Below is information that has run in previous editions of the Instructional Leaders Update.
March 2011 Edition
Race To The Top news gets a new home on Capital Region BOCES website
You will now be able to access all of our latest news and updates a
bit more easily!
Look for the Race To The Top icon on the right side of the webpage
at
www.capitalregionboces.org. If you click on that icon, you will be directed to a reorganized
webpage for all of our latest RttT news. You can also access news
archives, and view current and past editions of the Instructional
Leaders Update e-newsletter. We hope this will make our updates a
bit easier for you to find.
New Race To The Top website a statewide resource
Be sure to visit www.nyrace.org for up-to-the minute, State
Education Department-sanctioned information on every aspect of Race
To The Top in New York State. The site also contains a Frequently
Asked Questions section.
Do you have a Race To The Top question? Since we have a login, we
are happy to submit your questions to the site for you. E-mail your
question to Kathryn Gerbino
or Lynne Wells.
January 2011 edition
National Staff Development Council Coaches Academy training announced
Capital
Region BOCES is pleased to announce a Coaching Academy with
instruction provided by coaching experts from the National Staff
Development Council (NSDC).
Tuesday-Thursday, April 26-28
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.,
Celtic Hall, 430 New Karner Road, Albany
Tuesday-Thursday, May 24-26
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Capital Region BOCES,
900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany
The cost is $770 per person, and includes six days of training (including lunch), one day on-site coaching work with a project coordinator, books and a one-year membership to the National Staff Development Council.
Questions? Contact Connie Miller, program manager, cmiller@gw.neric.org or 464-3982.
For more information, read the flyer. [PDF]
Feedback
sought by January 31
The Board of Regents would like your feedback on a College and Career Readiness Survey, which focuses on three topics: College and Career Readiness Frameworks, Necessary Skills and Knowledge for College and Workforce Success, and New York State Graduation Requirements (current requirements can be found at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/gradreq/gradreq3columnstyle01_10.pdf ).
The survey should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete and it must be completed in one session.
This survey is one aspect of a series of meetings, presentations, and data collection processes conducted in 2010 by the NYS Board of Regents' College and Career Readiness Working Group. Results of the survey will be shared with the Board of Regents at their March meeting.
The deadline for your input is January 31, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Thank you in advance for your time and your continued support of all students in New York State. Your input matters!
December 10, 2010 edition
National Staff Development (applicable to Inquiry Team
Training, but not required)
Professional development is at the heart of effective teaching and school reform. Current economic and educational climates, especially new regulations about standards and assessing student learning, require districts to develop effective, focused and efficient district capacity for professional learning. Designing, implementing and evaluating essential and effective teams for educators of widely varying assignments and levels of experience is both a critical and complicated endeavor.
This institute will provide instruction on designing and facilitating focused and strategic professional learning around a wide variety of work. Topics will include:
Use of data to inform decision making
Developing adult learning facilitation and coaching skills
Protocols, facilitation, and presentation skills around
collaborative professional learning
Skills around building and sustaining professional learning
communities.
Team building
Trust/Building Relationships
**Date and location for this training are being determined, and will be posted on MyLearningPlan when they are set.**
