TRC Summer Workshops and Other District Approved Workshops
The Cultural Matrix: Understanding Black Youth
Thursdays, July 9, 16, and 23
10:00 to 12:00
6 hours
NFHS
Facilitator: Susan Rhodenizer
This book study group will look at some of the entries in the text and discuss what implications these studies and
essays from scholars at major universities in this country have on teaching our students from this community.
BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE TRC FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP. The first assigned reading will be Chapter 2 that
should be completed by the July 9th workshop meeting.
About the book: “The Cultural Matrix seeks to unravel a uniquely American paradox: the socioeconomic crisis,
segregation, and social isolation of disadvantaged black youth, on the one hand, and their extraordinary
integration and prominence in popular culture on the other. Despite school dropout rates over 40 percent, a third
spending time in prison, chronic unemployment, and endemic violence, black youth are among the most vibrant
creators of popular culture in the world. They also espouse several deeply held American values. To understand
this conundrum, the authors bring culture back to the forefront of explanation, while avoiding the theoretical
errors of earlier culture-of-poverty approaches and the causal timidity and special pleading of more recent ones.
There is no single black youth culture, but a complex matrix of cultures - adapted mainstream, African-American
vernacular, street culture, and hip-hop - that support and undermine, enrich and impoverish young lives. Hip-hop,
for example, has had an enormous influence, not always to the advantage of its creators. However, its muscular
message of primal honor and sensual indulgence is not motivated by a desire for separatism but by an insistence
on sharing in the mainstream culture of consumption, power, and wealth.
This interdisciplinary work draws on all the social sciences, as well as social philosophy and ethnomusicology, in a
concerted effort to explain how culture, interacting with structural and environmental forces, influences the
performance and control of violence, aesthetic productions, educational and work outcomes, familial, gender, and
sexual relations, and the complex moral life of black youth.
ONLINE COURSE: Strategies for Students with Emotional Issues
July 12 to July 26
6 hours (with the option to do additional work for 9 hours)
All online, self-paced
Presenter: Donna Strzalka
Did you have a student with an emotional disturbance in your class this year? Or perhaps you have a student
whose behavior or demeanor makes you wonder if an emotional disturbance is going undiagnosed? If so, please
read on.
We know that emotional disturbance can be a sensitive subject. Emotional problems are painful to all concerned.
Still, you can make a powerful difference in this student’s life, especially armed with insight, instructional strategies
that work, and ready links to the experts that this blog will give you. The class will investigate the topic, and
provide some insight into classroom situations and solutions. You can make a powerful difference in this student’s
life with insight, and instructional strategies that work.
Handling Crisis in the Classroom
Tuesday, July 14
9:00 to 12:00
3 hours
NFHS
Presenter: Jon Gatto
Teachers are faced, throughout a career, with a variety of crisis situations. This course will provide you with well-defined
procedures (independent of your districts specifics) to follow, which can help you handle any circumstances that may
arise.
Collaboration and Co-Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 15 and 16
11:00 to 2:00
GJ Mann School
6 hours
Presenter: Joanna Antonacci
This workshop will help us to address the new changes in the regulations for instruction for ELL students.
We will be exploring teacher collaboration for the sake of all English Language Learners. Examples of co-teaching
models will be provided as well as planning, assessing, and supporting instruction for ELLs collaboratively. We will
also engage colleagues in a shared reflection of the impact of instruction on ELL students.
Understanding and Dealing with Backtalk
Wednesday, July 15
9:00 to 12:00
3 hours
NFHS
Presenter: Jon Gatto
When students confront you when you confront them, you must understand, everything they are doing, the setup,
the challenge, the talk itself, is calculated to get you to do one thing, to speak! Could there be a method to their
madness? You bet there is! This class will cover some techniques the teacher can use to handle the sass, and
control the situation. Learn tried and true methods to help you avoid arguments and other verbal conflicts not only
in school, but in all aspects of life.
Understanding Profanity
Thursday, July 16
9:00 to 12:00
3 hours
NFHS
We all know what "bad words" are. Unlike most other language rules, we learn about swearwords and how to use
them without any real study or classroom instruction. Even very young children know which words are naughty,
although they don't always know exactly what those words mean. This class will explore the origins of profanity,
and help us understand the meaning behind, and ways to deal with its ugliness when we encounter it.
History in Our Back Yard: An Introduction to Forest Lawn Cemetery
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 28 and 29
NFHS (Tuesday) and Forest Lawn Cemetery (Wednesday)
10:00 to 11:30
3 hours
Presenter: Sandy Starks
The first session of this workshop will review the history of Buffalo and WNY that is tied to Forest Lawn Cemetery.
We will look at the historical facts and activities in the Educator’s Guide to the cemetery and other publications.
We will also review Common Core standards and content that align with curriculum that we teach. The second
session will be a guided walking tour of the cemetery. A $5 fee is payable on the first day of the workshop.
ONLINE COURSE: Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners
August 3 to August 12
6 hours
All work done online, self-paced
Presenter: Donna Strzalka
As teachers, we need to challenge our students to use higher order thinking skills. We can accomplish this by
motivating our students to be creatively engaged in their learning. Doing better in school and preparing
them for the next grade level or for future success is necessary to help them achieve and thrive in school and work.
Join us as we examine and explore the changing classroom.
Common Core Math Activities for Grades K and 1
Tuesday and Thursday, August 4 and 6
9:00 to 12:00
6 hours
Maple Avenue School
Presenter: Nancy Scirto
Participants will create activities that align with the CCLS for Math in grades K and 1. All registrants are asked to
purchase and bring the following inexpensive materials to the workshop that you will use with your class to
engage your students:
2 hula hoops, 4 pool noodles, 2 shower curtains
Topics will include: Telling time, numbers 1-120, addition and subtraction, tens and ones, ten frames, and
composing and decomposing numbers.
Using Tape Diagrams for Elementary Level Math
Wednesday, August 5
9:00 to 12:00
3 hours
NFHS
Presenter: Darlene Rombola (Orchard Park Schools)
Audience: Elementary and Special Education teachers
Tape diagrams are visual models that represent a word problem. They can be used to model simple addition
problems, multiplicative relationships as well as ratio problems. In this session we will look at the progression of
tape diagrams from early elementary grades to grade 6.
The Art and History of Forest Lawn Cemetery
Tuesday and Thursday, August 11 and 13
10:00 to 11:30
3 hours
NFHS and Forest Lawn Cemetery
The first session will be at NFHS to receive some background information on the art of the cemetery. The second
session is a guided tour at the cemetery where you will hear the interesting stories behind many of the
sculptures and statues created by such famous artists as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Larry Griffis and
Charles Cary Rumsey that grace our beautiful grounds. A fee of $5 will be collected at the first session
for the tour.
STEM Engineering Is Elementary
Wednesday, August 12
8:45 to 11:45
3 hours
Location: TBA
Audience: Grades 3-6 STEM teachers
Presenter: Ronni McGrath
This workshop is designed for teachers of students in grades 3-6. Engineering is Elementary (EIE) curriculum units
were designed by the Boston Museum of Science and focus on addressing the “E” in STEM. Each unit explores a
specific career in the field of engineering and asks students to use the engineering design process to solve a
problem. As part of the NFCSD STEM initiative one EIE unit each for grades 3-6 will be available in the STEM
classrooms. During this workshop, teachers will explore the curriculum unit, complete the student activities and
plan for implementation.
Sharing the Blue Crayon: How to Integrate Social, Emotional, and Literacy Learning for Pre-K
and Kindergarten
Tuesdays, August 18 and 25 and September 29
9:00 to 11:00 (8/18 and 25) 3:30 to 5:30 (9/29)
6 hours
Facilitator: Sheila Chille
Maximum participants: 14
BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE TRC
Social and emotional learning is at the heart of good teaching, but as standards and testing requirements consume
classroom time and divert teachers' focus; these critical skills often get side lined. In Sharing the Blue Crayon, Mary
Anne Buckley shows teachers how to incorporate social and emotional learning into a busy day and then extend
these skills to literacy lessons for young children. Through simple activities such as read-alouds, sing-alongs,
murals, and performances, students learn how to get along in a group, empathize with others, develop selfcontrol, and give and receive feedback, all while becoming confident readers and writers. This book study group
will read the text and discuss practical classroom applications.
Niagara’s Educational Technology in Teaching Conference
Tuesday, August 18
9:30 to 3:30
6 hours
Fee: $30
Niagara County Community College
Over 20 tech workshop sessions to choose from which to choose. Join over 100 educators from across WNY to
learn and share with each other. Register online at www.niagaranett.blogspot.com. Select your workshop choices
and mail check to NCCC.
Nimble Numbers for Grades K to 2
Tuesday, August 18
8:45 to 11:45 (AM)
12:15 to 3:15 (PM)
3 hours
Location: TBA
Presenter: Carrie Cino
Participants will examine high-quality; engaging activities that will enhance number sense and promote practice
while students solidify their understanding of number concepts, problem solving, and critical thinking
Learn Zillion
Tuesday, August 25
8:45 to 11:45 (AM) Grades 2 and 3
12:15 to 3:15 (PM) Grades 4 and 5
3 hours
Niagara Street School
Presenter: Janine Bellonte
LearnZillion is a free website with various teacher-friendly resources. Participants will learn how to utilize the site
to deepen understanding of the Common Core Standards for Mathematics and enhance classroom instruction.*
Ten Frame Games
Wednesday, August 26
8:45 to 11:45 (AM)
12:15 to 3:15 (PM)
3 hours-choose one session
Location: TBA
Presenter: Carrie Cino
8:45 to 11:45 (AM)
12:15 to 3:15 (PM)
Participants will examine the Ten Frame as a mathematical model and acquire/create related resources for
classroom use.
Feedback That Moves Students Forward (in Elementary Math)
Wednesday, August 26
8:45 to 11:45 (AM)
12:15 to 3:15 (PM)
3 hours-choose one
Location: TBA
Presenter: Colleen Caprio
These sessions help teachers identify and use purposeful feedback to promote student growth and understanding
within the mathematics classroom
Measurable Goals
Wednesday, August 26
9:00 to 12:00
3 hours
NFHS
Presenter: Christa Young (Kenmore)
In this class, staff will learn how to write NYS compliant goals, aligned with current state regulations. Staff will learn
the essential elements of a goal that will make the goal compliant and measurable. Staff will learn how to progress
monitor goals as well as create tools to progress monitor. Staff will learn to prioritize a student’s needs to form
achievable annual goals. We will focus on connecting the Common Core Learning Standards to the skills and
cognitive abilities necessary to achieve the Standards in order to write goals that meet a student’s unique needs,
but still allows them to participate in Common Core Instruction at their level.
Learning Outcomes: "1.) Utilize PLEP statements to write annual goals tied to the student’s needs.2.) Connect the
Common Core Standards to the skills and cognitive abilities necessary to achieve them.3.) Write goals that include
a condition, skill/behavior and expectancy level.4.) Write goals that are measurable.5.) Create tools to effectively
track annual goal progress."
Date
7/7
A - These sessions are designed to highlight skills that are used within Tech Steps.
B- Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This course will cover best practices
and teachers will complete each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
All classes will be held in Room 109 or the Executive Board Room ** at the Administration
Building – 630 66th Street
Please complete registration in PDP Premier
Time
Class
Topics
9:00 -11:00
PowerPoint Basic
Ribbon navigation; Choose layout; Add animations and transitions ;
Insert images, charts and diagrams; format background; add delete
slides; set print options; name and save presentation; playback
options
7/7
1:00 – 3:00
Word Basic
7/9
9:00 -11:00
Excel Basic
7/9
7/14
7/14
7/16
1:00
9:00
1:00
9:00
PowerPoint Basic
Word Basic
Excel Basic
PowerPoint Intermediate
– 3:00
-11:00
– 3:00
-11:00
Ribbon navigation; Quick Access Toolbar; Common tasks in
Microsoft Word; Access keys (ALT +); Create, view, and save
documents; Copy and Paste; Copy and Move; Move through
document; set line spacing; Insert object; Function Key
Reference (SHIFT +); CTRL + Function key;
Ribbon Navigation; Create basic worksheet; Basic Tasks; Help
Window; Find Template; Create / Save new workbook; enter
data in worksheet; format numbers; apply cell borders; create
Excel table; cell shading; filter data; sort data; create
formula; chart data; print worksheet
REPEAT
REPEAT
REPEAT
Ribbon Navigation; insert audio; insert video from a website; resize
a video frame, set playback options; turn presentation into a video;
record and time voice narration and pointer movements; change the
animation order, and add a sound to an animation. make custom
animations using the Animation Pane (previously known as the
Custom Animation Pane).
7/16
1:00 – 3:00
Word Intermediate
7/21
9:00 -11:00
Excel Intermediate
Ribbon Navigation; Outline View; Review Documents; Insert
Comment; Tracking; References and Footnotes, endnotes;
Table of Contents; Mark Index entry; Insert hyperlink; Insert
special characters; Insert Tables; Apply Character Formats;
Insert SmartArt; Insert WordArt
Ribbon Navigation; Cell references; Function Library; Function
Arguments; Modifying a worksheet; Apply font properties;
PROPER function (clean up text); Copy formulas; Create
Charts and Graphs; Data functions; fields; Power Pivot for
data analysis; Filter data
Date
7/21
7/22
7/22
7/23
Time
1:00 – 3:00
9:00 -11:00
1:00 – 3:00
8:30 – 11:30
Class
PowerPoint Intermediate
Word Intermediate
Excel Intermediate
Grade 1 TechSteps
7/23
12:30 – 3:30
Grade 1 TechSteps
7/28
7/28
7/29
7/29
7/30
7/30
8/10
9:00 -11:00
1:00 – 3:00
9:00 -11:00
1:00 – 3:00
9:00 -11:00
1:00 – 3:00
8:30 – 11:30
PowerPoint Basic
PowerPoint Intermediate
Word Basic
Word Intermediate
Excel Basic
Excel Intermediate
Grade K TechSteps
8/10
12:00 – 3:00
Grade K TechSteps
8/12
8:30 – 11:30
Grade 2 TechSteps
8/12
12:00 – 3:00
Grade 2 TechSteps
8/13
8:30 – 11:30
Grade 3 TechSteps
8/13
12:00 – 3:00
Grade 3 TechSteps
8/13 **
8:30 – 11:30
Grade 4 TechSteps
8/13 **
12:00 – 3:00
Grade 4 TechSteps
8/20
8:30 – 11:30
Grade 5 TechSteps
8/20
12:00 – 3:00
Grade 5 TechSteps
8/27
8:30 – 11:30
Grade 6 TechSteps
Topics
REPEAT
REPEAT
REPEAT
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
REPEAT
REPEAT
REPEAT
REPEAT
REPEAT
REPEAT
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
Date
8/27
Time
12:00 – 3:00
Class
Grade 6 TechSteps
Topics
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
Need more time to explore your TechSteps lessons? This
course will cover best practices and teachers will complete
each lesson for your grade level step-by-step.
New York Sea Grant Summer Workshops – FREE!!
We are offering 3 different workshops this summer, which are listed below. Classroom and non-formal
educators are welcome!
If you want to register for any of them, please indicate which workshop you are interested in and send
your name, school name, grade you teach, summer email and phone number and indicate that you are
willing to abide by the cancellation fee of $25, if you register and do not give 48-hour notice. This has cut
down on “no-shows” for workshops.
The Erie Canal and Climate Change workshops have been held in the past and are open to educators
who have not previously attended them.
All workshops are free and include:
•
Classroom resources, lessons and materials
•
$50 stipend for attending and conducting a stewardship activity* during the 2015-2016 school year
•
lunch will be provided
*Stewardship projects can include, but are not limited to: creating bulletin boards, factsheets,
school/community awareness events, beach/school clean-ups, recycling events, energy audits and other
activities consistent with your classroom curriculum and learning objectives. A short written report must
be submitted in order to receive payment.
Educators and the Erie Canal
Exploring the Link between Invasive Species and the Canal
JULY 14 – 10:00 - 3:00 - 4th Through 10th Grade Teachers
Location: Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises, 210 Market Street, Lockport, NY 14094
The Erie Canal has historically played an important role in the introduction of invasive (exotic) plants and
animals into and between the Great Lakes, Hudson River, and the Finger Lakes watersheds. Learn
about the Erie Canal and invasive species and how you and your students can help prevent their
introduction and spread. Come join us for hands-on activities and a demonstration of biological sampling
techniques. The program includes a cruise along the Erie Canal.
Sponsored by US Fish and Wildlife, NY Sea Grant, Center for Great Lakes Literacy, and the Great Lakes
Program at UB
Climate Change in the Great Lakes
JULY 29 - 9:30 - 3:00 - For Science Teachers - Grades 5-12 - Limited to 12 teachers!
Location: National Weather Service, 587 Aero Dr., Buffalo, NY 14225
Climate change in the Great Lakes is expected to impact temperature, precipitation, water levels, extreme
weather events, lakes stratification, the distribution of species and the invasion of non-native species. It is
important for science educators to be aware of the possible impact of climate change on the Great Lakes
and then be able to share their knowledge with their students, the next generation of scientists, decisionmakers and stakeholders.
Sponsored by the National Weather Service, NY Sea Grant, Center for Great Lakes Literacy, and the
Great Lakes Program at UB
Judith Levan, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service will serve as a coinstructor for this successful workshop that was originally offered in January 2015.
Great Lakes Food Webs Workshop
AUGUST 13 - 10:00-3:00 - 3rd through 9th Grade Teachers
Location: Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, 1610 Welch Road, North Java, New York 14113
Learn about the plants and animals that make up the many food webs or food chains found in the Great
Lakes. This workshop will focus on plants, insects, birds, mammals and fishes found in the Great Lakes
and include classroom activities and materials. Weather permitting, the workshop will include outdoor
activities and a canoe paddle as part of the learning experience. Please wear appropriate footwear.
Sponsored by Buffalo Audubon Society, NY Sea Grant, Center for Great Lakes Literacy, and the Great
Lakes Program at UB
Audubon’s Director of Education, Lauren Makeyenko will co-teach this workshop.
Please feel free to contact Helen Domske with questions or for additional information. hmd4@cornell.edu
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Helen M. Domske
Sr. Extension Associate, NY Sea Grant - Cornell University
Associate Director, Great Lakes Program - University at Buffalo
229 Jarvis Hall, SUNY @ Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260-4400
Phone: (716) 645-3610
Fax: (716) 645-3612
Orleans-Niagara BOCES Center for Professional Development Workshops
No fee for NFCSD teachers and staff
Workshops held at Orleans/Niagara BOCES Conference Center
4124 Saunders Settlement Rd.
Sanborn, NY 14132
To register online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1d5dAnc24AF5zJH5mRL5oogBIdgyDdfILyXt8eYmY2c/viewform
Or call or email:
jbennett@onboces.org
(716) 731-6800 x3756
Attendance sheets will be sent to TRC after workshop.
July Workshops
Leveled Literacy Intervention Training (LLI) Grades K-2
Monday, July 13, 2015 & Tuesday, July 14, 2015 8:30am3:30pm Facilitator: Michelle Logan & Elizabeth Scully
Orleans/Niagara BOCES will be providing 2 days each of Professional Development for teachers who
will be implementing Leveled Literacy Intervention K-2 and 3-5. Training will take place at
Orleans/Niagara BOCES, located at 4124 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, NY in Conference
Room 9. There will be a 30 minute lunch break—please bring a bagged lunch each day.
"The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI) is a small-group, supplementary
intervention designed for children who find reading and writing difficult. LLI is designed to bring
children quickly up to grade-level competency—in 14 to 18 weeks on average. LLI serves those
students who need intensive support to achieve grade-level competency,"
(http://www.heinemann.com/products/E01198.aspx)
This conference will provide you everything you need to delve into LLI instruction and is presented
by teachers who use it every day! This is a hands-on conference where we will dig into the materials
and learn the LLI system. You will be given opportunities to understand the structure, the theory
behind the programs and be able to immediately apply your learning to improve student
achievement! Come join us for an amazing two days of professional development!
PRESENTERS: Michelle Logan & Elizabeth Scully
TARGET AUDIENCE: K-2 and 3-5 Teachers
WHERE: Orleans/Niagara BOCES Conference Center
4124 Saunders Settlement Rd.
Sanborn, NY 14132
WHEN: July 13-14 (K-2) and 15-16 (3-5)
8:30 am-3:30 pm
Leveled Literacy Intervention Training (LLI) Grades 3-5
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 & Thursday, July 16, 2015 8:30am3:30pm Facilitator: Michelle Logan & Elizabeth Scully
(See description above)
Contemporary Curriculum Design Collaborative Kick Off Session
Friday, July 17, 2015
12:30-3:30pm
Facilitator: Mike Fisher
Amid a confluence of messages regarding accountability, the Common Core
State Standards, teacher effectiveness, and student performance, educators
everywhere are looking for ways to revitalize their curriculum design and
instructional practice. This workshop on Contemporary Curriculum Design offers
a solution: provide students with meaningful, relevant units of study developed by
the educators who actually teach them. This session advocates a gradual
approach to transforming curriculum in which teachers work collaboratively to
upgrade one unit or lesson at a time. In this session, participants will:
• Address the foundational concepts involved in transforming curriculum.
• Explore transformational lenses and multiple ways to design contemporary curricula.
• See examples from the field.
• Discuss strategic planning for upcoming school year needs.
This shared event is brought to you by the Orleans / Niagara BOCES Center for
School Improvement and Professional Development. It is presented by educational
consultant Mike Fisher, author of Upgrade Your Curriculum: Practical Ways to
Transform Units and Engage Students and the upcoming Ditch The Daily Lesson Plan:
Collaborative Minds Math: Common Core Algebra II (Day 2)
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
8:30am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Jessi Toepfer
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 (8:30am to 3:00pm)
Providing teachers with an opportunity to collaborate with their colleagues is essential. “Collaborative Minds” is a
workshop designed to facilitate this collaboration and allow teachers the time they need to share ideas and strategies
that work. In this particular session, Algebra II teachers will come together to continue to…
- Gain a better understanding of the CCLS for Algebra II
- Develop an implementation plan for the transition to these new standards
- Continue designing rigorous CCLS lessons for Algebra II
- Continue planning cohesive units for the 2015-2016 school year
Teachers attending the “Collaborative Minds” workshop will be provided with current Algebra II resources from
NYSED. However, we are also asking teachers to bring in any materials they would like to share with their
colleagues. Participants are also encouraged to bring their personal technology devices to help with the creation of
materials and so they can gain access to the modules available on Engageny.
To register for this event, please visit our website: CSIPD
For registration questions, please contact Judy Bennett: jbennett@onboces.org
K-5 Elementary Mathematics Coherence with Addition/Subtraction and
Multiplication/Division
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
8:30am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Jessi Toepfer
Teachers will work through the coherence of addition/subtraction and multiplication/division across the grade
levels through models and Common Core Standards for each grade level.
Creating Websites with Weebly: The Basics Grades K-12
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
9:00am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Carol Bush
Using digital media strategically and capably is one of the capacities our students are expected to graduate with.
They are expected to know which technological tools are available to them and which tools are most appropriate for
the task at hand. In this particular workshop, participants will learn how to create a website using Weebly, a free
resource. Websites have numerous applications to classroom instruction and are free to create. This session will
cover the “basics” of creating a website and participants will leave having created their own site.
Brainigami: 3 Dimensional Graphic Organizers Grades K-12, all content areas
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Mike Fisher
It’s Summer! Let’s bring back the Summer camp crafting time! In this make and take workshop, participants will
create multiple types of graphic organizers and discuss different ways to use them in instruction.
K-5 Fractional Coherence
Thursday, July 30, 2015
8:30am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Jessi Toepfer
Teachers will see the progression of fractions from grades K-5 and the strategies and models used to teach the
fractional Common Core Standards
August Workshops
2 week ONLINE Study of the Progressions of Fractions and Operations Grades 3-5
Monday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 16th, 2015
This will be a two week online collaboration workshop where teachers will work together to explore and
understand fractions based on the Common Core Standards written in the progressions for grades 3-5. Participants
will need online access and a Gmail account to participate. (15 credit hours upon completion)
Collaborative Minds: Technology in the LOTE Classroom
Monday, August 10, 2015
9:00am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Carol Bush
Providing teachers with an opportunity to collaborate with their colleagues is essential.
“Collaborative Minds” is a workshop designed to facilitate this collaboration and allow
teachers the time they need to share ideas and strategies that work. In this particular
session, LOTE teachers will come together to…
--‐ Explore a variety of technological tools and their implications for classroom use
--‐ Collaborate with teachers to create lessons incorporating new technologies
--‐ Discuss potential roadblocks in implementing technology in the LOTE classroom and
brainstorm ways to address these roadblocks
Teachers attending the “Collaborative Minds” workshop, will be provided with many
resources that apply to their field. However, we are also asking teachers to bring in any
materials they would like to share with their colleagues. Participants are also encouraged
to bring their personal technology devices so they can explore new technological
resources as they’re presented.
To register for this event, please visit our website: CSIPD
For registration questions, please contact Judy Bennett: jbennett@onboces.org
Playing Attention: Web Tools for Contemporary Learning Grades K-12, all content areas
Monday, August 10, 2015
8:30-11:30am
Facilitator: Mike Fisher
Fill up your digital toolbox with loads of different web tools to use in your classrooms. We’ll explore and play
while thinking about specific tasks and assessments that the tools shared would be good for.
Adapting Math Modules and Work Session to Plan for 2015-2016 K-5 Teachers
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
8:30am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Jessi Toepfer
This workshop is open to all elementary teachers in order to better familiarize themselves with the modules and
how to adapt them into their current practices. Teachers will work together to share and create resources to teach the
Common Core Math Standards and receive several resources already developed to enhance their instruction
Adapting the ELA Modules Grades 3-5
Friday, August 14, 2015
8:30-11:30am
Facilitator: Mike Fisher
This session will offer strategies for adapting the Engage NY modules and creative ways to maximize learning
AND engagement!
Collaborative Minds Math: K-5
Monday, August 17, 2015
8:30am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Jessi Toepfer
Collaborative Minds Math: AIS and 6th - 8th
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
8:30am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Jessi Toepfer
Falling in Love with Close Reading: Strategies for Annotating Text Grades 3-12 Teachers
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
9:00am-3:00pm
Facilitator: Carol Bush
This workshop is based on the professional book Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Text
and Life by Christopher Lehman and Kate Roberts. Through the exploration of books, song lyrics, video games and
more, the two authors demonstrate how close reading can be rigorous, meaningful and joyous. The authors share a
powerful three-step approach to close reading that can be applied to any text and offers students a concrete strategy
for tackling complex text.
Throughout this workshop, participants will explore what it means to conduct close readings through different lenses
and how those lenses change depending on the type of text at hand (literary/informational). Likewise, participants
will identify patterns that are evident throughout texts and recognize the relationships that exist among those
patterns.
After learning this approach to close reading, teachers will have time to apply what they’ve learned to their
own lessons. As a result, participants should bring several grade level texts with them so they can
create lessons that apply to their own classroom instruction .
Adapting the ELA Modules Grades 6-8
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
8:30-11:30am
Facilitator: Mike Fisher
This session will offer strategies for adapting the Engage NY modules and creative ways to maximize learning
AND engagement!
Adapting the ELA Modules Grades 9-12
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
12:30-3:30pm
Facilitator: Mike Fisher
This session will offer strategies for adapting the Engage NY modules and creative ways to maximize learning
AND engagement!
PREVIEW OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY WORKSHOPS MONDAY, AUGUST 31
PPD Workshop for Grade 3-5 Math Teachers
Monday, August 31
8:30 to 3:30
6 hours
Location: TBA
We are so excited to be collaborating with Math Solutions, a professional development organization
founded by Marilyn Burns!! Math Solutions is dedicated to the improvement of math instruction in
Grades K-8.
Marilyn Burns is one of today’s most highly respected mathematics educators. Over the course of more
than 50 years, Marilyn has taught children, contributed to professional journals, spoken at conferences,
written more than a dozen books for children and created more than 20 professional development
resources for teachers and administrators!
Please join us on August 31st as Math Solutions presents “Number Talks”, a valuable classroom routine
for making sense of mathematics, developing efficient computation strategies and communicating
reasoning. Participants will receive a free copy of the book, ($76 value) complete with CD!!
Book Study Group-Hanging In: Strategies for Teaching the Students Who Challenge Us Most
Monday, August 31
8:30 to 11:30 plus one more session in September (date to be decided by group)
6 hours
NFHS
Facilitator: Susan Rhodenizer
BOOKS AVAILABLE NOW IN THE TRC-PICK ONE UP ANYTIME
Many students arrive at school with unique mixtures of family histories, traumatic experiences, and
special needs that test our skills and try our patience. In Hanging In: Strategies for Teaching the Students
Who Challenge Us Most, veteran educator Jeffrey Benson shows educators the value of tenacity and
building connections in teaching the students who most need our help. This essential guide includes
* Detailed portraits based on real-life students whose serious challenges inhibited their classroom
experience--and how they eventually achieved success;
* Strategies for how to analyze students' challenges and develop individualized plans to help them
discover a sense of comfort with learning--with in-depth examples of plans in action;
* Recommendations for teachers and support team on how to gain skills and support and not lose hope
through the ups and downs of the work.
Making Your Smartboard Smarter: Organize Your Smartboard File so It Teaches Kids to Read
(Pre-K and Kindergarten)
Monday, August 31
8:30 to 3:30
6 hours
NFHS
Audience: Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers
Presenter: Julie Forcucci
Learn how to set up your Smartboard so that children learn to identify/read names, daily routine items, Center
Assignments, student attendance, name writing and more. Begin with a SMART landing page and link your "go to"
materials to the landing page. Get started with one Smart landing page or one for each day of the week!
An Introduction to Project-Based Learning
Monday, August 31
8:30 to 3:30
6 hours
NFHS
Presenter: Julie McIntyre
Are you interested in adding some standards-based projects to your lessons to incorporate more real-world skills
and to increase student choice and engagement in your content? This workshop will help to get you thinking about
how to create some projects for your students to demonstrate what they are learning in your class.
More workshops are being planned for this PD day. Check your school email over the summer
and visit the TRC webpage for more information as it becomes available.