Upcoming Workshops
May 2019
Classroom Circles
Join us with Binghamton CSD's own John Whalen, author of Classroom Circles: Building Relationships and Strengthening School Communities for a great workshop!
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Classroom Circles: Building Relationships and Strengthening School Communities
The classroom circle is a dynamic structure that can be used to build/sustain relationships, explore content and ideas, address community harm, and much more. Learn about what circle is, why we circle, when to circle, as well as participate in an adult circle. Participants will leave the session with multiple circles prepared for use in the classroom.
Register here: https://bit.ly/2TTO2I0
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Thursday, May 16, 2019, 04:00 PM
Where?
Teacher Center of Broome Co, Gates Road, Vestal, NY, USA
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Advanced Book Repair
In this second workshop, we will work again with Heather Parks, Head of Preservation at Binghamton University Libraries. Advanced book repair will emphasize techniques specific to book covers. We will reattach book covers in two different ways depending on the type of damage and the value of the book. Participants are encouraged to bring books in need of repair to the workshop as there will be an opportunity to work on one's own books. Participation in basic book repair is encouraged, but not required, to attend this workshop.
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When?
Monday, May 20, 2019, 04:00 PM
Where?
Teacher Center of Broome Co, Gates Road, Vestal, NY, USA
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Dash and Dot: How to Bring Coding Into Your Classroom
Dash and Dot are a pair of robots that can work together or separately. The robots are coded using an entry level "block coding" language and have multiple sensors within them. This means the robots are basic enough for primary sequence students to use, and can be made challenging enough for high school seniors to manipulate. Coding is often seen as a stand-alone activity, but in this workshop we will look at how coding can be directly embedded into any subject to help support problem solving and computational thinking skills. Be note, at this time Dash and Dot robots work with iOS devices, Android devices, and Kindles. At this time, they are not supported by Chromebooks, Windos, and MacOS. The Teacher Center has robots that are available for loan for your classroom after you learn to use them in this workshop.
Register here: https://bit.ly/2HLNseb
When?
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 04:00 PM
Where?
Teacher Center of Broome Co, Gates Road, Vestal, NY, USA
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A Picture Tells a Thousand Words: Alternate Assessment Using BookSnaps and Memes
Snapchat is a mindless activity that has no purpose in school. Memes are just stupid pictures, right? What if your students could use relevant and timely examples of social media to relate to the classics like Of Mice and Men? This workshop will look into how to create BookSnaps and Meme Generators in any classroom using actual social media examples, along with emulators for those who cannot (or choose not to) bring social media into his/her classroom.
Register here: https://bit.ly/2JGkPkj
When?
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 04:00 PM
Where?
Teacher Center of Broome Co, Gates Road, Vestal, NY, USA
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Six Degrees of Art Selfies (in any content area)
Have you been looking for a way to bring art into your classroom without all of the mess? Using Google's Art and Culture application, you will learn how to have students connect with thousands of pieces of artwork around the world through their selfie, and then connect that piece of artwork to something in your curriculum whether it be ELA, social studies, science, math, technology, or any other curriculum. This is one of those workshops where you learn today and can immediately begin using it in your classroom tomorrow. Your students will love it, your colleagues will be amazed, and you will have differentiated instruction in a way you never thought of before! Bring your Android or iOS device so you can experience it firsthand.
Register here: https://bit.ly/2FKddt3
When?
Thursday, May 30, 2019, 04:00 PM
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