Staten Island Regional Partnership Center 

 

The Staten Island Regional Partnership Center (SI RPC) is one of five borough based special education support centers. The SI RPC is made possible by a contract with the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) Office of Special Education (OSE). The NYC RPCs are part of a larger network of RPCs throughout New York State, and are trained and provided with resources and materials from content specific Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs).

 

The NYC RPCs work collaboratively with the Regional Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Center, the local NYSED Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) office, and NYSED OSE to  provide quality special education support and technical assistance to early childhood and school-age professionals and families in the areas of behavior, culturally responsive education, literacy, the special education process, specially designed instruction, and transition.

 

We invite you to explore our professional learning catalog and register for training opportunities facilitated by our skilled specialists.

 

For more information, please contact Victoria Salerno: VSalerno@schools.nyc.gov, the Director|Systems Change Facilitator (SCF) of the Staten Island Regional Partnership Center.

 

Come learn with us!


Month
Date
Upcoming Event
Location
September
9/29/2023
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Introduction to Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 45
This PL is intended to introduce participants to foundational elements of cultural responsiveness and explore the New York State Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. In doing so, it is meant to facilitate connections between Cultural Responsiveness and meeting the needs of students with disabilities, while also providing an opportunity for critical reflection on the extent to which culturally responsive practices are present within their Educational Organization(s). Expected Outcomes · Explore foundational elements of culture and Culturally Responsive Education · Reflect on personal culture & experiences · Become familiar with the NYSED Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework · Reflect on the ways practices & approaches outlined in the NYSED CRSE Framework are present within your Educational Organization (EO)
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
October
10/12/2023
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Part 1 of 2: The Language of Classroom Management: Promoting Positive Teacher-Student Interaction and Relationships | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 47
This 2-day training (10/12/23 & 11/14/23) is designed for PreK -12th grade educators who would like to improve their classroom management skills by building relationships with their students and utilizing a variety of strategies to prevent, teach, and respond to behavior. Strategies include: 1) arranging the physical environment, 2) defining, teaching, and acknowledging expectations and rules, 3) defining and teaching classroom procedures and routines, 4) active supervision, 5) behavior specific praise, 6) response strategies for inappropriate behavior, 7) class-wide group contingencies, 8) multiple opportunities to respond. **MUST attend BOTH days**
TBD
10/17/2023
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
TRANS - Transition Assessments | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 45
This training provides an overview of career development theory and the law and regulations requiring transition assessment. A variety of assessments related to each of the measurable postsecondary goal areas of Employment/Training, and Independent Living to assist students in developing increased self-awareness and career paths will be explored Participants will: -Identify what transition is and why it’s important -Learn basic career development theory -Identify New York state (NYS) regulations related to transition assessment -Identify assessments with ample validity and reliability evidence Participants will explore: -Assessments for education and training -Self-Awareness and Career awareness -Assessments that generalize across areas -Assessments for students would want to attend college -Assessments for students who want to immediately enter the workforce -Assessments for employment -Employment assessment apps -Assessments for independent living
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
10/18/2023
12:15 PM to 3:15 PM
SDI - Overview of Specially Designed Instruction | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 47
This introductory training is intended to develop participants’ working knowledge of the components of SDI, the rationale for using SDI, using SDI alongside other instructional strategies, and selecting appropriate SDI based upon student needs and characteristics.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
10/26/2023
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
LIT - Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 44
In this training, participants will gain a greater understanding of what the science of reading has determined to be the foundational skills needed in order to become a proficient reader. Participants will explore current instructional practices in reading and the impact it has on reading proficiency scores. The training will also provide context for the importance of equity in reading instruction. Participants will list the skills that are essential for proficient reading and how to best teach those skills. They will also learn how to leverage key instructional areas to develop literacy proficiency. Participants will walk away with research-based instructional methods for their teaching toolbox!
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
10/27/2023
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Fundamentals of Equity: Exploring Equity and Cultural Responsiveness | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 44
This professional learning is designed to build a foundational understanding of equity and cultural responsiveness. Overall, the aim is to ensure that participants establish a common vocabulary while beginning to interrogate their personal, professional, and institutional capacity within these two areas.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
November
11/14/2023
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Part 2 of 2: The Language of Classroom Management: Promoting Positive Teacher-Student Interaction and Relationships | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 48
This training is Part 2 of a 2 day training (10/12/23 & 11/14/23) that is designed for PreK -12th grade educators who would like to improve their classroom management skills by building relationships with their students and utilizing a variety of strategies to prevent, teach, and respond to behavior. Strategies include: 1) arranging the physical environment, 2) defining, teaching, and acknowledging expectations and rules, 3) defining and teaching classroom procedures and routines, 4) active supervision, 5) behavior specific praise, 6) response strategies for inappropriate behavior, 7) class-wide group contingencies, 8) multiple opportunities to respond. **MUST attend BOTH days**
TBD
11/15/2023
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
LIT - Phonological Awareness: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 48
The Phonological Awareness: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success training dives deeper into one of the key instructional areas of reading: phonological awareness. Participants will learn what phonological awareness is, what reading science can teach us about the critical phonological skills that students need to learn, and how best to teach these skills to support overall reading development. Additionally, information about how to use assessment to optimize student instruction in this area will be provided. The training will provide context for the importance of high-quality phonological awareness instruction to issues of equity, legal responsibilities around providing instruction aligned with the science of reading, and how to support students with diverse learning needs. Participants will be able to: Describe the legal and ethical importance of providing scientific research-based instruction in phonological awareness Define phonological awareness and describe why it is important to overall reading development Explain when and how to teach phonological awareness according to our current knowledge of the science of reading Identify ways in which classroom assessments can be used to improve phonological awareness instruction and student outcomes Describe ways in which students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs can be provided with individualized phonological awareness support
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
11/15/2023
12:15 PM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Introduction to Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This PL is intended to introduce participants to foundational elements of cultural responsiveness and explore the New York State Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. In doing so, it is meant to facilitate connections between Cultural Responsiveness and meeting the needs of students with disabilities, while also providing an opportunity for critical reflection on the extent to which culturally responsive practices are present within their Educational Organization(s). · Explore foundational elements of culture and Culturally Responsive Education · Reflect on personal culture & experiences · Become familiar with the NYSED Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework · Reflect on the ways practices & approaches outlined in the NYSED CRSE Framework are present within your Educational Organization (EO)
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
11/15/2023
12:15 PM to 3:00 PM
SDI - Next Steps for Specially Designed Instruction | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 46
This advanced level training is intended to further develop participants’ knowledge of specially designed instruction and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need. Participants will be trained on how specially designed instruction is used alongside other instructional strategies and the process of developing appropriate specially designed instruction based on individual student needs and characteristics.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
11/16/2023
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SET - Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 46
This training was developed to promote the understanding and appropriate use of test accommodations for students with disabilities. The training is intended to provide information related to the decision-making process and types of test accommodations, as well as the documentation of appropriate accommodations on the individualized education program (IEP).
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
December
12/5/2023
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Day 1: Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention 3-Day (12/5, 12/7, 12/12 2023) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 44
Day 1 (12/5/2023) Part 1: Understanding the Behavior Pathway Build fluency with the theoretical foundations on which FBAs and BIPs are based (i.e., the behavioral pathway) Part 2: Conducting the Functional Behavior Assessment Understand and develop the skills necessary to complete the FBA; learn the components of the Competing Behavior Pathway (CBP) from which to develop the BIP Day 2 (12/7/2023) Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan Identify interventions based upon the Competing Behavior Pathway Day 3 (12/12/2023) Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan Develop the skills necessary to 1) ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity and 2) progress monitor a student’s response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors. **Must attend all 3days to receive CTLE credit**
12/7/2023
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Day 2: Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention 3-Day (12/5, 12/7, 12/12 2023) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 44
Day 2 (12/7/2023) Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan Identify interventions based upon the Competing Behavior Pathway Day 3 (12/12/2023) Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan Develop the skills necessary to 1) ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity and 2) progress monitor a student’s response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors. **Must attend all 3days to receive CTLE credit**
12/12/2023
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Day 3:Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention 3-Day (12/5, 12/7, 12/12 2023) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 44
Day 3 (12/12/2023) Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan Develop the skills necessary to 1) ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity and 2) progress monitor a student’s response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors. **Must attend all 3days to receive CTLE credit**
12/13/2023
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
TRANS - Student Exit Summaries | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 48
This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students. It will cover both the traditional exit summary and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential Participants will: -Analyze the importance of students’ self-determination skills in making the Student Exit Summary a meaningful and relevant document -Learn the federal and state requirements for the Student Exit Summary -Recognize and identify the required components of the Student Exit Summary -Identify a process for the development and issuance of the Student Exit Summary that is student-centered
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
12/13/2023
12:15 PM to 3:00 PM
SDI - Specially Designed Instruction for Administrators | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
This training is intended to further develop administrator’s knowledge of SDI and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address learning barriers. Administrators will be able to define SDI, recognize how to differentiate SDI from general education, identify what SDI looks like in the classroom setting, and gain necessary skills for supervision of implementation of SDI.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
12/15/2023
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Discipline Procedures for Students with Disabilities | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
Description: This full-day training is designed for district and building level administrators to gain a better understanding of the process related to discipline for students with disabilities as per the Part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This training supports the administrator’s understanding of the regulatory requirements and the administrative responsibilities, as they relate to discipline, and are aligned to state law to ensure district compliance. Participants will increase their knowledge of policies, regulations, and best practices related to suspension, removal, and behavioral supports related to implementing discipline for students with disabilities.
12/22/2023
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
CRE - Values, Equity, and Cultural Responsiveness | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
This training package contains materials that explore values as an element of culture. Educators and Educational Organizations will be asked to reflect on their values and to consider the connection between values, equity and the provision of services for students with disabilities. The package also contains tools for exploring values with students and families to foster cross-cultural exchanges between families and Educational Organizations.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
12/22/2023
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
LIT - Best Practices in Explicit Vocabulary Instruction | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
This training package is intended to support participants’ knowledge of and use of explicit vocabulary instruction and how practitioners can embed vocabulary building activities into their routines. Within this professional learning session, participants will be able to explain the importance of robust vocabulary instruction for students in the elementary grades. Participants will understand how the essential elements of explicit instruction can be applied to vocabulary instruction and will be able to describe key features of vocabulary instruction. Activities within this learning session will include ways to incorporate vocabulary instruction into different parts of the school day. Participants will walk away with evidence-based vocabulary instructional methods for their teaching toolbox!
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
January
1/11/2024
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SDI - Overview of Specially Designed Instruction | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This introductory training is intended to develop participants’ working knowledge of the components of SDI, the rationale for using SDI, using SDI alongside other instructional strategies, and selecting appropriate SDI based upon student needs and characteristics.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
1/18/2024
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SET - Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This training was developed to promote the understanding and appropriate use of test accommodations for students with disabilities. The training is intended to provide information related to the decision-making process and types of test accommodations, as well as the documentation of appropriate accommodations on the individualized education program (IEP).
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
1/23/2024
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
TRANS - EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING GRADUATION RATE AND DECREASING DROPOUT | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 74
The Evidence-Based Practices for Improving Graduation Rate and Decreasing Dropout package is designed to assist Educational Organizations (EOs) to develop systems and evidence-based practices that are known to enhance successful completion of school for students with disabilities. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of: -available resources aimed at increasing school completion -what data can be used to identify a student’s dropout risk -using data to make programmatic changes -strategies to consider to increase school completion
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
1/26/2024
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Creating Welcoming and Affirming Learning Environments | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
Creating Welcoming and Affirming Learning Environments is one of four high leverage principles identified in the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) Framework. When students feel like they belong at school, they have fewer absences, fewer disciplinary infractions, higher graduation rates, as well as increased engagement, self-esteem, and attitudes. Students with disabilities and students of different cultural backgrounds are less likely to feel like they have a positive relationship with their teacher and that their identities and abilities are valued and affirmed in school. By the end of this training, participants will: *Understand how a welcoming and affirming learning environment improves student outcomes * Better understand their own identities and how those identities shape their relationships and experiences * Develop strategies for creating a welcoming and affirming learning environment * Identify 2-3 next steps for ongoing professional learning
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
February
2/6/2024
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Part 1 of 2: The Language of Classroom Management: Promoting Positive Teacher-Student Interaction and Relationships | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This 2-day training (2/6/2024 & 3/7/2024) is designed for PreK -12th grade educators who would like to improve their classroom management skills by building relationships with their students and utilizing a variety of strategies to prevent, teach, and respond to behavior. Strategies include: 1) arranging the physical environment, 2) defining, teaching, and acknowledging expectations and rules, 3) defining and teaching classroom procedures and routines, 4) active supervision, 5) behavior specific praise, 6) response strategies for inappropriate behavior, 7) class-wide group contingencies, 8) multiple opportunities to respond. **MUST attend BOTH days**
TBD
2/9/2024
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Family Engagement, Communication, and Culture | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This professional development training is designed to introduce educators to concepts of communication and culture that impact the ways educators and educational organizations (EOs) interact with families. Overall, the aim is to ensure that educators are mindful with how they communicate with parents, guardians, and families to ensure that educational sites are culturally responsive and welcoming.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
2/13/2024
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Alternatives to Suspension: Day 1 of 2 (2/13/24 & 2/15/24) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
Description: Day 1 of 2. This two-day (2/13/24 & 2/15/24) training package, designed for building level administrators and teachers, is intended to help participants understand that exclusionary practices have significant short and long-term negative effects on academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family outcomes of students and that there are alternative approaches to discipline that lead to improved student outcomes. Participants will ground themselves in a common understanding of suspension, removal, and discipline, as well as influences, impacts, policies and procedures that contribute to the on-going suspension crisis in schools today. Throughout these two days, participants will learn and explore effective research-based strategies for responding to student behavior and appropriate alternatives to suspension, which have significantly fewer negative impacts on student or family outcomes.
2/14/2024
12:15 PM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Dimensions of Equity in Education | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
This package contains a Training package (Trainer’s notes, Slide Deck, Webinar Journal, and a one-page Resource) as well as a folder of stand alone resources (containing 3 handouts). The contents of this package address Dimensions of Equity in Education. This Training Package is organized into 3 parts Section 1: Grounding in around Equity & Culture as well as the NYSED Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education Framework (CRSE) which informs our work as Culturally Responsive Practitioners. Section 2: Participants will explore concepts of Equity in their organization’s policies and procedures through unpacking Zaretta Hammond’s Dimensions of Equity Tool Section 3: Review a case study of Socio-Cultural Awareness which is an understanding of the role culture plays in educational processes & systems. Expected Outcomes Culturally Responsive Education Specialists will use the content of this package to foster discussion around equity with different groups of stakeholders in EOs. Educators will come away understanding concepts of equity, culture and socio-cultural awareness in EOs. Educators will review portions of the NYSED CRSE Framework to internalize culturally responsive-sustaining mindsets and practices in the classroom with students and families related to discipline procedures, family engagement, and diversity in curriculum. Educators will also be grounded in the goals of culturally responsive pedagogy in terms of fostering independent learning and rigor through providing responsive scaffolds for marginalized student groups. Administrators and leadership will understand the importance of equity, culture, and socio-cultural awareness in terms of educator development and support. Administrators and EO leadership will consider the role of setting goals around CRSE practices and mindset.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
2/15/2024
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Alternatives to Suspension: Day 2 of 2 (2/13/24 & 2/15/24) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
Description: Day 2 of 2. Must also attend 2/13/24. This two-day training package, designed for building level administrators and teachers, is intended to help participants understand that exclusionary practices have significant short and long-term negative effects on academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family outcomes of students and that there are alternative approaches to discipline that lead to improved student outcomes. Participants will ground themselves in a common understanding of suspension, removal, and discipline, as well as influences, impacts, policies and procedures that contribute to the on-going suspension crisis in schools today. Throughout these two days, participants will learn and explore effective research-based strategies for responding to student behavior and appropriate alternatives to suspension, which have significantly fewer negative impacts on student or family outcomes.
2/16/2024
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SDI - Next Steps for Specially Designed Instruction | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 48
This advanced level training is intended to further develop participants’ knowledge of specially designed instruction and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need. Participants will be trained on how specially designed instruction is used alongside other instructional strategies and the process of developing appropriate specially designed instruction based on individual student needs and characteristics.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
2/28/2024
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
LIT - Best Practices in Academic Progress Monitoring: Effective Assessment for Improving Individual Student Outcomes ( FULL DAY training)| Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 47
The purpose of this full-day training is to provide participants with an overview of what progress monitoring for academics is and how to implement this practice with individual students. Content is applicable to work with all general education students within a tiered model of academic support (e.g., MTSS, RTI) and students receiving special education services. The training covers the essential knowledge and skills needed to understand the importance and core features of progress monitoring, and modeling and practice with feedback on implementing progress monitoring. Participants are given an opportunity for independent work with support from the presenters.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
2/28/2024
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
SET - Effective IEP Meetings | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
This training addresses the role of the IEP Team's district representative to ensure that the meeting is conducted consistent with Federal, State and City regulations and in a manner that promotes meaningful participation of all members. This training will address skills and strategies necessary for District Representatives to manage challenging meetings in an effort to maintain student-centered discussion of the IEP, build consensus and promote student and parental participation.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
March
3/7/2024
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Part 2 of 2: The Language of Classroom Management: Promoting Positive Teacher-Student Interaction and Relationships | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This training is Part 2 of a 2 day training (2/6/24 & 3/7/24) that is designed for PreK -12th grade educators who would like to improve their classroom management skills by building relationships with their students and utilizing a variety of strategies to prevent, teach, and respond to behavior. Strategies include: 1) arranging the physical environment, 2) defining, teaching, and acknowledging expectations and rules, 3) defining and teaching classroom procedures and routines, 4) active supervision, 5) behavior specific praise, 6) response strategies for inappropriate behavior, 7) class-wide group contingencies, 8) multiple opportunities to respond. **MUST attend BOTH days**
TBD
3/13/2024
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
TRANS - Self Determination | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
Self-Determination is a research-based predictor of post-school success in the areas of education, employment, and independent living. The purpose of this training is to foster and support the development of self-determination skills for students of all ages utilizing a collaborative school and family approach. It provides participants with foundational concepts, resources, and strategies to implement and incorporate practices that promote the development of self-determination throughout a student’s day and across all ages. The goals of this training are to ensure that participants will: -Recognize and identify the definition of self-determination and the elements that comprise self-determination -Access and utilize materials and resources to aid in the promotion of self-determination throughout the transition planning process -Identify strategies to support self-determination skill development for students across all ages and settings -Be able to apply and implement these concepts into practice to foster self-determination in all students
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
3/13/2024
12:15 PM to 3:00 PM
SDI - Specially Designed Instruction for Administrators | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This training is intended to further develop administrator’s knowledge of SDI and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address learning barriers. Administrators will be able to define SDI, recognize how to differentiate SDI from general education, identify what SDI looks like in the classroom setting, and gain necessary skills for supervision of implementation of SDI.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
3/19/2024
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Day 1: Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention 3-Day (3/19/24, 3/21/24 & 3/26/24) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
Day 1 (3/19/2024) Part 1: Understanding the Behavior Pathway Build fluency with the theoretical foundations on which FBAs and BIPs are based (i.e., the behavioral pathway) Part 2: Conducting the Functional Behavior Assessment Understand and develop the skills necessary to complete the FBA; learn the components of the Competing Behavior Pathway (CBP) from which to develop the BIP Day 2 (3/21/2024) Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan Identify interventions based upon the Competing Behavior Pathway Day 3 (3/26/2024) Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan Develop the skills necessary to 1) ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity and 2) progress monitor a student’s response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors. **Must attend all 3days to receive CTLE credit**
3/21/2024
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Day 2: Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention 3-Day (3/19/24, 3/21/24 & 3/26/24) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
*Participants must have attended Day 1 in order to attend this session* Day 2 (3/21/2024) Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan Identify interventions based upon the Competing Behavior Pathway Day 3 (3/26/2024) Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan Develop the skills necessary to 1) ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity and 2) progress monitor a student’s response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors. **Must attend all 3 days to receive CTLE credit**
3/22/2024
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Effective and Collaborative Implementation of Family Engagement Resources (for Parent Coordinators & Admin ONLY) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
In this training participants will: -Explore meaningful and equitable training resources/tools to support effective family engagement and communication. -Explore the use of critical thinking skills to deepen connection and understanding of the resources to support equitable collaborative family engagement. -Share examples of different resources that are designed to foster effective and equitable family engagements practices. -Use an assessment worksheet to help build capacity for reflection on resource designs and approaches for effective family engagement.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
3/26/2024
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Day 3:Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention 3-Day (3/19/24, 3/21/24 & 3/26/24) | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
*Registrants must have attended days 1 and 2 in order to attend this session* Day 3 (3/26/2024) Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan Develop the skills necessary to 1) ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity and 2) progress monitor a student’s response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors. **Must attend all 3 days to receive CTLE credit**
3/26/2024 9:00 AM
LIT - Identifying and Intensifying Interventions: What to Do and How to Do It | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 48
This professional learning session provides an introduction to essential skills and knowledge necessary to match student needs to instruction/intervention, and to intensify that instruction based on data. Participants will learn to distinguish between skill-based, fluency-based, and performance-based learning deficits and to match interventions to those need areas. Additionally, participants will learn how to use data from progress monitoring to determine when to intensify interventions and specific, evidence-based strategies for doing so. .
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
April
4/4/2024
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
LIT - Understanding the Science of Reading | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
In this training, participants will gain a greater understanding of what the science of reading has determined to be the foundational skills needed to become a proficient reader. Participants will explore current instructional practices in reading and the impact it has on reading proficiency scores. The training will also provide context for the importance of equity in reading instruction. Participants will list the skills that are essential for proficient reading and how to best teach those skills. They will also learn how to leverage key instructional areas to develop literacy proficiency. Participants will walk away with research-based instructional methods for their literacy teaching toolbox!
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
4/19/2024
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Introduction to Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This PL is intended to introduce participants to foundational elements of cultural responsiveness and explore the New York State Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. In doing so, it is meant to facilitate connections between Cultural Responsiveness and meeting the needs of students with disabilities, while also providing an opportunity for critical reflection on the extent to which culturally responsive practices are present within their Educational Organization(s). Expected Outcomes · Explore foundational elements of culture and Culturally Responsive Education · Reflect on personal culture & experiences · Become familiar with the NYSED Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework · Reflect on the ways practices & approaches outlined in the NYSED CRSE Framework are present within your Educational Organization (EO)
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
4/19/2024
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SET - Developing Standards Based IEPs | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 24
This professional learning event explores developing IEPs that are aligned both to individual student need and state standards.
Virtual
4/19/2024
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SDI - Overview of Specially Designed Instruction | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This introductory training is intended to develop participants’ working knowledge of the components of SDI, the rationale for using SDI, using SDI alongside other instructional strategies, and selecting appropriate SDI based upon student needs and characteristics.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
May
5/15/2024
12:15 PM to 3:00 PM
SDI - Next Steps for Specially Designed Instruction | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This advanced level training is intended to further develop participants’ knowledge of specially designed instruction and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need. Participants will be trained on how specially designed instruction is used alongside other instructional strategies and the process of developing appropriate specially designed instruction based on individual student needs and characteristics.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
5/24/2024
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Fundamentals of Equity: Exploring Equity and Cultural Responsiveness | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This professional learning is designed to build a foundational understanding of equity and cultural responsiveness. Overall, the aim is to ensure that participants establish a common vocabulary while beginning to interrogate their personal, professional, and institutional capacity within these two areas.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
5/24/2024
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
LIT - Phonological Awareness: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
The Phonological Awareness: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success training dives deeper into one of the key instructional areas of reading: phonological awareness. Participants will learn what phonological awareness is, what reading science can teach us about the critical phonological skills that students need to learn, and how best to teach these skills to support overall reading development. Additionally, information about how to use assessment to optimize student instruction in this area will be provided. The training will provide context for the importance of high-quality phonological awareness instruction to issues of equity, legal responsibilities around providing instruction aligned with the science of reading, and how to support students with diverse learning needs. Participants will be able to: Describe the legal and ethical importance of providing scientific research-based instruction in phonological awareness Define phonological awareness and describe why it is important to overall reading development Explain when and how to teach phonological awareness according to our current knowledge of the science of reading Identify ways in which classroom assessments can be used to improve phonological awareness instruction and student outcomes Describe ways in which students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs can be provided with individualized phonological awareness support
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
June
6/4/2024
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
TRANS - Transition Assessments | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This training provides an overview of career development theory and the law and regulations requiring transition assessment. A variety of assessments related to each of the measurable postsecondary goal areas of Employment/Training, and Independent Living to assist students in developing increased self-awareness and career paths will be explored Participants will: -Identify what transition is and why it’s important -Learn basic career development theory -Identify New York state (NYS) regulations related to transition assessment -Identify assessments with ample validity and reliability evidence Participants will explore: -Assessments for education and training -Self-Awareness and Career awareness -Assessments that generalize across areas -Assessments for students would want to attend college -Assessments for students who want to immediately enter the workforce -Assessments for employment -Employment assessment apps -Assessments for independent living
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
6/6/2024
12:15 PM to 3:00 PM
SDI - Specially Designed Instruction for Administrators | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This training is intended to further develop administrator’s knowledge of SDI and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address learning barriers. Administrators will be able to define SDI, recognize how to differentiate SDI from general education, identify what SDI looks like in the classroom setting, and gain necessary skills for supervision of implementation of SDI.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
6/12/2024
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
SET - Effective IEP Meetings | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This training addresses the role of the IEP Team's district representative to ensure that the meeting is conducted consistent with Federal, State and City regulations and in a manner that promotes meaningful participation of all members. This training will address skills and strategies necessary for District Representatives to manage challenging meetings in an effort to maintain student-centered discussion of the IEP, build consensus and promote student and parental participation.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
6/14/2024
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
BEH - Function Based Thinking (FBT): Applying a Proactive Process to Support Student Behavior in the Classroom | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
Participants will learn to describe challenging behaviors; understand the behavior pathway and use it to determine the function of behavior and understand and engage with the function based thinking process to prevent or extinguish unwanted behaviors.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
6/14/2024
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CRE - Creating Welcoming and Affirming Learning Environments | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
Creating Welcoming and Affirming Learning Environments is one of four high leverage principles identified in the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) Framework. When students feel like they belong at school, they have fewer absences, fewer disciplinary infractions, higher graduation rates, as well as increased engagement, self-esteem, and attitudes. Students with disabilities and students of different cultural backgrounds are less likely to feel like they have a positive relationship with their teacher and that their identities and abilities are valued and affirmed in school. By the end of this training, participants will: *Understand how a welcoming and affirming learning environment improves student outcomes * Better understand their own identities and how those identities shape their relationships and experiences * Develop strategies for creating a welcoming and affirming learning environment * Identify 2-3 next steps for ongoing professional learning
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31
6/18/2024
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
LIT - Fundamentals of Explicit Instruction | Staten Island RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
This explicit instruction training package is intended to support participants’ knowledge of explicit instruction and teachers’ abilities to effectively implement explicit instruction. Explicit instruction is a high leverage practice that has proven to be effective for special education students. Research has shown higher achievement results for students with disabilities in both reading and math after receiving explicit instruction.The Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Effective and Long-Term Learning training was developed to help participants gain a greater understanding of the instructional practice of explicit instruction and how to effectively implement with students. Explicit instruction is a high leverage practice for special education and considered to be the foundation of specially designed instruction (SDI). Participants will: Learn the definition of the instructional practice of explicit instruction and why we should use explicit instruction. • Understand research supporting explicit instruction use and how it benefits students. • Be able to define and describe the five essential practices & other common elements of explicit instruction. • Explore resources designed to support effective explicit instruction implementation.
Virtual -Staten Island-District 31