Instructional Support Services
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES
November 2022
Issue 2
About our Newsletter
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Highlight on Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
To sign up for these and other opportunities for Professional Development please visit our website. https://sites.google.com/herkimer-boces.org/fall-2022-pd-catalog/home
Motivating the Unmotivated
December 6, 2022
Building Strong Digital Citizens
December 14, 2022
Data Dive
December 21, 2022
Instructional Coaching
Everyone Needs a Coach
Check out this video of Atul Gawande to learn the power of coaching.
TED Why Everyone Needs a Coach OCTM
Content & Pedagogy
Power of the Jigsaw in the Classroom
The jigsaw method has an effect size of 1.20, which means that if it's done correctly and regularly, students will grow three years in the space of that one year. That's powerful! To learn more about how to implement the Jigsaw Protocol in your classroom check out the video below and directions on Teacher Toolkit website.
Teacher Toolkit: Jigsaw
Looking to Spruce up your Math Discussion- TRY NUMBER TALKS!
A Number Talk is a 10 to 15 minute whole group mental math activity where students find the answer to a math problem in their heads, then share aloud the strategies they used to find that answer.
Number Talk Session 1
Arts & Education Coordinator
It's a pleasure to introduce to you Ms. Heather McCutcheon as our new Coordinator of Arts in Education Programming. Heather is a wonderful addition to our team at BOCES, and we are delighted she is joining us. She is extremely passionate about the arts in education and, without a doubt, will do a fantastic job coordinating aidable arts and enrichment opportunities for each of your districts. Click the video below to see Heather's introduction.