Instructional Support Services
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES
October 2022
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Highlight on Upcoming Professional Development
Creating a Feedback Culture Do students ignore the feedback you give? Are you looking for ways to create a culture where feedback is utilized and appreciated? Feedback is paramount to learning. This session will provide teachers with the background around a feedback culture and ideas and strategies to giving feedback that is useable and meaningful to students' growth as a learner. | Cultivating a Sense of Belonging in the Classroom Are your students struggling to connect to the content? This session will introduce teachers to strategies that can be implemented to create a sense of belonging for students. Creating and cultivating a sense of belonging will encourage curiosity and inquiry mindsets. Current research reveals a direct link between the sense of belonging students experience and their persistence in their classes. | Get Them Talking: Rigorous Discussion Protocols Do your students struggle to participate in classroom discussions? Are you looking for ways to get them involved in the discussion? This session will review several discussion protocols that can be used to leverage student discussion. Research shows that students should do more talking than the teacher in the classroom and this session will help you to discover ways to enhance student engagement in discussions. |
Creating a Feedback Culture
Cultivating a Sense of Belonging in the Classroom
Get Them Talking: Rigorous Discussion Protocols
Video of the Month
Four Reasons Why SEL is SO Important
CONTENT & PEDAGOGY
CASEL Playbook
What’s on it? Structures and activities that can be used to embed strong SEL practices into your classroom.
Want to know more? Check out the Playbook, as well as New York State's social emotional learning support page !Building Relationships

Instructional Coaching

What is Instructional Coaching
Welcoming Amanda Chapple
We would like to introduce you to our new Office Assistant, Amanda Chapple. Amanda has worked for Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES for two years. Amanda is excited to join our team, as she transferred from Copy Room to this position. Amanda enjoys riding her motorcycle and spending time with her family. Make sure you stop in and welcome Amanda to Instructional Support Services. To reach Amanda you can email her at achapple@herkimer-boces.org or call 867-2077.
