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Curriculum & Instructional Services
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
SEPTEMBER 2009
Dear Colleague,
The Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Curriculum Center is looking forward
to providing teachers, teacher leaders and administrators with a comprehensive
set of professional development opportunities to support quality instruction
and leadership in the 2009/2010 school year.
This year, we are not only addressing the needs of school administrators
through leadership courses, but we are also responding to requests from
teachers to focus several workshops on specific content and processes.
Teachers, administrators and school leaders will learn strategies to build
capacity to improve student achievement. We have again scheduled meetings
for middle school and high school department chairs.
This year, all registration will be done through My Learning Plan on line at www.pnwboces.org/catalog. This enrollment process can be used by any teacher/district, not just those who use My Learning Plan. For more information about enrolling on-line, please see the page in this brochure devoted to this topic and directions at the bottom of each page.
We will welcome outstanding presenters with expertise in areas such as Response to Intervention, literacy, leadership, mathematics, science and social studies. Janet Angelillo will return to hold workshops about struggling writers and teaching grammar and punctuation through literature. We are also having local experts, Lyn McKay, Jacquelyn Taylor, and Kathy Mason guide regional educational leaders to implement professional learning communities at beginning and intermediate levels.
Many thanks to the Curriculum Council, comprised of assistant superintendents, superintendents, and deputy superintendents for curriculum and instruction, and other curriculum leaders from our member districts that worked with us to design these quality staff development opportunities for you. Member districts are: Ardsley, Bedford, Brewster, Briarcliff, Byram Hills, Carmel, Chappaqua, Croton-Harmon, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Elmsford, Garrison, Haldane, Hendrick Hudson, Katonah-Lewisboro, Lakeland, Mahopac, Mamaroneck, North Salem, Ossining, Peekskill, Pleasantville, Putnam Valley, Somers, Tarrytown, Valhalla, Yorktown and Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES.
To help districts track PDP requirements, at the end of each workshop series, participants will receive a certificate indicating the number of hours they completed. We remind teachers that these certificates should be submitted to their districts.
It is our pleasure to work with you in the 2009/2010 school year.
Sincerely,
MARLA GARDNER,Director, Curriculum and Instructional Services, PNWBOCES
JUDY POWERS, Curriculum/Staff Developer, PNWBOCES
RAY SANCHEZ, President, Putnam/Northern Westchester Curriculum Council
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