Frontline Education

1. Data Dashboard Cohort (GV BOCES Districts Only)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: DSS Data Dashboard District Leaders

Dates: 8/16/2023 to 2/6/2024

In Person

The Driving Student Success (DSS) Dashboard Cohort is designed for leaders from our partner districts using EduTech's Dashboard Service and will consist of four modules, beginning on August 16th. It is ideally timed with the restart of accountability, as one underlying theme with accountability is that there is always room for improvement. Each session will provide professional learning and scenarios to help participants to understand how to dig into dashboard data and leverage it to inform decision making and uncover areas for improvement. There will also be an opportunity to collaborate with nearby/partner districts. The first session will be held in person. At that time, the group will decide if the cohort wishes to combine participants from GV & W-FL BOCES and meet virtually or in person.

2. School Social Work Peer Group 2023-2024

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: School Social Workers

Dates: 9/12/2023 to 6/11/2024

Meet with other school social workers in the region for professional development, case reviews, peer support/mentorship and networking. Drop in format, come to as many sessions as you can.

3. TIG Primary Contact Meetings

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: TIG Primary Contact from each district

Dates: 9/19/2023 to 4/25/2024

The "TIG Primary Contact" a person from your district that may be the point of contact in a critical incident. These meetings are designed to bring ongoing support and training, and learn from other districts. Meetings will include table top exercises, debriefing critical incidents and providing guidance on supporting your TIG team.

4. How to Love Teaching Again: Work Smarter, Beat Burnout, and Watch Your Students Thrive

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: Teachers, Assistants

Dates: 9/25/2023

Teacher burnout is real! In How to Love Teaching Again, Jaime Spears provides, "A heartfelt, hands-on guide to setting boundaries, increasing productivity, and finding fulfillment for teachers who know that their classrooms won't thrive unless they do." Learn to reinvent routines in the classroom, to manage your time and become more productive. You will learn strategies from real-life teachers to overcome burnout and find joy in teaching again.

5. Foundations for Fluency: Critical Number Concepts

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-8 General Education, Special Education & Intervention Teachers, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 9/28/2023

Synchronous

Certain skills and understandings are good (and necessary) beginnings for fluency. This session unpacks what those skills and understandings are while providing classroom-ready resources for teaching and practicing them. This session also helps pinpoint where to provide intervention when student fluency stalls.

Mr. SanGiovanni is also offering five more sessions, if you are interested in other mathematical fluency professional learning, please review those Frontline descriptions.

6. Special Education K-6 Cohort

Program: Special Education

Audience: Grades K-6 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 10/11/2023 to 3/6/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

The Special Education K-6 Cohort will afford special education teachers the opportunity to connect with other K-6 special education teachers. The cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. Participants will collaborate with colleagues to implement the best practices.

7. ESOL Educators Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 ESOL Teachers

Dates: 10/12/2023 to 3/12/2024

In Person

This cohort will focus on supporting K-12 ESOL teachers in the Genesee Valley region. The cohort will give teachers the opportunity to engage in learning and networking with other ESOL professionals around best practices in ELL education. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in learning focused on topics that will be determined by the participants and the needs of the region.

Lunch is on your own.

8. Leadership Cohort Sessions

Program: School Improvement

Audience: School Administators

Dates: 10/12/2023 to 3/28/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

Closed

Explore the overarching leadership theory based on the four obsessions of effective leaders.

October 12, 2023: Climate and Culture. We will take time to talk about important factors that we as leaders must consider when building, transitioning and maintaining the kind of climate and culture we want, one that optimizes the learning experiences we are able to provide to our students.

November 16, 2023: The Confrontation of Self. The session will provide time for self reflection and awareness to promote the growth and change in ourselves that will allow us to be the type of leaders our staff and students deserve.

January 25, 2024: Communication. Participants will analyze their own communication strengths and weaknesses while building a framework to move forward in their work with stronger strategic communication skills that will best serve staff, students and the school community.

March 28, 2024: Initiating, Managing and Leading Change. Time will be spent exploring how the four obsessions together serve us in moving our organization forward while examining the most powerful ways in which change can be brought about in both our staff and our organization as a whole.

Lunch Included

9. Global History & Geography Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 9-10 Global History & Geography Teachers

Dates: 10/18/2023 to 4/17/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

The Global History & Geography Cohort will afford grades 9 and 10 global teachers the opportunity to connect with other global teachers. The Global History & Geography Cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. The work of the cohort in 2023-2024 will have three key areas of focus: investigating the implementation of retrieval practices, deepening content knowledge, and harnessing the latest technology to teach social studies.

10. Science 9-12 Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 9-12 Science Teachers

Dates: 10/18/2023 to 3/6/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

Closed

The Science 9-12 Cohort will afford secondary science teachers the opportunity to connect with other secondary science teachers. The cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. Participants will collaborate with colleagues to implement the best practices and reflect on implementation. The cohort structure also allows teachers to share personal implementation and reflections with the larger group. The focus will be on creating storylines and 3D lessons that reflect the disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices identified in the NYS P-12 Science Learning Standards.

11. ELA 5-8 Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 6-8 ELA Teachers

Dates: 10/19/2023 to 2/15/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

Closed

The English Language Arts (ELA) Cohort will afford teachers the opportunity to connect with other ELA teachers. The cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. Participants will collaborate with colleagues to implement the best practices and reflect on implementation. The cohort structure also allows teachers to share personal implementation and reflections with the larger group.

12. Science 5-8 Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 5-8 Science Teachers

Dates: 10/24/2023 to 3/12/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

Closed

The Science 5-8 Cohort will afford intermediate-level science teachers the opportunity to connect with other 5-8 science teachers. The cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. Participants will collaborate with colleagues to implement the best practices and reflect on implementation. The cohort structure also allows teachers to share personal implementation and reflections with the larger group. The focus will be on creating storylines and 3D lessons that reflect the disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices identified in the NYS P-12 Science Learning Standards.

13. ELA 9-12 Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 9-12 ELA Teachers

Dates: 10/25/2023 to 2/7/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

Closed

The English Language Arts (ELA) Cohort will afford teachers the opportunity to connect with other ELA teachers. The cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. Participants will collaborate with colleagues to implement the best practices and reflect on implementation. The cohort structure also allows teachers to share personal implementation and reflections with the larger group.

14. US History & Government Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 7-8 Social Studies and Grade 11 U.S. History & Government Teachers

Dates: 10/26/2023 to 4/24/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

The US History & Government Cohort will afford grades 7-8, and 11 social studies teachers the opportunity to connect with other social studies teachers. The cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. The work of the cohort in 2023-2024 will have three key areas of focus: investigating the implementation of retrieval practices, deepening content knowledge, and harnessing the latest technology to teach social studies.

15. Special Education 7-12 Cohort

Program: Special Education

Audience: Grades 7-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 11/1/2023 to 3/13/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

The Special Education 7-12 Cohort will afford special education teachers the opportunity to connect with other 7-12 special education teachers. The cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. Participants will collaborate with colleagues to implement the best practices.

16. How to Teach Executive Function In Any Classroom (grades 4-12)

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/6/2023 to 12/5/2023

Want your students to focus attention, remember instructions, plan, organize, set goals, and be able to juggle multiple tasks? Executive Functioning Skills are the mental processes that enable students to do so. They lay the foundation for learning! When students have daily practice employing them they are more likely to succeed academically and in the workplace. This course will focus on a suite of Executive Functions that research has shown have a positive impact on students and their academic success. Those skills are Working Memory, Planning & Time Management, Organization, Goal Setting, Accountability, and Self-Regulation. Each participant will have access to the asynchronous course How to Teach Executive Function in Any Classroom with Mitch Weathers and will be asked to reflect in Schoology and create a Classroom Action Plan to synthesize learning. The Asynchronous Course will run from November 6-December 11. Mitch Weathers. asynchronous course instructor, will meet with participants twice during the course to check in and offer additional support to participants. Synchronous meetings will be on November 6, 2023 and December 5, 2023, from 4:00-5:00 pm.

17. Strategies for Multiplication and Division (New Date 12/19/23)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-8 General Education, Special Education & Intervention Teachers, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 11/9/2023

Synchronous

There are five significant strategies for multiplication and division of whole numbers laying the foundation for later number types. This session is a deep dive into those strategies highlighting what they are and how they work while providing classroom-ready resources to help you teach them.

Mr. SanGiovanni is also offering two more sessions, if you are interested in other mathematical fluency professional learning, please review those Frontline descriptions.

18. Seal of Civic Readiness Forum

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Administrators or Educators Implementing or Exploring The Seal

Dates: 11/9/2023 to 3/27/2024

Please consider joining us for a forum on the most recent work for the New York State Seal of Civic Readiness in the Genesee Valley BOCES. We will discuss and engage the successes and challenges that a project like The Seal presents. This session will afford Seal districts an opportunity to network and engage with colleagues on a variety of strategies to meet the needs of students. Whether your district is currently involved with The Seal, or hopes to get started next year, this session will be a fit for you.

Participants will receive the Zoom link prior to the session.

19. Instructional Coaching Cohort (New and Returning Cohort Members)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Instructional Coaches and Administrators

Dates: 11/15/2023 to 5/15/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

Instructional coaching has proven to be an effective strategy for personal teacher growth, increased student achievement, and individualized professional development. In this cohort, participants will collaborate with other coaches in the region to focus on improving our practice, sharing effective coaching strategies, and having collegial dialogue regarding the implementation of the cohort model. Participants can expect to collaborate and problem-solve, as well as explore the characteristics of the most effective coaches. Coaches will discuss high-impact teaching strategies and learn how to share these strategies with colleagues.

If you are a new instructional coach and have never been to the cohort meetings, you will need to take the 9/27/2023 prerequisite session. This is a separate registration link in Frontline.

20. Mentors Connecting 1

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: Mentors

Dates: 11/15/2023

How is your mentoring going this year? Want to connect and share experiences with other mentors? Join us for this 1.5 hour Zoom session. Based on feedback from mentors, we will dialogue about balancing the types of conversations we have with our mentees, help each other explore how our mentoring conversations are going, and have time to ask questions and determine what supports you might find helpful during the rest of the year. This session is open to all mentors. A Zoom link will be sent to those registered on the morning of November 15th. This is the first of 3 Zoom meetings that will be held during the year. The other dates are Mentors Connecting 2: February 12 and Mentors Connecting 3: April 15, 2024. Mentors can attend any or all of these as each session is independent of the others. Agendas for the next meetings will be determined by participants.

21. Mathematics Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Math Teachers of all levels

Dates: 11/16/2023 to 3/19/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

Closed

The Mathematics Cohort will afford mathematics teachers the opportunity to connect with other math teachers. The cohort model is structured to provide NYSED/regional updates and collaborative opportunities. The goal of the cohort is to learn best practices and why they work, as well as what these practices look like in a classroom. Participants will collaborate with colleagues to implement the best practices and reflect on implementation. The cohort structure also allows teachers to share personal implementation and reflections with the larger group.

22. Overview of Teaching Vocabulary Through Explicit Morphology

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 Teachers, Reading Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders and Administrators

Dates: 11/27/2023

Asynchronous

Closed

From research, educators know that vocabulary is one of the most important aspects of instruction across content. Effectively and explicitly teaching morphology, the meaningful parts of words, will provide students with access to an infinitely larger word bank, as well as increase their ability to fluently read and spell, as well as improve reading and vocabulary comprehension. This session will provide educators with an overview of the knowledge, skills, and some strategies to support morphological instruction in their ELA or Content area classrooms.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from November 27 to December 22, 2023 to complete all requirements to earn session credit.

23. PeaceFull Kids-Teacher Wellness Series Cohort 2

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: All Teachers, assistants, admin, counselors

Dates: 11/28/2023 to 12/5/2023

Interactive Workshops Focused on Supporting YOUR Well-Being Do you want to: increase happiness? Strengthen relationships? Reduce stress? Build meaning & purpose? Join us and have fun identifying and appreciating the unique qualities and capabilities that make you the best version of yourself! During this workshop, you will be introduced to some basic concepts from the new field of positive psychology and experience tools that you can use to enhance your personal well-being. Research shows that we can intentionally increase our opportunities for flourishing. Through engaging activities and assessments, identify your top strengths and learn how to leverage them for personal growth and well-being in all aspects of your life including relationships, work, and personal goals. Additional follow-up sessions will be available for those that want to continue their journey. You must attend either Cohort 1 or 2 to be eligible to sign up for the subsequent sessions 3-8.

24. Preparing for Phase III of NYS P-12 Science Learning Standards

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Elementary & Intermediate-Level Science Teachers, Administrators

Dates: 11/29/2023

Synchronous

Starting Today

This synchronous session will provide an overview of changes to expect in science education as New York State prepares to begin Phase III of its transition to the New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards (NYSP12SLS) in September 2023. Topics to be discussed include the following: purpose of the NYSP12SLS, an overview of 3D instruction, changes to the Elementary-level and Intermediate-level Science Tests occurring in Spring 2024, required Investigations at the elementary and intermediate levels, and resources to support districts in their transition to the NYSP12SLS. The synchronous webinar link and supporting materials will be sent to registered participants prior to the session date.

25. Reading Network

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: Reading Specialists

Dates: 11/30/2023

Starting Soon

Networking is a wonderful resource. Even better when you get time to collaborate with professionals teaching the same topics as you! The Reading Network is continuing on with all things literacy! To start off, we are coordinating a book study using The Reading Comprehension Blueprint by Nancy Lewis Hennessy. Big topics this school year include: comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and fluency. Other topics that will be touched upon include: progress monitoring, LETRS Part 2, SOR and dyslexia, resources for MHS students and teachers, morphology, sight words, and other books on our radar. Please come to the first meeting ready to discuss what you/your district uses for writing curriculum, for vocabulary instruction, for comprehension instruction and assessment, and please bring a copy of The Reading Comprehension Blueprint (if you own one or have access to one). Please be ready to share resources, strategies, ideas, and tech that may help another teacher with any of the above topics!

26. Math Interventionist Network

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: Math Intervention Teachers

Dates: 12/1/2023

Starting Soon

We will spend the first part of the day reconnecting with each other and meeting new members. We will then participate in a Building Thinking Classrooms activity and debrief on the research-based strategies Peter Liljedahl wrote about in his book. The second portion of the day will include discussion on the "Science of Math" as well as exploration of some free math intervention programs including but not limited to "Universal Screeners for Number Sense" and "Delta Math." More topics and turnkeys may be added based on the interests of our group members.

27. Library Technologies Training

Program: School Library System

Audience: Library Staff

Dates: 12/1/2023

Starting Soon

Learn how to manage and view reports for your Overdrive/Sora account. Learn more about the process of purchasing, different vendors/jobbers, assessing your collection and creating purchasing lists.

28. Foundations of Library Management Cohort

Program: School Library System

Audience: Librarians and Library Staff

Dates: 12/1/2023

Starting Soon

This cohort it designed for anyone who is in the beginning of their library career. In each meeting we will share best practices for library and collection management. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other library staff to share ideas and discuss challenges. We encourage you to bring any questions or problems that you would like assistance in solving.

29. Assessing Fluency

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-8 General Education, Special Education & Intervention Teachers, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 12/5/2023

Synchronous

Starting Soon

To assess fluency well, we must assess all three parts of it. This final workshop closes the loop on fluency by focusing on how and when to assess, what to look for, and where to go next. It is perfect for any grade-level math teacher. Classroom-ready resources will be shared.

30. Leveraging Cognitive Science and Classroom Experience: Powerful Teaching in the Classroom

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-8 General Education, Special Education & Intervention Teachers, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 12/5/2023

In Person

Lunch Included

Starting Soon

This session allows participants the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the science behind effective teaching and learning while exploring research-based strategies recommended by cognitive scientist, Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D. and veteran classroom teacher, Patrice M. Bain, Ed.S. These research-based "Power Tools” are strategies that can quickly and easily be implemented in the classroom to increase student learning and achievement by improving students' long-term retention of knowledge.

31. Genesee Valley BOCES Regional Curriculum Council Meeting (session 2 of 4)

Program: Curriculum Council

Audience: Instructional Administrators

Dates: 12/8/2023

In Person

Lunch Provided

The Genesee Valley BOCES Administrative Curriculum Council meets often throughout the school year in efforts to collaborate with other Instructional Leaders in the region, hear updates from various departments, and continue professional learning together.

32. Communication Coordinators: Professional Learning

Program: School Library System

Audience: GV BOCES region librarians

Dates: 12/12/2023

TBD

33. Communication Coordinators: Meeting

Program: School Library System

Audience: GV BOCES region librarians

Dates: 12/12/2023

Program, service, & regional updates; questions and sharing.

34. Regional CSE Chairperson Meeting (Gensee Valley BOCES Districts Only)

Program: Special Education

Audience: Gensee Valley BOCES Regional Special Education Administrators

Dates: 12/14/2023

In Person

Lunch Included

Regional CSE Chairperson Meetings are to provide special education leaders in the Genesee Valley BOCES area with updates from the Office of Special Education, NSYED, and regional networks. Time will also be given up to guest speakers, professional learning, and collaborative projects.

35. Digital Media in the Classroom Conference Day

Program: Model Schools

Audience: K-12 Educators & Librarians

Dates: 12/19/2023

Join us for a day of learning around the topic of digital media production projects in the classroom. This annual conference includes a keynote, hands-on exploratorium hour, and breakout sessions. This year's keynote speaker is Media Maker Adam Kreutinger, a writer, teacher, puppeteer, YouTuber, and more. Hear his story and learn how you can inspire your students who want to be content creators too. Registration cost includes lunch and a digital tool.

36. The Science Within Writing; Using Cognitive Models to Implement High-Leverage Writing Practices

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 1-12 Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders and Administrators

Dates: 1/3/2024

Asynchronous

This session will introduce two (2) Cognitive Models of Writing to establish foundational knowledge of the thought processes that occur while students engage in the activity of writing. From there, these models will then provide the rationale to explain why we should implement seven (7) pedagogical recommendations for improved writing instruction. Finally, participants can expect to overview 27 connected, evidence-based practices, so they know exactly how to implement the writing recommendations with impact.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from January 3 to January 31, 2024 to complete this session.

37. Rooting Ourselves in Performance-Based Learning & Assessment

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades PreK-12 General/Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 1/3/2024

Synchronous

New

Performance-Based Learning & Assessment (PBL&A) is part of an evidence-based curriculum development process that supports high-leverage, transferable learning within a guaranteed and viable curriculum. This session will build foundational knowledge, and allow participants to develop a common vocabulary around PBL&A. Participants can expect to overview the research behind PBL&A and its benefits as well as explore the role of competencies and skills in this stylized education.

The Zoom link will be sent to participants shortly before the session date.

38. Library Technologies Training

Program: School Library System

Audience: Library Staff

Dates: 1/8/2024

Learn about Swank and Clickview, how to utilize and train staff and students.

39. Foundations of Library Management Cohort

Program: School Library System

Audience: Librarians and Library Staff

Dates: 1/8/2024

This cohort it designed for anyone who is in the beginning of their library career. In each meeting we will share best practices for library and collection management. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other library staff to share ideas and discuss challenges. We encourage you to bring any questions or problems that you would like assistance in solving.

40. Innovate, Integrate, Lead: School Librarians at the Forefront of the AI Revolution

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians, Instructional Coaches, Technology Coordinators, Administrators

Dates: 1/10/2024

New

ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI have burst into our lives as a disruptive new technology. It is critical that school libraries lead the way in educating students, parents, and our colleagues on how this technology works and how to best work with it. In this full day statewide PD session (hosted by your local School Library System and facilitated via zoom) we will learn more about how it works and how we can use it to boost our existing work. Dr. Christopher Harris will keynote for the workshop. The NYS Education Department will also present on the Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards and connections to AI. We will also hear from school librarians who have used AI in the field. We will round off this day with a presentation from Common Sense Media on what parent need to know.

41. The Essential Elements of Project-Based Learning

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades PreK-12 General/Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 1/10/2024

Synchronous

New

Research has identified seven criteria a project must include to be considered Gold Standard PBL (The Buck Institute, 2023). Gold Standard PBL is a research-informed model for improving, calibrating, and assessing one's practice (Larmer and Mergendoller, 2015). Participants in this session will learn what these seven criteria are and how to embed them into the development of their project-based learning experiences.

The Zoom link will be sent to participants shortly before the session date.

42. Online Book Study: Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects: Tools for Meaningful Learning & Assessment

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades PreK-12 Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 1/15/2024 to 3/11/2024

Book Study

Book Included

Join School Improvement for an eleven-week book study to explore and discuss McTighe's, Doubet's & Carbaugh's text, Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects: Tools for Meaningful Learning & Assessment (2020). This book is based on examining the qualities of effective tasks and projects and offers a collection of practical and proven design tools for constructing authentic versions that best suit their curricular, instructional, and assessment purposes. This book study will prepare teachers/administrators to engage students in active and relevant learning. Participants can expect to take part in pre-reading, independent reflection, and synchronous discussion. CTLE hours will be awarded based on online participation. A copy of the text is included with registration. Books will be sent to the district of the participant prior to the course launch.

Course Launch Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

Course Close Date: Monday, March 11 2024

Format: Hybrid Online Book Study

Location: Zoom

Registration Closes: December 15, 2023

43. STEAM Cohort

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Grades K-12 STEAM Teachers (or those pursuing a STEAM position)

Dates: 1/16/2024

This cohort is designed for educators that are working in a STEAM-related position, interested in moving into such a position, or interested in integrating EdTech and other STEAM activities and resources into their regular classroom/library. The Cohort will be introduced to a variety of EdTech and STEAM tools and resources. Options for integrating STEAM activities into a variety of curricular areas will be explored, with additional emphasis on building collaborative relationships with other teachers for planning STEAM activities including how to build a STEAM culture in your school building. Lunch will be provided.

44. TIG Tune Up Series: Staff in Crisis: Serious illness, injury or bereavement

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: Administrators, School Mental Health team, SROs, Nurses,Teachers and Coaches

Dates: 1/17/2024

Learn/Review best practices to respond to staff illness, injury or bereavement. Discuss how to respond with care while also balancing the needs of the broader school community and the needs over time/precedent setting. One hour Zoom discussion.

45. Agricultural Education Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Agriculture Educators, Technology and Science Teachers

Dates: 1/18/2024

In Person

Lunch Included

The Ag Cohort is intended to provide professional learning for Ag educators. It is an opportunity to collaborate on important issues and topics affecting their practice. Participants will discuss best practices for advancing Ag education programs in districts through classroom instruction, Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), and Future Farmers of America (FFA). The cohort will collaborate with representative members from organizations such as Future Farmers of America (FFA), Career & Technical Education (CTE), and Agri-businesses in our GV BOCES region. Tours of local Agri-businesses will be scheduled as part of the professional learning day.

Registered participants will receive updates on locations and tours throughout the school year.

Lunch is included.

46. Mental Health Cohort (2/3) Clinical Ethics in the School Setting

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: School Social Workers, School Psychologists, School Counselors

Dates: 1/23/2024

Mental health providers in the school setting often encounter ethical dilemmas with students, faculty, and staff. How we handle these situations depends on our experience, training, and scope of practice. The culture of our district and geographic location can also impact decision making. Explore this topic in didactic and experiential format in this training.

47. Robot Roundup: Elementary

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Elementary STEM Teachers, Librarians

Dates: 1/30/2024

With so many robots on the market for schools, it can be overwhelming to know what tools to use and how. Join us for a hands-on day of learning about several robotics tools including Sphero Bolt, Sphero Indi, Root, Dash & Dot, Cubetto, Code & Go Robot Mouse, LEGO Spike Essential, and more. Exchange tips and lesson ideas for using each kind of robot. Stay for the afternoon to learn about secondary level robots.

48. TIG Training - Spring 2024 - Mixed Zoom & In Person

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: Administrators, school counselors & Social Workers, CSE Chairs, School nurses, SROs, engaged faculty

Dates: 1/30/2024 to 4/23/2024

Full TIG Training will give an overview of the important considerations for administrators, counselors and staff when responding to critical incidents in their school community. Attendees will become aware of best practices and trauma informed care, and how to best utilize and support your district's TIG team during a crisis. Topics include grief & loss at school -trauma -suicide risk & intervention in youth and adolescents -chronic & acute illness -school violence: intervention & prevention -managing media and communication during incidents , with an emphasis on a team approach to strategic planning in the first hours after an incident. *Please confirm with your TIG Coordinator before signing up **This is currently scheduled as a mixed Zoom/in-person training. The first four sessions are on Zoom, the last three sessions are in person.

49. Robot Roundup: Secondary

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Secondary STEM Teachers, Librarians

Dates: 1/30/2024

With so many robots on the market for schools, it can be overwhelming to know what tools to use and how. Join us for a hands-on day of learning about several robotics tools that are most appropriate for secondary school makerspaces and technology classrooms. This includes Sphero Bolt, Sphero RVR, Robot Arm, LEGO Spike Prime, mBot, and more. Exchange tips and lesson ideas for using each kind of robot. Come for the morning to learn about elementary level robots too.

50. Designing PBLA, Proof-of-Understanding Tasks through Rigor Analysis

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades PreK-12 General/Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 1/31/2024

Synchronous

New

What do standards, curriculum, instruction, and assessment all need to be successful? Alignment. In this session, participants will learn a brief history of formative taxonomies and understand their purposes and limitations. From there, direct instruction will model how to create a standard-based, skill-knowledge subcomponent and proceed to break down the levels of rigor present. Lastly, participants will overview the different assessment items/tasks and walk away knowing what question styles (i.e. objective & subjective) work best for specific levels of rigor and where exactly PBLA fits into the instructional cycle.

The Zoom link will be sent to participants shortly before the session date.

51. Online Book Study: Ambitious Science Teaching

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-12 Science Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 2/5/2024

Book Study

Book Included

Join the School Improvement Team for an eight-week book study to explore and discuss the text, Ambitious Science Teaching, by Mark Windschitl, Jessica Thompson, and Melissa Braaten. Participants will explore a framework for science teaching that ensures instruction is both rigorous and equitable. The authors organize this book around the following four sets of core teaching practices: planning for engagement with big ideas; eliciting student thinking; supporting changes in students' thinking; and drawing together evidence-based explanations (Windschitl, Thompson, Braaten 2018).

Participants can expect to participate in a virtual book study by reading, writing, and posting on the Schoology platform. A syllabus and a copy of the book will be provided to participants prior to the book study launch date. Assignments and discussions will be posted throughout the week. In order to receive credit, participants must complete all requirements. CTLE hours will be awarded based upon online participation and completion of course tasks.

Course Launch Date: Monday, February 5, 2024

Course Close Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Format: Online Book Study

Location: Schoology

52. Labor Relations Opportunity: When Leave & Employee Discipline Collide

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 2/5/2024

In Person

New

The Labor Relations Department is offering a 2 hour training on how to maneuver medical leaves as they overlap investigations, corrective counseling, and employee discipline. While this topic may seem nuanced, medical leave often collides with employee discipline issues. These situations require sensitivity, diplomacy, and an understanding of the laws surrounding medical leave, accommodations, and the disciplining or terminating of public employees. The information provided during this training will be practical and designed to help administrators maneuver these complex situations on the ground while not replacing the importance of reaching out to the Labor Relations Department for a second eye. We hope our administrators will leave this training feeling more empowered and confident when faced with these often complex employee matters. Topics covered will include: FMLA, ADA, Contract Leave Provisions, Ed. Law 913, and Civil Service Law Sections 71-75.

53. Computer Science Cohort

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Grades 6-12 Computer Science Teachers

Dates: 2/6/2024

This cohort brings together middle and high school computer science teachers who are seeking to enhance their teaching methods, explore new curricula, and connect with like-minded educators. This cohort-based model will comprise three intensive sessions that will delve into curriculum exploration, instructional models, peer networking, and evidence-based approaches to teaching computer science at the high school level. Participants will engage in collaborative learning experiences that support ongoing growth and development in their teaching practice. Throughout the three sessions, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with their cohort members, share ideas and resources, and receive feedback from expert facilitators. By the end of the program, teachers will have gained valuable insights, practical strategies, and a supportive network of peers to help them excel in their computer science teaching practice.

54. Regional CSE Chairperson Meeting (Gensee Valley BOCES Districts Only)

Program: Special Education

Audience: Gensee Valley BOCES Regional Special Education Administrators

Dates: 2/8/2024

In Person

Regional CSE Chairperson Meetings are to provide special education leaders in the Genesee Valley BOCES area with updates from the Office of Special Education, NSYED, and regional networks. Time will also be given up to guest speakers, professional learning, and collaborative projects.

55. Communication Coordinators: Professional Learning

Program: School Library System

Audience: GV BOCES region librarians

Dates: 2/13/2024

TBD

56. Communication Coordinators: Meeting

Program: School Library System

Audience: GV BOCES region librarians

Dates: 2/13/2024

Program, service, & regional updates; questions and sharing.

57. Units of Instruction for Interdisciplinary Transfer

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades PreK-12 General/Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 2/15/2024

Synchronous

New

Join us for a session on designing and implementing interdisciplinary units of instruction that foster deep learning and engagement. Engage in discussions about opportunities to immerse students in learning across content areas and throughout the larger community. By providing our students with performance-based opportunities that span multiple disciplines, we will prepare them for their future endeavors in the workforce or post-secondary education.

The Zoom link will be sent to participants shortly before the session date.

58. TCIS: Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (Levels I & II)

Program: Special Education

Audience: Special Education Teachers, Support Staff and Administators

Dates: 2/27/2024 to 3/8/2024

Closed

The Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS) training program for child and youth care staff presents a framework for implementing a crisis and management system that reduces the need to rely on high-risk interventions. The TCI framework complements the Response to Intervention (RTI) approach and also includes aspects of trauma-informed care. Staff who are trained in the TCI program are provided a crisis prevention and intervention model designed to teach staff how to help children learn constructive ways to proactively diminish crisis and also support students and staff to react to a crisis. The skills, knowledge, and professional judgment of staff in responding to crises are critical factors in helping young people learn constructive and adaptive ways to deal with frustration, failure, anger, rejection, hurt, and depression. Program objectives include learning to proactively prevent and/or de-escalate a potential crisis situation with a child or young person, manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner, and if necessary, intervene physically in a manner that reduces the risk of harm to children and staff and process the crisis event with children and young people to help improve their coping strategies. Upon completion, this training will certify the attendee in Levels I & II certification.

Lunch will ONLY be provided on 3/8/2024.

59. Featured Speaker: Designing Rubrics to Support Performance Based Learning

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades PreK-12 General/Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 2/28/2024

Synchronous

New

Rubrics are coherent sets of criteria for students' work that include descriptions of levels-of-performance quality on the criteria. As such, they are an excellent means for connecting formative assessment and summative assessment (grading). If students and teachers have a shared understanding of the criteria and performance descriptions, then the same criteria and performance quality that students aim for in a formative manner (as they learn) can become the basis for the students' grades.

The Zoom link will be sent to participants shortly before the session date.

60. Online Book Study: Closing the Writing Gap

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 1-12 Teachers, Reading Specialists, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/1/2024

Book Study

Book Included

Join School Improvement for an eight-week book study to explore and discuss the text: Closing the Writing Gap, by Alex Quigley. Participants will explore the technical and practical aspects of how children learn to write and learn how a synthesis of research can maximize instructional shifts of practice. This book study will include intervaled reading and discussion sections to address key topics including: grammar, sentence-level composition, disciplinary writing, and practical strategies.

Participants can expect to participate in a virtual book study by reading, writing, and posting on the Schoology platform. A syllabus and a copy of the book will be provided to participants prior to the book study launch date. Assignments and discussions will be posted throughout the week. In order to receive credit, participants must complete all requirements. CTLE hours will be awarded based upon online participation and completion of course tasks.

Course Launch Date: Friday, March 1, 2024

Course Close Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Format: Online Book Study

Location: Schoology

61. Mental Health Cohort (3/3) Solution Focused Therapy

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: School Social Workers, School Psychologists, School Counselors

Dates: 3/5/2024

Clinical training & support for School Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors. Topic: Solution Focused Therapy is an effective, skill-based brief therapy. Learn how to use it in the clinical setting with school aged students. CEUs available for Social Workers and Psychologists (pending).

62. STEAM Cohort

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Grades K-12 STEAM Teachers (or those pursuing a STEAM position)

Dates: 3/7/2024

This cohort is designed for educators that are working in a STEAM-related position, interested in moving into such a position, or interested in integrating EdTech and other STEAM activities and resources into their regular classroom/library. The Cohort will be introduced to a variety of EdTech and STEAM tools and resources. Options for integrating STEAM activities into a variety of curricular areas will be explored, with additional emphasis on building collaborative relationships with other teachers for planning STEAM activities including how to build a STEAM culture in your school building. Lunch will be provided.

63. Genesee Valley BOCES Regional Curriculum Council Meeting (session 3 of 4)

Program: Curriculum Council

Audience: Instructional Administrators

Dates: 3/8/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

The Genesee Valley BOCES Administrative Curriculum Council meets often throughout the school year in efforts to collaborate with other Instructional Leaders in the region, hear updates from various departments, and continue professional learning together.

64. NYS AHPERD: Curriculum and Assessment Guidance Document (2nd Edition CAGD2 Training)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: K-12 Physical Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 3/8/2024

In Person

Lunch Included

New

Dr. Clancy Seymour from the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NYS AHPERD) will join the GV BOCES Region for a full-day session regarding curriculum and assessment in the physical education setting. The second edition of the Curriculum and Assessment Guidance Document (CAGD2) for Physical Education is a resource that connects the revised New York State Physical Education Learning Standards (2020) with guidance regarding curriculum and assessment recommendations for K-12 physical education practitioners and administrators in New York. The purpose of this document is to provide developmentally appropriate content and sample assessments in physical education that will allow students to acquire the skills, knowledge, confidence, and motivation through participation in quality K-12 physical education programs. The revised document is broken into two separate guides: an elementary and a secondary version. In addition, the CAGD2 unpacks the revised New York State Physical Education Learning Standards (2020) and includes an amended adapted physical education services section.

The session includes a copy of the CAGD2 book, and participants can expect a short survey prior to the session to order the appropriate book per person. Lunch will be provided.

65. The Writing Revolution (TWR) Two-Day Overview Series

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades 1-12 Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 3/13/2024 to 3/14/2024

In Person

Book Included

Lunch Included

"Help - My students can't write!” Although this is an American sentiment expressed all too frequently, there has been little to address the decades of statistics that support the perspective… until now! TWR, also known as the Hochman Method, presents a self-contained ecosystem of explicit writing approaches. Such approaches include: sentence-level strategies, single and multiple-paragraph outlines (SPO & Transition Outline) and summary techniques, as well as note-taking and annotation frameworks. TWR is not a program or curriculum; it is, however, a collection of explicit instructional methods poised to address the longstanding deficiency of writing skills still plaguing schools today. In Part 1, participants can expect to learn and understand six (6) guiding principles, as well as a selection from the nine (9) sentence-level strategies. In Part 2, participants will continue to investigate single and multi-paragraph outline structures, as well as annotating and summary writing techniques.

Registered participants will receive a copy of the text The Writing Revolution for extended use.

It is highly recommended to register with a colleague that is horizontally or vertically aligned, as there are intervaled discussion periods to consider applying the content to your curriculum and instruction.

66. TIG Tune Up Series: Threat Assessment: Review of Threat Assessment Plans

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: Administrators, School Mental Health team, SROs, Nurses,Teachers and Coaches

Dates: 3/13/2024

Learn/Review best practices for threat assessment, including review of the Virginia Model. Discuss the status of your school's threat assessment plan and compare notes with other districts. One hour Zoom discussion.

67. Library Technologies Training

Program: School Library System

Audience: Library Staff

Dates: 3/15/2024

Learn about managing students and creating challenges in Beanstack.

68. Foundations of Library Management Cohort

Program: School Library System

Audience: Librarians and Library Staff

Dates: 3/15/2024

This cohort it designed for anyone who is in the beginning of their library career. In each meeting we will share best practices for library and collection management. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other library staff to share ideas and discuss challenges. We encourage you to bring any questions or problems that you would like assistance in solving.

69. Safe Zone Training

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Dates: 3/18/2024

Safe Zone is a three-hour training designed to educate and empower participants to be agents of change against issues faced by individuals across the gender, sexual, and romantic spectrums. While creating "safe spaces” for individuals is the long-term goal, it is not fair to guarantee safety to anyone.

70. Archetyping the Master Teacher

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades PreK-12 General/Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 3/20/2024

InPerson

New

In this session, participants will examine research-based practices that educators should know and be able to do within classrooms. This opportunity is grounded in the article 'Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know' by Barak Rosenshine (2012). This professional-learning opportunity explores ten evidence-informed classroom practices that effective educators have employed for decades. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their instructional delivery, identify areas to make small shifts in practice, and potentially identify areas for future continuous improvement.

71. Regional CSE Chairperson Meeting (Gensee Valley BOCES Districts Only)

Program: Special Education

Audience: Gensee Valley BOCES Regional Special Education Administrators

Dates: 3/21/2024

In Person

Regional CSE Chairperson Meetings are to provide special education leaders in the Genesee Valley BOCES area with updates from the Office of Special Education, NSYED, and regional networks. Time will also be given up to guest speakers, professional learning, and collaborative projects.

72. The Not So Simple View of Reading: Introduction to the Science Behind Reading (Part One)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

This professional learning opportunity is the first in a four-part series designed around best practices for teaching reading. This self-paced course will introduce the concept of the science of reading. The intent of this course is to learn about key, scientifically-based, reading research foundations critical for understanding how reading develops. Topics include: understanding reading research, cognitive psychology's contributions to understanding the reading process, the essential components of reading instruction, and various foundational conceptual models like The Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986).

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

73. The Not So Simple View of Reading: Language Comprehension (Part Three)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

This professional learning opportunity is the third session in a four-part series around best practices for teaching reading. This self-paced course will explore the language comprehension portion of The Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986), which is a foundational conceptual model every teacher should know how to apply in their classroom. From this course, participants will learn that when readers are able to derive meaning from spoken language, coupled with mastery of decoding skills, they will be able to comprehend what they read. This session will explore verbal reasoning, literacy knowledge, language structures, background knowledge, and vocabulary.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

74. The Not So Simple View of Reading: Reading Comprehension (Part Four)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

This professional learning opportunity is the fourth and final session in a four-part series designed around best practices for teaching reading. This self-paced course will explore the reading comprehension portion of The Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986), which is a foundational conceptual model every teacher should know how to apply in their classroom. Reading comprehension is the act of understanding and interpreting information within a text. This comprehension results from efficient decoding and the ability to understand language. This self-paced course will allow participants to explore the traits of a skilled comprehender, the role of fluency, the importance of background knowledge, and the role of memory.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

75. The Not So Simple View of Reading: Word Recognition (Part Two)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

This professional learning opportunity is the second session in a four-part series designed around best practices for teaching reading. This self-paced course will explore the decoding, or word recognition portion, of The Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986), which is a foundational conceptual model every teacher should know how to apply in their classroom. Throughout this self-paced course, participants will have the opportunity to explore the underlying elements of word recognition (the ability to read words accurately and automatically). Many elements of this complex, multifaceted process will be explored, such as concepts of print, phonological awareness, phonics, and sight word recognition.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

76. The Science Behind Reading Series: Digging Deeper into Phonological Awareness

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

This asynchronous session will provide an opportunity to dig deeper into the understanding of phonological awareness. While many children enter school with well-developed phonological awareness skills, research has shown the critical need for explicit instruction to ensure all children have this foundation. Specifically, participants will learn why phonemic awareness is a necessary prerequisite for learning to read, as well as explore best practices and instructional tools for teaching phonological and phonemic awareness skills.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

77. The Science Behind Reading Series: Implementing a Sound Wall

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

There is no doubt that the implementation of a sound wall supports the science of reading regarding how the brain learns to read and the importance of speech sounds. Direct instruction about sounds, or phonemes, can happen easily in Tier 1 instructional time, especially through the use of a sound wall. This asynchronous session will discuss the basics of setting up and implementing a sound wall, as well as how to integrate sound walls into daily lessons to support and increase phonological awareness.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

78. The Science Behind Reading Series: Improving Phonics Instruction

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

The important role of phonics, in building the necessary foundational skills for reading, has been well documented by research over the past few decades. This asynchronous session will allow participants to discover how to create explicit, systematic, and effective phonics instruction in their classroom. Participants will learn about the pitfalls and obstacles in phonics instruction and ways to avoid them, identify the seven key ingredients for student success and how to improve instruction based on these ingredients (Blevins, 2017), and identify look-fors in key phonics instructional routines to enhance your practice.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

79. The Science Behind Reading Series: Orthographic Mapping

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

Orthographic mapping is the mental process proficient readers use to permanently store words for immediate, effortless retrieval. Ehri (2014) and Kilpatrick (2015) argue that proficient readers recognize most words by sight, rarely needing to employ phonics skills. This asynchronous session will explore the three components of orthographic mapping, the relationship between orthographic mapping and phonic decoding, and ways to teach reading in light of the process.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

80. The Science Behind Reading Series: Structured Literacy- Connecting Research and Practice

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

Structured Literacy is an approach to reading instruction that applies the science of reading to classroom practice. Participants will learn the principles of Structured Literacy, including ways to be explicit, systematic, cumulative, diagnostic, and responsive (i.e. the how). This asynchronous session will focus on the components identified as necessary for reading proficiency (i.e. the what), the research evidence (i.e. the why), and the application of Structured Literacy (i.e. the how). By implementing the components, principles, and instructional practices, administrators and educators are assured that all students will receive the multifaceted literacy instruction they need for reading and academic success.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

81. The Science Behind Reading Series: Teaching with Decodable Texts

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

This asynchronous session will examine the critical role decodable text plays in early phonics instruction. Research tells us that when students are still in the decoding stages of reading, they benefit from applying newly acquired phonics skills to controlled, decodable texts. This allows students to develop a sense of comfort in, and control over, their reading growth; as a result, decodable texts should be a key learning tool in early phonics instruction (Blevins, 2017). Participants will examine the current research around decodable texts and what separates strong from weak texts. This asynchronous session will also discuss ways to extend the use of decodable texts to build phonics fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

82. The Science Behind Reading Series: The Reading Brain

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades K-12 General and Special Education Teachers, Interventionists, Teacher Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

Dates: 3/22/2024

Asynchronous

Human brains are inherently wired to learn to speak, but learning to read requires fundamental changes in brain organization. Participants will explore how researchers and scientists study reading, learn where reading occurs in the brain, and examine how the brain changes when we learn to read. This asynchronous session will also explore what brain imaging reveals about struggling readers and how educators can rewire the brain through instruction.

The asynchronous content will be sent to registered participants prior to the day of the session. Participants will have from March 22 to April 22, 2024 to complete all requirements to earn session credit. CTLE credit will be determined by calculating the mean of both course completion and time on task.

83. Online Book Study: Grading From the Inside Out

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Grades PreK-12 Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders, and Administrators

Dates: 4/1/2024

Book Study

Book Included

Join School Improvement for an online book study to explore and discuss the text, Grading From the Inside Out: Bringing Accuracy to Student Assessment Through a Standards-Based Mindset written by Tom Schimmer. Participants will explore the importance of promoting student learning and improving the overall effectiveness of grading practices. We will become aware of our own basic paradigms we have regarding current grading practices, often influenced by our own experiences, and look to examine them. "While it may be challenging, a change in grading to a standards-based mindset is essential for effective instruction and assessment” (Schimmer, 2016).

Participants can expect to participate in a virtual book study by reading, writing, and posting on the Schoology platform. A syllabus and a copy of the book will be provided to participants prior to the book study launch date. Assignments and discussions will be posted throughout the week. In order to receive credit, participants must complete all requirements. CTLE hours will be awarded based upon online participation and completion of course tasks.

Course Launch Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Course Close Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Format: Online Book Study

Location: Schoology

84. US History Regents Regional Calibration Session

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Social Studies Teachers who score US Exams & Grade 11 U.S. History & Government Teachers

Dates: 4/9/2024

InPerson

New

Please join us for a regional conversation surrounding the recent grading shifts in the United States History Exam. Participants will engage in a half-day session and grapple with the new structures of the exam and rubrics to calibrate themselves to the expectations set by the New York State Board of Regents.

85. TIG Tune Up Series: Crisis Communications: Communicating through a Critical Incident

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: Administrators, School Mental Health team, SROs, Nurses,Teachers and Coaches

Dates: 4/17/2024

Learn/Review best practices for crisis communications during a critical incident. Will include review of special skills including Crisis Management Briefing, media management and suicide safe messaging. One hour Zoom discussion.

86. Communication Coordinators: Professional Learning

Program: School Library System

Audience: GV BOCES region librarians

Dates: 5/7/2024

TBD

87. Communication Coordinators: Meeting

Program: School Library System

Audience: GV BOCES region librarians

Dates: 5/7/2024

Program, service, & regional updates; questions and sharing.

88. Agricultural Education Cohort

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Agriculture Educators, Technology and Science Teachers

Dates: 5/9/2024

In Person

Lunch Included

The Ag Cohort is intended to provide professional learning for Ag educators. It is an opportunity to collaborate on important issues and topics affecting their practice. Participants will discuss best practices for advancing Ag education programs in districts through classroom instruction, Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), and Future Farmers of America (FFA). The cohort will collaborate with representative members from organizations such as Future Farmers of America (FFA), Career & Technical Education (CTE), and Agri-businesses in our GV BOCES region. Tours of local Agri-businesses will be scheduled as part of the professional learning day.

Registered participants will receive updates on locations and tours throughout the school year.

Lunch is included.

89. Regional CSE Chairperson Meeting (Gensee Valley BOCES Districts Only)

Program: Special Education

Audience: Gensee Valley BOCES Regional Special Education Administrators

Dates: 5/9/2024

In Person

Lunch Provided

Regional CSE Chairperson Meetings are to provide special education leaders in the Genesee Valley BOCES area with updates from the Office of Special Education, NSYED, and regional networks. Time will also be given up to guest speakers, professional learning, and collaborative projects.

90. Computer Science Cohort

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Grades 6-12 Computer Science Teachers

Dates: 5/14/2024

This cohort brings together middle and high school computer science teachers who are seeking to enhance their teaching methods, explore new curricula, and connect with like-minded educators. This cohort-based model will comprise three intensive sessions that will delve into curriculum exploration, instructional models, peer networking, and evidence-based approaches to teaching computer science at the high school level. Participants will engage in collaborative learning experiences that support ongoing growth and development in their teaching practice. Throughout the three sessions, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with their cohort members, share ideas and resources, and receive feedback from expert facilitators. By the end of the program, teachers will have gained valuable insights, practical strategies, and a supportive network of peers to help them excel in their computer science teaching practice.

91. Tune Up Series: Trauma Informed Memorials, Commemorations & Graduations

Program: Trauma, Illness and Grief (TIG)

Audience: Administrators, School Mental Health team, SROs, Nurses,Teachers and Coaches

Dates: 5/15/2024

Learn/Review trauma informed memorials, commemorations, vigils and graduations. Ask questions about your district's Memorial & Commemoration Policy and processes. One hour Zoom discussion.

92. MICRO-CREDENTIAL Authentic Learning-Introduction

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 5/20/2024

Open Year Long

Self Paced

MicroCredential

Engagement

Authentic Learning is a practical approach to engaging students, recognizing that the entire world is a hands-on learning environment. This is based on the text, Authentic Learning Experiences by Dayna Laur.
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

93. MICRO-CREDENTIAL Building Classroom Communities

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Dates: 5/20/2024

Self paced with completion by May 2024

Classroom Community

Feeling disconnected from your students, or wishing they were more connected to each other? This micro-credential will offer sources that will allow you to curate 4 specific strategies to promote a sense of community in your classroom.
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link https://badgelist.com/GRTC-Teacher-Centers/Building-Classroom-Communities
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

94. Micro-Credential Equity Challenge Week 10

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: All Audiences

Dates: 5/20/2024

Open Enrollment July to May 20

Self Paced

Diversity

Participating in New York State Teacher Centers' 10 week Equity Challenge will introduce you to equity and how it impacts students and families. This work will support educators as they build local ecosystems of success. This badge corresponds with the activities in Week 9.
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

95. Micro-Credential Equity Challenge Week 4

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: Teachers, Admins,

Dates: 5/20/2024

Open Enrollment July to May 20

Self Paced

Diversity

Participating in New York State Teacher Centers' 10 week Equity Challenge will introduce you to equity and how it impacts students and families. This work will support educators as they build local ecosystems of success. This badge corresponds with the activities in Week 4.
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

96. Micro-Credential Equity Challenge Week 7

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: All Audiences

Dates: 5/20/2024

Open Enrollment July to May 20

Self Paced

Diversity

Participating in New York State Teacher Centers' 10 week Equity Challenge will introduce you to equity and how it impacts students and families. This work will support educators as they build local ecosystems of success. This badge corresponds with the activities in Week 7.
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

97. Micro-Credential Equity Challenge Week 8

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: All Audiences

Dates: 5/20/2024

Open Enrollment July to May 20

Self Paced

Diverstiy

Participating in New York State Teacher Centers' 10 week Equity Challenge will introduce you to equity and how it impacts students and families. This work will support educators as they build local ecosystems of success. This badge corresponds with the activities in Week 8.
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

98. Micro-Credential Equity Challenge Week 9

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: All Audiences

Dates: 5/20/2024

Open Enrollment July to May 20

Self Paced

Diversity

Participating in New York State Teacher Centers' 10 week Equity Challenge will introduce you to equity and how it impacts students and families. This work will support educators as they build local ecosystems of success. This badge corresponds with the activities in Week 9. .
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

99. MICRO-CREDENTIAL Maximizing Success for You & Your Student Teacher

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 5/20/2024

Ongoing July 1, 2023 to May 20, 2024

Self Paced

Mentoring

Mentoring a student teacher supports the profession, but it can also be beneficial to you. This learning will help you maximize those benefits.
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

100. MICRO-CREDENTIAL NYS CS & DF Standards: Computational Thinking

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Dates: 5/20/2024

Self paced with completion by May 2024

Digital Fluency

"Computational thinking plays an important role in supporting the creation of solutions to problems, both large and small. Algorithms, programs, simulations, and data are essential to all computing systems, empowering people to communicate and collaborate with others around the world.”
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link https://badgelist.com/GRTC-Teacher-Centers/NYS-CS-DF-Standards-Computational-Thinking
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

101. MICRO-CREDENTIAL NYS CS & DF Standards: Cybersecurity

Program: Teacher Center Catalog

Dates: 5/20/2024

Self paced with completion by May 2024

Digital Fluency

"The Cybersecurity standards prepare students to understand why data and computing resources need to be protected, who might access them, and why they might do so whether intentionally malicious or not. It is important that students know how to employ basic safeguards to protect data and computing resources and how to appropriately respond if a breach occurs.”
1. Enroll in the course on Frontline
2. Click this link https://badgelist.com/GRTC-Teacher-Centers/NYS-CS-DF-Standards-Cybersecurity
3. Register for an account or sign in if already registered
4. Start learning!
5. Course must be finished by May 20, 2024

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