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October 13, 2022
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Classroom Management and Instruction for CTE -Engagement Strategies
Description: Teachers in this session will learn how to invest students in the content being taught by making it relevant to their lives, engaging, and appropriately challenging.
Presenter(s): Jeremy Abarno, Hendy Avenue Consulting
Audience: Educators
Content Area(s): Instructional Strategies, Engagement Strategies
December 7, 2022
3:30 - 4:30 PM
LGBTQIA Youth: Creating Safe Environments for Children
Description: School climate is composed of numerous factors, including not only the level of physical safety at school but also the extent to which members of the school community feel valued and welcomed at school.LGBTQIA students experience bullying at a higher rate than their non-LGBTQIA peers, often with serious consequences. This workshop will describe the differences between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation to help educators build safe and positive learning spaces for all students.
Presenter(s): Liz Gallo, WhyMaker
Audience: Educators
Content Area(s): DEI, Engagement Strategies
January 10, 2023
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Enhancing Group Work in the CTE Classroom
Description: Group work allows students time to collaborate, develop their social skills, and learn content at the same time. In this session, participants will learn how to effectively this session, participants will learn how to effectively design group work to ensure all students participate equally while learning. Tips and strategies regarding setting up and managing group work will be addressed.
Presenter(s): Sherry St.Clair, Reflective Learning
Audience: Educators
Content Area(s): Instructional Strategies, Engagement Strategies
May 3, 2023
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Best Practices for ELLs Success: Tips/Best Practices for ELL Classroom Success (Part 1 of 3)
Description: This interactive workshop will highlight best practices for teaching ELLs while drawing on the successful experiences that the participants have had during this school year. Teachers will leave this workshop with a mini toolkit for future classroom success.
Presenter(s): Kim Andersen, Capital Region Language Center
Audience: Educators
Content Area(s): Instructional Strategies, Special Populations & ELLs, Engagement Strategies