BCIC February 2015

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The next ITD Talks session is a panel about the flipped classroom model.
The recent Beyond the Buzz was distributed. It suggests trends in technology integration.

April 29th Avoiding Adversarial Situations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders
April 30th Avoiding Adversarial Situations - the Culture of Influence (Teachers)

Kathleen Budge
Takes it to practical level
May 19th

February 12, 2015 Evidence of 6 & 7. NYS Teaching Standards 6 & 7 are all about our actions as professionals. In the new APPR it is important to provide evidence of our professional responsibilities, collaboration, and growth. We’ll talk about these Teaching Standards and the evidence we use. Located at the SCSD Professional Development Center.
March 18, 2015 Visible Learning. We use the term “research-based strategies” quite frequently, but what are the teaching and school strategies that are actually most supported in research? Location TBA
March 27, 2015: Culture, Purpose, and Structured Teaching, a blended learning conference with Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey. West Genesee High School is one of the locations. Click here for more information.
May 13, 2015 Annual Meeting. Join us to celebrate another great year for CNY NYS ASCD and to start planning for the next. Location TBA

CCD ebooks flyer

Social Studies Leadership Network (dates listed here)

Getting Ready for Social Studies regional project

NYSCSS Annual Conference, March 11-14, Syracuse link to NYSCSS
Opening the Toolkit w/ Pat Polan (April 16, 4-6p session, Rodax 8 Large Conference Room) click to register
UbD and Social Studies w/ Jay McTighe (May 14 & 15, Rodax 8 Large Conference Room) click to register

CI&A support for summer curriculum writing

PBL 2015 dates are August 3-4-5 at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool 
PBL 101 cohorts are being added (and filling up) as fast as possible

In late April, there is a cohort for only secondary education teachers.
Registration is now open for a May cohort, too. 
Cohorts for the summer are being scheduled for both before and after PBLNY (but not embedded in PBLNY)

PBL primers have occurred at all Principal Meetings
PBL 401 , 402, and 403 leadership training and coaching will be offered later in the year, following the presentations to all principal groups

Literacy Leadership Network (next meeting is February 25th)

Math

Still collecting information about math program used in districts.

Click here to submit
Visit here to see the responses

Geometry implementation groups are working
A2 groups are underway

Science

Adaptation, not adoption.
A draft of the NYSSLS might get to the Regents in January

 

Any changes in thinking?
Observations from January administrations?
Please update the Regional chart for tracking our decisions

Fall, 2015 offerings (with CiTi and CNY/Oswego Teacher Center?)
November 3rd Regional Conference Day Event with Guskey and Jung?
O'Connor and Dueck have also been contacted. How to pay?

PBL NY 2015 advance information

No PBL 101 embedded (but available in summer)
Expanded format (optional endnotes)
Registration by the end of the month

Components $450
Non-components $550
Out-of-state $650

Planning series of Interactive Video Conferences to Connect Mike Mattos to PLC at Work Institute The PLC at Work Institute is August 12-14, 2105. Registration for the discounted (through school improvement) seats is now active.

Resources you can use, including maps, plans, and assessment tools
What have you been able to do?
Resources to help you with this are posted.