Nassau BOCES has expanded it's online professional development course catalog to include self-paced courses in addition to their high quality facilitated courses.
Nassau BOCES online courses range from 15-45 hours and span the PreK-12 curriculum. Courses cover relevant topics such as Charlotte Danielson's Framework, incorporating the Common Core State Standards into ELA and math curriculums and using data to inform instruction.
Below is a list of their online courses. Please visit their website (www.nassauboces.org/opd) for course descriptions and frequently asked questions.
All courses will begin April 4, 2013. Participants must register before March 25, 2013 at www.mylearningplan.com. Please visit the Nassau BOCES Distance Education Services website (www.nassauboces.org/opd) for more information.
FACILITATED COURSES
1 Inservice Credit/15 hours
Reading Across the Curriculum
Partnering with Parents
Common Core Mathematics
Creating a School Culture That Combats Bullying By Developing Upstander Responsibility Part I
SELF-PACED COURSES
3 Inservice Credits/45 hours
Assessment and the Common Core State Standards
Character Education, Part I: Community and Cultural Change
Charlotte Danielson's A Framework for Teaching - Making the Most of Teacher Evaluation
Common Core State Standards in Math Grades 3-8
Data-Driven Decision Making: Implementing Strategies for Student Achievement
Differentiation and Assessment for Middle School
Differentiation and the Brain
Discovery-Based Mathematics, Part I: Real, Whole, and Negative Numbers
Discovery-Based Mathematics, Part II: Multiplication, Division, Fractions, and Decimals
Elementary Reading Strategies
Motivating and Engaging Students
Motivating Underachievers Using Response to Intervention and Differentiated Instruction
Setting the Stage for Teaching ELLs Across the Curriculum Part I
Setting the Stage for Teaching ELLs Across the Curriculum Part II
Supporting Struggling Students with Rigorous Instruction
Teaching Reading and Comprehension to English Learners, K-5
Technology Applications for Teaching and Supporting the Struggling Reader
Understanding Culture and Race
For further information, contact Nassau BOCES at 516-608-6643 or visit our website at www.nassauboces.org/opd.
