Regional School Success Digest
'All things RSS' in a 'digestible' format: 11.09.2020
The purpose of our TST BOCES Regional School Success newsletter is to highlight upcoming opportunities and keep your informed with resources our department is both creating and promoting. Each newsletter will feature a variety of materials depending on what is on our calendar. We hope you will take advantage of any Professional Learning, Cooperative Enrichment, School Library System, or Instructional Technology opportunities that you believe will enhance your district & students' learning environment.
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The TST BOCES campus will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 for the Veteran's Day holiday.
Instructional Resources
What are you doing for CS Ed Week?
This year Computer Science Education Week is December 7-13, 2020. Visit CSEDWeek.org or contact Matt O'Donnell for ideas and inspiration on how you and your students can celebrate Computer Science Exploration.
Collaborate and Connect
The School Library System Quarterly Council Meeting will be a virtual meeting held on Tuesday, November 17th from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. This meeting has been rescheduled based on feedback from our first meeting. Click here to register.
Have a quick question or want to collaboratively work through your tech challenges?
Use this link to schedule a 15-minute appointment with Matt O'Donnell. He is available to help keep your virtual classrooms up and running smoothly.
Join TST BOCES for Advanced Cognitive Coaching in Ithaca!
This seminar will immerse you in deeper learning about the principles and practices of Cognitive Coaching(SM) and prepare those wishing to become trainers for the next steps of their development. You will master concepts and skills from the Foundation Seminar® at a higher level of understanding and skill through rich practice and feedback experiences. The experiences of these two seminars (December and Spring 2021) over 6 days will support any school leader in the coaching and supervision of teachers as well as developing skills which are applicable in the classroom and in one's personal life.
Professional Regional Network and Council Update
Regional Instructional Coaches
Next meeting: 11/16/2020, 3pm
PE/Health Leaders Network
**First meeting: 11/18/2020, 3pm
Regional Library Media Specialists Network
Next meeting: 11/19/2020, 3pm
Co-Teaching Task Force
Next meeting: 12/1/2020, 8:30am
Art and Music Network
Next meeting: 12/3/2020, 3pm
Computer Science Advisory Group
Next meeting: 12/3/2020, 4pm
Regional Professional Development and Learning Opportunities from TST BOCES
Need help for reluctant and struggling readers?
Register now for an 1-hour introductory training session called “Getting Started with Learning Ally" on Tuesday, November 10th or Wednesday, November 18th, both scheduled from 3:15 - 4:15 pm. Questions? Contact Mary Kay Welgoss
Social Justice & Art: A 3 Part Series presented by Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University
Week 1: November 12, 2020: Off the Pedestal: Statues & Monuments in Public Displays
Thursday, Nov 12, 2020, 05:00 PM
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Meeting Student Needs in a Virtual Classroom
A series of mini-professional learning events designed to examine some of the academic and/or behavioral challenges students may be experiencing in Virtual Classrooms. During these events, we will be discussing tips and tricks for creating more opportunities for meaningful instruction for ALL students.
Click below for more information and to register:
November 12: Building Relationships
November 13: Measuring Understanding
November 20: Classroom Management
From BetterLesson: Join us to discuss how teachers have been adapting their classrooms
The Concurrent Classroom Workshop Series helps educators define the specific challenges and opportunities of the concurrent classroom. The solutions have been classroom tested and are specifically adapted for the concurrent classroom reality. For more information and to register in Frontline click here.
Part 1: Making Direct Instruction More Inclusive and Engaging in Concurrent Classrooms
Wednesday, November 18: 1pm - 3pm
Part 2: Increasing Student Motivation and Agency in Concurrent Classrooms
Friday, November 20: 9am - 11am
From Mid-State Regional Partnership Center @ Syracuse University: November Workshops
Workshops hosted by the Mid-State Regional Partnership Center @ Syracuse University:
November 12 and November 18: Creating the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
November 17 and November 19: Explicit Direct Instruction Virtual Regional Training
November 18: Intensifying Interventions: What to Do and How to Do It
Distance and Blended Learning Support
Office Hours for Cooperative Enrichment
Mondays: 11:15am - 11:45am
Click here to join the Monday Google Meet
Thursdays: 3:00pm-3:30pm
Be on the lookout for Bite Sized Learning
Sometimes you just need a little something to get you through the day! Consider accessing some of the mini-modules designed to help ALL students navigate virtual instruction. Each "appetizer" will include a 5 - 8 minute video available later this month. Each video will include tips and tricks for helping students to develop the executive functioning they need to be successful in school and in life.
Executive Director of RSS
607-257-1551, ext. 1004
neschler@tstboces.org
Coordinator of School Library System
Mary Kay Welgoss
607-257-1555, ext. 1033
mwelgoss@tstboces.org
Coordinator of Cooperative Enrichment
607-257-1555, ext. 7205
Coordinator of Professional Learning
Kira Carinci
607-257-1551, ext. 7202
kcarinci@tstboces.org
Instructional Specialist for Inclusive Learning
Teresa Heatherman
607-257-1551, ext. 7204
theatherman@tstboces.org
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
TST BOCES Regional School Success
Email: rss@tstboces.org
Website: tstboces.org/rss
Location: 555 Warren Rd, Ithaca, NY, USA
Phone: 607-257-1551
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