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1. EDU 1400 - Design and Drafting I (7/8/24-7/31/24).- 2 Undergraduate Credits

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 7/8/2024 to 7/31/2024

Use of drafting tools and techniques in the design process. Orthographic projection, sectional views, auxiliary views, basic pictorial drawing, introduction to working drawings, geometric constructions, development of drawing skills, and introduction to two-dimensional CAD. Additional college registration and tuition fee of approx. $445 per undergraduate credit will be required. Dates listed are the start date and end date. Dates and times of synchronous sessions will be determined by the instructor in conjunction with participants.
  • Max Class Size: 15

2. EDU 3420 Electronic Systems 9/9/24-12/20/24

Location: Hybrid (Hybrid, Hy)

Dates: 9/9/2024 to 12/20/2024

The study of electricity and electronics including D.C. and A.C., sources, components, circuits, communication, and information systems. The course includes techniques for instruction, lab setup, simple lab projects, and activities for middle and high school are emphasized. Additional college registration and fees apply. Course will be hybrid with both synchronous and asynchronous online instruction, as well as, in-person lab time. The dates and times of the in-person labs are TBD based on availability. Dates listed are the start date and end date.
  • Max Class Size: 15

3. GREENBURGH CSD NEW TEACHER INSTITUTE September 10, 2024 - June 3, 2025 (EWTC)

Location: Woodlands HS/MS (Hartsdale, NY) - Innovation Lab

Dates: 9/10/2024 to 6/3/2025

Location: Innovation Lab

THIS CLASS IS ONLY OPEN TO NEW TEACHERS IN THE GREENBURGH CSD DATES AND TIMES: 3:30 - 5:00PM at Woodlands MS/HS Innovation Lab September 10, 2024 October 15, 2024 November 12, 2024 December 17, 2024 January 14, 2025 February 25, 2025 March 25, 2025 April 29, 2025 May 13, 2025 June 3, 2025 ***1.5 additional hours will be spent on assignments outside of our sessions. In order to receive the 1 in-service credit from EWTC you MUST attend. ALL sessions and complete all assignments.
  • Max Class Size: 30

4. Online: ELL's Meeting the Academic Needs of English Language Learners January 6 - February 15, 2025 (WTCI)

Audience: Educators in Grades PreK - 12

Dates: 1/6/2025 to 2/14/2025

Location: Asynchronous

English language learners present special challenges for teachers in today's classrooms. A successful ELL teacher learns to balance the language learning needs of the students with the appropriate content. The knowledge and skills students gain in ELL classes positively affect their lives at school and home. As the diversity of the United States increases, so too does the need for teachers of second language learners. Participants in this course will create lesson plans that incorporate strategies to reach ELL students. This class is appropriate for all K-12 teachers. PLEASE NOTE: The institute cannot refund a participant once the class has commenced.
  • Max Class Size: 20

5. QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Training- Zoom

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 1/15/2025

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QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) teaches the general community how to reduce the risk of suicide in loved ones, colleagues, and neighbors. This is a "gatekeeper” training that helps participants feel equipped and comfortable in talking with people who are going through difficult times, and helping them connect to other supports when needed. Topics include warning signs of suicide risk, what to ask and how to respond, steps for referring someone to help, and resources for assistance. This training is facilitated by Velvet Hyland-Reda, Greater Mental Health of New York
  • Max Class Size: 20

6. EDU 5403.01 Mathematics Methods Gr 5-12

Location: Manhattanville University (Purchase, NY)

Dates: 1/16/2025 to 5/6/2025

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Explore approaches to assessment, curriculum planning and instruction at the middle childhood and adolescence levels for Mathematics education. Learn to use technology (including assistive technology) as well as a broad range of teaching methods and materials that will allow middle childhood and adolescent students within the full range of abilities to master the learning standards for Mathematics. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

7. AMTNYS High School Math Network (Zoom)

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 1/16/2025 to 4/24/2025

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Join NYSED leaders and teachers/teacher leaders at High School grade level from across the state as we explore NYSED resources, discuss curriculum issues and trends, and network with fellow educators and friends. Great opportunity to develop partnerships and share ideas with colleagues throughout the state. Facilitated by AMTNYS HS Grade level Reps Nicolle Haynes, Christopher O'Sullivan and Daryl Cox.
  • Max Class Size: 50

8. Teaching Engineering Design with NASA: Real-World Challenges for the Classroom - Middle School Educators

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Audience: Middle School

Dates: 1/16/2025

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This virtual professional development session will equip educators with strategies and resources to engage their students in a hands-on exploration of engineering design inspired by NASA's missions. Participants will learn how to integrate real-world NASA challenges into their curriculum while gaining a deeper understanding of the engineering design process and its pedagogical applications. The session will feature two NASA Next Gen STEM resources:

A hands-on activity simulating a safe landing on the lunar surface.

A STEMonstration video where astronauts aboard the International Space Station discuss the engineering design process and demonstrate how technology was engineered for the station's microgravity environment.

These resources aim to engage students in real-world applications of engineering design, the latest NASA missions, and STEM identity development while inspiring them. Participants will leave with classroom-ready activities aligned to science and engineering standards, helping to inspire the next generation of engineers and problem-solvers.
This session is offered in conjunction with and facilitated by NASA's Office of STEM Engagement.
  • Max Class Size: 50

9. Content Literacy Instruction - 3 In-service Credits

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/20/2025 to 3/21/2025

Participants will access, develop and utilize reading comprehension strategies that will actively engage their students in the learning process. Participants will have the opportunity to develop, implement and discuss instructional strategies to improve the literacy development of students within all classrooms. Participants will learn effective strategies to improve students' acquisition of competencies in listening, speaking, reading, vocabulary, written expression (i.e. mechanics, grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, and editing skills). Participants will access the information and tools necessary to focus student learning through reading and writing across the curriculum. Teachers involved in this course will have the chance to reflect, discuss, and implement strategies to improve understanding of nonfiction text. More specifically, participants will develop strategies to improve their students' writing skills in any type of classroom setting. Required Readings: "The Highly Effective Teacher", by Marshall, Jeff (2016); "Strategies that Work", by Harvey, S. and Goudvis, A. (2000). Course will run asynchronously online from Jan. 20 -Mar. 21, 2025. Only start and end dates are listed. Offered through the Rockland/Westchester Teacher Center Institute.
  • Max Class Size: 25

10. Making Inclusion Work: Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning & Behavior Problems - 3 In-Service Credits

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/20/2025 to 3/21/2025

This course will provide an overview of the characteristics of effective instructional strategies in a general education classroom. Participants will develop strategies to incorporate children with special needs and the programs and procedures used most effectively to serve them. It will also provide information about the laws guiding the education of special education students and the theories, diagnostic procedures and teaching strategies which are most effective with these students. By the end of this course students should have gained a full understanding of: Special health-related issues, Learning processes of the special education student, motivational and communication techniques, classroom management, the means to update knowledge and skills in the subject taught, current trends and issues, special education legislation, characteristics and etiology of specific disabilities, intervention strategies for children with disabilities, how to adapt the learning environment to meet the needs of exceptional children, and identification of students with disabilities. The text The Inclusive Classroom will provide theoretical support and research-based strategies to improve student learning in mainstream classrooms. Required Readings: "The Inclusive Classroom"-The Loose-Leaf Version-5th edition, by Mastropieri & Shruggs, 2014; "How to Teach Students so Students Remember" - 2nd Edition, by Sprenger, Marilee, 2018. Course will run asynchronously online from Jan. 20 -Mar. 21, 2025. Only start and end dates are listed. Offered through the Rockland/Westchester Teacher Center Institute.
  • Max Class Size: 30

11. EDAD 5053.01 District Leadership Institute (1 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/9/2025

District Institutes will provide highly interactive, practical forums that bring together practitioners and Leadership Candidates from the SDL program. Each institute will target role-alike professionals to promote dialogue and problem solving around common issues. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

12. EDU 5480.01 Literacy Methods Early Child

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/9/2025

Students will acquire the practical and theoretical knowledge needed to guide the literacy development of young children. They will explore the developmental influences on preschool learning and examine the role of language in supporting literacy development and consider research-based early literacy activities and methods such as book reading, writing activities using invented spelling, storytelling, as well as other activities that foster phonemic awareness, print concepts, phonics skills, vocabulary development, and comprehension. Students will examine methods and materials to support literacy development. They will also consider the role of families in supporting the literacy development of young children. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

13. EDU 5490.01 Teaching Literacy Grades 7-12

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/9/2025

This course prepares specialists to work collaboratively with content area and grade level teachers in grades 7-12. The content includes the analysis of the language demands of texts, the skills needed to read texts with advanced language and to identify and implement strategies for acquiring the literacy skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the secondary level. Differentiation of instruction and the collaborative process are significant parts of the course. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 8

14. MAC 5100.01 Individual and Social Impacts of Computing

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/9/2025

This course will consider the ethical and social impacts of contemporary technology with an emphasis on the impact of computing, especially on children (e.g. how modern-day information technologies affect our privacy, how social relations are affected, how ethical decisions will need to be made, etc.). Our working thesis will be that technology is morally neutral, a tool that can be used well by understanding what a particular piece of technology promotes and discourages. Topics to be discussed include: ethics, social media, personal safety, reproductive and human enhancement technologies, information technologies, artificial intelligence, technology and the environment. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

15. An Introduction to the SIOP Model: Bringing the Content Areas Alive for the ENL Student Grades K-12 (1/21-24/2025)

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 1/24/2025

During this online course experience, participants will engage in an introduction to the research proven SIOP Model©. This course is 3 ENL/CTLE hours and will run through Google Classroom. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.
  • Max Class Size: 20

16. EDAD 5000.01 Schools as Learning Organizations

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

This course introduces the basic vision of the MPS program: to develop in participants the ability to view schools and school districts as systems that have the capacity to become Learning Organizations. Researcher Peter Senge's five disciplines (systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, and team learning) are explored in depth with practical applications for participants organizational contexts. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

17. EDAD 5501.01 Community Internship (2 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

The Community internship experiences provide substantial, sustained, standards-based opportunities for leadership candidates to apply leadership competencies in real settings. During the internship, the leadership intern is supported by the college internship supervisor and the cooperating administrators. Seminars provide an opportunity for leadership interns to discuss their experiences, to relate them to best practices and theory, and to offer support and suggestions to one another. Students will work a minimum of 100 hours in a community setting and attend seminars. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

18. EDAD 5502.01 Building Internship (2 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

The School internship experiences provide substantial, sustained, standards-based opportunities for leadership candidates to apply leadership competencies in real settings. During the internship, the leadership intern is supported by the college internship supervisor and the cooperating administrator. Bi-monthly seminars provide an opportunity for leadership interns to discuss their experiences, to relate them to best practices and theory, and to offer support and suggestions to one another. Students will complete a minimum of 300 hours in a public or non-public school setting. Students in full-time employment should be able to complete this requirement in their own schools or districts by arranging a special schedule with their principal, head of school, or superintendent. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

19. EDAD 5503.01 District Internship (2 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

The District internship experience provides substantial, sustained, standards-based opportunities for leadership candidates to apply leadership competencies in real settings. During the internship, the leadership intern is supported by the college internship supervisor and the cooperating administrator. Bi-monthly seminars provide an opportunity for leadership interns to discuss their experiences, to relate them to best practices and theory, and to offer support and suggestions to one another. Students will complete a minimum of 300 hours in a public or non-public school setting at the level of the school district. Students in full-time employment should be able to complete this requirement in their own districts by arranging a special schedule with their principal and/or superintendent. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

20. EDPD 5018.01 Using Technology to Engage and Inspire Diverse Learners (Differentiating with Technology)

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 2/26/2025

Technology can increase teachers' capacity to support the learning of individual students with wide differences in their abilities to see, hear, speak, move, read, write, understand English, attend, organize, engage and remember. To do this efficiently and effectively technology should be carefully selected, purposeful planned and thoughtful implemented. Not all technology is useful for all students. Required Texts: "Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Tools to meet the needs of every student”, by Hamilton, Boni. (2018) (2nd Ed.) Washington DC: International Society of Technology in Education; "How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms”, by Tomlinson, Carol Ann, (2017), Alexandria, VA, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
  • Max Class Size: 25

21. EDPD 5022.01 Responding to Historical Fiction with Power

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 3/25/2025

In this course, students will understand how to construct, teach, and enhance writing responses to historical fiction texts. They will learn how to implement a yearlong framework that will move students from simple responses to multi paragraph essays. Students will learn how to adapt their lessons to reach all learners. Finally, they will use the lessons taught to create a structure that is relevant to their particular students. Required texts: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey. (2013). Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility, 2nd Edition Paperback. Alexandria, VA:: ASCD. Kylene Beers and Robert E Probst. (2013). Notice & Note Strategies for Close Reading. New Hampshire: Heinemann. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
  • Max Class Size: 25

22. EDU 5088.01 Introduction to Students with Learning and Behavior Problems

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

This course will provide an introduction to the field of learning disabilities and behavior disorders for classroom teachers in both regular and special education. We will identify the social, emotional, and learning characteristics of children having been identified with behavior disorders, neurological impairment, and learning disabilities. A developmental focus, involving both biological and experiential underpinnings of the disorders will further be discussed in order to understand the multiplicity of factors which give rise to the problems children manifest. As a result of the high comorbidity (co-occurrence) of problems of perception, language, attention, and motivation, and behavior, these will be identified when they relate to the specific disorders. They will not be covered as specific disorders in themselves. In addition, we will consider effective instructional methods for these students as well as relevant behavioral interventions. Goals and objectives, as well as the instructional strategies employed in teaching will be incorporated in the individual education plans (IEP/IFSP) for individuals demonstrating these problems. Required Text: "Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders”, Austin, V. L. & Sciarra, D. T. (2010). Upper Saddle River, NJ.A: Pearson. Requires 12 hours observation. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 25

23. EDU 5108.02 Childhood Science Methods

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 3/25/2025

Learn process skills and content for elementary science programs. Participate in direct, hands-on experiences as well as lecture and discussion. Develop a science unit. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9516 x110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred for graduate credits.
  • Max Class Size: 25

24. EDU 5130.01 Classroom Management for Special Education

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

This course focuses on a theoretical and practical approach to classroom management, organization and discipline. It includes an analysis of the way these issues relate to the nature of learning and classroom interactions. Methods and techniques of effective teaching will be addressed, including organizing the classroom environment to include different learning styles, multilevel instruction, managing cooperative learning groups, preventive, supportive and corrective discipline, behavior modification, self-management techniques and assessment. Teacher candidates will prepare a classroom management plan. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

25. EDU 5215.01 Teaching ESL in Content Areas

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

Focus on second language teaching techniques to improve an LEP student's proficiency in understanding content area subjects. Learn from required lesson and unit plans and peer teaching. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 15

26. EDU 5365.01 Teaching Reading in ESL: Math, Science, and Technology

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

Survey and investigate methods for teaching reading to LEP students in the ESL classroom and in the mainstream. Learn how to assess reading attainment, adapt curriculum and tech-niques and help develop academic language proficiency. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 15

27. EDU 5555.01 Teaching Content in a Bilingual Context

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

Students will explore strategies for teaching English Language Learners through the native language and culturally-appropriate curriculum which promotes transfer of knowledge. They will learn methods for developing and promoting native language literacy and language arts and for advancing content area knowledge through the native language. They will survey and learn to choose appropriate native language curricular materials and appropriate assessments of native language attainment, content knowledge, and literacy, including for those with special needs. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 15

28. EDU 5611.01 Literacy Instruction of ELLs

Location: Manhattanville University (Purchase, NY)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

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This course focuses specifically on the literacy needs of English Language Learners in the regular education classroom as well as students in compensatory language programs, with special attention to language acquisition, academic language, and acquiring the skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Candidates critically analyze current research in the literacy teaching and learning of young people who speak languages other than English in the home and community. They complete structured fieldwork with ELs to support their literacy development through culturally responsive project-based learning. Candidates participate in a family celebration in which the ELs share student work with parents and caregivers and draft reports on the students that can be shared with teachers and school personnel. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred.
  • Max Class Size: 25

29. EDU.5107.01 Childhood Mathematics Methods

Location: Manhattanville University (Purchase, NY)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

Focus on methods and materials for teaching mathematics to elementary students. Learn to use concrete and representational materials and appropriate technology to develop math skills, independent thinking and problem solving. Demonstrate skills for applying relevant mathematic education research in the classroom. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

30. Managing Student Behavior (SRP)

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 1/21/2025

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This seminar provides effective strategies for communicating expectations to students, creating an environment in which appropriate behaviors are more likely to occur, and helping students learn to make appropriate choices. This training is provided by NYSUT ELT and is limited to Teaching Assistants and other School-Related Professionals.
  • Max Class Size: 40

31. EDU 5001.01 Apply Multisensory Phonics - 1 Credit

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 2/18/2025

Understanding the sounds, symbols, and structure of the English Language are fundamental components of providing effective literacy instruction. This course is designed to introduce the principles of phonics, including the origins of the English Language, morphology, phonemes, syllable types, common spelling patterns and an introduction to multisensory teaching. Students in this class will use their newfound knowledge about phonics to plan lessons, as well as assess and evaluate student work. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 15

32. EDU 5001.01 Apply Multisensory Phonics - 1 Credit- Trans B

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 2/18/2025

Understanding the sounds, symbols, and structure of the English Language are fundamental components of providing effective literacy instruction. This course is designed to introduce the principles of phonics, including the origins of the English Language, morphology, phonemes, syllable types, common spelling patterns and an introduction to multisensory teaching. Students in this class will use their newfound knowledge about phonics to plan lessons, as well as assess and evaluate student work. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 15

33. EDU 5411.01 Social Studies Methods Gr 5-12

Location: Manhattanville University (Purchase, NY)

Dates: 1/21/2025 to 5/6/2025

Explore approaches to assessment, curriculum planning and instruction at the middle childhood and adolescence levels for Social Studies education. Learn to use technology (including assistive technology) as well as a broad range of teaching methods and materials that will allow middle childhood and adolescent students within the full range of abilities to master the learning standards for Social Studies. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

34. Canva in the Classroom (1/22/25-2/27/25)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 2/27/2025

Participants in thos 15 hr Online course will begin with the basics of Canva and transition into how to integrate this program into the modern day classroom. Our class will dive into not only being able to modify the many templates that Canva offers, but will also help teachers develop their personalized additions to their lessons. Students will be able to not only create their own work, but be exposed to their classmates' projects as well. We will learn best practices by individualizing projects like google classroom banners, as well as virtual classrooms. In the end, the purpose of the class is to take the everyday lessons and turn them into extraordinary lessons. RTCI/WTCI course
  • Max Class Size: 25

35. Exploring Artificial Intelligence for Educators (1/22/25 -2/27/25)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 2/27/2025

Today's students and teachers can expect to interact with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in many aspects of their personal and academic lives. To prepare students for success, educators must understand how AI technologies can be used to facilitate teaching and learning. In this 15 hour course we will review the uses of AI for in education. . Participants will learn how to identify the various types of AI, look at new and developing AI resources and build tools to make AI concrete and accessible in their professional practice.To conclude the course, participants will develop learning tools for implementing AI into their classroom. Participants will receive a rockteach email address to participate. RTCI/WTCI course.
  • Max Class Size: 20

36. Online: Increasing Student Engagement Through Project Based Learning (1/22/25 -2/27/25)

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 2/27/2025

As educators, we want our students to be successful in the chaotic world outside of our classroom. To develop the skills necessary to succeed in a workplace environment, it is important that we focus on instilling and honing those skills now so that students can thrive after their schooling years. But how do we do this? Through PBL, or Project Based Learning. PBL weaves the 4C's (cooperation, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity) with curriculum to guide students through a journey of exploration and discovery in a format that is timely, relevant, and appropriately challenging. Participants of this course will explore the rationale behind PBL, the correlation between PBL and motivation and engagement, different ways of implementing PBL, and specific research based practices to successfully carry out PBL in your own classroom. If you are ready to transform your classroom teaching and level up this school year for yourself and your students, then this course is for you! This course is an asynchronous course delivered via Google Classroom. A rockteach email address will be provided to participants in this course. RTCi/WTCI course
  • Max Class Size: 25

37. Online: Resources for Enhancing School Climate: Empathy, Compassion, Upstander Responsibility and Responsible and Ethical Decision Making K-12 (1/22/25 - 2/27/25)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 2/27/2025


The research-based strategies and skills utilized in this course will enable educators to help students build effective relationships, and work through life's challenges in constructive and ethical ways.Through these efforts they will be able to will enhance school climate, make a difference in the lives of their students, change the fabric of their classroom communities and impact systemic change in their districts.

The 15 hour online course will enable participants:

-to internalize and role-model the behaviors and attitudes they expect of their students

-educate, involve and gain the support of all constituencies

create a school culture that focuses on developing emotionally intelligent student leaders

Participants will be provided with the opportunity for an independent inquiry, learning in cooperation with others, and reflective practice. By participating in these activities, participants will enhance professional dialogue and effectively blend different, innovative, and practical strategies for implementation. As a result, participants will design a toolbox of research-based strategies that will serve as resources for integration into the fabric of their school community.

Social Work CEUs provided by Rockland BOCES - $25 fee paid directly to Rockland BOCES.This course will be delivered via google classroom. Registrants will be provided a Rockteach email address to participate. Dates listed are start and end dates. The course is available 24/7.
RTCi/WTCI course .
  • Max Class Size: 20

38. The Effect of Indigenous Languages on ENL Learners (1/22-2/27/25)

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 2/27/2025

This 15- Hour online course will run through Google Classroom. During this experience, participants will explore how Indigenous peoples and communities are a vital part of the fabric and story of humanity. Participants will also engage in activities to learn how Indigenous language vitality is interconnected with a speaker's identity, family, community, and relationship to the land, connections between songs, culture, and language vitality to increase English language learning in the ENL Classroom and the various ways in which each Indigenous speaker is keeping his/her language alive while also learning English. In addition, participants will explore Indigenous languages around the world, some of which are at risk of disappearing using Google Earth tour Celebrating Indigenous Languages. Participants will learn about the importance of language revitalization from the unique stories and perspectives of those who speak the world's Indigenous languages and explore how to utilize Google Earth in the ENL classroom. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your course completion time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course a few days before the start date. RTCI/WTCI course
  • Max Class Size: 20

39. EDPD 5040.01 Responding to Literature with Power

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 3/28/2025

In this course, students will understand how to construct, teach, and enhance writing responses to texts. They will learn how to implement a yearlong framework that will move students from simple responses to multi paragraph essays. Students will learn how to adapt their lessons to reach all learners. Finally, they will use the lessons taught to create a framework that is relevant to their particular students. Required Texts: "Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility", 2nd Edition Paperback, by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, 2013, Alexandria, VA ASCD; "Notice & Note Strategies for Close Reading", by Kylene Beers and Robert E Probst, 2013, New Hampshire, Heinemann. If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Course runs asynchronously from Jan. 22 - Mar. 28. Only start and end dates are listed. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
  • Max Class Size: 25

40. Wednesday Readers Book Club on Wednesday, 1/22 at 10:00 at the MT IVY DINER (NOT FOR CTLE OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)

Location: ZOOM AT HOME (ZOOM, NY)

Dates: 1/22/2025

New
Join us for a discussion of the book Symphony of Secrets by Brendon Slocumb. Candace will lead us in an interesting and thought provoking discussion on January 22 at 10:00 AM at Mount Ivy Diner To receive the summary and the questions in a timely manner, please register by Wednesday,January 15.
  • Max Class Size: 15

41. 5371.01 Technology in Special Education

Location: Manhattanville University (Purchase, NY)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course will examine ways to use technologies in planning, implementing and managing the teaching and learning environments for students with special needs and learn how to evaluate, select, develop and adapt technologies. The focus will be on such topics as technologies for assessment and planning, as well as for implementing and modifying instruction, selecting hardware and software, uses of and regulations regarding assistive technology, and using technology to support the principles of universal design. Field experience required. Ten additional online hours required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 25

42. EDAD 5040.01 The Superintendency

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course will focus on the evolving and diversified role of the Superintendent as an organizational leader. Applying theoretical frameworks to practical realities, the focus will be on identifying those processes and practices though which the Superintendent can successfully engage district stakeholders in actualizing a shared vision. A series of case studies and situational analyses will illuminate the Chief School Administrator's (CSA) role as it relates to the Board, staff, students, parents and community as well as to the various conflicting and competing aspects of the role. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

43. EDU 5085.01 PK-12 Special Ed Cert Instructional Strategies

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course will provide multiple strategies and approaches for use with students with exceptional learning needs (ELNs), as well as those for who are English as a New Language Learners (ENLs) in a PK-12 setting. The readings and discussions will center on topics such as creating an environment for success, differentiated instructional techniques, multiple intelligences, modifications and accommodations, working effectively with students from diverse linguistic and cultural milieus, and new approaches in the implementation of Inclusion, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, and Common Core Standards. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

44. EDU 5085.02 PK-12 Special Ed Cert Instructional Strategies- Trans B

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course will provide multiple strategies and approaches for use with students with exceptional learning needs (ELNs), as well as those for who are English as a New Language Learners (ENLs) in a PK-12 setting. The readings and discussions will center on topics such as creating an environment for success, differentiated instructional techniques, multiple intelligences, modifications and accommodations, working effectively with students from diverse linguistic and cultural milieus, and new approaches in the implementation of Inclusion, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, and Common Core Standards. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

45. EDU 5130.03 Classroom Management in Special Education

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 4/2/2025

This course focuses on a theoretical and practical approach to classroom management, organization and discipline. It includes an analysis of the way these issues relate to the nature of learning and classroom interactions. Methods and techniques of effective teaching will be addressed, including organizing the classroom environment to include different learning styles, multilevel instruction, managing cooperative learning groups, preventive, supportive and corrective discipline, behavior modification, self-management techniques and assessment. Teacher candidates will prepare a classroom management plan. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred.
  • Max Class Size: 25

46. EDU 5393.02 Foundations of Special Education

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course is designed to provide an overview of the field of special education. The objectives are to make the teacher-candidate more aware of federal and state special education laws which provide for the identification of individuals with disabilities, the process of determining entitlements to special education services, and the models of teaching that provide for educating the child in the least restrictive environment (LRE) under the umbrella of IDEA and NCLB. The importance of inclusive education and the use of Response to Intervention (RtI) are also addressed. The course provides an overview of theories, diagnostic procedures, and remedial teaching strategies which address students with the broad spectrum of ELNs including: learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, other health impaired, and low incidence disabilities (deaf/hearing impaired, blind/visually impaired). In addition, the course will address the special needs of ELLs and students from different cultural milieus in accessing the school curriculum. Further, teacher candidates learn about effective practices for planning and designing co-teaching and collaboration with peers, individualizing instruction, and applying interventions to address student and classroom management needs. Fifteen hours of field experience in diverse settings is an integral component of the course in order to assist the course participant in linking the classroom didactic with life experiences in the schools and agencies providing education and intervention. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

47. EDU 5427.02 Student Teaching Special Education Grades 1-6 (6 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

New
Develop your teaching skills in a full-time supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. Prerequisites: Completion of all education courses and approval by the Office of Field Placement and Certification. Additional college tuition/fees will be incurred. Open to matriculated students only. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 10

48. EDU 5427.03 Student Teaching Special Education Grades 1-6 (6 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

Develop your teaching skills in a full-time supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. Prerequisites: Completion of all education courses and approval by the Office of Field Placement and Certification. Additional college tuition/fees will be incurred. Open to matriculated students only. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 10

49. EDU 5430.02 Student Teaching Adolescence and Special Ed 7-12 (6 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

Develop your teaching skills in a full-time supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. Prerequisites: Completion of all education courses and approval by the Office of Field Placement and Certification. Additional college tuition/fees will be incurred. Open to matriculated students only. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 10

50. EDU 5431.02 Student Teaching Early Childhood and Special Education (6 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

Develop your teaching skills in a full-time supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. Prerequisites: Completion of all education courses and approval by the Office of Field Placement and Certification. Additional college tuition/fees will be incurred. Open to matriculated students only. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 10

51. EDU 5432.03 Childhood and Childhood Special Ed Grades 1-6 Student Teaching Seminar

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

New
Develop your teaching skills in a full-time, twelve-week, supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. This course is for fully matriculated students only. Additional tuition and fees will be paid directly to Manhattanville. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 3

52. EDU 5460.02 Integrated Curriculum Early Childhood Education II

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 4/2/2025

Based upon current child development theories and principles, this course will examine methodology and resources applicable to teaching in the infant, toddler and early childhood classroom. Focus will be on the study, design and evaluation of developmentally appropriate curriculum in the areas of social studies, expressive arts, physical education, safety and health and ways in which these areas may be integrated with other areas of the curriculum. Emphasis will include fostering skills of inquiry, problem-solving and creative thinking in young children through discovery and play. Students will do classroom observations, create and execute lesson plans, develop curriculum units and conduct case studies for practical application of concepts and principles. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred.
  • Max Class Size: 25

53. EDU 5536.01 Field Based Educational Research

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course provides an opportunity for students to understand the fundamental methods of qualitative educational research. Issues in current educational research are explored and implications for practice are outlined. Students develop and complete an original research project in relation to fieldwork/internship experience in an education-based setting. This course is a seminar and requires significant student participation, fieldwork, research, and writing. Fieldwork required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to service hub for exact meeting dates.
  • Max Class Size: 5

54. EDU 5554.01 Teaching in Bilingual Context

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

Students will focus on second language teaching techniques to improve English Language Learners' attainment in understanding content area subjects, including learners with special needs. They will become familiar with NYS Learning Standards in the Content Areas and explore strategies for developing and promoting English and Native Language literacy through content. They will learn how to adapt content area materials and to use appropriate strategies for working with English Language Learners in content classrooms. They will develop lessons and units, using English and the native language, aligned with standards (NYS and national). They will learn techniques for assessing content knowledge in English and the native language. Field experience required. Additional college tuition will be incurred. For information or details email cgill@rockteach.org. Only start and end dates are listed, follow Service Hub for all dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

55. EDU 5563.01 Special Education Grades 7-12 Student Teaching Seminar

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

New
Develop your teaching skills in a full-time, twelve-week, supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. This course is for fully matriculated students only. Additional tuition and fees will be paid directly to Manhattanville. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 3

56. EDU 5571.03 Student Teaching Adolescence and Special Ed 7-12 (6 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

Develop your teaching skills in a full-time supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. Prerequisites: Completion of all education courses and approval by the Office of Field Placement and Certification. Additional college tuition/fees will be incurred. Open to matriculated students only. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 10

57. EDU 5579.01 Student Teaching Special Ed PK- 12 (6 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

New
Develop your teaching skills in a full-time supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. Prerequisites: Completion of all education courses and approval by the Office of Field Placement and Certification. Additional college tuition/fees will be incurred. Open to matriculated students only. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 10

58. EDU 5579.02 Student Teaching Special Ed PK- 12 (6 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

New
Develop your teaching skills in a full-time supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. Prerequisites: Completion of all education courses and approval by the Office of Field Placement and Certification. Additional college tuition/fees will be incurred. Open to matriculated students only. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 10

59. EDU.5112/13.01 Childhood Social Studies Methods

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

Focus on the integration of elementary school social studies and fine arts in an interdisciplinary teaching context. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment
  • Max Class Size: 5

60. EDU 5017.01 Foundations of Early Childhood

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

An introduction to the historical, philosophical, and cultural roots of early childhood education including traditional, current and innovative models for early childhood programs. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

61. EDU 5200.01 Structure of English

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

Review English grammar for the purpose of developing classroom activities and materials for the teaching of semantics, syntax, morphology and phonology of English to students with limited proficiency. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 15

62. EDU 5387.01 Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education

Location: Manhattanville University (Purchase, NY)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course will focus on the sociological and academic factors that have resulted in the creation of the modern middle school concept. The course will emphasize how active learning, team structures, and lesson design can support the social, emotional and intellectual development of students in the middle grades. We will develop strategies for motivation, instruction, assessment, and classroom management. We will also explore how to create a collaborative environment among students, colleagues, and parents and examine the effects of state standards and mandated testing. Students are expected to be active participants in the conception and creation of lessons. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

63. EDU 5550.01 Research: Spec Ed & Literacy

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course should be taken near the end of the teacher-candidate's sequence of courses as it draws upon a broad understanding of the disability laws that govern the education of children with special educational needs and instructional strategies. Course participants will be required to expand upon their current level of knowledge by investigating literature reviews of contemporary data to develop either a research project or a grant that would enhance the quality of instruction and life for individuals with disabilities. Ethical considerations with regard to research and education of vulnerable populations will be emphasized. The purpose of the course is also to make students more aware of their social responsibility and the need to continue as lifelong learners in working with individuals where current strategies for intervention are constantly emerging. Literacy/Special Education dual candidates will conduct the research project in an area relating to teaching literacy to students with special needs. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 12

64. EDU 5550.02 Research: Spec Ed & Literacy

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course should be taken near the end of the teacher-candidate's sequence of courses as it draws upon a broad understanding of the disability laws that govern the education of children with special educational needs and instructional strategies. Course participants will be required to expand upon their current level of knowledge by investigating literature reviews of contemporary data to develop either a research project or a grant that would enhance the quality of instruction and life for individuals with disabilities. Ethical considerations with regard to research and education of vulnerable populations will be emphasized. The purpose of the course is also to make students more aware of their social responsibility and the need to continue as lifelong learners in working with individuals where current strategies for intervention are constantly emerging. Literacy/Special Education dual candidates will conduct the research project in an area relating to teaching literacy to students with special needs. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 12

65. EDAD 5221.01 Human Resources (3 Credits)

Location: Manhattanville University (Purchase, NY)

Dates: 1/23/2025 to 5/7/2025

This course combines an introduction to sound business practices in schools that includes basic accounting and budget procedures and provides an overview of basic personnel functions such as hiring, supervision, termination, and collective bargaining. The influence of larger contextual issues that include economic, political, and demographic factors in the financing of education will be explored. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

66. EDPD 5012.01 Teaching Core Skills: Listening and Speaking

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 1/23/2025 to 3/20/2025

As a result of this course, participants will develop methods and strategies to integrate the core skills of listening and speaking into their curriculums. They will be able to infuse real-world problem-solving skills into content area curriculums. Participants will make student learning more enjoyable by better teaching the "noncognitive skills of learning” (Opitz & Ford, 2014). In this course, participants will learn to embed content-rich experiences into the classroom. Not only will participants achieve better product results from their students, but also witness students developing the lifelong learning skills of critical thinking, linguistic aptitude and cooperation. Participants will be able to make an immediate impact upon their teacher and the learning outcomes for students in their classes. The small group work and correspondence will be completed on the class wiki page. The link for the course is drgillwiki.wikispaces.com. This portion of the course requires posting on a discussion board. Participants will work towards a final project, creating interconnected lessons and reflections aimed at improving student learning. Participants will provide repository of classroom documents aligned with current NYS Learning Standards. Required Readings: "Engaging Minds in the Classroom: The Surprising Power of Joy”, by Opitz, Michael & Ford, Michael, 2014, Alexandria, VA: ASCD; "Teaching the Core Skills of Listening and Speaking”, by Palmer, Erik. (2014). Alexandria, VA: ASCD. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
  • Max Class Size: 40

67. EDPD 5019.01 Mastering SMART Goals, Progress Monitoring, and Data-Based Decision-Making for Student Achievement

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 1/23/2025 to 3/27/2025

This course is designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively write Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals (or RTI goals) and implement progress monitoring strategies. Participants will understand the "why” behind setting goals based on student learning needs, learn the principles of how SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) goals are developed based on skill/needs, and create goals. Students will then research and find evidence-based practices to match the learning needs of students, deliver instruction, and monitor student progress (data collection). Participants will explore using AI tools to assist their work. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
  • Max Class Size: 25

68. EDU 5344.01 Child Development and Learning

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/23/2025 to 5/8/2025

Learn about the developmental milestones of childhood and adolescence. Explore ways in which the cognitive, emotional/ social, motor and linguistic aspects of student development influence the curricular and instructional choices that teachers make. Satisfies prerequisite requirement. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

69. EDU 5460.01 Integrated Curriculum Early Childhood Education II

Location: Manhattanville University (Purchase, NY)

Dates: 1/23/2025 to 5/8/2025

Based upon current child development theories and principles, this course will examine methodology and resources applicable to teaching in the infant, toddler and early childhood classroom. Focus will be on the study, design and evaluation of developmentally appropriate curriculum in the areas of social studies, expressive arts, physical education, safety and health and ways in which these areas may be integrated with other areas of the curriculum. Emphasis will include fostering skills of inquiry, problem-solving and creative thinking in young children through discovery and play. Students will do classroom observations, create and execute lesson plans, develop curriculum units and conduct case studies for practical application of concepts and principles. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred.
  • Max Class Size: 25

70. EDU 5612.01 Lit Assessment & Intervention

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/23/2025 to 5/8/2025

Candidates will work with students to learn and apply techniques for assessing the literacy abilities and needs of students, and identifying difficulties that may be confronted in acquiring the literacy skills, including dyslexia. Candidates design effective interventions based on learner needs. Candidates examine and analyze a broad array of formal and informal assessment techniques and their application to literacy instruction. They apply strategies for effectively communicating assessment results to parents, caregivers, and school personnel. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

71. Overview of Depression: Its Impact on Youth (Zoom)

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 1/23/2025

Learn about depression and what educators can do to support recovery of depression and other mental health issues. Explore types of depression and factors that contribute to depression and mental health issues. This training is facilitated by Sonia Wagner, LCWS. Available for CTLE. Social Work CEUs through Rockland BOCES - $30 fee paid separately by credit card.
  • Max Class Size: 25

72. EDU 5000.01 Foundations of Education

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/23/2025

This introductory course provides an overview of the field of American education. It investigates major issues, which have affected learning and teaching in the U.S. Through active class involvement, the learning/teaching dyad, its social, political, economic antecedents and possible consequences are analyzed. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

73. EDU 5026.01 Literacy in the Content Areas

Location: Hybrid (Hybrid, Hy)

Dates: 1/23/2025 to 5/8/2025

Learn to build literacy skills in different content areas, developing strategies based on current theory and practice in teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Candidates acquire an integrated and balanced approach for improving students' literacy development at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

74. Hybrid Book Study: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt, January 27 - March 15, 2025 (WTCI)

Audience: Educators or support Staff who work with students grades preK-12

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 3/15/2025

Location: Hybrid

In this hybrid course, participants will explore the current state of mental health among adolescents and why depression, self harm and suicide is on the rise in recent years. We will examine the role of technology, play and independence among children and adolescents. Participants will be asked to purchase and read The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt. There will be 3 mandatory Zoom sessions on Monday, February 3, 24 and March 10 from 4:30 - 6:30pm to discuss the book. Participants will complete online assignments after each session. Your camera must be on and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course. PLEASE NOTE: The institute cannot refund a participant once the class has commenced.
  • Max Class Size: 20

75. Online: Teaching and Using Storytelling in the Classroom (1/27/25-2/27/25)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 2/27/2025

Storytelling is an art form which allows people of all ages to connect. Using stories in any classroom will improve student learning by increasing listening comprehension, expanding language patterns and practicing oral communication skills. Additionally, once students learn to tell stories, their prewriting drafts and factual recall will improve. The NCTE supports storytelling in the curriculum with acknowledgement that students can find a reflection of themselves in stories, and that teachers who value storytelling can learn more about students in a unique way. This 15 hour online course will help teachers find, learn and share a folktale and teach students to do the same. The course will reflect upon the educational importance of storytelling, and provide support and resources to create a lesson plan for classroom use. It is suitable for all content areas, and all grade levels. Required Readings: In addition to 2 educational articles, each participant chooses one folktale to read and retell. Pamela Schembri is school library media specialist with 25 years of teaching experience, a professional storyteller, and children's author. Course dates in Frontline are the beginning and end date. Course is available 24/7.
  • Max Class Size: 20

76. SIOP Lesson Planning: What the Difference? (1/27- 31/2025)

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 1/31/2025

During this online course experience, participants will learn how SIOP lesson planning differs from mainstream classroom planning through exploring the SIOP Planning templates and resources. This course is 3 ENL/CTLE hours and will run through Google Classroom. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.
  • Max Class Size: 20

77. EDAD 5200.01 Issues & Trends in Curriculum (3 Credits)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

This course examines contextual issues and current trends school and district leaders should consider when implementing local, state and/or nationally adopted standards and curriculums. Standards and curriculums will be examined by evaluating the structure and content of the curriculum, the effectiveness of the delivery system, its overall alignment with the school system's learning priorities, and the corresponding teacher professional development. Effective instructional design that supports differentiation, integrates learning and child development theories, and proven "best practices" will be emphasized. The course seeks to instill a mindset that instructional leaders must come from a base of teaching excellence. An action research project will provide a valuable learning opportunity to apply research-based practices to support an identified school or classroom-based need. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 10

78. EDPD 5016.01 Differentiated Instruction Meets Understanding by Design

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 3/31/2025

Participants will access text and research in whey which they will plan curriculum with the "end in mind.” Then, they will develop instructional units and learning strategies "to reach out to individual learners at their varied points of readiness, interest, and learning preference.” Course participants will develop curriculum adaptations and instructional strategies based upon tiered assessments. They will take these ideas and put them into action in their classrooms. Participants will develop the "big ideas” associated with curriculum designs. Then, participants will analyze and apply methods of differentiating products (content), process (instruction) and product (assessment). During input sessions, participants will learn to incorporate a variety of research-based strategies into their lessons. Course participants will develop curriculum adaptations that are responsive to the individual needs of all students while still maintaining a focus on academic proficiency and excellence for all students. These strategies will include: responsive teaching, ongoing formative assessment, and teaching for understanding in academically diverse classrooms. Participants will develop assessment tools to address the Six Facets of Understanding from the UBD model: Explanation, Interpretation, Application, Perspective, Empathy, and Self-Knowledge. Required Readings: "How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms”, 3rd ed., by Tomlinson, Carolyn. (2017). Alexandria, VA: ASCD; "Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding”. 2nd ed., by McTighe, J. and Wiggins, G. (2013). Alexandria, VA: ASCD. This course was formerly CMSV CEGE 594-R01. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
  • Max Class Size: 40

79. EDPD 5017.01 Responding to Nonfiction with Power

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 3/31/2025

This course will help participants teach nonfiction reading skills and strategies. They will use these strategies to help their students respond powerfully and creatively to nonfiction through written responses, arguments, discussions, research essays, and presentations. Students will learn how to adapt their lessons to reach all learners. Finally, they will use the lessons taught to create a framework that is relevant to their particular students. Required Texts: "Disrupting Thinking Why How We Read Matters. Scholastic", by Beers, Kylene, and Robert E. Probst, 2017; "Reading Nonfiction Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading", by Beers, G., and Robert Probst, 2013, Heinemann; "Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8. Stenhouse Publishers", by Harvey, S., 1998; "5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books", by Stewart, Melissa, and Marlene Correia, 2021, Stenhouse Publishers; "The Knowledge Gap: The hidden cause of America's broken education system-- and how to fix it", by Wexler, N., 2020, Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
  • Max Class Size: 25

80. EDU 5032.01/Collaboration and Consultation in Inclusive Settings

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

The course will examine the need for collaboration between teachers of children with both typical and special education needs. Students will become knowledgeable of state and federal laws which establish special education services (NCLB) as well as accommodations for those individuals who require instructional modifications and do not clearly fit into one of the IDEA classifications (section 504). They will become familiar with the characteristics of the major disability areas identified by law and the modifications of instruction and classroom setting necessary to meet the individual's needs. This will include those practices for planning and designing co-teaching and collaboration which have been shown to be effective in the collaborative setting. Classroom management needs and individualization of instruction of children in the inclusive setting will be addressed with emphasis placed upon the importance of using positive behavioral supports. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 15

81. EDU 5083.02 Assessment of Students with Learning and Behavior Problems

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 3/31/2025

This course is designed to provide an intensive study of the assessment process as it relates to the special education teacher. Students will learn the purpose of assessment, measurement concepts and technical adequacy and experience how to administer and interpret test data. Students will explore ways to communicate assessment information and assessment issues related to I.D.E.A. The focus will be on a combination of formal and informal assessment strategies. Teacher candidates will prepare a final report dealing with a comprehensive assessment to include the creation of an I.E.P. for a student with a disability. As part of a formative process, the required portfolio will be reviewed as part of the course. Field experience required. Recommended Textbook: Pierangelo, R. & Giuliani, G. (2022). Assessment in special education: A practical approach (6 th ed.) Saddle River, NJ: Pearson ***In addition, please be aware of the following: Special Education in New York State for Children Ages 3-21: A Parent's Guide The University of the State of New York, The State Education Department for Special Education Services, Albany, NY 12234. You can access this guide by going to: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/parentsguide.pdf. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517x110 before registering. Additional college tuition and fees will be incurred.
  • Max Class Size: 25

82. EDU 5098.01 Literacy Practicum

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

New
Candidates work with children who have a variety of literacy needs in a supervised, clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on: a sound understanding of the reading and writing processes; the effect of teacher theoretical orientation to literacy assessment, instruction, choice of materials and students' view of reading and writing. Field experience required. f you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

83. EDU 5201.01 Principles of Language Learning and Teaching

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

Explore recent research on the psychological, cultural, and related factors that influence the acquisition of a second language, including: linguistics and cognition, first- and second-language acquisition and social and affective variables in language learning. A foundation course is taken at or near the beginning of the program. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

84. EDU 5312.01 Pedagogy Social Emotional Learning

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

This course builds on the Foundations of Social Emotional Learning and Whole Child Education course. In this course, you will explore pedagogies that support preK-12 students to apply the New York State Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks: 1) Develop self-awareness and self-management skills essential to success in school and in life; 2) Use social awareness and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships; and 3) Demonstrate ethical decision-making skills and responsible behaviors in personal, school, and community contexts. This course is designed to support educators to develop, adapt, critique, and/or enact social emotional programs, pedagogies, and practices with an emphasis on culturally responsive and trauma informed practices. This class seeks to support teachers with the skills, dispositions, and tools to become leaders of social and emotional learning in their schools to create systemic, positive change. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to service hub for exact meeting dates.
  • Max Class Size: 10

85. EDU 5367.02 Methods for Teaching Literacy I

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 3/31/2025

The first in a pair of courses that provides a research-based introduction to literacy teaching and learning for children in grades PreK-6. Students will be introduced to the theories, approaches and methodology of teaching reading and writing in the elementary classroom. Emphasis will be on helping students develop an informed, integrated and balanced approach to the planning and instruction of reading and the language arts; with a strong focus on phonemic awareness and strategies for teaching phonics. Field experience required. Required Texts: "Phonics they use: Words for Reading and Writing”, by Cunningham, P. (2013). New York, Pearson Publishing; and "Reading with Meaning”, by Miller, D. (2013). 2nd edition Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517x110 before registering. Additional college tuition and fees will be incurred.
  • Max Class Size: 20

86. EDU 5367.03 Methods for Teaching Literacy I- Trans B

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

The first in a pair of courses that provides a research-based introduction to literacy teaching and learning for children in grades PreK-6. Students will be introduced to the theories, approaches and methodology of teaching reading and writing in the elementary classroom. Emphasis will be on helping students develop an informed, integrated and balanced approach to the planning and instruction of reading and the language arts; with a strong focus on phonemic awareness and strategies for teaching phonics. Field experience required. Required Texts: "Phonics they use: Words for Reading and Writing”, by Cunningham, P. (2013). New York, Pearson Publishing; and "Reading with Meaning”, by Miller, D. (2013). 2nd edition Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517x110 before registering. Additional college tuition and fees will be incurred.
  • Max Class Size: 10

87. EDU 5432.01/Childhood and Childhood Special Ed Grades 1-6 Student Teaching Seminar

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

Develop your teaching skills in a full-time, twelve-week, supervised student teaching experience. Fulfill your requirements for New York State initial certification. This course is for fully matriculated students only. Additional tuition and fees will be paid directly to Manhattanville. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment. For questions please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org.
  • Max Class Size: 3

88. EDU 5607.01 Advanced Methods of Teaching Computer Science K-12

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

This course builds on the work of EDU.5507, Introduction to Methods and Strategies for Teaching Computer Science to K-12 Students. Now that the teacher candidate has a grounding in the history of CS in education, and experience with the core teaching strategies and practices for teaching CS to K-12 students, this course is designed to allow the teacher candidate to develop learning activities that are more complex, and that focus on the more advanced concepts of CS, such as variables, loops, and algorithms. Through the work of this course, teachers and teacher candidates will engage deeply in the advanced elements of core CS principles (Algorithms and programming, Computing systems, Data and analysis, Impacts of computing, and Networks and the internet) and will learn to design learning environments and learning experiences that promote deep understanding of these principles in their students. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 15

89. EDU 5380.02 Curriculum, Management and Assessment in Childhood Education

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/8/2025

Explore ways for childhood educators to develop curricula, plan and implement instruction within the full range of students' abilities in a role as an apprentice in a school setting. Develop methods for assessing student learning. Examine the application of research as a method for gathering data, planning and assessment toward instruction improvement and student performance. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Please refer to Service Hub for exact meeting dates. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 25

90. EDU 5393.01 Foundations of Special Education

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 1/27/2025 to 5/5/2025

This course is designed to provide an overview of the field of special education. The objectives are to make the teacher-candidate more aware of federal and state special education laws which provide for the identification of individuals with disabilities, the process of determining entitlements to special education services, and the models of teaching that provide for educating the child in the least restrictive environment (LRE) under the umbrella of IDEA and NCLB. The importance of inclusive education and the use of Response to Intervention (RtI) are also addressed. The course provides an overview of theories, diagnostic procedures, and remedial teaching strategies which address students with the broad spectrum of ELNs including: learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, other health impaired, and low incidence disabilities (deaf/hearing impaired, blind/visually impaired). In addition, the course will address the special needs of ELLs and students from different cultural milieus in accessing the school curriculum. Further, teacher candidates learn about effective practices for planning and designing co-teaching and collaboration with peers, individualizing instruction, and applying interventions to address student and classroom management needs. Fifteen hours of field experience in diverse settings is an integral component of the course in order to assist the course participant in linking the classroom didactic with life experiences in the schools and agencies providing education and intervention. Field experience required. If you would like to take this graduate course and are not a matriculated Manhattanville student, please contact Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org or call 845-553-9517 X110 before registering. Additional college tuition will be incurred. Note, only start and end dates are listed. Registration is required on both Frontline and Service Hub to complete enrollment.
  • Max Class Size: 5

91. Book Besties Book Club 1/28 at 10:00 (NOT FOR CTLE OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)

Location: ZOOM AT HOME (ZOOM, NY)

Dates: 1/28/2025

New
Join us for a discussion of the book Becoming Madame Secretary by Stephanie Dray. Candace will lead us in an interesting and thought provoking discussion on January 28 at10:00 AM. To receive the summary, Zoom link and the questions in a timely manner, please register by Thursday, January 23.
  • Max Class Size: 15

92. Elementary Math PLC 25 (Zoom)

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 1/28/2025 to 3/25/2025

The Elementary Math Professional Learning Community is designed to be an interactive professional learning community where elementary educators explore and discuss curriculum highlights, updated NYSED resources, and best instructional practices. The 2024-2025 PLC will focus on trends, best practices, and key resources. Math strand
  • Max Class Size: 10

93. EDU 4440 Electronics and Robotics

Location: Hybrid (Hybrid, Hy)

Dates: 1/29/2025 to 5/21/2025

An introduction to the study of robotics and industrial automation. This course will provide theoretical and hand-on experience in the areas of design, programming, debugging, set-up, and interfacing of industrial robotic applications. Additional college registration and fees apply. Course will be hybrid with both synchronous and asynchronous online instruction, as well as, in-person lab time required. The dates and times of the in-person labs are TBD based on availability. Lab time will either be in the evening or on the weekend to try an accommodate teacher schedules with considerations for clubs, coaching, and tutoring. Dates listed are the start date and end date.
  • Max Class Size: 25

94. Hybrid: Edith Winthrop Teacher Center DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Winter Book Club February 3 - March 21, 2025 (EWTC)

Audience: All staff, teachers and administrators

Dates: 2/3/2025 to 3/21/2025

Location: Hybrid

This Free class is only open to consortium members. For the Winter/Spring Edith Winthrop Teacher Center DEI Book Club, we will be reading the adult version of "Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America” by Candacy Taylor. Taylor writes in her introduction, "The Green Book was published during a time when car travel symbolized freedom in America, but since racial segregation was in full force throughout the country, the open road wasn't open to all. When black motorists picked up a copy of the Green Book, they were greeted by the words ‘Just What You Have Been Looking For!! NOW WE CAN TRAVEL WITHOUT EMBARRASSMENT.'” This book details the history of the Green Book, how we arrived at our present historical moment, and how far we still have to go when it comes to race relations and systemic racism in America. What to expect: All participants are asked to purchase the adult version of the book before the start of the book club cycle. All participants are asked to read the book and come prepared for book discussions during the three live mandatory Zoom meetings: Thursday, February 13th - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Discussion will be on the Introduction, Chapters 1-3) Thursday, February 27th - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Discussion will be on Chapters 4-8) Thursday, March 13th - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Discussion will be on Chapters 9-11, Epilogue) All participants are required to complete three asynchronous assignments after each live Zoom discussion. Your camera must be on and you must be present on-screen at all times during the Zoom sessions. Participation in the Zoom sessions, including responding to prompts in the chat, is required to receive full credit for the course.
  • Max Class Size: 30

95. Collaborative Classrooms: Co-Teaching Strategies for Inclusion and Success (2/3/25-3/7/25)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 2/3/2025 to 3/7/2025

New
In this 15 hour asynchronous course, we will dive into effective co-teaching strategies to create inclusive classrooms that promote success for all students - and all teachers! Participants will gain hands-on experience with a variety of co-teaching models, learning how to collaborate with colleagues to meet diverse learner needs. The course will focus on developing practical skills for co-planning, differentiating instruction, and sharing classroom responsibilities to support both general education and special education students. Emphasis will be placed on fostering positive relationships, communication, and co-teaching dynamics that enhance student engagement and achievement. Through real-world examples, case studies, and interactive discussions, educators will leave with actionable strategies and a deeper understanding of how to successfully implement co-teaching models in their own classrooms for greater inclusion and student success.
  • Max Class Size: 20

96. Science: What is a 3D lesson? An Introduction to NYSSLS Standards and Engineering Practices (2/3/25-2/6/25)

Location: Online (online, ny)

Dates: 2/3/2025 to 2/6/2025


In this session, participants will dive into grade-level specific NYSSLS standards. Where to find them, how to read them, and how to incorporate them all into a 3D lesson. This session will spend time going over the Science and Engineering Processes with a focus on Scientific Method and hooking students into the lessons by using phenomena. This 3-hour course will be asynchronous and materials will be found on our class Google Classroom. Participants will receive a rockteach.org email address to participate. Dates listed are the start date and end date. STEAM strand
  • Max Class Size: 20

97. Strategies for Teaching Social Studies to ELLs (2/3- 6/2025)

Location: Online Only (Online, )

Dates: 2/3/2025 to 2/6/2025

Wait List
During this online course experience, participants will explore teaching strategies using The SIOP Model ® for History-Social Studies K-12. Showcasing tasks and examples work well with all students, especially ELLs, enabling them to explore, practice, and apply key concepts and academic language. While there are suggested timelines for work completion, this course does NOT require any synchronous sessions so you may plan your time accordingly. All work is due by the end of the last day of the course. You will receive a Rockland Teacher Center gmail account to participate in this course. Participants print their own CTLE certificate. After the following has been completed, 1. The course officially ends: 2. MLP Evaluation is completed 3. Attendance is confirmed by instructor: 4. Once the MLP admin marks the course complete, participants will be able print their CTLE certificate. Please note that initial class information, including your new RTC gmail, will be sent to the email you have registered on Frontline MLP.
  • Max Class Size: 20

98. Building Fluency using NYSED Expanded Math Access Program - First in Math - For Middle School Educators (Zoom)

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Audience: Middle School Educators

Dates: 2/3/2025

Learn how to navigate the First in Math Program to support fluency growth for your Middle School learners. First in Math is an online math practice tool that leverages student's love of gaming to build skills and create high levels of engagement. First in Math's game-style activities provide immediate feedback and deep practice necessary for skill retention - free access to the First in Math Program. Presented by: Jennifer Kling - District Partnerships Manager, First in Math
Math Strand
  • Max Class Size: 50

99. Shifting Mindsets for Effective Family-School Engagement (SRP) Zoom

Dates: 2/4/2025

Are assumptions about families and community getting in the way of deeper connections needed for student success? The relational piece is the necessary ingredient for any meaningful family-school engagem nt effort to be sustained. This session will identify key assumptions that get in the way of building relationships of trust and respect with families and describe asset- based thinking for building powerful partnerships with families.This training is provided by NYSUT ELT and is limited to Teaching Assistants and other School-Related Professionals.
  • Max Class Size: 40

100. EDPD 5031.01 Building Professional Learning Communities

Location: North Rockland High School (North Rockland HS, )

Dates: 2/5/2025 to 4/2/2025

This course will have two goals: (1) to facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLC) in our schools through the habits of successful thinking and (2) assist participants in creating classrooms responsive to the needs of all students. These two goals will allow participants to grow professionally and push students beyond independence levels. By developing habits of thinking and collaborative communication skills with colleagues, participants will develop strategies to make their schools better learning communities and to make their classrooms more responsive to the needs of all learners. We will utilize the book How Full is your Bucket by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton as the conceptual framework. The book "reveals how even the briefest interactions affect your relationships, productivity, health and longevity.” Effective schools explicitly develop the skills and strategies of collegiality amongst staff members. Effective teachers have a profound impact upon student learning. Therefore, participants will develop thinking and communication skills to make them more effective teachers; improving their responsiveness in the classroom. Required Readings: "Cultures Built to Last: Systematic PLC's at Work", by DuFours and Fullan, 2014; "How Full is Your Bucket", by Rath and Clifton, 2004. *If you are taking this course for Graduate Credit, participants must also register with Manhattanville through Instant Enrollment on Service Hub. Email Colleen Gill at cgill@rockteach.org for more information. Note: Official graduate transcripts will not be available until the official end of the college semester.
  • Max Class Size: 40

101. AMTNYS Middle School Math Network (Zoom)

Location: Zoom (Zoom, Zo)

Dates: 2/5/2025 to 5/1/2025

Join NYSED leaders and teachers/teacher leaders at the middle school level from across the state as we explore NYSED resources, discuss curriculum issues and trends, and network with fellow educators and friends. Great opportunity to develop partnerships and share ideas with colleagues throughout the state. Facilitated by AMTNYS Middle School Grade level Reps:Jordan Titus and Justin Wiedrick.
  • Max Class Size: 40