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  • Ace's 101: What's in Yor Student's Backpack - K-12

    W26-01132 ACE’S 101: WHAT’S IN YOUR STUDENT’S BACKPACK—K-12 Janine Simpson—Janine.crosby@yahoo.com 3 Credits—Inservice— April 15 — June 17 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) have increased significantly over the years-as educators, we are seeing more students impacted by ACE’s. ACE’s are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance use problems in adolescence and adulthood. They negatively impact education, job opportunities and earning potential. This course will delve into the definition of ACE’s and trauma as well as its impact on a child’s outcomes and educational experience.
  • Auditory Processing Disorders: An Overview of Working With Children With APD

    W26-12005 AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS: AN OVERVIEW OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH APD Linda A. Cohen - lhardmancohen@gmail.com 3 Credits - Inservice - February 4 — April 8 What does it mean to have an Auditory Processing Disorder? It is estimated that 5-7% of children sitting in the classroom suffer with APD. That means there is the likelihood of having a student with APD in your current classroom. Learn about the characteristics of an Auditory Processing Disorder and how to work with children that struggle with this disorder. You will also learn about the challenges students with APD face in their reading skills and what you can do as a teacher to help them.
  • Beyond The Basics: Taking GOOGLE Apps to the Next Level - K12

    W26-03026 BEYOND THE BASICS: TAKING GOOGLE APPS TO THE NEXT LEVEL– K—12 Christina Sciarrotto - cmes724@yahoo.com 3 Credits - Inservice - April 15 — June 17 Participants will engage in activities that are beyond the basic Google Apps. Participants will take Google Slides to the next level by creating Stop Motion, Games, Comic Strips, Timelines, Magnetic Poetry, Digital Escape Rooms and Figjam. You will also learn about Google Keep, Sites, Add-ons and Extensions, and YouTube.
  • Beyond The Worksheet: Canva Assessments To Inspire Creativity

    W26-03074 BEYOND THE WORKSHEET: CANVA ASSESSMENTS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY Kristina Holzweiss - lieberrian@yahoo.com 3 Credits – Inservice - April 15 — June 17 This course is designed for educators across all grade levels and subject areas who have a foundational understanding of CANVA and are looking to enhance their assessment strategies. You will focus on harnessing Canva’s versatile tools to design engaging, visually appealing, and pedagogically effective assessments that go beyond traditional assessments. Through hands-on activities and real-world examples, you will learn how to utilize Canva’s features-such as templates, multimedia integration, and interactive elements-to develop assessments that foster creativity, critical thinking, and student engagement. By the end of the course, teachers will have a toolkit of dynamic assessment strategies that can be tailored to diverse learning needs & instructional goals.
  • Building Student Resiliency - K-12

    W26-11014 BUILDING STUDENT RESILIENCY—K—12 Michael Sims - mikesimsduke1@yahoo.com 3 Credits – Inservice - April 15 — June 17 Teachers today have to manage students that struggle with independence and self-reliance. This stems from many factors, like bulldozer parents smoothing the road so they don’t encounter difficulties. Though their intentions are well placed, parents are actually denying opportunities for their kids to learn critical life skills like decision making, responsibility and coping strategies. Colleges have begun reporting students are not equipped to handle the rigors that come at the university level. To combat these trends, we will explore ways to create a culture where your students will learn resiliency & how to be independent thinkers.
  • Childhood Obesity: A modern Day Epidemic-Pre-k - 12

    W26-01096 CHILDHOOD OBESITY: A MODERN DAY EPIDEMIC—Pre-K-12 Brianna Burghard—bburghard26@gmail.com 3 Credits—Inservice— April 15 — June 17 This course focuses on the epidemiology of child and adolescent obesity with a focus on environmental and socioeconomic factors. This course will cover the potential implications of childhood obesity, including health and economic consequences. Environmentally focused interventions and programs to combat childhood obesity will be included.
  • Communiction Skills For Students - K-12

    W26-04101 COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR STUDENTS—K—12 Jean Galima - jeangalima@yahoo.com 3 Credits - Inservice — April 15 — June 17 Providing students with the application of the elements of good communication skills, not only improves their self-image, but also raises their self-confidence level, assertiveness and respect for others’ ideas. All teachers especially ENL and PE teachers will have opportunities to explore and expand their repertoire of activities to give students experiences to sharpen their communication skills, share learned knowledge and become more effective, respectful communicators and listeners.
  • DASA CERTIFICATION - *Licensure Requirement

    In pursuant to Chapter 102 of the Laws of 2012, Article 2 of the Education Law (Education Law 10 - 18) and Part 57-4 and Part 80 of the Regulation of the Commissioner of Education, requires that anyone applying for an administrative or supervisory service, classroom teaching service, or school service certificate of license on or after January 1, 2014, shall have completed at least six clock hours of coursework or training in Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination Prevention and Intervention.
  • DIFFERENTIATING LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE AND LANGUAGE DISORDER

    F25-12025 DIFFERENTIATING LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE AND LANGUAGE DISORDER Angie Elkaray—elkarayangie@yahoo.com 3 Credits - Inservice - October 8 — December 15 Differentiating Language Difference and Language Disorder is a comprehensive course designed to equip speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and related professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to accurately distinguish between language differences stemming from cultural and linguistic diversity and true language disorders. Participants will explore foundational concepts, cultural competence, and evidence based assessment and intervention strategies.
  • Developing A College/Career Ready Student

    W26-07001 DEVELOPING A COLLEGE/CAREER READY STUDENT Francesca Cavallaro - fncavallaro@gmail.com 3 Credits - Inservice - April 15 — June 17 This course is geared towards making students more college and career ready. This can be accomplished by impeding a college/career focus in curriculum, through lessons and by exposing students to different opportunities that foster growth and awareness of the different colleges and careers available. Schools exposing students to a wide variety of supports will provide students with an opportunity to set individual postsecondary goals for themselves. This course aims to bring to light the different local opportunities, online resources and potential field trips schools can implement within their school.
  • Differentiating Language Difference and Language Disorder

    W26-12025 DIFFERENTIATING LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE AND LANGUAGE DISORDER Angie Elkaray—elkarayangie@yahoo.com 3 Credits - Inservice - April 15 — June 17 Differentiating Language Difference and Language Disorder is a comprehensive course designed to equip speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and related professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to accurately distinguish between language differences stemming from cultural and linguistic diversity and true language disorders. Participants will explore foundational concepts, cultural competence, and evidence based assessment and intervention strategies.
  • Differentiation In Action

    W26-12003 DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION Gayle Meinkes-Lumia - gmeinkeslumia@bufsd.org 3 Credits - Inservice – April 15 — June 17 Learn everything there is to know about differentiating your classrooms. Learn the secrets to recognizing and building on the individual talents of each student, while preparing all students for the rigors of standards and assessments. Learn student centered ideas, lessons that differentiate, challenging ways to motivate students, current research on differentiation, constructivist practices, ideas for putting research into action, examples & strategies that assist in differentiation, assessment & tiered lesson ideas and websites.
  • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO 3D PRINT, NOW!

    F25-03351 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO 3D PRINT, NOW! Vincenzo La Ruina—vincenzoLaRuina@gmail.com 3 Credits – Inservice— October 8 — December 15 Whether or not you have access to a 3D printer, you will learn how to use them, how they can be used in your classroom (for any subject), and you’ll even be able to print files without a 3D printer. This class makes 3D printing simple & it includes free PDF versions of the books you will need. Appropriate for K-12 teachers, including art and technology.
  • Engaging The Math Learner With Number Talks

    W26-02007 ENGAGING THE MATH LEARNER WITH NUMBER TALKS Jill Cohen—jilly119@gmail.com 3 Credits – Inservice - April 15 — June 17 This course has been created for K-8 teachers who are seeking effective approaches that extend beyond mere memorization for fact fluency. This course will acquaint you with “number talks,” a classroom practice designed to actively involve students in employing strategies that bolster their proficiency in number manipulation. Aligned with Next Generation Learning Standards, you will learn about the reasoning behind number talks and gain access to practical tools for integrating these discussions into your mathematics instruction.
  • Everything You Need To Know To 3D Print, Now!

    W26-03351 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO 3D PRINT, NOW! Vincenzo La Ruina—vincenzoLaRuina@gmail.com 3 Credits – Inservice — April 15 — June 17 Whether or not you have access to a 3D printer, you will learn how to use them, how they can be used in your classroom (for any subject), and you’ll even be able to print files without a 3D printer. This class makes 3D printing simple & it includes free PDF versions of the books you will need. Appropriate for K-12 teachers, including art and technology.
  • FUTURE DISTRICT OFFICE LEADERS - NCCSS

    The NCCSS is committed to promoting district office leadership and the superintendency as a career goal and supporting those who aspire to the position. This commitment, coupled with the success of the Association’s professional development collaborative with SCOPE, resulted in the creation of this professional development program for those holding NYS School District Leader (SDL) certification, Future District Office Leaders. Through this program, working school district administrators, nominated by their Superintendent of Schools, will earn 15 professional development hours from SCOPE, an SED approved CTLE provider, by attending five, three-hour seminars led by current or retired superintendents. All sessions will take place from 4 PM – 7 PM with light snacks provided. The location of each session will be at the school district of the presenter.
  • HOW THE BRAIN LEARNS TO READ: PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR EVERY CLASSROOM - Grades K-5

    W26-04112 HOW THE BRAIN LEARNS TO READ: PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR EVERY CLASSROOM — Grades K-5 Krystina White - krystinawhitescope@gmail.com 3 Credits - Inservice - April 15 — June 17 This asynchronous virtual course explores how the brain processes reading and how cognitive science informs reading development and instruction. Educators will deepen their understanding of how students learn to read, what causes reading difficulties, and how research-based strategies can support all learners. Practical application of theory to instructional design will be a focus throughout the course. Optional Google Meet will be offered Week 5 to support participant discussion, questions, and real-time collaboration.
  • Identification & Reporting of Child Abuse & Maltreatment

    As required by Sections 3003 and 3004 of Education Law, all educators seeking initial or permanent state certification or other professionals seeking NYS licensing must complete two hours of coursework in the identification and reporting of suspected child abuse and maltreatment. Upon conclusion of the workshop, each participant will receive a certificate of completion.
  • Identifying & Prevention of Teenage Addiction

    W26-01013 IDENTIFYING & PREVENTION OF TEENAGE ADDICTION Kysten Ellison - Kysten@aol.com 3 Credits - Inservice - April 15 — June 17 Adolescent addictions have become a serious educational concern that affect the emotional well being of students as well as the entire school community. Objective of this course is to identify various physiological and psychological addictions, recognize the potential dispositions, examine the causes, explore effective prevention strategies and how to initiate appropriate intervention techniques.
  • Loving Literature

    W26-04111 LOVING LITERATURE Danielle Waitz - dwaitz@hotmail.com 3 Credits – Inservice - April 15 — June 17 With so much emphasis on the NYS Exams, it’s hard for students to look at literature as something enjoyable. This course will emphasize the importance of differentiating instruction, modeling and teaching reading strategies to help students not only become better readers but to enjoy reading. You will create graphic organizers, activities & lessons that you will utilize in your classrooms to enhance their existing literacy program.
  • Peaceful Schools: Easing Anxiety And Depression

    W26-01007 PEACEFUL SCHOOLS: EASING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION Kysten Ellison - Kysten@aol.com 3 Credits - Inservice - February 4 — April 8 The class will address the stress and anxiety students contend with on a daily basis by examining the causes and learning ways to help alleviate such within the classroom. By becoming more aware and versed in strategies of social emotional learning and practices through the lens of culturally responsive practices that embrace and reflect the many identities and experiences of the students in their care, educators will learn to support their students and lessen the stress and anxiety often felt by them. How the recent pandemic has changed student motivation and behavior and what to do in order to meet their unique and diverse will be included. IN all we will cultivate an awareness and provide resources & strategies to employ in creating a peaceful classroom that works to reduce stress and anxiety with the goal of developing equitable practices for all students.
  • STONY BROOK NEW NASSAU SCOPE SUPERINTENDENTS COHORT - EDL 555 SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTION

    EDL 555 Supervision of Instruction This course covers the basic aspects of the supervisory process including an overview of supervision, theory and research, organization and function, roles of various personnel in the supervisory process, factors influencing change, improving instruction through individuals and groups, curriculum development, effective use of learning resources, and evaluating supervisory programs to address matters of equity and cultural responsiveness. At the core of this course is Standard #6: Professional Capacity of School Personnel, which begins with developing teachers’ and staff members’ professional knowledge, skills, and practice through differentiated opportunities for learning and growth, guided by understanding of professional and adult learning and development, moving to fostering continuous improvement of individual and collective instructional capacity, being able to deliver actionable feedback about instruction and other professional practice through valid, research-anchored systems of supervision and evaluation, which ultimately will empower and motivate teachers and staff, with the goal of developing the capacity, opportunities, and support for teacher leadership. This course will also examine the issues of change within the school classroom that face supervisors today, enabling them to effectively manage uncertainty, risk, competing initiatives, and politics of change with courage and perseverance, providing support and encouragement, and openly communicating the need for, process for, and outcomes of improvement efforts, in order to promote the preparation of students to live productively in and contribute to the diverse cultural contexts of a global society. Dates: September 16, 2025 to December 16, 2025 with virtual Zoom meetings on Tuesdays, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. The Professor will be Dr. Jennifer Morrison-Raptis - jennifer.morrison@stonybrook.edu
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