| February eBook Top 5 Collection OCM BOCES Instructional Support would highlight these selections from our eBook Professional Library. View Professional eBook Library. |
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This book discusses how teachers teach the virtues of grit--tenacity, perseverance, and the ability to never give up while helping students enjoy learning and want to come to school, even through painful and frustrating experiences. |
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This workbook shows how to implement data-driven decision making and make it the key to assessing all school activities, from classroom instruction to budgeting. |
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Features a field-tested framework for teaching to ensure inclusion and differentiated instruction are in harmony with standards-based education. |
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Provides educators with information on how to plan creative museum projects that target content standards and develop students' understanding of required subject matter. |
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Presents an instructional approach that helps students in every grade level understand math concepts so they can apply them on assessments, across the curriculum, and outside of school. Provides teaching practices and lesson ideas that give students a stronger foundation for reasoning and problem solving. |
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OCM BOCES Instructional Support Services team is proud to support the work of educators throughout the region. By investigating innovative, research-proven instructional strategies, and providing professional development on topics from student mental health to working with students with exceptional needs to designing and aligning coherent curricula and assessments to providing crucial curriculum materials, we consider ourselves a partner in the education of the 60,000+ students in the CNY Region. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to see how we can partner to strengthen instruction in your building or classroom.
February 24, 2017
Interested in learning more about NY’s strategy for meeting the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and having an opportunity to contribute to the plan? Join us for a regional meeting from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on March 8th at the OCM Main Campus in Liverpool to have your feedback considered. Preregistration is required.
North Syracuse and Liverpool Central School Districts are cohosting a Legislative Forum from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. March 9th. The event, titled “Educating Our Future”, will discuss state school aid formulas and inequities in funding.
Girls may not believe they are as smart as boys, but at least in Upstate NY, they’re outpacing boys in the race to graduate.
District administrators ponder ways to support children with incarcerated parents.
In Washington, D.C., “pathway coordinators” are the key to helping at-risk students stick with school.
CNY student and Technology teacher pair up to 3D print a prosthetic hand.
The New York State Education Department is recruiting outstanding professionals who have a passion for education to fill critical and challenging positions. Choosing a career in public service opens up tremendous opportunities for professional achievement and personal development. As an SED employee, you are uniquely positioned to make valued and positive contributions on how we, as an agency, serve the good of the public. The links below describe duties, minimum qualifications, conditions of employment, and application instructions.
- Assistant Commissioner of Assessment
- Assistant in Bilingual Education
- Associate in Bilingual Education
- Supervisor of Bilingual Education
- Assistant Mechanical Construction Engineers
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AIS Mathematics Collaborative
March 13
Providers of AIS in mathematics must have a thorough knowledge of the coherence of the mathematics content standards and of the strategies that are used throughout the grade levels to build deep understanding. AIS providers must also be able to diagnose the learning gaps of students, and provide appropriate strategies needed. These sessions will provide the opportunity to work with other AIS providers to deepen our understanding and explore, apply, and share instructional strategies that work with struggling learners.
Pre-Calculus in the Common Core Mathematics Curriculum
March 15
This workshop is intended to be an opportunity for Pre-Calculus teachers to get together to share ideas about what has changed in their Pre-Calculus courses as a result of the Common Core curriculum, and what has remained the same. We will be working from the Modules supplied by New York State as a reference. Participants are encouraged to bring any textbooks or materials that are used in their course.
Problem Based Learning for Math Educators
March 15
This workshop will guide middle school and high school math teachers through a learning process in which they will gain an understanding of the key differences between Project Based Learning (PBL) and Problem Based Learning (PrBL). We will analyze different ways to link your curriculum and technology with a PrBL approach to create a rigorous and engaging learning environment for your students. Participants will also utilize workshop time to start planning their first PrBL experience for their students. This session is for middle school and high school math educators and administrators who want to learn more about Problem Based Learning.
Problem Based Learning for Science Educators
March 16
This workshop will guide middle school and high school science teachers through a learning process in which they will gain an understanding of the key differences between Project Based Learning (PBL) and Problem Based Learning (PrBL). We will analyze different ways to link your curriculum and technology with a PrBL approach to create a rigorous and engaging learning environment for your students. Participants will also utilize workshop time to start planning their first PrBL experience for their students. This session is for middle school and high school science educators and administrators who want to learn more about Problem Based Learning.
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