Model Schools

Bot Borrowers: Summer Training on Robotics Loaning Program

Ready to bring some high-tech excitement into your classroom next year? Join us for this hands-on summer workshop designed to get you completely comfortable with the robots available in our loaning program! In this session, you will get up close and personal with our entire robotic fleet. You'll learn how they work, explore grade-level appropriate lesson ideas, and test them out yourself. Best of all, we will wrap up the workshop by opening up the scheduling calendar, giving you the exclusive opportunity to reserve and lock in your robot borrowing dates for the upcoming Fall school year before the rush begins. Don't miss out on securing the perfect tech tools for your future students!

8/18/2026

8:30 - 2:30, at Ballard Road

Register: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?I=5405743&D=18589

Google Basics for Office Staff

Come join this training to learn the basics of Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets and Gemini. This training is for office staff.

8/25/2026

9:00 - 11:30 am, at Ballard Road

Register: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=18589&I=5439229

Beginners Guide to Google Classroom, Gemini, and More

Join for a beginner friendly, hands on workshop designed to introduce you to Google Classroom including the assistive AI elements of Gemini and Notebook LM. Learn how to set up your classrooms, organize your assignments, stream announcements and simplify grading. Explore ai powered planning to infuse UDL, creativity, and social emotional learning into every lesson. Develop ways to differentiate reading, build quizzes and draft emails in seconds. This session is all about the practical workflows that Google Classroom can offer in your classroom. Please bring a device to this session so that you can build along with us.

9/14/2026

9:00 - 2:00, at Ballard Road

Register: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?I=5425841&D=18589

Model Schools Cohort

This is a hybrid Cohort so you can join virtually, or in person. Join our community of innovative educators for a collaborative, hands-on session designed to keep you at the forefront of instructional technology. This year, we are combining our EdTech and STEM cohorts into one inclusive community! Whether you are a STEM teacher, edtech coach, tech enthusiast, computer science teacher, or just eager to learn, you belong here. What We Will Cover: AI & The Portrait of a Graduate: Explore the latest AI developments, guidance, and policies through the lens of student success. EdTech Product Updates & Demos: Get the inside scoop on new features for your favorite tools, featuring exciting live vendor demonstrations. Resource Sharing: Connect with fellow cohort members to swap successful lesson plans, digital templates, and STEM strategies. Cross-District Networking: Dedicated time to collaborate, brainstorm, and build meaningful professional connections across districts. What to Bring: Please bring a digital device and a willingness to share, listen, and collaborate as we kick off another great year of meetings!

9/29/2026

8:30 - 2:30, HYBRID (you can join us at Ballard Road, or virtually)

Register: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?I=5425740&D=18589

AI Meets The Portrait: Google Tools for Tomorrow's Learners

Discover how Google AI tools can transform your curriculum while supporting the NY Inspires Portrait of a Graduate competencies. In this hands-on professional learning session, educators will explore Gemini, Canvas, and NotebookLM to enhance existing unit plans, streamline lesson design, and create engaging, student-centered learning experiences. Participants will leave with practical strategies, AI-powered resources, and a redesigned unit that intentionally develops the knowledge, skills, and dispositions outlined in the NY Inspires Portrait of a Graduate framework.

10/20/2026

8:30 - 11:30, at Ballard Road

Register: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?I=5436676&D=18589

"We spent a decade equipping teachers. We never equipped the parents."

rinnalla changes that.

It coaches families — birth through third grade — to build foundational reading skills before school starts and reinforce your instruction after the day ends. No training, no jargon, no family literacy night to drive to: the coaching lives inside the day parents already have — bath time, the drive, dinner. A book in the child's hands, a coach in the parent's. Grounded in the science of reading, with full Spanish translation launching this month.

Try it free → rinnallaliteracy.com

Save January 20th — rinnalla founder Marci Houseman joins Laurie Guyon for a hands-on session on family engagement for early literacy.

As we gear up for the 2026-27 school year, Renaissance has released the largest Back-to-School feature rollout in our 40-year history, and we're excited to share it with you!

Join us on Wednesday, August 26, 2pm (ET) to see what this means for you and how you can best use these features to help every student thrive in the new year.

You’ll see how we’re bringing together trustworthy AI with decades of learning science to keep teachers at the center of classrooms and empower the important work they do each day.

You’ll also discover powerful new connections that increase educators’ impact and ensure that assessment, instruction, practice, and skill review remain tightly aligned with core curriculum.

Finally, you’ll see new tools, content, and reports in Star Assessments, Nearpod, eduCLIMBER, and more designed to answer essential questions about learning and support strong outcomes.

Register here:

2026 Renaissance BTS Webinar Registration