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Coupon Code Required to Register  Please contact your Regional Office for the Coupon Code Date: 10/19/26 Time: 4:15-6:45 pm Location: Zoom Audience: NYSUT Regional Offices (NYSUT Members Only) This seminar is designed for the new member who is working to create a classroom/virtual environment that is positive and productive. Participants will explore the potential challenges faced by educators and strategies to address them. Scenarios and strategies will be used to introduce techniques that will lead to a positive working relationship between teachers, students, and families. The seminar's interactive activities will model how these techniques can be implemented in a teacher's practice. The content will be mindful of the diverse learners and backgrounds present in a classroom. Participants will have an opportunity to prepare next steps needed to introduce effective approaches to establishing and maintaining a proactive teaching practice. Meets Standards II, III, IV Read more

Coupon Code Required to Register  Please contact your Regional Office for the Coupon Code Date: 12/1/26 Time: 4:15-6:45 pm Location: Zoom Audience: NYSUT Regional Offices (NYSUT Members Only) <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> This interactive professional learning session supports educators in strengthening classroom environments that foster belonging, build authentic relationships, and promote meaningful learning. Participants will examine how educator mindset, language, expectations, and relationships shape classroom climate and influence student engagement behavior. Grounded in research-based practices and informed by trauma-aware, culturally responsive, and inclusive approaches, the session provides practical strategies educators can apply immediately. Through reflection, discussion, and collaborative activities, participants explore ways to support student regulation, use affirming language, and create emotionally safe learning spaces for diverse learners. Participants leave with concrete tools and next steps to strengthen classroom culture, deepen student connections, and support positive learning outcomes. Read more

Coupon Code Required to Register  Please contact your Regional Office for the Coupon Code Date: 11/12/26 Time: 4:30-7:30 pm Location: Zoom Audience: NYSUT Regional Office Participants will be introduced to the theories that influence best practices; explore different forms of scaffolding and best ways to use them; examine different language levels and what to expect from students at those levels; learn how to use formative assessments to inform instruction and understand and implement the steps for scaffolding. Meets Standards Read more

Audience: Farmingdale Live Synchronous Sessions: Join us virtually on the following dates for interactive discussions, and expert guidance: Zoom Session 1: July 08, 2026 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Zoom Session 2: July 15, 2026 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Zoom Session 3: July 22, 2026 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Zoom Session 4: July 29, 2026 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Zoom Session 5: August 05, 2026 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm   The Science of Reading: A Practical Approach for Educators is a foundational professional learning course grounded in established and current reading research. It is designed to support the development and reinforcement of critical reading skills across grade levels and provides educators with research-based strategies to inform literacy instruction, and is approved and aligned with the New York State Education Department. Key topics include the most up to date research on the Science of Reading from Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and Active View of Reading. Participants will engage in learning about oral language development, phonological awareness, phonics, language comprehension, fluency, and reading comprehension. Educators will engage in self-guided study, reflective discussions, collaborative and hands-on activities. Participants will engage in 10 modules (5 synchronous with an instructor and 5 asynchronous on a learning management system). This course is ideal for educators seeking to align their literacy instruction with the latest research in the Science of Reading, offering practical tools and strategies to enhance students' reading development. The target age range is Pre-k to Grade 3. However, the practical tools and strategies which the course will provide will be applicable to those teaching students of all ages. Further, this course is open to all educators. Read more

Audience: Rockland Teacher Center Live Synchronous Sessions: Join us virtually on the following dates for interactive discussions, and expert guidance: Zoom Session 1: July 13, 2026 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am Zoom Session 2: July 14, 2026 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am Zoom Session 3: July 15, 2026 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am Zoom Session 4: July 16, 2026 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am Zoom Session 5: July 17, 2026 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am   The Science of Reading: A Practical Approach for Educators is a foundational professional learning course grounded in established and current reading research. It is designed to support the development and reinforcement of critical reading skills across grade levels and provides educators with research-based strategies to inform literacy instruction, and is approved and aligned with the New York State Education Department. Key topics include the most up to date research on the Science of Reading from Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and Active View of Reading. Participants will engage in learning about oral language development, phonological awareness, phonics, language comprehension, fluency, and reading comprehension. Educators will engage in self-guided study, reflective discussions, collaborative and hands-on activities. Participants will engage in 10 modules (5 synchronous with an instructor and 5 asynchronous on a learning management system). This course is ideal for educators seeking to align their literacy instruction with the latest research in the Science of Reading, offering practical tools and strategies to enhance students' reading development. The target age range is Pre-k to Grade 3. However, the practical tools and strategies which the course will provide will be applicable to those teaching students of all ages. Further, this course is open to all educators. Read more

Audience: Rockland Teacher Center Live Synchronous Sessions: Join us virtually on the following dates for interactive discussions, and expert guidance: Zoom Session 1: September 30, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Zoom Session 2: October 07, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Zoom Session 3: October 14, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Zoom Session 4: October 21, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Zoom Session 5: October 28, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm   The Science of Reading: A Practical Approach for Educators is a foundational professional learning course grounded in established and current reading research. It is designed to support the development and reinforcement of critical reading skills across grade levels and provides educators with research-based strategies to inform literacy instruction, and is approved and aligned with the New York State Education Department. Key topics include the most up to date research on the Science of Reading from Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and Active View of Reading. Participants will engage in learning about oral language development, phonological awareness, phonics, language comprehension, fluency, and reading comprehension. Educators will engage in self-guided study, reflective discussions, collaborative and hands-on activities. Participants will engage in 10 modules (5 synchronous with an instructor and 5 asynchronous on a learning management system). This course is ideal for educators seeking to align their literacy instruction with the latest research in the Science of Reading, offering practical tools and strategies to enhance students' reading development. The target age range is Pre-k to Grade 3. However, the practical tools and strategies which the course will provide will be applicable to those teaching students of all ages. Further, this course is open to all educators. Read more