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OCM BOCES Professional Development Calendar        View only
May
     5/17 - The Co-Teaching Series: Module 2 (Asynchronous) 2022-23
     5/17 - The Co-Teaching Series: Module 4 (Asynchronous) 2022 - 2023
     5/26 - The Co-Teaching Series: Module 3 (Asynchronous) 2022-23
July
     7/12 - Math Camp for All Teachers (2 days)
     7/18 - Grade 2 - How Can We Stop Soil from Washing Away?
     7/18 - Human Impacts on Water and the Importance of Wastewater Treatment
     7/19 - Grade 2 - How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?
     7/20 - Grade 1 - How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?
     7/20 - Progressions of Math Strategies for K-5 - PART 1 & 2 (2 days)
     7/21 - Grade 2 - What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
     7/26 - Hands-on Stream Science in the Onondaga Creek Watershed
August
     8/1 - Grade 3 - How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?
     8/2 - Grade 3 - How Do Weather & Climate Affect Our Lives?
     8/3 - Grade 3 - What Explains Similarities & Differences Between Organisms?
     8/4 - Grade 3 - How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?
     8/4 - The Haudenosaunee (Part of the LOOOP Project from the Upstate Freshwater Institute)
     8/9 - Grade 4 - How Can We Provide Energy to People's Homes?
     8/10 - Grade 4 - What is Our Evidence We Live on a Changing Earth?
     8/10 - Marcellus Digifest with Keynote Speaker Jen Giffen
     8/11 - Grade 4 - How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?
     8/15 - Grade 5 - How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?
     8/16 - Grade 4 - How Can Animals Use Their Senses to Communicate?
     8/16 - Grade 5 - How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?
     8/17 - DATE CHANGED: Kindergarten - Exploring My Weather
     8/17 - Grade 5 - How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?
     8/18 - Collecting and Visualizing Environmental Data
     8/18 - DATE CHANGED: Kindergarten - Exploring Forces & Motion
     8/18 - Grade 5 - How Can We Use The Sky To Navigate?
     8/19 - DATE CHANGED: Kindergarten - Exploring Plants & Animals
     8/24 - Grade 6 - Energy, Forces & Motion
     8/26 - Grade 6 - Space Systems Exploration
September
     9/1 - 2022-2023 PODCAST: Episode 33: Empowering Teachers to Build Connections for Student Success with Dr. DJ Kaiser
     9/1 - 2022-2023 PODCAST: Episode 34: Benefits of Participation in PLCs and Supporting ELLs/MLs in Content Areas
     9/1 - 2022-2023 PODCAST: Episode 35: Changing Perspectives on Emergent Multilingual Learners and Supporting Families with Susanne Marcus
     9/13 - Grade 1 - How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?
     9/14 - Grade 4 - What is Our Evidence We Live on a Changing Earth?
     9/14 - Grade 5 - How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?
     9/15 - CANCELLED: Grade 2 - How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?
     9/15 - Grade 4 - How Can We Provide Energy to People's Homes?
     9/19 - BOOK STUDY: Limitless Mind by Jo Boaler (Group 4)
     9/19 - Title III Consortium Meeting #1
     9/21 - CANCELLED: Using Concrete Tools and Pictorial Representations in Middle and High School Mathematics - 2 days
     9/21 - Grade 2 - What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
     9/22 - Grade 4 - How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?
     9/26 - Grade 4 - How Can Animals Use Their Senses to Communicate?
     9/27 - Grade 2 - How Can We Stop Soil from Washing Away?
     9/27 - Grade 3 - How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?
     9/28 - Grade 2 - How Can We Change Solids & Liquids?
     9/28 - Student-centered Coaching
     9/29 - Arts and Music Leadership Network
     9/29 - Grade 1 - How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?
October
     10/3 - Belonging Through a Culture of Dignity Book Study
     10/4 - Assistant Principal Collaborative
     10/4 - Grade 5 - How Can We Use The Sky To Navigate?
     10/4 - Kindergarten - Exploring Plants & Animals (PM session)
     10/5 - Grade 3 - How Do Weather & Climate Affect Our Lives?
     10/5 - Introduction to the TI-Nspire™ CX Technology (PM session)
     10/5 - Learning Through Talk: Adding Oracy to the Student Experience
     10/6 - Science Leadership Network
     10/12 - Grade 1 - How Do Living Things Stay Safe & Grow?
     10/12 - Space Systems Exploration (North Syracuse 6th Grade)
     10/13 - The 7E's on the 7 Seas: Bringing the Navy to the STEM Classroom (Three separate dates - all required)
     10/18 - Instructional Coaches Collaborative
     10/19 - Grade 3 - How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?
     10/19 - Grade 5 - How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?
     10/19 - Grade 6 - Energy, Forces & Motion
     10/25 - CANCELLED: Grade 6 - Space Systems Exploration (see March 15 for new session)
     10/25 - Grade 1 - How Do Living Things Stay Safe & Grow? [held at Cortlandville Campus]
     10/26 - Grade 1 - How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
     10/27 - Grade 4 - How Can Animals Use Their Senses to Communicate?
     10/27 - Literacy Leadership Network Meeting
November
     11/1 - CANCELLED: Middle School Science Kit Training: Structure & Function
     11/1 - Nix the Tricks and Rules that Expire in Mathematics (NEW DATE)
     11/1 - P-3 Early Learning Leadership Network Meeting #1
     11/2 - Grade 6 - Matter & Its Interactions
     11/2 - Kindergarten - Exploring Forces & Motion (PM session)
     11/2 - Kindergarten - Exploring My Weather (AM session)
     11/3 - CANCELLED: Hands-on Stream Science in the Onondaga Creek Watershed
     11/3 - CANCELLED: Math Strategy: Model Drawing and Tape Diagrams
     11/4 - Fine Arts: Not Just the Encore
     11/4 - Making Math and Science Meaningful With the TI-Innovator™ Rover (AM session will begin at 7:45am)
     11/4 - Making Math and Science Meaningful With the TI-Innovator™ Rover (PM session)
     11/9 - DATE CHANGED: Grade 5 - How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?
     11/10 - CANCELLED: One Whole Day of Fractions, Divided into Equal Parts
     11/10 - DEI Coser Leadership Meeting
     11/16 - Grade 1 - How Do Living Things Stay Safe & Grow?
     11/17 - Grade 2 - How Can We Change Solids & Liquids?
     11/28 - BOOK STUDY: Limitless Mind by Jo Boaler (Group 6)
     11/29 - Grade 2 - How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?
     11/30 - Grade 3 - What Explains Similarities & Differences Between Organisms?
December
     12/1 - Co-Teaching Collaboration with Mid-State RBERN's Caffeinated Conversations
     12/1 - NYS Lab Investigations: Intermediate Level Science Exploration
     12/6 - NYS Lab Investigations: Elementary Level Science Exploration
     12/7 - Cancelled: Middle School Science Kit Training: Genes & Molecular Machines
     12/13 - Middle School Science Kit Training: Earth's Dynamic Systems
     12/14 - Cancelled: Middle School Science Kit Training: Ecosystems & Their Interactions
January
     1/5 - Grade 4 - How Can We Provide Energy to People's Homes?
     1/10 - DBT STEPS-A January Workgroup (Sponsored by SPC/NY and NYS OMH for Onondaga County GLS Grant funded participants)
     1/10 - NYS Lab Investigations: Intermediate Level Science Exploration
     1/11 - NYS Lab Investigations: Intermediate Level Science Exploration
     1/12 - 7E Lesson Design: Meeting the NYSSLS Instructional Shift
     1/13 - OCM BOCES Drone Day!
     1/23 - NYS Lab Investigations: Elementary Level Science Exploration
     1/24 - NYS Lab Investigations: Elementary Level Science Exploration
     1/25 - Grade 1 - How Do Living Things Stay Safe & Grow?
     1/25 - Math Leadership Network
     1/26 - Grade 2 - How Can We Change Solids & Liquids?
     1/26 - SLS Communication Coordinators Meeting
     1/27 - INVITE ONLY - Winter 2023 Tech Coach Collaborative Meeting
February
     2/1 - Arts and Music Leadership Network with Special Guest Jonathan Grice
     2/1 - Mapping the World: GIS in the Classroom
     2/2 - NYS Lab Investigations: Elementary Level Science Exploration
     2/6 - Book Study: Breaking Down the Wall: Essential Shifts for English Learners' Success (Virtual)
     2/6 - Book Study: Unlocking ELLs Potential (Virtual)
     2/6 - Title III Consortium Meeting #2
     2/7 - CANCELED: Using Concrete Tools and Pictorial Representations in Middle and High School Mathematics - 2 days
     2/7 - Rochester Antiracist Curriculum Project Cohort 2
     2/7 - School Psychologist Roundtable: Winter 2023 Meeting
     2/8 - P-3 Early Learning Leadership Network Meeting #2
     2/14 - Math Strategy: Model Drawing and Tape Diagrams
     2/14 - What's in a Number? An Exploration of Grading Practices
     2/15 - Science Leadership Network
     2/16 - Grade 5 - How Can We Use The Sky To Navigate?
     2/16 - Hybrid Book Study: The Writing Rope; A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in All Subjects
     2/27 - BOOK STUDY: Limitless Mind by Jo Boaler (Group 8)
     2/28 - ONLINE: MTSS Leadership Network Facilitator's Meeting: February 2023
     2/28 - Preparing for the Next Generation of Algebra
March
     3/1 - Asynchronous - Spring Cleaning for your Drive
     3/1 - The Impact of ChatGPT and Other Related Technologies - Caring for the Present and Enabling the Future
     3/7 - 7E Lesson Design: Meeting the NYSSLS Instructional Shift (2-day workshop)
     3/7 - Lead Evaluator Starter: For New Administrators
     3/8 - Interdisciplinary Civics: Combating Climate Change Through Public Policy
     3/13 - [Rescheduled] Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) through an English Language Learner (ELL) Lens
     3/14 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
     3/14 - DBT STEPS-A March Workgroup (Sponsored by SPC/NY and NYS OMH for Onondaga County GLS Grant funded participants)
     3/14 - Literacy Leadership Network Meeting
     3/15 - Grade 6 - Space Systems Exploration
     3/17 - Getting to Know Panopto
     3/21 - Middle School Science Kit Training: Weather & Climate Systems
     3/21 - NYS Lab Investigations: Elementary Level Science Exploration
     3/21 - Nix the Tricks and Rules that Expire in Mathematics
     3/22 - Seal of Civic Readiness Webinar Series
     3/23 - Webinar - AI Tools, ChatGPT and the end of learning as we know it! ...or is it?
     3/24 - Play and Learn with Technology
     3/28 - MTSS Leadership Network Facilitator's Meeting
     3/28 - NYS Lab Investigations: Intermediate Level Science Exploration
     3/28 - Progressions of Math Strategies for K-5 - PART 1 & 2 (2 days)
     3/28 - Rurally Responsive Education
     3/28 - School Climate Survey Vendor Showcase
     3/29 - RIC One DPSS NY State User Group Conference
     3/30 - Helping Students at Risk for Suicide
     3/30 - IMapInvasives
     3/30 - The Impact of ChatGPT and Other Related Technologies - Caring for the Present and Enabling the Future
April
     4/1 - ASYNCHRONOUS COURSE: Introduction to the SEAL of Civic Readiness
     4/3 - Asynchronous Culture Series: Young, Gifted, & Black
     4/3 - Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity Book Study
     4/10 - Asynchronous: Book Study: Mindful School Libraries
     4/11 - *Seal of Civic Readiness District Collaborative (Day 3 of 4)
     4/11 - BOOK STUDY: Limitless Mind by Jo Boaler (Group 9)
     4/11 - ELL Program Administrators Meeting #7
     4/11 - Introduction to Project-Based Learning: Gold Standard Project Design with SEL, Equity & Rigor in Mind
     4/11 - Video Recording and Editing to Create Learning Artifacts (Using WeVideo)
     4/12 - Administration and Scoring of the NYSESLAT *Refresher*
     4/12 - Social Emotional Learning Leadership Network Meeting
     4/13 - Mid-State RBERN's Caffeinated Conversations: Strategies for English Language Learners
     4/14 - Administration and Scoring of the NYSESLAT *for New Scorers*
     4/17 - Mentors Across Borders (Cohort 1) - Mtg 3
     4/18 - CANCELLED: Grade 2 - How Can We Change Solids & Liquids? [held at Cortlandville Campus]
     4/18 - DBT STEPS-A April Workgroup (Sponsored by SPC/NY and NYS OMH for Onondaga County GLS Grant funded participants)
     4/18 - World Language Leadership Network meeting
     4/19 - Grade 1 - How Do Living Things Stay Safe & Grow?
     4/20 - Asynchronous: Branding Brilliance: Designing Websites That Showcase Your Educational Mission (Spring 2023)
     4/20 - Let's Talk Climate: Finding Ways to Build Hope and Action for a Resilient Future
     4/20 - Preparing for the Next Generation of Algebra
     4/21 - This is A School Library: Connecting Stories To The Readers Who Need Them Most
     4/24 - 2023 SUNY Cortland Literacy Master's Workshop: Early Literacy and Technology Use
     4/24 - 2023 SUNY Cortland Literacy Master's Workshop: The Importance of Differentiation in the Classroom Environment: The Impact of Understanding Learner Variability
     4/24 - ASYNCHRONOUS Book Study - "Mindfulness in the Classroom" - Group 1
     4/24 - Asynchronous Culture Series: American Born
     4/24 - Asynchronous: Slay Your Classroom with Streamlined Interactive Notebooks (G-2)
     4/25 - Crosswalk the Standards: ESIFC & CS&DF
     4/25 - MTSS Leadership Network April 2023 Facilitator's Meeting
     4/25 - Supporting English Language Learners (ELLs) in Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art) and Mathematics (STE(A)M)
     4/26 - 2023 SUNY Cortland Literacy Master's Workshop: Comprehension Strategies that Work: Insight from Real Elementary and Middle School Classroom Teachers
     4/26 - 2023 SUNY Cortland Literacy Master's Workshop: Using Literacy to Promote Self-Care and Relationship Building in the Classroom
     4/26 - Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) through an English Language Learner (ELL) Lens
     4/27 - 2023 SUNY Cortland Literacy Master's Workshop: Accommodating all Learners: How to Effectively use Differentiated Instruction
     4/27 - Mid-State RBERN's Caffeinated Conversations: Co-Teaching
     4/27 - The Responsive Classroom® Core Course for Elementary Educators (2020 Revision) - Spring Session
     4/27 - Youth Mental Health First Aid *By Invitation Only: MHAT Grant-tMHFA Cohort 1
     4/28 - INVITE ONLY - Spring 2023 Tech Coach Collaborative Meeting
May
     5/1 - 2023 SUNY Cortland Literacy Master's Workshop: Literacy Teaching in Hybrid/Virtual Environments
     5/2 - Scoring the New US History and Government Regents Exam at OCM
     5/3 - Asynchronous: Book Study Developing Digital Detectives
     5/3 - Naviance - College Planning and Scholarships
     5/3 - Naviance - College Planning and eDocs
     5/4 - Preparing for the Next Generation of Algebra (Cohort 2)
     5/8 - Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Train the Trainer - *Designated Participants only*
     5/9 - Arts and Music Leadership Network
     5/9 - GIS: Classroom Applications
     5/9 - PBIS Coaches Network Meeting - Dignity Act & Mental Health CoSer Schools ONLY
     5/9 - Solar Eclipse 2024: Are You Ready?
     5/10 - SLS Combined Council & Communication Coordinators Meeting
     5/10 - The Intersection of Privacy and Access in the School Library
     5/11 - Student-Centered Coaching for Administrators
     5/16 - DBT STEPS-A May Workgroup (Sponsored by SPC/NY and NYS OMH for Onondaga County GLS Grant funded participants)
     5/16 - ELL Program Administrators Meeting #8
     5/17 - Naviance - College Planning and Reports
     5/17 - Naviance - Resume Builder and Survey Builder
     5/17 - P-3 Early Learning Leadership Network Meeting #3
     5/18 - Writing strategies for the Social Studies Classroom
     5/22 - Asynchronous Culture Series: Learning with PRIDE
     5/23 - Social Studies Leadership Network Meeting
     5/23 - TCIS Update - TCIS UP - **designated attendees** - 5/23/23 & 5/24/23
     5/24 - 7E's on the 7 Seas Collaboration
     5/24 - Science Leadership Network
     5/31 - Literacy Leadership Network Meeting
     5/31 - Student-Centered Coaching for Coaches
June
     6/1 - Computer Science & Digital Fluency Leadership Network
     6/1 - Hands-on Stream Science in the Onondaga Creek Watershed (NEW DATE)
     6/1 - PBIS Tier 1 New Coach Training- Dignity Act & Mental Health CoSer ONLY
     6/1 - Tier 2 and Tier 3 Systems and Solutions for Mathematics
     6/5 - 2023 NYSESLAT Regional Scoring at OCM BOCES
     6/6 - DBT STEPS-A June Workgroup (Sponsored by SPC/NY and NYS OMH for Onondaga County GLS Grant funded participants)
     6/6 - Math Leadership Network
     6/7 - Booktopia: An Oasis for Book Lovers at Book Cafe!
     6/8 - DEI Leadership Network (for all districts)
     6/9 - MTSS Leadership Network Cohort 1 Annual Summit
     6/12 - Guaranteed & Viable Continuum for the School Library Program
     6/13 - ELL Program Administrators Meeting #9
     6/13 - Leading the Way: Building Multilingual Learners' Capacity in Career and Technical Education Programs
     6/14 - Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics
     6/19 - Title III Consortium Meeting #2
     6/26 - LETRS Volume 1 Summer 2023
July
     7/1 - A More Just Future: Psychological Tools for Reckoning with Our Past and Driving Social Change by Dolly Chugh
     7/1 - Asynchronous: Book Cafe 2.0 (Summer Version)
     7/3 - Asynchronous Culture Series: American Born
     7/3 - Asynchronous: Book Study Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad (Group 2)
     7/10 - "Normal Sucks" Book Study
     7/10 - Crafting Winning Questions: A Battle of the Books Question Writing Workshop for the 2023-2024 Competition Season (Day 1)
     7/12 - Teaching Stamped
     7/13 - Cornell eBirds Exploration and Citizen Science (2 consecutive days)
     7/14 - Branding Brilliance: Designing Websites That Showcase Your Educational Mission
     7/14 - Lead Evaluator for Teams
     7/17 - Grade 1 - How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?
     7/18 - Game On: Roll the Dice with Board Games
     7/18 - Grade 1 - How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?
     7/18 - NYS Lab Investigations: Elementary Level Science Exploration
     7/19 - Grade 1 - How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
     7/19 - NYS Lab Investigations: Intermediate Level Science Exploration
     7/20 - Grade 1 - How Do Living Things Stay Safe & Grow?
     7/20 - Guaranteed & Viable Continuum for the School Library Program (Part II)
     7/20 - Solar Eclipses: Viewing Nature's Greatest Show (Math Focus)
     7/20 - Solar Eclipses: Viewing Nature's Greatest Show (Science Focus)
     7/21 - Preparing for the Next Generation of Algebra
     7/24 - Game-Changing Gamification: An Engaging PD for Innovative Educators
     7/24 - Grade 2 - How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?
     7/24 - LETRS Volume 2 Summer 2023
     7/25 - Grade 2 - How Can We Stop Soil from Washing Away?
     7/25 - Grade 6 - Space Systems Exploration
     7/25 - Progressions of Math Strategies for K-5 - PART 1 & 2 (2 days)
     7/26 - Grade 2 - How Can We Change Solids & Liquids?
     7/26 - Grade 6 - Energy, Forces & Motion
     7/27 - Grade 2 - What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
     7/31 - Kindergarten - Exploring Forces & Motion (AM session)
     7/31 - The Power of Inclusivity: How Genrefication and Diversity Auditing are Changing Libraries
August
     8/1 - Asynchronous: Slay Your Classroom with Streamlined Interactive Notebooks
     8/1 - Kindergarten - Exploring My Weather (AM session)
     8/2 - Kindergarten - Exploring Plants & Animals (AM session)
     8/3 - Grade 6 - Matter & Its Interactions
     8/4 - Crafting Winning Questions: A Battle of the Books Question Writing Workshop for the 2023-2024 Competition Season (Day 2)
     8/7 - Asynchronous Culture Series: Learning with PRIDE
     8/7 - Grade 3 - What Explains Similarities & Differences Between Organisms?
     8/7 - Rurally Responsive Education
     8/8 - Grade 3 - How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?
     8/8 - Tier 2 and Tier 3 Systems and Solutions for Mathematics
     8/9 - Grade 3 - How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?
     8/9 - Grade 5 - How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?
     8/10 - Grade 3 - How Do Weather & Climate Affect Our Lives?
     8/14 - Grade 5 - How Can We Use The Sky To Navigate?
     8/15 - Grade 4 - How Can Animals Use Their Senses to Communicate?
     8/16 - Classroom Management: Setting Your Classroom Up for Success
     8/16 - Grade 4 - How Can We Provide Energy to People's Homes?
     8/16 - Grade 5 - How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?
     8/17 - Grade 4 - How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?
     8/17 - Grade 5 - How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?
     8/21 - Grade 4 - What is Our Evidence We Live on a Changing Earth?
     8/21 - Picture This! Embracing Equity and Engaging with Empathy through Literature
     8/21 - Preparing for the Next Generation of Geometry
September
     9/1 - The Shift to Student-Led: Reimagining Classroom Workflows with UDL and Blended Learning by Catlin R. Tucker, Katie Novak
     9/12 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
     9/22 - Asynchronous: Book Study: Core Values in School Librarianship: Responding with Commitment and Courage📚
October
     10/10 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
     10/18 - NYS Lab Investigations: Intermediate Level Science Exploration
     10/19 - NYS Lab Investigations: Elementary Level Science Exploration
November
     11/14 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
December
     12/12 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
January
     1/9 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
February
     2/13 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
March
     3/12 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
April
     4/9 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
May
     5/14 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN
June
     6/11 - Charter School PLC Meeting with Mid-State RBERN