Explore, Learn, and Grow with ELT Academy

Date: January 22, 2026 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Audience: Tarrytown RO This seminar helps educators identify risk factors and recognize which youth may need the most support. Participants will also explore evidence-based practices to promote wellness, foster resilience, and support student healing in the aftermath of crisis. Meets Standards Read more

Date: January 28, 2026 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Audience: Tarrytown RO Students are increasingly exposed to multiple or prolonged traumatic events, such as abuse, neglect, and domestic violence. Students are deeply impacted by trauma and by the events they witness in their daily lives. These experiences directly impact social-emotional development, behavior, and academic growth — and can present unique challenges for educators. In this seminar, participants will deepen their understanding of trauma’s roots, prevalence, and impact on students. They will explore the characteristics and associated behaviors of trauma-affected youth and develop proactive, positive strategies to connect with, support, and teach students who have endured complex trauma. Participants will develop strategies to support traumatized students and create a school-wide environment that promotes healing and success. Meets Standards I,  II, IV, V, VI Read more

Date: January 29, 2026 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Audience: Tarrytown RO Students’ academic, social, and emotional progress can be deeply affected by trauma or exposure to traumatic events. For School-Related Professionals (SRPs), working with a high number of students who have experienced trauma can also lead to vicarious trauma, or compassion fatigue. This seminar provides SRPs with a deeper understanding of how trauma impacts students and equips them with strategies to support students, promote healing, and contribute to school-wide success. Meets Standards Read more

Date: February 9, 2026 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Audience: Tarrytown RO This seminar addresses one of the priorities of the NYS Teaching Standards: understanding how each student learns. Participants will explore Constructivist Teaching and Learning and what it looks like in the classroom. Teachers will examine a variety of instructional strategies that allow students to "build" their own learning. When students classify, analyze, predict, and create, they begin to think critically, ask questions, and develop a deeper understanding of complex material—both in school and in the world. Meets Standards II, III, IV, V Read more

Date: February 12, 2026 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Audience: Tarrytown RO This seminar is designed to prepare students to thrive in a world of diverse communities. It promotes awareness of global differences while identifying shared values and encourages participants to understand their own culture as the doorway to understanding others. Meets Standards Read more

Date: February 23, 2026 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Audience: Tarrytown RO Closing the opportunity gap among all students requires addressing all factors that influence achievement and behavior — including classroom learning, school climate, and motivation theory. In this seminar, participants will learn that a positive educational environment is a major ingredient of effective schools. They will explore research-based techniques that empower “at risk” students, decrease problem behavior, and improve overall student achievement. When the environment is engaging, the likelihood of success increases significantly. Meets Standards Read more