Events

Opening - The Heart of Conversational Leadership CPO Framework -Today, leadership success is defined by the quality of our conversations. Leaders need to foster meaning, trust, and alignment - not just transmit information. -Purpose: To introduce the JLC Conversational Leadership framework and establish a shared understanding of the practices for initiating and maintaining containers that […]

Vocabulary growth in the early grades depends on more than exposure alone. This workshop focuses on building students' curiosity and awareness of words, setting the stage for productive word-solving strategies, and intentionally teaching word banks made up of words students actually use in their talk and in their writing. Drawing on classroom-tested approaches aligned with […]

This interactive workshop will assist new teachers in developing the communication skills they need to successfully interact with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators. Participants will respond to a series of vignettes aimed at exploring complex interpersonal interactions from multiple perspectives and will help teachers in their first five years of practice to problem-solve important topics […]

The Science of Reading (SOR) movement has transformed early literacy but for educators in grades 6-12, a critical question remains: Why do students still struggle to read and make sense of texts across the disciplines? Adolescent literacy demands a more dynamic architecture. While traditional SOR focuses on word recognition and language comprehension alone, the Science […]

With the implementation of the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) approaching, physics educators must prepare to meet new expectations for student investigation and lab-based performance tasks. This two-part workshop series is designed to empower high school physics teachers to confidently teach the three new required NYSSLS physics labs by experiencing them firsthand-as their […]

Calling all Long Island Earth and Spaces Science educators! Whether you're navigating the North Shore or the South Fork, this workshop will help you harness the full potential of the Earth and Space Sciences Reference Tables (ESSRT) to deepen curriculum connections and boost student understanding. We'll dive into practical strategies for integrating the ESSRT into […]

Audience: Pre - K- K classroom teachers, reading teachers, and paraprofessionals. In this workshop, participants will explore the Fundations Teacher's Manual and will leave the workshop feeling confident to use the manual as a tool for instruction.The various Learning Activities in the manual will be discussed and additional strategies will be provided to meet the […]

Unlock the power of the NYS Portrait of a Graduate with a practical framework that makes these attributes teachable, visible, and meaningful across PreK-12. Through the Habits of Mind, educators learn simple routines and shared language that integrate seamlessly into daily instruction-bringing clarity, coherence, and authentic measures of student growth. We Will Explore -The Portrait […]

Audience: Instructional Coaches, Department Chairs, Teachers & Teacher Leaders Socratic seminars are named for their embodiment of Socrates' belief in the power of asking questions, prize inquiry over information and discussion over debate. Socratic seminars acknowledge the highly social nature of learning and align with the work of John Dewey, Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget, and […]