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RTC/I Online – Meeting Your Needs Now and In The Future!

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rockland Teachers’ Center/Institute has increased our online course/training opportunities and resources. Scroll to the bottom of the page for webinars on Family Engagement and information for Job Seekers and Employers. RTC/Institute is open.  Contact us by email or phone:             Rockland Teachers’ Center 845-709-1919                                         RTC Institute 845-553-9516

Rockland Teachers’ Center Online Resource Toolkit

Rockland Teachers’ Center Online Trainings (Member districts receive priority) – Grant funded and free to participants

4/13/20-6/30/20 Grades 7-8 Students with Disabilities 45 hour CTLE Certification Extension Series – 45 online hours    NYSUT SWD CTLE Extension NYSUT Fact Sheet

3/30 Teaching Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Activities Online – virtual with Priscilla Prutzman

3/31 – Enhancing Student Engagement Using Video Conferencing -virtual with Jan Hammond

3/31, 4/7 Create and Edit a Podcast Using a Chromebook – virtual with Greg Montague

3/31 Elementary Math PLC – virtual  with Lynda Brennan

4/1 Remote Learning Tools for Connecting and Collaborating – virtual with Kate E. O’Hara

4/1 Teaching Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Activities Online – virtual with Priscilla Prutzman

4/6 Remote Learning Tools for Connecting and Collaborating – virtual with Kate E. O’Hara

4/20-4/23 Using Cognates with ELLs – virtual with Christina Amendola

4/20/20-5/4/20 Young Voices For the Planet — An ACTIONable Framework for Teaching Civic Engagement 

4/22 How SRP’s Can Support Students with ADHD – School-related professional  training provided by NYSUT ELT online

4/23 – 5/18 Online: Teaching with Poverty in Mind Book Study with Blaire Bookman and Maryanna Keary, Co-Presidents, Rockland Reading Council

4/27-30 Using Flipgrid with ELLs – virtual with Christina Amendola

5/4-5/7 Best Apps and Extensions that Benefit ELLs – virtual with Christina Amendola

5/11-5/14 Strategies for Teaching Math to ELLs – virtual with Christina Amendola

5/18-5/21 Strategies for Teaching Social Studies to ELLs  — virtual with Christina Amendola

5/19  It’s Time to Organize Your Drive – virtual with Greg Montague

RTC Institute Courses 

RTC/I  Online Academy Courses (OLA) courses – 15 hours

45 hour Online Courses

For graduate program information: contact Joleen @jmurray@rockteach.org

Additional resources

Family Engagement:

NYSED Resources for Mental Health and Talking to Young People About COVID-19 3/26/20

The National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement (NAFSCE) webinar: Engaging Families Through the Coronavirus Pandemic: National Organizations Share Their Plans

NYS Community Schools Technical Assistance Center webinars: Family Engagement Webinar 1      Family Engagement Webinar 2 .

Job Seekers and Employers:

COVID-19 Resources for Job Seekers and Employers – Workforce Development Board of Rockland County

Rockland Teachers’ Center Update – March 2020

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Rockland Teachers’ Center is moving courses/trainings to a virtual format to allow all users to participate during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Certain programs, like Poverty Simulations, have been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.

Virtual trainings

3/31 Elementary Math PLC                                                                                                                                                                   3/31, 4/7 Create & Edit a Podcast Using a Chromebook

 

 

 

 

Center for Active and Retired Community Book Distribution

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On February 13,  2020 RTCI’s Center for Active and Retired Community engaged youth at Haverstraw Center with a literacy event, including the distribution of over 300 books,  reading to a Candace Robinson’s therapy dog Buster, and fun activities centered around reading.

Congratulations to Bilha Berkowitz for her leadership of the group, Ceil Kosofsky for spearheading the project, Candace Robinson and her therapy dog Buster, the volunteers who assisted with the program:  Barbara Weisel, Merri Rosenbaum, Karen Reis, Suzanne Mantin and Stephanie Greenberg,  and to those who donated the books.

The Center for Active and Retired Community  is committed to giving back to the community through volunteering and fundraising activities.

RTC Institute Update – February 2020

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Click here for the 2 page RTCI Update February 2020

Upcoming RTCI courses
3/12/20-5/7/20 Digital Citizenship – 3 inservice credits
3/12/20-5/7/20 Strategies for Students Living in Poverty – 3 graduate or inservice credit
3/16/20-4/24/20 Online: Students at the Center of Learning – 45 hours CTLE, inservice
4/2-5/28 Content Literacy Instruction – 3 inservice credits
4/6-5/15 Teachers Positively Impacting Student Learning: The Three E’s of Engagement, Efficacy and Empathy – 3 inservice credits

Higher Education Partners

RTC Institute partners with colleges and universities to bring high quality, convenient, graduate courses and programs to educators. The college and university partners define all application, matriculation, course, and graduation requirements, and grant graduate credit. RTC Institute serves as the local sponsoring partner for these courses and programs by bringing the courses and programs to local sites. RTC Institute cannot grant graduate credit or degrees. Only our collaborating higher education partners can do so as per their accreditation by the state of New York. Students who have … Read more...

Technology Resource and Training Center

Rockland Teachers' Center offers resources that are available to educators in member districts and non-public schools. Some resources can be loaned out, while others are available for use at our facilities. Resource Description CLEP Lab Located at RTC South LittleBits Kits Classroom loaner set (24-30 students) - info on STEM website Poster Printer 24” wide high quality, full-color poster printer Laminator 24” wide laminator Ellison Dye Cutter Binding System Chromebooks 15 Chromebooks Foundation Center … Read more...

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