance platform (NGPF.org).

This course includes:
(1) 2 STI Zoom sessions:
STI Zoom #1: Wednesday, July 23rd at 7pm
STI Zoom #2: Wednesday, August 27th at 7pm

(2) There will only be On-Demand courses in this cohort. Those take place between July 28th - August 13th. Live courses will meet 2x per week. On-demand courses: Cryptocurrency, Investing, OR Behavioral Economics

To get started, you will need to:
1. Register for a teacher account on NGPF.org using your school email address.
2. Enroll in a course for Cohort #56 on the NGPF site. You can find the courses by selecting Teacher PD & Community, then Certification Courses.

Please let us know if you have any questions to help you get started. We look forward to having you join us!

32. STI - 6434 - Broadway Teachers Workshop Session E July 25-27, 2025

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: All

Dates: 7/25/2025 to 7/27/2025

The Broadway Teachers Workshop is designed to inspire both classroom teachers and directors of middle school, high school and college theater with new teaching methods, enhanced production skills and an exchange of ideas with peers and professional Broadway artists. Teachers will be introduced to four professional performances by attending pre-workshops with teaching artists who will lead them through the production process, from first script reading through finale. Historical references and broader social messages conveyed by each production will be examined. Teachers will also participate in master classes with Broadway performers, creative teams, and production staff, with peer sessions throughout. These networking opportunities will enable teachers to share professional resources with their students in a variety of contexts. Teachers will also have the option of selecting a specific workshop in theater production in either tech, music direction, choreography or directing. As a culminating assignment, teachers will prepare a unit or in-depth lesson that will incorporate elements of the workshop into classroom or school-wide performances.

Teachers should register directly with Broadway Teachers Workshop and pay the $849 fee which includes tickets to the performances.

33. STI - 6496 - Building STEAM Skills: Jewelry

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 7/28/2025 to 7/31/2025

Participants will explore the fundamentals of jewelry making including sawing, piercing, filing, sanding, and surface enrichment while creating chains, pendants, earrings, necklaces, pins, bracelets and rings. Using metals, paper, beads, stones, found objects, fibers and recycled materials, students will design and construct pieces of wearable art. Participants will also investigate jewelry as a craft and fine art and will discuss the cultural and historical significance of jewelry as adornment.

There is a $30 materials fee for this course that should be paid to the STI with your tuition.

34. STI - 6497 - K-12 Integrated Unit Design - Edgemont (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 Edgemont

Dates: 7/28/2025 to 7/31/2025

This course is a work session in which teachers will create new integrated units or upgrade current units of study to fit the 21st Century classroom. The goal is to facilitate changes in the way both content and skills are being delivered to enable students to become autonomous learners. It will also allow for teacher work time where they can evaluate ways in which they can increase their own productivity by using technology for communication and collaboration. Teachers will evaluate current technology use in their classroom and explore how to incorporate technology effectively into their teaching to promote student learning and increase engagement.

Participants will take current units of study or create new units where they will integrate different district technology. We will use our feedback protocol to create multiple iterations of their project using instructional feedback from the group.

Course Requirements:
Participants will take current units of study or create new units with usable work samples/instructional materials. They will also create a lesson or unit plan write up.

35. STI - 6498- Studying Skillful Teacher (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 7/28/2025 to 7/31/2025

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The Studying Skillful Teaching program builds teachers' capacity - the knowledge and skills as well as the courage and conviction - to promote students' motivation, learning, and increased achievement. It is based on the belief that teaching is a process of decision-making; and that skillful teachers never stop learning through experimentation, data analysis, study, and collegial sharing about what works best for their students. This course will focus on the art of teaching -- continuously expanding one's repertoire and skillfully matching which tool or strategy best fits a given situation.

This course will focus on building teacher skills such as communicating their belief in students' capabilities, motivating and engaging students, demonstrating cultural proficiency, planning engaging lessons, making concepts and skills accessible, and continuously assessing student understanding. It will also include a range of activities beyond interactive classroom behaviors, such as analyzing data, designing reteaching, involving families, and being a good colleague and team member. Participants will engage in discussion over case studies from other schools and will be asked to reflect on techniques used in their classrooms. The course takes place over three months and is designed to balance in-class learning and reflection with out-of-class application.

36. STI - 6499 - Couch to Classroom : Educator's Use of Psychological Interventions in the Classroom

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

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

Wait List

There is a critical link between mental health interventions and school performance. Psychological interventions have helped many students outside the classroom, but in-school applications are even more compelling. Most important, the principles and methods of effective psychological interventions can be independently applied by teachers to improve student performance in the classroom. Therefore, understanding various types of treatments and how teachers can apply these techniques in educating students is crucial for meeting the needs of our children.

In this course, educators will learn effective psychological interventions and how to construct, integrate and implement aspects of them in the classroom, in order to enhance student learning and performance. Educators will learn about the critical relationship between mental health interventions and school performance, and how to apply these methods in order to maximize student performance and improve classroom management. Participants will learn a wide range of psycho-therapeutic and behavioral techniques, with a primary focus on the most effective evidence-based interventions, such as cognitive behavior therapy and positive psychology. Educators will learn how to extend these methods to their work with individual students in the classroom and with entire classes. Educators will learn how to apply these interventions in order to maximize student performance and improve classroom management. The course will involve lecture, discussion and workshop approaches. Readings and video materials will be presented.

This class will meet for five mornings, from 8:30-11:45 am. Participants will be expected to complete a total of approximately twenty hours of self-paced work outside of those hours. Many of the self-paced activities can be done before/during the week of course. Additionally, some of the self-paced activities for this course can be done after the course week, but prior to paper submission.

37. ST@C - Elementary ICT Teachers: Get Your Google Drive Ready for the New School Year (Session 2)

Program: ST@C

Dates: 7/29/2025

ICT teachers: Let's meet to focus on organizing your Google Drive in preparation for next year. We'll set up folders and templates to help you start the year with confidence and clarity.

38. STI - 6501 - Building STEAM Skills: Woodworking (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/7/2025

Wait List

Developing STEAM skills requires the knowledge and familiarity of a variety of materials. Students in the middle school and the high school participate in a range of coursework working with wood through their technology classes at the middle school or in the Design Lab at Scarsdale High School. The goal of this course is to improve teachers knowledge about the basic foundations of woodworking (i.e., design, joinery) and hone their skills with different tools. Teachers will adapt and apply what they have learned to their specific grade level and discipline. Each teacher will build an Adirondack chair as part of this course as they build their problem solving and teamwork skills.

Teachers will be responsible for the cost of materials for this course, to be determined.

39. STI - 6502 - DIY Literacy - Expanding our Thinking on Literacy and the Tools We Use

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 8/4/2025 to 8/7/2025

This course is essential in helping students build independence as they grow as readers and writers. Teachers will study and create literacy tools based on the work of Kate Roberts and Maggie Beatie Roberts (DIY Literacy). Kate and Maggie have videos, blogs, books, and many other resources to support this work.

Teachers will collaborate to create digital and paper-based tools to use in the their teaching. These tools will support student progress and independence.

Teachers will create tools (charts, microprogressions, bookmarks, demonstration notebooks) to support their students in literacy. Teachers will create digital and/or paper-based tools. Teachers will reflect on how they will integrate the use of these tools into their reading/writing curriculum.

40. ST@C - Mindfulness Mondays - Self-Care Check In

Program: ST@C

Dates: 8/4/2025

Mindfulness Mondays are all about spiritual self-care this summer! Let's commit to developing a practice that helps us stay centered now and throughout the year.

Examine and improve your practice of self-care. We will explore triggers that take us off track and discuss boundaries that keep us centered no matter what is taking place in our environment as we develop a framework to enhance our connection with ourselves.

Join our informative, interactive and intentional virtual session designed to cultivate the connection to your inner self and improve professional fulfillment.

41. ST@C - Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) "FinCamp"

Program: ST@C

Audience: K-12 (all)

Dates: 8/5/2025

Join us for a full-day, interactive "FinCamp'' in NYC. FinCamps are a FREE full day of in-person professional development where you have the opportunity to dive into NGPF's curriculum and resources, collaborate with other educators, and get reinvigorated for the classroom.

August 5, 2025
8:30AM - 3:00PM
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) "FinCamp." Register yourself for this event but first sign up for a teacher account on the NGPF site.

What to expect:
Deep-dive into NGPF's curriculum
How to customize lessons and instruction to meet unique learning needs
Collaborate with other educators to share ideas and form an empowered network
Elevate your confidence teaching finance based content

Attendees will receive:
Professional development hours and NGPF Academy credit
Ready-to-use resources
Free meals and snacks during the event

We look forward to seeing you there!

42. ST@C - Elementary ICT Teachers: Social Story Development and Choice Boards with MagicSchool-Part 2

Program: ST@C

Dates: 8/5/2025

Join us as we take a look at using MagicSchool and focus on creating social stories and choice boards. We will look at creating a digital library for various social stories. We will also look at creating choice boards to build student choice and engagement. MagicSchool saves educators time by streamlining the process for creating these resources.

43. STI - 6515 - Museums as Resources: In the Footsteps of Edward Hopper, Film Screening and Nyack Walking Tour

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 8/7/2025 to 8/8/2025

After viewing the "Hopper: An American Love Story" film (also broadcast as a PBS documentary) and an introductory Hopper lecture, participants will spend the next day in Nyack visiting Edward Hopper House, the artist's boyhood home, and visiting the local sites along the Hudson river that he painted. After a working lunch our walking tour will continue as we locate, observe, and discuss the architecture that Hopper made famous in his iconic works. His paintings of the American experience in the 1930-1960's can be related to numerous curriculum areas, especially now that they are being newly understood within the context of a diversity, equity, and inclusion viewpoints that consider his representations of race, class, and gender.

Additional asynchronous work will include preliminary readings and reviews of educational materials. Projects should specify which works of art will be shared in lessons with students and how they will be presented and discussed.

Estimated Additional Fees for Participants: $10 Hopper House museum entry fee

44. STI - 6504 - NYC as a Resource: Chelsea and the Javits Center

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 8/11/2025 to 8/12/2025

Wait List

Through lecture, discussion, multimedia resources, literary critique, and a guided tour of the area, participants will learn the historical significance of Chelsea and its surrounding neighborhoods as well as their impact on society, as well as the arts and sciences. We will explore the historic and architectural evolution of the area originally owned by the family of Clement Clarke Moore. Moore was a professor at the General Theological Seminary but earned his nickname as the "Bard of Chelsea” from his famous poetry. We will also learn about the literary lions who made their home in Chelsea, including Dylan Thomas, Mark Twain, Tennessee Williams, and Thomas Wolfe, as well as music legends Janis Joplin and Sid Vicious. Our walking tour will trace Chelsea's dynamic and rich history as it moved from rural farmland in the 1700s to the industrial hub of Manhattan in the early 1900s and became the cultural center it is today. Stops will include numerous art galleries, The General Theological Seminary, The High Line, The Chelsea Hotel, "Death Alley,” and even the birthplace of the Oreo cookie.

In addition to the walking tour, we will have the opportunity to visit The Farm at the Javits Center - a rooftop farm and wildlife sanctuary, or a farm tour and culinary experience that will utilize what is being grown locally.

The class will meet at SHS on Monday, August 11th, and in Chelsea (NYC) on Tuesday, August 12th, for the walking tour and farm-to-table culinary experience.

There is a $40 fee for this course, and it should be sent in with your tuition payment.

45. STI - 6508 - Get Creative with Canva (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 8/11/2025 to 8/12/2025

Wait List

Join us this summer to learn how to use Canva, the FREE, intuitive online design tool, to create engaging, visually appealing teaching materials that will capture your students' attention and enhance their learning experience. Whether you're looking to spice up your lesson plans, create interactive assignments, or design unique classroom resources, this class has got you covered!

Class Highlights:

* Introduction to Canva: Get familiar with Canva's user-friendly interface and discover the vast library of templates and design elements that make creating professional-quality designs a breeze.

* Designing with Students in Mind: Learn how to craft compelling presentations, interactive worksheets, and creative projects that cater to diverse learning styles and engage students more effectively.

* Hands-On Practice: Dive into Canva with guided activities, allowing you to apply what you've learned immediately. You'll have the opportunity to design your own teaching tools and receive feedback from other educators.

* Collaboration & Sharing: Explore Canva's collaboration features that make it easy to work with colleagues and students on projects, ensuring a more interactive and inclusive learning environment.

46. STI - 6503 - K-12 Integrated Unit Design - Advanced - Edgemont (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 Edgemont

Dates: 8/11/2025 to 8/14/2025

This course is a work session in which teachers will create new integrated units or upgrade current units of study to fit the 21st Century classroom. The goal is to facilitate changes in the way both content and skills are being delivered to enable students to become autonomous learners. It will also allow for teacher work time where they can evaluate ways in which they can increase their own productivity by using technology for communication and collaboration. Teachers will evaluate current technology use in their classroom and explore how to incorporate technology effectively into their teaching to promote student learning and increase engagement. Teachers should have taken K-12 Integrated Unit Design prior to taking this level.

Participants will take current units of study or create new units where they will integrate different district technology. We will use our feedback protocol to create multiple iterations of their project using instructional feedback from the group. Teachers will learn new techniques from the previous course to add higher level technology and PBL projects into their units.

Participants will take current units of study or create new units with usable work samples/instructional materials. They will also create a lesson or unit plan write up.

47. ST@C - Collaborating with the ICT Team to Create IEP Cheatsheets: Part 1

Program: ST@C

Dates: 8/12/2025

Each year, we develop IEP snapshot documents for our caseload. These concise "cheatsheets" are designed to provide special area teachers with a quick and clear understanding of each student's needs. The documents are created by thoroughly reviewing each student's IEP and summarizing the most relevant information.As the school year progresses, we update these documents to reflect any new developments or changes, ensuring they remain accurate and useful. We'd like to meet with the ICT team to collaborate on the process, share best practices, and ensure consistency and efficiency in how we create and maintain these important resources.

48. STI - 6505 - Financial Literacy for Educators: Investing (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 8/13/2025 to 8/14/2025

Teachers are often targeted by financial salespeople who present themselves as trusted, district-approved advisors, offering assistance with signing up for 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans. However, these relationships can come with hidden fees and lower returns. Since 403(b) and 457(b) plans are not typically covered in teacher education, navigating through confusing fee structures, extensive vendor lists, and investment options can be overwhelming. This course will provide you with the knowledge to make informed investment choices, including selecting low-fee 403(b) and 457(b) plans. You will gain a clear understanding of how money is invested and how to manage your retirement funds for long-term growth and security.

Part of your project should include a way to share some of this information with students.

49. STI - 6509 - Crafty Mindfulness (Summer 2025)

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 8/13/2025 to 8/14/2025

For the last few years, both mindfulness and sustainability have become increasingly important in our district and our world. This course addresses both topics by encouraging teachers to dip into their creativity and create art as a mindful experience and using recycled materials to do that. During this course teachers create their own work of art at their own pace in a relaxing and supportive environment. Teachers use old dust jackets and books that have been discarded from the QRS library.

During this course, teachers will create a piece of artwork for their classroom inspired by the artwork that has been created in the Quaker Ridge Library. The act of creating and using one's imagination is a mindful activity that we all too often neglect as adults. The teacher's will use recycled materials such as the dust jackets and books that have been weeded from the QRS library. The QRS library has over 40 works of art that have been created this way and can serve as inspiration for the teacher's own projects.

The teacher will produce their work of art, which in the past has included self-portraits, decoupaged furniture, bulletin board displays, book character maps, etc. The teachers will also submit a reflection on the process of making the artwork and how the mindful and creative activities helped them understand themselves and their students better.

50. ST@C - Introduction to Canva- Prepare for the next school year

Program: ST@C

Dates: 8/13/2025

New

This session will be a basic introduction to Canva, and how to use the website. You will be introduced to how to navigate the site and use it to enhance your work in the classroom. You will be given some tools to prepare for the start of the school year such as organization systems, student labels, and icebreakers for the first few days. The course will be adapted to the needs of the attendees.
Zoom link will be sent prior to the session.

51. ST@C - Diffit for Special Education Teachers

Program: ST@C

Dates: 8/13/2025

New

Diffit is an interesting AI tool that can lessen the load on special education teachers, especially with development of trial resources. This STAC course will breakdown the resource into different sections, explaining how to use the many different features Diffit has to offer.

52. STI - 6526 - Financial Literacy for Educators: September 2025 Cohort 57

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 8/14/2025 to 9/25/2025

This course seeks to build content knowledge and share [free] resources that can help support the mission of integrating personal finance education into the Scarsdale experience. Teachers will acquire financial literacy skills for themselves and their students through courses on the Next Gen Personal Finance platform (NGPF.org).

This course includes:
(1) 2 STI Zoom sessions:
STI Zoom #1: Thursday, August 14th at 7pm
STI Zoom #2: Thursday, September 25th at 7pm

(2) This cohort offers On-Demand courses only. Online coursework will take place between August 25th - September 23rd, but we will meet as a group prior to the start of the work. Choose one course to take this cohort:
-Consumer Skills
-Credit
-Banking & Budgeting

To get started, you will need to:
1. Register for a teacher account on NGPF.org using your school email address.
2. Enroll in a course for Cohort #57 on the NGPF site. You can find the courses by selecting Teacher PD & Community, then Certification Courses.

Please let us know if you have any questions to help you get started. We look forward to having you join us!

53. ST@C - Setting Up for Classroom Success

Program: ST@C

Dates: 8/19/2025

NewStarting Today

We will look at our set up and classroom libraries to align to the new reading units. We will also follow up on recent canva st@c by preparing community building activities.

54. ST@C - Collaborating with the ICT Team to Create IEP Cheatsheets: Part 2

Program: ST@C

Dates: 8/19/2025

Starting Today

Each year, we develop IEP snapshot documents for our caseload. These concise "cheatsheets" are designed to provide special area teachers with a quick and clear understanding of each student's needs. The documents are created by thoroughly reviewing each student's IEP and summarizing the most relevant information.As the school year progresses, we update these documents to reflect any new developments or changes, ensuring they remain accurate and useful. We'd like to meet with the ICT team to collaborate on the process, share best practices, and ensure consistency and efficiency in how we create and maintain these important resources.

55. ST@C - Using Google Calendar to Schedule Communication with Families

Program: ST@C

Dates: 8/21/2025

Starting Soon

Building the school-to-home connection is so important, especially early in the school year. In this session, teachers will discuss strategies for building strong partnerships with families, especially communicating prior to the start of the school year. Teachers will learn how to use Google Calendar to schedule phone calls. The scheduling feature allows teachers to open slots, which families can sign up for while maintaining confidentiality.

56. STI - 6521 - Nuts and Bolts of Classroom Environments and Libraries

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-5

Dates: 8/25/2025 to 8/26/2025

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Starting Soon

One of the most important pathways to helping our students grow into lifelong readers is to ensure that students have books they can read with accuracy, fluency, and comprehension and that they have books that challenge them yet are within reach. Creating a classroom environment and library to support students when they are developing their reading identity behaviors, and habits of mind, will maximize engagement, independence, and reading development.

In this intensive 12-hour course, participants will delve into the fundamentals of establishing and maintaining a classroom library that both aligns with curriculum goals and nurtures a diverse range of reading identities. Throughout the sessions, educators will gain insights from the pedagogy and groundbreaking research of leading literacy experts such as Pat and Jim Cunningham, Freddy Hiebert, David Pearson, and Nell Duke. These insights will inform the hands-on workshops where participants learn to evaluate student reading needs, curate a varied collection of texts, and strategically organize books to maximize student engagement and access. The course will also cover the integration of decodable and leveled books, techniques for incorporating high-interest and culturally affirming texts, and the establishment of effective reading routines. Collaborative activities will guide participants in creating sample library layouts, devising book rotation schedules, and designing interactive reading activities that promote student independence and enjoyment. Additionally, teachers will collaborate to create actionable classroom projects like personalized reading challenges or student-led book reviews, equipped with new strategies to enhance their literacy instruction and seamlessly integrate these practices into their existing curricula.

57. STI - 6523 - The Mentor Support Seminar: Edgemont 2025-2026

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: Edgemont Mentors

Dates: 8/26/2025 to 6/4/2026

Over the past twenty-two years, the Mentor Program has become an integral part of the Edgemont School District. This seminar provides systematic support for teachers new to Edgemont and recognizes and rewards the knowledge and skill that experienced Mentor teachers bring to new teachers. The program is a rich opportunity for the professional development of expert teachers who are now trained to work with their new colleagues. This year the Mentors and new teachers will continue to refine and develop the program. This seminar assists the Mentor teacher in defining his/her role and its relationship to the new teacher. Mentor teachers will meet together to identify needs, discuss problems, and seek solutions. Course topics include roles and responsibilities of mentoring, teacher collaboration, and effective communication. Mentor teachers participate in creating this unique program designed specifically to meet the needs of the Edgemont staff.

There will be an additional 8 hours of asynchronous work to be completed outside of the scheduled meeting times.

58. STI - 6525 - Studying Skillful Teacher HOMECOMING for SST Alumni

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12 Scarsdale Teachers

Dates: 9/5/2025 to 9/6/2025

The Studying Skillful Teaching program builds teachers' capacity - the knowledge and skills as well as the courage and conviction - to promote students' motivation, learning, and increased achievement. It is based on the belief that teaching is a process of decision-making; and that skillful teachers never stop learning through experimentation, data analysis, study, and collegial sharing about what works best for their students. This course will focus on the art of teaching -- continuously expanding one's repertoire and skillfully matching which tool or strategy best fits a given situation.

The Studying Skillful Teacher HOMECOMING course will feature:
--A review of the Skillful Teacher Course
--Sharing of classroom practices that reflect Skillful Teaching
--Time devoted to individual and small group work to plan the year as Skillful Teachers
--Planning to support Skillful Teachers throughout the school year.

This course is only open to teachers who have taken the introductory Skillful Teacher course.

59. ST@C - Mindfulness Mondays - My Vision for My Classroom This Year

Program: ST@C

Dates: 9/8/2025

Mindfulness Mondays are all about spiritual self-care this summer! Let's commit to developing a practice that helps us stay centered now and throughout the year.

Our focus will be on strategies to create a comfortable learning environment where there is improved decision making and heightened empathy along with strong academics. We will discuss the components of creating a space where students can feel seen and heard as we begin the next school year.

Join our informative, interactive and intentional virtual session designed to cultivate the connection to your inner self and improve professional fulfillment.

60. STI - 6527 - Financial Literacy for Educators: October 2025 Cohort 58

Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute

Audience: K-12

Dates: 10/1/2025 to 11/12/2025

New

This course seeks to build content knowledge and share [free] resources that can help support the mission of integrating personal finance education into the Scarsdale experience. Teachers will acquire financial literacy skills for themselves and their students through courses on the Next Gen Personal Finance platform (NGPF.org).

This course includes:
(1) 2 STI Zoom sessions:
STI Zoom #1: Wednesday, October 1st at 7pm
STI Zoom #2: Wednesday, November 12th at 7pm

(2) Live and On-Demand courses take place between Oct 6th - Nov 5th. The 4 classes offered during this cohort are: Advanced Investing (on-demand), Paying for College, Behavioral Economics, and Taxes.

To get started, you will need to:
1. Register for a teacher account on NGPF.org using your school email address.
2. Enroll in a course for Cohort #58 on the NGPF site. You can find the courses by selecting Teacher PD & Community, then Certification Courses.

Please let us know if you have any questions to help you get started. We look forward to having you join us!

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