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1. New Teacher Seminar

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All first year teachers new to the profession

Dates: 9/26/2023 to 3/19/2024

New Teacher Seminar is a full year of support for those new to the instruction. Four full days in-person: 9/26, 11/7, 12/12, 3/19 focusing on classroom management and effective instructional strategies. Three on-site district-specific 90 minute sessions focused on assessments, curriculum mapping, and instructional technology. Personalized instructional coaching.

2. New Teacher Seminar- Non Component Districts

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All first year teachers new to the profession

Dates: 9/26/2023 to 3/19/2024

New Teacher Seminar is a full year of support for those new to the instruction. Four full days in-person: 9/26, 11/7, 12/12, 3/19 focusing on classroom management and effective instructional strategies. Three on-site district-specific 90 minute sessions focused on assessments, curriculum mapping, and instructional technology. Personalized instructional coaching.

3. TESOL PLC Meetings

Program: Mohawk Regional Teacher Center

Audience: TESOL Teachers only

Dates: 10/11/2023 to 4/10/2024

TESOL teachers are invited to attend a monthly PLC to review student data, teaching strategies, NYSESLAT results and questions, and book reviews. There are 7 meetings in total and they will all run from 4:00-6:00 pm. The locations for each meeting may vary.

4. Math PLC: New Algebra Regents

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Math Teachers

Dates: 11/28/2023

Join a Professional Learning Community of math teachers who want to share best practices! This session will be geared for all teachers wanting to know more about the New Algebra Regents and hear from other districts best practices to make the shift. A Zoom link will be shared with participants the day prior to the PLC.

5. Math PLC: New Algebra Regents for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Math Teachers

Dates: 11/28/2023

Join a Professional Learning Community of math teachers who want to share best practices! This session will be geared for all teachers wanting to know more about the New Algebra Regents and hear from other districts best practices to make the shift. A Zoom link will be shared with participants the day prior to the PLC.

6. Grading For Equity Book Study

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Teachers and Administration

Dates: 1/11/2024 to 2/29/2024

This book study will be a hybrid of asynchronous modules and two virtual sessions, one at the beginning to introduce ourselves and one at the end to share resources and ideas that will be helpful in our own classrooms. The anchor text is Joe Feldman's book, Grading For Equity, which focuses on how grading practices that are accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational will improve learning, minimize grade inflation, reduce failure rates, and become a lever for creating stronger teacher- student relationships and more caring classrooms. Examine the grading systems we have experienced in our own classrooms and reflect on how to improve these systems for our students. *Participants are responsible for purchasing the book*

7. Grading For Equity Book Study for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Teachers and Administration

Dates: 1/11/2024 to 2/29/2024

This book study will be a hybrid of asynchronous modules and two virtual sessions, one at the beginning to introduce ourselves and one at the end to share resources and ideas that will be helpful in our own classrooms. The anchor text is Joe Feldman's book, Grading For Equity, which focuses on how grading practices that are accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational will improve learning, minimize grade inflation, reduce failure rates, and become a lever for creating stronger teacher- student relationships and more caring classrooms. Examine the grading systems we have experienced in our own classrooms and reflect on how to improve these systems for our students. *Participants are responsible for purchasing the book*

8. K-12 Regional Leaders Meeting (March 2024)

Program: Professional Development

Dates: 3/7/2024

Regional Leaders in the Herkimer BOCES Region will meet once a month to connect on best practices, get state updates, and collaborate with their colleagues.

9. 50 Ways to Improve Student Behavior Book Study

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All educators

Dates: 3/7/2024 to 5/3/2024

Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux share 50 simple, straightforward techniques for improving student behavior and increasing student cooperation, participation, and achievement. Each practical, well-defined strategy can be applied in classrooms of all grade levels and subjects. Strategies include: how to make students more responsible, how to nip potential problems in the bud, learning what to overlook, establishing classroom rules and procedures, teaching in small bites (it makes students hungrier!)

10. 50 Ways to Improve Student Behavior Book Study for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All educators

Dates: 3/7/2024 to 5/3/2024

Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux share 50 simple, straightforward techniques for improving student behavior and increasing student cooperation, participation, and achievement. Each practical, well-defined strategy can be applied in classrooms of all grade levels and subjects. Strategies include: how to make students more responsible, how to nip potential problems in the bud, learning what to overlook, establishing classroom rules and procedures, teaching in small bites (it makes students hungrier!)

11. Magicschool.ai--the Antidote to Teacher Burnout

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All teachers

Dates: 3/22/2024

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Hey teachers, feeling the burnout blues? Let's turn that around with a day of practical solutions and genuine camaraderie. On March 22, 2024, join us for a hands-on dive into MagicSchool.ai - your ultimate ally in the battle against burnout. Led by our dedicated instructional coach staff, we'll explore a treasure trove of user-friendly, data-backed tools designed to make your life easier. From the intuitive lesson plan generator to the ever-helpful Raina for those tricky questions, and the text leveler for personalized instruction, MagicSchool.ai has your back. But wait, there's more! Discover the game-changing rubric builder, praised for its simplicity and effectiveness in our classrooms. No tech headaches here - just practical demos, honest discussions, and a wealth of resources to take home. Sign up for the entire day or just one session; it's up to you. Get ready for content-specific brainstorming, collaborative lesson-building, and a renewed sense of purpose as we harness the power of MagicSchool.ai to transform our teaching. Whether you're in it for the full day or just popping in for the morning or afternoon session, this PD is your ticket to reclaiming your time, reigniting your passion, and making teaching a joy again. Don't miss out - sign up now and let's tackle burnout together, one magic tool at a time! The morning session will focus on a myriad of resources, while the afternoon session will provide more content-specific resources and time to use those resources to plan.

12. Magicschool.ai--the Antidote to Teacher Burnout Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All teachers

Dates: 3/22/2024

Starting Soon
Hey teachers, feeling the burnout blues? Let's turn that around with a day of practical solutions and genuine camaraderie. On March 22, 2024, join us for a hands-on dive into MagicSchool.ai - your ultimate ally in the battle against burnout. Led by our dedicated instructional coach staff, we'll explore a treasure trove of user-friendly, data-backed tools designed to make your life easier. From the intuitive lesson plan generator to the ever-helpful Raina for those tricky questions, and the text leveler for personalized instruction, MagicSchool.ai has your back. But wait, there's more! Discover the game-changing rubric builder, praised for its simplicity and effectiveness in our classrooms. No tech headaches here - just practical demos, honest discussions, and a wealth of resources to take home. Sign up for the entire day or just one session; it's up to you. Get ready for content-specific brainstorming, collaborative lesson-building, and a renewed sense of purpose as we harness the power of MagicSchool.ai to transform our teaching. Whether you're in it for the full day or just popping in for the morning or afternoon session, this PD is your ticket to reclaiming your time, reigniting your passion, and making teaching a joy again. Don't miss out - sign up now and let's tackle burnout together, one magic tool at a time! The morning session will focus on a myriad of resources, while the afternoon session will provide more content-specific resources and time to use those resources to plan.

13. Suicide Safety for Teachers and School Staff

Program: Safety Office

Dates: 3/26/2024

Join us to increase your awareness about suicide prevention in schools, to feel empowered to understand your role in identification and prevention, and to develop a plan to support your school's efforts in preventing suicidal behaviors among students. Following the training, participants will be able to: 1) Identify warning signs of suicide 2) Understand the critical and limited role of faculty 3) Become familiar with school procedures for referring students 4) Be more informed about suicide 5) Reinforce protective factors 6) Understand how suicide prevention can be applied in mental health education This FREE workshop is open to Herkimer BOCES Employees and the 10 Component School Districts. It will be held at the Gateway Center Bridge Room on March 26, 2024, from 9 to 10:30 am.

14. QPR Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training

Program: Safety Office

Dates: 3/26/2024

QPR stands for Q: Question, P: Persuade, and R: Refer - the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Thousands of Americans like you say "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor each year. As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper, you will learn to recognize the warning signs of suicide, know how to offer hope, and know how to get help and save a life. Who should take this training? Everyone and anyone. Counselors, TAs, Aides, Office Staff, Bus Staff, Maintenance, EVERYONE!!!! Date: March 26, 2024 Time: 1 to 2:30 pm. Where: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St, Herkimer, NY QPR Training will be held in the Bridge Room. This workshop/training is open to all employees at Herkimer BOCES and 10 Component Districts. Cost: $20 direct billed to your BOCES department or District

15. Co-Teaching Connections: Building Relationships for Classroom Success

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All teachers and TAs

Dates: 3/27/2024

Unlock the power of co-teaching by fostering strong relationships within and beyond your professional team. Learn strategies for effective classroom management while simultaneously cultivating healthy connections with both students and staff. Navigate the challenges of polarization with an emphasis on building bridges of understanding and collaboration. Additionally, discover proactive strategies for overcoming co-teaching conflicts, ensuring a harmonious partnership. Join us to create an environment where diversity is celebrated, perspectives are valued, and learning becomes a unifying force. This is perfect for co-teaching teams, general education teachers, teaching assistants, and special education teachers and staff.

16. Co-Teaching Connections: Building Relationships for Classroom Success for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All teachers and TAs

Dates: 3/27/2024

Unlock the power of co-teaching in a polarized society by focusing on fostering strong relationships within and beyond your professional team. Explore strategies for effective classroom management while simultaneously cultivating healthy connections with both students and staff. Navigate the challenges of polarization with an emphasis on building bridges of understanding and collaboration. Additionally, discover proactive strategies for overcoming co-teaching conflicts, ensuring a harmonious partnership. Join us to create an environment where diversity is celebrated, perspectives are valued, and learning becomes a unifying force.

17. Discipline with Dignity Book Study

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Aide, Paraprofessionals

Dates: 4/15/2024 to 5/20/2024

Participants will explore specific strategies and techniques for building strong relationships with disruptive students and countering the toxic social circumstances that affect many of them.

18. Discipline with Dignity Book Study for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Aide, Paraprofessionals

Dates: 4/15/2024 to 5/20/2024

Participants will explore specific strategies and techniques for building strong relationships with disruptive students and countering the toxic social circumstances that affect many of them.

19. Secondary Regional Leaders Meeting (April 2024)

Program: Professional Development

Dates: 4/18/2024

Secondary Regional Leaders in the Herkimer BOCES Region will meet once a month to connect on best practices, get state updates, and collaborate with their colleagues.

20. Introduction to Universal Design for learning (UDL)

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 4/19/2024

Participants will find out how the UDL guidelines can be applied to any discipline or domaine to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities

21. Introduction to Universal Design for learning (UDL) for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 4/19/2024

Participants will find out how the UDL guidelines can be applied to any discipline or domaine to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities

22. Ink and Insight: Differentiated Writing Strategies for Grades 7-12

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All Teachers

Dates: 4/23/2024

Dive into the timeless art of writing with a contemporary twist! Uncover research-based strategies that infuse joy and rigor into the writing process for grades 7-12. Explore the intersection of classic writing practices and modern methodologies, with an emphasis on universal design. Align your curriculum with the science of reading initiative in NY, discover high-interest writing techniques, and seamlessly embed SEL practices. Let's craft writing experiences that stand the test of time while meeting the demands of today's ELA state standards.

23. Ink and Insight: Differentiated Writing Strategies for Grades 7-12 for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All Teachers

Dates: 4/23/2024

Dive into the timeless art of writing with a contemporary twist! Uncover research-based strategies that infuse joy and rigor into the writing process for grades 7-12. Explore the intersection of classic writing practices and modern methodologies, with an emphasis on universal design. Align your curriculum with the science of reading initiative in NY, discover high-interest writing techniques, and seamlessly embed SEL practices. Let's craft writing experiences that stand the test of time while meeting the demands of today's ELA state standards.

24. Elementary Regional Leaders Meeting (April 2024)

Program: Professional Development

Dates: 4/24/2024

Elementary Regional Leaders in the Herkimer BOCES Region will meet once a month to connect on best practices, get state updates, and collaborate with their colleagues.

25. Teaching Traumatized Students

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 4/25/2024

Educators play a critical role in addressing child trauma by recognizing the effects of trauma on students and families and responding in ways that foster healing and resilience. This session will help all school staff understand what trauma is, the rates and types of trauma youth may face, the effects of trauma on youth, and what this means for educators and schools.

26. Teaching Traumatized Students for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 4/25/2024

Educators play a critical role in addressing child trauma by recognizing the effects of trauma on students and families and responding in ways that foster healing and resilience. This session will help all school staff understand what trauma is, the rates and types of trauma youth may face, the effects of trauma on youth, and what this means for educators and schools.

27. Why? Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-S ED.)

Program: Professional Development

Audience: K-12 educators

Dates: 5/9/2024

Simon Sinek, consultant and presenter, says organizations should always start with the "Why” of what and how they do things. This interactive presentation makes a case for using CR-S ED practices in our classrooms in order to successfully reach our goals of developing in our students the capacities necessary to enable them to be happy, make valuable contributions, & participate as knowledgeable citizens of the world.

28. Virtual - Why? Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-S ED.)

Program: Professional Development

Audience: K-!@ Educators

Dates: 5/15/2024

Simon Sinek, consultant and presenter, says organizations should always start with the "Why” of what and how they do things. This interactive presentation makes a case for using CR-S ED practices in our classrooms in order to successfully reach our goals of developing in our students the capacities necessary to enable them to be happy, make valuable contributions, & participate as knowledgeable citizens of the world. Zoom link will be shared prior to the presentation.

29. NYS Science Investigations for HS

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Science Teachers, Special Education Teachers

Dates: 5/17/2024

Participants will practice breaking down the performance level descriptors (PLD's) to support instructional planning and performance assessments (investigations) that align with NGLSS.

30. NYS Science Investigations for HS for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: Science Teachers, Special Education Teachers

Dates: 5/17/2024

Participants will practice breaking down the performance level descriptors (PLD's) to support instructional planning and performance assessments (investigations) that align with NGLSS.

31. Elementary Regional Leaders Meeting (May 2024)

Program: Professional Development

Dates: 5/22/2024

Elementary Regional Leaders in the Herkimer BOCES Region will meet once a month to connect on best practices, get state updates, and collaborate with their colleagues.

32. Secondary Regional Leaders Meeting (May 2024)

Program: Professional Development

Dates: 5/23/2024

Secondary Regional Leaders in the Herkimer BOCES Region will meet once a month to connect on best practices, get state updates, and collaborate with their colleagues.

33. Lesson Lab: A Test Kitchen for Educators

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All Teachers

Dates: 5/24/2024

Join our Lesson Writing Feedback workshop, where educators become the chefs of their classroom creations. Bring your lesson ideas or concepts you've been eager to transform into engaging learning experiences. Experience a dynamic session of peer feedback, reflection, and collaborative support. Together, let's cook up lessons that sizzle with innovation and educational excellence.

34. Lesson Lab: A Test Kitchen for Educators for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All Teachers

Dates: 5/24/2024

Join our Lesson Writing Feedback workshop, where educators become the chefs of their classroom creations. Bring your lesson ideas or concepts you've been eager to transform into engaging learning experiences. Experience a dynamic session of peer feedback, reflection, and collaborative support. Together, let's cook up lessons that sizzle with innovation and educational excellence.

35. Using Children's Picture Books to Support Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education

Program: Professional Development

Audience: K-5 educators

Dates: 5/28/2024

This in-person, interactive presentation discusses the Why, How, and What of using children's picture books to support an inclusive community in your classroom that brings in multiple perspectives and celebrates differences. Elementary
This 6-hour course is required for anyone pursuing a new certification, including educators applying for their professional certification. Upon completion, Herkimer BOCES will report your completion electronically. There will be two portions of the six-hour class. The first portion is a 3-hour online piece completed via Google Classroom. Instructions on how to access the classroom will be emailed to you.  THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM PORTION OF THIS COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE DUE DATE BEFORE THE SECOND IN-PERSON SESSION!!!! If the online piece is not completed prior to the in-person session, you will not be granted credit for the course. The second portion will be in person at the Gateway Center at 420 E German St, Herkimer, in the Progress Room on May 30, 2024, from 3-6 pm. When: May 30, 2024 Where: The Gateway Center, 420 E German St, Herkimer, in the Progress Room Time: 3-7 pm Cost: $90.00 for Non-Component districts of Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Please make checks payable to: Herkimer BOCES Write "Dignity Act Certification Course" in the memo section Please mail checks to: Adam Hutchinson, Herkimer BOCES, Safety Service Supervisor, 352 Gros Blvd. Herkimer, NY 13350 Registration cut-off is May 24, 2024, NO EXCEPTIONS. *Please remember that the 3-hour Google Classroom session must be completed before the in- person session at the WEB Complex, or you won't be able to attend the in-person session. For any other questions/concerns, please get in touch with the PBIS Coordinator, Kellie Maxwell, at kmaxwell@herkimer-boces.org or by phone at 315-867-2034.
This 6-hour course is required for anyone pursuing a new certification, including educators applying for their professional certification. Upon completion, Herkimer BOCES will report your completion electronically. There will be two portions of the six-hour class. The first portion is a 3-hour online piece completed via Google Classroom. Instructions on how to access the classroom will be emailed to you. THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM PORTION OF THIS COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE DUE DATE BEFORE THE SECOND IN-PERSON SESSION!!!! If the online piece is not completed prior to the in-person session, you will not be granted credit for the course. The second portion will be in person at the Gateway Center at 420 E German St, Herkimer, in the Progress Room on May 30, 2024, from 3-6 pm. When: May 30, 2024 Where: The Gateway Center, 420 E German St, Herkimer, in the Progress Room Time: 3-6 pm Cost: Free for Employees of Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES and any of the 10 component districts Registration cut-off is May 24, 2024, NO EXCEPTIONS. *Please remember that the 3-hour Google Classroom session must be completed before the in-person session at the WEB Complex, or you won't be able to attend the in-person session. For any other questions/concerns, please get in touch with the PBIS Coordinator, Kellie Maxwell, at kmaxwell@herkimer-boces.org or by phone at 315-867-2034.

38. Breakout EDU - Escape Rooms for Critical Thinking & Inquiry

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All educators

Dates: 5/31/2024

Bring the idea of Escape rooms to your classroom with BreakoutEDU. This cutting edge immersive learning platform can be used to facilitate rigorous, content-aligned, classroom challenges. BreakoutEDU is being used to teach core academic subjects including math, science, history, and language arts while cultivating inquiry, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. Using inquiry based learning, students are on a quest to solve a mystery with their peers. The framework of each game ensures that involvement leads to understanding, and that students are converting information and data into useful knowledge. Participants in this session will begin by solving a BreakoutEDU mystery and will proceed to learn how to create & design their own games.

39. Breakout EDU - Escape Rooms for Critical Thinking & Inquiry for Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All educators

Dates: 5/31/2024

Bring the idea of Escape rooms to your classroom with BreakoutEDU. This cutting edge immersive learning platform can be used to facilitate rigorous, content-aligned, classroom challenges. BreakoutEDU is being used to teach core academic subjects including math, science, history, and language arts while cultivating inquiry, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. Using inquiry based learning, students are on a quest to solve a mystery with their peers. The framework of each game ensures that involvement leads to understanding, and that students are converting information and data into useful knowledge. Participants in this session will begin by solving a BreakoutEDU mystery and will proceed to learn how to create & design their own games.

40. The Amazing Race: NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 5/31/2024

Armed with a basic understanding of NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards, teams of teachers will embark on a race that will reward them with a solid foundational knowledge of the NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards and ideas for direct implementation in the new school year. Together, you and your teammates will collaborate to complete challenges focused on the NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards to help strengthen your understanding and allow you to walk away with new ways to integrate these standards into your existing curriculum

41. The Amazing Race: NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards Non-Component

Program: Professional Development

Audience: All Educators

Dates: 5/31/2024

Armed with a basic understanding of NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards, teams of teachers will embark on a race that will reward them with a solid foundational knowledge of the NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards and ideas for direct implementation in the new school year. Together, you and your teammates will collaborate to complete challenges focused on the NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards to help strengthen your understanding and allow you to walk away with new ways to integrate these standards into your existing curriculum