This workshop is designed to support chemistry teachers in understanding and applying the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) to develop coherent, engaging, and standards-aligned chemistry curricula. The primary […]
Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) is the core of special education, defined under IDEA as adapting content, methodology, or delivery to address a student's unique, disability-related needs. It ensures access to […]
A wise board of education president once said, "Administrators have few sticks and even fewer carrots to move people from one level to another.” School and district leaders experience deep […]
-Provide explicit instruction, consistent demonstrations and descriptions, and intentionally scaffold the steps or processes needed to understand writing concepts -Reduce scaffolds as the student models skills independently and fluently -Design, […]
This engaging, interactive, and practical workshop is designed specifically for educators who are new to co-teaching or are preparing to begin their journey as co-teaching partners. Whether you are a […]
Audience: K-2 Classroom teachers, reading teachers, literacy coaches, ELL teachers and administrators Early readers deserve instruction that is clear, intentional, and rooted in what we know works. This high‑impact session […]
Content-area learning depends on vocabulary and knowledge. This workshop focuses on practical routines for teaching academic and domain-specific vocabulary in science, social studies, and beyond. Teachers learn how to select, […]
Are you one or two years into implementing your three-dimensional, NYSSLS-based Biology curriculum? Now is an ideal time to assess its effectiveness and alignment with student-centered, phenomenon-based, three-dimensional learning and […]
Challenging times call for school adults to communicate issues and needs without judgment or blame. This workshop introduces a simple 4-step process for improving our ability to: 1) say what […]
In this workshop, we will spend the first part of the day unpacking the full article of the brief to understand the data and research presented while absorbing the classroom […]