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Calendar of Upcoming Events
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SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY
Summer @ the Center: The Institute for Opportunities in Education
This interactive summer conference is designed for educators, administrators, and practitioners eager to deepen their understanding and enhance their practices around creating supportive and welcoming learning environments for all students.
Participants will:
- Explore practical, actionable strategies for fostering inclusive practices
- Collaborate with peers
- Gain tools for cultivating meaningful and supportive changes within classrooms and schools
- Access valuable resourcesAttendees can anticipate engaging sessions focused on practical strategies for creating environments where all students thrive, providing innovative resources and insights applicable to their educational settings.
Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support -
Virtual/ Online event
Planning (& Expanding) with Learning.com
Learning.com, is a powerful platform designed to equip our students with essential digital skills. This resource offers a wide range of activities covering areas like keyboarding, coding, digital citizenship, and the impact of technology-skills that are critical for every student's academic and future career success. This session will cover how to start thinking about next year's curriculum and explore the platform. Participants will receive a Zoom link prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
450 Mamaroneck Ave, Harrison, NY 10528
Educlimber EdCamp - Day 1
We are delighted to invite you to enriching "EdCamp" events tailored for local districts using Educlimber. This unique event is an opportunity to actively engage with your own Educlimber system, preparing you for the upcoming school year.
What to expect:
Breakout sessions to delve into Educlimber's capabilities.
Work sessions for hands-on practice with your own Educlimber system. Support from LHRIC and Renaissance professional developers to enhance your proficiency.
Active learning sessions focused on modules that help you identify and track cohorts of students.This event is not just about learning; it's about doing. You'll log into your Educlimber system and work alongside peers to ensure you're ready to hit the ground running when the new school year begins.
Join us for a day of practical application, networking, and preparation for a successful year ahead.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
Virtual/ Online event
How can I improve student-teacher connection with Hapara?
Learn how to utilize Hapara's management tools with ease. Hāpara empowers educators and students with mission-critical tools that make digital learning collaborative, efficient and transformational and deepen its connection to K-12 pedagogy. Classroom management: Provides visibility into learners' Chrome browsing activity as a way to guide real-time learning along with tools like chat and link sharing that promote digital citizenship and greater autonomy over their own learning. Gives educators a birds-eye view of learners' Google Drive folders, allowing them one-click access to view their assignments and provide frequent formative feedback. Safety & wellness: Web filtering and wellness solutions that ensure a safe and supportive digital learning environment with actionable insights that allow designated school staff to quickly intervene in potentially harmful situations. Registrants will receive a Zoom link prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
Virtual/ Online event
How do I expand my use of Gizmos?
Gizmos are online simulations for math and science topics, grades 3-12. When students engage with simulations, they use their spatial reasoning to learn fundamental concepts and are encouraged to explore and experiment and build conceptual understanding. Gizmos lend themselves to group work, independent work, and whole-class instruction. This session will provide a fresh look at the Gizmos library of content and correlations to textbooks and standards. We'll also brainstorm ways to effectively incorporate Gizmos into daily classroom routines. Registrants will receive a Zoom invite prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
Virtual/ Online event
Planning (& Expanding) with Learning.com
Learning.com, is a powerful platform designed to equip our students with essential digital skills. This resource offers a wide range of activities covering areas like keyboarding, coding, digital citizenship, and the impact of technology-skills that are critical for every student's academic and future career success. This session will cover how to start thinking about next year's curriculum and explore the platform. Participants will receive a Zoom link prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
Virtual/ Online event
Planning with Gizmos- STEM programing
Discover how to integrate Gizmos to transform your classroom by engaging students in real-world problem-solving through interactive simulations. In this session, you'll learn how to implement Gizmos into your curriculum, guiding students as they take on roles like scientists or engineers, form hypotheses, conduct virtual experiments, and make data-driven decisions. By the end, you'll have practical strategies to enhance student engagement and deepen their understanding of STEM concepts. Registrants will receive a Zoom invite prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY
Integrating Social Studies into ELA for Elementary Teams
As we understand the importance of knowledge-building to improve students' reading development - and we struggle to find time for Social Studies in our elementary schedules - let's improve the integration of Social Studies within our ELA units.
In this workshop, we will unpack our existing ELA/literacy and Social Studies standards and practices, identify opportunities to bridge the subjects, and begin revising units to integrate ELA/literacy and Social Studies.
Participants are encouraged to come as teams to support collaboration around curriculum updates to implement in the new school year and will receive a 10% credit for attending with at least two other district colleagues.Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support -
Virtual/ Online event
How do I get started with Ed Puzzle?
Ready to enhance your teaching with Edpuzzle? Join our hands-on session to get started with this essential EdTech tool. You'll learn how to create engaging video lessons, embed assessment questions, and interpret easy-to-read data to track student progress. Discover the newest features of Edpuzzle and see how it can transform your classroom. Don't miss this opportunity to add a powerful resource to your teaching toolkit! Registrants will receive a Zoom invite prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
Virtual/ Online event
Planning (& Expanding) with Learning.com
Learning.com, is a powerful platform designed to equip our students with essential digital skills. This resource offers a wide range of activities covering areas like keyboarding, coding, digital citizenship, and the impact of technology-skills that are critical for every student's academic and future career success. This session will cover how to start thinking about next year's curriculum and explore the platform. Participants will receive a Zoom link prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
Restorative Practices for School & District Leaders for RECOVS Mental Health Grant Consortium
Please note that this training is limited to leaders from districts who are part of SWBOCES's RECOVS Mental Health Grant Consortium. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to attend, please contact Maisha Campbell (mcampbell@swboces.org). Lori DeCarlo of Restorative Edge Consulting will lead this interactive training, which is essential for leaders who are bringing restorative practices to their schools/districts - to understand key principles of restorative practices and conditions for systemic implementation designed to support social-emotional learning and mental health.
The training will focus on:
• Restorative practices as a trauma-informed approach for creating a culture of belonging, safety, and inclusion.
• Responsive restorative practices, including Affective Communication/Non-Violent Communication, Tier 2 Whole Group Responsive Circles, and Tier 2 Restorative Circles to respond to specific incidents of harm.
• Systemic considerations, including implementation science and discipline policies and practices (e.g. Codes of Conduct)Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support -
Virtual/ Online event
Where do I start with BookCreator?
This product harnesses the creativity of teachers and students to accomplish exactly what it calls itself: to create books. Book creator's digital book-making platform includes various themes and templates, drawing, addition of media, and shareable options for collaboration across multiple creators. This 45- minute session is a walk-through of the product, features, and examples of how others are using the tool. https://read.bookcreator.com/library/-McyEi14aZHDRbGXNEeM/book/eyQiSuuGQliKB-_a5RoI_g Registrants receive a Zoom link prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
Restorative Practices for School & District Leaders for RECOVS Mental Health Grant Consortium
Please note that this training is limited to leaders from districts who are part of SWBOCES's RECOVS Mental Health Grant Consortium. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to attend, please contact Maisha Campbell (mcampbell@swboces.org). Lori DeCarlo of Restorative Edge Consulting will lead this interactive training, which is essential for leaders who are bringing restorative practices to their schools/districts - to understand key principles of restorative practices and conditions for systemic implementation designed to support social-emotional learning and mental health.
The training will focus on:
• Restorative practices as a trauma-informed approach for creating a culture of belonging, safety, and inclusion.
• Responsive restorative practices, including Affective Communication/Non-Violent Communication, Tier 2 Whole Group Responsive Circles, and Tier 2 Restorative Circles to respond to specific incidents of harm.
• Systemic considerations, including implementation science and discipline policies and practices (e.g. Codes of Conduct)Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support -
** 17 Berkley Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573 **
Board Meeting - 7PM
** 17 Berkley Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573 **
Large Board Room
Southern Westchester BOCES -
Restorative Practices for School & District Leaders for RECOVS Mental Health Grant Consortium
Please note that this training is limited to leaders from districts who are part of SWBOCES's RECOVS Mental Health Grant Consortium. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to attend, please contact Maisha Campbell (mcampbell@swboces.org). Lori DeCarlo of Restorative Edge Consulting will lead this interactive training, which is essential for leaders who are bringing restorative practices to their schools/districts - to understand key principles of restorative practices and conditions for systemic implementation designed to support social-emotional learning and mental health.
The training will focus on:
• Restorative practices as a trauma-informed approach for creating a culture of belonging, safety, and inclusion.
• Responsive restorative practices, including Affective Communication/Non-Violent Communication, Tier 2 Whole Group Responsive Circles, and Tier 2 Restorative Circles to respond to specific incidents of harm.
• Systemic considerations, including implementation science and discipline policies and practices (e.g. Codes of Conduct)Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support -
450 Mamaroneck Ave, Harrison, NY 10528
Educlimber EdCamp - Day 2
We are delighted to invite you to enriching "EdCamp" events tailored for local districts using Educlimber. This unique event is an opportunity to actively engage with your own Educlimber system, preparing you for the upcoming school year.
What to expect:
Breakout sessions to delve into Educlimber's capabilities.
Work sessions for hands-on practice with your own Educlimber system. Support from LHRIC and Renaissance professional developers to enhance your proficiency.
Active learning sessions focused on modules that help you identify and track cohorts of students.This event is not just about learning; it's about doing. You'll log into your Educlimber system and work alongside peers to ensure you're ready to hit the ground running when the new school year begins.
Join us for a day of practical application, networking, and preparation for a successful year ahead.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
LAST Day of Summer School
St. Matthews -
School Closed for Summer Recess
St. Matthews -
Virtual/ Online event
How do I get started with Ed Puzzle?
Ready to enhance your teaching with Edpuzzle? Join our hands-on session to get started with this essential EdTech tool. You'll learn how to create engaging video lessons, embed assessment questions, and interpret easy-to-read data to track student progress. Discover the newest features of Edpuzzle and see how it can transform your classroom. Don't miss this opportunity to add a powerful resource to your teaching toolkit! Registrants will receive a Zoom invite prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology -
Virtual/ Online event
Planning with Gizmos- STEM programing
Discover how to integrate Gizmos to transform your classroom by engaging students in real-world problem-solving through interactive simulations. In this session, you'll learn how to implement Gizmos into your curriculum, guiding students as they take on roles like scientists or engineers, form hypotheses, conduct virtual experiments, and make data-driven decisions. By the end, you'll have practical strategies to enhance student engagement and deepen their understanding of STEM concepts. Registrants will receive a Zoom invite prior to the session.
LHRIC Instructional Technology
SWBOCES Centers and Programs
- Center for Career Services
- Center for Special Services
- School Communications
- Lower Hudson Regional Information Center
- Center for Adult & Community Services
- Interscholastic Athletics & Section One
- Professional Learning & Curriculum Support
- LHRIC Instructional Technology
- School Library System
- Hudson Valley RBERN
Our Mission, Vision & Core Values
Our Mission
Southern Westchester BOCES supports students, districts and communities across our region through innovative, future-focused services, and forward-thinking leadership, centered on equity, access, and opportunity for all.
Our Vision
We aspire to be a proactive, responsive, student-centered, and centralized hub of support, expertise and innovation, that serves as a model for our regional and state-wide partners.
Our Core Values
We believe that we can achieve our vision and accomplish our mission if, in all of our work, we strive to uphold the following core values:
Service - We support our educational partners and stakeholders by maintaining the highest levels of responsiveness, expertise, and collaboration.
Integrity - We are committed to maintaining trusting and respectful relationships with all stakeholders.
Equity, Opportunity and Access - We embrace the importance of wellness, inclusivity, and dignity for each individual.
Read about Southern Westchester BOCES's Blueprint for Excellence - Strategic Plan 2025-2028.
