1. Curriculum Mapping 101 - Taconic Hills Central School District

Mike Rocco- High School Science TeacherMike has taught Earth Science for 12 years in High School grades 9—12(mostly 9-10). He received hisA.S. Dutchess Community College, B.S SUNY New Paltz, and M.S Curriculum Development andInstructional Technology SUNY Albany. A career goal I have is to integrating technology into all aspectsof Earth Science.7. Nonviolent Crisis InterventionThis is a full day workshop. You’ll gain a basic understanding of crisis interventionmethods. The emphasis is on early intervention and nonphysical methods forpreventing or managing disruptive behavior. CPI’s Personal Safety Techniques for staffare also demonstrated and practiced in this seminar to prepare staff to safely removethemselves and others from a dangerous situation. You’ll learn: how to identifybehaviors that could lead to a crisis, how to most effectively respond to each behavior toprevent the situation from escalating, how to use verbal and nonverbal techniques todefuse hostile behavior and resolve a crisis before it becomes violent, how to cope withyour own fear and anxiety, how to use CPI’s principles of Personal Safety to avoid injuryif behavior becomes physical. Please do not select this choice unless directed to do soby your supervisor.Presenter- James DerbyJames Derby became our schools Athletic Director in the fall of 2009. As the chair of the Wellnesscommittee he has recently become certified to train others in Non-Violent Crisis Prevention, a programfocusing on the safe management of disruptive and assaultive behavior. This will be James’ first trainingof Taconic Hills Faculty and staff.8. Inquiry-Based Learning Target GroupsMary Ratzer and our school librarians will work with target groups on Inquiry BasedLearning projects. The target groups are:English Department (HS) - support work in research and writing research papersScience Department (MS and HS if interested) - review of science fair and taking itup a notchSecond Grade (ES) - develop inquiry project(s) for spring into Learning PTO eventPresenter- Mary RatzerMary served as the school library media specialist Shenendehowa School District,elementary and high school. She retired in June of 2003 after 36 year career therewhich included classroom teaching in secondary English. Mary has developed aRegional Inquiry Based Information Literacy Curriculum over three years with over 100SLMS in 4 BOCES. She was a participant in State Education Department, SchoolLibrary Services Summit, on Curriculum and Instruction Team, June 2009. Mary hasimplemented professional development in designing inquiry based learningexperiences, collaboratively designed by teachers and school library media specialists.She was a lecturer at the University at Albany, School of Information Science and Policyteaching Curriculum and Supportive Resources to candidates for the SLMS certificate-

1987-2007 and served as Internship Coordinator for School of Information Science andPolicy, University at Albany- 2003 -2007. Mary works as an advocate for School LibrarySystems Association of New York with New York State Legislature 2003-present. Sheis SLMS (NYLA) Ambassador at Large, a member AASL Research and StatisticsCommittee, serves on State Education Department School Library Media AdvisoryCommittee and is a presenter at workshops at NYLA, SLMS, CASDA, SUNYLA andregional conferences.9. Additional High School- Middle School Department MeetingsMS/HS Social Studies Department- Agenda items include discussing the continuity ofour instructional program 7-12, instructional planning utilizing data from curriculummaps and assessments, review of textbooks used 7-12 (please bring your textbooks),discussion of W!SE program and financial planning curriculum.Facilitators- Neil Howard, Kathy CioppaMS English Department- Agenda items include organization of ELA testing, review oftesting materials (All middle school ELA teachers, Sp. Ed. teachers and AIS teachersshould plan on attending this meeting.Facilitator- Neil HowardMS/HS Math Department- Agenda items include developing an action plan to use datemore effectively, discussion of safety nets.HS Science Department – Agenda items include discussing class numbers to see ifstudents are where they are suppose to be, making sure we have AIS (study skills)classes set up correctly next year, comparing curriculums and changes in 7 – 12, andusing the time to do some curriculum mapping.Facilitators- Kathy Cioppa10. Designing and creating forms: Adobe Lifecycle DesignerUsing Adobe Acrobat Pro and Lifecycle Designer to create effective electronic forms.Includes a review of all the ‘bells and whistle’ features that Adobe provides like calendarboxes, radio buttons, drop down lists, print and email buttons. This session is offeredonly to clerical staff.Presenter- Rick JulianoRick is our computer network administrator here at Taconic Hills and has been working with schoolnetworks for 14 years. Rick believes that computer systems are only as good as the work they can do forus. He specializes in systems analysis and optimizing technology to fit the desired goals.11. Windows file management: making our network work better for you

Learn how to manage your files, printers, and those confusing network ‘drives’. We’llalso go over recognizing different file types and security basics.Presenter- Rick JulianoRick is our computer network administrator here at Taconic Hills and has been working with schoolnetworks for 14 years. Rick believes that computer systems are only as good as the work they can do forus. He specializes in systems analysis and optimizing technology to fit the desired goals.12. Working with Digital Photography and Video:Learn how to use Digital still and video cameras and how to work with the files after youcreate them. This class will include other computer skills that go along with workingwith digital files.Presenter- John DoddsJohn is a computer network engineer and has an associates in Computer Information Systems. He hasbeen working with school district computer systems for 4 years. John takes extreme pride in his work andproviding great service to district computer users.13. Smartboard: Online ResourcesWelcome to the endless world of available smartboard resources. Learn how to accessthese resources and add them to your Smartboard lesson book. This class will includethe basic operation of the Smartboard Notebook application.Presenter- Carol GansowskiCarol is one of our computer department techs here at Taconic Hills. She has been assisting in the useof interactive whiteboards for 2 years.14. Smartboard: Using Smart Technologies Airliners and Response systemsThis advanced Smartboard session will cover using the Smartboard add-ontechnologies such as Airliner wireless slate, and the Smart Response systems. Thisclass will also cover other more advanced Smartboard functions.Presenter- Courtney RemingtonCourtney Remington is an Account Manager in the Commercial Sales Group at Audio-Video Corporation,our Smart Technologies representative. She holds a BS in Corporate Communications from IthacaCollege and an MBA in the Management of Information Systems from the University at Albany.15. Data MentorDataMentor has been designed to provide an effective way of viewing your assessmentdata to make informed instructional decisions. Easy to read charts, strategies, videosand recommended lesson plans make it simple to identify areas of strength andweakness to improve student learning. DataMentor is equipped to provide you with aset of instructional analysis tools. Gap analysis is just one of the potential resources thatwould be valuable to you immediately. Looking at charts and numbers alone is notenough to establish strong instructional wellness. Gap Analysis is just one of thepowerful instructional analysis tools that can help you get a read on the pulse ofcurriculum and instruction.Presenter- Jeff Baker- NERIC

16. How to find people to collaborate with over Video ConferencingJohn will demonstrate how to use our video conferencing equipment. He will then showyou how to set up your own virtual field trip for your students to participate in.Presenter- John PalaszynskiJohn is an Educational Specialist from Polycom. He has been at Polycom for 4 years. He has over 15years of experience in working with educational customers across New York State. John is going toreview tools available to find Virtual Field Trip sites, Video Conferencing Blogs, Databases of VideoConference users, free training and organizations that promote Video Conferencing in education.17. Moving from Fear to WonderHow do people in an organization deal with change? Do they find it frustrating andstressful or exciting and challenging? In this motivational program, Jim Snack puts anew twist on transition. Using humor, entertainment, magic and teambuilding exercises,participants demonstrate how to make change a positive force in the organization.Presenter: Jim SnackJim Snack is a professional speaker and trainer who works with people and organizations that want tochange with confidence. While working on his MA in Communication, Jim was named an outstandingteacher by the International Communication Association. Jim is a professional member of the NationalSpeakers Association and Past-President of the Hudson-Mohawk Chapter of the American Society forTraining and Development. In addition to being a skilled speaker and trainer, Jim is an accomplishedmagician and sleight-of hand artist. Whether presenting a keynote speech, or a half- or full-day training,Jim’s programs are always a captivating blend of magic and message.