Long Island Network of Teacher Centers 

LINC-Thinking Maps Book Study: Student Successes with Thinking Maps closed

Audience: Educators

Dates: 1/23/2024 to 2/13/2024 (4 required virtual meetings from 4:00 - 5:30 pm) Explore New Pathways for Multilingual Learners, ENL, and Students who learn differently, such as Special Education, Gifted, etc. Student Successes with Thinking Maps (Editors: David Hyerle & Larry Alper) includes case studies showing how to empower students to make their thinking visible using Thinking Maps; a set of 8 visual tools, tied to 8 cognitive processes, used in all content areas and grade levels. Participate in this book study to learn how educators are applying Thinking Maps to enhance teaching and learning. Differentiating instruction with Thinking Maps is easy and fun! Thinking Maps helps educators level the playing field for all students-particularly those that require additional support. Be inspired! An electronic copy of Student Successes with Thinking Maps will be provided. Each session will focus on a different section of the free electronic copy of the book. As a special bonus, the creator of Thinking Maps, David Hyerle, will be joining one of the synchronous sessions. You'll be able to learn straight from the source and ask questions of the author. Note that this course has been customized for NYSTC and is being sponsored by Long Island Network of Teacher Centers. It is not a training for Thinking Maps, rather this book study focuses on the theory behind and impact of Thinking Maps in the classroom.  (10 CTLE hours)

LINC-Thinking Maps Book Study: Pathways to Thinking Schools: Giving Students the Essential Thinking Skills They Need to Thrive closed

Audience: Educators 

Dates: 1/24/2024 to 2/28/2024  (4 required virtual meetings from 4:00 - 5:30 pm) Join this book study to learn  more about the power of Thinking Maps and other concepts aimed at developing cognitive skills and dispositions for thinking in an information-overloaded world. This book study will take participants on a deep dive into the following powerful concepts for short and long term school improvement: Thinking Maps, Dispositions for Mindfulness, and Questioning for Inquiry. Pathways to Thinking Schools provides case studies laying out the pathway to elevate content based instruction supplemented by the development of powerful thinking skills and dispositions. This book study includes an electronic copy of Student Successes with Thinking Maps. Each session will focus on a different section of the free electronic copy of the book. As a special bonus, the creator of Thinking Maps, David Hyerle, will be joining one of the synchronous sessions. You'll be able to learn straight from the source and ask questions of the author. Note that this course has been customized for NYSTC and is being sponsored by Long Island Network of Teacher Centers. This book study focuses on the theory behind and impact of Thinking Maps and other cognitive and metacognitive practices for cultivating critical thinking.  (10 CTLE hours)

LINC-Can't We All Just Get Along? Collaboration and Co-Teaching in the Multilingual Classroom

Audience: All Educators 

Dates: 4/9/2024 to 5/7/2024 (5 required virtual meetings from 6:00 - 6:30 pm) We've all had to work with colleagues, but does it always feel like time well spent? And, in some classrooms, does it feel as though one teacher does too much of the work? In this course, participants will learn collaboration and co-teaching practices that can support multilingual learners. Participants will learn collaboration techniques to plan, teach, and reflect with colleagues. We will also discuss co-teaching models of instruction. Lastly, we will discuss coaching techniques to support our colleagues to reach their goals. As an implementation project, participants will create a co-taught lesson plan relevant for multilingual learners.  (15 CTLE Hours)

LINC-Teaching in a Digital World

Audience: K - 12 Educators

Dates: 4/30/2024 to 5/17/2024 (2 required virtual meetings from 4:30 - 5:00 pm) This course will focus on best practices and strategies to implement the new NYS Computer Science & Digital Fluency Learning Standards into K-12 classrooms. In this course, participants will explore Computational Thinking, Networks and Systems Design, Digital Literacy, and Impacts of Computing along with several edtech resources and tools that can support the integration of these learning standards into the classroom. This course is appropriate for all K-12 educators.  (15 CTLE hours)