WSWHE BOCES Keeping You Informed
November 2023
"Great ambition and conquest without contribution is without significance. What will your contribution be? How will history remember you?
~ The Emperors Club
July 2024
Rigorous / Relevant / Responsive / Flexible
The Teacher-Leader Development Service (TLDS) at WSWHE BOCES School Support Services has been focused throughout 2023-24 to provide high quality professional development that is Rigorous, Relevant, Responsive and Flexible to meet both our collective regional needs and individual district needs.
What is NEW from NYSED for Curriculum & Instruction?
Check out the most recent updates here for information recently released from NYSED and our regional professional development opportunities.
Need some great videos or articles for Staff? Check these out!
Need some short video clips or Quick Reads to help to motivate and/or inspire your staff? Check these out!
- Five Action Steps for School and District Leaders Implementing the Science of Reading by Dena Mortensen
- 3 Novel Approaches to Reducing Absenteeism by Matthew Hayes (ASCD)
- Scarborough's Reading Rope (16:45)
- Restorative Practices (2:24)
- Communication Kills: Empathetic Listening- Inside Out (1:44)
Professional Development Opportunities
WSWHE BOCES is providing Professional Development to help to support the Assessment Implementation Timeline for school districts. Please reach out to Abby Turcotte at aturcotte@wswheboces.org to schedule your customized professional development for your district! Be on the lookout for additional professional learning opportunities in Frontline!
July/August 2024 In Person/Virtual PD Sessions
(Ballard Rd. Conference Center for in person Sessions)
Additional Professional Development Opportunities:
1. Consider the SourceNY.org Teaching with Historical Records, (July 24, 2024, In-Person)
2. Continuous Improvement: Not Just About Accountability (July 31 & Aug. 1- In-Person)
3. Overview of High School Science Investigations (August 1, In-Person)
4. Overview of High School Science Investigations (August 2, In-Person)
5. Creating a Class Podcast to Scaffold Literary Analysis and Essay Writing in Grades 3-8 (Aug. 6, In-Person)
6. Lead Evaluator of Teachers Annual Refresher (Aug 6- AM, In-Person)
7. Lead Evaluator of Teachers Annual Refresher (Aug 6- PM, In-Person)
8. Short Films That Teach Reading Comprehension and Written Response to Students in Grades 3-12 (Aug. 8, In-Person)
9. High School Science Hands-on Investigations (Aug. 12, In-Person)
10. Spotlight on New Books with Alicia Abdul and Stacey Rattner (Aug 14, In-Person)
11. Lead Evaluator of Teachers-Initial Course Part I, Part 2 and Part 3 Series (Aug. 15 & 16th, In-Person)
12. The Right to Read Film Screening and Discussion ( Aug. 19, In-Person)
13. High School Science Hands-on Investigations (Aug. 21, In-Person)
14. TLC Training - (Aug 26 & 28, In-Person)
15. TLC Training - VIRTUAL IN YOUR LIBRARY (Aug. 26 & 28)
16. Book Study- Stolen Focus- Virtual- beginning July 29th
RBERN Professional Development Opportunities
Upcoming Opportunities
You can find links to a variety of RBERN PD's on Frontline, Click on the link below to register:
https://rbern.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=308b94107d2291e2b82c11631&id=c3dd48d35f&e=2248bc6b8e
REMINDERS:
Contact us to schedule a planning session to review district priorities, professional development needs and identify a plan to maximize use of the district's TLDS PD support days that are allocated for 2023 - 2024.
QUESTIONS?
Abby Turcotte
Lead Coordinator for Professional Learning
Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES
Email: aturcotte@wswheboces.org
Website: wswheboces.org
Phone: (518) 581-3765