Audience: Regents Biology teachers and science leaders Session 1 will allow the participants to explore two Investigations, For the Birds and Balancing Act”. Participants will discover how these performance tasks are a component of a broad NYSED's System of Assessment”. These provide authentic, hands-on scientific and engineering experiences that allow students to demonstrate the knowledge […]

This workshop is designed to equip educators with effective strategies and best practices for teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) with disabilities. Inclusive education is crucial in today's diverse classrooms, and this workshop aims to provide practical tools to support both language acquisition and the unique needs of students with disabilities. Participants will explore a variety […]

Promoting healthy and safe learning environments where students can receive the instruction and other supports they need to learn and achieve at high levels is one of the primary responsibilities of each school. Research has suggested that teachers and other school personnel often have received inadequate training in the understanding and management of problematic student […]

Feeling overwhelmed with a switch to NYSSLS? If you said yes, then you need this training designed for NY teachers. In this training we will… -Overview 3-dimensional teaching & learning (for teachers & students) -Identify and locate good phenomena -Follow the path from phenomena to driving questions to investigations -Revamp an existing lab so it […]

The Desmos activity platform is a free digital platform that allows math teachers to engage and interact with their students. Simply, it's a sequence of screens, each with a different task, prompt, or question. The screens in each activity can be as simple or sophisticated as the teacher desires. Purpose Desmos has a mission that […]

PLEASE REGISTER INDIVIDUALLY PER MEETING! These meetings are designed for coordinators, directors and administrators who have the responsibility of science supervision in their buildings or school districts. The latest information from Albany will be discussed, local vendors will do brief presentations and information will be shared. A full breakfast will be provided. This is a […]

The Desmos activity platform is a free digital platform that allows math teachers to engage and interact with their students. Simply, it's a sequence of screens, each with a different task, prompt, or question. The screens in each activity can be as simple or sophisticated as the teacher desires. Purpose Desmos has a mission that […]

It is commonly agreed upon that learning to be a good problem solver is an essential aspect of being a good mathematician. To that end, teaching your students to be good problem solvers is at the heart of good mathematics teaching. Unfortunately, problem solving is often left aside in the mathematics classroom. This is frequently […]

Feeling overwhelmed with a switch to NYSSLS? If you said yes, then you need this training designed for NY teachers. In this training we will… -Overview 3-dimensional teaching & learning (for teachers & students) -Identify and locate good phenomena -Follow the path from phenomena to driving questions to investigations -Revamp an existing lab so it […]

Participants will explore various strategies to help English Language Learners enhance their literacy skills. We will discuss practical approaches that can be applied across all grade levels and subject areas to support students in mainstream classrooms. Eligible for 3 hours CTLE credit. Can use ½ consortium seat. If district pays, district approval must be confirmed […]