As you are enjoying your pumpkin spice latte, take a look at all of the opportunities to learn here at WSWHE BOCES.

10/18 Build your Digital Citizenship Toolkit

10/25 Coding Basics with 3Dux

10/26 Promethean Updates, Tips and Tricks

10/26 Tech Tools: Flip and Book Creator

10/28 CS/DF Elementary Teacher Cohort

11/03 Creative Projects with Robots

11/09 Digital Citizenship in the Elementary Classroom

11/15 CS and DF Standards on Civic Readiness Initiatives for Social Studies

11/16 Digital Storytelling

11/29 Low Tech Coding

11/30 Organizing your Google Workspace

12/06 Let's Play! Fun Activities to cover the CS/DF Standards

12/07 CS in the English Classroom

02/22 Google Extravaganza

WSWHE BOCES Catalog

Sign up for workshops here: https://www.mylearningplan.com/Webreg/catalog.asp?H=1&D=18589

October 26, 2022

12:30 - 3:30

Learn about the updates to the Promethean board including new resources, Active Inspire updates, and the new block coding options. Let's discuss workflows and best practices to use the boards in your classrooms for collaboration and communication. See how Merlyn Mind integration can untether you from the board as you facilitate learning experiences with your students.

Sign Up Today: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?I=4219472&D=18589

10/25/2022

Coding Basics with the "Buzzy Bees and Pollinator Pathways" Game Design Workshop

1:00 - 3:00

Help students master the fundamentals of coding using low-tech game-based projects with real-world impact. In this hands-on workshop, you will design and code a game to ensure bees' survival. Make-n-take materials will be provided! More details: Recommended for Grades k-6 The workshop will cover low-tech projects with high-tech extensions Subjects: Computer science 1/4 low-tech coding basics, computational thinking, digital literacy Life Science 1/4 bees, habitats, Human impact on the environment SDGs including 6, 11, 12, 13, 15

10/7 Destination Oneonta

10/21 Digital Age of Vulnerability

10/22-10/24 SAANYS Conference

11/10 North Country Collaborative Conference

11/19 - 11/22 NYSCATE Annual Conference

Virtual Opportunities:

10/22 DigCit Connect

In celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, I've made a calendar of activities for you and your students as you explore all aspects of Cybersecurity! Share with your community to help everyone do an important cyber check up!

Every Friday at 8:30 am a group of leaders from several countries meets to chat, connect and share ideas. The Code Breaker Innovator's Lounge is a weekly safe space for leaders in all facets of education to connect and collaborate with others and grow their PLN. This virtual space allows classroom, building, and district educators to laugh, share, learn, vent, and connect with other educators around all things innovation. We also, from time to time have guests to share their work around a specific topic.

Interested in joining this group? Just sign up at the link below to get the link and then join whenever you can!

The Code Breaker Innovator's Lounge is a weekly safe space for leaders in all facets of education to connect and collaborate with others and grow their PLN. This virtual space allows classroom, building, and district educators to laugh, share, learn, vent, and connect with other educators around all things innovation. We also, from time to time have guests to share their work around a specific topic. This Friday, it is just about reconnecting and catching up.

http://xfactor.link/loungesignup

You have options to get involved with the EdTech Coaches Cohorts - virtual, in person, or both! Please fill out this form to be added to the EdTech ListServ.

Sign up Links for Virtual and in-person meetings:

Virtual Dates

WSWHE BOCES Dates

Our Model Schools Loaning Program has expanded! We have many new items for your districts to borrow and try out. Please fill out the Google Form attached to request the items. It is requested that you pick up the items from Ballard Road. If you need them delivered, please give us at least 1 month's notice so we can coordinate delivery.

https://forms.gle/AMP4HFwj1BJNgiwi7

It's been a while since we had our Model Schools Liaisons meetings! We will begin to have them again this fall. This group meets quarterly at WSWHE BOCES. We discuss topics such as Google Admin, edtech tools, cybersecurity, and more. I look forward to these meetings and cannot wait to get them started again!

Sign up to join us here: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=18589&I=4204695

I would love to gift you access to a free scholarship for the teacher wellness program called PD Reimagined. It's awesome, you get a full care package of goodies every month, and access to a virtual summit with some incredible speakers including Grammy award-winning artists, politicians, athletes, actors, and more! Themes include optimizing the mind-body connection, the power of curiosity and wonder, and music as a connector to name but a few!

Sign up as an "Educator" at https://www.pdreimagined.com/ using my referral code wzwww

Coordinator for Model Schools

Email: lguyon@wswheboces.org
Website: wswheboces.org
Location: 267 Ballard Road, Gansevoort, NY, USA
Phone: (518) 581-3792
Twitter: @wswhebocesms