Many of Kami's features are designed to improve the learning environment for students of all levels and abilities. Use Kami for more than just annotating on a PDF and documents: you can make your classroom more interactive when using Kami as a collaborative tool.
Registered participants will receive Zoom connection information via email prior to session start.

In order to fully prepare students to understand the complex challenges facing our society, we must deeply explore the roles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and the ways in which they impact teaching and learning in K-12 schools. In the Institute for Race, Equity, and Social Justice we examine the powerful intersect of Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) Frameworks, Next Generation Learning Standards (NGLS), Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards while emphasizing NYSED's new policy on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This is challenging and rewarding work. Together we will share our experiences and learn from one another to better understand our work. You will leave with new insight, new tools, and opportunities to plan forward.
During this Institute, you will:
-Explore practical strategies and reflect on your own equity journey and understand your lived experiences and how they have shaped your attitudes and beliefs.
-Consider the question, "Is my school/district an equitable school/district?” and identify evidence in support.
-Apply DEI lens when viewing school practices and policies, as you consider ways to make your school/district more equitable.
-Establish equitable and effective student-centered learning experiences that affirm cultural identities, elevate historically marginalized voices, and promote diverse and inclusive teaching and learning.
-Strengthen your capacity as an equity leader and consider ways to engage colleagues in this important work.
-Identify and remove obstacles that reduce student access, participation, and success.

This series is subsidized by TRLE Grant Free extension activities are TRLE-sponsored
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

Take advantage of the comment tools in Kami, to provide auditory and visual instruction and feedback to your students.
Registered participants will receive Zoom connection information via email prior to session start.

Have you been curious about what it takes to start and maintain a district esports program or club? You may need help in navigating all the possible considerations: from soliciting interest and recruiting students, to selecting appropriate games, to ensuring a supportive technical and facility infrastructure. There are many moving parts, whether you are interested in a middle school club or a competitive high school program. Join us for an information session on how to get started.
Registered participants will receive Zoom connection information via email prior to session start.

Free Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant

All teachers aim to provide students with enriching, responsive learning environments designed to meet the diverse needs of their students. However, many wonder how to most effectively remove barriers to learning while establishing classrooms that are culturally responsive and sustaining. During this session, participants will discuss overlaps between the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and culturally responsive teaching practices. Participants will discuss strategies that leverage the principles of UDL to support the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. Attention will be paid to how to use UDL practices in blended learning environments.
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

Free Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant

In order for our students to feel valued in our classrooms they must be represented in the books we share with them. Whether it is the characters on the pages of our read alouds, the families, cultures, and settings represented in our novels, or the author's experiences that inspire the picture books we share, our students need to feel represented and heard. Our mentor texts can be more than simply books we use to teach writing strategies and skills. These texts can also be springboards into discussions of challenging issues with the students, looking for ways to make a change for peace and justice.
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

Minecraft is known as a "blocky sandbox in a virtual world". The Education Edition provides teachers with additional features and safeguards for classroom use. This three part series presents teachers with skills to support students as they create and build within instructional worlds.

Session 1: The Why and What of Minecraft

Session 2: Understanding the in-world experience.

Session 3: Classroom mode; interact with your students while hosting multiplayer games.
NOTE: Minecraft Education Edition is included in Microsoft A3/A5 district licensing. Participants should consult with their district administration to ensure proper access prior to registration.
Registered participants will receive Zoom connection information via email prior to session start.

Registrants will be invited to reflect on classroom management and routines, or a unit of study from the 2020/21 school year. Throughout this course, you will be presented with a research based series of prompts that will help you refine your practices and ensure technology tools being used help students meet their learning/classroom objectives. This course offers participants 1:1 coaching on your time. No appointment scheduling, no substitutes needed, no time away from your students. Each section is limited to 7 teachers.
NOTE:
This course is 100% online and will take approximately 3 hours to complete. This course begins on August 16, and participants have until August 27 to complete all required assignments and activities to receive CTLE credit.
LHRIC Model Schools utilizes the Schoology Learning Management System. Upon registration, you will receive a welcome message from your instructor with information on how your course works, what you can expect, how to get help along the way, and steps you need to take in order to enroll.

FREE Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant
Through this learning experience, participants will acquire a foundation of knowledge about the relationship between academic performance and the development of social-emotional competencies and learn how it relates to student success academically and socially.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
*Understand the significance of SEL in school and life.
*Build a repository of blended learning resources, activities, and skills to bring back to their classroom, school, and learning community.

Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

Free Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant
Students and teachers were forced out of their classrooms and schools during the Pandemic. "Pandemic teaching” describes what happened during this time as teachers worked to deliver their usual classroom instruction through unusual times with limited planning, experience, and access to resources. Across America, K-12 education went online overnight. What if things were different? What if we knew 6 months or a year earlier that this was going to happen? What if we had been given a chance to plan for teaching through a pandemic? What would we have done differently? Participants in this session will consider these questions and others as we reflect on "pandemic teaching”, explore blended learning models, and design "pandemic proof” future-ready classrooms.
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

Free Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant
In this session, participants will learn how to empower leadership for school librarians through innovative professional practice. Participants will explore the Future Ready Librarians Framework to consider ways to develop learner-centered libraries. Participants will connect their practice, program, and spaces by aligning with educational initiatives within their school buildings. By the end of this session, librarians will be prepared to start and sustain strategic conversations with school and district leaders.
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

FREE Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant
Effective lesson planning is vital to a successful implementation of instruction. With more experience in blended learning approaches, teachers can now use their new expertise to plan engaging lessons for future-ready classrooms. This PD Short will support teachers as they plan high-quality lessons in the blended learning environment.
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

FREE Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant
In our teaching lifetimes, there has never been a year like last year…and now, in our teaching lifetimes, there has never been a greater time to embrace and challenge what we learned. It's time to reflect on successes and challenge our teaching mindset so we embed the power of 21st century teaching it into our classrooms forever. BLENDED LEARNING is here to stay! In this session, teachers will explore the strategies, tools, learning structures, and support materials that make BLENDED LEARNING an energetic and powerful tool for students. Participants will share successful models, plans, programs, and online supports, along with assessment and grading routines.
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

Free Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant
K-12 teaching and learning has forever changed. In recent months, schools and classrooms clung to traditional classroom practices including assessments. What if instead of trying to recreate traditional assessments, we were tasked with creating something new? Using a blended learning model, participants in this session will explore summative performance-based assessment strategies (portfolios, projects, podcasts) and related rubrics to assess student learning.
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

Be a part of an exciting learning experience!

What is Promising Practices Edcamp? Edcamp is a powerful learning experience designed just for educators and those in the education field. You set the topics and the design of the conversations. Simply learn what you want to learn. There are no experts and no prepared sessions. Edcamp provides the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, share experiences, ask questions, discuss ideas, challenge your thinking, debate, communicate, and network!

Where is Promising Practices Edcamp? Join from ANYWHERE! It's online and will be accessible through Zoom.

How much does it cost? FREE! (free?) YES! Completely free! Receive virtual swag, discount coupons to attend PD Sessions, CTLE credits, raffles, and more!

What's the catch? NO CATCH! We are as excited as you are! We can't wait to see you there!

FREE Professional Learning Session Supported by The Teaching Remote/Hybrid Learning Environment (TRLE) Grant
As we start school this fall, many things will look and feel different. Yet one thing that should remain the same is helping our students to feel safe, valued, and free to be who they are. Sharing mentor texts from various text types and genres can act as a bridge to discuss community building and new emotions that our students may be feeling. These texts can also aid educators in helping students to set goals for the year and celebrate who they are and what they bring to your classroom. Join Sarah Cordova as she shares new mentor text titles and corresponding ideas for beginning the year in a positive and meaningful way.
Zoom links and information will be emailed the day before the course begins.


For questions regarding this activity, please contact droselli@swboces.org.

ELL Connection Thursday will provide educators of BOTH elementary-grade and secondary-grade ELLs the opportunity to connect, while adjusting to distance instruction. During this Zoom Conference Call, elementary and secondary grade educators of ELLs will share ideas and resources that they are using that are supportive of ELLs during home instruction. As a result of participation in this session, elementary and secondary grade educators will learn about what others are doing in support of ELLs as well as connect with educators from across the Hudson Valley region.

Registered participants will receive an email with the Zoom conference call information and agenda by noon on the day of this virtual meetup. We will be running another ELL Connection Thursday session on August 26, 2021. Interested participants will need to register for each session via MLP. Registration links can be accessed through the Events section of our website.

Upon completion, registered participants will receive a link to a feedback form; completion of the feedback form will confirm your attendance for credit.

This session and the associated chat will be recorded and will be made available in the HV RBERN Resources folder accessed through our website.

Fee: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBERN.

Co-teaching teams from Peekskill High School will reunite with the Hudson Valley RBERN to prepare for effective co-teaching in the 2021-2022 school year. Co-teaching teams will review best practices and tools for collaboration while laying the groundwork for continued success as partners and collaborators.

To access this workshop, a Zoom link will be shared with registered participants to the email addresses they used to enroll in Frontline (MLP).

Cost: Free

For questions regarding this activity, please contact the HV RBERN.