Current Offerings

Winter/Spring 2012 OWL Courses

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Please check this site often for updates on our programs.

Note that there are no fees for inservice courses now that funding has been restored.
Note that 2 courses are offered during the February recess.

For information on graduate courses from NYSUT ELT and NYIT,
kindly email the director at owlcenter@lindenhurstschools.org.

To request SAS Curriculum Pathways training for groups of teachers, please email the director at owlcenter@lindenhurstschools.org.

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Please print out the registration form below, and send it to the
OWL Teacher Center
350 Daniel St., Room 107
Lindenhurst NY 11757

Kindly adhere to the deadlines for registration for each course.

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Smart Boards, Parts 1-2-3

The following series of Smart Board courses may be taken separately, or strung together as a 2 or 3 credit course, depending upon the needs of the individual teacher. Although the courses begin at 3 p.m., elementary teachers may begin at 4 p.m. and add hours to their practicum to make up the 15 hours for each course. Due to the hands-on nature of these courses, each is limited to 12 participants, so register early!


Smart Board for Beginners

(Part 1 of 3 – 15 hour courses)
Instructor, Scott Tighe

Dates: Tuesdays, January 10, 17, 24, and February 7, 2012
Time
: 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Site: Lindenhurst Middle School – Rooms S213-214
15 hours, One Inservice Credit
Grades K-12

This course has been designed to accommodate teachers who are new to Smart Boards as well as those who would like a refresher course on using Smart Boards in the classroom. This is a “blended” learning course consisting of four face-to-face sessions plus a 3 hour practicum in which participants will work outside of class to create a project. The last session will include project presentations, a review of the course material, and a preview of the next Smart Board course in the series. This course will cover a thorough introduction to the Smart board and its corresponding Notebook software, the Gallery Essentials, the Lesson Activity Toolkit, and hands- on experience with the Smart Board. Class is limited to 12 participants.

Deadline for registration: Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Smart Boards - Intermediate Course
(Part 2 of 3 – 15 hour courses)
Instructor, Scott Tighe


Dates: Tuesdays February 28, March 6, 13, and 27, 2012
Time: 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Site: Lindenhurst Middle School – Rooms S213-214
15 hours, One Inservice Credit
Grades K-12

This course has been designed to accommodate teachers who are familiar with Smart Boards and would like to learn more about creating lessons for the classroom. This course is a “blended” learning course consisting of four face-to-face sessions plus a 3 hour practicum in which participants will work outside of class to create a project. The last session will include project presentations, a review of the course material, and a preview of the next Smart Board course in the series. This course will cover the Gallery Essentials, including “Activities” and “Examples”, “Games” and “Graphics”, “Pages” and “Tools”. Hands on practice and application will be provided in every session. Class is limited to 12 participants.

Deadline for registration: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Smart Boards - Advanced Course
(Part 3 of 3 – 15 hour courses)
Instructor, Scott Tighe

Approved for advancement to MA75 for Lindenhurst teachers.

Dates: Tuesdays April 17, 24, May 1, and 15, 2012
Time: 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Site: Lindenhurst Middle School – Rooms S213-214
15 hours, One Inservice Credit
Grades K-12

This course has been designed to accommodate teachers who are adept at the use of Smart boards and would like to learn more about creating lessons for the classroom. This is a “blended” course consisting of four face-to-face sessions plus a 3 hour practicum in which participants will work outside of class to create a project. This course will cover continued exploration of Smart board content, and an introduction to PREZI, a free web resource for teachers. A project using both Notebook and Prezi will be created and presented at the last session.

Deadline for registration: Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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Math Workshop:
Design and Implementation in the K-8 Classroom

Instructor: Beth Read

Approved for advancement to MA75 for Lindenhurst teachers.

Dates: Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 28; March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3 plus 15 hour practicum
Time: 4-7:30 p.m.
Site: Lindenhurst, Albany Ave. School Library
45 hours, 3 inservice credits
Grades K-8

The workshop model has been used successfully in literacy instruction for years. Why not apply the process to mathematics instruction? This course is designed to teach the workshop model and provide a roadmap for implementation. The process is aligned with Response to Intervention, and is an excellent means of differentiating for, and accommodating all types of learners. Participants will group their students, create a protocol for management and rotations, and create a minimum of 5 workstations based upon their curricular units. The workstations will include independent stations, teacher stations and “power play” stations. Join Beth and learn to teach math in a new and exciting way.

Deadline for Registration for this course:  January 27, 2012

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Understanding by Design
Instructor: Audrey Gottlieb

Approved for advancement to MA75 for Lindenhurst teachers.

Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 21-22, 2012
Time: 8:00am – 3:30pm
Site: Lindenhurst HS Library
15 hours, 1 inservice credit
Grades 3-12

This course is designed for the teacher who wants to enhance his/her style of teaching and/or improve his/her effectiveness in the classroom. Participants will be taught how to develop essential questions and to design unit plans according to the UbD model created by Jay McTighe. By the end of the course, teachers will have a unit plan, or framework, that they can build upon, and ideas and strategies that will maximize student learning.

Deadline for Registration for this course:  February 10, 2012

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HOW TO HIT THE BULLSEYE: USING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TO DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION
Instructor: Audrey Gottlieb

Approved for advancement to MA75 for Lindenhurst teachers.

Dates: Thursday & Friday, February 23-24, 2012
Time: 8:00am – 3:30pm
Site: Lindenhurst HS Library
15 hours, 1 inservice credit
K-12

Children come to us with major differences in their backgrounds, experiences, needs, interests and prior learning. This is why differentiation in teaching makes sense. This course will focus on how to reach all learners within a classroom. Often teachers do not know how to reach a specific student or small group. This course will focus on content, the process of how to create lessons that are differentiated, and meaningful projects that reflect what students have learned from unit plans. In a differentiated classroom, lessons plans will meet students’ interests and needs, not just intellect and ability. This class will show teachers how to keep students alert and involved.

Deadline for Registration for this course:  February 10, 2012

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Spanish for Educators
Instructor: Francine Voulo

Dates: Thursdays March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 19, 26, plus 24 hour online practicum
Time: 4-7 p.m.
Site: North Babylon, Robt. Moses Middle School, Room 222
45 hrs; 3 inservice credits
Grades K-12

Teachers often need a translator to communicate with Spanish speaking students and their families. Conferences, letter writing, phone calls, and CSE meetings can be more comfortable and personalized if teachers know the basics of the Spanish language. This course will help teachers communicate in the classroom with students, and with families in a variety of ways. The instructor will teach letter writing, phone call language, simple lessons in Spanish, and explore cultural issues which promote better understanding of the English language learner.
This is a hybrid course consisting of 21 face2face hours, and a 24 hour online component. Online work will include reading and writing assignments and visiting various designated websites. Internet access is required.

Deadline for registration for this class: February 29, 2012

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Unpacking the Common Core Learning Standards in Literacy for Secondary Teachers

Instructor: Audrey Gottlieb

Approved for advancement to MA75 for Lindenhurst teachers.

Dates: Saturdays, March 10 & 17, 2012
Time: 8:00am – 3:30pm
Site: Lindenhurst HS Library
15 hours, 1 inservice credit
Grades 6-12

Teachers are faced with enormous challenges in the 21st Century classroom. This course is for all ELA, Social Studies, Science and/or Technical teachers seeking to learn best practices and meet the demands of the new Common Core Literacy Standards that apply to all content area teachers. Participants will gain information and confidence in being able to implement the standards within their lessons immediately.
Please come with a lesson that is challenging for students to understand, and/or a lesson that needs revising.

Deadline for Registration for this course:  March 1, 2012


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In Collaboration with



4 Course Graduate Cohort*
leading to
Dual Certification in Special Education

New Cohort to Begin in August


Suffolk’s Edge Teacher Center and OWL Teacher Center , in collaboration with Western Suffolk BOCES, and NYSUT’s ELT and will be offering a cohort for certified teachers that can lead to a dual Special Education Certification. The certification program requires the completion of four courses, a 3-hour Autism seminar, and successful completion of the Content Specialty Test. All teachers should refer to NYS website for any additional individual certification requirements or check with State Ed prior to enrollment.
*Teachers can opt to take any or all of the graduate classes (for credit) independent of the certification requirements.

Varied course scheduling from August 2011 to June 2012

Inclusion: Education for All
Monday-Friday
8am to 5pm
August 15th to August 19th
Cooperative Learning for Students with Disabilities
TBD
Fall 2011
Curricular Assessment and Behavior Management
TBD
Winter 2012
Methods and Materials for Students with Disabilities
TBD
Spring 2012

Class Location: Western Suffolk BOCES Conference Center 31 Lee Avenue Wheatley Heights NY 11798 for the August, 2011 course

Cost: The first class is a total of $700 inclusive of books and the last three classes require you to purchase books on your own. Registration and payment of $645 is due to NYSUT prior to taking each course. A $55 site fee will be charged at the first class.

To Register: Go to www.nysut.org/elt and register through My Learning Plan. For assistance call 800-528-6208.

Questions

Members of Suffolk’s Edge Teacher Center
Angelique Johnson- Dingle
ajohnson@wsboces.org
631 254-0107

Members of OWLTeacher Center
Jennifer Bova
owlcenter@lindenhurstschools.org
jbova@lindenhurstschools.org

 

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Please print out this registration form(.doc) or (.pdf), and send it to:

OWL Teacher Center
350 Daniel St., Room 107
Lindenhurst NY 11757
Registration.docx

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If you have questions about this program, please feel free to email the director, Jennifer Bova, at owlcenter@lindenhurstschools.org.

 

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The OWL Teacher Center
350 Daniel Street
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
631-867-3855
jbova@lindenhurstschools.org

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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