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Table of ContentsSection 1: Common Core Learning Standards and AssessmentsEnglish Language Arts

Assessments• NYS ELA Testing: Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5• Instructional Implications of the 2015 NYS ELA Released Questions . . . . . . . . . .5• Formative Assessment Design: Teaching Students with Confidence Grades 3-8 . . .6• ELA 3-8 Common Core Assessments: Individualized Feedback to Improve Results .6• ELA Common Core Regents: Individualized Feedback to

Achieve Results (Parts 2 and 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7• Do Primary Teachers Really Need to Know the NYS 3-8 ELA Test? . . . . . . . . . . .7• Testing as a Genre Grades 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8• 2nd Annual Literacy Jubilee 2015 Regional Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9• Quarterly Literacy Collaboration Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9• Election Day “Triple Play” for Teaching Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10• Annual Teaching Assistant Instructional Support Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Curriculum and Lesson Design• Lesson Design: Then andNow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11• Lesson Creation Workshop: Aligning YOUR Lessons with the ELA Test . . . . . . . .11

English Language Arts• Vocabulary and Grammar: Supporting Common Core Learning Standards

in Engaging Ways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12• Common Core State Standards 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12• Scaffolding Common Core-Aligned Instruction Based on Students’ Needs . . . . .13• Implementing the New Social Studies Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13• Simple Solutions for Engaging Struggling Boys: Success in the

Secondary Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14• Teaching for Inquiry: The Link to ELA Common Core and

Social Studies Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14• Technical Subjects/Related Arts and the Common Core:

Supporting ELA Standards and Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15• Vocabulary in the Primary Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15• Grades 2-12: Collaborative Conversations to Promote Learning . . . . . . . . . . .16

Reading• A Beginner’s Guide to Teaching Reading: A Workshop for First Year Teachers . .17• How Children Learn to Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17• Creating Meaningful Close Reads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18• Literacy with Visuals for Secondary Learners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8• How to Really Improve Reading Achievement: A conference

with Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19• Comprehension, Differentiation and Interventions in the Primary Grades PreK-2 .19• Developing Student Motivation and Ownership with Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . .20• Strategies for Reading Informational Texts in the Early Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . .20• The 10 Most Effective Strategies for Reading Informational

Texts in the Upper Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21• Shared Reading in the Common Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21• Strategies for Reading Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22• Reading Aloud to Achieve the Common Core Learning Standards PreK-2 . . . . .22• Visual Literacy in the Common Core Elementary Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Writing• Narrative Writing: Developing Standards Based Instruction that Inspires

and Engages our Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24• Informational Writing in the age of Common Core K-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24• Informational Writing in the Age of Common Core 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25• Keeping the Passion in Argument Writing in the Age of

Common Core Grades K-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25• Keep Fun and Passion in Opinion Writing in Age of Common Core

and Assessment; Grades 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26• A Guide to Kindergarten Writing: Narrative, Informative and Opinion Writing .26• A Guide to First Grade Writing: Narrative, Informative and Opinion Writing . . .27• A Guide to Second Grade Writing: Narrative, Informative

and Opinion Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Secondary Writing

• Integrating Reading and Writing in the Content Areas: Grades 6-12 . . . . . . . .28• Common Core Strategies for the Intermediate/Secondary Learner with

Special Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28• ELA Common Core Learning Standards: Reading and Writing Strategies

for the 6-12 Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Math

Elementary School Math• Pacing the Math Modules: Grades K-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30• 10 Ways to Embed ELA Skills into the Math Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30• Math Enrichment: Grades 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31• NYS Common Core Math Exam Grades 3-5: Lessons Learned and

Instructional Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31• Story of Units: New York State Curriculum Map Focus:

Pre-Kindergarten Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32• Grade 1 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying

the Modules for Your Students! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33• Grade 2 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying




the Modules for Your Students! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35• The Math Behind the Modules: Place Value Across the Grade Levels K-2 . . . . . .35• The Math Behind the Modules: Place Value Across the Grade Levels 2-4 . . . . .35• Visual Models for Addition and Subtraction Word Problems in Grades K-5 . . . .37• The Math Behind The Modules: Fractions, Concept Progression Grades 3-5 . . .37• Geometry Through Grades K-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38• Geometry Through Grades 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38• Math Module Lessons: Adopt, Adapt, or Modify, Lesson Analysis in Grades 3-5 .9• The Common Core Learning Standards: Focus on Problem Solving with

Tape Diagrams K-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39• The Common Core Learning Standards: Focus on Problem Solving with

Tape Diagrams 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Middle School Math

• Grade 6 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying the Modules forYour Students! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

• Grade 7 Math: Digging Deeper into CCLS for Mathematics Modules . . . . . . .42• Grade 8 Math: Digging Deeper into CCLS for Mathematics Modules . . . . . . .43• Visual Modules and Problem Solving in Mathematics: Grades 6-8 . . . . . . . . . .43• Math Behind the Modules: Fractions Boot Camp Grades 6 Building on Grade 544• NYS Common Core Math Exam Grades 6-8: Lessons

Learned and Instructional Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44High School Math

• Algebra: Digging Deeper into CCLS for Mathematics Modules . . . . . . . . . . . .45• Geometry: Digging Deeper into CCLS for Mathematics Modules . . . . . . . . . . .45• Algebra 2: Unwrapping the NYSED Common Core Learning

Standards Mathematics Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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Section 5: Continuous Improvement of Schools• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: An Administrator’s Overview . . .68• New Dignity Act Coordinator Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68• Thinking Maps: Linking Teaching, Leading and Learning:

An Administrator Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69• Heroin and Other Opioid Addiction: Modernization of Health

Education Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Two-Day Certification Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70• Co-Teaching: Two Heads Are Better Than One to Implement the CCLS . . . . . . .70• Thinking Maps: Advance Comprehension Strategies for Constructing Meaning .71• The Well-Managed Classroom: Audit & Fix Behavior Management

in Any Instructional Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71• Thinking Maps Training of Trainers: Making the Common Core Easier . . . . . . .72• School-Wide PBIS Team Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72• Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Dignity Act Coordinator Update . . . . . . . .73• How to Find and Fix Classroom Academic Problems: Classroom First

Responder Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Key Points Refresher Recertification . . . . . . . . . . .74• Advanced PBIS: How to Strengthen Your School-Wide Discipline Plans . . . . . . .74• Active Learning: Promoting Achievement and Fostering Positive

Classroom Behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74• Behavior Plans that Work for Defiant, Inattentive, Anxious Students:

First Responder Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75• The Impact of Bullying on Social-Emotional Development: Part II . . . . . . . . . . .75• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention: Support for Students with Autism Spectrum

Disorders Recertification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..76• Thinking Maps: Path to Proficiency for English Language Learners . . . . . . . . . .76• Reducing the Need and Use of Out of School Suspension: Effective

Polices and Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77• Use Classroom Data to Set Goals and Monitor Student Progress: Classroom

First Responder Series.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77• Best Practices and Keeping Yourself in Compliance with the DASA Legislation . .78• Universal Design for Learning Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78• Don’t Hit Send: Helping Adolescents Understand the Impact of Social Media . .79• Increasing Academic Proficiency for English Learners: The SIOP Model

Grades K-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79• The Common Core and RTI: Quality Audit for School Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . .80• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Applied Physical Recertification . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Section 6: State Regulations, Health, Safety & Violence Prevention• 8 Hour Annual In-service Training Course for Security Guards . . . . . . . . . . . .81• New York State Education Department Mandate: Training in Autism

Spectrum Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81• Child Abuse: Identification & Reporting Procedures: Fulfilling the State

Mandate for Child Abuse Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82• The Mandated 6 Hour DASA Certification Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82• Violence Prevention Certification: Project SAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83• Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting: (VADIR)-Refresher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83• Leadership Skills for Head Custodians and Maintenance Supervisors . . . . . . . .84• Technology Tips for the Highly Effective Non-Instructional Leader . . . . . . . . . . .84• Holding Staff Accountable for Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85Section 7: Year Long Learning• ELA Snippets Buffet: Bite-Sized Morsels of Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86• Section One Physical Education and Health Education Professional

Development Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86Presenter Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87Directions for Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94Directions for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

• Algebra: Engaging Students in Math Modules-Prep for Regents . . . . . . . . . . . .46• High School Geometry: Engaging Students in Math Modules-Prep for Regents . .47• Algebra 2: Engaging Students in Math Modules-Prep for Regents . . . . . . . . . .47• HS Math Teachers: How Your Professional Identity Will Help You Navigate

CCLS for Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Science• Connecting Common Core Literacy to Reading and Writing in Science Class . .49• MarkerSpace: Zone for Critical and Creative Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50• What’s New in Science? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50• Preparing for the NYSED Elementary Science Performance Test . . . . . . . . . . . .51• Preparing for the NYSED Intermediate Level Science Performance Tes . . . . . . . .51Social Studies• Getting Comfortable with the CCLS for Literacy in History/Social Studies . . . . .52• The C3 Framework: A Powerful Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52• Navigating the Newness of the NYS Social Studies Curriculum Framework . . . .53• Implementing the New Social Studies Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53• Students as Historians: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . .54• Teaching for Inquiry: The Link to ELA Common Core and Social

Studies Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Assessments and Scoring• NYS ELA Assessment Scoring Leader Training for Grades 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .55• NYS Math Assessment Scoring Leader Training for Grades 3-8 . . . . . . . . . . . .55Section 2: School Library System• Library Coaches Program: Building Capacity for the CCLS

Through the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56• Enhancing Instruction with Digital Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56• MakerSpace: Zone for Critical and Creative Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56• Students as Historians: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . .57• 24/7 “SEARCH” For Success Database Management Service . . . . . . . . . . . .57• Implementing the New Social Studies Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58• Teaching for Inquiry: The Link to ELA Common Core and Social

Studies Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58• Fair Use Guidelines and Copyright Laws: the Impact on Teaching, Learning,

Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59• SWBOCES School Library System Digital Library Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Section 3: Great Teachers and Leaders• Great Teachers and Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60• Great Teachers and Leaders: Ongoing Training for Lead Evaluators . . . . . . . . .61• Focus on Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61• Working with the Danielson Rubric: Introductory Course for Lead Evaluators . . .62• Teacher and Principal Improvement Plans (TIPS) (PIPS): What

Administrators Need to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62• Great Teachers and Leaders- Initial Training for Evaluators of Teachers . . . . . . .62• Considerations for Observers of Teachers Working with Students with

Disabilities and ELLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63• Developing a Progressive Discipline Plan/Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63• Great Teachers and Leaders: Ongoing Training for Principal Evaluators . . . . . . .64• Improving Practice Through Feedback Using the Danielson Rubric . . . . . . . . . .64• MPPR: A Workshop for Principals and Central Office Administrators . . . . . . . . .65• Mandatory Subjects of Bargaining: What Management Can

And Cannon Impose Without Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65• Tenure and Seniority/Dual Tenure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66• The MPPR Process: Annotating Evidence and Determining Levels

of Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Section 4: Data Inquiry• Data Driven Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

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AssessmentsNYS ELA Testing: Next StepsDescription: Though the 2015 NYS ELA Test is over, plenty of reflective questions remain. Did I prepare my students well?

What changes can I make for next year in curriculum and instruction? Do my assessments give me the necessaryinformation to plan for next steps? Join us as we collaborate as a region around the work that we have doneand begin our plans for future Common Core aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment. We will spend timereviewing model questions and then, participants will use classroom texts to create CCSS-aligned question setsthat support good teaching and learning.

Materials: Bring an array of literary and informational complex texts that you use in your classrooms.Date: July 29, 2015Time: 8:00 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 3-8 classroom teachers, reading support teachers, special education teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Amy CazesContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Instructional Implications of the 2015 NYS ELA Released QuestionsDescription:What can we learn from analyzing the NYS ELA Released Test Questions? PLENTY! Join us for a day of analyzing

and evaluating test questions on your grade level with a focus on their relationship to the CCSS standards andskills assessed. Participants will develop an understanding of the state expectations and determine instructionalimplications to enhance learning for all students.

Materials: Participants should bring texts used in the classroom to develop aligned questions.Dates: Grades 3-5: August 18, 2015 or Jan. 6, 2016

Grades 6-8: October 29, 2015 or Feb. 29, 2016Time: 8:00am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3:00pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 3-8 teachers, special educators, reading teachers, AIS teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Amy CazesContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


Formative Assessment Design: Teaching Students with Confidence Grades 3-8Description: “We never learned that,” claims a student indignantly as the teacher reviews a previously taught concept.

“But I taught it to you!” exclaims his teacher in frustration. Does this scenario sound familiar? Too often, teachers AREteaching but students are NOT learning. This is why formative assessments are critical in classrooms.They guide teachers in making decisions about instruction, immediately and in the future. In this workshop,participants will examine various types of formative assessments and explore how teachers can increaseunderstanding using these valuable tools. Participants will have the opportunity to design an assessment to bringback to the classroom for immediate use.

Materials: Participants are asked to bring examples of formative assessments used in their classrooms.Date: Oct. 23, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 3-8 teachers, special educators, reading teachers, AIS teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Amy CazesContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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ELA 3-8 Common Core Assessments: Individualized Feedback to Improve ResultsDescription: This workshop is tailored to individual needs, based on past ELA 3-8 assessment performance, to align instruction

and increase results. Participants will work one-on-one with the presenter to develop literacy strategies to meet theirgoals and leave with turnkey protocols. Enrollment limited to 10 participants.

Materials: Participants are asked to bring lessons/units of instruction and any relevant materials.Date: Oct. 26, 2015 or March 17, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 3-8 teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Lou CordiContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


ELA Common Core Regents Exam: Individualized Feedback to Achieve Results (Part 2 and Part 3)Description: This workshop is tailored to individual needs for success on the ELA Common Core Regents Exam aligned to

instructional shifts and literacy strategies.Materials: Participants are asked to bring lessons/units of instruction and any relevant instructional resources including copies

of student work aligned to ELA Common Core Regents Exam Part 2 (Writing to Sources-Argument) andPart 3 (Text Analysis).

Date: Oct. 27, 2015 or March 18, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 9-12 teachers and administrators

Enrollment limited to 10 due to the individualized workshop focusLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Lou CordiContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Do Primary Teachers REALLY Need to Know about the NYS 3-8 ELA Test?Description: The simple answer is YES! Even though PreK-2 are not testing grades, these grades provide the foundation for liter-

acy. In an effort to deepen primary teachers’ knowledge of the CCSS and what is being assessed, participants willanalyze and evaluate test questions with a focus on their relationship to the standards. Participants will develop anunderstanding of the standards’ vertical alignment and the primary teacher’s role in Common Core instruction.Teachers will scaffold learning experiences to bring back to the classroom the very next day!

Materials: Participants should bring texts used in the classroom to develop aligned questions.Date: Feb. 25, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade PreK-2 teachers, special educators, reading teachers, AIS teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Amy CazesContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Testing as a Genre Grades 3-8Description: Though we aim to not teach TO the test, we must prepare students FOR the test. Participants will look at testing as

a genre and discuss lessons that are critical to student success, not just for the test but for year-round instruction.Teachers will have the opportunity to build instructional materials for use in the classroom.

Date: March 8, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 3-8 teachers, special educators, reading teachers, AIS teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Amy CazesContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


Quarterly Literacy Collaboration SeriesDescription:Our collaboration opportunities at SWBOCES are designed to bring regional PreK-12 teachers together to discuss

best practices around a pertinent literacy topic. Topics for collaboration this year include:• Scaffolding: When and how to build structures for support• Fluency for all: How to become fluent year after year• Creating writers, one step at a time

Dates: Oct. 28, 2015: Scaffolding: When and how to building structures for supportJan. 5, 2016: Fluency for all: How to become fluent year after yearMay 5, 2016: Creating writers, one step at a time

Time: 3:45-5 pmAudience: ELA and content area teachers, staff developers, coordinators, administrators, librarians, support personnel

(Southern Westchester districts will be given priority)Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Ave., 3rd floor, Harrison NY 10528Fee: FREE for CoSer 555 members $20 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Amy Cazes and regional teachersContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Collaborations2nd Annual Literacy Jubilee 2015 Regional CollaborationDescription: It’s time for our 2nd Annual Literacy Jubilee 2015, our FREE regional summer literacy collaboration! This conference

will provide K-12 educators with innovative best practices in literacy for ELA and Content Area classrooms.Exemplar instruction in Southern Westchester will be showcased by teachers for teachers. Presentations will providepractical instructional strategies that support building knowledge through literacy and address the Common Corestandards. We have such talent in our region – let’s celebrate it while learning together.

Dates: Aug. 13, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-1 pm programAudience: ELA and content area teachers, staff developers, coordinators, administrators, librarians, support personnel

(Southern Westchester districts will be given priority)Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Ave., 3rd floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: FREE for CoSer 555 members $20 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Amy Cazes and regional teachersContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Election Day “Triple Play” for Teaching AssistantsDescription: It’s a “TRIPLE PLAY”! Join us for a day of professional development for teaching assistants only and rotate

through THREE unique learning opportunities:• Supporting Students in Meeting the Common Core State Standards• The Teaching Assistant’s Role in School Safety• Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Student EngagementParticipants will collaborate with other teaching assistants and discuss best practices to assist both teachersand students in reaching their goals.

Dates: November 3, 2015Time: 8:00am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3:00pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: PreK-12 teaching assistantsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Amy Cazes, Edgar Glascott and Kate LalierContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Annual Teaching Assistant Instructional Support CollaborationDescription:Our collaboration opportunities at SWBOCES are designed to bring regional PreK-12 teaching assistants together

to discuss best practices around a pertinent literacy topic.Dates: March 22, 2016Time: 3:30pm-4:30pmAudience: Teaching assistants (Southern Westchester districts will be given priority)Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: FREE for CoSer 555 members $20 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Amy Cazes and regional teaching assistantsContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


Curriculum and Lesson DesignLesson Design: Then and NowDescription: There’s no need to toss out your lessons from before the Common Core State Standards. They just need a Common

Core makeover – let’s build on success! Join us as we talk you through the process of lesson design differentiatingbetween the framework of a THEN lesson and a NOW lesson. Participants will have the opportunity to enhancetheir lessons with a focus on standards (addressed and assessed), skill alignment, and performance assessmentembedding the demands of the state tests.Enrollment will be limited to 10, due to the personalized facilitation in this workshop.

Materials: Bring a focused agenda of lessons and unit plans with resources that you would like to develop.Dates: July 21 and July 22, 2015 or April 25 and April 26, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: K-12 ELA, content teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Ave., 3rd floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $478 per participant for CoSer 555 members

$574 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Amy Cazes and Lou CordiContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500 ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Lesson Creation Workshop: Aligning YOUR Lessons with the ELA TestDescription:The “TEST” is right around the corner! After sharing insights learned about the format of the test, its relation to the

Common Core State Standards, and the implications for instruction, we will use your teacher-selected classroomtexts to create parallel short and extended response questions. Walk away from this workshop with multipleCCSS-aligned question sets to use immediately in the classroom to better prepare your students for theupcoming state test.

Materials: Bring your favorite classroom fiction and informational texts.Date: March 3, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 3-5 teachers, reading support teachers, special education teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Ave., third floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members

$220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Amy CazesContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


Common Core State Standards 101Description: The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are here to stay, so get on board! This workshop introduces

participants to both the CCR Anchor Standards and the CCSS and walks participants through the structure andcontent. After examining the standards, participants will evaluate lesson plans to determine if they arestandards-based and work collaboratively to create aligned lessons.

Materials: Common Core State Standards in LiteracyDate: July 7, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade K-12 classroom and ELA teachers, special educators, reading teachers, AIS teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Amy CazesContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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ELAVocabulary and Grammar: Supporting Common Core Learning Standards in Engaging WaysDescription: It comes as a relief to know that the vocabulary and grammar expectations for students are no longer ambiguous or

subjective; each grade level is expected to master particular grammar and vocabulary skills. The standards are alsoclear that the mastery of these skills requires use of grammar and vocabulary. It is important to keep in mind thatidentification of grammar terms and vocabulary words are not a prerequisite for usage and so, in this workshop,teachers will develop a deeper understanding of what the standards are at their grade level. Teachers will explorethe many experiences that students can have with grammar and vocabulary to meet the standards in ways that goabove and beyond workbook based methods into playful, meaningful experiences with word learning and gram-mar. Teachers will walk away with:• A collection of vocabulary words and word learning tools• Strategies for grammar usage based on student work• A plan for using shared reading and writing to practice word learning and grammar

Materials: Favorite read aloud text, device (i.e. laptop, tablet, if you have one).Dates: Grades K-8: August 10, 2015 or Grades K-2: March 21, 2016 or Grades 3-8: March 22, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: ELA teachers, reading specialists and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Patty McGeeContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


Scaffolding Common Core-Aligned Instruction Based on Students’ NeedsDescription: By the end of this one-day session, participants should be able to answer the following key questions:

• How can we deliberately plan instruction to help all students make progress with the Common Core LearningStandards for English Language Arts (ELA)?

• How might we differentiate instruction using scaffolding techniques to give all students access to the standards?Participants will delve into these key questions as they a) examine a process for using classwork as formativeassessment to identify students’ learning needs, b) consider scaffolding techniques that support students’ needs,and c) apply a protocol for looking at student work as a tool for planning differentiated instruction.Teachers should leave the session with specific scaffolding techniques that they can apply in their classrooms tosupport reading and writing standards.

Materials: Participants should bring their grade level Common Core Standards for ELA.Dates: Grades K-2: July 14, 2015 or Nov. 4, 2015

Grades 3-5: July 15, 2015 or Dec. 15, 2015Grades 6-8: July 16, 2015 or Jan.13, 2016

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Classroom and ELA teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Denise AlterioContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Implementing the New Social Studies FrameworkDescription: This two-and-a-half day workshop is designed to prepare middle school social studies teachers and curriculum leaders to

implement the new Social Studies Framework, approved by the Board of Regents in April 2014. Using their currentcourses of study as a starting point, participants will explore ways to change these to align with the Frameworks, payingspecial attention to the Social Studies Practices (Skills) as we discuss strategies to shift the focus of instruction. Thesechanges interface with Common Core literacy work that middle schools have already undertaken. Participants willengage and reflect in an inquiry experience using the Stripling Inquiry Process and then explore the C3 Inquiry Model,developed in the Binghamton toolkit, and unpack the inquiry template and the annotated inquiries for grades 7 and 8.They will have the opportunity to work on their own inquiries for possible field-testing with their classes and share theirinquiries (and possible field test results) and potential course restructuring ideas during the final half-day workshop.

Materials: Participants should bring any books, materials or resources that will aid in the application of learning. Laptop,tablet, Chromebook optional.

Dates: Choose one of the following cycles:Oct. 8, Oct. 9, and Oct. 28, 2015 (Oct. 28 12-3 pm) Jan. 19, Jan. 20, and Feb. 3, 2016(Feb. 3, 2016 12-3 pm) Feb.11, Feb. 12, and March 7, 2016 (March 7, 2016 12 – 3 pm)

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Social Studies Teachers and School Library Media SpecialistsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $637 per participant for CoSer 555 members $765 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Steven GoldbergContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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Simple Solutions for Engaging Struggling Boys: From Failure to Success in the Secondary ClassroomDescription: Do you have boys in your classroom that are hard to reach, struggling academically and seem not to care?

Under achieving boys in our schools are a national crisis, but there are solutions to change their path from failureto flourishing. This workshop offers a practical, multi-modality approach to drawing boys in as learners, buildingtheir competence and confidence and creating positive academic experiences for them in order to succeed at thesecondary level and beyond.

Dates: Nov.10, 2015 or Feb. 23, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Secondary teachers grades 6-12 (including ESL, special education and elective areas)Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Colleen Carroll, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Teaching for Inquiry: The Link to ELA Common Core and Social Studies FrameworkDescription: Inquiry, researching to deepen understanding, is a K-12 Literacy and Social Studies proficiency at the heart of the

Common Core State Standards. This two-day workshop provides a well-developed model with approaches,instructional strategies, handouts, tools and texts for developing independence and creative critical thinking skills instudents. The workshop focus is twofold:

The Inquiry Process:• Initiating inquiry through engagement• Investigating and gathering information• Deepening understanding through construction of new meaning• Finalizing inquiry through expression• Developing and communicating an evidence-based perspective

Technology and Multimedia:• Integrating technology in all inquiry phases to help students develop analytic reading and research skills.Participant will leave with a Classroom and Turn-Key Inquiry Model

Materials: Participants should bring any books, materials or resources that will aid in the application of learning. Laptop,tablet, Chromebook optional.

Dates: Nov. 12, 2015 and Nov. 13, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30am – 3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: K-12 school librarian and classroom teachers in all content areas

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $478 per participantPresenters: Pam Berger and Lou CordiContact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext. 312 [email protected]


Vocabulary in the Primary YearsDescription: The modules/domains contain vast lists of content vocabulary that may seem overwhelming to teachers and children

alike. This workshop provides practical suggestions for applying research-validated methods for supportingvocabulary development required for understanding complex text and disciplinary content materials. If you havegrappled with finding the most effective ways to meet the vocabulary needs of ALL students, including those fromdiverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, this workshop is for you. Additionally, participants will have theopportunity to develop their own common formative vocabulary assessments to demonstrate student achievementof words that have been targeted for instruction.

Materials: Optional: Bring curriculum maps or vocabulary lists for units that you currently teach.Date: Jan. 11, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades K-3 teachers, special educators, literacy coaches, ESL teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Kay Stahl, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Technical Subjects/Related Arts and the Common Core: Supporting ELA Standards and SkillsDescription: The focus of this workshop is the alignment of Related Arts Literacy (art, music, home and careers, etc.) and ELA

Literacy in the Common Core context. Participants will build on current lessons and units of instruction, using literacyprotocols and strategies, with individualized facilitation.

Materials: Participants are asked to bring lessons/units of instruction and any relevant instructional resources.Date: Dec. 10, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades K-12 Related Arts teachers and administrators. Enrollment limited to 10 due to individualized workshop focusLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Lou CordiContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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Grades 2-12: Collaborative Conversations to Promote LearningDescription: By the end of this half-day session, participants should be able to answer the following key questions:

• What research-based collaborative conversation protocols may be used to engage students, promote individualaccountability, and facilitate learning?

Participants will experience and examine teaching practices and protocols from Expeditionary Learning, alongwith other sources, to engage students in rich conversations orally and in writing. Teachers will plan when andhow to use the protocols in their teaching.Teachers should leave the session with a specific plan for applying one of the protocols.

Materials: Participants should bring materials for an upcoming lesson.Date: Jan. 12, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee

8:30 am-11:15 am morning session12:15 pm-3 pm afternoon session

Audience: Grades 2-12 teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $159 per participant for CoSer 555 members $191 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Denise AlterioContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


ReadingA Beginner's Guide to Teaching Reading: A Workshop for First Year TeachersDescription: Teaching reading can be worrisome for first year teachers. Join us for this workshop and we can help you put your

concerns to rest. We will study the components of a typical literacy block-- Read Aloud, Shared Reading, GuidedReading, and Word Work, and we'll learn how these building blocks of reading work together. We'll lookat tracking tools and assessment measures. By day's end, you will have the necessary tools and strategies withwhich to teach reading to your very first class!

Date: Sept. 30, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: First year elementary teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mirell Walden, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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How Children Learn to ReadDescription:When children learn to read it seems like a small miracle. However, when all is said and done, there is nothing

miraculous about the reading process. In fact, reading is the result of thoughtful, informed teaching. In thisworkshop you will learn the specifics of how children learn to read. We will start with the first steps of reading--phonemic awareness and phonics instruction, what to teach first and why. Next, we will study the role of fluency.Last but not least, we will move to the all-important issue of text comprehension and the strategies that move textcomprehension forward. Join us for this packed day!

Dates: August 4, 2015 or Sept. 25, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: PreK-3 teachers and intermediate teachers who have early emergent readersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mirell Walden, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125


Literacy with Visuals for Secondary LearnersDescription: Struggling readers often have trouble because they don’t have strategies to access text. One of the most important

strategies good readers employ is visualization, which is the first step in activating thinking. However, moststruggling readers do not know how to visualize. Join us for a day of exploring a variety of ways you can bolsterstudents’ comprehension, confidence, classroom participation and even test scores through the use of images,including photos, videos, graphs, art, charts and clips. Learn how to incorporate the use of images into your currentcurriculum so not only your struggling readers but all students will benefit. Local data attests that teachers whomake this instructional change have increased student attendance, decreased behavior problems and classmanagement issues as well as increased reading scores on formative and summative assessments. Time will begiven to work on a unit you bring with you.

Materials: Bring a unit or lesson plan with readings your students find challenging. A vocabulary heavy unit is ofteneasily enhanced by visuals.

Date: Oct. 22, 2015 or March 10, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 6-12 classroom teachers and support staffLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Colleen Carroll, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Creating Meaningful Close ReadsDescription: This half day course will enable participants to design “close reads” for students. Participants will leave with a

series of age/ grade-appropriate teacher-created close reading materials as well as a rubric and plan fordeveloping additional materials at the school.

Materials: Close reading materials will be provided. In addition, teachers should feel free to bring any additional materialsthat they would like to use to design personal close reads.

Dates: Grades K-2: Oct. 2, 2015 AM onlyGrades 3-5: Oct. 2, 2015 PM onlyGrades 6-8: Oct. 9, 2015 PM only

Time: 8 am registration and coffee8:30 am-11:15 am session12:15 pm-3 pm session

Audience: Grades K-8 general education and special education teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Anne Gargan, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


How to Really Improve Reading Achievement: A Conference with Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.Description: This conference will explore the variables that educators can use to improve reading achievement. It will consider

the roles played by amount of instruction, curriculum coverage, and quality of instruction and what teachers andprincipals can do to maximize the power of these tools. Given the important role that curriculum has to playin reading improvement, the New York educational standards will be considered in terms of what they require andwhat it will take to accomplish them (particularly in areas like writing about reading, close reading and teachingeffectively with complex text). The information shared will be based on the presenter's latest research, including themajor research reviews conducted for the U.S. Government, and on the presenter's own experiences in raisingschool achievement successfully in the Chicago Public Schools.

Date: Nov. 17, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: PreK-12 teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $200 per participant for CoSer 555 members $240 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Comprehension, Differentiation and Interventions in the Primary Grades PreK-2Description: Today the saying “a stitch in time saves nine” is more suited to reading comprehension than needlework. The foun-

dations of reading comprehension begin well before children can read independently. The Common Core’s focuson high level comprehension has made student differences in the ability to comprehend visible earlier than ever be-fore. This workshop provides solutions to support young children who have difficulty understanding texts being readaloud to them or easy texts they are reading independently. Practical suggestions for small group instruction in theclassroom and a range of intervention settings will be provided to support your students’ ability to identify themes,identify key ideas, generate inferences, and create an awareness of the effective utilization of basic text structures.

Date: Nov. 19, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am – 3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: PreK-Grade 2 classroom teachers, literacy coaches, speech and language therapists, ESL teachers, reading

interventionists and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Kay Stahl, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


Developing Student Motivation and Ownership with ReadersDescription: Too many students sit passively and wait for us to tell them what strategies to use and when to use them. It can feel

as if students are doing just enough to get by and are missing the passion and ownership of their own readinglives. Based on her latest book, Dr. Gravity Goldberg will help us create classrooms where all students arepurposeful, engaged, and strategic as readers. In this 2 day workshop series you will learn what gets in the wayof student ownership and motivation, clear actions you can take to create more motivated readers, and leave withspecific actions, tools, and resources to bring back to your classrooms.

Materials: Bring a favorite book.Dates: Grades K-4: Nov. 24, 2015 and Feb. 2, 2016Grades: 5-8: Nov. 25, 2015 and Feb. 3, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades K-8 ELA and reading teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $478 per participant for CoSer 555 members $574 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Gravity Goldberg, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Strategies for Reading Informational Texts in the Early GradesDescription:We know what the standards require for reading informational texts, but it can be challenging to figure out what

strategies help students most. In this workshop we will learn the 10 most effective strategies that students canuse when reading information. These strategies can be applied to reading in social studies, in science, and anyresearch reading context. Teachers will leave this session with concrete ideas for what strategies to teach, howto teach them, and ideas for great nonfiction books to use.

Materials: Bring 2-3 informational books or articles.Date: Dec. 1, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: K-4 teachers, special educators, and reading teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Gravity Goldberg, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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The 10 Most Effective Strategies for Reading Informational Texts in the Upper GradesDescription:We know what the standards require for reading informational texts, but it can be challenging to figure out what

strategies help students most. In this workshop we will learn the 10 most effective strategies that students can usewhen reading information. These strategies can be applied to reading in social studies, in science, and any re-search reading context. Teachers will leave this session with concrete ideas for what strategies to teach, how toteach them, and ideas for great nonfiction books to use.

Materials: Bring 2-3 informational books or articles.Date: Dec. 2, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 5-8 ELA and reading teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Gravity Goldberg, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Shared Reading in the Common CoreDescription: Is your “close reading” breathing life into or sucking the life out of the fabulous texts that you read with your class?

The authentic texts being used to support CCSS are classics that are engaging to students. However, we need tobalance the tension between ensuring understanding and wringing a text dry of its aesthetic appeal. Kay willshare research-validated techniques that breathe life and joy into the rich texts recommended for our studentswhile simultaneously enhancing comprehension. By the end of this session, you will remember why you chose tobecome a teacher.

Date: Feb. 26, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 1-5 elementary teachers, special educators and literacy coachesLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Kay Stahl, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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Strategies for Reading LiteratureDescription: In this workshop you will learn which reading strategies have the most impact in meeting the Reading Literature

Standards of the CCSS. As teachers we need to have a knowledge of what strategies work best with each reader,text, and experience. Since students come to school with varying degrees of background knowledge and atdifferent reading levels, it helps to have several strategies to draw upon in meeting their unique needs. Afterattending this workshop, teachers will leave with concrete ideas for what strategies to teach, how to teach them,and ideas for matching our strategy instruction to the readers in front of us.

Materials: Bring 2-3 literature books at different reading levels.Dates: Grades K-4: March 1, 2016

Grades 5-8: March 2, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades K-8 teachers, special educators and reading teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Gravity Goldberg, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Reading Aloud To Achieve the Common Core Learning Standards PreK-2Description: The Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) emphasize that comprehension must be a priority beginning in PreK.

The whole class interactive read-aloud is the staple of the K-2 modules. The rich texts do provide the fodder for highlevel comprehension. However, the follow-up activities are as important as the read-aloud. The workshop will focuson both whole class and small group techniques that we can use to tailor our classroom instruction to meet theStandards and children's developmental needs. Dr. Stahl will also address the special needs of English Learners andchildren who are language reticent or have language-processing issues. This workshop is a must for the earlychildhood teacher who wants to add spice and vitality to increase the power of teacher read-alouds.

Date: March 11, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades PreK-2 teachers, literacy coaches, speech and language therapists, ESL teachers, reading interventionists

and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Kay Stahl, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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Visual Literacy in the Common Core Elementary ClassroomDescription: With the click of a button, students can access infinite amounts of information…and much of it is not the written

word. So much is communicated visually today, but how do we help students become visually literate? Join us for aday of exploring multimodal literacies- charts, photographs, art, television, movies, video, etc. and discussingstrategies to help students decipher the messages in these visual images. Providing students with the power tointerpret these visuals will lead them to a greater understanding of the text. Participants will walk away equippedwith tools to promote the successful reading of images which in turn, will increase comprehension andcritical thought.

Materials: Classroom texts with visualsDate: March 15, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: PreK-5 classroom teachers, ELA teachers and teacher aidesLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Amy CazesContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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WritingNarrative Writing: Developing Standards Based Instruction that Inspires and Engages our StudentsDescription:Narrative writing, the text type of storytelling, can inspire young writers to author their own lives or create stories the

world needs to hear- and students can do this deep, meaningful work (in all grade levels!) within the very specificnarrative standards. Join us as we consider the many modes of the genre and design writing opportunities andexperiences tailored to your grade level and students as we create learning opportunities for students to growthrough authentic, meaningful writing experiences.Teachers will walk away with:• A narrative writing toolkit to support both whole group teaching and conferences• A plan for approaching narrative writing including goals and teaching points• Suggestions for mentor texts and anchor charts

Materials: NotebookDates: Grades K-8: July 21, 2015 or Sept. 29, 2015 or Grades 3-5: October 8, 2015 or Grades 6-8: October 27, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Classroom teachers and ELA/reading teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Patty McGeeContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Informational Writing in the age of Common Core K-2Description:Our young learners have passions! This one-day course will explore informational writing in the early grades. The

writing process is unique to our K-2 learners. We will unpack the standards and consider how they fit with theirwriting process. The standards are specific in structure and language and the art is in the implementation of thestandards while keeping student voice and passion. We will look at structures of our instructional practices that willsupport the standards and ways to facilitate student growth through meaningful, authentic writing experiences.Participants will leave with:• An understanding of the Informational Writing Standards• Sample unit goals and strategies to guide student writers• Strategies for K-2 informational writers• An authentic writing experience• Sample writing to use in mini-lessons, small groups and/or conferences• Sample anchor charts• Assessment tools for students and teachers

Date: July 27, 2015 or Nov. 6, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades K-2 teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Julie Budzinski-FloresContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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Informational Writing in the Age of Common Core 3-8Description: This one-day course will explore informational writing in the middle school. We will unpack the standards and con-

sider how they fit with the writing process. The standards are specific in structure and language and the art is in theimplementation of the standards while keeping student voice and passion. We will look at structures of our instruc-tional practices that will support the standards and ways to facilitate student growth through meaningful, authenticwriting experiences.Participants will leave with:• An understanding of the Informational Writing Standards• Sample unit goals and strategies to guide student writers• Strategies for middle school informational writers• An authentic writing experience• Sample writing to use in mini-lessons, small groups and/or conferences• Sample anchor charts• Assessment tools for students and teachers

Dates: Grades 3-5: July 27, 2015 or Nov. 16, 2015Grades 6-8: July 27, 2015 or Nov. 24, 2015

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 3-8 teachers who require their students to write informational textLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Julie Budzinski-FloresContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Keeping the Passion in Argument Writing in the Age of Common Core Grades K-2Description:Our young writers have opinions and ideas they are ready to share. This one day course will explore argument writ-

ing in the early grades. The writing process is unique to our K-2 learners. We will unpack the standards and con-sider how they fit with their writing process. The standards are specific in structure and language and the art is inthe implementation of the standards while keeping student voice and passion. We will look at structures of our in-structional practices that will support the standards and ways to facilitate student growth and passion through mean-ingful, authentic writing experiences.Participants will leave with:• An understanding of the Opinion Writing Standards• Sample unit goals and strategies to guide student writers• Strategies for K-2 argument writers• An authentic writing experience• Sample writing to use in mini-lessons, small groups and/or conferences• Sample anchor charts• Assessment tools for students and teachers

Date: July 28, 2015 or Jan. 28, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades K-2 educatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Julie Budzinski-FloresContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]:[email protected]


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A Guide to Kindergarten Writing: Narrative, Informative and Opinion WritingDescription: Narrative writing is often the favorite writing genre of both students and teachers. How can we improve our own

practice of this much loved genre while simultaneously improving student outcomes? Informative writing is often themost interesting writing genre for youngsters. How can we take advantage of their fascination while also improvingtheir performance? Opinion writing is often the most challenging writing genre for both students and teachers.How can we meet the challenges of this genre and build independent writers? Join us for this three-day series, orattend one session a la carte. Each day will focus solely on our youngest writers and cover several areas. Wewill work to deepen our understanding of performance outcomes. We will collaborate with fellow participants tolook at examples of student writing and then learn some conferencing moves revolving around, "What can I teachthis writer?" Time will also be spent on discussing feedback measures and how the implementation of these toolscan help to promote student writing proficiency.

Materials: Bring student work samples.Dates: Narrative Writing: Sept. 22, 2015 Informative Writing: Oct. 2, 2015 Opinion Writing: Dec. 18, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Kindergarten classroom teachers and special education teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mirell Walden, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Keeping the Fun and Passion in Opinion Writing in the Age of Common Core and Assessment; Grades 3-8Description:Our young writers have opinions and ideas they are ready to share. This one day course will explore opinion

writing in the early grades. We will unpack the standards and consider how they fit with their writing process.The standards are specific in structure and language and the art is in the implementation of the standards whilekeeping student voice and passion. We will look at structures of our instructional practices that will support thestandards and ways to facilitate student growth and passion through meaningful, authentic writing experiences.Participants will leave with:• An understanding of the Opinion Writing Standards• Sample unit goals and strategies to guide student writers• Strategies for 3-5 opinion writers• An authentic writing experience• Sample writing to use in mini-lessons, small groups and/or conferences• Sample anchor charts• Assessment tools for students and teachers

Dates: Grades 3-5: July 28, 2015 or Jan. 7, 2016 or Grades 6-8: or July 28, 2015 OR Jan. 29, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 3-8 educatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Julie Budzinski-FloresContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]:[email protected]


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A Guide to First Grade Writing: Narrative, Informative and Opinion WritingDescription: Narrative writing is often the favorite writing genre of both students and teachers. How can we improve our own

practice of this much loved genre while simultaneously improving student outcomes? Informative writing is often themost interesting writing genre for youngsters. How can we take advantage of their fascination while also improvingtheir performance? Opinion writing is often the most challenging writing genre for both students and teachers.How can we meet the challenges of this genre and build independent writers? Join us for this three-day series, orattend one session a la carte. Each day will focus solely on our first grade writers and cover several areas. Wewill work to deepen our understanding of performance outcomes. We will collaborate with fellow participants tolook at examples of student writing and then learn some conferencing moves revolving around, "What can I teachthis writer?" Time will also be spent on discussing feedback measures and how the implementation of thesetools can help to promote student writing proficiency.

Materials: Bring student work samples.Dates: Narrative Writing: Sept. 28, 2015 Informative Writing: Oct. 7, 2015 Opinion Writing:Nov. 2, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: First Grade classroom teachers and special education teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mirell Walden, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

A Guide to Second Grade Writing: Narrative, Informative and Opinion WritingDescription: Narrative writing is often the favorite writing genre of both students and teachers. How can we improve our own

practice of this much loved genre while simultaneously improving student outcomes? Informative writing is often themost interesting writing genre for youngsters. How can we take advantage of their fascination while also improvingtheir performance? Opinion writing is often the most challenging writing genre for both students and teachers. Howcan we meet the challenges of this genre and build independent writers? Join us for this three-day series, or attendone session a la carte. Each day will focus solely on our second grade writers and cover several areas. We willwork to deepen our understanding of performance outcomes. We will collaborate with fellow participants to lookat examples of student writing and then learn some conferencing moves revolving around, "What can I teach thiswriter?" Time will also be spent on discussing feedback measures and how the implementation of these tools canhelp to promote student writing proficiency.

Materials: Bring student work samples.Dates: Narrative Writing: Oct. 1, 2015 Informative Writing: Oct. 19, 2015 Opinion Writing: Jan. 5, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Second Grade classroom teachers and special education teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mirell Walden, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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Secondary WritingIntegrating Reading and Writing in the Content Areas: Grades 6-12Description: Students can be more successful learners when they are taught reading comprehension and writing skills that help

them understand and analyze material in their content classes. In this series of three interactive workshops, history,social studies and science teachers will learn practical strategies for connecting reading and writing, and forintegrating these strategies in the teaching of their content. Participants will select strategies for use in theirclassrooms and receive feedback on the process of using them. Opportunities for integrating reading and writingstrategies to promote the learning of content material will be identified, and participants will learn to create lessonsfor immediate use in their classrooms.

Materials: Participants should bring classroom content-area texts (textbooks and supplementary materials), and typical writingassignments from which they will build lessons.

Dates: Oct. 13, 2015, Dec. 8, 2015 and Feb. 9, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 6-12 history, social studies, and science teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $717 per participant for CoSer 555 members $861 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Dolores Perin, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext.3125 [email protected]

Common Core Strategies for the Intermediate/Secondary Learner with Special NeedsDescription: This full-day workshop is designed for special education professionals and other teachers working with struggling

students in middle and high schools. The workshop will highlight specific strategies related to the Common Core(vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing) and will focus on improving outcomes for students with diverselearning needs. Teachers will have the opportunity to create lessons embedding the Common Core Strategies tohelp students access the curriculum and enhance performance.

Date: Oct. 28, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Special educators, teaching assistants and ELL teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Alison Telsey, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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Helping Students Meet Success with the ELA Common Core Learning Standards: Effective Reading andWriting Strategies for the 6-12 ClassroomDescription: Participants will look at the ELA Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) through the six shifts that need to be

made in instruction and focus on instructional strategies to help students meet success in ELA. This workshop willprovide opportunities for teachers to build instructional materials for use in the classroom and for turnkey training.

Materials: Participants should bring their copy of the ELA/Literacy Common Core Learning Standards and materialsused for reading and content area instruction.

Date: Dec. 11, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 6 –12 classroom teachers and administrators

District teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Lou CordiContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


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Elementary School MathPacing the Math Modules: Grades K-5Description: Participants will create a yearlong pacing guide. The guide will help teachers complete all modules within a

realistic number of teaching days. We’ll use New York State’s Math Emphases Document to help make sounddecisions as to which lessons can be consolidated, skipped or revised in order to finish the emphasizedobjectives by year’s end.

Materials: Participants should bring each module and a school calendarDates: Grade K: July 23, 2015 Grade 2: July 27, 2015 Grade 4: July 29, 2015

Grade 1: July 24, 2015 Grade 3: July 28, 2015 Grade 5: July 30, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade K-5 classroom teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Margaret (Peggy) GoldenContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCC

10 Ways to Embed ELA Skills into the Math CurriculumDescription: Participants will analyze classroom activities designed to promote reading comprehension and organizational skills

in the context of solving math story problems. The activities will help students clarify the information within mathproblems, choose operations effectively, and express their answers accurately and precisely. A bibliography ofmath-themed books will also be examined.

Date: August 3, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades K-6 classroom teachers, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers


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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCMath Enrichment: Grades 3 - 5Description: Participants will consider specific activities meant for classroom enrichment for advanced students.

These activities go beyond the standards to deeply explore specific ideas. Activities will include usingfolded paper and hole punches to create complex symmetrical images (Grade 3), mirrors and patternblocks to measure angles (Grade 4), and pattern blocks to multiply and divide fractions (Grade 5).

Date: August 4, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 3-5 classroom teachers, special education, and AIS teachers


NYS Common Core Math Exam Grades 3-5: Lessons Learned and Instructional ImplicationsDescription: In an effort to deepen our understanding of the Common Core Learning Standards (CCSS) and what is

being assessed on the new Common Core State Exam, participants will analyze and evaluate testquestions with a focus on their relationship to the standards and level of difficulty. Parallels will be madewith the pre-Common Core items and the possible paradigm shifts needed as it related to mathinstruction. We will examine questions with focus on mathematical language and patterns in structure,plan test taking strategies around findings, and create parallel assessment questions for immediateclassroom instruction using the format of the test and the CCSS.

Dates: Grade 3: August 12, 2015 or Jan. 13, 2016Grade 4: August 14, 2015 or Jan. 25, 2016Grade 5: August 19, 2015 or Jan. 22, 2016

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 3-5 classroom, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members

$220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Alexandra GreenbergContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Story of Units: New York State Curriculum Map Focus: Pre-Kindergarten ModulesDescription: The module series are structured to serve both as an introduction to the curriculum as well as a continuation of

professional development for classroom teachers in their first year of module implementation. The focus of each moduleworkshop will be topic overviews, daily lesson plans, extensive problem sets, guiding questions, examples of proficientstudent work, and other materials. Teachers will examine the high-quality lessons and sets of materials for major,supporting and additional clusters found within modules.Grade Pre-K Modules address:

Module 1: Numbers to 5 Module 4: Comparison of Length, Weight, and CapacityModule 2: Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Shapes Module 5: Numerals to 5, Addition and Subtraction Stories,Module 3: Counting to Answer Questions of How Many Counting to 20Materials: Current moduleDates: Module 1: Sept. 30, 2015 Module 3: Dec. 3, 2015 Module 5: May 16, 2016

Module 2: Nov. 4, 2015 Module 4: March 2, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Pre-K teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mary AltieriContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


Kindergarten Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying the Modules for Your StudentsDescription: The topics and lessons will be referenced in accordance with each Module’s pacing. The collaborative setting will

enable teachers to develop scaffolding and differentiating strategies with this “hands on” approach. The workshop isdesigned as a continuation of professional development for teachers that are: classroom teachers in their second orthird year of module implementation and Special Education teachers’ further development of instructional enrichment.Grade K Modules address:

Module 1: Numbers to 10 Module 4: Number Pairs, Addition and Subtraction to 10Module 2: Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Shapes Module 5: Numbers 10-20 and Counting to 100Module 3: Comparison of Length, Weight, Capacity, Module 6: Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes

and Numbers to 10Materials: Current moduleDates: Module 1: Sept. 29, 2015 Module 3: Dec. 7, 2015 Module 5 & 6: March 22, 2016

Module 2: Nov. 10, 2015 Module 4: Jan. 6, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Pre-K and K classroom, special education and AIS teachers. Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mary AltieriContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCGrade 1 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying the Modules for Your Students!Description: The topics and lessons will be referenced in accordance with each Module’s pacing. The collaborative setting will en-

able teachers to develop scaffolding and differentiating strategies with this “hands on” approach. The workshop is de-signed as a continuation of professional development for teachers that are: classroom teachers in their second or thirdyear of module implementation and Special Education teachers’ further development of instructional enrichment.Grade 1 Modules address:

Module 1: Sums and Differences to 10 Module 5: Identifying, Composing, andModule 2: Introduction to Place Value through Addition and Subtraction Within 20 Partitioning ShapesModule 3: Ordering and Comparing Length Measurements as Numbers Module 6: Place Value, Comparison,Module 4: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 40 Addition and Subtraction to 100Materials: Current moduleDates: Module 1: Sept. 21, 2015 Module 4: Dec. 15, 2015 Module 6: May 18, 2016

Modules: 2 & 3: Oct. 16, 2015 Module 5: Jan. 25, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 1 classroom teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mary AltieriContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Grade 2 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying the Modules for Your Students!Description: The topics and lessons will be referenced in accordance with each Module’s pacing. The collaborative setting will en-


Module 1: Sums and Differences to 20 Module 6: Foundations of MultiplicationModule 2: Addition and Subtraction of Length Units and DivisionModule 3: Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1000 Module 7: Problem Solving with Length,Module 4: Addition and Subtraction within 200 with Word Problems to 100 Money, and DataModule 5: Addition and Subtraction within 1000 with Word Problems to 100 Module 8: Time, Shapes, and FractionsMaterials: Current moduleDates: Modules 1 & 2: Sept. 22, 2015 Module 5: Jan. 20, 2016 Module 7: April 25, 2016

Module 3:Oct. 21, 2015 Module 6: March 3, 2016 Module 8: May 4, 2016Module 4:Dec. 11, 2015

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 2 classroom teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Margaret (Peggy) GoldenContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCGrade 3 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying the Modules for Your Students!Description: The topics and lessons will be referenced in accordance with each Module’s pacing. The collaborative setting will

enable teachers to develop scaffolding and differentiating strategies with this “hands on” approach. The workshop isdesigned as a continuation of professional development for teachers that are: classroom teachers in their second or thirdyear of module implementation and Special Education teachers’ further development of instructional enrichment.Grade 3 Modules address:

Module 1: Properties of Multiplication & Division and Solving Problems Module 5: Fractions as Numbers on a Number Linewith Units 2-5 & 10 Module 6: Collecting and Displaying Data

Module 2: Place Value and Problem Solving with Units of Measure Module 7: Geometry and Measurement WordModule 3: Multiplication and Division with Units of 0,1, 6-9, Problems

and Multiples of 10Module 4: Multiplication and AreaMaterials: Current moduleDates: Module 1: Sept. 24, 2015 Module 3: Dec. 1, 2015 Modules 5 & 6: March 7, 2016

Module 2: Oct. 20, 2015 Module 4: Feb. 12, 2016 Module 7: April 26, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 3 classroom teachers, special education and AIS teachers


Grade 4 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying the Modules for Your Students!Description: The topics and lessons will be referenced in accordance with each Module’s pacing. The collaborative setting will en-


Module 1: Place Value, Rounding, and Algorithms for Module 5: Fraction Equivalence, Ordering,Addition and Subtraction and Operations

Module 2: Unit Conversions Module 6: Decimal FractionsModule 3: Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division Module 7: Exploring MultiplicationModule 4: Angle Measure and Plane FiguresMaterials: Current moduleDates: Module 1& 2: Sept.25, 2015 Module 4: Dec. 2, 2015 Module 6: April 27, 2016

Module 3:Oct. 29, 2015 Module 5: Feb. 11, 2016 Module 7: May 3, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 4 classroom teachers, special education and AIS teachers


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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCGrade 5 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying the Modules for Your Students!Description: The topics and lessons will be referenced in accordance with each Module’s pacing. The collaborative setting will

enable teachers to develop scaffolding and differentiating strategies with this “hands on” approach. The workshop isdesigned as a continuation of professional development for teachers that are: classroom teachers in their second or thirdyear of module implementation and Special Education teachers’ further development of instructional enrichment.Grade 5 Modules address:

Module 1: Module 1: Place Value and Decimal Fractions Module 5: Addition and Multiplication withModule 2: Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations Volume and AreaModule 3: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Module 6: Problem Solving with theModule 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions Coordinate PlaneMaterials: Current moduleDates: Module 1: September 21, 2015 Module 3: December 10, 2015 Module 5: February 4, 2016

Module 2: October 16, 2015 Module 4: January 19, 2016 Module 6: April 28, 2016Time: 8:00am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3:00pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 5 classroom teachers, special education and AIS teachers


The Math Behind the Modules: Place Value Across the Grade Levels K-2Description: This workshop analyzes place value methods and strategies used in the Modules for grades Kindergarten through

grade 2. The goal of this workshop is that teachers will be familiar with what students are learning in multiplegrades. With this knowledge, teachers will be able to differentiate effectively for students working belowand above grade level.

Date: Oct. 30, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade K-2 classroom, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers


The Math Behind the Modules: Place Value Across the Grade Levels 2-4Description: This workshop analyzes place value methods and strategies used in the Modules for grades 2- 4. The goal of this

workshop is that teachers will be familiar with what students are learning in multiple grades. With this knowledge,teachers will be able to differentiate effectively for students working below and above grade level.

Date: Oct. 26, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 2-4 classroom, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Margaret (Peggy) GoldenContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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2015-2016 CURRICULUM COUNCIL MEETINGS

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016Wednesday, March 16, 2016

April - No meetingWednesday, May 25, 2016

June - No meeting

All meetings will be held at:SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528

8:30am – 10:30am


Bringing Common Core Math to Life through Student Engagement, Activities, and Games in Grades 2-5Description: In this workshop teachers will participate in hands-on activities designed to support the teaching of the Common

Core Learning Standards through active student engagement. Using readily available materials teachers willbe able to reach a wide variety of student needs in the significant domains regarding number, operations andalgebraic thinking. Built into the various games/activities are opportunities for differentiation. This workshop isdesigned for regular and special education teachers in Grades 2 through 5. Although there will be references tothe appropriate Engage NY modules, their use is not a necessary prerequisite for this session.

Date: November 6, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 2-5 classroom, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members

$220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Mary AltieriContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Visual Models for Addition and Subtraction Word Problems in Grades K-5Description: Participants will examine the different story problem situations as described in Table 1 of the Common Core

Learning Standards. They will practice different ways to orchestrate classroom instruction, and merge students'intuitive drawings with tape diagrams and other visual models. This workshop is appropriate for Grades K-5.

Date: Nov. 9, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades K-5 teachers, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers


The Math Behind The Modules: Fractions, Concept Progression Grades 3-5Description: The workshop participants will examine pictorial (area models and a number line) as well as the algorithmic

representation of the concept of fractions as it evolves and progresses from grades 3-5. The “hands on” approachwill offer an opportunity for teachers to explore the models and practice problems as they appear in the lessonsof Grade 3 Module 5, Grade 4 Module 5, and Grade 5 Modules 3 and 4. Additionally, teachers will exploreproblem solving strategies using fraction models and equations in representing the problem, deepening theunderstanding in accordance with the CCLS. The workshop will include modeling of benchmark fractions andnumber sense as they pertain to students’ ability to estimate and reason mentally.

Date: Dec. 14, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 3-5 teachers, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers


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Geometry Through Grades K - 2Description: Participants will analyze Common Core Standards for Grades K-2. The goal of this workshop is that teachers

will be familiar with what students are learning in multiple grades. With this knowledge, teachers will be ableto differentiate effectively for students working below and above grade level.

Date: Feb. 26, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade K-2 classroom, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers


Geometry Through Grades 3-5Description: Participants will analyze Common Core Standards for Grades 3-5. The goal of this workshop is that teachers

will be familiar with what students are learning in multiple grades. With this knowledge, teachers will be able to dif-ferentiate effectively for students working below and above grade level.

Date: Jan. 6, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 3-5 classroom, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers


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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCMath Module Lessons: Adopt, Adapt, or Modify, Lesson Analysis in Grades 3-5Description: This is a three session workshop. Teachers will examine effective ways to modify Module lessons in order to

adapt for specific students. The strategies and protocols used in the workshop will be tried in the classroom, anddiscussed in the second and third sessions.

Dates: Oct. 1, 2015, Dec, 3, 2015 and Feb. 10, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 3-5 classroom, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers


Understanding the Common Core Learning Standards: Focus on Problem Solving with Tape Diagrams K-2Description: Problem solving remains a critical part of the mathematics curriculum. The Common Core Learning Standards

addresses problem solving "situations" at every grade level. This workshop allows teachers to examine the varioustypes of word problems, as defined in the CCLS and analyze strategies to help their students.Participants will:Analyze the effectiveness of tape (bar) diagrams to help students comprehend and solve story problems• Examine the value of a problem solving protocol• Link the theory to practice by analyzing classroom activities designed to enhance students' problemsolving abilities

• Link specific problem solving situation with the Common Core Learning StandardsDate: Oct. 14, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade K-2 classroom, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers


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Understanding the Common Core Learning Standards: Focus on Problem Solving with Tape Diagrams 3-5Description: Problem solving remains a critical part of the mathematics curriculum. The Common Core Learning Standards

addresses problem solving "situations" at every grade level. This workshop allows teachers to examine the varioustypes of word problems, as defined in the CCLS and analyze strategies to help their students.Participants will:Analyze the effectiveness of tape (bar) diagrams to help students comprehend and solve story problems• Examine the value of a problem solving protocol• Link the theory to practice by analyzing classroom activities designed to enhance students' problem

solving abilities• Link specific problem solving situation with the Common Core Learning Standards

Date: October 15, 2015Time: 8:00am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3:00pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 3-5 classroom, special education, AIS, and ELA teachers



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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCMiddle School MathGrade 6 Math: Supporting Lessons Learned: Modifying Modules for Your Students!Description: The topics and lessons will be referenced in accordance with each Module’s pacing. The collaborative setting will

enable teachers to develop scaffolding and differentiating strategies with this “hands on” approach. The workshop isdesigned as a continuation of professional development for teachers that are: classroom teachers in their second or thirdyear of module implementation; content teachers that are looking to use the Modules for curriculum alignment to theCCLS; and Special Education teachers’ further development of instructional enrichment.

Module 1: Ratio and Unit Rates Module 4: Expressions & EquationsModule 2: Arithmetic Operations Including Dividing by a Fraction Module 5: Area, Surface Area, and VolumeModule 3: Rational Numbers Module 6: StatisticsDates: Module 1:Sept. 24, 2015 Module 2: Nov. 5, 2015 Module 3: Jan. 26, 2016

Module 4:Feb. 8, 2016 Module 5: March 4, 2016 Module 6: May 23, 2016Materials: Current ModuleTime: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 6, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Alexandra GreenbergContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Grade 7 Math: Digging Deeper into CCLS for Mathematics ModulesDescription: Participants will explore the four different lesson structures (Problem Set, Exploration, Socratic, and Modeling Cycle)

used to format each module lesson. The workshop will address differences among the lesson structures; how the lessonstructure engages students in the topic; how to launch each lesson type; scaffolding strategies; and instructional re-sources referenced by Engage NY. All participants will leave the sessions with a) an example of each lesson structure,including resources; (b) a systematic approach to create CCLS lessons; and (c) an actual lesson for the module sessiontopic they can implement for their grade level. Each workshop stands alone, and is focused on the module topic.

Materials: Current ModuleGrade 7 Modules address:

Module 1: Ratios and Proportional Relationships Module 4: Percent and Proportional RelationshipsModule 2: Rational Numbers Module 5: Statistics and ProbabilityModule 3: Expressions and Equations Module 6: GeometryDates: Module 1: Oct. 5, 2015 Module 2: Nov. 23, 2015

*The remainder of the modules will be scheduled in MyLearningPlan.com with the pacing calendarTime: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 7 math teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Linda Fusco, PhDContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCGrade 8 Math: Digging Deeper into CCLS for Mathematics ModulesDescription: Participants will explore the four different lesson structures (Problem Set, Exploration, Socratic, and Modeling Cycle)


Materials: Current ModuleGrade 8 Modules address:

Module 1: Integer Exponents and the Scientific Notation Module 5: Examples of Functions from GeometryModule 2: The Concept of Congruence Module 6: Linear FunctionsModule 3: Similarity Module 7: Introduction to Irrational Numbers Using GeometryModule 4: Linear EquationsDates: Module 1:Oct. 7, 2015 Module 2: Nov. 16, 2015

The remainder of the modules will be scheduled in MyLearningPlan.com with the pacing calendarTime: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 8 math teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Linda Fusco, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Visual Modules and Problem Solving in Mathematics: Grades 6-8Description: Problem solving remains a critical part of the mathematics curriculum. The Common Core Learning Standards ad-

dresses problem solving "situations" at every grade level. This workshop allows teachers to examine the varioustypes of word problems, as defined in the CCLS and analyze strategies to help their students.Participants will:• Analyze the effectiveness of visual models such as tape (bar) diagrams and area models to help students compre

hend and solve various story problems, ratio, percent and other grade relevant word problems• Examine the value of a problem solving protocol• Link the theory to practice by analyzing classroom activities designed to enhance students' problem solving abilities• Link specific problem solving situation with the Common Core Learning Standards

Date: Nov. 9, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 6-8 math teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Ave. Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Alexandra GreenbergContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCMath Behind the Modules: Fractions Boot Camp Grades 6 → Building on Grade 5Description: This workshop will focus on creating a thorough understanding of fractions as a concept. Teachers will examine

fraction representational methods such as Area Models, Tape Diagrams and Number Lines as they pertain to theCCLS. The focus will be on techniques and strategies encouraging students to deepen their understanding offractions. Participants will focus on problem solving techniques related to all four operations but mainly within thecontext of multiplication and division. Teachers will engage in discussion illustrating instructional strategies helpful intransitioning students' idea of fractions as units to the idea of fractions as a ratio.As a result of this session participants will:• Understand the applications of visual models as they are appear in the Modules• Develop a systematic approach to fraction-related problem solving• Understand the transition between concept of fraction as units to fractions as ratios

Date: Oct. 30, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 5-6 math teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Alexandra GreenbergContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

NYS Common Core Math Exam Grades 6-8: Lessons Learned and Instructional ImplicationsDescription: In an effort to deepen our understanding of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and what is being assessed

on the new Common Core State Exam, participants will analyze and evaluate test questions with a focus on theirrelationship to the standards and level of difficulty. Parallels will be made with the pre-Common Core items andthe possible paradigm shifts needed as it related to math instruction. We will examine questions with focus onmathematical language and patterns in structure, plan test taking strategies around findings, and create parallelassessment questions for immediate classroom instruction using the format of the test and the CCSS

Dates: Grade 6: August 21, 2015 or Jan. 7, 2016Grade 7: August 10, 2015 or Dec. 4, 2015Grade 8: August 17, 2015 or Jan. 21, 2016

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 6-8 classroom, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attend.Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Alexandra GreenbergContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCHigh School MathAlgebra 1: Digging Deeper into Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) for Mathematics ModulesDescription: Participants will explore the four different lesson structures (Problem Set, Exploration, Socratic, and Modeling Cycle)


Module 1: Relationships between Quantities & Reasoning Module 4: Polynomial and Quadratic Expressions,with Equations and Their Graphs Equations with Equations and Functions

Module 2: Descriptive Statistics Module 3: Linear and Exponential FunctionsModule 5: Synthesis of Modeling with Equations and FunctionsMaterials: Current ModuleDates: Module 1: August 11, 2015 or Oct. 14, 2015 Module 4: March 21, 2016

Module 2: Nov. 24, 2015 Module 5: May 11, 2016Module 3: Dec. 4, 2015

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 8, high school math teachers, special education and AIS teachers


Geometry: Digging Deeper into Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) for Mathematics ModulesDescription: Participants will explore the four different lesson structures (Problem Set, Exploration, Socratic, and Modeling Cycle)


Materials: Current ModuleModule 1: Congruence, Proof, and Construction Module 4: Connecting Algebra and GeometryModule 2: Similarity, Proof and Trigonometry through CoordinatesModule 3: Extending to Three Dimensions Module 5: Circles with or without CoordinatesDates: Module 1:Oct. 15, 2015 Module 3: Jan. 5, 2016 Module 5: May 12, 2016

Module 2:Nov. 18, 2015 Module 4: March 15, 2016Audience: High school math teachers, special education and AIS teachers


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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - MathMCCAlgebra 2 Unwrapping the NYSED Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) Mathematics ModulesDescription: Participants will explore the mathematic behind the Engage NY Algebra II modules. Included in the workshop will be

an overview of each module with applicable suggestions as how to plan lessons by using the modules as well asby selecting instructional resources. The Algebra II Modules will be presented in accordance of the NYSED scheduledadministration.

Materials: Current ModuleModule 1: Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Relationships Module 3: FunctionsModule 2: Trigonometric Functions Module 4: Inferences and ConclusionsDates: Module 1:Oct. 19, 2015 Module 3: Jan. 21, 2016

Module 2:Nov. 20, 2015 Module 4: March 16, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: High school math teachers, special education and AIS teachers


Algebra 1: Engaging Students in Math Modules - Prep for RegentsDescription: Participants will explore the mathematics behind the Engage NY Modules. The in-depth study will include strategies

used to engage students in making learning more enjoyable and applicable while addressing possible learninggaps as the curriculum adjusts to the new Common Core Learning Standards. The modules workshop will bepresented in accordance with the NYSED scheduled administration.

Date: March 3, 2016Time: 8:00am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3:00pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: High school math teachers, special education and AIS teachers

Building teams are strongly encouraged to attendLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Linda Fusco, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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High School Geometry: Engaging Students in Math Modules - Prep for RegentsDescription: Participants will explore the mathematics behind the Engage NY Modules. The in-depth study will include strategies


Date: March 8, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: High school math teachers, special education and AIS teachers


Algebra 2: Engaging Students in Math Modules - Prep for RegentsDescription: Participants will explore the mathematics behind the Engage NY Modules. The in-depth study will include strategies


Date: March 14, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: High school math teachers, special education and AIS teachers


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High School Math Teachers: How Knowing Your Professional Identity Will Help You Navigate the CommonCore Learning Standards (CCLS) for MathematicsDescription: Participants will determine their professional identity by completing math learning and teaching style inventories, and

exploring their beliefs on how math is learned and taught. They will then compare their instructional beliefs to traditionaland non-traditional approaches to classroom math instruction. Contained in common core modules are four lessonstructures. They will learn to apply a systematic process, using each lesson structure. Each participant will leave thesessions with: a) his/her professional identity, determined by completing math learning and teaching style inventories; b)a knowledge of how their learning/teaching style supports common core lesson structures (Problem Set, Socratic,Exploration, Modeling Cycle) to create dynamic classroom learning environments; and c) applications on how toengage students by implementing the four lesson structures.

Date: Dec. 2, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: High school math teachers, special education and AIS teachers


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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - ScienceSCC

Connecting Common Core Literacy to Reading and Writing in Science ClassDescription: In this 2-day workshop, participants will be introduced to the NYSED ELA Common Core Learning Standards with a

focus on how the Common Core is connected to reading and writing in science. Participants will explore strategiesfor reading informational text (i.e. Close Read, Two Tier Vocabulary) and strategies for explanatory and argumentwriting. Participants will be asked to bring text they will use in their science instruction so that they will be able totailor the workshop to their classroom instruction.

Dates: High SchoolAugust 12, 2015 or Dec.14, 2014 and Jan. 8, 2016Middle SchoolAugust 19, 2015 or Dec. 21, 2015 and Jan.15, 2016

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: General and special education high school and middle school teachers, department chairs and

curriculum administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $368 per participant for CoSer 555 members $440 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Linda Fusco, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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What’s New in Science?Description: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are out! Twenty-six states and their broad-based teams worked

together with a 41-member writing team and partners throughout the country to develop the standards. Join us for a dayof science as we explore the Disciplinary Core Idea (DCI) Arrangements and make sense of what these standardsmean for everyday instruction. Emphasis on the sharing of open source materials, tools and processes designedand chosen to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the NGSS to inform your daily planning.Opportunities to rethink and adapt existing curriculum and assessments (formative and performance based) alignedto the expectations of the NGSS.

Materials: Please bring a laptop computerDates: Grades K-5: Jan. 22, 2016 Grades 6-12: Feb. 25, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: General, science, special education teachers, department chairs and curriculum coordinatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant per day for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant per day for CoSer non-membersPresenter: Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Ed.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

MakerSpace: Zone for Critical and Creative ThinkingDescription: Making is creative, innovative, inventive, collaborative, resourceful and empowering. The maker movement overlaps

with the natural inclinations of children and the power of learning by doing. It encourages a deep engagementwith content, critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration while sparking curiosity. According to Thomas Kalil,deputy director of the White House's office of Science and Technology Policy, the Maker movement really "beginswith the Makers themselves - who find making, tinkering, inventing, problem-solving, discovering and sharingintrinsically rewarding." Emphasis will be on designing your own MakerSpace. Participants (Makers) will exploreand learn through engaging in hands on experiences and Q&A with leading experts.

Date: Oct. 20, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am – 3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Teachers and School Library Media SpecialistsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participantPresenters: Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Ed.D. and Pam BergerContact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext. 3122 [email protected]

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Preparing for the NYSED Elementary Science Performance TestDescription: Participants will learn how to set up the equipment for the science performance tests, administer and score the tests.Date: March 17, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30-11:30 am programAudience: Grade 4 classroom teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Linda Fusco, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Preparing for the NYSED Intermediate Level Science (ILS) Performance TestDescription: Participants will learn how to set up the equipment for the science performance tests, administer and score the tests.Date: March 17, 2016Time: 12 pm registration and coffee, 12:30 pm-3:30 pm programAudience: Grade 8 science teachers and special education teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Linda Fusco, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Getting Comfortable with the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) for Literacy in History/Social StudiesDescription: Learn how to connect your planning and classroom practice with strategies that unpack the Common Core Learning

Standards, build learning goals and help students deepen new knowledge. In addition, attention will be paidto the use of documents, close readings, DOK questions and instructional shifts.

Materials: NYS Common Core Learning Standards for Literacy in History/Social StudiesDate: August 3, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 6-12 social studies content area teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Angela MaglianoContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - Social StudiesSSC

The C3 Framework: A Powerful ToolDescription: Understand how the Inquiry Arc is a lesson and unit planning approach that uses teacher and student developed

questions in the acquisition and application of knowledge. Explore the 4 dimensions that define the InquiryArc and practice with exemplars. Learn more about writing compelling and supporting questions and how touse C3 based rubrics to evaluate student work.Support materials will be provided.

Materials: NYS Social Studies Framework, 6-12Date: August 6, 2015 or Nov. 4, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 4-6 teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Angela MaglianoContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - Social StudiesSSCNavigating the Newness of the NYS Social Studies Curriculum FrameworkDescription: Focus on the key ideas and conceptual understandings included in the NYS Social Studies Curriculum Framework.

Review the Inquiry Arc found in the Framework and practice its 4 dimensions of informed inquiry. Create a C3“Insta-Lesson” with materials handed out.

Materials: NYS Social Studies Framework, 4-6Date: Sept. 25, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grades 4-6 teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Angela MaglianoContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Implementing the New Social Studies FrameworkDescription: This two-and-a-half day workshop is designed to prepare middle school social studies teachers and curriculum

leaders to implement the new Social Studies Framework, approved by the Board of Regents in April 2014. Usingtheir current courses of study as a starting point, participants will explore ways to change these to align with theFrameworks, paying special attention to the Social Studies Practices (Skills) as we discuss strategies to shift thefocus of instruction. These changes interface with Common Core literacy work that middle schools have alreadyundertaken. Participants will engage and reflect in an inquiry experience using the Stripling Inquiry Process andthen explore the C3 Inquiry Model, developed in the Binghamton toolkit, and unpack the inquiry templateand the annotated inquiries for grades 7 and 8. They will have the opportunity to work on their own inquiriesfor possible field-testing with their classes and share their inquiries (and possible field test results) and potentialcourse restructuring ideas during the final half-day workshop.

Materials: Participants should bring any books, materials or resources that will aid in the application of learning. Laptop,tablet, Chromebook optional

Date: Choose one of the following cycles:Jan. 19, Jan. 20, and Feb. 3, 2016(Feb. 3, 2016 12-3 pm)Feb. 11, Feb. 12, and March 7, 2016(March 7, 12 pm–3 pm)

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Social Studies Teachers and School Library Media SpecialistLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $637 per participant for CoSer 555 members $765 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Steven Goldberg and Pam BergerContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500 ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - Social StudiesSSCStudents as Historians: Using Primary Sources in the ClassroomDescription: This workshop will provide an opportunity for teachers to locate primary source materials that are key components

of NYS Social Studies Framework, Inquiry-based student activities and curriculum projects. Participants will beintroduced to an extensive collection of “memories,” audio, video, image and print resources that are rich withpossibilities for creating Inquiry activities and sparking class discussion and debate. With instant digital access tohistorical photos, films, audio recordings, advertisements, maps, and text resources in the humanities, students willthink like historians: question, make unique observations, analyze, and even create new interpretations of historicalevents and issues. Field-tested activities, projects and presentations that colleagues have created, will be offeredthat can be modified to fit a variety of curricular goals for all grade levels, including “actual” cultural and historicalartifacts that serve as a foundation for independent research.The Goals of the workshop are:• To understand the relationship of Inquiry-based Learning, Common Core Standards and Primary Sources• To differentiate between primary and secondary resources• To locate relevant, high-quality multi-media cultural and historical materials that support project goals• To develop curriculum strategies to enhance students’ ability to observe, question and analyze primary source materials

Date: Nov. 5, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: School Library Media Specialists, social studies and ELA teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participantPresenter: Phyllis DiBiancoContact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext. 3122 [email protected]


Common Core State Standards. This two-day workshop provides a well-developed model with approaches,instructional strategies, handouts, tools and texts for developing independence and creative critical thinking skillsin students. The workshop focus is twofold:The Inquiry Process• Initiating inquiry through engagement• Investigating and gathering information• Deepening understanding through construction of new meaning• Finalizing inquiry through expression• Developing and communicating an evidence-based perspectiveTechnology and Multimedia:• Integrating technology in all inquiry phases to help students develop analytic reading and research skills.

Participant will leave with a Classroom and Turn-Key Inquiry ModelMaterials: Participants should bring any books, materials or resources that will aid in the application of learning.

Laptop, tablet, Chromebook optionalDates: Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am – 3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: K-12 school librarian and classroom teachers in all content areas


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Assessments/ScoringASNew York State ELA Assessment Scoring Leader Training for Grades 3-8Description: This training program has been designed for school district staff members who will lead the scoring of the New York

State ELA Assessments for their districts. Scorers, even teachers who score each year, must be trained on the currentassessment every year. Scoring reliability requires annual training in the specific grade level rubrics. Our goal is toprepare district scoring leaders using the most current and accurate information. This will ensure that the evaluationof student responses is consistent within and among districts.Experienced SWBOCES facilitators and ELA consultants will prepare participants to conduct scoring training in theirown districts through the following process:• Review the roles/responsibilities of Scoring Leaders and how to organize and manage the logistics of scoring• Practice scoring student sample responses in preparation for training others, and become thoroughly familiarwith the scoring rubrics, anchor papers and specific score points for the actual assessment

• Gain the knowledge and skill needed to coordinate the scoring process and obtain information to dealwith questions/issues during scoring

Materials: Scorer materials; training set, practice set and consistency assurance setDates: Grades 4, 6, 8: April 11, 2016 Grades 3, 5, 7: April 12, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: School/district scoring leaders and district testing coordinatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: School/district scoring leaders and district testing coordinatorContact: Chelsea Karp 914-345-8500 ext. 3136 [email protected]

New York State Math Assessment Scoring Leader Training for Grades 3-8Description: This training program has been designed for school district staff members who will lead the scoring of the New York

State Math Assessments for their districts. Scorers, even teachers who score each year, must be trained on the currentassessment every year. Scoring reliability requires annual training in the specific grade level rubrics. Our goal is toprepare district scoring leaders using the most current and accurate information. This will ensure that the evaluationof student responses is consistent within and among districts.Experienced SWBOCES facilitators and Math consultants will prepare participants to conduct scoring training intheir own districts through the following process:• Review the roles/responsibilities of Scoring Leaders and how to organize and manage the logistics of scoring• Practice scoring student sample responses in preparation for training others, and become thoroughly familiar withthe scoring rubrics, anchor papers and specific score points for the actual assessment

• Gain the knowledge and skill needed to coordinate the scoring process and obtain information to deal withquestions/issues during scoring

Materials: Scorer materials; training set, practice set and consistency assurance setDates: Grades 4, 6, 8: April 19, 2016 Grades 3, 5, 7: April 20, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: School/district scoring leaders and district testing coordinatorLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: SWBOCES Math Scoring Leader TrainerContact: Chelsea Karp 914-345-8500 ext. 3136 [email protected]

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School Library SystemSLSLibrary Coaches Program: Building Capacity for the Common Core Learning Standards Through the LibraryDescription: Tap into the School Library’s potential and deepen your impact in this yearlong program

The benefits includes:• Develop a deep understanding of the ELA Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) and Social Studies Framework and the fundamental role in crafting rigorous instruction for ALL students and creating a culture of inquiry

• Conduct a library collection analysis to support the increase use of informational text in all subject areasand social studies primary sources

• Learn specific teaching strategies and student thinking routines to integrate inquiry in all program areas• Participate in leadership training, integrating the critical thinking and information integration and use oftechnology for learning

• Benefit from blended professional development: onsite, face-to-face workshops and a continuous onlinelearning environment, including a blog, forums and resources

Audience: School Library Media SpecialistsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $2,000 per librarian, per yearContact: Pam Berger 914-345-8500, ext. 3147 [email protected]

Enhancing Instruction with Digital ResourcesDescription: Students and teachers can have varying levels of engagement with technology in the classroom and library. At

what level is technology being used to enhance student learning, and at what level is it being used to truly transformeducation? In this session, participants will explore AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning and AASL BestWebsites for Teaching and Learning through the lens of the Stripling Model of Inquiry and learn how to transformthe instructional process. Walk away with a digital toolbox of apps, websites, mashups and more.

Materials: BYOD, laptop, etc.Date: July 14, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: School Library Media Specialists, classroom teachers and technology teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $180 per participantPresenter: Melissa Jacobs IsraelContact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext. 3122 [email protected]

MakerSpace: Zone for Critical and Creative ThinkingDescription: Making is creative, innovative, inventive, collaborative, resourceful and empowering. The maker movement overlaps

with the natural inclinations of children and the power of learning by doing. It encourages a deep engagement withcontent, critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration while sparking curiosity. According to Thomas Kalil,deputy director of the White House's office of Science and Technology Policy, the Maker movement really "beginswith the Makers themselves - who find making, tinkering, inventing, problem-solving, discovering and sharingintrinsically rewarding." Emphasis will be on designing your own MakerSpace. Participants (Makers) will exploreand learn through engaging in hands on experiences and Q&A with leading experts.

Date: Oct. 20, 2015Time: 8:00am registration and coffee, 8:30am - 3:00pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Teachers and School Library Media SpecialistsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participantPresenters: Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Ed.D. and Pam BergerContact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext. 3122 [email protected]

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School Library SystemSLSStudents as Historians: Using Primary Sources in the ClassroomDescription: This workshop will provide an opportunity for teachers to locate primary source materials that are key components

of NYS Social Studies Framework, Inquiry-based student activities and curriculum projects. Participants will beintroduced to an extensive collection of “memories,” audio, video, image and print resources that are rich withpossibilities for creating Inquiry activities and sparking class discussion and debate. With instant digital access tohistorical photos, films, audio recordings, advertisements, maps, and text resources in the humanities, students willthink like historians: question, make unique observations, analyze, and even create new interpretations of historicalevents and issues. Field-tested activities, projects and presentations that colleagues have created, will be offeredthat can be modified to fit a variety of curricular goals for all grade levels, including “actual” cultural and historicalartifacts that serve as a foundation for independent research.The Goals of the workshop are:• To understand the relationship of Inquiry-based Learning, Common Core Standards and Primary Sources• To differentiate between primary and secondary resources• To locate relevant, high-quality multi-media cultural and historical materials that support project goals• To develop curriculum strategies to enhance students’ ability to observe, question and analyze primary source materials

Date: Nov. 5, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: School Library Media Specialists, social studies and ELA teachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participantPresenter: Phyllis DiBiancoContact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext. 3122 [email protected]

24/7 “SEARCH” For Success Database Management ServiceDescription: The 21st Century way to access and research authoritative information across all your databases with one login

through mobile devices, tablets, laptops and computers. “SEARCH” for Success is a database managementprogram that provides “one-stop” easy and equitable access to all your online databases purchased throughSWBOCES School Library System, including those in NOVELNY and TeachingBooks. In addition, usage statisticsare available to support purchasing decisions.The benefits includes:• Each school library has one unique login for all databases, which may be used by students, staff and parents• One usage report for all databases• Customized website design for each school library• Mobile App• Workshops to learn search strategies and resources• Helps district personnel obtain maximum use of their online databases in support of the Common Core LearningStandards and other informational needs

Dates: Oct. 1, 2015, Jan. 6, 2016 and April 20, 2016Time: 3:30-5:30 pmAudience: School Library Media SpecialistsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $400 per buildingContact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext. 3122 [email protected]

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School Library SystemSLSImplementing the New Social Studies FrameworkDescription: This two-and-a-half day workshop is designed to prepare middle school social studies teachers and curriculum

leaders to implement the new Social Studies Framework, approved by the Board of Regents in April 2014. Usingtheir current courses of study as a starting point, participants will explore ways to change these to align with theFrameworks, paying special attention to the Social Studies Practices (Skills) as we discuss strategies to shift thefocus of instruction. These changes interface with Common Core literacy work that middle schools have alreadyundertaken. Participants will engaged and reflect in an inquiry experience using the Stripling Inquiry Process andthen explore the C3 Inquiry Model, developed in the Binghamton toolkit, and unpack the inquiry template and theannotated inquiries for grades 7 and 8. They will have the opportunity to work on their own inquiries for possiblefield-testing with their classes and share their inquiries (and possible field test results) and potential courserestructuring ideas during the final half-day workshop.

Materials: Participants should bring any books, materials or resources that will aid in the application of learning. Laptop,tablet, Chromebook optional

Dates: Choose one of the following cycles: Jan. 19, Jan. 20, and Feb. 3, 2016 (Feb. 3, 2016 12-3 pm)Feb. 11, Feb. 12, and March 7, 2016(March 7, 2016 12 pm – 3 pm)

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Social Studies Teachers and School Library Media SpecialistLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $637 per participant for CoSer 555 members $765 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Steven Goldberg and Pam BergerContact: AnnaMarie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]


Common Core State Standards. This two-day workshop provides a well-developed model with approaches,instructional strategies, handouts, tools and texts for developing independence and creative critical thinking skillsin students. The workshop focus is twofold:The Inquiry Process:• Initiating inquiry through engagement• Investigating and gathering information• Deepening understanding through construction of new meaning• Finalizing inquiry through expression• Developing and communicating an evidence-based perspectiveTechnology and Multimedia:• Integrating technology in all inquiry phases to help students develop analytic reading and research skills.Participant will leave with a Classroom and Turn-Key Inquiry Model

Materials: Participants should bring any books, materials or resources that will aid in the application of learning.Laptop, tablet, Chromebook optional

Dates: Nov.12 and Nov. 13, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am – 3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: K-12 school librarian and classroom teachers in all content areas


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School Library SystemSLSFair Use Guidelines and Copyright Laws: the Impact on Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development in SchoolsDescription: In this informative and interactive one-day seminar, Anne Dalton, Esquire, will provide

clarification on the Fair Use (Section 107) Guidelines and Copyright LawThe Inquiry Process:• What copyright laws govern digital resources?• What materials can and can’t be freely copied or distributed?• What are the guidelines for using hyperlinks in online information sources?• What accountability measures can school districts face if faculty members are non-compliant?

Ms. Dalton will provide answers to these questions and many more regarding Fair Use and Copyright Laws as they apply toschools. This fast-paced, highly interactive, and fun session on a serious subject, complete with useful hand-outs, Q and A,and small-group discussions about real world compliance issues in today’s schools and libraries, will provide the understandingneeded for responsible educational practice. Students, parents, and educators depend on schools to model, explain, andcorrectly apply fair use principles, along with e-reserve, media streaming and copyright concepts and formats. Learn aboutcopy-right, fair use, the First Sale doctrine, infringement issues, creative commons licensing, student performance issues, commonsense teacher rules, and parameters. Learn Teach Act guidelines and more from an experienced copyright attorney.Dates: Jan. 15, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: School Library Media Specialists, teachers, and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participantPresenter: Ann Dalton, Esq.Contact: Janet Jamal 914-345-8500, ext.3122 [email protected]

SWBOCES School Library System Digital Library ServiceDescription: The SWBOCES Digital Library Program, in its 4th year, is a collaborative online service for middle and high school

students that provides access to over 2,300 digital ebooks and audio books, to students and staff. This serviceis an extension of the print collection in school libraries; however, it is online with 24/7 access. It is convenient forstudents to check out titles anywhere, anytime in multiple formats.The benefits includes:• Ebooks encourage students to read more and improve comprehension. Struggling or reluctant readers, learningchallenged, second language learners and gifted readers can all benefit from this service

• The process is simple and easy to use, just choose and download ebooks• Ebooks are portable, students can carry ebooks in their mobile devices, laptops, notebooks or any ebook reader,without worrying about weight

• With today’s technology, you can read ebooks everywhere, in the classroom, the library, and in one’s home;and each school has one library representative on the Digital Library Advisory Board

Dates: Sept. 28, 2015, Dec.14, 2015, March 2, 2016 and May 6, 2016Time: 8:30 am-10 amAudience: Members of the SWBOCES SLS Digital Library Advisory BoardLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: Includes the building base fee plus the Private Building Collection fee (optional), which is a $1,000 onetime fee to

set up; $500 allocated to purchase ebooks.Building base fee:• less than 500 students: $1,800 • 201 – 1000 students: $2,400• 1001 – 2,000 students: $3,000 • Over 2,000 students: $3,600Optional: Private Building Collection: (small or large population) $1,000

Contact: Kate Lalier 914-345-8500, ext. 3127 [email protected]

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Great Teachers and LeadersGTLGreat Teachers and LeadersSouthern Westchester BOCES is committed to supporting teachers and administrators in deepening their practice. The GreatTeachers and Leaders series supports administrators in leadership through evaluation and in their daily work with their staff.Curriculum CouncilCurriculum Council invites Central Office teammates and district representatives to collaborate together throughout the year.Updates from NYSED are shared, including resources that support initiatives. The sessions provide a platform for highlightingbest practices throughout our region and help administrators deepen their knowledge on a variety of topics.Administrator Thinking SessionsThese one hour lunch and learn sessions are offered throughout the year free of cost to our component district administrators.Monthly topics, informed by our partners in the field, are emailed out prior to the meetings. Administrators are invited to bring theirlunch and engage in a targeted learning experience designed to provide a shared platform for navigating current challenges.Regional Workshops for AdministratorsWorkshops presented by and for area administrators are a growing part of our shared regional learning. The SouthernWestchester BOCES professional development center is committed to crafting shared learning sessions based on needsarticulated by our partners in our component schools. Updated lists of workshops are shared with area administrators.Principal Evaluator TrainingLead Evaluator TrainingThe Southern Westchester BOCES Network team members have attended all NYSED turnkey training sessions and crafteda plan based directly on that training to help districts meet the nine components required as part of the district certificationprocess. Participants receive a certificate of completion following each module that districts may choose to use as evidence intheir certification process. Sessions listed below reflect turnkey opportunities based on NYSED training.Principal Evaluator Training - this training is for those administrators who observe principalsLead Evaluator Training – this training is for those administrators who observe teachersTraining Components

1. New York State Teaching Standards and Leadership Standards2. Evidence-based observation3. Application and use of Student Growth Percentile and VA Growth Model data4. Application and use of the State-approved teacher or principal rubrics5. Application and use of any assessment tools used to evaluate teachers and principals6. Application and use of State-approved locally selected measures of student achievement7. Use of the Statewide Instructional Reporting System8. Scoring methodology used to evaluate teachers and principals9. Specific considerations in evaluating teachers and principals of ELLs and students with disabilities

Districts are required to re-certify administrators each year and assure inter-rater reliability.

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Great Teachers and Leaders: Ongoing Training for Lead EvaluatorsThis learning experience is for Lead Evaluators who have been previously certified by their districts and can be used by districts asevidence for recertification.Description: This is an advanced course for supervisors who will be observing teachers and/or serving as Lead Evaluators.

This one day workshop serves to build expertise in evaluation including a focus on inter-rater agreement throughevidence based observation. Topics include New York State Teaching Standards, New York State EducationDepartment APPR components and guidance documents and evidence based observation. Special focus is onunderstanding ongoing changes in New York State Education Department Guidance.

Materials: Participants should bring a copy of the rubric being used in their district for teacher evaluationDates: Choose one of the following dates:

July 30, 2015 or August 12, 2015 or Oct. 7, 2015 or March 9, 2016Customized on site sessions are also available. Please call for details.

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: This workshop is for administrators who will be observing teachers and/or serving as Lead EvaluatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Bill Evans and Jackie O’DonnellContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Focus on LearningDescription: This cohort course will take a group of educators through a series of workshops helping them deepen their practice

through crafting learning targets, thinking together about how to identify the “know” and “do” for students.Task analysis, active student engagement and formative and summative assessments will be explored as essentialparts of quality instructional process.

Dates: July 13, July 14, July 15 and July 16, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Teachers who wish to deepen their understanding of instructional processLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $736 per participant for CoSer 555 members $880 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Jackie O’Donnell and Sheila BertoniContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Great Teachers and LeadersGTLWorking with the Danielson Rubric: Introductory Course for Lead EvaluatorsDescription: This workshop is designed to help administrators deepen their knowledge of the Danielson Rubric and apply it to

their work with teachers in helping improve instructional practice. The focus will be on practical applicationsto daily work in schools.

Materials: Participants should bring their copy of the Danielson RubricDates: August 11, 2015 or Jan. 7, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Principals who will be using the rubric for teacher observations purposesLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Anne Gargan, Ed.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Teacher Improvement Plans (TIPS) and Principal Improvement Plans (PIPS): What Administrators Need to KnowDescription: Implementing a TIP or PIP with fidelity has always been important, but it is even more so now that the APPR laws

include mandates for improvement plans. This workshop will provide you with the information you need to ensurethat your improvement plans are fully compliant with the law. Presented by an experienced practitioner, Bill Evans,and an education law attorney, Michael Starvaggi, the agenda includes practical and legal advice onthis timely subject.

Date: August 17, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30-10:30 am programAudience: District and building level administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Michael Starvaggi, Esq. and Bill EvansContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Great Teachers and Leaders – Initial Training for Evaluators of TeachersDescription: This is the initial course for supervisors who will be observing teachers and/or serving as Lead Evaluators.

This three day workshop serves to build a foundation for evaluation including a focus on evidence basedobservation. Topics include New York State Teaching Standards, New York State Education Department APPRcomponents and guidance documents and evidence based observation.This three day workshop will be offered in the Summer and again in the Spring semester. Participants must attendall three sessions to receive a certificate of completion that the district may use as evidence in their process ofcertifying Lead Evaluators.

Materials: Participants should bring a copy of the rubric being used in their district for teacher evaluationDates: Choose one of the following cycles:

August 18, August 19, and August 20, 2015 or Feb. 3, Feb. 4, and Feb. 5, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: This series is for administrators who will be observing teachers and/or serving as Lead EvaluatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $552 per participant for CoSer 555 members $660 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Bill Evans and Jackie O’DonnellContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Special Considerations for Observers of Teachers Working with Students with Disabilities and English Language LearnersDescription: This workshop is designed to help administrators in identifying good evidence when supporting teachers who

work with Students with Disabilities and/or English Language Learners. This course supports Lead Evaluators in thecertification process as it is one of the nine training elements.

Materials: Participants should bring their copy of the Danielson RubricDates: Sept. 17, 2015 or Feb. 23, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Principals who will be using the rubric for teacher observations purposesLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Sheila BertoniContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Developing a Progressive Discipline Plan/PolicyDescription: The time-tested wisdom of creating a “paper trail” cannot be overstated in importance when it comes to

disciplining of employees. Understanding the proper steps in developing and documenting a progressivediscipline plan can make the difference between successful and fair discipline and a lawsuit by the exoneratedemployee. This workshop will review best practices and provide practical advice as to the all-important paper trail.

Date: Sept.18, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-10:30 amAudience: District and building level administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Michael Starvaggi, Esq.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Great Teachers and LeadersGTLGreat Teachers and Leaders: Ongoing Training for Principal EvaluatorsDescription: This learning experience is for Principals who have been previously certified by their districts and can be

used by districts as evidence for recertification.This is an advanced course for administrators who will be observing principals and/or serving as PrincipalEvaluators. This half day workshop serves to build expertise in evaluation through a focus on inter-rater agreementthrough collection and evaluation. Topics include ISLEC Leadership Standards, New York State EducationDepartment APPR components and guidance documents and evidence based evaluation. Special focus is onunderstanding ongoing changes in New York State Education Department Guidance.

Materials: Participants should bring a copy of the rubric being used in their district for teacher evaluationDates: Oct. 1, 2015 or March 14, 2016Time: 7:30 am registration and coffee, 8-11 am programAudience: This workshop is for administrators serving as principal evaluators who have been previously certified

as a principal evaluatorLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Jackie O’DonnellContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Improving Practice Through Feedback Using the Danielson RubricDescription: This workshop is designed to help teachers deepen their knowledge of the Danielson Rubric as a tool for

building shared references of quality instructional practice. The rubric will be examined through the lensof the classroom teacher.

Materials: Participants should bring their copy of the Danielson RubricDates: Oct. 6, 2015 Elementary focus

Oct.19, 2015 Secondary focusTime: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: TeachersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Anne Gargan, Ed.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Great Teachers and LeadersGTLMPPR: A Workshop for Principals and Central Office AdministratorsDescription: This full day training is designed to deepen principals' and principal evaluators' understanding and use of the

Multidimensional Principal Performance Rubric (MPPR) for principals, as well as other administrators. We will beginwith a review of the domains and the dimensions, aligned to revised ISLLC standards. Teams of principals andprincipal evaluators will review examples of signature processes and corresponding artifacts/evidence. Participantswill have the opportunity to explore three different approaches to utilizing the rubric in their districts:• A domain focused approach• Major Initiative as lens for the work of the Principal (Standards based curriculum work, Data-drivenInquiry, PBIS Culture, etc.)

• Contextualized goal setting aligned to district/school goalsGuiding questions, examples of artifacts, and sample evidence collection tools will be incorporated, including aprotocol for using the MPPR process to document the “story” of the Principal’s work! Most appropriate for newschool or district administrators and/or those new to working collaboratively on this evaluation process.

Materials: Please bring a copy of the Multidimensional RubricDate: Nov. 2, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: This course is for those who will be evaluating principals and are not yet certified as principal evaluators

or are previously certified and looking to deepen their practiceLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Charlene Jordan, Ed.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Mandatory Subjects of Bargaining: What Management Can and Cannot Impose Without NegotiationsDescription: Under PERB law, certain changes in work rules require negotiations with the affected bargaining unit and others

do not. Failure to abide by these rules can give rise to an Improper Practice claim, while knowledge of the lawallows management to implement certain rules with impunity. This workshop will focus on the distinction betweenmandatory and non- mandatory subjects of negotiation, including everyday examples and hypotheticals.

Date: Nov. 10, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-10:30 amAudience: District and building level administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Michael Starvaggi, Esq.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Tenure and Seniority/Dual TenureDescription: For educational employees, tenure area is the single most significant factor in measuring seniority for the purposes

of excessing and bumping rights. These rules are very technical and non-compliance can be exceptionally costly.For example, in a recent Commissioner’s appeal won by our presenter, Michael Starvaggi, a school district wasordered to reinstate, with back pay, two administrators who had been excessed three years prior. Such a resultcan cost a district dearly and reflect very poorly on its decision-makers. This workshop will help you analyzeseniority by understanding tenure area designations.

Date: March 15, 2016Time: 8:00am registration and coffee, 8:30am-10:30amAudience: District and building level administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Michael Starvaggi, Esq.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

The MPPR Process: Annotating Evidence & Determining Levels of PerformanceDescription: District teams of principals and central office evaluator(s) work in teams using principals’ artifacts to annotate and

make explicit connections to one or more Domains and/or Dimensions, describe the changes that would benecessary for each artifact to anchor the next level up (if necessary), and work together to contextualize the artifactas representative of improvement in a larger process, practice or structure.The workshop is intended to deepen the participants’ skills in annotating evidence and building consensus ondetermining levels of performance. Specific protocol and tools will be provided!

Materials: Please bring a copy of the Multidimensional RubricDate: March 17, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-12 pm programAudience: This course is principal evaluators and principalsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $159 per participant for CoSer 555 members $191 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Charlene Jordan, Ed.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Data InquiryDIData Driven Instruction“Data-Driven Instruction (DDI) is a precise and straightforward approach to improving student learning throughout the year.It’s a real way to gauge your students’ position and where they are headed – and to meet them where they are, whether behindor ahead of the curve.” – Engage NYBased on New York State Education Department turn-key training, the Data Driven Instruction model helps districts assess where they are withdeveloping school-wide data use protocols that will directly impact classroom instruction and lead to improved student results. Sessions aredesigned to support district and building teams at every step of development of an effective data driven instruction model. Teams walk throughthe steps of self-assessing their current system and deepen their understanding of creating effective data reports, developing models for teacheranalysis of the data and use of the data to change classroom instruction. District Teams are encouraged to attend the three modules together.These sessions are customized to districts. Please contact Dina Roselli at 914-345-8500, ext. 3130, [email protected] to schedulesessions for the DDI coaching model.Session OneThe Data Driven Instruction Model -Teams assess readiness and identify structures in place for developing data driven instruction within theirdistrict and schools. Assessment, analysis and action in a data-driven culture are explored as the foundational pieces for building an effectivedata driven instruction model. Teams identify data collected within their school and explore the NYSED assessment/data plan.Session TwoEffective Analysis – What happened and why? Teams look closely at the process of analyzing assessments at the district, school and teacherlevel. Session two focuses on good practices in analysis and pitfalls to avoid. Our work together will include acareful analysis of math questions in light of the Math Common Core Learning Standards shifts.Session ThreeMoving from Assessment to Action – Participants will work with one page data reports that focus on organizing data at the question-level,standards level, individual student and class level. Resources for guiding teachers in analyzing their results and protocols for data drivenconversations will be provided to guide districts in helping teachers use data to change instruction and close gaps for students.Data Driven Instruction for Continuous ImprovementCustomized District Support for Established Data TeamsUsing Data to Improve AchievementThese sessions are customized to districts. Please contact Dina Roselli at 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 to schedule sessionsfor using DDI for Continuous Improvement.Characteristics of Exemplary Formative Assessment:

• Track CCLS implementation progress• Diagnostic – cover prerequisite skills and concepts• Written backwards – to identify students who lack skills we know how to fix• Used to assess the efficacy of specific instructional interventions• Trait scoring (rather than holistic) to identify why students miss questions• Teachers are active participants in collecting the data: observation, conferencing• Differential item analysis to generate hypotheses about instructional needs• Reports use most recent standardized test data as baseline to track growth by student and class• Interactive building, teacher and class reports including graphs that track progress• Individual student/ parent reports that identify strengths and areas in need of improvement• Used to guide staff development efforts

Characteristics of Exemplary Summative Assessment Reports:• At the beginning of the school year we connect the test data from last year with program and instructional Improvement

efforts to determine what was and was not successful in improving achievement. This includes calculation of Performance Index (PI) scores and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).• In what grades and subjects did a district/school/grade do well? What areas are in need of improvement?

• Track both achievement and growth with tables and graphs• Common metric (percentile ranks) used in grades 3-12 across subjects• Item analysis reports that compare (relative to other teachers in the school and region)

• student achievement on specific questions and clusters of questions• teacher success with specific groups of students (e.g. former ELL, high-achieving students)

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISPositive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS): An Administrator’s OverviewDescription: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a research validated approach to discipline which

emphasizes the creation of proactive systems of support for students and staff. Schools using the PBIS frameworkfor school-wide discipline develop a comprehensive system for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriatestudent behaviors that results in measurable increases in indicators of positive school climate and decreasesin student office referrals.This overview workshop will inform school level administrators about the critical elements of the PBIS framework, theresearch supporting PBIS, and what would be involved in applying the PBIS framework to your school. You willalso hear about a training program that guides school-based teams through the development and implementationof the PBIS framework.

Date: July 20, 2015Time: 10 am registration and coffee, 10:30 am-12 pm programAudience: AdministratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: FreePresenter: Robert March, Ph.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

New Dignity Act Coordinator TrainingDescription: New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act (the Dignity Act) took effect on July 1, 2012 and was amended

effective July 1, 2013. This two-day training is designed for school staff NEW to the role of Dignity Act Coordinator(DAC) as well as NEW building administrators who are interested in learning more about the Dignity Act. Duringthe two days, participants will be provided with information, sample tools and strategies to enable them to worktoward the goal of keeping schools free from harassment, discrimination and bullying.As a result of attending this training participants will:• Review the requirements of the Dignity Act, including new updates effective July 1, 2013• Discuss student safety plans, school climate ideas, intervention and prevention• Develop investigation and interview techniques• Practice with case studies and participate in collegial dialogue• Share record-keeping strategies

Dates: Choose one cycle: August 10 and August 11, 2015 or Oct.1 and Oct. 2, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: NEW Dignity Act CoordinatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: FREE for participant for CoSer 555D members $368 per participant for CoSer 555 members

$440 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Suzanne Doherty and Bill EvansContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISThinking Maps®: Linking Teaching, Leading and Learning: an Administrator OverviewDescription: Today’s schools and districts are complex places full of classrooms that are home to students with a range of needs,

all expected to achieve the same, high Common Core Standards. Teachers are faced with new curriculum, newstandards and new evaluation and testing systems. Leaders are faced with new demands for evaluation andprofessional practice and bear the responsibility of supporting all staff and students to meet the new standards.In this time where everything is getting harder, teachers, leaders and learners need something to help makeaccomplishing all of this more efficient and effective.This overview provides insight into how THINKING MAPS® can be used to support every person in a learningcommunity- student, parent, teacher, school leaders, district leaders and school boards- in every content area, atevery level. THINKING MAPS® can transform teaching, learning and leading in your district to meet the complexdemands of life in the 21st Century. There are additional courses in the PD catalog for those who are interestedin pursuing Thinking Maps.

Date: August 10, 2015 or Oct. 5, 2015Time: 9:45 am registration and coffee, 10 am-12:30 pm programAudience: Assistant Superintendents of Curriculum & Instruction, principal, assistant principals and curriculum leadersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: FreePresenter: The Balance Between, Inc.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Heroin and Other Opioid Addiction: Modernization of Health Education CurriculumDescription: In response to heroin and opioid abuse in New York State and across the nation, NYSED has amended Education

Law and asked each school district to update its health education curriculum to include the most up-to date, age-ap-propriate information available regarding the misuse and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, including butnot limited to heroin and opioids. Research indicates that addiction to heroin or other opioids creates a wide rangeof social, legal and familial problems, which in turn puts stress on the community and its service systems. There isnotable increase in criminal behavior, in addition to drug dealing, which can include shoplifting, mugging, break-ing and entering, car theft, identity theft and prostitution. The community may also see an increase in domestic vio-lence and child protective cases, with more removals and more foster care placements; an increase in schoolabsenteeism and failure; an increase in ambulance calls and emergency room visits for overdoses, violent crime vic-tims, and infections, including HIV and STDs; and a generalized sense of apprehension and unease among commu-nity residents. Responding to opioid addiction requires research-based knowledge regarding the changes in thebrain of the person exposed to opioids, how those changes affect behavior, and the impact of addictive behavioron the family and the greater community.In this program, participants will review the basic structure of the adolescent brain; examine brain-based changes instructure and function after exposure to heroin or other opioids and the impact on behavior; identify the specific opi-oid subtypes (e.g., Roxanol or Opana; and other prescription pain medications) that may be found in the commu-nity; explore effective prevention strategies to use when discussing heroine and opioids with students and reviewresources including models of treatment.

Date: Sept. 28, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3:00 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Health education teachers and health coordinatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: Free for members of the Section One Physical Education and Health Education Consortium

$310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $373 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Michael NerneyContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISNonviolent Crisis Intervention® Two-Day Certification TrainingDescription: Managing aggressive and violent behavior has become an essential skill relevant to all school personnel. Staff mem-

bers need safe, effective behavior management training designed to maintain the care, welfare, safety and security ofall involved in a crisis. Teachers and support staff will explore a range of “acting out behaviors” and practice appropri-ate intervention strategies to address these behaviors while maintaining the best possible professional attitude.In this highly interactive training, you will:• Explore effective techniques for approaching and reducing the tension of an agitated person• Practice nonverbal, paraverbal, verbal and physical intervention skillsUpon successful competition of a post-test, participants will receive a one-year certification in NonviolentCrisis Intervention® from the Crisis Prevention Institute.

Dates: Choose one of the following cycles: Oct. 6 and Oct. 13, 2015 Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, 2015Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, 2016 March 1 and March 9, 2016

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3:30 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: School administrators, hall monitors, security staff, teachers, special education teachers, guidance counselors, social

workers, teaching assistants and aidesLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $368 per participant for CoSer 555 members $440 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Suzanne DohertyContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Co-Teaching: Two Heads Are Better Than One to Implement the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS)Description: This two day workshop is designed for co-teaching professionals (Special, ELL and General Educators) and teachers

must come with their co-teaching counterparts. Participants will learn how teachers can work in partnership to:• Ensure that all students can access CCLS• Make accommodations to maximize achievement of students with learning and language difficultiesEffective co-teaching approaches/models will be emphasized. Teachers will learn how to plan lessons that decreasethe teacher to student ratio and enhance opportunities to hone in on individual student needs and challenges.

Dates: Oct. 6 and Oct. 20, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Co-teachers (partners) must attend togetherLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $478 per participant for CoSer 555 members $574 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Alison Telsey, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISThinking Maps®: Advanced Comprehension Strategies for Constructing MeaningDescription: By implementing Comprehension Strategies for Constructing Meaning teachers will understand the major comprehen-

sion strategies (prediction, visualization, making connections, summarizing, synthesizing, questioning and inference)supported by research and demonstrate how to connect these strategies with Thinking Maps®. Teachers will learnstrategies to scaffold the reading instruction to move comprehension from abstract to concrete. The goal is forstudents to be able to authentically and flexibly apply all of the strategies when reading independently.(NOTE: This advanced course requires prior training in the basic Thinking Maps® courses and is available toschools with full Thinking Maps implementations.)

Date: Oct. 15, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: PreK-12 teachers, coaches, leaders, specialists and administrators

(Participants should be leaders in their schools)Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $372 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: The Balance Between, Inc.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

The Well-Managed Classroom: How to Audit and Fix Behavior Management in Any Instructional SettingDescription: Student misbehavior is a frequent interrupter of classroom instruction and a serious roadblock to attaining ambitious

academic standards. The good news is that there are simple steps that any instructor can follow to create awell-managed classroom. And positive behavior management techniques typically minimize the time that teachers mustdevote to deal with problem behaviors--by preventing those problems in the first place. This workshop is designed forgeneral-education and special-education teachers in grades 3-12, as well as support staff, behavioral consultants, andschool administrators. It provides the framework and tools to 'audit' current classroom behavior-management systemsand to find and fix problems that contribute to student misbehavior.Participants will learn how to:• Identify key principles that every teacher should know about behavior management• Include elements in core instruction that increase student engagement and motivation• Teach behavioral expectations in the key areas of compliance, on-task, and social skills• Adopt a range of proactive management strategies to prevent problem behaviors• Use effective packages to manage the behaviors of a group or entire class• Employ a range of strategies during instruction to refocus and redirect students as needed• Conduct a formal classroom behavior management audit and provide helpful instructor feedbackParticipants will receive a 'Classroom Behavior-Management Audit' checklist and learn about free online resourcesthat can be used immediately to improve the behavioral climate of any instructional setting.

Date: Oct. 22, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: General education and special education administrators, teachers, support staff and school

psychologists in grades 3-12Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $372 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Jim Wright, M.S.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISThinking Maps® Training of Trainers: Making the Common Core EasierDescription: This 6-day course certifies participants to train their colleagues in Thinking Maps. Thinking Maps is a set of visual

tools that support and enhance teaching and learning while making content easier to teach and more accessibleto students. Thinking Maps is a whole school initiative as the common visual language has great power when sharedacross all classrooms, grades and content areas. The course is spread out over time to enable teachers to learnand apply some content before coming back for more.

Dates: Oct. 26, Oct. 27, Nov. 16, Nov. 17, Dec. 7, and Dec. 8, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: PreK-12 teachers, coaches, leaders, specialists and administrators

(Participants should be leaders in their schools)Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $1,860 per participant for CoSer 555 members $2,232 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: The Balance Between, Inc.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

School-Wide PBIS Team TrainingDescription: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a research validated approach to discipline which emphasizes

the creation of proactive systems of support for students and staff. The School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventionsand Supports (SW-PBIS) training will address how to evaluate, develop, improve, implement and maintain a school-wide plan. In this four day training, teams develop a universal discipline system by selecting expectations, transformingexpectations into teachable behaviors, developing a system of acknowledgements and consequences, and creating adata management system for tracking behavioral outcomes. Participants will learn how to:

Dates: Oct. 29, Nov. 23, 2015, and Jan.15, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Teams are made up of a minimum of 6 members

The following team membership is recommended:• Building administrator• General education teacher• Special education teacher• Related service provider responsible for behavior such as a psychologist or social worker• Staff member responsible for supervision of non-classroom settings such as lunchroom or recess monitor

Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $3240 per participant for CoSer 555 members $3888 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Robert March, Ph.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISBest Practices and Lessons Learned: Dignity Act Coordinator UpdateDescription: New York State's Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act) took effect on July 1, 2012 and was amended, effective

July 1, 2013. This full day training is designed to review the requirements as outlined in the law and focus onimplementation issues and best practices.As a result of attending this training, participants will:• Review the requirements of the Dignity Act• Share best practices and lessons learned• Raise awareness and sensitivity to the effects of bullying, harassment and discrimination• Identify strategies for early identification, prevention and intervention• Practice with case studies and participate in collegial dialogue

Date: Nov. 2, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Dignity Act Coordinators, classroom teachers, special education teachers, psychologists, social workers, school

counselors and building administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: FREE for CoSer 555D members $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members

$220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenters: Suzanne Doherty and Bill EvansContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

How to Find and Fix Classroom Academic Problems: Classroom First Responder SeriesDescription: Students with school delays often present a cascade of problems such as limited basic academic skills; lack of

cognitive strategies; and poor organization or other executive-functioning skills. This workshop is designed for busyteachers, educational consultants, and school administrators in grades 3-12 who must develop classroom academicintervention plans to help underperforming students.Participants will learn how to:As a result of attending this training, participants will:• Identify and clearly describe academic problems• Select the right research-based intervention ideas to address reading, writing, and vocabulary deficits• Create customized 'academic survival skills' checklists to teach students executive-functioning skills such

as homework completion, organization, and time management• Teach work-planning skills to help students to become self-managing learners• Document interventions in a convenient, flexible format suitable for use during student conferences, parent

meetings, and other problem-solving settings• Access free online websites with additional research-based intervention ideasAs a key feature of this workshop, participants will receive both a 'Classroom Academic Problem Identification Checklist' and a matching collection of intervention ideas that will allow them to find and fix common academic deficits.

Date: Nov. 5, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Grade 3-12 general education, special education classroom teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $372 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Jim Wright, M.S.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISNonviolent Crisis Intervention® Key Points Refresher RecertificationDescription: The Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Key Points Refresher is designed to help improve your understanding of key

program concepts, enhance your skills and provide strategies to apply the information to workplace realities.In this highly interactive training, you will:• Practice and sharpen verbal and physical crisis intervention skills• Demonstrate ability and confidence in applying course content and skills to real-life work experiences• Problem solve and strengthen crisis intervention skillUpon successful competition of a post-test, participants will receive a one-year certification in NonviolentCrisis Intervention® from the Crisis Prevention Institute.

Date: Choose one of the following dates: Nov. 9, 2015 or Feb. 5, 2016 May or17, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3:30 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Participants who have completed the two-day Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training® during the 2014-2015 school yearLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Suzanne DohertyContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Advanced PBIS: How to Strengthen Your School-Wide Discipline PlansDescription: This presentation will provide educators advanced skills in the development, and ongoing maintenance of SW-PBIS.

Specific skills to be addressed include how to: (a) provide social, behavioral, and mental health interventions that aresocially valid and sensitive to ethnically and culturally diverse populations; (b) use existing data to screen for studentswith academic/social-behavioral difficulties; (c) facilitate collaboration between students, teachers, and parents; (d)employing functional assessment techniques to develop effective targeted and individualized behavior support plans;and e) utilize research validated alternatives to suspension when responding to problem behaviors.

Date: Nov. 19, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Counselors, psychologists, social workers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $372 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Robert March, Ph.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Active Learning Strategies: Promoting Achievement and Fostering Positive Classroom BehaviorsDescription: Do you spend most of your time on classroom management and discipline issues? This workshop will help to change that

pattern. Active Learning is the essential ingredient in maintaining student attention, engaging/motivating students anddeterring classroom disruptions. Incorporating strategies to promote active learning and dialog in the classroom will createa rich, rigorous academic environment that will shift the major responsibility for learning from the teacher to the student.

Date: Nov. 23, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: General and special educators at all levelsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Alison Telsey, Ph.D.Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISHow to Create Behavior Plans that Work: Ideas for the Defiant, Inattentive, or Anxious Student:Classroom First Responder SeriesDescription: In the majority of classrooms, teachers have at least one student with particularly challenging behaviors who requires an

individualized behavior-management plan. This workshop is designed for general-education and special-educationteachers in grades 3-12, as well as support staff, behavioral consultants, and school administrators. It provides a simpleform and framework that instructors can use to create single-student behavior plans. The training also offers a collectionof instructor-friendly ideas to address the 'big three' behavior profiles that surface most frequently: defiance, inatten-tion/impulsivity, and anxiety.Participants will learn how to:• Write a single-student behavior plan that includes: definition of problem behavior(s), selection of replacement

behavior(s), description of intervention(s), etc.• Ensure that any behavior plan coordinates 3 crucial components: (1) antecedent strategies that prevent problem

behaviors, (2) positive consequences that encourage desired behaviors, and (3) 'extinguishing' techniquesthat eliminate problem behaviors

• Select ideas from an intervention bank to address defiance, inattention/impulsivity, and anxiety• Collect data to set goals for, and monitor the progress of, any behavior planWorkshop participants will receive a sample form for documenting single-student behavior-management plans andwill have access to a starter set of behavior-management ideas that cover the majority of commonly encounteredclassroom behavioral challenges.

Date: Dec. 3, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: General education and special education administrators, teachers, support staff and school psychologists in grades 3-12Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $372 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Jim Wright, M.S.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

The Impact of Bullying on Social-Emotional Development: Part IIDescription: Bullying is a consistent factor in school and community violence. Research indicates that the frequency and intensity of

bullying has increased in recent years. Prevention and intervention with students who bully, both male and female, is es-sential to creating a safe environment for learning, growth and healthy development. Being victimized by prolonged bully-ing may harm normal social and emotional development of pre-teens, teenagers, and young adults. This workshop willbuild on content that was presented in March of 2014, with an emphasis on appropriate “on site” intervention with thestudent engaging in bullying behaviors, the student who is the target, and any students who are in close proximity. Atten-dance at the previous training is not necessary, as material such as the dynamics of bullying, the characteristics of bullies,and subtle and overt bullying behaviors will be reviewed. Differentiation of bullying behaviors from the social dynamic “in-tentional meanness,” on-line bullying, and the long term consequences for both bullies and victims, will also be discussed.

Date: Dec. 7, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Dignity Act Coordinators, health education teachers, classroom teachers, special education teachers,

psychologists, social workers, school counselors and building administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: Free for members of the Section One Physical Education and Health Education Consortium

$248 per participant for CoSer 555D members $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members$373 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

Presenter: Michael NerneyContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISNonviolent Crisis Intervention®: Supporting Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders RecertificationDescription: In this highly interactive training, you will review the core concepts of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® and identify

special considerations, strategies and interventions designed to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Participants will:• Gain an understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders and insight as to why behaviors occur and how to prevent

behaviors from occurring• Explore strategies to appropriately intervene and structure the post intervention processThis training enhances the skill set of participants certified in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® who support individuals withAutism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This training will provide tools to safely intervene and/or prevent an incidentfrom escalating into a crisis.This Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Refresher includes opportunities to practice interventions, participate in contentreviews, discuss policy decisions and situational applications, and take part in rehearsals and drills.

Date: Dec. 11, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3:30 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Participants who have completed the two-day Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training® during the 2014-2015 school yearLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Suzanne DohertyContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Thinking Maps®: Path to Proficiency for English Language LearnersDescription: Teaching students of varying levels of language proficiency? Trying to figure out how to make differentiation easier to

manage? Need help? The Thinking Maps Path to Proficiency course supports teachers in meeting needs of a diverseclassroom supporting the teaching of English Language Learners and of any students in need of differentiated learning.This course builds on the basics of Thinking Maps by providing differentiation opportunities for instruction in all contentareas. After taking this course, teachers comment that they used the strategies the very next day and saw an immediateimpact on student performance. This 6-day course certifies participants to train their colleagues in the Path to Proficiencycourse of Thinking Maps. Before training their colleagues, schools need to purchase the Path to proficiency PD manualfor all staff members. See http://thinkingmaps.com/ell.php for manual excerpts. (NOTE: This advanced course requiresprior training in the basic Thinking Maps courses and is available to schools with full Thinking Maps implementations.)

Date: Jan.11, Jan. 12, Feb.1, Feb. 2, Feb. 29,and March 1, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: This advanced course requires prior training in the basic Thinking Maps® courses and is available to

schools with full Thinking Maps® implementationLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $1,860 per participant for CoSer 555 members $2,232 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: The Balance Between, Inc.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISReducing the Need and Use of Out of School Suspension: Effective Policies and PracticesDescription: School districts across the country are rightfully concerned about the numbers of students who are being suspended or

expelled for their behavior. Emerging research indicates that these consequences are not likely to change theinappropriate behavior of the students involved, nor do they serve to deter other students from engaging in the samebehaviors. Instead, these consequences make the suspended student’s academic progress more difficult, and mayincrease the likelihood of the student dropping out of school or having other negative outcomes.As a result, many schools are beginning to examine their school discipline policies with an eye to making them bothmore effective and less reliant on traditional exclusionary consequences.This training will provide specific strategies that can be built into a school’s and/or districts formal disciplinary codeof conduct as part of an array of consequences for inappropriate behavior. Each of these strategies is supported bycurrent research demonstrating positive behavioral-change outcomes for students, and provide opportunities tomaintain or re-engage students in school rather than pushing them out of school.

Date: Jan. 14, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Counselors, psychologists, social workers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $372 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Robert March, Ph.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

How to Use Classroom Data to Set Goals and Monitor Student Progress: Classroom First Responder SeriesDescription: Teachers who can set ambitious academic and behavioral goals and regularly monitor classroom progress are

more likely to have good outcomes--especially with struggling students. This workshop is designed for general- andspecial-education teachers, educational consultants, and school administrators in grades 3-12 who wish to expandtheir skills in collecting student data to document IEP growth or response to intervention.Participants will learn how to:• Set clear, ambitious goals for common academic and behavioral targets• Access a range of classroom-friendly tools to monitor student growth--such as rubrics, behavior report cards,

cumulative mastery logs, and more• Access and use free Curriculum-Based Measures and benchmark norms to track acquisition of basic academic skills• Chart progress-monitoring data to provide a visual display of student growth for presentation to RTI Problem

Solving Teams and CSEs• Ensure that 4 non-negotiable elements are included in any student data collection plan: problem definition,

baseline, goal, progress-monitoringAs a key feature of this workshop, participants will receive a 'Classroom Progress-Monitoring Methods Checklist' thatwill allow them quickly to select one or more methods to track student growth.

Date: Jan. 14, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: General education classroom teachers, special educators, reading and math specialistsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $372 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Jim Wright, M.S.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Best Practices and Keeping Yourself in Compliance with the DASA LegislationDescription: This workshop will focus on the need for consistent protocols and established routines for investigation of DASA

complaints. It will also address the role of district council vs. union council and how to navigate the process of seekinglegal advice. We will also analyze approaches to disciplining students for violations that occur on-campus, off-campusand in the cyber world and what does and does not trigger mandatory action under the Dignity Act. A review of caselaw and case studies will be used to further discussion and a Q&A.

Date: Jan. 22, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-12 pmAudience: District and building level administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $122 per participant for CoSer 555 members $147 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Michael Starvaggi, Esq.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Universal Design for Learning BasicsDescription:We are excited to offer this workshop on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL is a scientifically valid framework

that includes brain-based learning. Participants will learn to design a universally-designed curriculum whichincludes learning various ways for students to acquire knowledge, demonstrate knowledge, and be engaged andmotivated learners. There will be an emphasis on UDL for special education students.

Date: Jan. 26, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: K-12 teachers and administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Darlene Westinghouse, Ed.D.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Continuous Improvement of SchoolsCISDon’t Hit Send: Helping Adolescents Understand the Impact of Social MediaDescription:While research is just beginning to focus on measurable changes generated in the brain from digital technology, there

is already considerable data on the impact on social behaviors, relationships, and self-esteem. What role can adultsplay as we watch the growth of negative apps like Yik Yak and the potentially destructive capacity of Twitter? In thispresentation, participants will hear an update on social media, and some strategies for effective discussions with ado-lescents who are immersed in them.

Date: Feb. 8, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Dignity Act Coordinators, health education teachers, classroom teachers, special education teachers, psychologists,

social workers, school counselors and building administratorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: Free for members of the Section One Physical Education and Health Education Consortium

$248 per participant for CoSer 555D members$310 per participant for CoSer 555 members$373 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members

Presenter: Michael NerneyContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

Increasing Academic Proficiency for English Learners: The SIOP® Model for Grades K-12Description: The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol®Model is proven evidence-based framework for improving the academic

achievement of English Language Learners. The SIOP®Model brings content area instructional materials, methods,strategies, and techniques into an effective practice to meet the needs of English learners but the research shows greatbenefits to all learners. This three-day training gives educators an in-depth understanding of the components of theSIOP® Model and strategies to implement it in their schools and classrooms. Educators gain practical skills tocollaborate, share, and implement lesson plans that incorporate all eight components and thirty features of SIOP® inorder to teach content while developing students’ academic and social language.

Key Benefits: • Understand the eight factors that affect second language acquisition• Identify the components and features of the SIOP® Model and how that model can be incorporatedinto lesson planning

• Observe and practice each of the eight components• Start to build a sample lesson using the SIOP® Model

Dates: Feb. 4, Feb. 5, 2016 and Feb. 29, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: District administrators, school leaders, coaches and K-12 educatorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $900 per participant for CoSer 555 members

$1080 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Karen RobinsonContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Applied Physical RecertificationDescription: This highly interactive full day recertification training is designed specifically to enhance your abilities to effectively apply

the principles and dynamics of Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention® and to safely manage emergency situations.Participants will:• Learn how to safely enter a situation requiring physical intervention• Practice and adapt physical interventions to special circumstances and emergency situationsThis refresher program is designed to enhance your understanding of the spectrum of physical aggression and improveyour skills. During the training participants will have opportunities to practice and problem solve with CPI ClassroomModels and emergency adaptations in order to increase their skills and confidence in managing aggressiveand violent behavior.

Date: March 14, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3:30 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Participants who have completed the two-day Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training® during the 2014-2015school yearLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Suzanne DohertyContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

The Common Core and RTI: Quality Audit for School LeadersDescription: Schools working to improve student academic performance must integrate two major initiatives: The Common Core

Learning Standards (CCLS) and Response to Intervention (RTI). These two approaches complement one another:while the Common Core sets clear, ambitious goals for learning outcomes, RTI provides the 'intervention toolkit' to helpstruggling students to attain those goals. This full-day workshop provides a blue-print for integrating CCLS and RTI as aunified school-wide effort to improve student academic performance. This training is perfect for schools that have an ex-isting RTI process in place and want to evaluate how to make their model even better and more responsive for students.Participants will learn how to conduct a self-audit to verify the quality of their district's implementation of CCLS and RTIto date. In particular, the training focuses on how to fix the following potential CCLS/RTI 'problem areas':• Student Problem Identification. Participants will review teacher-friendly checklists to pinpoint common

student learning problems• Classroom Interventions. The training will review a package to guide teachers in the selection and implementing

of classroom interventions. This package will include documentation forms, a suggested structure for efficientproblem-solving meetings, and a starter set of research-based ideas for intervention

• Supplemental Intervention Programs. The workshop will provide guidance on how to verify that Tier 2/3interventions are research-based, as well as advice on scheduling these supplemental interventions andexpanding the school's pool of interventionists

• School-wide Screening Tools. Participants will learn what screening tools are recommended, which are approvedfor both RTI and CCLS/APPR purposes, how to use screening information to make efficient Tier 2 studentplacement decisions, and how screening tools change at the middle and high school level

• Defining the 'Non-Responding' Student. The workshop offers guidelines for determining whether a particularstudent is making adequate progress toward the Standards with RTI support or should be referred to theCommittee on Special Education (CSE)

Participants will receive a checklist: ' RTI: Critical Components' to use in their own RTI auditing efforts.Date: Feb. 26, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: The training is ideal for building and district administrators, support staff and any other educators tasked

with putting the RTI model into practice in their schoolsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $310 per participant for CoSer 555 members $372 per participant for CoSer 555 non-membersPresenter: Jim Wright, M.S.Contact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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State Regulations, Health, Safety & Violence PreventionSR8 Hour Annual In-service Training Course for Security GuardsDescription: All security guards are required to complete an 8 Hour Pre-Assignment Training Course prior to applying to the

Department of State for a Security Guard Registration Card, followed by a 16 Hour On-the-Job Training Course forSecurity Guards within 90 days of initial employment as a security guard, and annually complete an 8 Hour AnnualIn-service Training Course for Security Guards every year thereafter.Please arrive on time. Latecomers cannot be admitted due to NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services guidelinesfor re-certification.

Dates: July 13, 2015 or Aug 17, 2015Time: 7:30 am, registration and coffee, 8 am-4 pm program, lunch on your ownLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $75 per participant for CoSer 644 members $100 per participant for CoSer 644 non-members

Check/Money order only; Sorry, no cash or credit cardsThis training is only offered to security guards working in a school district.

Presenter: Edgar GlascottContact: Chelsea Karp 914-345-8500 ext. 3136 [email protected]

New York State Education Department Mandate: Training in Autism Spectrum DisordersDescription: As part of the New York State regulations, this workshop will address the needs of autistic children. Participants will

gain knowledge of definitions, needs and evidence-based interventions to work with the growing population of studentswith autism. The overview will meet the state mandate for certification and will include the following topics:This two-hour workshop will focus on the following:• Identifying child abuse and neglect• Professional issues and concerns• Legal responsibilities of the professional relating to reporting child abuse casesImportant: A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to:http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.Please arrive on time. Latecomers cannot be admitted due to NYS Education Department guidelines for certification.

Dates: August 18, 2015 or Spring 2016Time: 9:00am, registration and coffee, 9:30am-12:30 programLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $70 per participant

Check/money order only; Sorry, no cash or credit cardsPresenter: State approved provider, Southern Westchester BOCESContact: Chelsea Karp 914-345-8500 ext. 3136 [email protected]

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State Regulations, Health, Safety & Violence PreventionSRChild Abuse: Identification and Reporting Procedures: Fulfilling the State Mandate for Child Abuse TrainingDescription: This two-hour workshop will focus on the following:

• Identifying child abuse and neglect• Professional issues and concerns• Legal responsibilities of the professional relating to reporting child abuse casesAll applicants for a New York State educational certificate are required to complete at least two hours of courseworkin child abuse identification and reporting procedures.Important: A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to:http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.Please arrive on time. Latecomers cannot be admitted due to NYS Education Department guidelines for certification.

Date: Choose one of the following dates and times:July 9, 2015 10 am-12 pm Sept. 24, 2015 3:30-5:30 pm Dec.10, 2015 3:30-5:30 pmFeb.11, 2016 3:30-5:30 pm May 4, 2016 3:30-5:30 pm

Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $50 per person

Check/Money order only; Sorry, no cash or credit cardsPresenter: State approved provider, Southern Westchester BOCESContact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500 ext. 3125 [email protected]

The Mandated 6 Hour DASA Certification ClassDescription: This program will satisfy the new NYSED requirement for 6 hours of training in harassment, bullying and discrimination

prevention and intervention for any new certificate or license. Workshop participants will address the social patterns ofharassment, bullying and discrimination, marginalization and microaggressions, including but not limited to those basedon a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion practice, disability, sexualorientation, gender or sex.The training will focus on:• The identification and mitigation of harassment• Bullying and discrimination• Strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias, and aggression in educational settingsSuccessful completion of the class will meet the certification requirements in Sec14(5) of Chapter 102 of theLaws of 2012.Important: A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to:http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.Please arrive on time. Latecomers cannot be admitted due to NYS Education Department guidelines for certification.

Date: Choose one of the following dates:July 15, 2015 August 5, 2015 Oct. 23, 2015 Nov. 20, 2015Jan. 29, 2016 Feb. 17, 2016 March 11, 2016 May 13, 2016

Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3:30 pm program, lunch on your ownLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $115 per participant, Check or Money Order Sorry, no cash or credit cardsPresenters: Suzanne Doherty and Jennifer SimmonsContact: Dina Roselli 914-345-8500 ext. 3130 [email protected]

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State Regulations, Health, Safety & Violence PreventionSRViolence Prevention Certification: Project SAVEDescription: In this two-hour interactive training, you will:

• Learn about New York State’s Project Safe Schools Against Violence in Education• Discuss regulations, polices and planning• Explore case studies of students behaviors and staff responsesAll applicants for a New York State educational certificate are required to complete at least two hours of coursework inviolence prevention and intervention in accordance with 3004 of Education Law.Important: A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to:http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.Please arrive on time. Latecomers cannot be admitted due to NYS Education Department guidelines for certification.

Date: Choose one of the following dates and times:August 12, 2015 10 am -12 pm Sept. 30, 2015 3:30-5:30 pm Jan. 13, 2016 3:30-5:30 pmMarch 3, 2016 3:30 -5:30 pm

Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $50 per person.

Check/Money order only; Sorry, no cash or credit cardsPresenter: Edgar GlascottContact: Chelsea Karp 914-345-8500 ext. 3136 [email protected]

Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting: (VADIR)-RefresherDescription: New York bases its “persistently dangerous” determinations on two years’ worth of VADIR data. Since 2008 New York

used a “School Violence Index” (SVI) comprised of a sum of weighted incidents divided by the school’s K-12 enrollment.Schools designated as persistently dangerous must submit to SED an Incident Reduction Plan explaining the steps to betaken to increase school safety. In order to be removed from the list, the school superintendent (or chief executive officer ofa charter school) must petition the Commissioner of Education.This refresher workshop will discuss:• Glossary of Terms Used in Reporting Violent and Disruptive Incidents• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers• Individual Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting

Date: August 24, 2015Time: 8:30 am registration and coffee, 9-11 am, programLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: FREE for CoSer 644 members $25 per participant for CoSer 644 non-members

Check/Money order only; Sorry, no cash or credit cardsPresenter: Edgar GlascottContact: Chelsea Karp 914-345-8500 ext. 3136 [email protected]

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State Regulations, Health, Safety & Violence PreventionSRLeadership Skills for Head Custodians and Maintenance SupervisorsDescription: This two half-day series is designed especially for head custodians and maintenance supervisors and covers many

management and leadership issues that you face in your role as a leader of your team. Topics will include: Planningand motivating your team, dealing effectively with challenging staff members, working effectively your boss and othermembers of the administration team, effectively managing your interactions with district stakeholders, and creating thebest possible image of your operation in all points of contact.• Learn about New York State’s Project Safe Schools Against Violence in Education• Discuss regulations, polices and planning• Explore case studies of students behaviors and staff responses

Dates: Oct. 5 and Nov. 25, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-12 pm programAudience: Facility directors, head custodians, and maintenance supervisorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 644 Members $287 per participant for CoSer 644 non-members

Check/Money order only; Sorry, no cash or credit cardsPresenter: Jeff OlefsonContact: Chelsea Karp 914-345-8500 ext. 3136 [email protected]

Technology Tips for the Highly Effective Non-Instructional LeaderDescription: This workshop will provide non-instructional leaders with an overview of some of the most effective technology tools

available to help them plan effectively, manage time and paper, interact with their team leaders and collaboratemore effectively with their office staff. Topics will include: How to use the cloud and a tablet or smartphone to handle re-quests while out of the office, how to use Evernote to collaborate with your team, plan projects and keep track ofongoing matters, how to conduct online meetings and or conference calls with your staff from your office or anywherein the district using a laptop or iPad using Join.me. The session will not only show case the technology but alsoprovide practical application for its use in non-instructional departments. Time saving tips using the MS Office Suite, andSchool Dude will also be covered.

Date: Dec. 18, 2015Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30-11:30 am programAudience: Facility directors, head custodians, maintenance supervisorsand non-instructional leadersLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $159 per participant for CoSer 644 Members $191 per participant for CoSer 644 non-members


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Holding Staff Accountable for PerformanceDescription: Supervising staff in public schools carries a central challenge: How do we hold individuals accountable when they

are not performing the way we know they can, within the complex web of legal rights and issues that exist inthe school environment?How do we protect ourselves and our district if efforts to get staff back on track do not succeed? This workshop showsparticipants how to: maintain a positive climate while addressing the weak performance of some staff, constructivelymanaging defense reactions, and helping employees assume ownership of their own corrective action plan

Date: Jan. 8, 2016Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30 am-3:30 pm program, lunch on your ownAudience: Facility directors, head custodians and maintenance supervisorsLocation: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 644 Members $287 per participant for CoSer 644 non-members


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ELA Snippets Buffet: Bite-Sized Morsels of LearningDescription: Snippets are ELA/Literacy professional development opportunities in your school. These bite-sized morsels of learning

are no more than two hours and can be customized to meet your needs. Snippets may also be repeated multipletimes in a day for different grade levels to alleviate coverage concerns. Have a taste from our Snippets Buffet orcreate your own!The Snippets Buffet includes, but is not limited to, such offerings as:• Determining Text Complexity• Text Selection and Analysis• Designing Assessment Tasks• Aligning Classroom Lessons with the CCSS• Embedding Testing Strategies into Everyday Common Core Instruction• Reading and Writing Genres, Strategies and Interventions• Navigating the NYS ELA Released Test Questions

Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 [email protected]

Section One Physical Education and Health Education Professional Development ConsortiumDescription: Open to all Section One school districts on an annual membership basis, the Section One Physical Education and

Health Education Professional Development Consortium provides a variety of high quality, specialized workshops,trainings, and conferences for physical education and health education teachers, supervisors, and administrators. Theconsortium membership fee allows physical education and health education teachers and administrators to attend allconsortium events free of charge. Many workshops are held after school hours and on staff development days to allowmore teachers an opportunity to participate. Workshop and conference topics are based upon districts’ needs, issues,and current trends in physical education and health education

Contact: Suzanne Doherty Assistant Director of Professional Development914-345-8500, ext. 3109 [email protected] Roselli Secretary to School Administrator 914-345-8500, ext. 3130 [email protected]

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ELA Common Core Learning Standards & AssessmentsPresenter Biographies

Joan Adams, MSW, LCSW-R has led many workshops, taughtcourses, and done consultation on issues of identity, contextand diversity in mental health and higher education. Shemaintains a private practice of individual and grouppsychotherapy; supervision of mental health clinicians; andtraining and consulting on diversity, racial equity and culturalcompetency for individuals, groups and organizations.Denise Alterio is an education consultant specializing in job-embedded professional development. Her strong pedagogicalknowledge and passion for providing engaging, outcome-driven learning experiences, embodies her tenure as aneducator. Denise is dually certified as an elementary educationteacher and special educator. She holds a Bachelor’s degree inPsychology/Special Education from Marist College and aMaster’s Degree in Special Education from the State Universityof New York. As a special educator, Denise primarily co-taughtin integrated classes at the elementary and middle school levels.Her work focused on developing standards-based, data-drivendifferentiated instruction utilizing recommended instructionalmodels for a co-taught class. Beyond her K-8 classroomexperience, Denise worked as an adjunct professor for the StateUniversity of New York, teaching undergraduate and graduatelevel courses on Creating Inclusive Classrooms. For the past sixyears, Denise has served as a staff development consultant forthe Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services(BOCES) in New York and has also consulted privately withdistricts in the Hudson Valley, Steuben County New York, andVermont. Denise authored an article for the ASCD Expressentitled, “Tools for Balancing Literacy and Informational Text inthe Common Core Standards”.Christine Althoff, Ed.D. is a longtime Texas educator who hasserved as a teacher, principal, curriculum writer, professionaldevelopment trainer, and Thinking Maps per diem consultant.Her experience with Thinking Maps includes implementationand ongoing support of Thinking Maps at campus, schooldistrict, and regional levels for A Language for Learning, Path toProficiency, and A Language for Leadership. Christine continuesto share the positive impact of Thinking Maps as she facilitatestraining for educators across the U.S. She has incorporatedThinking Maps in both her professional and personal learningendeavors for over 20 years and has been providing ThinkingMaps training since 2010.

Mary Altieri has been teaching teachers and students ofmathematics at all grade levels for well over 30 years. Marymakes many presentations both locally and nationally supportingteachers in their efforts to increase student learning by improvingthe teaching of mathematics. She is the recipient of thePresidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching andthe Distinguished Service Award from the Association of MathTeachers of NYSLois Baldwin, Ed.D. has served as both a teacher andadministrator for the Southern Westchester Board of CooperativeEducational services for over 30 years. She directed andsupervised programs for students who had a wide variety ofspecial needs such as learning disabilities, emotional programs,and autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Baldwin has taught coursesat Manhattanville College and Pace University and has been aconsultant and speaker at numerous national conferences,symposiums and local districts. She is currently consulting for theColorado Department of Education about Response toIntervention (RTI) and the Problem Solving Process particularly asit applies to the twice exceptional student.Pam Berger, Director of Information and the School LibrarySystem at Southern Westchester BOCES, has over 30 years ofexperience in education and librarianship. Pam has presented inover 40 states in addition to Canada, Australia, Singapore,Thailand, Great Britain, South Africa, Belgium and Switzerland.She has been a National Seminar Speaker for the AmericanAssociation of School Librarians and the Bureau of EducationResearch, and has served as a consultant, content developer,lead trainer and project director on multiple IMLS, LSTA andother grant programs. Her latest books are Teaching Inquiry:Engaging the Learner Within (Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2012)and Choosing Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching and Learning in aDigital World (Libraries Unlimited, 2010). She is an adjunctinstructor at the iSchool at Syracuse University.Sheila Bertoni is a consultant in Literacy and Leadership atSouthern Westchester BOCES. In her more than 30-year careershe has served as a classroom teacher, Reading Recoveryteacher, ELA Coordinator, Dean of Students and Middle SchoolPrincipal. She served on the SW BOCES Network Team for 21/2 years and attended all Network Team Trainings. Sheila

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worked with the New York State Education Department toeducate school districts and to provide turnkey training on theimplementation of the Regents Reform Agenda initiatives. Sheilahas presented at the National Reading Recovery Conferenceand New York State Reading Association Conferences as wellas to other regional and local reading associations. In addition,Sheila has worked with various school district, university andparent groups.Julie Budzinski-Flores is a literacy consultant and is known forher outstanding teaching demonstrations. She finds joy inworking with teacher colleagues. She has experience inpresenting and coaching Balanced Literacy practices. She alsofacilitates the alignment of reading and writing units with thestandards and a balanced approach. Julie recently taught fifthgrade literacy in the Newton Public Schools. She hasexperience teaching grades kindergarten through eighth grade,specializing in the teaching of literacy. Julie has served asliteracy coach for the K-8 district where she promoted Readingand Writing Workshop, bringing the workshop model to themiddle school. Julie studied psychology and gender studies atThe College of New Jersey and elementary education atFairleigh Dickinson University. She is also highly qualified inLanguage Arts instruction. She has studied at TeachersCollege Reading and Writing Project both as a teacher anda literacy coach.Colleen Carroll Ed.D. is a veteran literacy consultant, havingserved as an elementary teacher, elementary principal, Directorof Literacy and Professional Development, and AssistantSuperintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. She has alsocontributed to post-secondary education textbooks in the area ofliteracy and writes articles on reading for publication in journalsas well as local magazines such as NYSUT’s Educator’s Voiceand Westchester Parent. Dr. Carroll won the Phi Delta KappaNational Award for Emerging Leaders in 2013-14 for hergame-changing work with secondary teachers to improve thereading abilities of at-risk high school students. Her workshopsare collaborative and hands-on, and participants leave withdozens of ideas, strategies and A-HAs! that have an immediatedirect impact on their teaching. Dr. Carroll holds a Bachelorof Science in Elementary Education and Spanish, a Master ofScience in Reading, a School District Leader Certificateof Administration as well as a Doctorate of Education.

Amy Cazes is the Supervisor of Literacy and Learning forSouthern Westchester BOCES. For the past 15 years, she hasserved as an elementary classroom teacher, reading/literacyspecialist, staff developer and literacy consultant. Amyrecognizes the never-ending demands of the classroom anddesigns her workshops to be practical and interactive, providingparticipants with effective techniques that can be implementedthe very next day in the classroom. A recipient of the FulbrightMemorial Fund Teacher Program scholarship, Amy traveledto Japan with other outstanding educators to increaseunderstanding of diverse cultures. She has received multiplegrants for innovative classroom initiatives. Amy currently servesas SW BOCES Network Team member, working with the NewYork State Education Department to educate school districts toprovide turnkey training on the implementation of the RegentsReform Agenda initiatives. She holds a Bachelor of Science inManagement, a Master of Science in Teaching, a Master ofScience in Reading and Literacy Education, and an AdvancedCertificate in Educational Administration and Supervision.Lou Cordi has served as a high school English teacher, EnglishDepartment Chairperson, ELA Curriculum Coordinator Grades6-12, Literacy Leader and Staff Developer. He works with theNew York State Education Department on high school testing.Mr. Cordi has spoken throughout the United States, sharinghis expertise in literacy and his deep understanding of theinstructional process. He is a member of the BOCES Networkteam, attending turn-key training in Albany with a focus on theELA Common Core Learning Standards.Ann Dalton, Esq. has 37+ years of experience advisinggovernments and private clients on copy-right and otherintellectual property matters; additionally, she is a nationalspeaker on these subjects. She is licensed in New York,Pennsylvania and Florida. Her legal experience includes stintsas Senior Attorney for Radio City Music Hall in New York Cityand as Legal and Business Affairs Counsel for the AmericanBroadcasting Company (ABC) Network News Division andABC News Magazine “20/20.”Phyllis DiBianco has been as a Library Media Specialist inNew York since 1984 and has actively participated with localand national colleagues in curriculum development utilizing the


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rapidly changing world of digitized information resources. As aLibrary of Congress American Memory Summer Fellow, shedeveloped inquiry activities with teachers and librarians thatenhance the teaching of K-12 history and culture using primarysources and multi-media artifacts. She found working withcolleagues at Scarsdale High School to develop inquiry skillsamong ‘student historians’ exhilarating.Suzanne Doherty is the Assistant Director of ProfessionalDevelopment at Southern Westchester BOCES, working as astaff developer, program director and resource expert. Shefounded and directs the Section One Physical Education andHealth Education Professional Development Consortium,currently enrolling 37 districts in three counties. Suzanne is theProject Director for the development of the SWBOCESConsortium Curriculum Guide for Physical Education. As amaster level certified trainer for the Crisis Prevention Institute, shehas trained over 1400 educators in the Nonviolent CrisisIntervention program, and consults with 20+ districts per year inthe safe management of disruptive, assaultive, and violentstudent behavior. As Director of Teen Institute, Suzanne designedand facilitated retreats for teenagers focusing on leadershipskills and positive healthy choices. Ms. Doherty has a NYSSchool District Leader Certificate, Master's degree inCounseling Psychology and Rehabilitation and a Certificate ofAdvanced Study in School Based Counseling.Kathleen Evans has worked in the field of special education forover 30 years. She has taught special education at theelementary, middle and high school level. Kathy has been aDirector of Special Education and has worked in collaborationwith the New York State Education Department to develop andimplement successful inclusive programs for students withdisabilities. In addition to private sector and public educationexperience, Ms. Evans is an adjunct professor at the GraduateSchool of Education, Curriculum and Teaching Department atFordham University.Anne Gargan, Ed.D. has spent over 40 years in the field ofeducation. She has served as a teacher, reading coordinator,assistant principal, principal and director of curriculum andprofessional development in the New York City schools.As an assistant professor in the Graduate Education division ofFordham University, she taught many courses at the Masters, P.D. and doctoral levels. At the present time, as a consultant, she

has worked with many Westchester school districts in the fieldsof leadership, English language arts, and most recently, inaligning district ELA curricula with the Common Core Standardsand with best instructional practices.Edgar Glascott is the Coordinator of School Safety for SouthernWestchester BOCES. For the last 15 years, he has served asSpecial Education teacher, Middle School Assistant Principal,Middle School Principal and High School Principal. Edgar holdsa Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, a Masters inScience in Special Education and an Advanced Certificate inEducational Administration and Supervision. Edgar haspresented nationally on many topics including turn aroundschools, contract negotiations, building the master schedule, andchanging the culture of low achieving schools. Edgar facilitatedthe successful implementation of two School ImprovementGrants. He has an extensive background supporting centraladministration, staff, students and parents to strengthen teachingand learning. He demonstrates educational leadership andmanagement skills and has exceptional knowledge in schoolrestructuring.Gravity Goldberg Ed.D. is an educational consultant andauthor who partners with districts to support meaningful learningopportunities for teachers and students. She specializes inliteracy, special education, curriculum, instruction, andassessment. Gravity’s work ranges from demonstrating lessonsand leading workshops on balanced literacy to working withadministrators developing curriculum and customizingprofessional development programs. Dr. Goldberg was recentlyan assistant professor of education at Iona College in NewYork. She is co-author of the book, Conferring With Readers:Supporting Each Student’s Growth and Independence (2007)and her upcoming book is called Regarding Readers (2015).Steven Goldberg is the secondary social studies departmentchair of the City School District of New Rochelle. A pastpresident of the National Council for the Social Studies, he hasserved as chairman of the Social Studies Content AdvisoryPanel to the State Education Department and the Board ofRegents since its creation in 2012. He has been instrumental insocial studies curriculum, instruction, and assessment in the statefor over forty years.


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Margaret (Peggy) Golden has planned and facilitated manyprofessional development sessions with a primary focus onmathematics instruction. She has many years of experience as aclassroom teacher, college professor and staff developmentspecialist. She was a New York State Math Mentor for over10 years. Peggy was a Grade 5 writer of the Engage NewYork Math Modules. Presently, she is a member of SouthernWestchester BOCES’ Network Team. Peggy has presentedModule training sessions in Albany for Network Team Membersfor the last two years.Alexandra Greenberg is the Coordinator of Math ProfessionalDevelopment at Southern Westchester BOCES. Alexandra hasserved as a middle and high school math teacher specializingin curriculum design, lesson differentiation, and mentoring ofnew teachers. She brings her extensive experience as aprofessional developer and content expert. Alexandra serves asSW BOCES Network Team leader, working with the New YorkState Education Department to educate school districts toprovide turnkey training on the implementation of the RegentsReform Agenda. Alexandra holds Bachelor of Science inChildhood Education with over 180 credits in math, multimediaand software programming, Master of Science in TeachingMathematics, as well as a dual Masters in Building and DistrictEducational Leadership from the College of New Rochelle.Heidi Henderson entered the field of education indirectlythrough the sciences. She earned a B.A. in Biopsychology withan emphasis on Learning and Memory from Cornell Universityin 1996. Her work included identifying the physical changesthat occur neurologically as a result of learning. She thenearned a M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasison Cross Cultural Teaching from National University in SanDiego, California. Heidi first started working with ThinkingMaps twelve years ago in North Carolina and saw first -handhow the concepts gave all students a visual foundation uponwhich they could quickly build, regardless of subject area orgrade level.Melissa Jacobs is a Coordinator in the Office of LibraryServices for the New York City Department of Education.Melissa is the founder and current Chair of the AmericanAssociation of School Librarians Best Apps for Teaching andLearning Committee, President of the School Library SystemsAssociation of New York State, book reviewer for

ReadKiddoRead.com, and a Community Representative for theDigital Public Library of America. Melissa was named a 2015Mover and Shaker by Library Journal and is the recipient of the2014 School Library Systems Association of New York StateDistinguished Service Award. She has been published inTeacher Librarian, School Library Journal, School Librarian'sWorkshop and Knowledge Quest. Melissa enjoys spendingtime with her two high-spirited daughters, exploring emergingtechnologies, lifelong learning, cooking, and obsessivelycollecting cookbooks. Connect with Melissa on Twitter @missyjior email her at [email protected] Jordan Ed.D. has been the Assistant Superintendentfor Instructional Services and Professional Development atRockland BOCES for the past six years. Prior to coming toRockland she worked as a teacher, Director, Assistant Principal,Principal and Instructional Coach for Principals. She has workedin NYC and Westchester. In her current role, she providesworkshops and on-site training for districts on all aspects ofAPPR implementation and support for mandated recalibration.Additionally, Dr. Jordan is certified as a Critical Friends Group(CFG) Coach through the National School Reform Faculty, aswell as an MPPR (Multi Dimension Principal PerformanceReview) Coach through Learner Centered Initiatives, Inc. Sheleads the Rockland BOCES Professional Development Team.Linda Kasal Fusco, Ph.D. has been a secondary Mathematicsand Science educator for over 36 years in New York State. Her7-12 classroom teaching experience has ranged from specialeducation to AP Physics and AP Environmental Science. The last13 years of her career were spent supervising Mathematics andScience teachers in three NYS public school districts. She retiredfrom the position as Secondary Mathematics Supervisor in June2006 and has been a consultant for SW BOCES since 2007.Angela Magliano is a social studies teacher with 40 years ofclassroom experience in grades 7-12. As a field supervisor forTeachers' College, Columbia University, she helps preparestudents for teaching careers. She has written curriculum forNYC, the China Institute and the Asia Society and was aconsultant for Barron's and Oxford book publishers. She haspresented social studies workshops on the national, stateand local levels and is currently on the executive board of theAssociation of Teachers of Social Studies, NY.


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Robert March, Ph.D. is the director and founder of SuccessfulSchools, Inc. which is a professional development and technicalassistance organization comprised of university-based trainerswith classroom experience. The mission of Successful Schools,Inc. is to transform empirical research into practical strategies.Successful Schools focuses on positive behavior support as itapplies to the school-wide and classroom systems and theefficient and effective use of functional assessment methodologyto develop individual support plans. Rob trains extensivelyacross the country, helping schools implement PBIS.Patty McGee is a Literacy Consultant with Gravity Goldberg,LLC. Patty’s passion and vision is to create learning environmentswhere teachers and students discover their true potential andpower. Patty’s favorite moments are when groups of teachersare working with students together collaboratively in theclassroom. She does her best literacy research by practicing onher two children, age 9 and 15. Prior to her work as LiteracyConsultant, she was Supervisor of Professional Learning inLiteracy with the Northern Valley Curriculum Center. Previously,Patty was a fourth grade teacher, a Library Media Specialist,and a Literacy Coach. Patty received her Bachelor’s Degree inElementary Education at Loyola University in Maryland, anAssociate School Library Media Specialist certification throughRutgers University, and her M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership throughMontclair State University. Patty has also studied literacy andliteracy coaching through Teacher’s College Reading andWriting Project and Iona College. Mrs. McGee has receivedthe Milken Educator Award (2002), worked as a consultant forWorkman Publishing, Scholastic, and Corwin Press, and servedon several committees for the New Jersey Department ofEducation. Furthermore, she has been an adjunct professor atMontclair State University and presenter at the NCTE, ASCD,and Learning Forward National Conference.Allen N. Mendler, Ph.D. is an educator and schoolpsychologist, who lives in Rochester, New York. He has workedextensively with children of all ages in general and specialeducation settings. He has consulted for many schools and dayand residential centers throughout the world, providing trainingon classroom management, discipline, and motivating difficultstudents. As one of the internationally acclaimed authors of theoriginal and newly revised Discipline With Dignity and manyother publications, Dr. Mendler's emphasis is on developing

effective frameworks and strategies for educators, youthprofessionals, and parents to help youth at risk succeed. Anaccomplished author, Dr. Mendler’s titles include MotivatingStudents Who Don’t Care, Connecting with Students, WhatDo I Do When …?, MORE What Do I Do When …?, PowerStruggles: Successful Techniques for Educators, and HandlingDifficult Parents. He co-authored Discipline With Dignity forChallenging Youth and As Tough as Necessary withDr. Richard L. Curwin.Michael Nerney is a consultant in Substance Abuse Preventionand Education, with over thirty-three years’ experience in thefield. He is an internationally known lecturer, and has served asa consultant to a number of federal and state agencies,including the Federal Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, theBureau of Justice Assistance and the New York State EducationDepartment. Mr. Nerney’s understanding of adolescent issues isdrawn from twelve years’ experience as a teacher and a coachat the junior and high school levels, including three years withthe Adirondack Mountain School, a residential school for boys.Mr. Nerney has provided consultation on drug courts and otherareas of technical assistance to correctional systems in forty-ninestates across the country. Mr. Nerney’s particular areas ofexpertise include Psycho-pharmacology, Adolescent ChemicalDependency, Relapse Prevention, Gender Differences inCommunication, and Managing Violent Incidents.Jackie O’Donnell is Chief Operating Officer/DeputySuperintendent at Southern Westchester BOCES and formerlyserved as Assistant Superintendent for Regional Services. Jackiehas played a leadership role in training school district personnelon the Regents Reform Agenda, Common Core, and AnnualProfessional Performance Review (APPR). Jackie serves as SWBOCES Network Team leader, working with the New York StateEducation Department to educate school districts to provideturnkey training on the implementation of the Regents ReformAgenda initiatives. Prior to joining the Southern WestchesterBOCES team, Jackie held the position of assistant superintendentof Newark Valley Central School District. She has spent fourteenyears as a teacher and twelve years as a school administrator.Jackie has served as an elementary principal, high schoolprincipal and assistant superintendent of schools.


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Jeff Olefson President, Staff Development Associates, hasdesigned and implemented human resources training programsfor Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profit organizations,governmental units, and suburban school districts in 20 states.Mr. Olefson is a frequent speaker at state-wide education andgovernmental conferences. As a consultant to school districts, hehas conducted organizational and systems studies designed toimprove efficiency, service delivery, and customer satisfactionDolores Perin, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology andEducation in the Health and Behavior Studies Department,Coordinator of the Reading Specialist Program, and SeniorResearch Associate at the Community College Research Center(CCRC) at Teachers College, Columbia University. She hasconducted research on writing skills, contextualization of literacyinstruction, and interventions for academically-underpreparedstudents. She is a New York State licensed psychologist withexperience in dyslexia and other reading and writingdifficulties. Dr. Perin has conducted professional developmentwith teachers in elementary, secondary, postsecondary, andadult education.Karen Robinson is a professional development specialist whobrings with her twenty-five years of experience in theeducational field. Karen provides professional development thatinfluences educators to shift their pedagogical practices to bettermeet the needs of English Language Learners in an inclusiveclassroom setting. As a SIOP® Field Services Consultant, Karenaccelerates instructional effectiveness of educators throughcomprehensive presentation of the Sheltered InstructionObservation Protocol®, delivering intensive individualenrichment training, as well as completing observations ofSIOP® lessons and providing feedback on strengths and needs.Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor Emeritus atthe University of Illinois at Chi¬cago and Visiting ResearchProfessor at Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Previously, he was director of reading for the Chicago PublicSchools. He is author or editor of more than 200 publicationsincluding the books, Teaching with the Common CoreStandards for the English Language Arts, Early ChildhoodLiteracy, and Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners.His research emphasizes the reading-writing relationships,literacy in the disciplines, and improvement of readingachievement.

Professor Shanahan is past president of the InternationalReading Association. He received a presidential appointment toserve on the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Literacy,and served on the National Reading Panel (the third mostinfluential education policy document according to the EditorialProjects in Education Research Center). He chaired two otherfederal research review panels: the National Literacy Panel forLanguage Minority Children and Youth, and the National EarlyLiteracy Panel, and helped author the Common Core StateStandards. He is co-principal investigator of the U.S.Department of Education’s National Title I Study ofImplementation and Outcomes: Early Childhood LanguageDevelopment. Professor Shanahan was inducted to the ReadingHall of Fame in 2007, and is a former first-grade teacher. Formore information: www.shanahanonliteracy.comKay Stahl, Ed.D. studies the effective instruction of reading inthe elementary years. Her research examines readingacquisition and reading comprehension. She is committed toimproving student achievement and school effectiveness,especially in urban settings. She is currently the director of theNYU Literacy Program. For over twenty-five years, Stahl taught inhigh poverty public elementary and middle school classrooms.She is co-editor of Reading Research at Work: Foundations ofEffective Practice (Guilford Press, 2006), a book that exploresthe classroom implications of twenty years of reading research.Additionally, she is the coauthor of Assessment for ReadingInstruction, 2nd Ed. (Guilford Press, 2009), a guide thatprovides a framework for using classroom assessments to informinstruction and Reading Assessment in an RTI Framework(2013). She earned her Ed. in Reading Education from theUniversity of Georgia in 2003. In 2014, she was the recipientof Steinhardt's Teaching Excellence Award.Cindy Strickland has been a teacher for over 30 years and hasworked with students of all ages, from kindergarten to themaster's level. A member of the ASCD Differentiated InstructionCadre, Strickland works closely with Carol Ann Tomlinson andhas coauthored several books and articles with her. In the pastfourteen years, Strickland's consulting work has taken her to 46states, 5 provinces, and 3 continents, where she has providedworkshops on topics relating to differentiation, the ParallelCurriculum Model, and gifted education.


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Alison Telsey, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, possessingadditional certifications in special education, administration anddeaf education. She worked as a professional developer andschool improvement specialist for BOCES Southern Westchesterfor over 30 years. In that capacity, she has provided technicalassistance (workshops, coaching, planning) to educators tomaximize educational opportunities for students with disabilities.Dr. Telsey has had international experience in the country ofBhutan. She has spent several summers conducting professionaldevelopment for educators and government officials to expandspecial education programs. She has co-authored andpublished two articles focusing on her work in the country.Alison believes in providing teachers practical hands-onstrategies that are easily implemented to help students meetsuccess.Mirell Walden, Ph.D. has had extensive experience as ateacher in New York City Elementary Schools. For the last 12years she has worked as a Teacher Center Specialist, LiteracyCoach, Staff Developer and Literacy Consultant. Having spentmany years in the classroom, she knows that teachers arealways looking for ways to perfect their practice. Herworkshops focus on practical, "how-to" ideas, while alsoincluding some theoretical underpinnings. She holds a Bachelorof Science in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Sciencein Elementary Education, a Master of Arts in English, and aPh.D in English.

Darlene Westinghouse, Ed.D. is a supervisor of InstructionalServices at Rockland BOCES and is Harvard trained onUniversal Design for Learning. She has a vast background andknowledge of technology integration in the classroom, as wellas 21st century reading for all students. Dr. Westinghouse hasalso attended two years of training at NYSED on all aspects ofthe Regents Reform Agenda. She is a NYS certified BusinessTeacher, Education Technology Specialist and School DistrictAdministrator. She has worked as a high school businessteacher, CIO and as an Instructional Technology SpecialistAdministrator offering professional development in many facet of21st century teaching and learning.Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Ed.D. is a teacher and teachereducator with more than 20 years of experience in public andprivate education across Pre K-20 learning environments. She isa former assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction,director of curriculum and instruction, director of research ineducation, consultant, supervisor of secondary science, sciencedepartment chairperson and science teacher (elementary,middle and high school).Jim Wright, M.S. is a certified school psychologist and schooladministrator in central New York State. He is the creator ofIntervention Central (www.interventioncentral.org), a popularwebsite featuring free student intervention ideas.Jim has over 17 years experience working in public schools andhas taught remedial writing at the community college level.He is now a full-time trainer and consultant to schools andorganizations on issues relating to educational change andat-risk learners.

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Complete the Registration Process:If your district does not use MyLearningPlan.com, youwill be reminded that you are required to print out theENROLLMENT FORM and send it to the administratorin your district who approves professional developmentworkshops. This is usually your Superintendent, yourBusiness Official, or your Assistant Superintendent forCurriculum and Instruction. The form then must bemailed or faxed to SWBOCES to complete theregistration. The address and fax number are onthe form.

This requirement ensures that your district approvesyour request and authorizes SWBOCES to bill forthe program.

Email Notification of Registration:After you have registered you will then receive an emailnotification stating that your registration is “pending.”An email confirming your approved registration will besent as follows:

• If your district uses MyLearningPlan.com, theconfirmation will come after your internal ap-proval process is completed electronically.

• If your district does not use MyLearningPlan,you will receive email confirmation afterwe receive the signed enrollment formdescribed in item 6 above.

If the event is cancelled or the date is changed, you willbe informed by email.If you have a problem trying to register, please call(914) 345-8500 and speak with the Support Staffperson listed on the program page.

Directions for RegistrationGo to the Center for Professional Development home-page: http://www.swboces.org/cpd. There youwill find a link on the left sidebar to our course catalog– My Learning Plan. Click on this link. You will see asearchable database screen from My Learning Planwith all the courses currently available for enrollment atSWBOCES and LHRIC.

You can either type in the title of the course in thesearch box and click the View Now button or you canscroll down the page until you find the course for whichyou want to register. Courses are in chronologicalorder. Please note that there are separate registrationsfor each date of workshops that are offered on morethan one date. Click on the link to the workshop youwant and you’ll see the online description.To sign up, click on “Click to Enroll.”

Click on the link that applies to you:• “I’m a registered user” Select if you have al-ready created an account.

• “I’m a new user” Select this option if you do nothave an account.

• MyLearningPlan.com users” Select this option ifyour district uses MyLearningPlan.com

Fill in the information required in the registration.By completing the form, you are establishing anaccount with a password of your choice. Retain thispassword for future reference. This account will allowyou to check the status of your registration and maintainyour own records, such as proof of attendance at theworkshop.

Map and Driving Directions toSouthern Westchester BOCESCenter for Professional Development and Curriculum Support450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd FloorHarrison, NY 10528

From Rockland CountyTake I-87 East/I-287 East towards White Plains. Continue to followI-287 East over the Tappan Zee Bridge (toll). Take the HutchinsonParkway south Exit 9S toward the Whitestone Bridge. Take Exit 23Sfor Mamaroneck Avenue, toward Mamaroneck. Make a left at thefifth traffic light and turn into 450 Mamaroneck Avenue. Pleasepark in the back of the building. To enter, take the ramp to the rightof the building which will lead you to our entrance. (3rd Floor)From Putnam CountyTake I-684 South; merge into the Hutchinson River Parkway South.Take Exit 23S for Mamaroneck Avenue, toward Mamaroneck.Make a left at the fifth light and turn into 450 MamaroneckAvenue. Please park in the back of the building. To enter, take theramp to the right of the building which will lead you to ourentrance. (3rd Floor)From Southern WestchesterTake the Cross County Parkway East, to the Hutchinson RiverParkway. At exit 23S, take the ramp for Mamaroneck Avenue,toward Mamaroneck. Bear right onto Mamaroneck Avenue, 450Mamaroneck Avenue will be on your left, approximately ¼ milefrom exit. Please park in the back of the building. To enter, takethe ramp to the right of the building which will lead you to ourentrance. (3rd Floor)

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Southern Westchester BOCES Centerfor Professional Development & Curriculum Support

450 Mamaroneck Ave.Harrison, NY 10528

914-345-8500

Jacqueline O'DonnellChief Operating Officer/Deputy District Superintendent

Stephen J. TibbettsAssistant Superintendent for Business and

Administrative Services

Harold Coles, Psy.D.,District Superintendent

David C. PulleyAssistant Superintendent for Educational Services

The Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative EducationalServices, its officers and employees, shall not discriminate againstany student, employee or applicant on the basis of race, color,national origin, creed, religion, marital status, gender, age,handicapping condition or sexual orientation. This policy ofnondiscrimination includes access by students to educationalprograms, counseling services, course offerings and other studentactivities; recruitment, appointment and promotion of employees; andemployment pay and benefits; and it is required by Title IX od theEducation Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and then promulgatedthereunder; not to discriminate in such a manner.

SWBOCES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER17 Berkley Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573

914-937-3820

TITLE IX COORDINATORJames Gratto

Director of Human Resources

SECTION 504 COORDINATORThomas DiBuono

Director of Facilities and Operations

Supporting21st CenturyLearning

ProfessionalServicesCatalog

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Southern Westchester BOCESCenter for Professional

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