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 Professional
Development Offerings
Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES
Spring 2015
1 2014 Professional Development Survey Results The Department for Professional & Program Development distributed a survey to all component districts asking all administrators and teachers to submit information on their participation and needs/wants for future professional development. With 250 respondents to the survey, of whom 83% were teachers, the results indicated the following: 1.
Qualitatively, the most useful parts of professional development are the opportunity to collaborate with fellow teachers and hearing different perspectives on a given topic as well as receiving the most up-­‐to-­‐date information on initiatives at the state level. 2.
In discussing the timing of professional development offerings, despite the periodic indications that teachers do not wish to be out of the classroom, 59% of respondents suggested that they would be amenable to whole-­‐
day workshops. While interest in online PD was present (33% of respondents), it was not as high as whole and half-­‐day (49%) workshops. 3.
In asking about the topics of interest to participants of professional development, responses were varied, but the topics receiving the greatest amount of interest were: a. Collaborative Opportunities (41%) b. Instructional Strategies (37%) c. Curriculum Planning (36%) d. Technology (35%) e. 21st Century Skills (32%) A qualitative follow-­‐up question seemed to yield data also suggesting that workshops specific to content outside of ELA and Math are desired. As a result, the Department of Professional & Program Development has made an effort to make changes to its Spring 2015 offerings to meet these interests. Based upon the data from the survey the department has decided to return to roundtable workshops, which provide teachers an opportunity to collaborate and network. Additionally, these roundtables will be offered in areas outside of ELA and Math. Further, we are currently in the process of working with Superintendents to facilitate some school/classroom visits across the region, as this seems to be of particular interest to teachers. In addition to the roundtable workshops, workshops focusing specifically on classroom protocols and instructional strategies will be offered, and there will also be a collection of faculty meeting sessions available for administrators to bring to their districts if they wish. Thank you for your responses – they are extremely helpful to our planning processes. We welcome feedback at any time! Contact [email protected] or [email protected] or send us feedback via our Schoology Pages. 2 Table of Contents 2014 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SURVEY RESULTS 2 WORKSHOP FEES: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHT 5 5 COLLABORATION IN ELA TITLE: FITTING IT ALL IN- ELA BLOCK INSTRUCTION AND GUIDED READING TITLE: A CLOSER LOOK AT PRE-KINDERGARTEN CKLA (CORE KNOWLEDGE LANGUAGE ARTS) TITLE: GRADES 1-2(3) ROUNDTABLE TITLE: GRADES 3-5 ROUNDTABLE TITLE: GRADES 6-8 ROUNDTABLE TITLE: KINDERGARTEN ROUNDTABLE TITLE: GRADES 9-12 ROUNDTABLE COLLABORATION IN MATH TITLE: LET'S TALK ACCELERATION IN COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS TITLE: GRADES 6-8 ROUNDTABLE TITLE: GRADES 3-5 ROUNDTABLE TITLE: PRE-KINDERGARTEN/ KINDERGARTEN ROUNDTABLE TITLE: ALGEBRA ROUNDTABLE TITLE: GEOMETRY ROUNDTABLE TITLE: GRADES 1-2 ROUNDTABLE COLLABORATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES TITLE: DESIGNING OUTCOMES IN SOCIAL STUDIES TITLE: DESIGNING & REVISING CURRICULUM IN SOCIAL STUDIES TITLE: DESIGNING INSTRUCTION IN SOCIAL STUDIES TITLE: SOCIAL STUDIES ROUNDTABLE: LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION TITLE: READING & WRITING IN SOCIAL STUDIES - DISCIPLINARY LITERACY TITLE: DDI IN SOCIAL STUDIES TITLE: SOCIAL STUDIES ROUNDTABLE COLLABORATION IN SCIENCE TITLE: COLLABORATION IN SCIENCE SECOND ANNUAL JLHHO BOCES SCIENCE SHARATHON COLLABORATION IN HEALTH, MUSIC, AND ART TITLE: COLLABORATION IN HEALTH ROUNDTABLE TITLE: COLLABORATION IN MUSIC ROUNDTABLE TITLE: COLLABORATION IN ART ROUNDTABLE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TITLE: PURPOSEFUL PROTOCOLS TITLE: EFFECTIVE TEACHING ONE-DAY REFRESHER TITLE: EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM STRATEGIES TO INCREASE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME: LESSONS AND INSTRUCTION TITLE: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEMS TITLE: RESEARCH AMBASSADOR WORKSHOP THROUGH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TEACHING WITH PRIMARY
SOURCES GRANT 15 TITLE: SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE BREAKFAST! 15 TITLE: SAVE THE DATE NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEMS CONFERENCE 15 3 TITLE: THE THOUSAND ISLANDS BOOK FESTIVAL 15 21 CENTURY SKILLS/STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING TITLE: PROJECT BASED LEARNING TITLE: STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING - FOR ADMINISTRATORS TITLE: USING DATA TO DESIGN ELA LESSONS TITLE: STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING - (PBL, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, PROBLEM-BASED, ETC.) 17 17 17 18 ST
TECHNOLOGY TRAINING TITLE: MYON - DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAM TITLE: UBD102- WEBINAR: DESIGNING YOUR ESSENTIAL QUESTION FOR UNITS AND MODULES TITLE: UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN- PLANNING WITH THE END IN MIND TITLE: TABLET AND IPADS TITLE: WEB 2.0 TITLE: UNIVERSAL DESIGN IN ALL CLASSROOMS TITLE: OLL107- WEBINAR: TOOLS TO COMBAT PLAGIARISM IN ONLINE LEARNING TITLE: TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES TITLE: GOOGLE APPS FOR NOVICES TITLE: OLL103-ONLINE LEARNING AND ASSESSMENTS TITLE: OLL102- WEBINAR: CREATING DIGITAL CITIZENS AND FOSTERING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR ONLINE TITLE: GETTING STARTED WITH CANVAS TITLE: COMMUNICATION IN CANVAS TITLE: WORKING WITH RUBRICS IN CANVAS TITLE: OLL106- WEBINAR: ONLINE UNIT DEVELOPMENT Q&A TITLE: ASSESSMENTS IN CANVAS TITLE: SERIES: TRANSFORMING YOUR CLASS TO ONLINE OR BLENDED LEARNING OLL101-WEBINAR: BEST
PRACTICES IN ONLINE LEARNING TITLE: UBD103- UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN: ROADMAPS AND MODULES TITLE: COURSE DESIGN IN CANVAS TITLE: COURSE MANAGEMENT IN CANVAS TITLE: GETTING STARTED WITH GOOGLE TITLE: DIGITAL VIDEOS AND PODCASTS TITLE: OLL105- WEBINAR: ONLINE LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS TITLE: GOOGLE APPS FOR POWERUSERS TITLE: OLL104- WEBINAR: ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 COLLEGE BOARD TRAINING TITLE: AP VERTICAL TEAMS IN MATHEMATICS
TITLE: AP VERTICAL TEAMS IN SCIENCE
TITLE: SCIENCE - CREATING A LEARNER-CENTERED CLASSROOM
TITLE: BUILDING AN AP PROGRAM: A WORKSHOP FOR ADMINISTRATORS
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ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING TITLE: PLC BOOK STUDY - LEADERS OF THEIR OWN LEARNING
TITLE: LEAD EVALUATOR OF TEACHERS
TITLE: FACULTY MEETING SESSIONS
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TITLE: EFFECTIVE TEACHING LEVEL II 4 WORKSHOP FEES: **Unless otherwise noted all workshops will be capped at 30 participants. No charge for STLE3 Participating Districts: Alexandria, Belleville Henderson, Copenhagen, General Brown, Indian River, LaFargeville, Lyme, Sackets Harbor, Thousand Islands, Town of Webb No charge for Teaching is the Core Participating Districts: Beaver River, Belleville Henderson, Carthage, Copenhagen, General Brown, Indian River, LaFargeville, Lyme, Sackets Harbor, South Lewis, Thousand Islands, Town of Webb Non-­‐grant participating component districts: $55 per participant when there is a total of 10 participants Non-­‐component districts: $60 per participant PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHT tory is
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February 23, 2015, 9am – 2pm PES Large Conference Room Designing Outcomes in SS Greg Ahlquist, 2013 NYS Teacher of the Year, will join to d iscuss his approach to instruction under the new framework. The focus of the beginning of the day will be on examining content and setting outcome expectations for student performance. This session is part of a full regional roll-­‐out of the new Social Studies Framework. Go to Pages 11-­‐12 for more information. 5 Collaboration in ELA TITLE: FITTING IT ALL INELA BLOCK INSTRUCTION
AND GUIDED READING TITLE: GRADES 1-2(3)
ROUNDTABLE Date: March 13, 2015
Date: January 29, 2015
Date: February 11, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Carthage Central
School (host site), exact location
TBD Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Presenter: Carrie Tibbles Presenter: Amy Bird Presenter: Maren Farney Intended Audience: K –6
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators
Intended Audience: PreKindergarten
Teachers/Providers,
Administrators Description: What are the
important components of guided
reading? How can we fit guided
reading into a packed schedule?
How are other districts
implementing guided reading?
We will discuss how best to plan
for a guided reading lesson
based on the reading level of the
student. There will be breakout
sessions for K-2 and grades 3-6
for further planning purposes, as
appropriate for the session.
Teachers will be given time to
plan a lesson and/or lessons for
their guided reading groups.
Please bring any applicable
planning materials. There may
be opportunity to further discuss
ways to integrate ELA instruction
to save time! This work session
will be driven according to the
group of participants, and their
needs/wants. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: A CLOSER LOOK AT
PRE-KINDERGARTEN CKLA
(CORE KNOWLEDGE
LANGUAGE ARTS) Description: This workshop is a
follow-up to ‘Intro to Pre-K CKLA’
in December. This full-day
session will briefly review the
Pre-K ELA Common Core
Standards, followed by training
that is designed to help
participants with implementation
of the Pre-K CKLA Domains.
This workshop will provide indepth work with the three
curricular components of the PreK CKLA program: Starting the
Day, Skills Small Groups, and
Listening and Learning, and will
build participants’ understanding
of the various routines,
instructional techniques, and
materials involved in these three
components. Intended Audience: Grades 1-3
Teachers (Grade 3 Teachers
using CKLA may want to attend
this strand in lieu of the Grades
3-5 Roundtable), Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: Teachers will
collaborate on current and future
modules to plan for ELA. A
strategic approach to
customizing lessons and
assessments will be used. Ample
time will be provided for teachers
to discuss and plan. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
6 Collaboration in ELA TITLE: GRADES 3-5
ROUNDTABLE Date: March 13, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Kylee Monroe Intended Audience: 3 –5
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators Description: This full-day session
will combine the opportunity for
roundtable style discussion and
sharing of materials aligned to
the Common Core Learning
Standards as well as new
information and training from the
Network Team Institutes in
October and December 2014
specific to Grades 3-5. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning TITLE: GRADES 6-8
ROUNDTABLE Date: March 16, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Kylee Monroe Intended Audience: 6 - 8 ELA
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators
Description: This full-day session
will combine the opportunity for
roundtable style discussion and
sharing of materials aligned to
the Common Core Learning
Standards as well as new
information and training from the
Network Team Institutes in
October and December 2014
specific to grades 6-8. Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B TITLE: KINDERGARTEN
ROUNDTABLE Date: March 27, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Amy Bird/Babette
Valentine Intended Audience: Kindergarten
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators TITLE: GRADES 9-12
ROUNDTABLE Date: April 14, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: 9 –12 ELA
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators
Description: This session will
provide updates and materials
from the Network Team Institutes
in both December 2014 and
March 2015. A focus will be on
aligning curriculum and
assessments to prepare students
for the NYS Common Core
Regents in ELA. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning Description: Teachers will
collaborate on current and future
modules to plan for ELA. A
strategic approach to
customizing lessons and
assessments will be used. Ample
time will be provided for teachers
to discuss and plan. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
7 Collaboration in Math TITLE: LET'S TALK
ACCELERATION IN
COMMON CORE
MATHEMATICS TITLE: GRADES 6-8
ROUNDTABLE TITLE: GRADES 3-5
ROUNDTABLE Date: March 5, 2015
Date: March 6, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Presenter: Dawn Fargo Presenter: Anne Marie Bertram Intended Audience: Grades 6-8
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators
Intended Audience: Grades 3-5
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators
Description: The Common Core
Standards and Curricula have
created varying conversations
across NYS and within schools
regarding the current
implementation and arrangement
of acceleration. This session will
provide insight to acceleration
plans from around NY,
discussion of a possible regional
acceleration plan, and other
pertinent discussion surrounding
the topic. Description: Teachers will utilize
the Annotated Released
Assessment questions along with
their current curriculum materials
to plan for instruction that
matches the assessment in both
rigor and instructional strategies.
Participants will use the 2015
Field Guide to explore content
emphases for everyday
instruction in preparation for the
assessments and building
curriculum units. Time will be
given to discuss and share what
different districts are using for
instruction.
Description: Teachers will
collaborate on current and future
modules to plan for mathematics.
A strategic approach to
customizing lessons and
assessments will be used. Ample
time for teachers to discuss and
plan will be provided. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
Date: January 30, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Presenter: Anne Marie Bertram Intended Audience: Grades 6-9
Mathematics Teachers,
Administrators Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning TITLE: PREKINDERGARTEN/
KINDERGARTEN
ROUNDTABLE Date: April 22, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Maren Farney and Sue
Healy Intended Audience: PreKindergarten and Kindergarten
8 Collaboration in Math Teachers/Providers,
Administrators
Description: This full-day session
will review the Pre-K and K
Common Core Math standards,
followed by time provided to
examine the Pre-K and K Math
modules collaboratively, and
prepare for Pre-K and K math
instruction.
Materials: Please bring current
Math materials or curriculum
you are willing to share. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
TITLE: ALGEBRA
ROUNDTABLE
Date: April 14, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Presenter: Dawn Fargo Intended Audience: Algebra
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators Description: With this being the
last year in which the 2005
Integrated Algebra Regents
exam can be administered, the
focus of the work session will be
on making sure teachers are
adequately preparing students
for the Common Core Algebra
Regents exam. Participants will
take a close look at their own
curriculum along with exploring
the modules to make sure
students are receiving high
quality, rigorous instruction in
preparation for the exams. Time
will be spent discussing what is
working in each district based on
results from last June, August,
and January exams.
Participants are asked to bring
curriculum materials, such as
unit assessments. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
assessments for sharing and
review. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: GRADES 1-2
ROUNDTABLE Date: February 9, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM TITLE: GEOMETRY
ROUNDTABLE Date: April 24, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Presenter: Dawn Fargo Intended Audience: Geometry
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators Description: This session will
focus on discussion and
preparation for administering the
new Common Core Geometry
Regents exam. Participants will
discuss what curriculum is being
used in the different districts and
how it is meeting the standards in
preparing students for the new
exam. Selected updates from
NTI sessions on the modules will
be presented for discussion as
well. Participants are asked to
bring curriculum material and
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Amy Bird Intended Audience: Grades 1-2
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators Description: (This is a follow up
planning session from a previous
math workshop held December
th
19 )Teachers will collaborate on
current and future modules to
plan for mathematics. A strategic
approach to customizing lessons
and assessments will be used.
Ample time will be provided for
teachers to discuss and plan. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
9 Collaboration in Social Studies TITLE: DESIGNING
OUTCOMES IN SOCIAL
STUDIES Date: February 23, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Presenter: Stacey Eger (AM) &
Greg Ahlquist (PM) Intended Audience: All teachers of
Social Studies content, Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: The focus of the
morning will be on examining
content and establishing
outcome expectations for student
performance using the new
framework. Greg Ahlquist, 2013
NYS Teacher of the Year, will
join in the afternoon to discuss
the latest updates from NYSED
in its implementation of the
newly-adopted Social Studies
framework and approaches to
instruction and assessment. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: DESIGNING &
REVISING CURRICULUM IN
SOCIAL STUDIES Date: March 16, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: All teachers of
Social Studies content, Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: Teachers will have
an opportunity to examine and
revise their essential content,
skills, and focus areas for social
studies curriculum. Overviews of
PBL (Project-Based Learning)
and UbD (Understanding by
Design) will be provided along
with information on creating text
sets of primary and secondary
sources. Any updated
information from NYSED about
implementation of the framework
will be shared. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning TITLE: DESIGNING
INSTRUCTION IN SOCIAL
STUDIES Date: April 9, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: All teachers of
Social Studies content, Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: Through a study of
questioning techniques and
“practitioner-approved”
instructional strategies, teachers
will structure and/or revise their
instruction for a specific unit they
plan to use in their classrooms.
This is a continuation of the
March workshop on designing
curriculum but more “micro” in
comparison. Any updated
information from NYSED about
implementation of the framework
will be shared. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning TITLE: SOCIAL STUDIES
ROUNDTABLE: LANGUAGE
OF INSTRUCTION Date: May 8, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: All teachers of
Social Studies content, Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: As a precursor to a
roundtable in June that will
involve an examination of
10 Collaboration in Social Studies reading and writing in the
discipline of Social Studies, this
roundtable will ask teachers to
examine their structure of
terminology and language in the
classroom. An emphasis will be
placed on Tier 2 and 3 words
appropriate to Social Studies
curriculum and instruction. Any
updated information from NYSED
about implementation of the
framework will be shared. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning TITLE: READING & WRITING
Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: DDI IN SOCIAL
STUDIES Date: July 16, 2015
IN SOCIAL STUDIES DISCIPLINARY LITERACY Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Date: June 8, 2015
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: All teachers of
Social Studies content, Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: Within this workshop,
teachers will examine the literacy
skills students need to have in
place to successfully read
historical documents and write
about them or create such
technical documents. There will
be a focus on both the scope of
skills needed for success on the
NYS Regents Exams and AP
exams as well as general
disciplinary literacy required for
historical thinking and
processing. Teachers will have
an opportunity to examine their
own lessons for strategic
instruction on disciplinary
literacy. Any updated information
from NYSED about
implementation of the framework
will be shared Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: All teachers of
Social Studies content, Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: This workshop will
examine methods of providing
strategic interventions based on
indicators in student work and
task analysis of content specific
to Social Studies. Any updated
information from NYSED about
implementation of the framework
will be shared. Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: SOCIAL STUDIES
ROUNDTABLE Date: August 12, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: All teachers of
Social Studies content, Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: The day will serve as
an opportunity for teachers to
collaborate on issues around
Social Studies content and
instruction. Any updated
information from NYSED about
implementation of the framework
will be shared. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
11 Collaboration in Science TITLE: COLLABORATION IN
SCIENCE
SECOND
ANNUAL JLHHO BOCES
SCIENCE SHARATHON Date: March 9, 2015 Time: 12:00 PM-­‐5:00 PM Location: BOCES Adminstration
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Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard 3:
Instructional Practice, Standard 5:
Assessment for Student Learning Presenter: JLBOCES Regional
Science Teachers Intended Audience: Science
Teachers Grades 5-12 Description: JLBOCES is
scheduling a regional science
”sharathon”. This conference is
intended for all science teachers
grades 5-12. There is a
preconference session that is not
required, but is available for those
teachers that are able to attend.
The intention of the afternoon
conference is to reflect the
“Sharathons” that are offered at
the STANYS conferences.
Teachers will be able to share
ideas and activities that they will
use in the classroom as well as
learn some successful practices of
other science teachers in the
region. The schedule is set to
allow for teachers who teach
multiple subject areas to be able
to attend sessions for as many of
their subjects as possible. Each
room will have a facilitator for
each session.
Cost: Bring a resource to share
such as a lab, activity or lesson to
share with other teachers. You
can post these activities prior to
the conference at:
12 Collaboration in Health, Art, and Music TITLE: COLLABORATION IN
HEALTH ROUNDTABLE Date: April 17, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: Health
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators Description: Health teachers will
have an opportunity to share
strategies and curriculum
approaches at this roundtable.
There will also be time for some
shared professional reading and
practice using protocols for best
instructional practices in the
health classroom. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
Description: Music teachers will
have an opportunity to share
strategies and curriculum
approaches at this roundtable.
There will also be time for some
shared professional reading and
practice using protocols for best
instructional practices in the
music classroom.
If you are interested in
participating, please contact
Linda Charlton to receive more
information regarding this
session.
Linda Charlton to receive more
information regarding this
session. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: COLLABORATION IN
ART ROUNDTABLE Date: March 12, 2015 8:30 AM2:30 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Facilitator: Todd Green TITLE: COLLABORATION IN
MUSIC ROUNDTABLE Date: February 9, 2015 , 8:30
AM – 2:30 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Facilitator: Todd Green Intended Audience: Music
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators Intended Audience: Art Teachers,
Special Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: Art teachers will have
an opportunity to share strategies
and curriculum approaches at
this roundtable. There will also
be time for some shared
professional reading and practice
using protocols for best
instructional practices in the art
classroom.
If you are interested in
participating, please contact
13 Instructional Strategies TITLE: PURPOSEFUL
PROTOCOLS TEACHING ONE-DAY
REFRESHER Date: February 27, 2015
Date: March 6, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Time: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Rooms A &
B Presenter: Kylee Monroe Intended Audience: PK-12
Teachers (All subjects), Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: This session will
build participants' understanding
of the protocols used in
classrooms in which teachers are
implementing the 3-8 ELA
Curriculum Modules and how
protocols enable purposeful
academic conversations in ANY
classroom. The protocols can
deepen student understanding of
texts, prepare them for writing,
and meet the Common Core
Standards for Speaking and
Listening. While students in
grades 3-8 using the Modules will
have exposure to these
protocols, they can also be used
in any grades K-12 and in any
content area. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: EFFECTIVE
Presenter: APL Associates Intended Audience: K - 12
Teachers Description: This one-day review
session is designed to reinforce
selected key instructional
strategies taught in the five-day
workshop series. Targeting these
skills assists teachers in refining
their instructional model and in
clarifying strategies that they may
have forgotten.
Cost billed through CoSer 518:
$222 per participant when a total
of 15 participants register; $111
per participant when a total of 30
participants register TITLE: EFFECTIVE
CLASSROOM STRATEGIES
TO INCREASE
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME:
LESSONS AND
INSTRUCTION Date: April 10, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Dawn Fargo and
Babette Valentine Intended Audience: PK-12
Teachers (All subjects), New
Teaching Staff, Administrators Description: This session will
provide strategies to improve the
lessons and delivery of
instruction within the classroom
in order to increase the amount
of instructional time available to
students. Learn quick tips and
procedures to set learning
expectations, develop engaging
lessons, and maintain these
systems throughout the year. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 4: Learning
Environment TITLE: FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT Date: April 13, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Stacey Eger Intended Audience: PK-12
Teachers (All subjects), Special
Education/AIS Teachers,
Administrators Description: This workshop will
address specific protocols that
will allow teachers to informally
assess student progress as well
as metacognitive protocols that
will help students reflect on their
own learning. Teachers will leave
with a folder of ideas for getting
information on student learning
without “testing” students. 14 School Library Systems TITLE: RESEARCH
AMBASSADOR WORKSHOP
THROUGH THE LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS TEACHING
WITH PRIMARY SOURCES
GRANT Date: February 6, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Meghan Davison and
JCC librarians Intended Audience: Teacher and
Teacher-Librarian teams 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Librarians
interested in presenting at the
conference.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Registration information for the
conference will be sent at a later
date.
Presenter: Jefferson-Lewis
BOCES School Library System Intended Audience: Teacherlibrarians and administrators TITLE: THE THOUSAND
ISLANDS BOOK FESTIVAL Description: The Jefferson-Lewis
librarians will be hosting a poster
session to share the great things
they are doing in their libraries!
Date: June 6, 2015
Registration: Information will be
sent at a later date!
Questions can be sent to
[email protected]
Description:
•
•
•
•
•
Library of Congress online
modules will be
completed
Results from piloted
lessons will be shared
Teams will develop
inquiry-based units using
primary sources
JCC librarians will work
with teams to build the
skills that students need
in college the inquirybased units
Rubrics will be developed
to assess student learning
Register: E-mail Meghan
Davison at
[email protected] TITLE: SAVE THE DATE
NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOL
LIBRARY SYSTEMS
CONFERENCE Date: June 8, 2015 Location: Bonnie Castle in
Alexandria Bay, NY Presenter: North Country School
Library Systems Intended Audience: Teachers,
Teacher-Librarians, Public
Librarians, Academic Librarians,
Adminstrators
TITLE: SCHOOL LIBRARY
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE
BREAKFAST! Description: The North Country
School Library Systems are
hosting their first regional
conference! The theme of the
conference will be reading and
research.
Date: March 13, 2015
Technology Needs: Laptops
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Administrators;
Register: E-mail Meghan
Davison at
[email protected] if you are
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Location: Cape Vincent
Elementary School, 410 S.
Esselstyne Street, Cape Vincent,
NY Description: A small group of
volunteers, under the auspices of
the Jefferson Lewis Library
Association (JLLA) and the New
York Library Association (NYLA),
has decided to host the third
Reading on the River Book
Festival. The Festival will be
geared to children from
preschool through middle school.
Students in communities outside
of the area are invited to attend
as well. Each author will do two
presentations and three book
signing sessions. Admission will
be free, and books will be
available for purchase and
signing.
This promises to be a fantastic
event that will promote early
literacy. These authors are great
speakers and always inspire
children and parents to read
more. Last year, this event drew
over 200 children, parents and
grandparents. We are hoping
that the next festival will draw in
even more people.
We sincerely hope that your
school will provide transportation
to the book festival. Please
15 School Library Systems contact the School Library
System ([email protected])
in your area if your school is
interested in sharing
transportation with another
school to the festival. All that the
committee asks for in return is
that your school or PTO provides
chaperones to supervise the
students. If your school is
interested in busing students to
the festival, we will help you work
on grants to help with the cost of
transportation. We hope to see
you there!
16 21st Century Skills / Student Centered Learning TITLE: PROJECT BASED
LEARNING Date: February 2 & 3 and
February 25 & 26, 2015
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: Patrick Shaw Intended Audience: Teachers Description: In these series of
workshops, you will learn how
Project Based Learning is
different than being activity
based or having students create
typical classroom projects. These
workshops will provide learners
the foundational knowledge and
design developed by the Buck
Institute for Education to plan
your first project using backward
design and strategic planning.
In Project Based Learning,
students are guided through the
curriculum by a meaningful
question to explore, an engaging
real-world problem to solve, or a
design challenge to meet. They
need to work with other students
to inquire into the issues raised,
learn content and skills, develop
an answer or solution, create
high-quality products, and then
present their work to other
people. This process creates a
strong need to know and
understand the material. That's
the key to increasing students'
motivation to learn in PBL - give
them a real need to know,
understand, and demonstrate
what they learn, beyond simply
getting a good grade and
memorizing facts. Project Based
Learning is a teaching method in
which students:
•
engage in a rigorous,
extended process of inquiry
focused on complex, authentic
questions and problems
•
work as independently from
the teacher as possible and have
some degree of “voice and
choice”
•
demonstrate in-depth
understanding of academic
knowledge and skills
•
build 21st century skills
such as collaboration, critical
thinking, communication and
creativity
•
create high-quality
products and performances
which are presented to a public
audience
Cost: billed through CoSer 518:
$450 per participant when a total
of 25 participants register TITLE: STUDENTCENTERED LEARNING FOR ADMINISTRATORS
(PBL, EXPERIENTIAL
LEARNING, PROBLEMBASED, ETC.) Date: March 5, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Stacey Eger & Amy
Bird Intended Audience: Administrators Description: In order to effectively
facilitate student-centered
learning initiatives in a
building/district, administrators
must have a solid foundational
understanding of what the
different initiatives are and how
they support learning. This
session will ask administrators to
examine theory and practice of a
variety of student-centered
learning approaches, including
project-based learning, and
identify “look-fors” in the
classroom that denote quality
student-centered instruction and
learning. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: USING DATA TO
DESIGN ELA LESSONS Date: March 23, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Kylee Monroe Intended Audience: K-12 ELA
Teachers, Special Education/AIS
Teachers, Administrators Description: This session is
focused on discovering the next
steps from data, learning more
about standards, and developing
“focused” or supplemental
standards-based lessons based
on needs as suggested by data. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
17 21st Century Skills / Student Centered Learning Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
TITLE: STUDENTCENTERED LEARNING (PBL, EXPERIENTIAL
LEARNING, PROBLEMBASED, ETC.) Date: May 5, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, PES Large Conference
Room Presenter: Stacey Eger & Amy
Bird Intended Audience: PK-12
Teachers (All subjects),
Administrators Description: Project-based
learning is just one of many
approaches that place students
at the center of instruction. The
process of planning is flipped
upside down for teachers as well,
truly involving the Understanding
by Design approach to lesson
and unit design. Teachers will
learn about the different
approaches to student-centered
learning and how to set up each
in the process of unit design.
This is intended to be an
overview workshop – more indepth sessions on each of these
approaches will be offered in
Summer 2015. Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning
18 Technology Training TITLE: MYON - DIGITAL
LITERACY PROGRAM Date: January, 21, 2015 Location: 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
(Webinar)
Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/r
egister/149370746 Presenter: Bob Bone Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents, Assistant
Superintendents Description: Please join us to
learn how myON is redefining
the literacy landscape in schools
around the world. With more than
7,000 enhanced digital books
with reading supports highlighting, naturally recorded
audio and embedded dictionaryteachers, administrators and
librarians are implementing
myON in their schools and
witnessing huge gains in reading.
During this 45-minute online
presentation, you will learn how
school administrators, principals
and teachers are implementing
myON by providing:
1. Personalized approach to
literacy
2. Access to over 7,000 digital
books
3. Content consisting of 70%
nonfiction and 10% Spanish titles
4. Collaboration to promote cross
curricular strategy
5. Success as it relates to
student, teacher and
administrators data Teaching Standard: Standard 3:
Instructional Practice TITLE: UBD102- WEBINAR:
DESIGNING YOUR
ESSENTIAL QUESTION FOR
UNITS AND MODULES Date: February 4, 2015
Time: 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
(Webinar) Presenter: Jana Rogers Intended Audience: Any teacher,
especially those involved in the
Virtual AP program. Description: What is an “Essential
Question” and how is it different
from an objective? Let’s get to
the core of the matter and
generate some questions for use
in your upcoming lessons.
Essential questions do not have
to be used exclusively with
Understanding by Design, so this
can be applied for any lesson,
unit or module!
Intended Audience: Any teacher,
especially those involved in the
Virtual AP program. Description: How is
Understanding by Design
different from regular lesson
planning? What does UBD look
like? Find out more about
Understanding by Design basics
and use a basic lesson plan
template to create a sample
lesson.
Technology Needs: Please
bring a laptop or tablet with you,
or laptops are available for use.
TITLE: TABLET AND IPADS Date: April 29, 2015
Time: 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM (WebX
Online Training) Presenter: Adam Deyoe Technology Needs: Internet,
Web-browser, Audio/Visual
capabilities and a webcamera
Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, and Technology
Leaders This is not a series, but
participants may come to more
than one session if they choose.
Time: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM Description: Tablets are
becoming increasingly more
popular among schools for their
ease of use and low cost.
Discover how iPads and Android
Tablets are similar and different
than other resources your district
uses. Learn about how you can
use apps to drive and augment
learning. Find out about the
possibilities. See how integration
can lead to a 1:1 technology
environment. With the right use,
tablets can be a great mobile tool
with hands-on benefits!
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Technology Needs: Tablet/iPad,
Lesson and Unit Plans
Presenter: Jana Rogers TITLE: UNDERSTANDING
BY DESIGN- PLANNING
WITH THE END IN MIND
UBD101 - CREATING A
BASIC UBD LESSON PLAN
TEMPLATE
Date: February 6, 2015
19 Technology Training TITLE: WEB 2.0 Date: April 9, 2015 | 1pm-3pm |
In Person
This session is held at the
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES campus
in Watertown in the
Administration Board Room.
April 28, 2015 | 3:00pm-4:00pm|
WebX - Online
April 30, 2015 | 3:00pm-4:00pm |
WebX - Online Presenter: Adam Deyoe Intended Audience: Teachers who
are users of, curious about, or
skeptical of social networking in
the classroom. Administrators
are welcome to come and learn
about effective and safe uses of
these tools.
Description: Using social Web 2.0
tools, teachers can engage
students in methods familiar to
and frequently used by students.
Learn about how social
bookmarking can support sharing
resources and communal
learning. Find out about how
Edmodo can teach positive
internet behavior and improve
communication and organization.
disposal to combat plagiarismlike Turnitin and more!
Intended Audience: Teachers in
the Virtual AP program or any
teacher involved in online
learning
Technology Needs: Internet,
Webbrowser, Audio/Visual
capabilities and a webcamera
Description: Are the materials and
curriculum in your classroom
appropriate for all learners? Do
all students have equal access to
your online class or face to face
class? Learn the basics on
universal design and create a
quick and easy checklist to keep
as a guide for your course and
lesson planning.
TITLE: TECHNOLOGY AND
SOCIAL STUDIES April 20, 2015 | 3:15pm4pm|WebX Online Presenter: Adam Deyoe Intended Audience: Social Studies
teachers who want to learn about
technology tools to support
instruction.
TITLE: OLL107- WEBINAR:
Description: Have many of your
students complained they can’t
find a primary source or current
news article? Want to take your
students to Egypt, but can’t
afford the cost of an international
field trip?
TOOLS TO COMBAT
PLAGIARISM IN ONLINE
LEARNING nd
Date: April 14th, 16th, or 22 ,
2015
Time: 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
(Webinar) This is not a series,
but participants may participate
in more than one session if they
choose. Presenter: Jana Rogers, Adam
Deyoe and Meghan Davison TITLE: UNIVERSAL DESIGN
IN ALL CLASSROOMS Intended Audience: Teachers in
the Virtual AP program or any
teacher involved in online
learning
Time: 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
(Webinar) This is not a series,
but participants may participate
in more than one session if they
choose. Date: March 10, 2015 | 3:15pm4pm |WebX Online
Technology Needs: Internet,
Web-browser, Audio/Visual
capabilities and a webcamera
Technology Needs: Laptop,
Lesson and Unit Plans Date: April 13, April 24 and April
29, 2015
Presenter: Jana Rogers and
Michele Alagna Learn about how technology can
enhance your teaching of social
studies. Focus will be on primary
sources, news & research, digital
field trips, geotagging, and social
bookmarking.
Technology Needs: Laptop,
Lesson and Unit Plans
Description: Are you worried that
your students may not be
submitting original work? Or
maybe they are misrepresenting
themselves? Join us to learn
about the many tools at your
20 Technology Training TITLE: GOOGLE APPS FOR
NOVICES Date: April 8, 2015 | 3:15pm4pm| WebX Online
April 23, 2015 | 3:15pm-4pm|
WebX Online Presenter: Adam Deyoe Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, Technology
Leaders Description: Google is not just for
searching anymore…it has much
more to offer. Learn how Google
Drive can help you and your
students become better
organized in your academic life.
Learn how to share and work
simultaneously with students for
collaboration and instant
feedback. Use other Google
Drive tools for Spreadsheets and
PowerPoints too! Find out about
how you can organize your
professional life using Calendar,
Chrome and Gmail with
extensions and applications. For
the Google novice, this training is
perfect for you!
Technology Needs: Tablet/iPad,
Current lesson and unit plans TITLE: OLL103-ONLINE
LEARNING AND
ASSESSMENTS Date/Time: February 10th, 9:3012:00 at St. Lawrence BOCES
Ed. Services Center or,
February 24th, 9:30 – 3:00 at JLL
BOCES, Admin Bldg, Board
Room Presenter: Jana Rogers Intended Audience: Teachers in
the Virtual AP program or any
teacher involved in online
learning Description: What are the best
ways to assess learning online?
How do you know that YOUR
student really is the one
completing the assignment? We
will review what assessment
methods exist for online courses,
which ones work the best for
your objectives, and how to
ensure the reliability of the
assessment. You will come away
with a brand new tool box for
your online assessments!
Technology Needs: Please
bring a laptop or tablet, if
possible. There will be laptops
available for use if necessary. TITLE: OLL102- WEBINAR:
CREATING DIGITAL
CITIZENS AND FOSTERING
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
ONLINE Date: March 6th, 9th, and 17th ,
Time: 3:15 AM– 4:00 PM
This is not a series, but
participants may participate in
more than one session if they
choose. Presenter: Jana Rogers, Adam
Deyoe and Meghan Davison
Intended Audience: Teachers in
the Virtual AP program or any
teacher involved in online
learning Description: If you currently teach
online classes, or are planning to
teach online in the future, how do
you foster a sense of community
and respect? We will discover
concrete methods to teach your
students etiquette to create
positive behavior online.
Technology Needs: Internet,
Webbrowser, Audio/Visual
capabilities and a webcamera
TITLE: GETTING STARTED
WITH CANVAS Date: Feb. 12, 2015 | 3:00pm4pm| WebX Online Training Feb.
13, 2015 Presenter: Derek LaLonde Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, and Technology
Leaders Description: Canvas is an intuitive
learning management system
built on relationships between
online tools and features that will
enhance the virtual component of
any course. This workshop will
give participants an overview of
some of the basic features and
functionality of Canvas to enable
them to begin building their
course with confidence.
Technology Needs: Desktop or
Laptop, internet connection,
lesson and unit plans
TITLE: COMMUNICATION IN
CANVAS Date: Feb. 2, 2015 | 3:00pm4pm | WebX Online Training
Feb. 3, 2015 | 3:00pm-4pm|
WebX Online Training Presenter: Derek LaLonde Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, and Technology
Leaders 21 Technology Training Description: For this webinar we
will be examining the
communication features built into
Canvas. Attendees will be
looking at the different ways
instructors can interact with
students using the built in
announcement, email, and
conference tools in Canvas.
Technology Needs: Desktop or
Laptop, internet connection,
lesson and unit plans
TITLE: WORKING WITH
RUBRICS IN CANVAS Date: Feb. 24, 2015 | 3:00pm4pm| WebX Online Training
March 13, 2015 Presenter: Derek LaLonde Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, and Technology
Leaders Description: This webinar will
focus on how you can import and
create your own rubrics in
Canvas for you to better assess
students.
Technology Needs: Desktop or
Laptop, internet connection,
lesson and unit plans
TITLE: OLL106- WEBINAR:
ONLINE UNIT
DEVELOPMENT Q&A
Date: Feb. 27, March 2 PM-4:00PM| Webinar
|3:15
This is not a series, but
participants may attend more
than one session if they choose. Presenter: Jana Rogers, Adam
Deyoe Intended Audience: Teachers in
the Virtual AP program or any
teacher involved in online
learning Description: Do you have
questions about creating or
revising your online class? Pop in
to this webinar to get answers,
both from the tech side and the
classroom side. We will tackle
your pressing issues and help
solve your design dilemmas.
Technology Needs: Internet,
Webbrowser, Audio/Visual
capabilities and a webcamera
TITLE: ASSESSMENTS IN
CANVAS Date: Feb. 9, 2015 | 3:00pm4pm | WebX Online Training
Feb. 10, 2015 | 3:00pm-4pm|
WebX Online Training Presenter: Derek LaLonde Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, and Technology
Leaders Description: The purpose of this
webinar is to give users an indepth overview of how to use
assessments within Canvas.
From discussions to quizzes, the
tools built into Canvas will
provide a wide array of
opportunites for you to assess
your students.
Technology Needs: Desktop or
Laptop, internet connection,
lesson and unit plans
TITLE: SERIES:
TRANSFORMING YOUR
CLASS TO ONLINE OR
BLENDED LEARNING
OLL101-WEBINAR: BEST
PRACTICES IN ONLINE
LEARNING Date: February 5th, 6th, 11th,
2015
3:15 PM -4:00 PM Participants
may attend more than one
session if they choose. Presenter: Jana Rogers and
Adam Deyoe Intended Audience: Teachers in
the Virtual AP program or any
teacher involved in online
learning
Description: Participants will
receive a brief overview of online
learning and find out about
current best practices. We will
learn how to utilize these
methods and strategies across
all content areas. Take away
some new tools to incorporate
into your online classes or ways
to implement a new class online.
Technology Needs: Internet,
Webbrowser, Audio/Visual
capabilities and a webcamera
TITLE: UBD103UNDERSTANDING BY
DESIGN: ROADMAPS AND
MODULES Date: February 23, 2015 |9:30
AM-3:00 PM| JLL BOCES Board
Rm
February 3, 2015 |12:00 PM3:00 PM| St. Lawrence Ed.
Services Center 22 Technology Training Presenter: Jana Rogers Intended Audience: Any teacher,
especially those involved in the
Virtual AP program. Description: Now that you know
the basics of Understanding by
Design, let’s use them together
to help create your course
overview or roadmap, and maybe
a module or two. Learn how to
use Understanding By Design in
your long term planning to help
guide you and your students
towards success!
Technology Needs: Please
bring a laptop or tablet, or a
laptop is available for use. Also
bring a current road map or
module/unit plan to work on.
TITLE: COURSE
MANAGEMENT IN CANVAS Date: Jan. 26, 2015 | 3:00pm4pm | WebX Online Training
Jan. 27, 2015 | 3:00pm-4pm|
WebX Online Training Presenter: Derek LaLonde Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, and Technology
Leaders Description: Join us for this indepth webinar on course
management in Canvas. During
this webinar we will focus on
creating student groups within
Canvas, taking attendance,
setting up a gradebook, and
managing an online course.
TITLE: COURSE DESIGN IN
CANVAS Technology Needs: Desktop or
Laptop, internet connection,
lesson and unit plans
Date: Jan. 13, 2015 | 3:00pm4pm | WebX Online Training
Jan. 15, 2015 | 3:00pm-4pm|
WebX Online Training TITLE: GETTING STARTED
WITH GOOGLE Presenter: Derek LaLonde Date: Jan. 28, 2015 | 3:00pm4pm | WebX Online Training Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, and Technology
Leaders Description: When getting started
with online learning, one of the
most overwhelming questions
you may have is, where do I
begin?
This webinar will introduce you to
some of the basic principles of
developing an online course
within the Canvas LMS.
Date: March 16, 2015 | 2:30 PM3:45 PM | WebX - Online
March 24, 2015 | 1 PM-3 PM|
Board Room, Watertown BOCES
Campus
May 6, 2015 | 2:30 PM-3:45 PM |
WebX - Online Presenter: Adam Deyoe Intended Audience: Teachers and
communications staff who are
interested in student
led/developed videos. Educators
looking to engage in and
communicate in modern media
with students.
Description: Learn about how
Digital Videos and Podcasts can
enhance learning and creativity
among students. Attendees will
also learn how to create and use
videos to engage students in
learning and reviewing material
on their own time.
Technology Needs: Laptop,
lesson and unit plans Presenter: Derek LaLonde Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration and Technology
Leaders Description: Are you new to
Google? If you are new or
interested in all of the tools that
Google has to offer educators,
than this webinar is for you. We
will introduce many of the basic
tools that Google has to offer.
Technology Needs: Desktop or
Laptop, internet connection,
Google account, Mic/Camera
lesson and unit plans
TITLE: DIGITAL VIDEOS
AND PODCASTS TITLE: OLL105- WEBINAR:
ONLINE LEARNING
STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSE
LEARNERS Date: March 18, 24, or 26, 2015
|3:15 PM-4:00 PM| Webinar This
is not a series, but participants
may come to more than one
session if they choose. Presenter: Jana Rogers Intended Audience: Teachers in
the Virtual AP program or any
teacher involved in online
learning 23 Technology Training Description: One size does not fit
all, especially in the online
environment. An online
classroom can be a responsive
classroom, too! Learn different
teaching and learning strategies
for all learning types and styles,
from live presentations to real
world scenarios. Participants will
learn how to transform current
lesson plans and units or
modules for diverse student
learners.
place for spoken exams in
foreign language classes. For
power users, this training is for
you!
Technology Needs: Laptop,
Current lesson and unit plans TITLE: OLL104- WEBINAR:
ONLINE LEARNING
COMMUNITIES Date: March 3, 4, or 12 |3:15
PM-4:00 PM| Webinar
Technology Needs: Internet,
Webbrowser, Audio/Visual
capabilities and a webcamera
This is not a series, but
participants may attend more
than one session if they choose. TITLE: GOOGLE APPS FOR
POWERUSERS Presenter: Jana Rogers and
Adam Deyoe Date: March 25, 2015 | 3:15pm4pm | WebX Online
Intended Audience: Teachers in
the Virtual AP program or any
teacher involved in online
learning April 9, 2015 | 3:15pm-4pm|
WebX Online
Description: Are you currently
teaching an online course,
developing materials for a new
online course, or revising
materials for a current course?
Join us to learn strategies to
engage all learners online, like
Google Hangouts, chat groups,
online discussions, remind101
and more. We will design
practices and rubrics for success.
Participants will also tackle
assessing student participation in
online classes.
May 5, 2015 | 3:15pm-4pm|
WebX Online Presenter: Derek LaLonde and
Adam Deyoe Intended Audience: Teachers,
Administration, and Technology
Leaders Description: Are you a Googler?
Android Fanboy? Excel at
Google Apps? This training will
show you more than your basics.
Learn how to improve your
Docs/Drive experience with
scripts. Find out about how
Google Classroom and Google
Forms can help you make the
development of your
assessments easier. Take your
students on virtual field trips to
anywhere with Google Earth and
create your own map journeys.
Use Google Voice as a hotline or
Technology Needs: Internet,
Webbrowser, Audio/Visual
capabilities and a webcamera
24 College Board Training TITLE: AP VERTICAL TEAMS IN MATHEMATICS
Date: February 5, 2015 and
February 6, 2015
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus - Distance Learning
Room (ACES Building)
Presenter: Christina Frazier College Board Consultant
Intended Audience: Middle and
High School Mathematics
Teachers
Description: This two-day
workshop gives middle and high
school teachers the tools to
strengthen an AP Vertical Team
and to align curriculum vertically
across grade levels within the
mathematics discipline. Members
of the Vertical Team will learn how
to create a curriculum that
emphasizes key concepts of
mathematics at all levels of
instruction. Through the
implementation and vertical
articulation of concrete strategies,
participants will gain a deeper
understanding of the skills and
knowledge students need at the
Pre-AP level.
TITLE: AP VERTICAL TEAMS IN SCIENCE
Date: February 5, 2015 and
February 6, 2015
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus - ACES Building
Conference Room
Presenter: Jordi Douglas College Board Consultant
Intended Audience: Middle and
High School Science Teachers
Description: This two-day
workshop is intended for middle
and high school teachers who will
be forming and/or strengthening
an AP Vertical Team. Participants
will develop research-based
strategies for engaging students in
science practices, aligning
curriculum, and creating an action
plan for an AP Vertical Team.
TITLE: SCIENCE -­‐ CREATING A LEARNER-­‐
CENTERED CLASSROOM
Date: March 4, 2015 and March 5,
2015
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus - Distance Learning
Room (ACES Building)
Presenter: Nita Ganguly - College
Board Consultant
Intended Audience: Middle and
High School Science Teachers
Description: This two-day
workshop is designed to assist
science teachers in creating a
facilitative classroom that focuses
on inquiry, encourages higher
levels of thinking for all students,
and orchestrates discourse
through speaking, writing, and
graphic representation. Specific
strategies addressed include
inquiry-based learning, discussion
and discourse techniques, a fivestage instructional model,
inductive thinking, discrepant
events, brainstorming, assignment
of roles in collaborative groups,
and graphic organizers. The
workshop provides strategies for
designing and using meaningful
investigations, writing dynamic
problems, and enhancing current
classroom activities so that
students will develop a deeper
understanding and produce more
thoughtful responses.
Teachers will gain a clear
understanding of how successful
students learn and how to develop
those skills in others, as well as
how to build relevant, informative
assessments that allow teachers
to monitor and foster scientific
thinking without interrupting
instruction. Workshop topics
include engagement, exploration,
explanation, elaboration, and
evaluation.
TITLE: BUILDING AN AP PROGRAM: A WORKSHOP FOR ADMINISTRATORS
Date: March 10, 2015
Time: 8:30 - 3:30
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus - Program for
Exceptional Students/Teacher
Center (Large Conference Room)
Presenter: Barbara Ramsey College Board Consultant
Intended Audience: District and
Building Administrators
Description: This one-day
interdisciplinary workshop
provides an in-depth survey of
effective ways to start and support
an AP program. Beginning with a
25 College Board Training review of the benefits of the
Advanced Placement
Program® for schools, this
workshop explores ways that
administrators can provide
support for their AP teachers and
students. In addition, this
workshop helps administrators
learn how to use data effectively
to promote equitable growth and
provides tools for assessing
strengths and weaknesses of
existing AP programs, with an
emphasis on areas of future
growth. Finally, the workshop
covers specific administrative
topics, such as models for
obtaining financial support from
community organizations,
effective school policies (e.g.,
grade weighting, setting
expectations for exam taking) and
effective use of block schedules in
offering AP courses.
26 Administrator Training TITLE: PLC BOOK STUDY LEADERS OF THEIR OWN
LEARNING Date: February 3, 2015
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Todd Green Intended Audience:
Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents, Assistant
Superintendents Description: Student-Engaged
Assessment is not a single
practice but an approach to
teaching and learning that equips
and compels students to
understand goals for their
learning and growth, track their
progress toward those goals, and
take responsibility for reaching
them. This requires a set of
interrelated strategies and
structures as well as a wholeschool culture in which students
are given the respect and
responsibility to be meaningfully
engaged in their own learning.
During the spring of 2015,
instructional leaders are invited
to participate in a learning
community that will use Ron
Berger’s book: Leaders of Their
Own Learning: Transforming
Schools Through StudentEngaged Assessment to help
transform our schools towards
focusing on student centered
curriculum, instruction and
assessment system. This text
has been recommended by the
Network Team Institute.
This workshop series will consist
of four, two-hour sessions. The
first session will discuss the first
two chapters of the book, 1 –
Learning Targets, 2 – Checking
for Understanding in Daily
Lessons. At this session the
group will schedule the remaining
three sessions.
§30-2.9 Training of evaluators
and lead evaluators:
Each participant will need to
have a copy of the book and
have read the first two chapters
prior to attending the first
session. You may find more
information about the text here:
http://elschools.org/leadersoftheir
ownlearning . While the text is
published by Expeditionary
Learning, the information in the
text applies to all schools and all
curricula. (2) evidence-based observation
techniques that are grounded in
research;
Teaching Standard: Standard 1:
Knowledge of Students and
Student Learning, Standard 2:
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning, Standard
3: Instructional Practice,
Standard 5: Assessment for
Student Learning, TITLE: LEAD EVALUATOR
OF TEACHERS Date: February 23, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: BOCES Glenfield
Campus, Board Room Presenter: Todd Green Intended Audience:
Administrators, Principals Description: This training will
focus on the following areas from
the list of nine required training
elements for Lead Evaluators of
Teachers:
(1) the New York State Teaching
Standards and their related
elements and performance
indicators
(4) application and use of the
State-approved teacher or
principal rubric(s) selected by the
district or BOCES
**School districts and BOCES
shall also describe in their annual
professional performance review
plan their process for ensuring
that lead evaluators maintain
inter-rater reliability over time
This training is intended for lead
evaluators who have not been
trained on the elements above
and need to be certified by their
board of education.
TITLE: FACULTY MEETING
SESSIONS Description: *These are one-hour
sessions that administrators can
elect to have provided to staff in
a scheduled faculty meeting.
1.Questioning in the Classroom
2.Designing Quality Rubrics
3.Student Engagement
4.Quality Multiple Choice Question
Writing
5.Intro to Student-Centered Learning
Please contact Stacey Eger at
[email protected] or 779-7070 if
you would like to schedule one or
more of these sessions for your
faculty meetings. 27 August Training TITLE: EFFECTIVE
TEACHING LEVEL I Date: August 17 - 21, 2015
Time: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Conference Room A/B Presenter: APL Associates Intended Audience: Teachers Description: This five-day
Instructional Skills Workshop will
focus on “good practices.” Good
practices are those classroom
instructional skills and strategies
that have been proven to be
effective over time and are
supported by research and
studies. In addition, A.P.L.
Associates incorporates
procedures, processes, and
strategies that are very
successful in addressing a
variety of teacher concerns in the
areas of: time management,
homework, behavior
management, student
performance, student focus,
student effort and more.
Intended Audience: Teachers who
have taken Effective Teaching
Level I Description: This component of
Effective Teaching provides three
days of intensive training.
Cooperative/Collaborative
Learning and instructional time
management are among the
components of this workshop.
Cost billed through CoSer 518:
$665 per participant when a total
of 15 participants register; $335
per participant when a total of 30
participants register Cost billed through CoSer 518:
$1,250 per participant when a
total of 15 participants register;
$625 per participant when a total
of 30 participants register TITLE: EFFECTIVE
TEACHING LEVEL II Date: August 18 - 20, 2015
Time: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: BOCES Watertown
Campus, Board Room Presenter: APL Associates 28