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1. [HVRBERN-CTLE ID #3120] The ENL Teacher’s Tech Toolkit ONLINE Course: October 20 through November 6, 2017

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: Administrators, ENL and Content Teachers, and Technology Coordinators

Dates: 10/20/2017 to 11/6/2017

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The world of technology for educators is always changing with new and exciting tools. This asynchronous HV RBERN online course will introduce K-12 educators to various websites, tools, and apps which can be used by ENL teachers to enhance instruction. Upon completion of this online course, participants will be exposed to methods of integrating technology to enhance communication and translation, accessibility, interactivity, and engagement.

Course Start Date: Friday, October 20, 2017
Course End Date: Monday, November 6, 2017

ALL course activities must be completed by dates indicated below to earn CTLE credit.

Here is the schedule of dates:
Two Initial Discussion Posts Due: by 9PM on 10/26
At Least Two Response Discussion Posts Due: by 9PM on 10/30
Three Quizzes Due: by 9PM on 11/6
Course Evaluation: Last Day of the Course on 11/6

Participants MUST be enrolled 2 days before course start date of 10/20.

Course access information will be shared to your MLP email address within 24 hours of the course start date on 10/20.

Cost: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 26

2. (SLS) School Library System Learning Technology Grant - Inquiry through Social Studies

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Library Services

Audience: Learning Technology Grant Participants Only

Dates: 10/20/2017

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This three-year project has been designed to provide a total of 60 elementary classroom teachers and school librarians a deeper understanding of inquiry-based learning supported by technology where students actively construct knowledge rather than passively receive it. Through an extended year-long exploration of the NYS K-12 Social Studies Framework and Toolkit Inquiries and the Stripling Inquiry Process, social studies expert, Steve Goldberg, and inquiry experts, Barbara Stripling and Pam Berger will model and facilitate inquiry-based, technology infused social studies Inquiries For questions regarding this activity, please contact Pam Berger at pberger@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 60

3. The Mandated 6 Hour DASA Certification Class

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Climate and Culture - CC

Dates: 10/20/2017

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This program will satisfy the NYSED requirement for 6 hours of training in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention for any new certificate or license.

This training will address the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, marginalization and microaggressions, including but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.
The training will also address:
* The identification and mitigation of harassment
* Bullying and discrimination
* Strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias and aggression in educational settings.

Successful completion of the class will meet the certification requirements in Sec14(5) of Chapter 102 of the Laws of 2012.

Important: A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.

Please arrive on time. Latecomers cannot be admitted due to NYS Education Department guidelines for certification.

Fee: $117 per participant in the form of check or money order made out to SWBOCES.
For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 50

4. New Dignity Act Coordinator Training

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Climate and Culture - CC

Audience: New Dignity Act Coordinators

Dates: 10/23/2017 to 10/30/2017

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New York State's Dignity for All Students Act (the Dignity Act) took effect on July 1, 2012 and was amended effective July 1, 2013. This two-day training is designed for school staff NEW to the role of Dignity Act Coordinator (DAC) as well as NEW building administrators who are interested in learning more about the Dignity Act. During the two days, participants will be provided with information, sample tools and strategies to enable them to work toward the goal of keeping schools free from harassment, discrimination and bullying.

As a result of attending this training participants will:

• Review the requirements of the Dignity Act, including new updates effective July 1, 2013

• Discuss student safety plans, school climate ideas, intervention and prevention

• Develop investigation and interview techniques

• Practice with case studies and participate in collegial dialogue

• Share record-keeping strategies

Fee:
$384 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$462 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

This program may be used to meet 11 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID #322. Check with your district for eligibilty.

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Rosellidroselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 25

5. IDE Virtual Learning Course - Problem Solving Through the Design Process

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: Teachers, coaches and administrators

Dates: 10/24/2017 to 11/27/2017

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The engineering design process is a set of steps for creating that which does not yet exist. Help your students develop thoughtful solutions to open-ended problems, no matter what the subject area. Develop authentic, open-ended problems for your students to solve using IDE Corp.’s Design Process.

Syllabus:
- Understanding the “place” of design process as creating that which does not exist (referencing the STEM science/engineering juxtaposition but realizing that the IDE Design Process can be used in all subjects)
- Exploring the difference between convergent and divergent thinking
- Understanding the six steps to the IDE Design Process (formulate, explore, ideate, sift, simulate, advocate)
- Understanding the importance of empathy in the IDE Design Process
- Engaging students in activities that require them to use the design process
- Understanding the importance of efficacy in the classroom
- Exploring the importance of consensus in decision-making and the tools students can use to achieve consensus

These school year VLCs are designed to encompass 25 hours (for CTLE or in-service as permitted by your district). Fee:
$795 per participant
The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli
  • Max Class Size: 25

6. Great Teachers and Leaders - Ongoing Training for Those Who Observe Teachers

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: This series is for administrators who will be participating in the observation cycle, observing teachers and participating on the post observation conference

Dates: 10/24/2017

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Evidence-Based Feedback and Coaching Conversations that impact Instructional Practice

The focus of this workshop is on developing skill in evidence based observation within the context of district professional development goals. This learning experience is appropriate for all Lead Evaluators who have been previously certified by their districts and can be used by districts as evidence for recertification.

This is an advanced course for supervisors who will be observing teachers and/or serving as Lead Evaluators. This one-day workshop serves to build expertise in evaluation including practice in achieving inter-rater agreement through evidence based observation. This course includes focus on coaching conversations that impact instructional practice. The session will also include the most current updates from NYSED.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID# 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Materials:
Participants should bring a copy of the rubric being used in their district for teacher evaluation.

Fee:
$192 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$231 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli.
  • Max Class Size: 25

7. SLS MakerSpace: Focus on Digital Creation #1

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Library Services

Dates: 10/24/2017

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For questions regarding this activity, please contact Pam Berger.
  • Max Class Size: 35

8. [HVRBERN CTLE Sponsor ID #3120] Literacy Support for ELLs: Reading Strategies for K-12 at ROCKLAND COUNTY BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: Teachers, Teaching Assistants, and Administrators who work with ELLs

Dates: 10/24/2017

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This hands-on workshop will present instructional strategies for literacy engagement and scaffolding for ELLs. Research and evidence of exemplary literacy practices in the Hudson Valley demonstrates that ELLs greatly benefit from opportunities to use language in multiple contexts and in different modalities (reading, writing, listening and speaking). Therefore, this hands-on workshop will present before, during and after reading strategies that promote discussion among students and vocabulary development. Teachers will also have an opportunity to use the NYSESLAT Performance Level Descriptions to inform instruction and assess progress. This workshop is intended for all teachers, regardless of content area, who work with ELLs.

Registration: 8:30-9:00 am

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 15

9. Google Drive: The Basics

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 10/24/2017

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New to Google Drive? This workshop will provide you with an overview of G-Suite’s apps (productivity tools), what they are, and how they work. Your documents can be opened and edited from any computer or device that is connected to the internet and shared with others so that you can collaborate in real-time, when actual proximity isn’t an option.
  • Max Class Size: 12

10. Name That Workshop

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 10/24/2017

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*** HOW TO PARTICIPATE ***
1) REGISTER for one or more session dates here in MyLearningPlan.
2) SUBMIT an online request form for EACH of your registered dates at: https://bit.ly/ntw2018.

Tell us what you are interested in learning, and we’ll prepare a customized “Personal Learning Pioneer” packet just for you!

When you arrive to your session, you will be able to review and complete your custom pre-designed activities independently with access to a facilitator in the room. You will benefit from having a tailored set of resources along with guided activities that target your specific needs and interests.

Please note: The registration deadline for each session is two weeks prior to the session date.

*** HOW TO PARTICIPATE ***
1) REGISTER for one or more session dates here in MyLearningPlan.
2) SUBMIT an online request form for EACH of your registered dates at: https://bit.ly/ntw2018.
  • Max Class Size: 6

11. U.S. History Lessons Integrating Economics and the C3 Framework

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Social Studies - SS

Audience: Social Studies teachers grades 6-12

Dates: 10/25/2017

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Learn how to integrate Economics into the C3 Framework using the Inquiry Design Model (IDM) focusing on three events in our history: “Robber Barons: Crooks or Great Entrepreneurs”, “Civil Rights from Plessy (1896) to Ferguson, MO (2015+) and the “No Good 1970’s: Nixon to Reagan”. Using these lessons, teachers will meld the critical thinking skills of an “Economic Way of Thinking”, “Habits of Mind”, “Geographic Reasoning” and “Civic Participation” from the Framework. We will also break down the new assessments with multiple choice questions tied to documents/stimuli (charts, maps, cartoons, etc.; short response questions also tied to stimuli; and the new extended essay which features a varying number of documents which must be tied to “Enduring Issues” from past and present events (i.e. Human Rights, Power, Nationalism, Constitutional Principles, etc.)

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$192 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$231 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Brancucci abrancucci@swboces.org
  • Max Class Size: 25

12. Next Level Google Classroom Worksheets

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 10/25/2017

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Take your Google Classroom worksheets to the next level through the use of interactive websites and Google Drawings! Google Drawings allow you to create interactive lessons and activities that allow for hands-on manipulation. Think along the lines of SMART Notebook, except that every single student will have the ability to complete every single activity! From graphic organizers to drag-and-drop activities, the possibilities are endless! Samples used for multiple grade levels/subject areas will be shared.
  • Max Class Size: 12

13. ADMINISTRATOR THINKING SESSIONS (For Principals and Assistant Principals) - October 2017 LEAD

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 10/25/2017

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These lunch-and-learn sessions are free to our component district administrators. Monthly topics, informed by our partners in the field, are e-mailed out prior to the sessions. Administrators are invited to bring their lunch and engage in a targeted learning experience that provides a shared platform for navigating current challenges.

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 30

14. Child Abuse: Identification and Reporting Procedures - COMP

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Compliance - COMP

Dates: 10/25/2017

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All applicants for a NYS educational certificate are required to complete at least 2 hours of coursework in child abuse identification and reporting procedures. Attendance will be sent electronically to your TEACH account.


This 2 hour workshop will focus on the following: *Identifying child abuse and neglect
*Professional issues and concerns
*Community resources
*Legal responsibilities in reporting child abuse/neglect cases

A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.

 Please arrive on time. Latecomers cannot be admitted due to NYS Education Department guidelines for certification.
  • Max Class Size: 40

15. SLS workshop - Fake News

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Library Services

Dates: 10/26/2017

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Presenters: Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Exectuive Director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) and Darrah Worland, Vice President for Digital Media at the News Literacy Project. For questions regarding this activity, please contact Pam Berger.
  • Max Class Size: 35

16. Instructional Technology - October Staff Meeting

Program: LHRIC- Instructional Technology Staff Meetings

Dates: 10/26/2017

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Monthly Staff Meetings for Instructional Technology Team.
  • Max Class Size: 30

17. The ABC’s of Certification: Tenure and Seniority

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Compliance - COMP

Audience: Assistant Superintendents of HR/Directors or Administrators of HR, Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 10/26/2017

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Have you ever hired a teacher and weren’t sure how to appoint him or her, what the probationary period should be, what their certification status is and what tenure area they reside? This workshop will provide you with information to make accurate appointments and create reliable seniority lists.

$128 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$153 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli, droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 25

18. TLI Technology Summit 2017

Program: LHRIC - Technology Leadership Institute (TLI)

Dates: 10/27/2017

The Fall Tech Summit is designed with a focus on our clients and our vendors and is purposefully aligned to align budget development life cycle. We have invited more than 40 instructional/technology vendors to share their products, information, and talk with you to align with their products and your district objectives. This year we have more than doubled the vendor floor at the Edith Macy Conference Center. Back again this year, vendors will have opportunities to present to you using the ignite format to maximize time. And what better way to look at the use of the school and district technology investments than through the research of our keynote speaker, Dr. Rueben Puentedura, founder of the SAMR Model.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Dr. Ruben Puentedura is the creator of the SAMR model for selecting, using, and evaluating technology in education, which currently guides the work of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, as well as projects in Vermont and Sweden. His current work explores new directions in mobile computing, digital storytelling, learning analytics, and educational gaming, focusing on applications in areas where they have not been traditionally employed.
For more information about this or other TLI events visit: http://it.lhric.org/technology_leadership_institute_tli
  • Max Class Size: 300

19. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Two-Day CertificationTraining

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Climate and Culture - CC

Audience: School administrators, teachers, special education teachers, guidance counselors, social workers, psychologists, teaching assistants and aides, security staff and hall monitors

Dates: 10/27/2017 to 11/9/2017

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Managing aggressive and violent behavior has become an essential skill relevant to all school personnel. Staff members need safe, effective behavior management training designed to maintain the care, welfare, safety and security of all involved in a crisis. Teachers and support staff will explore a range of "acting out behaviors" and practice appropriate intervention strategies to address these behaviors while maintaining the best possible professional attitude.

In this highly interactive training, you will:

• Explore effective techniques for approaching and reducing the tension of an agitated person

• Practice nonverbal, paraverbal, verbal and physical intervention skills

Upon successful competition of a post-test, participants will receive a one-year certification in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® from the Crisis Prevention Institute.

This program may be used to meet 11 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID# 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$384 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$462 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli, droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 20

20. Why Question? Constructing Questions That Engage Students and Inspire Learning

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: Grades K-12 teachers, special education teachers and administrators

Dates: 10/27/2017

Literacy & Data: What's in a question? This workshop will help participants to refresh their practice in constructing questions for unit and lesson objectives, classroom discussions, and student assessments. Using the Question Formulation Technique™, participants will construct original, standards-based inquiry questions (and teach their students how to construct questions to guide their own learning, as well). Questions will be aligned to Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) to distinguish between higher-order and lower-order thinking skills.

Materials:
Participants should bring a copy of a recent or upcoming unit plan and a laptop, tablet, or Chromebook (optional)

Fee:
$192 for CoSer 555 Members
$231 for CoSer 555 Non-Members
The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 30

21. The Ins and Outs of Differentiated Instruction - ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: K-8 Teachers, reading teachers, special educators, literacy coaches, ENL teachers, administrators

Dates: 10/30/2017

ELA: The workshop is designed to help teachers understand the components of differentiated instruction and how to implement it into their classroom practices. Teachers will walk away with a toolkit of instructional strategies to implement a differentiated instruction model in the classroom. This workshop will also focus on helping teachers develop assessments to inform their instruction to be able to differentiate lessons appropriately with respectful tasks, tiered assignments and varying levels of scaffolds. We will also spend some time designing and planning differentiated lessons.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$192 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$231 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Brancucci Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 25

22. [HVRBERN-CTLE #3120] Enhancing ENL Instructional Planning Using Targeted NYSESLAT Data

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: ENL Teachers and Coordinators and Content Teachers who utilize NYSESLAT Data

Dates: 10/30/2017

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In this hands-on workshop, participants will gain understanding of the importance of data-informed instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs), deconstruct NYSESLAT data through the four modalities, and practice strategies for NYSESLAT data analyzation. Participants will explore the relationship between data-informed planning and student achievement, and by the end of this workshop, they will be able to convert raw NYSESLAT data to useable formats and determine their ELLs' proficiency levels in reading, speaking, listening, and writing. Data will be used to purposefully target instruction across the four modalities and NYSESLAT proficiency levels. This workshop is intended for all teachers who work with ELLs and who utilize NYSESLAT data.

Registration/Sign-In: 8:30-9:00 AM

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 40

23. Introduction to Office 365: Office in the Cloud

Program: LHRIC - Professional Development for Administrators and Support Staff

Audience: Administration and Support Staff

Dates: 10/30/2017

Learn to create, save, organize, and share documents in the cloud! Already have a file created? Upload it to Microsoft OneDrive and collaborate with your colleagues! We will work with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. We will also look at other tools in the Tools Pallete. There are no prerequisites for this webinar. *Special Introductory 2 for 1 Offer - Non-Members buy one seat get one additional registration free(based on availability)
  • Max Class Size: 15

24. Making Changes in Middle School Social Studies: Examining the Framework, Toolkit, and Regents Exams for applications to Grades 6, 7 and 8

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Social Studies - SS

Audience: Social Studies teachers grades 6-8

Dates: 10/31/2017 to 12/15/2017

The Social Studies Frameworks were revised in February of 2017. This two-part workshop will focus on changes in curriculum, instruction and assessment as it applies to grades 6, 7 and 8.

Participants will learn about the new Framework-based Global 2 Regents to be administered in June 2019 and the associated shifts in classroom instructional practice to incorporate inquiry-based experiences Emphasis will be placed the critical role of Social Studies Practices and Skills. Students are expected to develop conceptual understandings as well as acquire skills in “sourcing” to include recognizing and explaining: point of view, purpose, bias, and reliability. Practical and strategic steps will be shared in how to use and adapt Inquiries from the NYS Toolkit as they align to the changes in the Framework. Each session will include collaborative planning so teachers can discuss instructional strategies and shared problems with colleagues whose experience differs from their own.

This program may be used to meet 11 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$384 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$462 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli at droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 25

25. Co-Teaching: Two Heads Are Better Than One to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners - INSTR

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: Co-teachers (partners) must attend together

Dates: 11/1/2017

It is almost impossible for one teacher to address the diverse educational needs of all students. It takes two professionals to maximize opportunities for all students' success. This workshop is designed for co-teachers to work in partnership to ensure student success.

Effective co-teaching approaches/models will be emphasized. Teachers will learn how to plan lessons that decrease the teacher to student ratio and enhance opportunities to hone in on individual student needs and challenges.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID# 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 20

26. The Next Generation: New York State's English Language Arts Learning Standards - Grades K-5 ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: Grades K-5 ELA teachers

Dates: 11/1/2017

These soon to be adopted standards are comprised of NY benchmarks and revised common core standards. The workshop will examine both components and their impact on curriculum, instruction and assessment. Participants will leave with: Instructional strategies, Unit design aligned with the new standards and clarity around assessments.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$192 for CoSer 555 members
$231 for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Brancucci Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 15

27. iReady User Group

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/1/2017




• i-Ready Release and Updates


• Best practices for i-Ready


• How can I measure growth with i-Ready


• How to Monitor Instructional Usage and Progress for my students


• How data drive instruction


• How can teacher use Toolbox for whole class or small groups to help differentiate instruction
  • Max Class Size: 12

28. Virtual/Augmented Reality: Implementation in the 21st Century Classroom

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/1/2017

Learn how to take students on virtual journeys around the globe and even view the inside of a human heart! With today's virtual reality technology, students can experience this right from the comfort of their classroom using tools such as Google Expedition, Aurasma, Nearpod, QuiverVision, and more!  

In this workshop, participants will take a deep dive into Virtual/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) devices and develop a deeper understanding of how both educators and students can learn more about the world around them through this immersive VR/AR.
  • Max Class Size: 12

29. iReady Lunch & Learn

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/1/2017

Delivering personalized learning to all students is the great educational challenge of our time. Rigor is only reachable when the content is both engaging and tailored to the specific needs of the student.

In comes i-Ready, a technology comprised of a widely validated, adaptive diagnostic as well as hundreds of engaging, personalized instruction modules. This tool makes meaningful differentiation possible for students of all learning levels, resulting in tremendous academic growth.

Join us November 1st where you too can experience the power and impact of i-Ready instruction, the national blended learning phenomenon, making personalization a reality for all!
  • Max Class Size: 30

30. Designing Meetings to Model Instructional Shifts

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: District and building administrators

Dates: 11/2/2017

Participating administrators will learn structures and strategies to design meetings to model instructional shifts in the fourth column of the five major teacher evaluation rubrics (Danielson, Marshall, Marzano, NYSUT, and Strong.) Learn how to shift from disseminating information in front of the room to offering differentiated opportunities for learning and collaboration with your staff. Learn to implement "learner-centered" meetings to create a generative culture in which everyone has a voice, which leads to greater engagement during meetings. Some of the topics we will cover include: designing small-group discussion protocols, embedding formative assessment, infusing technology, and creating multiple paths for learning and collaboration.

Fee:
$249 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me
  • Max Class Size: 30

31. NYSCATE Google Certified Educator Level 1 Institute (CLICK LINK IN DESCRIPTION TO REGISTER)

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/2/2017

Closed
Registration available on NYSCATE website only.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

You will not be able to register on My Learning Plan for this event at this time.
  • Max Class Size: 0

32. Schoology: Getting Started for Instructors

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/2/2017

Schoology makes it easy to build courses that leverage new and existing content. In this session, you will learn how to quickly create media-rich lessons, reuse past courses, and even embed content from Google Drive, Microsoft Office, YouTube, and countless other web tools. You’ll also understand how to pace and track students individually, connect them in collaborative groups, differentiate, flip, and blend instruction. For grading, Schoology’s grading tools enable you to access your student's’ work, easily switch between submissions, provide written and video feedback, and record grades in one fell swoop.

Target Audience: Classroom Teachers
  • Max Class Size: 12

33. The New Google Sites!

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/2/2017

The new and modern Google Sites (launched in the Fall of 2016) provides a simple, aesthetically pleasing, and straight-forward method for website creation and collaboration!  The new Google Sites is simply an updated and streamlined version of the original platform.  If you are new to Google Sites, have no worries! There is no prior knowledge necessary from the original Google Sites.  The updated Google Sites makes website creation simple!

During this session, you will learn:
- Basic web design principles
- Creation & organization of pages
- Aesthetic theme choice (color schemes, font styles)
- Google Drive folders & files integration
- Inclusion of media-rich content (images, videos, URLs)
- Permission setting
- Publishing

Prerequisite: A google account is required.
  • Max Class Size: 12

34. Creating a Connected Classroom SWBOCES STAFF ONLY

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: SWBOCES Administrators, Teachers, Teaching Assistants and Aides

Dates: 11/2/2017

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention focuses on creating conditions in the classroom that help all students be successful. Deepen your knowledge in working with students by creating a needs- fulfilling classroom and building your skill set in helping students when their behavior is interfering with their success. Choose from one of the two dates below:
September 28, 2017
November 2, 2017

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli.
  • Max Class Size: 25

35. Frontline Absence And Time (AESOP) User Group Meeting

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: My Learning Plan Users

Dates: 11/3/2017

MLP District Administrators
If you work with Frontline Absence And Time (AESOP) on a regular basis, please join neighboring districts to participate in this user group meeting, which will be facilitated by a member of the Frontline staff. We will talk through recent system updates and future upgrades, discuss state-specific features, respond to your questions, gather feedback, and facilitate cross-district collaboration.

There is no fee for this course.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact dquinn@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 50

36. Managing Classroom Behaviors: Better Outcomes with Less Effort

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Climate and Culture - CC

Audience: General and special-educators: Grades 3-12; administrators; psychologists; social workers; counselors; RTI Coordinators

Dates: 11/3/2017

Good behavior management increases high-quality instructional time. This workshop presents those classroom and individual management strategies in grades 3-12 that research shows are the most effective—and will actually reduce the time teachers spend responding to problem behaviors.
The training offers specific guidelines for teacher practice in a sequence that builds on a strong behavior foundation while providing flexible ideas to handle problem behaviors with a minimum of interruption to instruction.
The workshop reviews:

• A process to select and teach expected classroom behaviors.

• Everyday ‘teacher-talk’ techniques that promote student motivation.

• Elements of academic instruction (e.g., opportunities to respond, performance feedback) that actually engage students and minimize misbehavior

• Whole-group management packages that harness ‘positive peer pressure' to support pro-learning behaviors.

• Methods for interacting with defiant students to minimize disruption and increase compliance.

• A framework for recognizing when students are in crisis (“Aggression Cycle”) and recommendations to de-escalate those behaviors.
The ideas and strategies featured in the workshop are consistent with the Response-to-Intervention/Behavior model. All resources shared at this training will be posted on a webpage for easy access.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$322 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$387 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 25

37. Google Classroom

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/3/2017

Google Classroom is an integral component of G-Suite, and is designed to help teachers create and collect assignments paperlessly by automatically creating folders for each assignment in their Drive. This allows Classroom students to keep track of what assignments are due, while having the freedom to begin their work with just one click!  We will also explore helpful tools  such as research features, peer editing, commenting, and more.

During this session, you will learn Classroom fundamentals including the setup and management of your Classroom, how to push assignments out to students, and how to provide real-time feedback and grades without ever leaving the Classroom application!

Prerequisite: A Google account for you and your students within a G-Suite domain and prior experience using Google Drive is required.
  • Max Class Size: 12

38. Frontline Professional Growth User Group Meeting

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: My Learning Plan Users

Dates: 11/3/2017

MLP District Administrators
If you work with Frontline Professional Learning Management (formerly MLP PDMS) on a regular basis, please join neighboring districts to participate in this user group meeting, which will be facilitated by a member of the Frontline staff. We will talk through recent system updates and future upgrades, discuss state-specific features, respond to your questions, gather feedback, and facilitate cross-district collaboration.

Agenda
12:15pm - 12:30pm: Registration
12:30pm - 3:00 pm: User Group Meeting

There is no fee for this course.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 50

39. [HVRBERN-CTLE #3120] Algebra I / ENL - AM & PM Sessions - at Rockland BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: ROCKLAND BOCES DISTRICTS ONLY

Dates: 11/7/2017

****FOR ROCKLAND BOCES DISTRICTS ONLY - SUPERINTENDENT'S CONFERENCE DAY***
****PLEASE GO TO ROCKLAND BOCES MLP LINKS BELOW TO REGISTER FOR THE AM OR PM SESSION***

This workshop will cover scaffolding instruction for the ELL student with a focus on the Algebra domains of the Algebra 1 standards. This presentation will also include some strategies ELL students can use when taking the NYS Common Core Algebra 1 regents exam. Attendees will learn:

*The importance of teaching academic vocabulary

*The importance of reading and understanding written math problems

*The importance of building background knowledge

*The importance of increasing student language production in the content area

*The importance of test taking strategies when taking the regents exam

Please register for one session.

AM session: 8:30-11:30 AM
To register please visit Rockland BOCES MLP here.

PM session: 12:30-3:30 PM
To register please visit Rockland BOCES MLP here.

PLEASE BRING YOUR ID BADGE WITH YOU.

Cost: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 1

40. [HVRBERN CTLE Sponsor ID #3120] Language Difference or Disability? The Work of the Multidisciplinary Team - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: Teachers and Administrators who work with ELLs

Dates: 11/7/2017

HVRBERN
New
****FOR OU BOCES DISTRICTS ONLY - REGIONAL CONFERENCE DAY***
****PLEASE GO TO OU BOCES MLP LINKS TO REGISTER FOR THE AM OR PM SESSION***

In this workshop, participants will be able to identify the unique needs of English Language Learners who have also been identified with a disability. Participants will review the stages and patterns of second language acquisition, the impact of a disability on language acquisition, considerations for distinguishing a language difference or learning disability, decision-making with Response to Intervention, and planning instruction that aligns with the students Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Please register for one session.

AM session: 9:00-11:30 AM
Registration: 8:30-9:00 AM
To register please visit OU BOCES MLP here.

PM session: 12:00-2:30 PM
Registration: 11:30-12:00 PM
To register please visit OU BOCES MLP here.

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 1

41. [HVRBERN-CTLE #3120] Supporting Diversity and the Whole Student by Deconstructing NYSESLAT Data - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: ENL Teachers and Coordinators and Content Teachers who utilize NYSESLAT Data

Dates: 11/7/2017

New
****FOR OU BOCES DISTRICTS ONLY - REGIONAL CONFERENCE DAY***
****PLEASE GO TO OU BOCES MLP LINKS TO REGISTER FOR THE AM OR PM SESSION***

In this hands-on workshop, participants will gain understanding of the importance of data-driven instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs), deconstruct NYSESLAT data and practice strategies for NYSESLAT data analyzation. Participants will convert raw NYSESLAT data to useable formats and determine their ELL’s proficiency levels in reading, speaking, listening, and writing in order to purposefully target instruction across the four modalities and NYSESLAT proficiency levels.

Please register for one session.

AM session: 9:00-11:30 AM
Registration: 8:30-9:00 AM
To register please visit OU BOCES MLP here.

PM session: 12:00-2:30 PM
Registration: 11:30-12:00 PM
To register please visit OU BOCES MLP here.

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 1

42. AP World History: Assessment and Instructional Shifts - SS

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Social Studies - SS

Dates: 11/8/2017

This overview of the latest changes to the AP World History Exam, provided by a co-chair of the AP World Test Development Committee, will be driven by an interactive session that addresses the instructional and assessment shifts for teachers and students. We will move quickly to practical applications of these changes that can be used immediately in the classroom and draw on the expertise and experiences of participants. Specific teaching and assessment strategies (and handouts) will be shared, and participants will be encouraged to bring questions and concerns to the session. Time will be specifically devoted to the Historical Reasoning Skills and the Curriculum Framework as another basis for considering our instructional practice. Finally, we will look briefly at an overview of the new Global Regents exam and how the shifts in AP World align with those in NY.

Fee:
$249 for CoSer 555 member
$299 for CoSer 555 non-member
The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 25

43. The Mindful Teacher: Cultivating Inner Resilience in Ourselves as Teachers

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Climate and Culture - CC

Audience: Grades K-12 teachers

Dates: 11/8/2017

For many of us in the teaching profession, our professional lives may have started out with a deep inner calling. We may have held onto a sense that our occupation was also our vocation. However, as we continued to serve and lead in a variety of roles, staying connected to this calling and sense of inner purpose may at times have become challenging.
Teachers need of a deeper sense of community and more opportunities to cultivate a capacity for meaning and purpose in their lives. They need safe places and experiences that challenge us to, in Parker Palmer’s words, “live on the outside, the truth we know on the inside.”
This workshop discusses how teachers can nurture their own sense of purpose and vision and create opportunities for reflection and personal renewal for themselves and their students. The workshop will explore how participants can cultivate the habits of mind, body, and heart to systematically relieve the pressures that they face in order to give their best to those they serve.
Using principles, derived from modern brain research, the workshop will focus on how to strengthen a teacher’s social and emotional capacities by equipping participants with mindfulness practices that can help regulate emotions, increase compassion, and cultivate inner resilience

$322 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$387 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli, droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 25

44. LHRIC CS/STEAM Academy: Full Day for Instructional Cohort (Member Districts Only)

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/8/2017

Member Districts Only
Full day face to face session for Instructional Cohort.
  • Max Class Size: 25

45. Teacher Decisions During The Planning Process SWBOCES STAFF ONLY

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: SWBOCES Administrators, Teachers and Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/8/2017

This is a drop by session for Focus On Learning graduates and cohort three members AND their planning partners. Come plan you lesson or unit with expert guidance and support from thought coach, Lou Cordi. This course is open to SWBOCES Administrators, Teachers and Teaching Assistants. Choose one or multiple dates:

October 2, 2017
November 8, 2017
November 15, 2017
December 11, 2017

You must register for each date you would like to attend.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli.
  • Max Class Size: 25

46. Cultivating a Growth Mindset in the Reader's Workshop Grades K-2 - ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: Teachers and coaches in grades K-2

Dates: 11/9/2017

Literacy: A growth mindset is the belief that one’s abilities can be developed with hard work and effort. This belief can benefit young readers by helping them view challenges as opportunities for growth and inspire them to take charge of their learning. In this three part series, we will explore how to foster a growth mindset within your students through incorporating specific language and practices into your reader’s workshop. In the first installment, we will focus on developing a growth mindset in individual students through conducting compliment conferences, supporting students in goal setting, and observing students through a strengths based lens. The second installment will be an in depth exploration of small group structures you can put in place to facilitate collaboration and growth mindset based conversations among your students. Finally, the third session will introduce several routines and resources you can incorporate into the reader’s workshop that will get student thinking, writing, and talking in ways that promote a growth mindset.

Session 1: Teachers can bring any observation and/or conference notes.
Session 2: Teachers can bring any guided reading or strategy group lesson plans or talking prompts used with reading partners or whole class discussions.
Session 3: Teachers can bring examples of anchor charts or routines used in their reader’s workshop.

This program may be used to meet 16.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Brancucci Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 20

47. Office 365: Tools for the 21st Century Classroom (Introduction)

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/9/2017

Join us to learn about the multitude of tools available within the Office 365 Suite. During this session, you will learn how to create using OneDrive, organize through OneNote, and publish through Microsoft’s Classroom!  We will explore the benefits of working in a cloud-based environment for both you and your students.
  • Max Class Size: 12

48. Teaching & Learning with eChalk Classes

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/9/2017

Join us for this half day, all-in-one session to enrich your use of eChalk’s content publishing and learning management tools as a teacher! During this session, we will focus on the fundamental knowledge and skills that will help you to feel comfortable and confident when creating and managing your eChalk classes. Class basics include how to create and manage public pages and using the class feed and calendar to publish important news, reminders and events. We will also introduce additional class tools- Learn and Gradebook, that can be used with students and parents (for districts using eChalk accounts for students).

Target Audience: Teachers
  • Max Class Size: 12

49. eChalk: Drop-in Session for Teachers

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/9/2017

Need some quiet time in your busy schedule to work toward your goals using eChalk? Join us for this small group session and you’ll have time to work independently with support from the LHRIC staff to answer your questions, provide feedback and offer ideas for new things to try.

Please note: This is not a facilitator-led session.

Target Audience: Any teacher using eChalk that has individual questions and would like support and coaching
  • Max Class Size: 10

50. (SLS) School Library System Council Meeting

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Library Services

Audience: School Library Media Specialist

Dates: 11/13/2017

The School Library System Council is responsible for developing and approving the Plan of Service; is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Plan of Service; recommends for approval the annual budget prior to submission to the District Superintendent for his signature; and supports the activities of the School Library System, through service on a committee.

The School Library System Council meetings for the 2017/2018 school year will meet at the SW BOCES School Library System offices at 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, NY at 8:30-11:00 am unless otherwise specified below:

  • - Sept. 26, 2017
  • - Nov. 13, 2017
  • - Jan. 26, 2018
  • - April 25, 2018
  • - May 10, 2018 (3:30 - 11am)

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Pam Berger at pberger@swboces.org.

  • Max Class Size: 40

51. [HVRBERN-CTLE ID #3120] SIFE Workshop Series Part 1: Program Development at Rockland BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: Administrators, ENL Coordinators, Teachers, Counselors, and other Support Staff

Dates: 11/13/2017

Supporting Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE): Program Development. This session will expand on why it is critical to develop a school climate that addresses the specific learning needs of SIFE. It will include strategies for developing an effective program model and include recommendations on scheduling, student and parent support services, and community outreach. Participants will set goals for strengthening their program model in meeting the needs of the SIFE in their schools and districts.

Participants will:

*Discuss the need for a school climate that supports SIFE and their families.
*Apply strategies for creating a schedule that fosters collaboration and support for SIFE.
*Explore strategies for supporting and engaging SIFE and their families, including community collaboration.
*Set goals for strengthening their program model in meeting the needs of the SIFE in their schools and districts.

Should SW BOCES' MLP be "full", please register at Rockland BOCES' website using their MLP link here.

REGISTRATION/SIGN-IN: 8:30-9:00 AM

LUNCH: ON YOUR OWN

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 15

52. (SLS) School Library System Communication Coordinators Meeting

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Library Services

Audience: School Library Media Specialist

Dates: 11/13/2017

. For questions regarding this activity, please contact Janet Jamal.
  • Max Class Size: 40

53. Motivating Yearlong Vocabulary Experiences - ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: Teachers and coaches in grades 3-5

Dates: 11/14/2017

Literacy: For those teachers who try to push vocabulary in when they can, and for those who have a designated Word Study period or vocabulary workbook, this workshop will boost your vocabulary instruction through paper and pencil, manipulating words, examining word features and recognizing that words have weight. Teachers will leave the workshop with yearlong vocabulary experiences and instruction that will feel inspiring and motivating for both teachers and students.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Brancucci Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 20

54. [HVRBERN CTLE Sponsor ID #3120] Language Difference or Disability? The Work of the Multidisciplinary Team - at SW BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: Teachers and Administrators who work with ELLs

Dates: 11/14/2017

HVRBERN
In this workshop, participants will be able to identify the unique needs of English Language Learners who have also been identified with a disability. Participants will review the stages and patterns of second language acquisition, the impact of a disability on language acquisition, considerations for distinguishing a language difference or learning disability, decision-making with Response to Intervention, and planning instruction that aligns with the students Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Registration: 8:30-9:00 am

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 30

55. Instructional Technology - November Staff Meeting

Program: LHRIC- Instructional Technology Staff Meetings

Dates: 11/14/2017

New
Monthly Staff Meetings for Instructional Technology Team.
  • Max Class Size: 30

56. [HVRBERN CTLE Sponsor ID #3120] The Role of the Language Proficiency Team - at SW BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: Teachers and Administrators who work with ELLs

Dates: 11/14/2017

HVRBERN
New York State has implemented a procedure under CR Part 154 for identifying a student with a disability who may be an English Language Learner. This procedure helps to ensure appropriate ELL identification and determine whether a student with a disability should take the NYSITELL, and whether testing accommodations will be used.

Participants will review the role of the Language Proficiency Team and develop a plan for how their school/district will identify a language acquisition need when a student has a disability. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to identify the steps to ELL identification of a student with a disability, the role of each of the team members and determine what key documents need to be reviewed.

Registration/Sign-In: 12:30-1:00 pm

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 30

57. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Two-Day CertificationTraining

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Climate and Culture - CC

Audience: School administrators, teachers, special education teachers, guidance counselors, social workers, psychologists, teaching assistants and aides, security staff and hall monitors

Dates: 11/15/2017 to 11/28/2017

Managing aggressive and violent behavior has become an essential skill relevant to all school personnel. Staff members need safe, effective behavior management training designed to maintain the care, welfare, safety and security of all involved in a crisis. Teachers and support staff will explore a range of "acting out behaviors" and practice appropriate intervention strategies to address these behaviors while maintaining the best possible professional attitude.

In this highly interactive training, you will:

• Explore effective techniques for approaching and reducing the tension of an agitated person

• Practice nonverbal, paraverbal, verbal and physical intervention skills

Upon successful competition of a post-test, participants will receive a one-year certification in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® from the Crisis Prevention Institute.

This program may be used to meet 11 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID# 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$384 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$462 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli, droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 22

58. Observing Student Readers: Gathering Information to Drive Instruction Grades 3-5 - ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: Teachers and coaches in grades 3-5

Dates: 11/15/2017

Literacy: Observing readers provides teachers with an opportunity to learn about students’ strengths, habits, and attitudes. Observations are often guided by checklists and tables to assess particular skills, but attempting to fit a student into a checklist often distracts us from seeing what the reader is actually doing. This workshop will explore how taking a holistic, strengths-based approach to observation, can help you better understand your students’ reading process and identify areas for growth and development. Furthermore, you will learn how information gleaned from observations can serve as a springboard for differentiated small group and individualized instruction.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Brancucci Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 20

59. ABCs of Coding

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/15/2017

Coding sounds complicated, but it's just a series of instructions! Join us for a discussion and tutorials that will help you explore how to teach coding to your students. You will be involved in a variety of scenarios - both online and ‘unplugged’. We will be concentrating on Scratch, a free online coding tool for all levels of programmers. This session is geared specifically for faculty who may not have a formal programming or computer science background, but are open to exploring how the thinking involved in coding can help enhance thinking across all disciplines.
  • Max Class Size: 12

60. ADMINISTRATOR THINKING SESSIONS (For Principals and Assistant Principals) - November 2017 LEAD

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 11/15/2017

These lunch-and-learn sessions are free to our component district administrators. Monthly topics, informed by our partners in the field, are e-mailed out prior to the sessions. Administrators are invited to bring their lunch and engage in a targeted learning experience that provides a shared platform for navigating current challenges.

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 30

61. PPS Director Meeting

Program: CSS 2017-2018 Special Education

Audience: PPS Director

Dates: 11/15/2017

New
PPS Director Meeting
  • Max Class Size: 50

62. Teacher Decisions During The Planning Process SWBOCES STAFF ONLY

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: SWBOCES Administrators, Teachers and Teaching Assistants

Dates: 11/15/2017

This is a drop by session for Focus On Learning graduates and cohort three members AND their planning partners. Come plan you lesson or unit with expert guidance and support from thought coach, Lou Cordi. This course is open to SWBOCES Administrators, Teachers and Teaching Assistants. Choose one or multiple dates:

October 2, 2017
November 8, 2017
November 15, 2017
December 11, 2017

You must register for each date you would like to attend.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli.
  • Max Class Size: 25

63. Building Executive Function Through the NYS-SLS Cross-Cutting Concepts (K-12)

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: Grades K-12

Dates: 11/16/2017

Executive function refers to a set of skills necessary for, among other skills, cognitive flexibility, planning, and reasoning. The New Science Standards recognize a set of concepts that transcend the disciplines and are largely dependent on strong executive function. Concepts such as patterns, cause-and-effect, systems, structure & function are evident across the content areas and can be used to strengthen students’ executive function. Join us to explore the interdependence of executive function and the NYS-SLS Cross-Cutting Concepts and to learn to design lesson plans that bolster both sets of skills.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID# 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 25

64. Using Podcasts on Real World Issues to Teach Economics, Political and Critical Thinking Skills

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Social Studies - SS

Audience: Grades 6-12 Subject: English, Social Studies, Resource Room teachers

Dates: 11/16/2017

Podcasts can transform teaching methods into fun, critical thinking and problem-solving methods of teaching. This workshop will focus on two specific podcasts which integrate history and economics. The Oxford Style Debate, containing 50 current events and “Everyday Economics” at mruniversity.com, focusing on real world economic and political issues. Podcasts can be integrated with the C3 Framework’s Inquiry Design Model. Students can create “Essential” and “Supporting” questions and use the podcasts research for these questions. Formative or summative assessment will also be part of the discussion.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$192 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$231 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Bra
  • Max Class Size: 20

65. [HVRBERN-CTLE #3120] Enhancing ENL Instructional Planning Using Targeted NYSESLAT Data - at DUTCHESS Boces

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: ENL Teachers and Coordinators and Content Teachers who utilize NYSESLAT Data

Dates: 11/16/2017

New
In this hands-on workshop, participants will gain understanding of the importance of data-informed instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs), deconstruct NYSESLAT data through the four modalities, and practice strategies for NYSESLAT data analyzation. Participants will explore the relationship between data-informed planning and student achievement, and by the end of this workshop, they will be able to convert raw NYSESLAT data to useable formats and determine their ELLs' proficiency levels in reading, speaking, listening, and writing. Data will be used to purposefully target instruction across the four modalities and NYSESLAT proficiency levels. This workshop is intended for all teachers who work with ELLs and who utilize NYSESLAT data.

Registration/Sign-In: 8:30-9:00 am

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 30

66. Mail Merge Using Microsoft Word 2010/2013/2016

Program: LHRIC - Professional Development for Administrators and Support Staff

Audience: Administration and Support Staff

Dates: 11/16/2017

In this one-day hands-on class, students will use Word and Excel data to create personalized form letters, labels, and directories (lists.) Learn to organize your data by sorting, and print selected records by filtering. The prerequisite for this course is Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010/2013/2016 and a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word. *Special Introductory 2 for 1 Offer - Non-Members buy one seat get one additional registration free(based on availability)
  • Max Class Size: 15

67. Ensemble Video Annual User Group

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/16/2017

Join us for this group session with Ensemble Video and Annese members- Scott Nadzan and Andy Enright, to discuss and learn about all of the exciting new product features that directly support our district's classrooms. Additionally, this is an opportunity for our districts to come together and share best practices around the use of Ensemble Video in the classroom.

Topics will include:
- new features
- Ensemble Anthem (integrated screen capture tool!)
- Live Streaming (for all!)
- Ensemble Automatic Captions (a cost effective way to meet Section 508 accessibility standards)
- Media Library for all- in LHRIC's updated ensemble architecture, all users CAN have access to their own Media Library
- Ensemble Studio (simplifies classroom and event capture)

*A lite breakfast/lunch will be provided by Annese as a token of appreciation for our wonderful partnership.

Click here for more product information.
  • Max Class Size: 25

68. ENHANCING HUMAN CAPITAL – How to retain and support staff/ maximizing your return on staff

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Compliance - COMP

Audience: Assistant Superintendents of HR/Directors or Administrators of HR, Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 11/16/2017

Research indicates that the “happier” your staff, the greater their output and productivity. This workshop will describe how administrators can promote success and productivity borrowed from a business model utilizing “Human Capital Drivers”.

$128 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$153 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli, droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 25

69. The Mandated 6 Hour DASA Certification Class

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Climate and Culture - CC

Dates: 11/17/2017

This program will satisfy the NYSED requirement for 6 hours of training in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention for any new certificate or license.

This training will address the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, marginalization and microaggressions, including but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.
The training will also address:
* The identification and mitigation of harassment
* Bullying and discrimination
* Strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias and aggression in educational settings.

Successful completion of the class will meet the certification requirements in Sec14(5) of Chapter 102 of the Laws of 2012.

Important: A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.

Please arrive on time. Latecomers cannot be admitted due to NYS Education Department guidelines for certification.

Fee: $117 per participant in the form of check or money order made out to SWBOCES.
For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 50

70. The Writing Revolution: An Overview Featuring Dr. Judith Hochman - ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: District leaders, building leaders, pupil personnel directors, literacy directors, instructional coaches, secondary ELA teachers, and general education teachers

Dates: 11/17/2017

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In this special event, Dr. Judith Hochman will discuss The Hochman Method’s evidence-based approach to teaching writing in all grades and subjects and The Writing Revolution’s work to make the method accessible to more educators and their students.

The Writing Revolution provides educators with practical, scaffolded strategies for supporting all learners with their writing, which is also proven to lead to improved reading comprehension and critical thinking. We train teachers and school leaders in The Hochman Method, a carefully calibrated, artfully sequenced and highly explicit set of strategies for teachers to embed in their curriculum.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 30

71. TLI NYSCATE 2017 Annual Conference Shifting Gears

Program: LHRIC - Technology Leadership Institute (TLI)

Dates: 11/18/2017 to 11/21/2017

Registration fees for the NYSCATE Annual Technology Conference are covered for participants through the TLI Program. By registering in MLP, you will be registered for the conference. The membership covers registration costs, not any additional fees for pre-conference or travel related costs. For information about this years' conference, please contact Sarah Martabano.
  • Max Class Size: 300

72. Cultivating a Growth Mindset in the Reader's Workshop Grades 3-5 - ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: Teachers and coaches in grades 3-5

Dates: 11/20/2017

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Literacy: A growth mindset is the belief that one’s abilities can be developed with hard work and effort. This belief can benefit young readers by helping them view challenges as opportunities for growth and inspire them to take charge of their learning. In this three part series, we will explore how to foster a growth mindset within your students through incorporating specific language and practices into your reader’s workshop. In the first installment, we will focus on developing a growth mindset in individual students through conducting compliment conferences, supporting students in goal setting, and observing students through a strengths based lens. The second installment will be an in depth exploration of small group structures you can put in place to facilitate collaboration and growth mindset based conversations among your students. Finally, the third session will introduce several routines and resources you can incorporate into the reader’s workshop that will get student thinking, writing, and talking in ways that promote a growth mindset.

Session 1: Teachers can bring any observation and/or conference notes.
Session 2: Teachers can bring any guided reading or strategy group lesson plans or talking prompts used with reading partners or whole class discussions.
Session 3: Teachers can bring examples of anchor charts or routines used in their reader’s workshop.

This program may be used to meet 16.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Brancucci Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 20

73. Making the Changes in Elementary Social Studies: Examining the Framework, Toolkit, and Regents Exams for applications to Grades K-5.

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Social Studies - SS

Audience: K-5 teachers

Dates: 11/20/2017

The Social Studies Frameworks were revised in February of 2017. This workshop will focus on changes in curriculum, instruction and assessment as it applies to grades K-5. Elementary students need to begin to develop the skills to not only comprehend but also analyze and evaluate primary and secondary sources, both text and non-text.

Participants will concentrate on examining the NYS Social Studies Toolkit and learn how to integrate the inquiry-based model into the elementary classroom. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to closely examine grade level inquiries relating to their present assignment and develop strategies for immediate implementation. Each session will provide time for teachers to plan collaboratively to create document-based inquiry learning experiences that will provide their students with opportunities to develop conceptual understandings as well as acquire specific social studies skills and practices.

This program may be used to meet 5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$192 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$231 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli at droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 25

74. HVRBERN CTLE Sponsor ID #3120] Language Difference or Disability? The Work of the Multidisciplinary Team - at Rockland BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: Teachers and Administrators who work with ELLs

Dates: 11/20/2017

HVRBERN
In this workshop, participants will be able to identify the unique needs of English Language Learners who have also been identified with a disability. Participants will review the stages and patterns of second language acquisition, the impact of a disability on language acquisition, considerations for distinguishing a language difference or learning disability, decision-making with Response to Intervention, and planning instruction that aligns with the students Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Registration: 8:30-9:00 am

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 15

75. Introduction to Google Drive and Google Docs

Program: LHRIC - Professional Development for Administrators and Support Staff

Audience: Administration and Support Staff

Dates: 11/20/2017

In a one-day course, participants will focus on the web-based Google Apps for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. Create a Table of Contents in Google Docs with a few simple steps! Add text and objects in Google Docs to create exciting flyers and certificates! Learn to upload an existing Microsoft Word document to Google Docs, or convert a Google Doc to Microsoft Word. Collaborate with others using shared files stored in the cloud (Google Drive.) There are no prerequisites for this course. *Special Introductory 2 for 1 Offer - Non-Members buy one seat get one additional registration free(based on availability)
  • Max Class Size: 15

76. HVRBERN CTLE Sponsor ID #3120] The Role of the Language Proficiency Team - at Rockland BOCES

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 HV-RBE-RN

Audience: Teachers and Administrators who work with ELLs

Dates: 11/20/2017

HVRBERN
New York State has implemented a procedure under CR Part 154 for identifying a student with a disability who may be an English Language Learner. This procedure helps to ensure appropriate ELL identification and determine whether a student with a disability should take the NYSITELL, and whether testing accommodations will be used.

Participants will review the role of the Language Proficiency Team and develop a plan for how their school/district will identify a language acquisition need when a student has a disability. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to identify the steps to ELL identification of a student with a disability, the role of each of the team members and determine what key documents need to be reviewed.

Registration/Sign-In: 12:30-1:00 pm

Lunch: On Your Own

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBE-RN.
  • Max Class Size: 15

77. How to Better Offer Integrated Speech & Language Therapy

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: Speech-language pathologists

Dates: 11/21/2017

The workshop is intended to offer speech-language pathologists (SLPs) an opportunity to explore how to improve their integrated speech and language practices. Participants will use the 3-tier framework, co-teaching models, and curriculum-relevant therapy components to guide their conversations. Participants will engage in mock scenarios to practice some of the strategies offered.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID# 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 25

78. Creative Computing Projects for K-5 Classrooms

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/21/2017

Creative Computing is an approach to computer science that is project-based, authentic, reflective, collaborative, experiential and most importantly creative!  Join us to explore exciting K-5 Creative Computing projects that harness the power of CS and STE(A)M. These projects combine PBL, design thinking, computational thinking, and NSSG Standards to establish crucial connections and support a deep understanding of concepts and content for your classroom.

During this session, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with custom projects that focus on the connections between CS and STE(A)M. You will discover new methods to adapt established projects to meet your classroom’s needs by spending time to apply computational thinking to the presented project frameworks.  You will leave with a toolkit of resources to bring back to your classroom.
  • Max Class Size: 12

79. Principal Decisions During the Planning Process SWBOCES ADMINISTRATORS ONLY

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: SWBOCES Administrators

Dates: 11/27/2017

This is a drop by session for Focus On Learning graduates and cohort three members. Come plan you staff meeting or Professional Development session. This course is open to SWBOCES administrators. Choose one or multiple dates:
September 12, 2017
October 11, 2017
November 27, 2017

You must register for each date you would like to attend.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli.
  • Max Class Size: 25

80. Edgenuity User Group

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/28/2017

The Edgenuity User Group event provides the perfect opportunity to:



• Learn from each other about successes, challenges and strategies.



• Review recent product updates, future plans and additional learning solutions available from our partners at Edgenuity.



• Update or formulate district and/or school goals as well as plans for support and assistance with LHRIC staff for the year.



• Understand and identify opportunities for students to use Edgenuity for Regents and AP prep.
  • Max Class Size: 12

81. Learn to Code with Code Studio

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/29/2017

The organization Code.org has a full, online curriculum to help students learn to code. Join us to explore Code.org’s resources and tutorials for students and teachers. Join us to learn how you can enhance your curriculum with a little bit of coding!
  • Max Class Size: 12

82. Flipping the Classroom with Office 365: Mix/Sway/Forms

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 11/30/2017

There are many simple and exciting tools available through the Office 365 suite that can support you in your quest to "flip" your classroom. During this session, you will have the opportunity to work in Microsoft Office Mix and Sway to create and present content in new and meaningful ways. These skills will then be applied as we create unique and authentic assessments in the cloud. We will also explore the potential of the inking features found within touch-enabled tablets.
  • Max Class Size: 12

83. SLS MakerSpace: Focus on Inquiry & Digital Creation #2

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Library Services

Dates: 12/1/2017

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Pam Berger.
  • Max Class Size: 35

84. Webinar: Microsoft Office 365 Basics (One Hour Webinar)

Program: LHRIC - Professional Development for Administrators and Support Staff

Audience: Administration and Support Staff

Dates: 12/1/2017

Learn to create, save, organize, and share documents in the cloud! Already have a file created? Upload it to Microsoft OneDrive and collaborate with your colleagues! There are no prerequisites for this webinar.
  • Max Class Size: 30

85. Webinar: Microsoft Office 365 Basics (One Hour Webinar)

Program: LHRIC - Professional Development for Administrators and Support Staff

Audience: Administration and Support Staff

Dates: 12/1/2017

Learn to create, save, organize, and share documents in the cloud! Already have a file created? Upload it to Microsoft OneDrive and collaborate with your colleagues! There are no prerequisites for this webinar.
  • Max Class Size: 30

86. Webinar: Microsoft Office 365 Basics (One Hour Webinar)

Program: LHRIC - Professional Development for Administrators and Support Staff

Audience: Administration and Support Staff

Dates: 12/1/2017

Learn to create, save, organize, and share documents in the cloud! Already have a file created? Upload it to Microsoft OneDrive and collaborate with your colleagues! There are no prerequisites for this webinar.
  • Max Class Size: 30

87. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Key Points Refresher Recertification

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 School Climate and Culture - CC

Audience: Participants who have completed the two-day Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training during the 2016-2017 school year

Dates: 12/4/2017

The Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Key Points Refresher is designed to help improve your understanding of key program concepts, enhance your skills and provide strategies to apply the information to workplace realities.

In this highly interactive training, you will:

• Practice and sharpen verbal and physical crisis intervention skills

• Demonstrate ability and confidence in applying course content and skills to real-life work experiences

• Problem solve and strengthen crisis intervention skill
Upon successful competition of a post-test, participants will receive a one-year certification in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® from the Crisis Prevention Institute.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$192 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$231 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli, droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 20

88. Observing Student Readers: Gathering Information to Drive Instruction Grades K-2 - ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: Teachers and coaches in grades K-2

Dates: 12/4/2017

Literacy: Observing readers provides teachers with an opportunity to learn about students’ strengths, habits, and attitudes. Observations are often guided by checklists and tables to assess particular skills, but attempting to fit a student into a checklist often distracts us from seeing what the reader is actually doing. This workshop will explore how taking a holistic, strengths-based approach to observation, can help you better understand your students’ reading process and identify areas for growth and development. Furthermore, you will learn how information gleaned from observations can serve as a springboard for differentiated small group and individualized instruction.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID # 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Anna Marie Brancucci Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 20

89. Taking the "Test" Out of ELA Test Prep - ELA

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Literacy ELA

Audience: Grades 3-8 teachers, special educators, reading teachers, AIS teachers, administrators

Dates: 12/4/2017

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Preparing for the ELA Assessment is not necessarily about doing test prep, but about establishing classroom literacy practices that work all year long. This workshop is designed to help teachers prepare their students for the ELA Test without doing traditional test prep. During this workshop, we will focus on year-round ELA instruction and best practices that will lead to success on the ELA Assessment. Participants will walk away with practical strategies to implement in their classrooms at any time.

Materials:
Participants can bring texts used in their classrooms

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID #322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$192 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$231 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Kaye Jackson Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 25

90. Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2010/2013/2016

Program: LHRIC - Professional Development for Administrators and Support Staff

Audience: Administration and Support Staff

Dates: 12/4/2017

In a one-day course, students will learn to navigate the PowerPoint window; as well as use the Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, and the new Backstage View. Participants will: apply document themes; add, delete, and rearrange slides; create bulleted lists; add slide transitions; run the Slide Show; divide a presentation into sections; and print speaker notes and handouts. Additional topics include adding clipart, SmartArt graphics, animation, charts and tables. Students will use the Photo Album feature to quickly and easily display photographs; and edit pictures using the Remove Background Tool and Set Transparent Color option. The Screen Capture Tool will also be covered. There are no prerequisites for this course. *Special Introductory 2 for 1 Offer - Non-Members buy one seat get one additional registration free(based on availability)
  • Max Class Size: 15

91. Supporting Struggling Learning: The Executive Function Lens (K-12)

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: Grades K-12

Dates: 12/5/2017

Schools spend considerable time perfecting lessons and purchasing the best program materials, but perhaps the key to student achievement isn’t just the perfect lesson. As Dr. Nancy Sulla states in her book, Building Executive Function: The Missing Link to Student Achievement, “only the possession of strong executive function skills will provide students with ‘cognitive access’ to the content that will lead to learning….the key to unlocking content and ensuring a pathway to long-term memory is through executive function.” Executive Function is the missing link to increased achievement; a deliberate focus on building executive function skills can change a student’s academic trajectory. In this session you will explore activities, structures, and facilitation strategies to build executive function.

This program may be used to meet 5.5 hours toward CTLE requirements. CTLE ID# 322. Check with your district for eligibility.

Fee:
$249 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$299 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 25

92. Blackboard Web Community Manager (Schoolwires)- Getting Started with your CMS

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 12/5/2017

During this session, you will focus on the necessary foundational skills to assist in building your Blackboard Web Community Manager district and/or school sites. We will review and explore template options, basic “channel” & “section” functionalities, and the addition of resources, announcements and calendar events. You will also be provided time to apply your skills, all with the support and guidance of your LHRIC team to answer questions.

Target Audience: District and Site Webpage Administrators
  • Max Class Size: 12

93. Google Forms

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 12/5/2017

Google Forms allows you to easily create forms, surveys, and assessments. Google Forms can be used innovatively in your classroom to formulate assessments, rubrics, assignment drop boxes, instant feedback, and much more!  Form results connect with Google Sheets, allowing you to easily manage your data to impact instruction and learning.

During this session, you will learn how to create a form, select a theme, add questions, add images and videos, share and manage your forms, select a response destination, view individual responses, and view response summaries.

Prerequisite: Prior experience using Google Drive is required.
  • Max Class Size: 12

94. IDE Informational Session with Dan Gross

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Instructional Best Practices - INSTR

Audience: administrators, leaders and interested teaching staff.

Dates: 12/5/2017

Join Dan Gross, from IDE to gain insight into IDE’s work with educators to shift paradigms and transform the teaching/learning process. Their work focuses on visioning, designing and implementing instructional and organization models that empower all learners. IDE Corp. is well known for its work with the Learner- Active Technology Infused Classroom model, promoting student engagement, responsibility and academic rigor. This session is FREE and is appropriate for administrators, leaders and interested teaching staff.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 25

95. LHRIC CS/STEAM Academy: Instructional Cohort Optional Webinar (Member Districts Only)

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 12/5/2017

Member Districts Only
Optional support webinar for LHRIC CS/STEAM Academy (Instructional Cohort). Registered participants will receive instructions on how to participate in advance of the session.
  • Max Class Size: 25

96. GradPoint User Conference

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Audience: GradPoint Users 6-12

Dates: 12/6/2017



The GradPoint User Group event provides the perfect opportunity to:


• Learn from each other about successes, challenges and strategies.


• Review recent product updates, future plans and additional learning solutions available from our partners at GradPoint/Pearson.


• Update or formulate district and/or school goals as well as plans for support and assistance with LHRIC staff for the year.


• Understand and identify opportunities for students to use GradPoint for Regents and AP prep.



For questions regarding this activity, please contact Randy Hall.
  • Max Class Size: 20

97. ADMINISTRATOR THINKING SESSIONS (For Principals and Assistant Principals) - December 2017 LEAD

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 12/6/2017

These lunch-and-learn sessions are free to our component district administrators. Monthly topics, informed by our partners in the field, are e-mailed out prior to the sessions. Administrators are invited to bring their lunch and engage in a targeted learning experience that provides a shared platform for navigating current challenges.

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli Email Me.
  • Max Class Size: 30

98. Minecraft: Creating Virtual Learning Environments

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 12/7/2017

Minecraft is not just a game of digital blocks, but can also be an immersive learning environment for children of all ages. Minecraft boasts having over 100 Million users that explore, design, and build virtual worlds that encourage problem solving, creativity, and a catalyst for exciting classroom discussions.  Minecraft in the Classroom offers limitless opportunities to create, while teaching essential problem solving skills all within a 3D environment.

While there are two modes in Minecraft (Survival and Creative), this session will focus on the creative mode. You will have the opportunity to explore the functionality of Minecraft Edu. Your goal will be to create fiction or fantasy, quests or simulations, and then explore new worlds as you collaborate with other session participants.  Join us to explore sample learning environments, collaborate in group quests, and become empowered to create your own virtual learning environment to support your objectives.

*Please note: This is an introductory class and no prior experience with Minecraft is required.
  • Max Class Size: 10

99. Employee Progressive Discipline

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Compliance - COMP

Audience: Assistant Superintendents of HR/Directors or Administrators of HR, Principals and Assistant Principals

Dates: 12/7/2017

How do you, as a building administrator, deal with a difficult employee? What steps do you take to put this employee “on notice”? When do you involve central administration? This workshop will provide you with strategies to deal with the difficult employee in a progressive manner.

$128 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$153 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli, droselli@swboces.org.
  • Max Class Size: 25

100. Name That Workshop

Program: LHRIC - Instructional Technology (Model Schools Courses)

Dates: 12/7/2017

*** HOW TO PARTICIPATE ***
1) REGISTER for one or more session dates here in MyLearningPlan.
2) SUBMIT an online request form for EACH of your registered dates at: https://bit.ly/ntw2018.

Tell us what you are interested in learning, and we’ll prepare a customized “Personal Learning Pioneer” packet just for you!

When you arrive to your session, you will be able to review and complete your custom pre-designed activities independently with access to a facilitator in the room. You will benefit from having a tailored set of resources along with guided activities that target your specific needs and interests.

Please note: The registration deadline for each session is two weeks prior to the session date.

*** HOW TO PARTICIPATE ***
1) REGISTER for one or more session dates here in MyLearningPlan.
2) SUBMIT an online request form for EACH of your registered dates at: https://bit.ly/ntw2018.
  • Max Class Size: 6

101. From Compliance to Commitment - Principal Evaluator Training for administrators previously certified as principal evaluators - LEAD

Program: CPDCS - 17-18 Leadership LEAD

Audience: This series is for administrators who will be conducting school visits and evaluating principals

Dates: 12/8/2017

How do you develop your evaluation process to build commitment to district wide initiatives and grow your leadership capacity. This course is designed for supervisors of principals and will talk about creating clear expectations, leading meaningful school visits and identifying evidence that informs effective leadership practice. This course can be used as evidence for re-certification as Principal Evaluators, Peer and Independent Evaluators.

Materials:
Participants should bring a copy of the rubric being used in their district for teacher evaluation.

Fee:
$192 per participant for CoSer 555 members
$226 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

The registration fee will apply unless cancellation is made one week prior to the workshop date.

For questions regarding this activity, please contact Dina Roselli.
  • Max Class Size: 25