Assessments
 | Course Description: Academic Dishonesty. It happens. From the tiny sheet of paper that hides cleverly under a leg, to the blatantly wondering eyes that scan nearby papers, to the seemingly limitless range of possibilities that cell phones bring, cheating has become an art form for some students in this modern era. Yes, if they spent a tenth of that time actually studying there would be no need to cheat, but we all know how far that adage goes. As teachers, we must stay current and adept to evolutionary cheating tactics, we must remain consistent in our punishments, and we must always make it clear that academic honesty is of paramount importance. Teachers enrolled in this course will explore realistic pedagogical methodologies that focus on maintaining and upholding academic honesty and dealing with academic dishonesty if/when it does happen.
(3 credits/45 hours) In-Service Credit only | |
 | A potentially challenging segment of the NYS Global History Regents Exam, the Enduring Essay requires students to adeptly describe historically significant challenges. Teachers in this course will explore proven tactics for introducing this concept in the classroom and guiding students to mastery-level essay writing. ON-LINE (3 Credits / 45 hours) in-service credit only | |
 | Under the new Common Core rigors, student assessment can be a tenuous task. Providing students with accurate feedback and substantial strategies for learning is tantamount to growth. Addressing students’ learning and performance as well as clarifying expectations is synonymous with excellence. In this course, teachers will learn to utilize tools of the trade in order to elevate students’ self-esteem, improve their writing, assess their individual and group assignments. Various modalities of learning and assessments will be covered for all disciplines. Proper practices will be addressed in order to raise the bar of student growth. In the end, teachers and students alike will develop successful instructional strategies that move beyond the basic rubric.
A must for all educators!!!!
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) In-Service Credit only | |
| An important aspect of successful classroom instruction is the teacher’s ability to give effective feedback to his or her students. Feedback can be one of the most powerful influences on student learning. Feedback should be designed to improve future performance. This course focuses on—what appropriate feedback is, why it is important, some of the barriers to effective feedback, and how to give helpful feedback. We will also explore the various methods such as research based tips, feedback sentence frames, types of feedback including oral and written, and the use of adjusting feedback practices for the different types of learners. Suitable all educators’ grades K-12 and service providers.
ON-LINE (3 Credits / 45 hours) in-service credit only
**no additional discounts apply | |
 | Course Description:
Conferencing with your students is a way to empower them to improve their skills by setting goals and then achieving them. Conferencing is also a great way to really get to individually know each one of your students. Educators will work on how plan conferencing times with your students in the classroom. Teachers will explore strategies for effective discussion skills, how to work towards educational goals set by each student, and how to plan your students’ success. Conferencing guidelines, techniques and questions will be shared. This course is a must for all educators grades K-12.
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
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 | (3 credits/45 hours) – In-service credits Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com Course Description: Grades have positive and negative ramifications. Grades have tremendous impact on students’ futures and have been associated with higher levels of stress, anxiety, and cheating as well as increased student learning and drive. This course investigates students’ levels of motivation in terms of grades being offered, the profound effect of separating non academics from letter grades, and the equity of providing students multiple opportunities for success. Participants will modify and develop their own grading techniques in order to enrich their classrooms. **A must for K-12 educators** | |
 | Instructor: Loren Warman
Email: lorenwarman@gmail.com
45 Hours/3 Credits
Course Descriotion: Dr. Barret once said, “Testing gives you a snapshot, portfolios give you a movie.” Go beyond assessment with student digital portfolios. Use technology throughoutgrades K-12 to engage and involve students in their ownlearning journey. Incorporate digital portfolios as an assessment tool that showcases students’ abilities, growth, culture, and personalities that standardized testing cannot capture. Suitable all educators K-12. | |
| Instructor: Kim Kittredge Kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
3 credits/45 hrs in service
Course Description: No matter what level you teach making sure you have a strict yet semi-flexible grading policy in place is paramount. Grading is one of the most important aspects of teaching and having practices that work is essential. Educators will discuss all aspects of grading from dropping the lowest grade, to weighing, to extra points to curving just to name a few. Participants will share techniques and understandable grading system for students and parents that will lead to success. This course is a must for educators grades K-12. | |
 | *New Course* Fall 2024
Instructor: Kim Kittredge Kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
3 credits/45 hrs in service
How do we as educators deal with students that cheat? It’s a difficult problem to solve. In today’s world of cell phones, Chat GBT and classroom laptops, unfortunately access to cheating is right at our students fingertips. Students have also gotten pretty good at it! As teachers, we have to realize that although we don’t want cheating to happen, it is still going to happen and will still go on around us. In this course educators will explore methods on how to recognize and deal with students that cheat, and what punishments should be given for academic dishonestly. This course is a must for educators grades K-12. | |
 | *New Course Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com 3 Credits In Service Course (45 Hours) Dates: Spring 2025 – May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21. Course Description:The goal of giving great feedback is a skill that all need to practice. Whether you’re a teacher giving feedback to your students, an administrator providing feedback on an observation, or a colleague sharing feedback on a fellow teacher’s lesson, feedback is an integral skill. This course will provide strategies for sharing positive and negative feedback with proper etiquette and style. Since feedback accomplishes different goals depending on the situation, educators will work on strategies for effective use of feedback at the optimal moments and times. Teachers will find that after this course they will achieve great results in and out of the classroom to help provide the feedback results they seek. This course is a must for educators K-12. |