This session is for administrators of Title III Consortium member school districts to plan for the 2020-2021 grant year and to review the work completed in 2019-2020 with the allocation received.

Participants will engage in foundational learning around co-teaching non-negotiables, models of co-teaching, establishing roles, responsibilities, and routines. We will discuss how to accomplish this both in person and in remote learning settings.

We will hold a live session Monday, July 13th from 10am-11am and Thursday, July 23rd from 10am-11am. These live sessions will count as 2 of the 4 hours, with the remaining hours completed via asynchronous work in Google Classroom.

In this session, participants will uncover the hallmarks of developing students' identities as readers. We will do a deep dive into the topic briefs written by Nonie K. Lesaux, PhD. Participants will engage in asynchronous assignments in Seesaw.

Participants will earn 3 CTLE credits for completing this course. Maximum of 30 participants.

Are you looking for ways to increase student engagement during distance learning? In this session, participants will learn how to create and explore multiple ways to use interactive virtual classrooms.

Participants will engage in foundational learning around co-teaching non-negotiables, models of co-teaching, establishing roles, responsibilities, and routines.

We will discuss how to accomplish this both in person and in remote learning settings.

We will hold a live session Monday, July 13th from 10am-11am and Thursday, July 23rd from 10am-11am. These live sessions will count as 2 of the 4 hours, with the remaining hours completed via asynchronous work in Google Classroom.

In this asynchronous workshop we will examine how to incorporate student collaboration and discussion in a blended learning classroom. Ideas will be drawn from the book Illuminate: Technology Enhanced Learning by Bethany Petty.

Participants will be presented with concrete examples and ideas to encourage family engagement and support in learning

Second language acquisition, levels of language proficiency, and an introduction to culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy will be discussed in this one hour session.

During this asynchronous course, participants will explore resources for addressing the components of balanced literacy in a remote learning setting.

This will include a series of webinars to review resources and remote learning spaces as well as opportunities to record examples and practice applying new ideas into usable lesson elements.

Participants will engage in many apps, websites, and Chrome extensions, including Screencastify, YouTube, EdPuzzle, Book Creator, and more!

Upon successful completion of all course components, participants will earn 5 CTLE credits.

Maximum of 40 participants.

This session is for administrators of ELL programs to examine the 2019 data for English language learners in WNY and will provide an overview of NYS initiatives and guidance as we prepare for the new school year under the continuing concerns related to the COVID-19 crisis.

Three dates - Choose ONE sessions
August 5th
August 6th
August 12th

In this session, we will explore how to build a safe, supportive school environment that helps all students learn and thrive.

We will delve into the text "Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools"� by Jen Alexander, which describes the impact of trauma on a child's development, attachment, and behavior, and strategies for developing a trauma-sensitive learning environment in order to better support our students after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Are you looking for ways to increase student engagement during distance learning? In this session, participants will learn how to create and explore multiple ways to use interactive virtual classrooms.

This session is for administrators of ELL programs to examine the 2019 data for English language learners in WNY and will provide an overview of NYS initiatives and guidance as we prepare for the new school year under the continuing concerns related to the COVID-19 crisis.

Three dates - Choose ONE sessions
August 5th
August 6th
August 12th

In this session, we will explore how to build a safe, supportive school environment that helps all students learn and thrive.

We will delve into the text "Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools" by Jen Alexander, which describes the impact of trauma on a child's development, attachment, and behavior, and strategies for developing a trauma-sensitive learning environment in order to better support our students after the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this workshop, we will explore how support ELLs through Writer's Workshop.

We will examine the foundation of how to deliver writer's workshop instruction, and look at some strategies to support English Language Learners within this framework.

In this session, participants will explore instructional considerations that simultaneously support students with varying degrees of English proficiency and promote thinking and reasoning of math concepts.

Second language acquisition, levels of language proficiency, and an introduction to culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy will be discussed in this one hour session.

This session is for administrators of ELL programs to examine the 2019 data for English language learners in WNY and will provide an overview of NYS initiatives and guidance as we prepare for the new school year under the continuing concerns related to the COVID-19 crisis.

Three dates - Choose ONE sessions
August 5th
August 6th
August 12th

Educators will be provided structures and the resources to effective and efficiently work with interpreters and translators

During this asynchronous course, participants will explore resources for authentic communication including cultivating conversation mindsets and cultures, building up ideas, collaborative arguments, conversations across disciplines, and assessing conversations.

Upon successful completion of all course components, participants will earn 3 CTLE credits. Maximum of 40 participants.

This workshop is for multilingual speakers interested in interpreting and translating in educational settings.

Participants will be provided structures and the resources to be effective in any educational interpreting or translating assignment.