December 12, 2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Introduction to Assess with Success: Creating a Meaningful Classroom Assessment System - A hybrid course for CTE Teachers

This session will go over what you can expect from the upcoming hybrid cohort, "Assess with Success: Creating a Meaningful Classroom Assessment System."

How does assessment in the classroom relate to employability for students? Why does what we assess matter? How can we develop assessments that align to our content, instructional emphases, and are efficient and effective? How do I get my students to look at their assessments and care about more than their grade?

If you are interested in any of these topics and learning more about designing good assessments for your classroom or your program, you may be interested in the upcoming DreamSeeDo course: Assess with Success - Creating a Meaningful Classroom Assessment System, set to begin in January 2024.

Presenter(s):
  • Stacey Eger-Converse, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction (Watertown CSD)
Audience: Educators
Content Area(s): Instructional Strategies

December 14, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Karyn Watt, Catskills & Capital Area

Email: karyn@spnet.us

Collaboration topic: Perkins & the CLNA

Presenter(s):
  • Karyn Watt, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

December 20, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Steve Perry, Southern NY
Presenter(s):
  • Steve Perry, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

December 21, 2023
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Tracy Gyoerkoe, Western NY

Email: tracy@spnet.us

Sharing and discussion topic: Re-approvals and Self-Studies

Presenter(s):
  • Tracy Gyoerkoe, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

January 11, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Karyn Watt, Catskills & Capital Area

Email: karyn@spnet.us

Collaboration topic: Integrated vs. Specialized Academics & Crosswalk Development

Presenter(s):
  • Karyn Watt, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

January 11, 2024
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Tanner Thompson, Central & Northern NY
Presenter(s):
  • Tanner Thompson (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

January 11, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Janine Lalia, Long Island & NYC

Email: janine@spnet.us

Sharing and discussion topic: What are the advantages of becoming NYSED CTE Approved?

Presenter(s):
  • Janine Lalia, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

January 17, 2024
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Steve Perry, Southern NY
Presenter(s):
  • Steve Perry, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

January 18, 2024
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Tracy Gyoerkoe, Western NY

Email: tracy@spnet.us

Sharing and discussion topic: CTE TAC Resources

Presenter(s):
  • Tracy Gyoerkoe, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

January 23, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Explore How AI Can Help in School

Explore the power of AI to create better workflows, save time, and manage your workload through machine learning tools. This training will explore the basics of popular tools like Google's Bard and OpenAI's ChatGPT for use in schools.

Presenter(s):
  • Jonathan Redecker (WhyMaker)
Audience: Educators
Content Area(s): Instructional Strategies

January 24, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Sharing & Support for Integrated Academics Teachers - Science, ELA, Math

Hop into this virtual session to discuss topics relevant to the academic discipline you teach in the context of CTE. After an engaging introduction activity, participants will be grouped by academic discipline to engage in discussion prompts around current topics related to the specific content area and academic integration in CTE. Multiple CTE TAC facilitators will rotate between groups to answer questions, listen, and support the discussions. The meetup will close with a full-group share-out of ahas and appreciations!

Presenter(s):
  • Jen Hesseltine (Jen Hesseltine Consulting)
Audience: CTE Educators
Content Area(s): Sharing and Support Conversations

January 25, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Empowering ELLs through Differentiation

This workshop will equip educators to effectively differentiate instruction for English Language Learners. Explore techniques for creating accessible lessons, crafting assessments, and implementing scaffolding strategies that elevate learning outcomes.

Presenter(s):
  • Kim Andersen, Founder and Director (Captial Region Language Center)
Audience: CTE Teachers
Content Area(s): Special Populations & ELLs

January 25, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Di Hesler, Northeastern NYS

Email: di@spnet.us

Sharing and discussion topic: Articulations

Presenter(s):
  • Di Hesler, Field Associate (CTE TAC of NY)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

February 6, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Google Classroom Tips & Tricks

Get a refresh on Google Classroom basics. Learn the best practices for setting up your Google Classroom for a CTE class. Determine how to organize your content, set up your gradebook and use the rubric and comment bank tool.

Presenter(s):
  • Jonathan Redecker (WhyMaker)
Audience: CTE Educators
Content Area(s): Instructional Strategies

February 8, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Karyn Watt, Catskills & Capital Area

Email: karyn@spnet.us

Collaboration topic: Work-based learning - Registered vs. Unregistered, application, documentation & reporting

Presenter(s):
  • Karyn Watt, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

February 13, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Google Sites as Portfolios

Google Sites are such a wonderful tool for documenting student work as a portfolio. Learn how to use a template of a Google Site to capture your students' learning and growth over time. You can use it as an assessment tool and integrate writing and reading. Once you see how easy and current it is to use Google Sites, you will be hooked and have your students making sites right away.

Presenter(s):
  • Jonathan Redecker (WhyMaker)
Audience: CTE Educators
Content Area(s): Instructional Strategies

February 15, 2024
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Tracy Gyoerkoe, Western NY

Email: tracy@spnet.us

Sharing and discussion topic: WBL and Employability profiles

Presenter(s):
  • Tracy Gyoerkoe, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

February 15, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Program Approval Deep Dive: The External Review & Preparing the Application

The external review can be a useful tool to further improve your high quality CTE program. By keeping external stakeholders informed about your program and offering them an opportunity to provide feedback will raise awareness in your community. This session will take a deep dive into strategies and tools to conduct your external review to have the greatest impact on your program and student success.

Presenter(s):
  • CTE TAC of NY (CTE TAC of NY)
Audience: Leaders
Content Area(s): Program Approval

February 21, 2024
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Steve Perry, Southern NY
Presenter(s):
  • Steve Perry, Field Associate (CTE TAC)
Audience:
Content Area(s): Field Staff Office Hours

February 27, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Advanced Google Workspace

Do you feel like you have the basics of the Google Workslace fairly well established for your workflow and productivity? This next-level PD will help you begin to unpack the next steps to leverage more tools and expedite processes for your daily needs. There is always more to explore in the Google Workplace. This course will be developed with group feedback from the participants as needed as well.

Presenter(s):
  • Jonathan Redecker (WhyMaker)
Audience: Educators
Content Area(s): Instructional Strategies