BOCES Board Meeting
The Regular meeting of the Board of Western Suffolk BOCES will be held at the Western Suffolk BOCES Administrative Offices, 507 Deer Park Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746. This meeting […]
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Closing the Gap: How to Provide Reading Interventions. K-12 **ONLINE** presented by Jeannette Walsh – 7-8:30pm
This workshop will introduce research-based recommendations that support phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Teachers will view video models and leave with instructional strategies and interventions for immediate classroom use. Eligible […]
Meet the English Language Arts Next Generation Standards Gr 4-12 **IN PERSON** presented by Amy Benjamin – 8:30-2:30pm
This workshop will give teachers a clear and thorough grounding in the Next Generation ELA Standards, and their instructional implications. Topics will include: -Expressing the Standards in student-friendly language: -encouraging […]
Artificial Intelligence and the ELA Classroom – 2 Part VIRTUAL Workshop – presented by Andrea Kellman-Bryan, MA, SDA – 4-6pm
What do teachers do when there's a program that writes paragraphs and essays for our students? The Artificial Intelligence CHAT GPT arrived on our phones and laptops on November 30, […]
Latin and Greek Word Roots: The Keys to the Castle of Academic Vocabulary **IN PERSON** presented by Amy Benjamin – 8:30-2:30pm
Knowledge about Latin and Greek roots helps us figure out unfamiliar words, deepen our understanding of words, and find relationships among words that we didn't even know were related. But […]
Improving Family Engagement in Schools **IN PERSON** presented by Ernesto Mejia – 8:30-2:30pm
This professional development session will focus on improving family engagement in schools while making the process more engaging. We will look at the challenges of engaging the families of our […]
10 Ways to Teach Literacy Through Jamboard K-12 **ONLINE** presented by Jeannette Walsh – 4:00-5:30pm
Google Jamboard is a digital whiteboard that allows for increased engagement and collaboration on a shared space. Discover effective alternatives to teaching phonics, vocabulary, and reading comprehension using Jamboard. Participants […]
Middle School Counselor Meeting – CASEL (Collaborative for Academic Social Emotional Learning) **IN PERSON** presented by Kitty Klein – 8:30-11:30am
This meeting will review the CASEL Framework and the five competencies necessary for student development including: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. When students apply the knowledge […]
SEAL of Civic Readiness **IN PERSON** presented by Michelle Gennarelli – 8:30-2:30pm
We will review Civics and provide definitions and examples including but not limited to the following: 1. Civic Readiness 2. Civic Knowledge 3. Civic Skills and Action 4. Civic Mindsets […]
Transitioning your Middle School or High School Science Program to the New York State Science Learning Standards to Engage your Students **IN PERSON* Presented by Brian Vorwald – 8:30-2:30pm
Audience: K-12 educators and chairs This full-day workshop will focus on the shifts in teaching and learning expected with the NYSSLS and is intended for educators new to the standards […]