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ONLINE REGISTRATION
Learning Communities
Our fall and winter professional learning experiences are now available for on line registration. More events will be added in the coming month. Please check back for the latest availability.
Clarifying Learning
Facilitating Collaboration and Conflict
Frequently Asked Questions
Clarifying Learning
Facilitator (s): Kathy Dyer, Julie O’Brian, Mary Romke
Participants will receive support and access training materials on the following topics:
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Determining which learning targets are most essential
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Reaching consensus on the type of thinking, or cognitive processes, each essential learning target requires from students
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Describing proficient performance, or how they will know when students have met learning targets
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Sequencing learning targets (and thus curriculum), and
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Engaging with students so they understand what learning is expected from them
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Facilitating Collaboration and Conflict
Facilitator: Susan Sparks, Executive Director FRBOCES
Participants will:
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Explore how to create more collaboration using tools, strategies and processes that support engagement and teaming
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Increase personal effectiveness in managing change and conflict
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Refine interpersonal communication patterns and attributes
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Frequently Asked Questions:
What is it?
Cross-district learning communities provide opportunities for role-similar professionals to deepen their learning and strengthen their ability to support change efforts within their district or BOCES. Participants
in cross-district Learning Communities will come together in person 4-6 days during the year focused around a specific topic.
Who should participate?
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Instructional coaches
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Professional development staff
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Teacher leaders
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Other instructional leaders to include administrators
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Higher education faculty
Around what topics will cross-district learning communities be focused?
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Developing professional learning communities
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Facilitating change and collaboration
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Clarifying learning
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Using quality and common assessment to support learning
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Using classroom assessment to help learners take responsibility for their own learning process
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School improvement planning
What is the benefit?
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Deepen in-district/BOCES capacity to support change initiatives
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Access to and support using training materials
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Web-supported training and resources
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Mentors from whom you can receive just-in-time support
In which learning community should we participate?
Communities will be topic-focused. Ask yourself and potential participants…Will the focused work and support help you implement and achieve your goals? How will this community assist you in developing new
leadership and specific content skills?
What is the cost of this service?
Cross-District Learning Community participants will pay a fee of $400—$700 for each community they join. This fee includes 4-7 day-long regional or local meetings during the school year. Community size will
range from 15-25 participants. See specifics under each topic area.
Location
Locations will be based on who participates in the communities they may be hosted throughout the state at regional, district, school sites. Sufficient numbers must be generated to support costs.
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