Professional Times Newsletter
Professional Learning Center & GTA Collaboration
Welcome to the Spring Newsletter of the Professional Times!
Upcoming Free Virtual Professional Learning
CRE On-line Awareness Series Sponsored by the New York State Teacher Centers
The Statewide Leadership Subcommittee on Culturally Responsive Education is proud to present the following online courses:
Please join us for this FREE series of on-line awareness offerings addressing Culturally Responsive Education. These are live synchronous sessions using the free Zoom platform. Take advantage of this opportunity to address CRE in your school and earn 2 CTLE hours per session!
Registrants will receive the zoom link 24 hours prior to the class from Marguerite.Dimgba@greececsd.org
e-flyer & registration information, click below for more information.
Virtual Teacher Center Professional Learning Across The State
- Mentoring Matters
- Raising Resiliency & Growth Mindset
- Trauma
- SEL
- Nervous System and Learning
- and more!
45 Amazing Art Projects to Inspire Creative Play | 7 Tips for Breakout Room Success Having students meet to work in small groups helps build community and fosters deeper learning. | 8 Quick Checks for Understanding Formative assessment is a proven technique for improving student learning, and the strategies shared here by Jay McTighe work both in the classroom and remotely.<More Info> |
7 Tips for Breakout Room Success Having students meet to work in small groups helps build community and fosters deeper learning.
8 Quick Checks for Understanding

Teaching the Concept of Equity Through Gardening
The Imagine Neighborhood™ has developed a new anti-racism podcast series with support from The Allstate Foundation!
As systemic inequities in America were laid bare in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic and the movement for racial justice, children watched from the front row. To help youth build their understanding of issues like racial identity, diversity, and justice, the award-winning podcast The Imagine Neighborhood™ has developed a new anti-racism episode series, "Imagine Equity."
High School Is Not the Time to Let Up on SELThe science suggests that teenagers still need lots of social and emotional support—but SEL work tends to focus on the elementary years. | The Main IdeaMany popular and relevant professional learning books condensed into bite-size articles. Greece has a districtwide subscription, email peggy.donlon@greececsd.org for login information. <Go to website> | 8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual ClassroomEducators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning. |
High School Is Not the Time to Let Up on SEL
The science suggests that teenagers still need lots of social and emotional support—but SEL work tends to focus on the elementary years.
The Main Idea
Many popular and relevant professional learning books condensed into bite-size articles. Greece has a districtwide subscription, email peggy.donlon@greececsd.org for login information.
<Go to website>8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom
Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.

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