January 2024
Oceanside Professional Learning Center
Oceanside Professional Learning Center
New York State Teacher Center
Oceanside School District
January
- Regarding Coursework
- Mentor Training
- CTLE and other workshops Around the State and the Region
Moving Forward: CEO.. Cameras On, Engage, Offer Your Input
Join us, with an eye to the promise education has always provided. When participating in online learning, please maintain the highest professional standards through your engagement. Our colleagues' experiences are tempered by our own efforts. As tempting as it may be to multitask.. remember the following online mantra:
CEO: Cameras On! Engage with Energy! Offer your participation! Be the CEO of your own professional experiences.
WHERE DO I FIND CTLE HOURS?
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There are many ways to find CTLE hours and interesting and engaging courses either for free, or for a nominal charge.
- START AT HOME: Oceanside's catalogue is full and rich with courses and workshops offered by our own staff. (if you want to teach one, contact Betsy W. at the OPLC.
- ALSO THIS PAGE AND THE MONTLY REPORTS from your Building OPLC Representatives.
- Oceanside HOMEPAGE LINK to OPLC
- Catalogues on Frontline. As pictured below, you can find many providers linked on the left, under catalogues.
- NYSTC and all of the TC courses are sponsored by NYS Teacher Centers! (Woo Hoo!)
- You can also find many BOCES courses.
- Conferences are also linked into many of these catalogues.
JOIN OUR MENTORING TEAM: SEE BELOW
2024-2025 Mentor Training Hybrid: In Person, Virtual Synchronous and Asynchronous
Become a mentor! The Training for 2023 -2025 will take place on the following dates:
February 15: Kickoff: Virtual: 3:30 - 5:30 2 hour on-line Synchronous
February 20: Asynchronous work due by 9:00 pm - 2 hours Asynchronous
February 27: In-Person: 3:30 -5:30 2 hours In-Person OPLC School6 W24
Total: 6 Hours
BECOME A NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER
NYSUT is supporting a Writing Institute for National Board Certification
Long Island Region
NYSUT Suffolk Regional Office
100 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Suite 320
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Friday, March 1, 2024, 9:00-3:00 PM
Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9:00AM - 3:00 PM
Our Purpose: This institute provides time to analyze, write and reflect in a collegial and supportive environment. Working independently, with partners, or in writing groups on components, candidates develop their written commentaries and participate in peer review. Candidates have the chance to discuss issues particular to their unique work, as they are preparing evidence of the NBPTS standards of accomplished practice through student work, written commentary and videos.
Here is link to registration: 2024 Long Island National Board Writing Institute Registration Link
IMPORTANT LINKS
OFFERED FOR YOU BY LONG ISLAND NETWORK OF TEACHER CENTERS:
Please share these LINC professional learning programs within your school community. Each program title is linked to the Frontline registration page. District approval to take these courses for in-service credit may be requested. Typically, most school districts agree that 15 hours equals 1 in-service credit. Thank you very much!
LINC "The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome for All" Book Study
Audience: Educators
Dates: 1/3/2024 to 2/1/2024 (5 required virtual meetings at 4:30 pm)
This book study will help educators get a better understanding of assistive technology in an educational setting. The author focuses on how to develop a consistent approach for choosing technology to design accessible, inclusive, educational experiences for the benefit of students. Technology is ever evolving as are all successful educators. Each week participants will read required chapters, participate in discussions, and complete activities that can be applied to their classrooms. This class will meet both synchronously (5 hours) and asynchronously An electronic copy of the book will be provided "The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome for All" by Christopher R. Bugaj (15 CTLE Hours)
LINC-Can't We All Just Get Along? Collaboration and Co-Teaching in the Multilingual Classroom
Audience: All Educators
Dates: 1/9/2024 to 2/6/2024
(5 required virtual meetings from 6:30 -7:00 pm)We've all had to work with colleagues, but does it always feel like time well spent? And, in some classrooms, does it feel as though one teacher does too much of the work? In this course, participants will learn collaboration and co-teaching practices that can support multilingual learners. Participants will learn collaboration techniques to plan, teach, and reflect with colleagues. We will also discuss co-teaching models of instruction. Lastly, we will discuss coaching techniques to support our colleagues to reach their goals. As an implementation project, participants will create a co-taught lesson plan relevant for multilingual learners. (15 CTLE Hours)
Audience: Teachers, Assistants, Administrators (All grade level and content areas welcome)
Dates: 1/10/2024 to 1/17/2024 (2 required virtual meetings at 6 pm)
Do you want to get and keep your students engaged in content, while fostering their creative and collaborative sides? Look no further than the number one video game of all time, Minecraft. Minecraft Education allows teachers to engage students with the best parts of the commercial game, while giving educators the ability to create, monitor, and challenge learners safely. In this 5 hour introductory course, we will look at basic game play, pedagogy for using it with your students, multiplayer, and assessment. (5 CTLE hours)
LINC-Thinking Maps Book Study: Student Successes with Thinking Maps
Audience: Educators
Dates: 1/23/2024 to 2/13/2024 (4 required virtual meetings from 4:00 - 5:30 pm)
Explore New Pathways for Multilingual Learners, ENL, and Students who learn differently, such as Special Education, Gifted, etc. Student Successes with Thinking Maps (Editors: David Hyerle & Larry Alper) includes case studies showing how to empower students to make their thinking visible using Thinking Maps; a set of 8 visual tools, tied to 8 cognitive processes, used in all content areas and grade levels.
Participate in this book study to learn how educators are applying Thinking Maps to enhance teaching and learning. Differentiating instruction with Thinking Maps is easy and fun! Thinking Maps helps educators level the playing field for all students-particularly those that require additional support. Be inspired!
An electronic copy of Student Successes with Thinking Maps will be provided.
Each session will focus on a different section of the free electronic copy of the book. As a special bonus, the creator of Thinking Maps, David Hyerle, will be joining one of the synchronous sessions. You'll be able to learn straight from the source and ask questions of the author.
Note that this course has been customized for NYSTC and is being sponsored by Long Island Network of Teacher Centers. It is not a training for Thinking Maps, rather this book study focuses on the theory behind and impact of Thinking Maps in the classroom. (10 CTLE hours)
Audience: Educators
Dates: 1/24/2024 to 2/28/2024
(4 required virtual meetings from 4:00 - 5:30 pm)Join this book study to learn more about the power of Thinking Maps and other concepts aimed at developing cognitive skills and dispositions for thinking in an information-overloaded world. This book study will take participants on a deep dive into the following powerful concepts for short and long term school improvement: Thinking Maps, Dispositions for Mindfulness, and Questioning for Inquiry. Pathways to Thinking Schools provides case studies laying out the pathway to elevate content based instruction supplemented by the development of powerful thinking skills and dispositions.
This book study includes an electronic copy of Student Successes with Thinking Maps.
Each session will focus on a different section of the free electronic copy of the book. As a special bonus, the creator of Thinking Maps, David Hyerle, will be joining one of the synchronous sessions. You'll be able to learn straight from the source and ask questions of the author.
Note that this course has been customized for NYSTC and is being sponsored by Long Island Network of Teacher Centers. This book study focuses on the theory behind and impact of Thinking Maps and other cognitive and metacognitive practices for cultivating critical thinking. (10 CTLE hours)
Audience: Teachers, Assistants, Administrators (All grade level and content areas welcome)
Dates: 1/24/2024 to 1/31/2024
(2 required virtual meetings at 6 pm)Do you want to get and keep your students engaged in content, while fostering their creative and collaborative sides? Look no further than the number one video game of all-time, Minecraft. Minecraft Education allows teachers to engage students with the best parts of the commercial game, while giving educators the ability to create, monitor, and challenge learners safely. In this second 5-hour course we will focus on teaching with Minecraft Education, Managing multiplayer tutorials and project based learning/assessment.
**Participation in Minecraft 101 is encouraged, but not required.** (5 CTLE hours)
LINC-Navigating the World Language Learning Standards
Audience: World Language Educators
Dates: 3/21/2024 to 4/12/2024 (3 required virtual meetings from 4:30 - 6:00 pm)
The New York State Learning Standards workshop is designed to empower educators with the knowledge, strategies, and resources needed to effectively implement the revised world language standards. Our sessions will address the critical role of language education in preparing students to thrive in an interconnected and diverse world. The content of this course will be delivered through synchronous meetings and asynchronous work in Google Classroom. (15 CTLE hours
LINC-Can't We All Just Get Along? Collaboration and Co-Teaching in the Multilingual Classroom
Audience: All Educators
Dates: 4/9/2024 to 5/7/2024 (5 required virtual meetings from 6:00 - 6:30 pm)
We've all had to work with colleagues, but does it always feel like time well spent? And, in some classrooms, does it feel as though one teacher does too much of the work? In this course, participants will learn collaboration and co-teaching practices that can support multilingual learners. Participants will learn collaboration techniques to plan, teach, and reflect with colleagues. We will also discuss co-teaching models of instruction. Lastly, we will discuss coaching techniques to support our colleagues to reach their goals. As an implementation project, participants will create a co-taught lesson plan relevant for multilingual learners. (15 CTLE Hours)
LINC-Teaching in a Digital World
Audience: K - 12 Educators
Dates: 4/30/2024 to 5/17/2024 (2 required virtual meetings from 4:30 - 5:00 pm)
This course will focus on best practices and strategies to implement the new NYS Computer Science & Digital Fluency Learning Standards into K-12 classrooms. In this course, participants will explore Computational Thinking, Networks and Systems Design, Digital Literacy, and Impacts of Computing along with several edtech resources and tools that can support the integration of these learning standards into the classroom. This course is appropriate for all K-12 educators. (15 CTLE hour
Instructor: Sarah Titus
Participants in this course will understand that the first step in addressing microaggressions is to recognize when a microaggression has occurred and what message it may be sending. The context of the relationship and the situation is critical. Participants will be engaged in a 2-hour online discussion using interactive tools such as Jamboard, Padlet and breakout rooms in Zoom. Please note: District approval is required for in-service credit. (2 CTLE Hours)
When: Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Zoom
Instructor: Sarah Titus
Prerequisite - Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send: Level 1 on Thursday, June 2, 2022; 6 - 8 PM (not mandatory but will lead to better understanding of discussions)
In previous learning, participants learned about preconceived notions and gained an understanding in how that knowledge impacts beliefs, practices, and policies. This professional learning will take it one step further and explore ways to raise awareness and combat microaggressions in everyday situations through courageous conversations. Participants will be engaged in a 2-hour online discussion using interactive tools such as Jamboard, Padlet and breakout rooms in Zoom. Please note: District approval is required for in-service credit. (2 CTLE Hours)