Spring 2024 Session
SPRING 2024
The Long Island Institute of Professional Studies Registration Form
Click Here for Full List ONLINE COURSES for all session dates listed below
IN PERSON COURSES are listed below the session dates.
Session II 1/11 – 2/11/24
Session III 1/15 – 2/15/24
Session IV 1/18 – 2/18/24
Session V 1/20 – 2/20/24
Session VI 1/22 – 2/22/24
Session VIA 1/25 – 2/25/24
Session VII 1/29 – 2/29/24
Session VIIA 2/1 – 3/1/2024
Session VIII 2/5 – 3/5/24
Session VIIIA 2/7 – 3/7/24
Session IX 2/10 – 3/10/24
Session IXA 2/12 – 3/12/24
Session IXA 2/15 – 3/15/24
Session X 2/19 – 3/19/24
Session XA 2/22 – 3/22/24
Session XI 2/29 – 3/29/24
Session XIA 3/4 – 4/4/24
Session XII 3/6 – 4/6/24
Session XIIA 3/11 – 4/11/24
Session XIII 3/13 – 4/13/24
Session XIIIA 3/15 – 4/15/24
Session XIV 3/18 – 4/18/24
Session XIVA 3/21 – 4/21/24
Session XV 3/25 – 4/25/24
Session XVA 3/28 – 4/28/24
Session XVI 4/1 – 5/1/24
Session XVII 4/4 – 5/4/24
Session XVIIA 4/8 – 5/8/24
Session XVIII 4/11 – 5/11/24
Session XVIIIA 4/15 – 5/15/24
Session XIX 4/17 – 5/17/24
Session XIXA 4/19 – 5/19/24
Session XX 4/22 – 5/22/24
Session XXI 4/25 – 5/25/24
Session XXII 5/2 – 6/2/24
Session XXIIA 5/6 – 6/6/24
Session XXIII 5/9 – 6/9/24
Session XXIV 5/13 – 6/13/24
Session XXIVA 5/16 – 6/16/24
Session XXV 5/20 – 6/20/24
Session XXVA 5/23 – 6/23/24
Session XXVI 5/27 – 6/27/24
Session XXVII 5/29 – 6/29/24
Session XXVIII 6/3 – 7/3/24 *
Session XXIX 6/6 – 7/6/24 *
Session XXX 6/10 – 7/10/24 *
Session XXXI 6/13 – 7/13/24 *
Session XXXII 6/17 – 7/17/24 *
Session XXXIII 6/20 – 7/20/24 *
Session XXXIV 6/24 – 7/24/24 *
* note ends during Summer but Spring Session
SPECIAL TWO WEEK ACCELERATED SESSIONS
Session 1 1/15 – 1/29/24
Session 2 2/5 – 2/19/24
Session 3 3/4 – 3/18/24
Session 4 3/18 – 4/1/24
Session 5 4/1 – 4/15/24
Session 6 4/15 – 4/29/24
Session 7 5/6 – 5/20/24
Session 8 5/13 – 5/26/24
Session 9 6/3 – 6/17/24
Session 10 6/10 – 6/24/24
SPECIAL ONE WEEK ACCELERATED SESSIONS:
Session A 1/8 – 1/12/24Session B 2/19 – 2/23/24
Session C 3/4 – 3/8/24
Session D 3/18 – 3/22/24
Session E 4/1 – 4/5/24
Session F 4/8 – 4/12/24
Session FX 4/22 – 4/6/24
Session G 4/29 – 5/3/24
Session H 5/13 – 5/17/24
Session I 5/27 – 5/31/24
Session J 6/3 – 6/7/24
Session K 6/10 – 6/14/24
Session L 6/17 – 6/24/24
more session dates may be posted
You can also create your own dates.
Spring 2024 In-Person In-Service Courses
Understanding Diversity and Multiculturalism in Our Schools
*New Course
3 Credits – In-service Course (45 Hours)
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Dates: January 2024: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18.
Course Description:
This course is designed for educators to examine diversity, multiculturalism, and language obstacles that we find today in our schools. As many students enter our education systems from foreign countries, many teachers have to be armed with the skills to help them work successfully to meet our education standards. This course will help teachers learn effective ways to work with, and often learn from, these assimilating students of diverse cultural backgrounds. Participants will focus on effective strategies to deal with our ever-changing school communities. Educators will discuss language collaboration, how to plan your curriculum and focus your lessons, and how to successfully promote your lower functioning students due to language or cultural barriers. Many techniques will be shared on how to educate your multicultural, diverse, classroom, and move these students to the next level. This course is a must for all educators levels K-12.
Strength in Numbers – Balancing the Act of Cooperative Learning
*New Course*
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
In-Service Course – 3 Credits – 45 Hours
Winter – January 8,9,10,11,12,16,17, 18, 19,22
East Meadow Location – 4:15-8:45 pm
Course Description: Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of cooperative learning in one’s classroom leads to effective classroom instruction. Raising student self-confidence and awareness, motivating them to learn, and implementing a myriad of strategies for cooperation is the key to success. Participants in the course will conduct their own cooperative learning assignments and engage their students in self-directed projects and lifelong routines.
*A must for K-12 educators*
Turn and Talk: Communicate and Participate
*New Course
3 Credits – In-service Course (45 Hours)
February 2024
Dates: February 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
No matter what subject you teach or what topic you may bring up in class, having your students communicate with each other is key to a successful educational environment. The “Turn and Talk” is a way for students to share how they feel about a lesson, a quote, a story, a historical event, etc., by simply turning toward a neighbor and sharing ideas. This course will focus on how to use Turn and Talk ideas as a way for students to center their learning and focus on higher order thinking. Educators will practice the Turn and Talk so it can be modeled for their students as well as collaborate to create appropriate Turn and Talk topics. This course is designed for educators of all subject areas grades K-12.
Implicit Bias in Education
*New Course
Dates: February Break 2024, February 19th-23rd
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
3 credits – In service Course (45 Hours); online or in-person
Course Description:
Implicit bias refers to unconscious attitudes, reactions, stereotypes, and categories that affect behavior and understanding. In education, implicit bias often refers to unconscious racial and socioeconomic bias toward students. This course will explore what implicit bias is, and how we as educators can reduce the effects of it in our schools. We will discuss the consequences of implicit bias and how it affects individuals in different ways. Educators will discover the roots of implicit bias and participants will discuss how to move away from theses attitudes and stereotypes. Teachers will also discuss that with understanding and attitude change comes improved behaviors. Implicit bias scenarios will be posed for deep discussion. This course is a must for all educators levels K-12.
The Role of Wait Time in Higher Cognitive Level Learning
**New Course**
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
In-Service Course – 3 Credits – 45 Hours
February (Mid-Winter )Break – February 19-23rd, 2024
East Meadow Location – 8-5 pm
Course Description: Wait time refers to the interval of time a teacher waits after asking a question and allowing a student to answer. In education, this time period is crucial in developing critical thinking skills amongst our learners. This course will analyze the exploration and inquiry that require students to put together ideas in new ways and take risks while learning. Participants will learn the ways in which to pose higher-order thinking skills to our learners and to develop the utmost in student participants.
*A must for K-12 educators*
Achieving the Core in All We Do – Critical Thinking Strategies in the K-12 Classroom
**New Course**
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
In-Service Course – 3 Credits – 45 Hours
March 1,4,5,6,7,8,11,12,13,14th 2024
East Meadow Location – 4:15-8:45pm
Course Description:
Comprehending the ways in which students succeed is tantamount to all educators. Knowing the means to drive student mastery is critical. This course is designed to empower educators to reimagine and redesign their classrooms through impactful pedagogy. They will analyze proven strategies of learning and explore a wealth of resources that enable students to put together ideas in new ways and take risks while learning. Participants will learn the ways in which to effectively achieve the core in all subject matters, providing the utmost instruction to all learners.
*A must for K-12 educators*
The Balanced Classroom
(3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Spring 2024: March 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19 & 20
Mt Sinai Congregational Church
Course Description: This course is for those educators who want to balance it all; your teaching and the behavior your students. We will discuss how to balance teaching such as our policies and penalties for misconduct. Are we strict? How do we deal with those students that don’t follow our rules? Then, how do we balance our teaching? All educators want to create a classroom that supports positive and comfortable education. We will discuss strategies for helping our students feel productive and safe in our classrooms every day. Educators will examine various practices for creating a balanced and positive climate for all students of any age or grade level.
This course is for educators levels K-12 of all subjects.
Developing Comprehension through Active Student Dialogue
**New Course**
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
In-Service Course – 3 Credits – 45 Hours
April 2,3,4,5,8,9,11,12,15,16th 2024
East Meadow Location – 4:15-8:45pm
Course Description:
Classroom dialogue provides a unique opportunity for students to verbalize their understanding, bring their thoughts to the surface and examine mindsets. By engaging in dialogue, students can identify knowledge gaps, challenge assumptions, and solidify their comprehension, all with the assistance of their peers. Participants in this course will learn how to engage their students in effective dialogue through an open exchange of perspectives, all of which deepen students’ understanding of topics and encourage reflection. Reflective journals, democratic dialogue, and Socratic seminars will all be included in the course!
*A must for K-12 educators!*
Literacy and Learning: How to Succeed Utilizing Next Generation Standards
(3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Spring 2024: April: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17 & 18
Course Description:
In order for our students to develop better, more sophisticated literacy skills to succeed, they need to work hard to meet the demands around them. Literacy is more than just learning how to read, it is writing skills, speaking skills, solving problem, and beyond. In this course, educators in will develop and share tools and activities to strengthen their students’ literacy skills and help them succeed utilizing the new Next Generation Standards. This is a must for all teachers of all disciplines and subject areas K-12.
Making Happiness Everlasting in the K-12 Classroom
**New Course**
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
In-Service Course – 3 Credits – 45 Hours
(Spring Break Course) April 22-26th, 2024
East Meadow Location – 8-5pm
Course Description:
A happy classroom is teeming with positive relationships and a sense of belonging. All students are treated equally, all input is taken into account, and students feel safe and respected. Creating this positive classroom culture provides students with the ability to flourish and connect to the material at large. This course will provide educators with the tools necessary to develop an enthusiastic mindset and to subsequently create lessons to match. Topics to be covered include positive reinforcement, effective classroom environment strategies, literature readings from the Dalai Lama and “The Good Life”, as well as philosophical readings on scientific keys to happiness.
*A must for K-12 educators*
The Geography of Education: Teaching, Learning and Growing
(3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Spring 2024: April : 22-26
Course Description:
This course will focus on the geography of education and how to teach your students; no matter who they are or where they come from. Geography by definition is to study the physical features and activity of a society, and how this affects and is affected by those around it. So, why not apply it to education! This course will examine the features of education and how we use it to teach our students better on a daily basis. Teachers will discuss our learning activities and atmospheres. We will discuss our populations in our schools, they areas in which we teach, and the resources we receive to benefit these populations. Educators will work on techniques and strategies for the ultimate goal of success with the geography of learning and educating all students no matter the area they live or how they learn. This course is a must for all educators levels K-12.
The Science of Learning
(3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Spring 2024 May: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, & 21
Mt Sinai Congregational Church
Legendary Lessons That Resonate with Learners
**New Course**
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
In-Service Course – 3 Credits – 45 Hours
May 13,14,15,16,17,20,21,22,23,28th 2024
East Meadow Location – 4:15-8:45pm
Course Description:
Life Lessons are learned in a plethora of ways. Students glean motivation and desire success when inspirational ideas are presented to them. This course will focus on a wealth of disciplines and a variety of insightful topics that encapsulate creativity and enable students to reach for the stars. Lessons from a variety of different modalities will be covered, including English, Social Studies, Math, and Science, as well as innovative techniques, all of which strengthen students’ skills and nurture their inner beings.
*A must for K-12 educators*
Exemplary Character Education – Helping Students Everyday!
*New Course*
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
In-service Course – 3 Credits / 45 Hours
June 3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12,13,14
East Meadow Location: 4:15-8:15pm
Course Description: Creating a positive school environment begins with developing and implementing stellar character education, beginning with lessons on morality, responsibility, respect, peer to peer interactions. This course will enable teachers to glean the ways in which to infuse the ideas of moral understanding, psychological literature, and scientific methodology into their everyday encounters with students. Modeling and community outreach suggestions will intertwine with the course material to create a superb character education program for our students.
*A must for K-12 educators*
Teaching Respect and Tolerance Today
(3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14
(3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only
Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Course description:
Do you think about or are concerned with respect or lack of it in your school or classroom? For many different reasons, our classrooms, hallways, and cafeterias are not as happy and respectful as they used to be. This course is designed for teachers who are looking to rediscover strategies and initiatives for addressing behaviors in their classrooms and schools. This course begins by delving into different types of respect where teachers will learn how to proactively approach a variety of behaviors. Educators will learn how to address bullying, so that students’ social and emotional needs are addressed. Teachers will research ways of regulating and resolving a variety of intense and heavy emotions in their students and classrooms. This course will specifically address research-based approaches to tolerance and respect, bullying prevention, including the establishment of classroom rules and expectations, teaching communication skills and tolerance recognition strategies. By the end of this course educators will help students understand the importance of respect and tolerance overall. This course is a must for all educators levels K-12.
