PD News Update

We will be highlighting our amazing Instructional Support Professionals this fall beginning this month with our newest member, Kayla Garrison.

Sincerely,

Your CIPD Team

Kayla joined BOCES 2 this fall as an Instructional Support Specialist with a focus on math and special education. Before joining us, she was a special education teacher in Rush Henrietta serving in several roles such as a consultant teacher, integrated co-teacher and a special class teacher. She has always had a passion for math and therefore pursued a degree in both math and education. Kayla is a Brockport alumni and currently resides in Hamlin with her husband and two children. For fun Kayla enjoys outdoor activities with her family such as camping and gardening. Please feel free to stop by and introduce yourself to her next time you are in the PD Center!

Join us at BOCES 2 Professional Development Center on Thursday, October 13, 2022.

This is a 1-day TCIS recertification class for staff that are already TCIS certified and need their yearly recertification. *LUNCH- please bring your own lunch to this training. A 1/2 hour duty-free time is included. *PHYSICAL COMPONENT- you will be asked to participate in a required physical component to this training to be recertified. If you cannot participate in the physical component, you are still required to stay until the training is over. Please review your TCIS student workbook prior to the training and you are encouraged to bring it with you to the training.

ATTIRE: wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes to this training.

Join us online on Thursday, October 10, 2022.

Confused by what feels like another wave of reading "wars,” join this session to dive deeper into the foundational reading standards, K-2, and consider ways to re(balance) our balanced literacy. The cext, Shifting che Balance (2021) by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates is highly recommended for this session, but not required.

The training will be virtual using ZOOM and the link will be sent via email 24 hours before the training.

Join us ONLINE on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.

In today's ever-changing world, youth need opportunities to engage with adults and each other in meaningful ways. They deserve spaces, experiences and adults that support them to develop and be their full selves. This session will support participants to intentionally and effectively create those spaces and experiences in partnership with youth. Participants will explore practical ways to amplify youth voice as well as consider redefining youth engagement from power over to power with young people. This learning experience will provide practical strategies and resources that align with positive youth development and social and emotional learning practices. Participants will leave with two take away resources that include a youth developed tip sheet and strategies for implementation.

This event will be online via Zoom and the invitation will be sent the day before to all who are registered for this event.

Join us monthly online beginning on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.

Our SEL and Racial Equity Media Study is an 8-part virtual series dedicated to deepening participants' understanding of racial equity on an interpersonal, cultural, and systemic level. Tailored to the needs, interests, and challenges of participants, this course is an intimate growth space where learners can receive support catered to their journey as a group and individuals. While true SEL must be antiracist and equitable, too often resources have been developed through a single, limited lens. Refracting that perspective - re-defining our understanding of social emotional learning as anti-racist (and anti all systems of oppression), open-hearted, and curious - is a critical step in transforming learning spaces for all children and youth. This series will push participants to understand the prevalence and aggression of racism, white supremacy, and systemic oppression within our society, education systems, and non-profit structures. Pulling from a variety of media (articles, videos, and podcasts), this learner-driven series will feature guided discussion from Children's Institute staff. We encourage full attendance in the series, but sessions will stand alone in order to accommodate busy schedules. Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00 pm, via Zoom:

Join us at BOCES 2 Professional Development Center on Tuesday October 25, 2022.

Now that we have full implementation of Next Generation Standards, our instructional focus should be on the 8 Mathematical Practices. As instructional leaders, it is important to know how to best support teachers in the implementation of these essential standards. We will see the practices in action in classrooms, use tools to help in evaluation and feedback for teachers, and have important discussions on the importance and rational behind this focus. This workshop is geared towards administration and instructional leaders with or without a math background.

Join us at BOCES 2 Professional Development Center on Friday October 28, 2022.

Join us for a full day to explore the best practices in the teaching of phonics/word study. We will discuss the importance of having a clear scope and sequence, using assessment to differentiate instruction, and helping students apply their learning to their reading and writing. We will explore options for lesson structures, including teaching phonics/word study in guided reading lessons. We will also explore ways to keep instruction engaging, lively, efficient, and effective! You will leave the session with a deeper understanding of how children's letter-sound knowledge develops to inform your classroom decision-making going forward.

Click HERE to see our

Frontline Catalog of training events.

Email: profdev@monroe2boces.org
Website: https://www.monroe2boces.org/officeofcurriculuminstructionandprofessionaldevelopment_home.aspx
Location: 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport, NY, USA
Phone: (585) 352-2704
Twitter: @boces2cipd