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BOCES 2 Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development

Harvest Your Potential with Professional Learning 🍂

As the first month of school wraps up, it's the perfect time to immerse yourself in new opportunities for growth. This fall, Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development is offering a range of PD sessions to energize your teaching practice, including inspiring national speakers and a dedicated leadership forum. Whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise or explore fresh ideas, dive in and make this season one of learning and professional growth!

In this issue

✨ National Presentations Coming to BOCES 2 ✨
Calling all Principals and APs! 📢
Connecting Instruction, Assessment and Equity 📝
🎨 The Art and Science of Reading Series 📖

✨ National Presentations Coming to BOCES 2 ✨

Grading for Equity - System Change Partnership Program

This cohort aims to improve grading practices in education, promoting fairness and equity for all students.

Two-Day Teacher Kickoff

📆Thursday and Friday, Oct. 3 and 4, 2024

⏰8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

🏫 BOCES 2 PDC

🔗Grading for Equity - System Change Partnership Program

Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children: Educational and Enrichment Strategies for Understanding and Supporting Gifted Children

Author Christine Fonseca’s training offers strategies for addressing the social-emotional and academic needs of gifted and twice-exceptional (2e) students, in addition to a a parent workshop on managing stress and anxiety.

📆 Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024

⏰ 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

🏫 BOCES 2 PDC

🔗Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children: Educational and Enrichment Strategies for Understanding and Supporting Gifted Children

Calling all Principals and APs! 📢

Lead with Confidence: Quarterly Leadership Forum

Come together with leaders and colleagues to enhance your skills and foster collaboration. Offered in collaboration with The Children's Institute, this forum focuses on professional development, networking and NYSED updates. Sessions will cover restorative practices, effective leadership strategies and engaging in difficult conversations, all tailored to the group's needs.

📅 Thursdays (Oct. 10, Dec. 12, Feb. 13, April 3 and May 22)

⏰ 8:30-10:30 a.m.

🏫 BOCES 2 PDC

🔗 Leadership Forum Registration

Connecting Instruction, Assessment and Equity 📝

What is Necessary for Some is Good for All

How do we ensure that every student can show what they know? Discover how to connect your instruction with equitable assessment practices that truly meet the needs of all learners. This session will help you navigate the complexities of modifying assessments, providing accommodations and adapting your instruction. Explore strategies for differentiating assessments, utilizing inclusive practices and boosting student motivation.

Two In-Person Sessions

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 and Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025

⏰ 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

🏫 BOCES 2 PDC

🔗 What is Necessary for Some is Good for All Registration

Administrator Session

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024

⏰ 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

🏫 BOCES 2 PDC

🔗 What is Necessary for Some is Good for All - Administrator Session Registration

🎨 The Art and Science of Reading Series 📖

Facilitated by Janet Hess, this year-long series dives into six different topics surround the Art and Science of Reading. This series reviews topics relating to the Science of Reading in early literacy instruction. The sessions are based in part on guidance provided by NYSED's Literacy Initiative and the Science of Reading Brief Series released in January 2024.