CiTi ISS Weekly Communicator
4/19-4/23/2021
The purpose of this weekly newsletter is to provide professional development, support and resources to foster adult learning and student achievement. You will find offerings from Instructional Support Services, Distance Learning and Model Schools Teams.
Dignity for All Students Act: Required Training for Certification/Licensure (Teachers, Administrators, Teaching Assistants, Coaches, etc)
Six hour training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools.
In Person: May 20th, 2021 8:30-3:30 Register in MLP
In Person: June 23rd 2021 8:30-3:30. Register in MLP.
A friendly reminder that all Arts in Ed requests must be submitted in the next month because we will no longer be taking new requests after May 21st.
Mindfulness-based SEL Educator Network Meetings
Upcoming Dates:
- 5/12
Meetings are scheduled 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Book Study: The Teenage Brain
Book Study: What We Say and How We Say it Matter
Book Chat: Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence by Dan Siegel
Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness in Practice: An Asynchronous Module
From elementary schools to psychotherapy offices, mindfulness meditation is an increasingly mainstream practice. At the same time, trauma remains a fact of life: the majority of us will experience a traumatic event in our lifetime, and up to 20% of us will develop posttraumatic stress. This means that anywhere mindfulness is being practiced, someone in the room is likely to be struggling with trauma. This raises a crucial question for mindfulness teachers, trauma professionals, and survivors everywhere: How can we minimize the potential dangers of mindfulness for survivors while leveraging its powerful benefits? This asynchronous or self-paced opportunity brings you through this powerful question. Learn more and register in MLP
Writing Practice as Resilience Practice and Book Chat: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators - Year Long Inward Journey/Book Study
To learn more, please check out the full listing in MLP.
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation for Educator Resilience
Eliminate the Rote Memory of Sight Words with Accurate Phonics and Morphology- FREE, On Demand Webinar
The Reading League is hosting a webinar presented by Denise Eide. The presentation will help you discover answers to your students’ questions about English spelling! This session will introduce some of the key phonograms and spelling rules while demonstrating their application to both high-frequency words and advanced vocabulary. Practical tools for teaching will be interwoven with the neuroscience of reading to provide educators a clear understanding of the roles of phonemic awareness and systematic phonics in learning to read.
**OCLI educators can access this webinar for FREE using code: OCLIMAY2021
Literacy Network (May Session)
Phonics & Word Chaining Webinar aligned with Science of Reading
Harnessing the Power: Google and Microsoft - Strengths and Limitations
Online Sessions from 1:00 - 2:00 PM (Zoom) Please register on MLP.
4/20 Microsoft Outlook & Google Calendar/ Gmail
We will first explore Microsoft Outlook Email & Gmail, identifying features that differentiate the two platforms and discussing the pros and cons of each. We will then look at Microsoft Outlook Calendar & Google Calendar, examining their defining features. We will close with a discussion about how to decide which tool best fits your needs, and how the platforms can work in conjunction with one another.
5/18 Microsoft Publisher & Google Suite
In this session, you will explore the differences between how Google and Microsoft handle publishing and basic paint/drawing tools. First, we will look at Publisher and understand the limitations of Publisher files and publishing generically in Google. We'll close out by comparing and contrasting Microsoft Paint and Google Drawings. We'll also have a quick detour of the Snipping Tool, and how to take screenshots on Chromebook devices.
Science of Reading- Making the Shift
Distance Learning and Virtual Field Trips
CiTi BOCES Professional Development Catalog
Contact Information
Email: CITIISS@citiboces.org
Website: CiTiBoces.org/ISS
Location: 179 County Route 64, Mexico, NY, USA
Phone: 315-963-4425