Frontline Education

1. OCDOT Meetings

Program: Instructional Technology

Dates: 9/16/2022 to 6/9/2023

OCDOT Meetings

2. New Teacher Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 9/21/2022 to 6/14/2023

This community of educators will engage in professional dialogue around topics and issues intended to support new teachers as they deepen their practice in the first 5 years of teaching. Such topics as intentional trust and relationship building for classroom community, classroom management, planning to meet standards, SEL integration, mindful presence, and self-care will be explored. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to bring issues and challenges to the table for exploration and support with colleagues.

If there is a cost associated with this training, please read payment options:

*If your district is paying and you are an Oswego County district, please select Direct Bill

*If your district is paying and you are outside of Oswego County, a cross contract will need to be initiated for permission to bill. Please contact Yvette Muccini for arrangements (ymuccini@citiboces.org).

*If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. PLEASE put course name in the notes. NO CASH please.

Send to: CiTi BOCES Attention: Staci Silliman, Stern Bldg. 179 County Route 64 Mexico NY 13114

3. Elementary Principals Meeting 2022-2023

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Elementary Principals

Dates: 9/27/2022 to 6/13/2023

Support Principals, provide them with opportunity to collaborate with county-wide colleagues and hear NYED updates.

4. Middle School Principal Mtgs 2022-2023

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Principals

Dates: 9/28/2022 to 6/14/2023

Support Principals, provide them with opportunity to collaborate with county-wide colleagues and hear NYED updates.

5. Assistant Principal County-Wide Community Meetings 2022-2023

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 9/29/2022 to 6/15/2023

Assistant Principal County-Wide Community Meetings

6. CIC Meetings 2022-2023

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Central office staff charged with instructional leadership within component districts.

Dates: 9/30/2022 to 6/16/2023

Monthly meetings of the countywide Curriculum & Instruction Council members.

7. Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS) 5-Day Training

Program: Exceptional Education

Dates: 6/12/2023 to 6/16/2023

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A child in crisis needs help. What kind of help and how it is given makes a crucial difference between the child's learning from the experience or being set back. The Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training program for child and youth care staff presents a crisis prevention and intervention model designed to teach staff how to help children learn constructive ways to handle crisis.

8. Dignity for All Students Act: Required Training for Certification/Licensure (Teachers, Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Coaches, etc)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, TA's, Coaches

Dates: 6/13/2023

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Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act or DASA) Workshop: Six hour training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention. New York State's Dignity Act seeks to provide the State's public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function. School professionals applying for certification or license on or after DECEMBER 31, 2013 are required to complete six clock hours of course work or training in this area. This training is designed to fulfill that requirement. Tuition is $75.00 for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $100.00 for all other attendees. If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. Send attention Roseann Bayne. NO CASH please, to CiTi, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114

9. Distance Learning End-of-Year 22-23 Facilitator Meeting

Program: Distance Learning

Audience: Distance Learning Facilitators

Dates: 6/16/2023

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This session is intended/appropriate for the Distance Learning facilitators in each component district that subscribes to CITI's Distance Learning service.

10. Ceramic Connect (Feats of Clay PD)

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Ceramics teachers

Dates: 6/20/2023

Come be a part of the community of ceramic teachers as we debrief on the 34th annual Feats of Clay and share ideas, lesson plans, and build curriculum around ceramics. Even if you did not attend Feats of Clay, still join us for a great day of connection and discussion.

11. Middle/High Choral Reading Session

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Middle/High School Chorus Teachers

Dates: 6/21/2023

The yearly end of the year choral reading session is back! Come join us on Wednesday June 21st at FM High School for our yearly teacher-lead reading session. Participants should bring 1 or 2 titles of choral music, with copies, to read through that day. Voicing can be SAB, SATB, SATB Divisi, TB, SA, SSA, or anything for the Middle/High School voice. Any questions, please reach out to coliver@citiboces.org

12. Middle/High School Band Reading Session

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Middle/High School Band

Dates: 6/21/2023

Come join us on Wednesday, June 21st at Westhill High School for our first teacher-lead reading session. Participants should bring 1 or 2 titles of band literature with copies to hand out and play throughout the day. Any questions, please reach out to coliver@citiboces.org

13. Middle/High School Orchestra Reading Session

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Middle/High School Orchestra Teachers

Dates: 6/21/2023

Come join us for our first teacher-lead Orchestra reading session. Participants should bring 1 or 2 titles of band literature with copies to hand out and play throughout the day. Any questions, please reach out to coliver@citiboces.org

14. We've Identified Priority Standards- Now how do we know they learned them?

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Full day: Admins/School Leaders p.m. only: Teacher Leaders/Department Chairs/Grade Level Facilitators preK-12 will join Admins/School Leaders (that attended the morning session) **Attending as a team is highly recommended.

Dates: 6/27/2023

This one day workshop will combine professional development along with processing time and action planning to help admins/school leaders establish a systematic approach to school improvement for the 2023-2024 school year. The morning session designed for principals/school leaders, will be an overview on how to systematically lead your staff through the process of aligning assessments to priority standards (How do we know they learned it?). For the afternoon session, teacher leaders are encouraged to join the session. As a team, you will be led through an additional overview of the the process of aligning assessments to priority standards and then have time to process the learning in collaborative discussions to begin strategic planning for the 2023-2024 school year. Districts will be encouraged to share how they plan to support the work so attendees benefit from varying perspectives. On-site follow up from CiTi ISS to support implementation during the school year will be encouraged. Audience: Full day: Admins/School Leaders p.m. only: Teacher Leaders/Department Chairs/Grade Level Facilitators preK-12 will join Admins/School Leaders (that attended the morning session) **Attending as a team is highly recommended.

15. How to do the work: a book study

Program: School Improvement

Audience: all educators

Dates: 6/28/2023 to 7/26/2023

Dr. Nicole LePera explains the goal of her work is to provide the reader with the tools to understand and harness the complex interconnectedness of your mind and body. Our goal as a group is to foster deeper, more authentic, more meaningful relationships with yourself, with others, and within the greater society. Through Dr. LePera's journey, meditations, journaling, we will explore what it means for us to do our own work. Participants will meet at Onondaga Lake Parkway with their own folding chair to engage in meaningful discussions based on the readings. Participants will also be responsible for gaining access to the book whether through a library loan or purchasing the book. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-to-do-the-work-dr-nicole-lepera?variant=32949715107874

16. Identifying Essential (Priority) Standards: The Process

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Administrators preK-12

Dates: 7/6/2023

This 3 hour workshop for administrators will model the process of prioritizing and operationalizing learning standards for the purpose of being able to lead their own staff. Time will be built in to draft your own systematic plan to map out the process for the 2023-204 school year. Audience: Administrators preK-12

17. Observing the Arts: Administrator Addition!

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Administration / learning coaches

Dates: 7/10/2023

Often the experience for an administrator in the arts is on a personal level regarding their own experiences within the arts. What does it mean though when we observe artistic lessons being taught by our art and music teachers? What specific examples of knowledge should we be seeing? How do the art standards connect with the instruction we see? What is the difference between product vs. process in the arts? Join us as we have deep meaningful conversations about observing the arts classrooms and the importance they face in our modern educational system and how we can build strong relationships with our arts educators, students, and community!

18. Amplify CKLA and the Science of Reading 7/11/23

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, New Staff

Dates: 7/11/2023

This session is designed to introduce Amplify CKLA to teachers and make the connection to research around the science of reading. This session will explain the "why” behind the program design of CKLA. We will also explore prioritizing when planning for CKLA lessons.

19. Creating a Dignity Ecosystem

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 7/12/2023

This training will focus on the creation of a proactive and protective "dignity ecosystem” in your classroom, office, or school district. Being proactive includes the creation and promotion of systems, expectations, and training of the inherent dignity of each person. Being protective includes the creation of systems for preventing harm and repairing any harm that comes from dignity violations. Dignity violations include lack of belonging, not being seen, being seen as only a member of a particular group and not as an individual, invasion of personal space and aggression and humiliation. Participant will be provided with "dignity guides” and suggestions for creating this ecosystem in their setting. There is no cost for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $50.00 for all other attendees.

20. Science and Social Studies Crosswalk with CKLA PROJECT

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Instructional Staff

Dates: 7/13/2023

This is a facilitated work session for individuals who teach Amplify CKLA and want to investigate the reading, writing, and language standards covered in that curriculum resource alongside the Next Generation Standards for Science and Social Studies.

21. Science of Reading for New Staff 7/13/23

Program: School Improvement

Audience: New Teachers, New Staff

Dates: 7/13/2023

Have you ever asked these questions: What is the Science of Reading? How does our brain learn to read? How should I be teaching my students to read? Register to learn more about the science of reading and how it can improve your ability to teach our students to read. This session is designed to give an overview of the science of reading to new or newer teachers/staff.

22. We've Identified Priority Standards- Now how do we know they learned them?

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Full day: Admins/School Leaders p.m. only: Teacher Leaders/Department Chairs/Grade Level Facilitators preK-12 will join Admins/School Leaders (that attended the morning session) **Attending as a team is highly recommended.

Dates: 7/13/2023

This one day workshop will combine professional development along with processing time and action planning to help admins/school leaders establish a systematic approach to school improvement for the 2023-2024 school year. The morning session designed for principals/school leaders, will be an overview on how to systematically lead your staff through the process of aligning assessments to priority standards (How do we know they learned it?). For the afternoon session, teacher leaders are encouraged to join the session. As a team, you will be led through an additional overview of the the process of aligning assessments to priority standards and then have time to process the learning in collaborative discussions to begin strategic planning for the 2023-2024 school year. Districts will be encouraged to share how they plan to support the work so attendees benefit from varying perspectives. On-site follow up from CiTi ISS to support implementation during the school year will be encouraged. Audience: Full day: Admins/School Leaders p.m. only: Teacher Leaders/Department Chairs/Grade Level Facilitators preK-12 will join Admins/School Leaders (that attended the morning session) **Attending as a team is highly recommended.

23. LETRS Volume 1 Training ~ Units 1-4

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers of Reading and Spelling

Dates: 7/17/2023 to 8/1/2023

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling training. LETRS Volume 1 focuses on the Word Recognition strands of Scarborough's Reading Rope model: phonology, basic and advanced phonics, and screening educational and diagnostic assessment. If there is a cost associated with this training, please read payment options: *If your district is paying and you are an Oswego County district, please select Direct Bill *If your district is paying and you are outside of Oswego County, a cross contract will need to be initiated for permission to bill. Please contact Yvette Muccini for arrangements (ymuccini@citiboces.org). *If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. PLEASE put course name in the notes. NO CASH please. Send to: CiTi BOCES Attention: Yvette Muccini 70 County Route 59 Phoenix, NY 13135

24. Staff Development Academy

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 7/17/2023 to 4/9/2024

As educators, we know learning is a lifelong adventure. It does not stop once we earn our degree. Research is clear, ongoing professional development increases teacher effectiveness as well as contribute to a culture of learning and a community of belonging. We also know from the principles of Andragogy that adult learners come with knowledge and life experience and want to be able to apply those lessons in new environments as well as an array of varying needs that are very different from student learners. The What, Why and How of our professional development opportunities have the power to persuade and transform people and systems. We also know that many of us landed in positions that require us to plan, lead and facilitate professional learning experiences without much training and guidance on how to do this effectively! Staff Development Academy is intended to build the capacity of leaders of professional development in all its forms, including meetings, presentations, and coaching experiences. Participants will learn a variety of concepts and skills to support them in this type of role, regardless of title/position.

• Designing for transformative learning experiences

• Planning for effective meetings

• Building community as foundational to learning and risk taking

• Communication skills supportive of learning and growing

• Understanding the change process

• Principles of Andragogy and why it matters

• Facilitator moves for engaging your audience

• And much more!

25. Building Teacher Capacity for NYS Science Learning Standards Implementation (Gr 3-8)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers of Grades 3-8

Dates: 7/18/2023

This session is for teachers that have not participated in work with Kristin Dotti previously. In the morning session, participants will play the role of the students engaging in a phenomenon-driven lesson centered around skills and content required by the New York State Science and Learning Standards (NYSSLS). We will use the example given to reflect on how teaching and learning might differ with the shift to NYSSLS and identify teaching techniques that allow students to demonstrate the outlined performance expectations. In the afternoon session, we will choose a standard from the 5th-8th NYSSLS to practice a method for writing a unit plan. If time permits, rough drafts of our plans will be presented in a peer review fashion for discussion and feedback.

26. Serving ELLs with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) and Newcomers

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Educators, district and building leaders, and teaching assistants

Dates: 7/18/2023

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In this professional learning, participants will explore and discuss the ELL identification process specifically for students with interrupted/inconsistent formal education (SIFE). They will become familiar with the SIFE Oral Questionnaire, the Multilingual Literacy Screener (MLS), and the SIFE Writing Screener. Participants will also explain the impact and effects of knowing their students, including Newcomers, and how that impacts their learning. Finally, they will explore instructional practices and strategies that support foundational literacy in an environment that is culturally and linguistically responsive.

27. Building Teacher Capacity for NYS Science Learning Standards Implementation (Gr 3-4)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers of Grades 3-4

Dates: 7/19/2023

This session is for teachers that have previously participated in work with Kristin Dotti. During the morning session, participants will engage in a student-designed experiment with data collection and analysis. The activity will include several of the required science and engineering practices (SEPs): planning and carrying out an investigation, analyzing and interpreting data, and engaging in arguments from evidence. We will use the example investigation to generate ideas about how this structure can be repeated with different content across various subject areas or grade levels to achieve fluency. The afternoon session will be used to write unit plans for your classroom with the support of peers who teach the same content. Each unit will address the SEPs identified and practiced in the morning session by mimicking the structure, so participants leave for the day with a selection of student-designed investigations to add to their class.

28. LETRS, now what?

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, LETRS trained Staff

Dates: 7/19/2023

You went to LETRS training and you teach CKLA. How do we marry these two resources? This session is for individuals who use Amplify CKLA and want to better understand and incorporate what we learned from LETRS training. When we know better, we do better.

29. Building Teacher Capacity for NYS Science Learning Standards Implementation (Gr 5-8)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers of Grades 5-8

Dates: 7/20/2023

This session is for teachers that have previously participated in work with Kristin Dotti. During the morning session, participants will engage in a student-designed experiment with data collection and analysis. The activity will include several of the required science and engineering practices (SEPs): planning and carrying out an investigation, analyzing and interpreting data, and engaging in arguments from evidence. We will use the example investigation to generate ideas about how this structure can be repeated with different content across various subject areas or grade levels to achieve fluency. The afternoon session will be used to write unit plans for your classroom with the support of peers who teach the same content. Each unit will address the SEPs identified and practiced in the morning session by mimicking the structure, so participants leave for the day with a selection of student-designed investigations to add to their class.

30. LETRS Volume 2 Training ~ Units 5-8

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers of Reading and Spelling

Dates: 7/20/2023 to 8/3/2023

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling training. LETRS Volume 2 focuses on the Language Comprehension strands of Scarborough's Reading Rope model: vocabulary, language and reading, comprehension, and writing. **PREREQUISITE: LETRS Volume 1 If there is a cost associated with this training, please read payment options: *If your district is paying and you are an Oswego County district, please select Direct Bill *If your district is paying and you are outside of Oswego County, a cross contract will need to be initiated for permission to bill. Please contact Yvette Muccini for arrangements (ymuccini@citiboces.org). *If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. PLEASE put course name in the notes. NO CASH please. Send to: CiTi BOCES Attention: Yvette Muccini 70 County Route 59 Phoenix, NY 13135

31. Unlocking the Power of Music Through Pedagogy

Program: Arts-In-Education

Dates: 7/20/2023

In a world where we find the difference between Dalcroze, Orff, Kodaly, and Music Learning Theory being considered one way a teacher, what if we combined all the elements together to make a more cohesive thought to music learning? This session is for any music teacher who would like to engage in the conversation about a developed sequence that uses all the elements of the founding pedagogies for music education that can enhance independence and musical skills in students.

32. Primer on Implicit Bias

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 7/24/2023

This training is at the beginner or "raising awareness” level. Participants will learn about the distinction between implicit and explicit bias in addition to the brain science related to bias. Participants will also learn the ways in which implicit bias presents itself through microaggressions, taboos and disgust sensitivity. Finally, the negative impacts of not interrupting implicit bias will be discussed. There is no cost for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $50.00 for all other attendees.

33. Pre-K Amplify CKLA Training

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Pre-K Teachers

Dates: 7/26/2023

This training designed for Pre-K teachers will include a 3-hour Program Overview in the morning and then move into Enhancing Planning & Practice in the afternoon which would allow teachers to have guided support in planning for the upcoming school year.

34. The Writing Rope: A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in All Subjects- Book Study

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Educators of all subjects in grades 4 and up.

Dates: 7/26/2023 to 8/22/2023

Students that have opportunities to write in conjunction with reading show more evidence of critical thinking skills. This book provides evidence-based instructional practices that integrate writing with content teaching. The virtual book study will follow the organization of the book and be divided into three 2 hour sessions. In the first session, facilitation will focus on synthesis of chapters 1-4. The second session will have participants reflect on their current writing practices compared to practices suggested in chapters 5-8. They will be asked to consider the possibilities for trying new practices and brainstorming steps for implementation. The third session will focus on connecting it all together to the classroom and sharing ideas on how to measure the impact on student learning. Audience: Educators of all subjects in grades 4 and up. Materials: The Writing Rope by Joan Sedita **Attendees are responsible for purchasing book

35. Administrator Amplify CKLA Training

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 7/27/2023

This three-hour training is designed specifically for administrators as a Leader Strengthening session utilizing the CKLA curriculum resource. Administrators will take an in depth look at the program and how to best support their teachers.

36. Dignity for All Students Act: Required Training for Certification/Licensure (Teachers, Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Coaches, etc)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, TA's, Coaches

Dates: 7/27/2023

Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act or DASA) Workshop: Six hour training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention. New York State's Dignity Act seeks to provide the State's public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function. School professionals applying for certification or license on or after DECEMBER 31, 2013 are required to complete six clock hours of course work or training in this area. This training is designed to fulfill that requirement. Tuition is $75.00 for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $100.00 for all other attendees. If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. Send attention Roseann Bayne. NO CASH please, to CiTi, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114

37. Coach/Teacher Leader Amplify CKLA Training

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 7/27/2023

This three-hour training is designed specifically for coaches/teacher leaders as a Leader Strengthening session utilizing the CKLA curriculum resource. Coaches will take an in depth look at the program and how to best support the teachers they work with. This will include information on lesson planning that will be beneficial in the upcoming school year.

38. Effective Lesson Planning for Tier 2 & 3 Reading Instruction

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Tier 2 & 3 Educators responsible for closing gaps in reading foundational skills.

Dates: 8/1/2023

This 3 hour professional development session focuses on explicit lesson planning that includes phonemic awareness, letter-sound knowledge, decoding/encoding, and fluency. Educators will be trained in the 6 Step Lesson Plan and learn how the instructional sequence develops orthographic mapping (a process in the brain that permanently stores and retrieves words effortlessly). Audience: Tier 2 & 3 Educators responsible for closing gaps in reading foundational skills.

39. Dignity for All Students Act: Required Training for Certification/Licensure (Teachers, Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Coaches, etc)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, TA's, Coaches

Dates: 8/3/2023

Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act or DASA) Workshop: Six hour training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention. New York State's Dignity Act seeks to provide the State's public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function. School professionals applying for certification or license on or after DECEMBER 31, 2013 are required to complete six clock hours of course work or training in this area. This training is designed to fulfill that requirement. Tuition is $75.00 for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $100.00 for all other attendees. If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. Send attention Roseann Bayne. NO CASH please, to CiTi, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114

40. Road to Resilience for Educators

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 8/4/2023

It has been a long road these past few years and perhaps you are feeling this on many levels. This is not about teacher burnout, which implies that teachers have not done enough to hack it in tough times. This is about finding your way back to center and reconnecting with the passion and vision that brought you to education in the midst of circumstances and situations that may not feel aligned to that vision. One key way to do this is in a professional community with others who are experiencing this as well. In this full day session we will come together in a restorative circle for open dialogue and reflection. We will experience hands-on activities that reconnect us with our creativity and well-being. And we will laugh and have fun!

41. How to Reach Hard to Reach Students with Michael Grinder

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 8/7/2023 to 8/8/2023

Post-pandemic education has seen a tsunami of veteran teachers resignations while it does triage with newbies. Students' emotional maturity today is two years behind their chronological age. We need to renew our classroom management. And that renewal needs to move us toward trauma-informed culturally responsive classrooms. We need a management system that is symbolized by the following quote, "We are in love with the influence of power. We need to be in love with the power of influence." As Robert Marzano's research indicates - the single variable in successful classrooms is the relationship between teacher and student. And, not surprisingly, that relationship is best revealed during management. For an overview of this program look at YouTube, "Michael Grinder School House of Relationships.” This two-day program transfers our knowledge of household pets to students. When you call a dog it comes; when you call a cat it has an answering service and may get back to you (if you sound like the kitchen's can opener). Historically, students were more dog-like. The cat population has increased. Now teachers aren't given respect just because of their position. And some of our cats are feral. We need strategies for making our classrooms a humane society. Take-aways **Strategies for reaching the hard-to-reach students. **Be an educational veterinarian: establish and maintain relationships with both dogs and cats. **How to feel sane during difficult times **Recognize your own dog and cat tendencies. **Reduce being surprised - be proactive. **When to use influence and when to use power **Avoiding the hooks of escalation **Be careful of needing to have the last word **Understand that you and the cat students don't have to like each other, you only have to respect each other.

42. Building the Foundations: Sequencing Music Literacy in Our Schools

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: All music teachers

Dates: 8/7/2023 to 8/9/2023

Join us for our summer workshop of music literacy with specialists Dr. Carol Krueger and Dr. Hillary Ridgley! These three days are jam packed full of understanding the foundations of how students learn music and provide sequencing skills and activities to develop independent musicianship with our students. Open to all music teachers from general/instrumental/choral. You won't want to miss! All costs are aidable through Arts-in-Education.

43. World Language Summer Collaborative

Program: School Improvement

Audience: World Language Teachers

Dates: 8/8/2023

World Language departments are welcome to join a collaborative meeting to continue the ongoing work of getting ready for implementation of World Language Standards. Colleagues will have the opportunity to collaborate in the planning process to integrate new standards into the curriculum. Please plan to bring a device and specific unit(s).

44. Practical Classroom Management

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Classroom Teachers

Dates: 8/9/2023

Classroom management cannot be simplified into a reward program or well-intended seating charts. When planning for instruction, we must intentionally plan for class management through the social and emotional impacts of how the learning will take place within the lesson. Additionally, research tells us that fostering healthy relationships and building community is at the heart of practical classroom management. Participants will come away with strategies and structures to develop classroom management that works for each class.

45. Integrating SEL Benchmarks into content area practices

Program: School Improvement

Audience: all educators

Dates: 8/10/2023

Integration of SEL into academic instruction weaves deep academic learning with opportunities for students to understand their own emotions, empathize with diverse perspectives, cultivate trusting relationships, solve problems constructively, and make decisions while considering the needs of others. This includes fostering academic mindsets, aligning SEL and academic objectives, and using interactive pedagogy to fully integrate SEL practices into content area lessons. Participants will use NYSED's SEL goals, benchmarks, and their standards for integration. Please plan to bring a device and a unit(s). Participants can expect to have ready-to-use classroom strategies and resources upon completion.

46. Amplify CKLA and the Science of Reading 8/11/23

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, New Teachers, New Staff

Dates: 8/11/2023

This session is designed to introduce Amplify CKLA to teachers and make the connection to research around the science of reading. This session will explain the "why” behind the program design of CKLA. We will also explore prioritizing when planning for CKLA lessons.

47. Human Identity

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 8/11/2023

Regardless of race or creed, students who identify as LGBTQ+ experience dramatic numbers of founded cases of bullying, harassment, and discrimination than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. Many of these negative experiences are rooted in bias or intolerance. This session will provide participants with the scientific information that gender, and sexuality are not binaries. Participants will be provided with resources and talking points to dispel myths about biological sex, gender identification, gender expression and sexual/romantic orientation. There is no cost for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $50.00 for all other attendees.

48. Using Restorative Circles & Play to Build Community & Resilience

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 8/14/2023

Two of the most effective tools for developing safety, respect, belonging, and voice in your school culture are socially engaged play and universal tier 1 circles. Circles offer a structured and safe way for all voices to be heard, to practice listening and speaking, to build relational capacity, and explore issues related to equity and our social and emotional well-being. Well led, socially engaged play is vital for students to learn the requisite social and emotional skills of self-regulation, cooperation, teamwork, solving problems, imagination and creativity. In this experiential workshop participants learn fun, engaging and community building games and play activities that can be used in any setting alongside, and/or as part of the restorative circle process.

49. How to Interrupt Bias

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 8/15/2023

This training will identify the most common dignity/bias violations that occur in school settings and provide strategies to prevent and/or interrupt situations. Examples will include strategies for racists incidents, anti-immigrant bias, anti-LGBTQ+ bias, and ableism. There is no cost for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $50.00 for all other attendees.

50. Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation for Educator Resilience

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 8/17/2023

Life can feel quite scattered and stressful, even on our best days, let alone when life holds disruption and uncertainty. We tend to walk through our days living in the past or future, rehashing and rehearsing, and spend very little time in the present moment. When we lack awareness in the present moment, we experience consequences such as: We do not realize how our mood can influence our experiences We do not realize we carry tension and stress in the body We miss out on the positive and joyful moments life offers We miss information needed to make wise and loving decisions We hold on to unpleasant experiences for longer than necessary (A Clinician's Guide to Teaching Mindfulness, Christianne Wolf & J. Greg Serpa) Mindfulness Meditation is the intentional directing of attention on the present moment experience with loving awareness. The goal is to rest in this awareness and cultivate an open heart and open mind. This 3 hour session will offer an overview of Mindfulness Meditation and how it can support resilience and open-hearted awareness.

51. The Essential Guide to Unpacking Art Standards

Program: Arts-In-Education

Dates: 8/17/2023

Whether a veteran teacher or a first-year teacher, the Art Standards are an important function of how we work within designing our curriculums. This session takes us all through the process of unpacking standards and developing essential standards in our curriculum! Participants will be able to see models of different unpacked standards and review and have collaborative conversations!

52. Play Leadership ~ Building Communities of Care & Belonging Through Progressive Risk Taking Play

Program: School Improvement

Audience: All educators who lead and engage students - teachers of all ages and content areas, counselors, behavior specialists, TAs and others

Dates: 8/21/2023

Create connection, trust, belonging and engagement for groups of any age and size with targeted play activities and strategies. Learn to lead play with groups in a way that creates safety. In addition to being dynamic and fun, play is an effective way to foster social emotional learning and self-regulation while building community. ● Learn a wide array of brain breaks, welcoming and inclusion activities, circle games, and energizers perfect for classroom use - and why they are important - particularly post COVID. ● Create connection and community with dynamic activities for use in a variety of settings. ● Learn skills of effective play leadership and the importance of progressive risk taking. Howard Moody, author of Nurtured Heart Play and The Heart of Play Games Manual, has been facilitating workshops on Play Leadership for over 30 years. He co-created the Adventure Game Theater, a live action role-playing theater camp for teens that was featured on NPR and PBS. He is a consultant with the Starling Collaborative, a Restorative Justice training organization in Vermont.

53. Dignity for All Students Act: Required Training for Certification/Licensure (Teachers, Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Coaches, etc)

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, TA's, Coaches

Dates: 8/22/2023

Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act or DASA) Workshop: Six hour training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention. New York State's Dignity Act seeks to provide the State's public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function. School professionals applying for certification or license on or after DECEMBER 31, 2013 are required to complete six clock hours of course work or training in this area. This training is designed to fulfill that requirement. Tuition is $75.00 for employees of district which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $100.00 for all other attendees. If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. Send attention Roseann Bayne. NO CASH please, to CiTi, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114

54. Dispelling the Myths on Arts-in-Ed!

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Administration, Teachers, PTO, community partners

Dates: 8/23/2023

This session looks to clarify what Arts-in-Education is, how it operates, answer specific questions, and provide time for teachers/administrators to connect and develop programming ideas that can enhance their students' enrichment experiences.

55. LETRS, now what? Marrying the LETRS and CKLA resources OCSD Only

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, LETRS trained Staff

Dates: 8/28/2023

You went to LETRS training and you teach CKLA. How do we marry these two resources? This session is for individuals who use Amplify CKLA and want to better understand and incorporate what we learned from LETRS training. When we know better, we do better.

56. DASA Coordinator Refresher

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Dignity Act Coordinators and/or their Designees

Dates: 8/31/2023

***PREREQUISITE - AT LEAST ONE YEAR SERVING AS A DASA COORDINATOR*** This training will review the DASA regulations and updates; Review the roles and responsibilities of Dignity Act Coordinators; Share an overview of complaint process flow charts; Provide samples of DASA forms and investigation techniques; and provide an overview of best practices related to school-wide strategies for improved climate and culture. This training will also offer modules that address DASA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and the Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education Framework. NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE 6hr REQUIRED TRAINING FOR CERTIFICATION. No cost for employees of districts which subscribe to the Oswego BOCES School Improvement Co-Ser. Tuition is $50.00 for all other attendees. If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made payable to CiTi Treasurer. NO CASH please. Send to: Roseann Bayne, CiTi BOCES, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY 13114

57. K-5 Literacy Leaders Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: administrators, coaches, teacher leaders, grade level facilitators

Dates: 9/8/2023 to 5/17/2024

This is a new community that will be coming together to explore CKLA Amplify as a curriculum resource. We will examine:

• What do we want students to know and be able to do?

• How can we support teachers in the planning process?

• What is the purpose and design behind the different components to the Skills, Knowledge and integrated programs?

• What scaffolding and differentiation options might be most successful?

• What engagement strategies can teachers use? We hope to build the capacity of those that attend this community to be a literacy resource in their districts and buildings. Community Members: administrators, coaches, teacher leaders, grade level facilitators

58. Instructional Coaches Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 9/15/2023 to 6/7/2024

This community of educators will engage in professional dialogue around topics and issues intended to support the craft of coaching. Such topics as intentional trust and relationship building, growth producing feedback, communication skills, and mindful presence will be explored. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to bring issues and challenges to the table for exploration and support with colleagues.

If there is a cost associated with this training, please read payment options:

*If your district is paying and you are an Oswego County district, please select Direct Bill

*If your district is paying and you are outside of Oswego County, a cross contract will need to be initiated for permission to bill. Please contact Yvette Muccini for arrangements (ymuccini@citiboces.org).

*If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. PLEASE put course name in the notes. NO CASH please.

Send to: CiTi BOCES Attention: Staci Silliman, Stern Bldg. 179 County Route 64 Mexico NY 13114

59. Fine Arts Leaders Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Fine Arts teachers, leaders, administrators

Dates: 9/25/2023 to 5/1/2024

New

Continuing the work this community started in 2022-23. This community focuses on work towards advocacy, program design, and other important factors that affect the fine art departments UPK-12. This community further encourages the growth and conversations regarding building strong Fine Arts programming from the Fine Arts Director/ Teacher Leaders' voices.

60. Music Literacy Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Music teachers PreK-12

Dates: 9/25/2023 to 5/1/2024

New

This community looks to develop conversations around sequencing and instruction based on how students learn music and the best practices for enhancing literacy skills within the classroom. Framework design looks at pedagogical creation from Dalcroze, Orff, Kodaly, and Music Learning Theory. This community's development is based on the request of teachers K-12 with creating foundations from the most current research in music literacy and educational knowledge.

61. Counselor, Social Worker & Mental Health Personnel Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Counselors, Social Workers, Mental Health Support Personnel

Dates: 9/25/2023 to 3/25/2024

The intention of this learning community is to provide a space for exploration of and collaboration around the unique needs and challenges of the role of Counselors, Social Workers and Mental Health support personnel. We will also consider the role of social emotional learning in this context. Other topics include the prioritization of work, communicating clearly the parameters of roles, supporting Tier One instruction, addressing attendance concerns, graduation pathways, transitions plans and more. Differentiation based on levels and needs will occur at each session while building a community of support for staff in these challenging roles. Cultivating a professional community is necessary to offer the support needed to fulfill this role.

62. Elementary Art Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Elementary Art Teachers

Dates: 9/26/2023 to 5/2/2024

New

The community focuses on the collaboration and needs of elementary art teachers from across the region. Specific attention to topics surrounding standard design, lesson share, demo instruction, classroom techniques and strategies, collaborative support, materials and more.

63. World Language Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: World Language Educators

Dates: 9/26/2023 to 5/21/2024

This community of educators will focus on professional dialogue aligned to rigorous tasks, standards alignment in curriculum and instruction, best practices for engaging with all students, and more. Who should attend? Any World Language teacher that wants to collaborate, learn, and grow as an educator. Additionally, if you are a teacher leader, all meeting materials and resources will be shared and can be used with your department and as turnkey opportunities.

64. Middle School Art Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Middle School Art teachers

Dates: 9/26/2023 to 5/2/2024

New

The community focuses on the collaboration and needs of the middle school art teachers from across the region. Specific attention to topics surrounding standard design, lesson share, demo instruction, classroom techniques and strategies, collaborative support, materials and more.

65. 2-D Design Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Middle / High School Art Teachers (7-12 grade)

Dates: 9/27/2023 to 4/29/2024

New

This community focuses on all aspects of teachers connecting 2D design in schools across the region such as drawing, paintings, observational drawing, landscape, figure drawing, watercolor. Conversations about portfolio creation/assessment, lesson share, demo technique, and more included.

66. 3-D Design Art Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: 3-D Design teachers

Dates: 9/27/2023 to 4/29/2024

New

Community focuses on all aspects of teachers connecting from across the region on 3D design such as ceramics, pottery, sculpture, woodworking, mental design, jewelry making, and other industrial materials. Conversations about portfolio creation/assessment, lesson share, demo technique, and more included.

67. 6-12 Math Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: 6-12 Math Teachers

Dates: 9/28/2023 to 6/6/2024

This community of educators will focus on professional dialogue aligned to rigorous tasks, standards alignment in curriculum and instruction, best practices for engaging with all students, and more. Who should attend? Any secondary mathematics teacher that wants to collaborate, learn, and grow as an educator. Additionally, if you are a teacher leader, all meeting materials and resources will be shared and can be used with your department and as turnkey opportunities. Meeting format: In person sessions at CiTi Main Campus.

68. Media Arts Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Dates: 9/28/2023 to 4/30/2024

New

This community is for teachers across the region looking towards implementation of the new standards for Media Arts and designing curricular work in Media arts. Focus based towards the growth of digital design and technology. Areas include graphic design, photography, digital photography, videography, film, cinema, and more. Conversation about portfolio creation/assessment, lesson share, demo, technique, and more included.

69. Theatre Arts Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Dates: 9/28/2023 to 4/30/2024

New

Community focuses on the development of theater/stage craft in schools across the region. Conversations around character development, staging, blocking, producing, choreography, lighting, sound design, recruitment/retention, directing, and more.

70. New Teacher Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Dates: 9/29/2023 to 5/9/2024

This community of educators will engage in professional dialogue around topics and issues intended to support new teachers as they deepen their practice in the first 5 years of teaching. Such topics as intentional trust and relationship building for classroom community, classroom management, planning to meet standards, SEL integration, mindful presence, and self-care will be explored. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to bring issues and challenges to the table for exploration and support with colleagues.

If there is a cost associated with this training, please read payment options:

*If your district is paying and you are an Oswego County district, please select Direct Bill

*If your district is paying and you are outside of Oswego County, a cross contract will need to be initiated for permission to bill. Please contact Yvette Muccini for arrangements (ymuccini@citiboces.org).

*If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. PLEASE put course name in the notes. NO CASH please.

Send to: CiTi BOCES Attention: Staci Silliman, Stern Bldg. 179 County Route 64 Mexico NY 13114

71. Secondary Instrumental Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Secondary instrumental teachers (9-12)

Dates: 10/2/2023 to 5/8/2024

New

This community looks to the development of the continuation of instrumental studies for students in orchestra and band across the region. Focuses of these communities will look to help lead and facilitate the sharing of lesson design, techniques, literature selections, recruitment and retention, sequencing of instruction, and more. Teachers will get to collaborate with like instrumental teachers (i.e. strings with strings, wind/brass with wind/brass)

72. Developing Instrumental Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Instrumental Music Teachers - Beginning to 8th grade.

Dates: 10/2/2023 to 5/8/2024

New

This community looks to the development of the beginning stages of instrumental students in orchestra and band across the region. Focuses of these communities will look to help lead and facilitate the sharing of techniques for beginners, lesson design, literature selections, recruitment and retention, sequencing of instruction, and more. Teachers will get to collaborate with instrumental teachers (i.e. strings with strings, wind/brass with wind/brass).

73. ENL Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: ENL Teachers

Dates: 10/3/2023 to 4/30/2024

English as a New Language educators will collaborate on best practices for establishing a successful co-teaching relationship and co-teaching model. Our learning community will collaborate on expertise, knowledge, skills, equipment/materials, and strategies needed to be successful.

74. Secondary Choral Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Secondary choral teachers

Dates: 10/3/2023 to 5/9/2024

New

This community looks to the development of the continuation of chorus education across the region. Focuses of these communities will look to help lead and facilitate the sharing of techniques for maturing voices, vocal changes, lesson design, literature selections, recruitment and retention, sequencing of instruction, and more.

75. Elementary Principals Meeting 2023-2024

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Elementary Principals

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

Support Principals, provide them with opportunity to collaborate with county-wide colleagues and hear NYED updates.

76. Developing Choral Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: All beginning and developing choral teachers

Dates: 10/3/2023 to 5/9/2024

New

This community looks to the development of the beginning stages of chorus education across the region. Focuses of these communities will look to help lead and facilitate the sharing of techniques for beginning voices, vocal changes, lesson design, literature selections, recruitment and retention, sequencing of instruction, and more.

77. SEL Leaders Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Instructional and SEL Coaches, Teacher Leaders engaging in instructional and SEL support

Dates: 10/3/2023 to 4/2/2024

This year-long network is intended for all school leaders and teachers who support other educators with SEL integration. How do we lead and facilitate through an SEL lens? What might we be modeling in every interaction that supports SEL integration? Creating the space and culture that supports SEL is important to our work. This group will explore this in depth and share strategies to do this work well. *********************************************************************************************************** If there is a cost associated with this training, please read payment options: *If your district is paying and you are an Oswego County district, please select Direct Bill *If your district is paying and you are outside of Oswego County, a cross contract will need to be initiated for permission to bill. Please contact Yvette Muccini for arrangements (ymuccini@citiboces.org). *If you are self-paying, please mail a Money Order or Bank Check made out to CiTi Treasurer. PLEASE put course name in the notes. NO CASH please. Send to: CiTi BOCES Attention: Staci Silliman, Stern Bldg. 179 County Route 64 Mexico NY 13114

78. Secondary General Music

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: Secondary general music teachers (theory, composition, Modern band)

Dates: 10/4/2023 to 5/6/2024

New

This community looks to enhance the instruction and re-imagination of the general music classroom in the 21st century with teachers from across the region. Conversations of popular music making, technology, no-traditional ensemble, composition, and design will be focused on with connection to the standards. Community will focus on collaboration on creation of curriculum that meets our students with new ways of onboarding students into music programs who may not be the traditional ensemble student.

79. Elementary General Music Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: PreK-6 General Music teachers

Dates: 10/4/2023 to 5/6/2024

New

This community is an extension of the Elementary Music Collaborative that will foster elementary music opportunities for teachers to have the ability to come together and connect with teachers from across the region to share lesson ideas, music childhood development, song share, instructional practices, and more. Community time will also review applications of instruction from the EMC guest clinicians.

80. Physical Education Community

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: UPK-12 Physical Education Teachers

Dates: 10/5/2023 to 5/7/2024

New

This community will focus on the creation and development of curriculum writing and design towards vertically aligning Physical Education departments UPK-12 based on the newest NYSED Physical Education standards. The group will partake in dialogue surrounding the wellness needs of their schools/community and how a robust Physical Education program can work to address some of those issues. This community will provide collaborative space to encourage the growth and leadership of its participants, so we can build strong Physical Education programming from the teachers' voices.

81. Secondary Literacy Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Secondary ELA/Reading Teachers & Instructional Coaches Grades (6-12)

Dates: 10/6/2023 to 5/31/2024

This community of educators will focus on professional dialogue aligned to culturally responsive practices in literacy, standards alignment in curriculum & instruction, evidence-based practices in reading and writing and more. Who should attend? ANY secondary teacher that embeds literacy practices in their subject area and wants to learn and grow. Additionally, if you are a teacher leader: ALL meeting materials/resources are shared and can be used with your department and as turn-key opportunities to create your own literacy community. Meeting format: Fall/Spring sessions will be in person. Winter Sessions will be virtual via zoom.

82. High School Principal Mtgs 2023-2024

Program: School Improvement

Audience: High School Principals

Dates: 10/11/2023 to 6/19/2024

Support Principals, provide them with opportunity to collaborate with county-wide colleagues and hear NYED updates.

83. Middle School Principal Mtgs 2023-2024

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Principals

Dates: 10/11/2023 to 6/19/2024

Support Principals, provide them with opportunity to collaborate with county-wide colleagues and hear NYED updates.

84. Special Education Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: special education teachers

Dates: 10/11/2023 to 5/15/2024

New

This community is for special education teachers. The purpose is to offer networking opportunities to enhance student learning. Teachers will have opportunities to share strategies around topics such as: differentiation, behavior, progress monitoring, goals, IEP writing, and more. This learning community is designed to connect and empower special education teachers. Dates: 10/11/23 1/24/24 5/15/24

85. Science Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Science Teachers (Elem & Secondary)

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 5/14/2024

This community of educators will focus on professional dialogue aligned to culturally responsive practices, NYS Science Learning Standards alignment in curriculum & instruction, changes in the new assessments at elementary/secondary, and more. Are you a department chair? An instructional coach? Teacher liaison? This community will support your needs as well. ALL meeting materials/resources are shared and can be used as turn-key opportunities to facilitate meetings with your own district or team. Meeting format: October and May sessions will be in person. January Session will be virtual via zoom.

86. Musical Vocabulary: Extracting Patterns from your Literature

Program: Arts-In-Education

Audience: music teachers

Dates: 10/24/2023

Music educators know that music literacy is one of the key foundations of our programs. We want to create independent musicians in our classrooms and rehearsal. Through a sequence process developed from the ideas of sound-before-sight-before-theory model, come experience the progression of how to extract musical vocabulary (rhythm/tonal patterns) from literature. This sequence will help you begin to develop a critical eye when it comes to choosing literature for your ensembles , the skill content required from the piece, and identify the challenges of a piece so that you can develop your students' literacy skills and build them to be confident music creators! Educators are encourage to bring one of their pieces for the up coming school year to extract parts with!

87. Social Studies Learning Community

Program: School Improvement

Audience: Social Studies Teachers (Gr 5-12)

Dates: 10/25/2023 to 5/15/2024

This community of educators will focus on professional dialogue aligned to culturally responsive practices, standards alignment in curriculum & instruction, and Seal of Civic Readiness. Who should attend? ANY secondary teacher that wants to learn and grow. Additionally, if you are a teacher leader: ALL meeting materials/resources are shared and can be used with your department and as turn-key opportunities to create your own learning community. Meeting format: Fall/Spring sessions will be in person at CiTi Main Campus. Winter Session will be virtual via zoom.

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