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SUMMER/FALL
2019
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Welcome
to the Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Professional Development Guide
The Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development at Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES is
comprised of a skilled team of administrators, professional development specialists and clerical support
committed to providing a high quality service to our districts.
We support the districts in our region in engaging in continuous professional learning by offering a range
of professional development experiences for administrators, teachers and professional support staff that
are grounded in current educational research. The sessions are aligned with the instructional priorities of
school districts and the New York State Department of Education, and are facilitated in a manner that
reflects best practices.
The Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development employs a variety of models to
support implementation of the NYS Learning Standards, leadership development, effective practices in
the K-12 classroom, and data-informed instruction. In addition to workshops, professional development
models include job-embedded professional learning through instructional coaching, online learning
opportunities and collegial circles.
Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES offers a number of high quality services for teachers and leaders such as
the Elementary Science Program; Special Education School Improvement Service (SESIS); Mid-west
Rochester Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBE-RN) and Reading Recovery. These services
support our districts in assuring that teachers in our region have the tools they need to provide excellence
and equity for all learners.
True to the Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES mission, our office is committed to providing quality, cost-
effective services, and partnering with districts to develop authentic professional development services
designed to improve student achievement. If you have
Friday, Mayquestions
16, 2008 or comments about any of the offerings
4:15 PM
in The Guide to Complete Professional Development, please contact our office at (585) 352-2704 or via
email at profdev@monroe2boces.org.
Dr. Marijo Pearson Stephanie Smyka
Assistant Superintendent Coordinator of Curriculum,
Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Instruction and Professional
Professional Development Development
Table of Contents
Communications................................................................................... 1 Curriculum Writing..............................................................................13
Building a Better School Newsletter: Writing and Literacy Audit........................................................................................14
Photography........................................................................................ 1 Instructional Coaching – Math and Literacy..........................................14
Front-line Communication.................................................................. 1 Instructional Coaching Services with the
Managing Difficult Situations: School Crises in Action ....................... 1 Whole Child in Mind............................................................................14
Curriculum and Professional Development........................................ 2 Video Coaching.....................................................................................15
ELL Teacher-to-Teacher Summit.............................................................. 2 Supporting Civic Readiness in Schools..................................................15
NYSITELL Training – Summer Session................................................... 2 Active Learning for ALL Content Areas.................................................15
NYSITELL Training – Fall Session.......................................................... 2 RTI: Making Systems Work..................................................................15
Setting the Standards for Project Based Learning..................................... 2 Special Education Instructional Service..................................................16
Get Them Talking: Increasing Oral Language Mindfulness Coaching...........................................................................16
Opportunities for ELLs............................................................................ 3 BOCES 4 Science................................................................................. 17
Identification and Programming Protocols to
Welcome New ELLs................................................................................ 3 BOCES 4 Science Showcase of Units................................................... 17
Engaging Parents of ELLs........................................................................ 3 Instructional Technology.................................................................... 19
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools Overview.............................. 4 Digital Storytelling with WeVideo (6-12)......................................... 19
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools Recertification ..................... 4 Publishing Student Writing with Book Creator (K-5)....................... 19
Non-Certification Workshops.................................................................. 4 Crafting Creativity with Minecraft Education Edition! (K-5)............... 20
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training of Trainers Program................. 4 Breakout for Vocabulary.................................................................... 20
APPR Recertification for Lead Evaluators of Teachers.............................. 5 Breakout 3DU................................................................................... 20
APPR Training for Lead Evaluators of Teachers....................................... 5 Minecraft: Coding Made Easy............................................................ 20
Mentoring That Matters.......................................................................... 5 Join the Minecraft Movement............................................................ 20
Summer Regional Leadership Academy................................................... 5 Minecraft Mysteries........................................................................... 21
District Level Clinical Preparation Workshop/Project Scent.................... 6 Mobilize Your SMART Notebook Lessons with the SMART Learning
Suite Online...................................................................................... 21
Why Mindfulness is the Foundation of Your District Work.................... 6
OverDrive for Teachers...................................................................... 21
Secondary Principals Forum..................................................................... 6
SMART Learning Suite Online – Creation Time................................ 21
Elementary Principals Forum.................................................................. 6
Enhance the Writing Process with Office 365 Tools
Assistant Principals Forum...................................................................... 6 (Grades 5-12) ................................................................................... 21
Moving Beyond the Literal: Teaching Students to Worksheet Busting with HyperDocs................................................. 21
Interpret Texts......................................................................................... 7
9 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Digital Readers...................... 22
Engaging the Disengaged Reader: Creating
Classrooms Where Students WANT to Read.......................................... 7 5 Assessment Tools Creative Communicators Can Use
to Show What They Know ............................................................... 22
Unpacking Fountas and Pinnell’s Leveled Literacy
Intervention Systems............................................................................... 7 6 Tips for Creating (and sharing) Assessments in Schoology............... 22
You First! SEL for You and Your Classroom............................................. 8 Schoology Assessments: Create and Connect Workshop..................... 22
Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom: Schoology and Creating Interactive Discussions................................. 23
What is it and how can I teach it?........................................................... 8 Technology, Digital Citizenship and SEL........................................... 23
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for Secondary Classrooms...................... 8 Primary Coding: Big Concepts for Little Programmers...................... 23
Restorative Discipline Training............................................................... 8 Dive in to Digital Content for K-5.................................................... 23
Restorative Practices Overview for School Leaders................................... 9 Dive in to Digital Content for 6-12 Social Studies............................. 23
Academic Circle Training........................................................................ 9 Dive in to Digital Content for 6-12 Science....................................... 23
Community-Building Circle Training..................................................... 9
School Library System........................................................................ 24
Feedback That Makes Learning Visible.............................................. 10
Librarian Tech Camp......................................................................... 24
Classroom Routines to Enhance Argumentation and
Reasoning Skills................................................................................ 10 OverDrive for Teachers...................................................................... 24
Supporting Students’ Productive Struggle in the Secondary Mathematics OverDrive for Librarians.................................................................... 24
Classroom.......................................................................................... 11 BOCES 2 Makerspace Kits for Libraries: New this Year!.................... 24
Reducing Anxiety and Defiant Behavior in the Classroom................. 12 Dive in to Digital Content for K-5.................................................... 25
We Got This. Becoming the Teachers Our Students Dive in to Digital Content for 6-12 Social Studies............................. 25
Need Us to Be................................................................................... 12
Dive in to Digital Content for 6-12 Science....................................... 25
Base Service...........................................................................................13
Re-Imagining Information Fluency and Standards
Grant Writing/Editing Service..............................................................13 Alignment for our Student................................................................ 25
Consolidated Application Service...........................................................13 September SLS Council Meeting and Professional
Title I for Private (non-public) Schools..................................................13 Development..................................................................................... 26
CR Part 154..........................................................................................13 Destiny & OverDrive: Ask Us Anything........................................... 26
Curriculum Review/Audits....................................................................13 November SLS Council Meeting and Professional
Development..................................................................................... 26
Why BOCES 2? Registration Procedures
The Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Registration Information
Unless otherwise noted, registration is
Office of Curriculum, Instruction limited and closes two weeks prior to
and Professional Development workshop sessions. Please follow the
appropriate registration procedure for
works directly with component your district.
school districts to develop All participants must register online
through Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES
offerings that align to the New MyLearningPlan WebReg Catalog.
York State Department of The link to “Online Registration
with MyLearningPlan” can be found under Quick Links on the Office of
Education’s Reform Agenda and Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development’s home page. You can
district initiatives. In partnership also go directly there using this link: www.monroe2boces.org/CIPDRegister
with our districts, we work to
District Staff Development Contacts
support state and district reforms Brockport – Rachel Kluth Holley – Sue Cory
by contracting with a variety of Churchville-Chili – Sue Witter Kendall – Carol D’Agostino
nationally recognized authors and Gates Chili – Annette Schiano Spencerport – Lisa McCarthy
presenters to provide workshops, Greece – Marguerite Dimgba Wheatland-Chili – Jennifer Sinsebox
Hilton – Barbara Surash
and then offer
follow-up sessions and coaching
Payment Information
to assist with implementation.
Upon registration, districts should initiate payment prior to the start of the
course as follows:
Specifically, the professional • Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Component Districts: Request for
Additional Services, purchase order or check.
development offerings at BOCES • Non-BOCES 2 districts: cross contact, purchase order or check.
2 cover the gamut of current • Rochester City School District and private paying participants:
purchase order or check.
trends in educational philosophy
Administrative Fees:
and teaching techniques. Subject
matter experts teach relevant • A 5.2% administrative fee is added to non-component school districts,
sessions in a relaxed atmosphere. including City School Districts, Charter and Private schools.
We make it easy for you to stay
up to date. What is the course cancellation policy?
We reserve the right to cancel any and all courses due to insufficient
enrollment. Notification of course cancellations will be made by email or
If you don’t see what fits your by phone. All course listings are accurate at the time of printing. However,
course times, dates, locations and costs are subject to change.
needs here in the offerings guide, National Speakers/Consultants: Cancellations for events featuring national
please contact us via phone at consultants/speakers require a minimum of 2 weeks’ notice of your inability
to attend. If prior notification of your inability to attend is NOT received 2
(585) 352-2704 or email at weeks prior, registration fees still apply. Substitutions for your attendance
profdev@monroe2boces.org. will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact our office at
352-2704 to discuss.
We’re happy to create customized All Other Offerings: Unless otherwise noted in the course descriptions,
training for your specific workshops require a minimum of 48 hours’ notice of your inability to attend.
If prior notification of your inability to attend is NOT received, registration
requirements. fees still apply.
Communications
The Communication Group is part of the Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Communication and Technology Services (CaTS)
department. This group provides school public relations planning, media relations, printing and graphics services, video
production, photography and Web content management.
Arrangements can be made to bring these trainings to your site. Please contact us for more information about customized
trainings.
Contact the Communication Group at (585) 349-9067 for more information regarding the offerings.
Building a Better School Managing Difficult Situations:
Newsletter: Writing and School Crises in Action
Photography This session is designed for school officials, including
Learn how to build a better newsletter one article at a administrators and crisis teams, who may be called on to
time at this session designed for school staff responsible help with a crisis or difficult situation in a school. A brief
for producing newsletters. In this session, participants overview of modern media and media relations tactics will
will learn from the BOCES 2 School Information Services be tailored to school officials, including how participants
(SIS) staff about skills and strategies that can be used to can utilize these various skills and knowledge to help a
improve their publications. Additionally, basic photography school manage and cope with a difficult situation. Hands-on
techniques will be covered as a way to enhance all materials. activities, including mock interviews, will walk participants
through the process of preparing and delivering effective
messages that drive home their key objectives for their most
Front-line Communication important audiences, including staff, students and parents.
In the educational arena, investing in front-line
communication can effectively enhance communication
between the community and school district staff. In this
session, participants will learn about the multiple benefits
of better front-line communication, as well as gain the skills
and strategies needed to implement meaningful programs
that help staff improve the way they communicate.
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Curriculum and Professional Development
Mid-West RBE-RN
The Mid-West Regional Bilingual Education Resources Network (RBE-RN) is part of the NYS Education Department’s
networks of support for schools. The goal of Mid-West RBE-RN is to assist districts and schools in creating an optimal
education environment for English Language Learners (ELLs), which fosters meaningful teaching and learning. Our
expertise lies in researched-based instruction and assessment of ELLs, along with the alignment of those practices to the
NYS Learning Standards. Contact Maureen Pizzo at 585-352-2790 or mpizzo@monroe2boces.org for more information
regarding Mid-West RBE-RN offerings.
ELL Teacher-to-Teacher Summit NYSITELL Training-Fall Session
Welcome to the RBERN’s first-ever teacher-to-teacher For teachers and administrators who are new to giving the
summit for English language learners at Monroe 2-Orleans NYSITELL: The New York State Identification Test for
BOCES. At this conference, participants will have the English Language Learners (NYSITELL) is the New York
chance to learn about effective and innovative practices state-mandated assessment used to identify English Language
from other educators in the field. Topics may include: Learners and initially determines the appropriate bilingual
Integrated or Standalone ENL Practices, Instructional and/or ENL instructional services. Participants will examine
Technology Tools, Scaffolding Content, Culturally the NYSITELL, discuss the various components, become
Responsive-Sustaining Practices, Home Language Arts, familiar with how to administer it, and learn how to score the
Co-teaching Strategies, Literacy Instruction, or Parent Speaking and Writing sections.
Engagement. Date: September 4, 2019
Date: August 19, 2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Location: Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport,
Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, NY 14559
Spencerport, NY 14559 Presenter: Chelsea Cummings
Presenter: Teachers (accepted proposals) Audience: ESOL teachers, ELA teachers, Part 154
Audience: Educators of ELLs Coordinators, Assessment Coordinators and
Fee: $0 Principals
Fee: $0
NYSITELL Training
– Summer Session Setting the Standards for
For teachers and administrators who are new to giving Project Based Learning
the NYSITELL: The New York State Identification Stand-alone time for ELLs has in many cases become a study
Test for English Language Learners (NYSITELL) is the hall for homework help, skills drill, and accommodations
New York state-mandated assessment used to identify for content-area testing – amounting to a “putting out fires”
English Language Learners and initially determines the approach to language learning. This 4-part professional learning
appropriate bilingual and/or ENL instructional services. experience introduces project-based learning (PBL) as a way
Participants will examine the NYSITELL, discuss the to develop language through meaningful engagement with
various components, become familiar with how to authentic issues.
administer it, and learn how to score the Speaking and In the summer sessions, participants learn the basics of
Writing sections. PBL, analyze examples of elementary and secondary ELL
Date: August 22, 2019 student-produced projects, and begin to design projects for
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. their own students. The design process continues in the fall
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES 2, 3599 Big when participants share and receive support on their first steps
Ridge Road, Spencerport, NY 14559 implementing PBL. Projects will be shared to create a set of
Presenter: Chelsea Cummings PBL unit plans participants can use in their stand-alone classes.
Audience: ESOL teachers, ELA teachers, Part 154 Dates/Times: July 18, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Coordinators, Assessment Coordinators and August 22, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Principals September 19, 3 – 5:30 p.m.
Fee: $0 October 17, 3 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES 2, 3599 Big Ridge
Road, Spencerport, NY 14559 – PDC #4
Presenter: Alicia Van Borssum and Jennifer Raponi
Audience: ESOL Teachers
2 Fee: $40
Curriculum and Professional Development
Mid-West RBE-RN
Get Them Talking: Increasing Engaging Parents of ELLs
Oral Language Opportunities **3-Week Online Course** Communicating with families
of ELLs can have a significant impact on students’ academic
for ELLs success and family relationships with the school community.
**3-Week Online Course** Oral language provides the Participants in the course will give thoughtful consideration
foundation for literacy skills for English language learners to the many factors impacting ELL parent engagement and
of all ages and proficiencies. Moving this principle into receive the tools necessary to formulate their own plans for
instructional practice, however, can present a challenge. the school year. Mid-West RBERN is offering the course
This course will give teachers of ELLs the background and online through the Schoology platform so that participation
tools necessary to increase opportunities for oral language is self-paced and flexible. Participants will engage with
in the classroom. Mid-West RBERN is offering the course readings, videos and discussion boards on a weekly basis to
online through the Schoology platform so that participation complete the course and receive 3 CTLE hours.
is self-paced and flexible. Participants will engage with Date: November 4-22, 2019
readings, videos and discussion boards on a weekly basis to Location: Online through Schoology
complete the course and receive 5 CTLE hours. Presenter: Chelsea Cummings
Date: September 23-October 11, 2019 Audience: ESOL Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Content
Location: Online through Schoology Teachers, Administrators
Presenter: Chelsea Cummings Fee: $0
Audience: ESOL Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Content
Teachers, Administrators
Fee: $0
Identification and Programming
Protocols to Welcome New ELLs
**1-Week Online Course** This workshop is being offered
online through a LibGuides website. Participants will have
1 week to learn about and demonstrate their understanding
of ELL identification, SIFE identification, and program
placement through interactive videos and a self-evaluation.
Additionally, participants will choose from 1 of 2 scheduled,
live Zoom meetings (AM or PM) to join remotely to engage
in conversation and questions regarding the content of the
workshop and receive 3 CTLE hours.
Date: August 20-26 OR September 9-15, 2019
Location: Online through LibGuides and Zoom
Presenter: Chelsea Cummings
Audience: ESOL Teachers, Administrators
Fee: $0
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Curriculum and Professional Development
Behavior Management
The following offerings are for personnel from districts in the greater Rochester area. Call (585) 352-2704 for more information.
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Non-Certification Workshops
for Schools Overview If you are looking for someting more specific for large
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS) is a crisis groups or identified teams, information can be tailored
prevention and intervention model for schools. It assists to your needs.
organizations in preventing crises from occurring, de- We can offer topics such as:
escalating potential crises, managing acute physical • Self-awareness
behavior and reducing potential and actual injury to • Life space interview
children and staff. TCIS provides schools with a framework • Power struggles
for implementing a crisis prevention and management • Non-verbal communication and active listening
system that reduces the need to rely on high-risk • Or more specified topics as needed.
interventions. The goal is to train teachers, aides and other
support people to help children develop new responses to
their environment that will enable them to achieve a higher Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
level of social and emotional maturity.
This training is offered as a four-day format which allows for
Training of Trainers Program
certification in physical interventions. This intensive five-day TCI train-the-trainer certification
course provides organizations with the opportunity to
Participants will receive a Therapeutic Crisis Intervention develop an in-house training capacity in the TCI curriculum.
Student Workbook. Participants will develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Registration is limited to 12 people minimum and 20 in the TCI curriculum necessary to deliver the training to
people maximum. staff in their organizations. Participants will have the chance
Dates: Must attend all four of the days: to participate, practice, and receive feedback in conducting
activities to gain immediate training experience. Training
• Oct. 30, 2019 techniques such as role playing, leading small group
• Oct. 31, 2019 discussions, using guided fantasies, conducting practice
• Nov. 6, 2019 sessions, and using audiovisual aids will be demonstrated.
• Nov. 7, 2019 Participants will receive all the necessary materials to conduct
Time: 8 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. the TCI training program in their agency.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service Date: July., 22-26, 2019
Center, PDC 4, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Time: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Spencerport, NY 14559 Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Presenters: TCIS Staff Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport,
Audience: All interested staff NY 14559
Fee: $359 Presenters: TCIS Staff
Registration Information: Refreshments are provided. Audience: District staff associated with crisis intervention
Fee: $2,300
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
for Schools Recertification
This course reviews the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
for Schools (TCIS) concepts and a review of the physical
interventions. Individuals must be recertified yearly in order
to maintain their certification.
Registration is limited to 12 people minimum and 20
people maximum.
Date: Oct. 17, 2019
Time: 8 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport,
NY 14559
Presenters: TCIS Staff
Audience: All interested staff
4 Fee: $119
Registration Information: Refreshments are provided.
Curriculum and Professional Development
Instructional Leadership
Providing leadership in any area is instrumental to success. The development of strong instructional practices and
capable teachers that results in successful students is paramount. Please contact the Office of Curriculum, Instruction
and Professional Development at (585) 352-2704 or at profdev@monroe2boces.org to discuss how we can develop a
program for your school or district.
APPR Recertification for Lead
Evaluators of Teachers We are pleased to offer a new service designed
to supplement and extend the learning from the
This in-district training is only for those evaluators who are “Mentoring That Matters” sessions. Our Instructional
currently certified. Support Specialists will offer expertise on best practices
Presenter: Dr. Marijo Pearson in instruction to deepen understandings of both your
Audience: Principals, Lead Evaluators of Teachers mentor teachers and protégés. Professional learning
Call (585) 352-2773 to schedule a date. opportunities addressing implementation of the recent
revisions to standards in all content areas is designed
APPR Training for Lead to be embedded in training sessions and in-classroom
follow ups.
Evaluators of Teachers This support may take a variety of forms, including
The State Education Department requires all evaluators job-embedded support in classrooms as well as the
of teachers to be certified through an appropriate training facilitation of small group roundtables designed to
process. Lead teacher evaluators are those who conduct support reflective problem-solving and strategizing.
summative annual professional performance reviews. The
district must certify that these lead evaluators have been For more information about this supplemental service,
trained in the minimum requirements as outlined in the new please contact the Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and
APPR regulations. The training that we provide will meet Professional Development at (585) 352-2773.
this requirement in the manner prescribed by the SED.
NOTE: All four sessions are necessary to complete the state
requirement.
Summer Regional Leadership
Dates: Session 1: Aug. 5, 2019
Academy
Session 2: Aug. 6, 2019 Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES and our component school
Session 3: Aug. 7, 2019 districts are pleased to offer our second annual Leadership
Session 4: Aug. 8, 2019 Academy. The featured keynote is Dr Muhammad Khalifa,
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Author of “Culturally Responsive School Leadership”. This
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational full-day program will provide leaders of all levels time to
Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, learn, collaborate and grow together. The Academy will also
Spencerport, NY 14559 feature time for leaders to work in district teams and in job-
Presenter: Dr. Marijo Pearson alike groups with other districts.
Audience: Principals, Lead Evaluators of Teachers NOTE: Payment for registration must be from 2019-20 funds.
Fee: $55/session, $220 total Date: July 16, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Mentoring That Matters Location: Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Whether a mentoring program meets the goal of developing Center, PDC 1/2, 3599 Big Ridge Road,
and retaining quality teachers depends a great deal on the Spencerport, NY 14559
skills of those who will be providing the mentoring. Adult Fee: $100/includes book
learning theory, teacher development, knowledge of beginning
teacher needs, conferencing skills, coaching techniques and
effective communication skills are among the knowledge and
proficiencies that help mentors provide the right support for
interns or protégés. This program is designed to help new and
experienced mentors gain techniques and confidence in their
abilities to help novice teachers.
Dates: Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational
Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road,
Spencerport, NY 14559
Presenter: Dr. Marijo Pearson 5
Audience: Mentors
Fee: $220
Curriculum and Professional Development
Instructional Leadership
District Level Clinical Secondary Principals Forum
Preparation Workshop/Project This forum is designed for secondary principals and will
meet four times per year. The sessions will focus on specific
Scent topics of the group’s choosing and may implement a guest
At this workshop district leaders will: speaker approach. The goal of this forum is to provide
• Become familiar with the edTPA Professional Growth collegiality, professional development and networking
Plan and learn how it can be used in conjunction with opportunities for the participants.
their own new-teacher mentoring to establish professional Dates: Oct. 21 and Dec. 9, 2019; Feb. 3 and
goals for new teachers. May 11, 2020
• Work to formalize how clinical educators are chosen in Time: 8 – 10:30 a.m.
their own buildings, based on their own specific needs. Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Center, PDC 4, 3599 Big Ridge Road,
• Determine how to incentivize hosting a student teacher, Spencerport, NY 14559
as appropriate for each individual school district. Fee: $120
After this workshop, district leaders can work with building
leaders to identify clinical educators, based on the criteria
they set, and will communicate the timeline for subsequent Elementary Principals Forum
training for building administrators and clinical educators. This forum is designed for elementary school principals and
Date: July 10, 2019 will meet four times per year. The goal of this forum is to
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. provide elementary principals the opportunity to network
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service with other principals and to dialogue about pertinent topics
Center, PDC 4, 3599 Big Ridge Road, and issues. The sessions will focus on a specific topic of the
Spencerport, NY 14559 group’s choosing and implement a guest speaker approach.
Fee: $60 Dates: Oct. 25 and Dec. 19, 2019; Feb. 7 and
May 14, 2020
Time: 1 – 3:30 p.m.
Why Mindfulness is the Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Foundation of Your District Center, PDC 3, 3599 Big Ridge Road,
Work Fee:
Spencerport, NY 14559
$120
There are shifts in practitioners’ attitude that occurs when
an individual cultivates a mindful way of being. Attention,
gratitude, patience and trust are just a few ways we shift. Assistant Principals Forum
And, here’s the good news, it’s based in neuroscience. This offering is open to all assistant principals in our region.
Join Erica Ebert, Instructional Specialist exploring The goal of this forum is to give assistant principals the
Mindfulness, and her guest, Webster CSD Superintendent opportunity to dialogue with their counterparts from other
Carmen Gumina for a professional development session districts to discuss pertinent topics and issues. To encourage
deliberately created to help leaders explore how Mindfulness collegiality and ongoing dialogue, there will be a Listserv
is a foundational mindset to all of the work in your district. for all forum members.
This experiential learning will delve into the practice and Dates: Oct. 22 and Dec. 10, 2019; Feb. 4 and
science of Mindfulness as well as discuss how the Webster May 12, 2020
CSD began its journey. Participants will leave with a solid Time: 8 – 10:30 a.m.
understanding of Mindfulness, simple ways to begin a Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service
personal practice, and ways to start a conversation about Center, PDC 4 3599 Big Ridge Road,
integrating this practice into your District’s work. Spencerport, NY 14559
Date: August 6 and 7, 2019 Fee: $120
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport,
NY 14559
Fee: $150
6Curriculum and Professional Development
Literacy
Moving Beyond the Literal: Unpacking Fountas and Pinnell’s
Teaching Students to Interpret Leveled Literacy Intervention
Texts Systems
Have you been finding that your students are relying too Participants will explore the organization of the LLI systems
heavily on the teacher to help them interpret the deeper and how to effectively use the systems to teach 30-45 minute
meanings of texts? How do we guide students toward lessons to small groups of learners with similar needs.
more independence with deeper thinking about the texts The features of Leveled Literacy Intervention include:
they are reading? Join us for a workshop in which we will
discuss strategies for building independence and higher • Fast-paced lessons that include explicit instruction
level thinking about the texts we are reading. We will in phonemics/phonics, vocabulary, fluency and
explore basic inferring strategies as a foundation on which comprehension
to build deeper interpretations. Interpretation strategies we • Daily lesson plans using a prescribed sequence of texts
explore will include ways to help students generate their purchasable through Heinemann
own initial ideas about texts, then test out their ideas using • Instructional interactions between teachers and students
text evidence, then revisit/rethink based on other possible with a low student teacher ratio
viewpoints.
• Emphasis on comprehension of fiction and nonfiction
Date: October 10, 2019 texts with time engaged in reading continuous texts,
Time: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. word study and writing
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational
Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, • Continuum of Literacy Learning to guide the series of
Spencerport, NY 14559 lessons
Audience: Teachers, Grades 3-8
Fee: $60 Training Schedule
Fall 2019
Engaging the Disengaged Times: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Reader: Creating Classrooms Location: Monroe 2–Orleans
Orange,
Where Students WANT to Read Green,
Day 1: September 16, 2019 BOCES Educational Service
Day 2: September 17, 2019 Center, PDC 3A&B,
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aren’t investing mental energy in the reading you do as a
class? Join us in this workshop as we share new ideas for Cost: $395 per person
helping classroom teachers:
• Create engagement and relevance Times: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Encourage responsive and responsible reading Location: Monroe 2–Orleans
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Time: 4 – 6 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service Cost: $395 per person
Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport,
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Times: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 3-8
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans
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Cost: $393 per person
Participants should bring:
When Readers Struggle, the Prompting Guide and The
Continuum of Literacy Learning all by Fountas and Pinnell. 7Curriculum and Professional Development
Social Emotional Learning
You First! SEL for You and Your Social Emotional Learning
Classroom (SEL) for Secondary Classrooms
Social emotional learning can’t succeed in your classroom until Middle and secondary classroom teachers struggle to
you’ve taken a personal SEL inventory. This 6 hour interactive balance the rigor of their curriculum with the increasing
workshop would allow for a personal evaluation of your need to support the social emotional development of
strengths and weaknesses within the 5 competencies of Social their students. Incorporating SEL into short class periods
Emotional Learning, your triggers and hot buttons, self-care with large numbers of students is quite challenging. This
strategies, and how these topics can affect your classroom. As session will focus on social emotional learning strategies for
you examine and strengthen your own skills in these areas, middle and high school classrooms that fit naturally into
you will be able to strengthen the practice of those skills with this environment. Participants will leave with practical
your students and the workshop will conclude with classroom strategies for implementation, and a greater understanding
strategies that bolster your SEL practice. of the practices that they already use that support SEL.
Date: August 26, 2019 Date: November 18 - December 12, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational
Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport, Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road,
NY 14559 Spencerport, NY 14559
Audience: K-12 teachers, guidance counselors, Fee: $225
administrators, mental health professionals,
other service area providers
Fee: $125 Restorative Discipline Training
Restorative discipline refers to a wide range of both formal
Social and Emotional Learning and informal strategies that can be used in schools -- both
proactively to build relationships, as well as in response to
in the Classroom: What is it and harm that has occurred. Participants will learn and practice
how can I teach it? ways to create a restorative classroom environment, using
I-messages to express feelings and needs, engaging in
This interactive 3-day training series for K-12 teachers, restorative conversations, facilitating circles to repair harm,
school mental health professionals, and other school staff and utilizing the re-engagement circle process.
will focus on building a foundation for social and emotional
learning in the classroom and will incorporate the five key Date: October 22 & 23
social and emotional competencies all children need to be Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
successful in school and life. Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport,
• Day 1 will introduce Social Emotional Learning and the NY 14559
first competency of Self Management. Fee: $225
• Day 2 will examine Self Awareness and Social Awareness
• Day 3 will explore Relationship Skills and Decision
Making
Participants will leave with practical strategies for
implementation for immediate use in classrooms.
Dates: Day 1 - October 16, 2019;
Day 2 - October 30, 2019;
Day 3 - November 12, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service
Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport,
NY 14559
Fee: $300
8Curriculum and Professional Development
Social Emotional Learning
Restorative Practices Overview Community-Building Circle
for School Leaders Training
This workshop provides an overview of restorative practices Community-building circles offer a safe space where people
and their implementation within schools. Participants will can communicate openly and honestly, listen deeply, and
come away from this workshop with an understanding of build a sense of community. In this training, participants will
the underlying philosophy and value of restorative practices, learn how to develop and use circle values and guidelines, the
as well as guidelines for school-wide implementation, importance of storytelling, ways to build trust among circle
assessing strengths and needs, establishing restorative participants, practical applications for using circles, how
practices teams, and stages of implementation. to plan and facilitate a circle, and ways to create a positive
Date: November 19, 2019 culture within a classroom, building, or community.
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Date: July 9 & 10, 2019
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational
Spencerport, NY 14559 Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road,
Fee: $125 Spencerport, NY 14559
Fee: $225
Academic Circle Training
Academic circles are a highly effective teaching method
that can be incorporated into every subject area at any
point in the regular instructional day. Participants will
gain experiential practice for using academic circles in
the classroom, engaging students in active learning, and
introducing students to restorative practices through the
circle process.
Date: August 23, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational
Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road,
Spencerport, NY 14559
Fee: $225
9Curriculum and Professional Development
Experts and Authors
Feedback That Makes Learning Visible
Dr. Peter DeWitt returns to Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES building on his Visible Learning Plus
Foundation Day and bringing a sharp focus on the importance of measuring your impact based on
Prof. John Hattie’s research.
By the end of this workshop, participants will:
• Describe research findings about what makes feedback most effective
• Create user-friendly learning intentions and effective success criteria
• Name and use the three feedback questions
• Articulate the difference between praise and effective feedback
• Understand the role of effective feedback in the learning process
• Understand how learning intentions and success criteria are the basis for giving effective
feedback
Dr. Peter DeWitt • Know how to use the three instructional feedback levels
• Know the difference between praise and effective feedback
• Understand the role of feedback from students
Peter DeWitt (Ed.D) is a former K-5 teacher (11 years) and principal (8 years). He runs workshops
and provides keynotes nationally and internationally focusing on collaborative leadership, fostering
inclusive school climates, and connected learning. Within North America, his work has been
adopted at the state level, university level, and he works with numerous districts and school boards.
Date: November 13, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge Road,
Spencerport, NY 14559
Fee: $225
Classroom Routines to Enhance Argumentation
and Reasoning Skills
Classroom games have been found to be associated with significant gains in student achievement,
increased student curiosity, and more positive student attitudes toward the content being learned.
Participants will explore sets of argumentation and reasoning skills derived from current standards
documents, concrete strategies and processes for teaching those skills directly, and a variety of
games and activities that reinforce and engage students in meaningful practice of the skills.
Appropriate for elementary, middle, and high school teachers, this workshop will give you the
tools you need to help students understand and practice these critical thinking skills in the
classroom.
Jeff Flygare Note: This session consists of a 1-day launching workshop, with a follow-up webinar designed to
Marzano support practitioners with implementation and reflection.
Research group
Jeff Flygare has served as a classroom teacher, professional development presenter, and English
language arts specialist. He led the movement to a standards-based education for Academy School
District 20 in Colorado.
In 2010, he received a Teacher Recognition Award from the US Department of Education
Presidential Scholars Program. An active member of the National Council of Teachers of English
throughout his career, he was inducted into the Colorado Academy for Educators of the Gifted,
Talented, and Creative in 1993. After teaching Advanced Placement English for over 20 years, he
has served as an AP Reader for Educational Testing Service for many years.
Workshop Date: October 17, 2019
Workshop Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Webinar Date: Tuesday, Nov. 19th, 2019
Webinar Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge
Road, Spencerport, NY 14559
10 Fee: $175Curriculum and Professional Development
Experts and Authors
Supporting Students’ Productive Struggle in the
Secondary Mathematics Classroom
This workshop takes an initial dive into exploring productive struggle. It is designed to begin
the exploration of an understanding of productive struggle through the lens of mathematics.
It supports the learning of teachers, coaches, school-based, and district-based administrators.
Though connected, each topic addresses specific questions regarding the story of productive
struggle in a mathematics classroom.
Participant Outcomes:
The following questions will be addressed throughout the workshop:
• What is productive struggle?
Dr. Farshid Safi • Why is productive struggle important to students’ mathematics learning?
NCTM • How do we support productive struggle for each and every student?
Key Ideas:
• Institute content is based on the NCTM publication: Taking Action: Implementing
Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices.
• There will be connections to NCTM’s Principles to Actions and the Effective Teaching
Practices
Dr. Farshid Safi has spent the last twenty years working with students and teachers at
the K-12 school level as well as teaching mathematics content and methods courses at
universities throughout the U.S and Canada. As a public school mathematics teacher, he has
taught courses ranging from algebra to advanced placement calculus courses. He received
his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Florida and received his
PhD in Mathematics Education from University of Central Florida in 2009. From 2009-
2015, he was a mathematics education faculty member in the Department of Mathematics
& Statistics at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Currently, he is a mathematics educator
in the School of Teaching, Learning and Leadership at UCF in Orlando where he works with
undergraduate as well as Master’s and Ph.D. students focused on mathematics education. His
primary research focuses on developing teachers’ conceptual understanding of elementary
and secondary mathematics and connecting essential mathematical topics through the use
of multiple representations and technology. Dr. Safi has written articles for national and
international journals and presented at state, national, and international conferences. He is a
member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Association of Mathematics
Teacher Educators (state and national levels) and has served in leadership positions for both
organizations.
Date: December 10, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge
Road, Spencerport, NY 14559
Fee: $150
11Curriculum and Professional Development
Experts and Authors
Reducing Anxiety and Defiant Behavior in the
Classroom
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that one in four thirteen to eighteen-year-
olds has had an anxiety disorder in their lifetime. Without intervention, these children are
at risk for poor performance, diminished learning, and social/behavior problems in school.
Understanding the role anxiety plays in a student’s behavior is crucial and using preventive
strategies are key to successful intervention. Effective behavior plans for these students must
avoid the reward and punishment-based consequences from traditional behavior plans and
focus instead on the use of preventive strategies and on explicitly teaching coping skills, self-
monitoring, and alternative responses
Jessica Minahan is a licensed and board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), author, special
Jessica Minahan educator, and consultant to schools internationally. Since 2000 she has worked with students
who struggle with mental health issues and challenging behavior in public school systems.
She specializes in training staff and creating behavior intervention plans for students who
demonstrate explosive and unsafe behavior. She also works with students who have emotional
and behavioral disabilities, anxiety disorders, or high-functioning Autism. Her particular
interest is to serve these students by combining behavioral interventions with a comprehensive
knowledge of best practices for those with complex mental health profiles and learning needs.
Date: November 12, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge
Road, Spencerport, NY 14559
Fee: $175
We Got This. Becoming the Teachers Our Students
Need Us to Be.
We know the research: girls are underrepresented in science and technology; children of color
continue to be suspended at exponential rates compared to their white peers; poor children are
more likely to attend schools with fewer resources to support their academic growth; school
can be an institutionally constructed nightmare for language learners, LGBTQIA+ children,
or children with disabilities. These outcomes are exclusionary, and school, as an institution,
continues to perpetuate them. People often ask, “How can schools be sexist or racist or classist
if I’m not?” Sadly, systems of oppression continue to work against children—despite our best
intentions.
Cornelius Minor This day will explore how grading practices, classroom routines, teaching methodologies,
discipline codes, and other school structures can perpetuate the kinds of exclusion that keep
some children from fully accessing and benefiting from a school curriculum. We will study
how inquiry/action research can be a tool that practitioners use to dismantle these structures
and to change them to truly benefit all learners.
Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator. He works with teachers, school leaders, and
leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform in cities
(and sometimes villages) across the globe. Whether working with educators and kids in Los
Angeles, Seattle, or New York City, Cornelius uses his love for technology, hip-hop, and social
media to bring communities together. As a staff developer with the Teachers College Reading
and Writing Project, Cornelius draws not only on his years teaching middle school in the
Bronx and Brooklyn, but also on time spent skateboarding, shooting hoops, and working with
young people.
Date: May 6, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES Educational Service Center, 3599 Big Ridge
Road, Spencerport, NY 14559
Fee: $175
12Curriculum and Professional Development
Grant Writing Curriculum Design
Contact Laurie Streb at (585) 352-2773 for more The Department of Curriculum and Professional
information regarding the grant writing offerings. Development provides offerings that reflect current trends
and practices in a number of areas. Professional developers
utilize best practices in their instruction to provide
Base Service support for a variety of educators. We are happy to tailor
programming to meet the needs of your district.
Our base service provides assistance to districts applying
for both entitlement and competitive grants. This service Call (585) 352-2704 for more information regarding the
includes activities such as identifying alternative sources of Curriculum and Professional Development offerings.
funding and evaluating their applicability to the district
and its needs, researching the issues and organizing data
necessary to develop strong proposals, and preparing the
written narratives and application forms.
Curriculum Review/Audits
Fee: $2675/yr. The Curriculum Review/Audits service is intended to
assist districts in the evaluation of their curriculum and/or
programs. Curriculum Reviews/Audits consist of classroom
Grant Writing/Editing Service visitations, interviews with teachers/administrators, teacher
When you find a grant that interests you, give us a call. and administrator surveys, a review of available resources, and
We have experienced and successful grant writers who will a comprehensive report of findings and recommendations. Each
help you design a project or program and write your grant curriculum review/audit will be developed in conjunction with
proposal. The grant writer will prepare a quote on the cost the district and individualized to meet their needs.
of the work after an initial conversation with you, for your
approval in advance. If your district has limited funds, we Curriculum Reviews/Audits are conducted by a
can simply review and edit a proposal that you or your staff Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES team consisting of the Assistant
have already written. Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Professional
Fee: $79/hr. Development and instructional specialists.
Consolidated Application Curriculum Writing
Service This service is intended to assist districts in writing
One of our experienced grant writers gathers the data curriculum K-12 that aligns with NYS Learning Standards
needed from your staff to write the narratives for each Title, and core curricula. Best practice in curriculum design is
develops the budgets and completes the FS10s, completes utilized at Monroe 2–Orleans BOCES.
and submits the online forms, and works with you private
schools on their plans for Title IIA, IID, IV and V funds. Collaborative curriculum development is available, as
Submission of the application and follow up work to answer is BOCES 2 development and writing of documents for
NYSED questions and provide them with additional districts. The goal of these writings is to develop flexible,
information as needed is also part of this service. responsive documents that ensure coverage of key content
Fee: $3175/yr. and skills while providing maximum opportunities to
incorporate resources and teaching strategies that meet the
needs of a diversity of learners.
Title I for Private (non-public)
Schools
We first consult with all of your district’s private schools
to determine which of the schools qualify (not all private
schools will have eligible students). We work with district
and private school staff to obtain Title I funds for each
school’s eligible students and develop Title I Service Plans
for those students.
Fee: $1143/yr.
CR Part 154
We’ll work with your staff to gather the data, write/edit your
comprehensive plan, and complete all the required forms for
this NYSED report on the education of your LEP students. All
districts are required to file this report on a yearly basis, whether
or not they receive Title III or state ESL funds. Submission of
the application and follow up work to answer NYSED questions
and provide additional information is included. 13
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