Calendar of Upcoming Events

  • Virtual/ Online event

    Provided by NYSCATE: Respons-Able Educator Certification

    Winter New York Educator Cohort . The program is asynchronous self-paced online learning in combination with two (2) synchronous online cohort gatherings. The Respons-Able Educator Certification (REC) is a whole new way to help teachers embed and implement digital citizenship elements in their classroom. Based on tens of thousands of hours teaching digital citizenship to students, this professional learning helps teachers build skills in not only their students, but themselves. The REC program addresses digital citizenship holistically, covering topics such as media literacy, communication, the digital economy and more. It has downloadables, lesson plans, videos and other guides that teachers can use long after they finish the program. With 10 self-study asynchronous modules, teachers who complete REC can earn be school digital leaders, changing the culture and education around digital citizenship. 15 CTLE credits available from completing this course

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Technology and Differentiation: A Match Made in Cyberspace (Online, Self Paced)

    Tailoring instruction to meet the diverse learners in a classroom is challenging and time consuming, but can yield results for students that are life altering and empowering. Finding the right mix of tools, strategies and resources will help teachers attain the goal of meeting the needs of the students in the classroom. Technology has done much to assist in this somewhat daunting task. In this course, participants will review the principles of differentiation, explore data-gathering tools to assess students' entry points to learning, explore instructional models and technology tools that foster differentiated instruction, build a lesson that incorporates the learning gleaned from the course, and receive peer feedback on the product developed.


    NOTE: This course is 100% online and will take approximately 6 hours to complete. This course begins on March 4, 2024, and participants have until March 25 to complete all required assignments and activities to receive CTLE credit.

    LHRIC Model Schools utilizes the Schoology Learning Management System. Upon registration, you will receive a welcome message from your instructor with information on how your course works, what you can expect, how to get help along the way, and steps you need to take to enroll.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Career Services Campus

    CTE Middle School Week

    The Career Services campus will welcome middle school students from several component districts March 18-20, 2024, providing them with a firsthand look at the programs and offerings that will be available to them as high juniors and seniors.

    Middle School Week represents a new level of outreach developed by the Center for Career Services aimed at giving students and their families the information they need to make an informed decision about whether a CTE program is right for them. By learning about CTE opportunities at the middle school level, students will have had time to develop a sense of where they may be heading and how CTE programs can benefit their plans. 
    Center for Career Services
  • via Zoom

    The Mandated DASA Certification Class (2 days)

    Register here

    The ability to provide a safe and supportive environment, free from discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying, is a top priority for K-12 educators nationwide. Through this 6-hour training participants will unpack the social patterns of harassment and discrimination based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, and sex.
    The training will address:
    * The identification and mitigation of harassment
    * Bullying and discrimination
    * Strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias, and aggression in educational settings

    Successful completion of this course meets the NYS Mandate. Important: A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.

     

    Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support
  • via Zoom

    Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/ Neglect Mandated Workshop

    Register here

    It has been signed into law amendments to Social Services Law § 413 requiring the addition of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma, Implicit Bias, and Identification of Child Abuse virtually within the New York State mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework. The law requires every person who has previously undergone this training to undergo the new updated training by April 1, 2025. Please note that the new curriculum requires a pre/posttest in order to receive e credit. Participants will receive a certificate of completion when all requirements have been met.

    A TEACH account is required to verify attendance to NYSED. To create a TEACH account, please go to: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/.

    Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Provided by NYSCATE: Navigating the intersection of AI and ELA

    This workshop is tailored specifically for English Language Arts (ELA) teachers (all grade levels) and focuses on the integration of AI to transform writing assignments while addressing concerns and fears of cheating.

     

    This course explores the intersection of AI and writing, gaining insights into how AI can enhance the writing process and learn how students can use AI as a thought partner for parts of the writing process, which will promote critical thinking, creativity, and engagement while ensuring academic integrity. Through practical examples and hands-on activities, educators will discover how AI can augment their grading practices and reassess traditional assessment processes.

    This is a virtual workshop, a zoom link will be provided with registration confirmation.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • PLRD Dismissal 3/20/24

    PLRD Day- dismissal is at 1:15 p.m.

    Irvington HS
  • Southern Westchester BOCES,450 Mamaroneck Ave. 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528

    SLS: Media Literacy

    Click here to register

    This Media Literacy class will focus on teaching our students how to be critical consumers of the media in their lives. We will explore the vocabulary necessary to begin shaping these lessons and discussions. We will explore ways to put students into the role of the creator and not just the consumer. You will leave with some inspiration for lessons you can add to a larger media literacy course, or lessons you can collaborate on with subject area teachers. Consideration about how these lessons could potentially align with NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency standards will be discussed. For questions regarding this activity please contact: Anne Price-Gordon at aprice-gordon@swboces.org.

    SWBOCES School Library System
  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    Digging Deeper into the NGLS Writing Standards for Informational Writing (Grades 3-5)

    Register through My Learning Plan here.

    Would you like to deepen writing instruction for your students, while ensuring you are crafting lessons aligned with the NGLS? Join Sarah Cordova, National Literacy Consultant, to explore the ins and outs of the Informational Writing Text Type NGLS writing standards, including:

    - The difference between text types and genres
    - How to vary the informational genres and strategies across grades
    - The power and purpose of mentor texts

    During the session, you will have time to work with colleagues browsing new mentor texts, to develop specific mini lessons that can be incorporated into your writing instruction immediately.

    Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support
  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    SLS: Media Literacy

    Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support
  • 450 Mamaroneck Ave, Harrison NY 10528

    SWBOCES Board Meeting nad Policy Committee Meeting

    * SWBOCES Policy Committee Meeting- 6 PM 

    450 Mamaroneck Ave - Windward Room

              * SWBOCES Board Meeting- 7 PM 

                 450 Mamaroneck Avenue-           Regatta Rooms A&B

                   Harrison, NY  10570

     

     

     

     

    Southern Westchester BOCES
  • SWBOCES - 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd floor, Harrison, NY

    Health Education Hot Topics PE/HE CONSORTIUM

    Register here

    Instructor: Mike Gulino

    The priority to support physical and mental health of our students is at an all-time high. This full day workshop will explore emerging health education topics related to youth well-being, as well as corresponding teaching strategies for revising and updating health curriculum and instruction.

     

     

    Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support
  • Spring Open House

    Spring Open House / Media Show / College Transition Fair 

    6:30pm - 8:30pm

    Center for Career Services
  • School Closed / Spring Recess

    St. Matthews
  • Spring Recess

    Center for Career Services
  • VALHALLA CENTER

    SRING RECESS

    NO SCHOOL

    The Valhalla Center
  • Spring Recess 3/25 - 4/1

    Spring Recess March 25 - April 1 - School resumes on April 2nd

    Irvington HS
  • ST MATTHEWS

    SPRING RECESS

    NO SCHOOL

    St. Matthews
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Nurturing Academic Integrity in the Age of AI (Online, Self Paced)

    AI technology has brought forth transformative possibilities for teaching and learning. However, along with its benefits, AI also presents new challenges in maintaining academic integrity. This workshop is designed to equip educators with the ability to integrate AI strategies and tools while nurturing the fundamentals of authenticity, ethics, and originality.


    NOTE: This course is 100% online and will take approximately 6 hours to complete. This course begins on March 25, 2024, and participants have until June 15 to complete all required assignments and activities to receive CTLE credit.

    LHRIC Model Schools utilizes the Schoology Learning Management System. Upon registration, you will receive a welcome message from your instructor with information on how your course works, what you can expect, how to get help along the way, and steps you need to take to enroll.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Kami 101

    This is a Kami 101 course as well as a fantastic refresher course, if you are already familiar with Kami. Kami is a program that provides editable and designable PDFs. Our vendor spotlight will take you on a journey of learning beyond just using Kami for editing and annotating. From the tools, to ways you can use Kami for accessibility, this session will provide new and innovative features that will ignite your classroom. Registrants will receive a Zoom meeting invite prior to the session. This webinar will cover: How to facilitate and share a collaborative activity with your students How to upload a file into Kami via Drive, OneDrive and your Computer Annotation Bank & Annotation Summary How to "Spotlight" students annotations How to recognize who is collaborating in your document Google Classroom Integration Split and Merge Kami Grade by Page feature (exclusive to Google Classroom) Feature Controls (For collaborative copies and individual copies) Accessibility features (Comments, Read Aloud, Text Box) Add Media Tool (YouTube, Google Image Search) Kami Library Website Shortcuts (kami.app / kami.new) Registrants will receive a Zoom link invite prior to the session.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
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Celebrating SWBOCES' 75th Anniversary!

Our Mission, Vision, Values & Goals

Berkley DriveThe job of BOCES is to support learning in schools and communities by providing services and supports they are not able to provide individually.

We commit to being leaders in the field – competent, responsive, collaborative and helpful.  Seeking excellence, we endeavor to provide high quality services and supports that are valued both internally and externally.

We choose actions that demonstrate our commitment to excellence and the values of trust, respect, and collaboration.   We commit to practices that nurture and grow our shared values.

We commit to the continuous development of goals that address gaps and help us live our Mission, Vision and Values.  Our district problem solving protocol and goal setting process create a road map of clarity that engages partners in a shared focus.