Professional Learning Plan

The District’s philosophy is that of sustained professional development, with training that, year after year, reinforces the CDEP goals and underlying themes. Our professional development initiatives and activities reflect alignment with our CDEP goals and/or underlying themes. For example, the District believes cooperative learning provides a vehicle for not only student engagement from an academic perspective, but also supports the social emotional needs of our students thus creating an inclusive climate for all students. Therefore, we have placed a heavy emphasis on training and supporting our faculty and administrators in Kagan Cooperative Learning.

All faculty members have also been trained in Kagan Cooperative Learning (Days 1 & 2) by Kagan representatives. During the coming year, we continue to provide new faculty members with training while supporting veteran faculty members and administrators beyond the initial two days of training. Additionally, our teacher leaders have been trained in instructional coaching techniques and have conducted turnkey training for their departments as well as pushed-in to classrooms providing support for the integration of the cooperative learning structures into curriculum, instruction and assessment.  The District believes that consistency in this initiative, and those similar, builds a common language of instruction and practice for our faculty, staff, administration, and, most importantly, our students.

The CDEP is a dynamic plan that is articulated throughout the organization. Furthermore, our core work is aligned with the CDEP to ensure goals remain a focus while supporting through our underlying themes. Annual department, grade level, and building goals are designed to address goals of the plan including the alignment of professional learning opportunities provided by the District. This practice engages both teachers and administrators in the planning of professional learning as needs are articulated through various methods of gathering input as stated above. The 2022-2023 Professional Learning Plan reflects input of teachers, administrators, and students throughout the District.

The LCSD Professional Learning Plan outlines activities which:

• Will expand educators’ content knowledge and the knowledge and skills necessary to provide rigorous, developmentally appropriate instructional strategies and assesses student progress; 
• Are research-based and provides educators with opportunities to analyze, apply, and engage in research; 
• Include the necessary opportunities for professionals to obtain CTLE to meet the English language learner provisions;
• Are designed to ensure that educators:
  • Have the knowledge, skill, and opportunity to collaborate to improve instruction and student achievement in a respectful and trusting environment;
  • Have the knowledge and skill to meet the diverse needs of all students;
  • Have the knowledge and skill to create safe, secure, supportive, and equitable learning environments for all students;
  • Have the knowledge, skills, and opportunity to engage and collaborate with parents, families, and other community members as active partners in children’s education;
  • Use disaggregated student data and other evidence of student learning to determine professional development learning needs and priorities, to monitor student progress, and to help sustain continuous professional growth;
  • Promote technological literacy and facilitates the effective use of all appropriate technology; and
  • Evaluate using multiple sources of information to assess its effectiveness in improving professional practice and student learning.

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Please note: The following section of the LCSD Professional Learning Plan is divided into smaller components for efficiency purposes; however, we recognize that all the work we do impacts curriculum, instruction, and assessment, which is the heart of our work as educators and one of our underlying themes.

Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Tricia Husul

• Staff Development Opportunity: Vertical/Horizontal Curriculum Alignment
• Content/Skills Presented: Curriculum Mapping, Assessment Design, Data Collection
• Target Audience: Math Teachers (K-12)

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Tricia Husul

• Staff Development Opportunity: Instructional Coaching
• Content/Skills Presented: Demonstrate new instructional practices, Instruct teachers on how to use new resources/technology
• Target Audience: Math Teachers (K-12)

Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Katie Augustine

• Staff Development Opportunity: Vertical/Horizontal Curriculum Alignment
• Content/Skills Presented: Curriculum Mapping, Assessment Design, Data Collection
• Target Audience: ELA Teachers (K-6)

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Katie Augustine

• Staff Development Opportunity: Science of Reading
• Content/Skills Presented: Purposeful and integrated teaching of the subcomponents of word recognition and language comprehension
• Target Audience: ELA Teachers (K-6)

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Provider: Lancaster Teachers - Book studies

• Staff Development Opportunity: Instructional Design
  • The Six Shifts
  • The Reading Strategies Book
  • The Writing Strategies Book
• Content/Skills Presented: Review of updated brain research around how children learn to read and write
• Target Audience: ELA Teachers (K-3)

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Mary Jo Casilio & Katie Augustine

• Staff Development Opportunity: Vertical/Horizontal Curriculum Alignment
• Content/Skills Presented: Curriculum Mapping, Assessment Design, Data Collection
• Target Audience: ELA Teachers (K-12)

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Provider: SAVVAS

• Staff Development Opportunity: Instructional, programming, and assessment
• Content/Skills Presented: Program and Instruction Design, Data Collection
• Target Audience: ELA Teachers (4-6)

Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Deanna Welch & Renee Sossong- Brady

• Staff Development Opportunity: Vertical/Horizontal Curriculum Alignment
• Content/Skills Presented: Curriculum Mapping, Assessment Design, Data Collection
• Target Audience: Science Teachers (K-12)

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Provider: Lancaster Teachers

• Staff Development Opportunity: STEAM Integration
• Content/Skills Presented: Design Process, Principles of Engineering
• Target Audience: Science Teachers (K-12)

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Provider: Buffalo State College - Master Teacher Program

• Staff Development Opportunity: Science Investigations
• Content/Skills Presented: Hands-on Science Experimentation, Use of Experiment Data in Assessments
• Target Audience: Science Teachers (3-8)

Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Jessica Karnes & Andrew Wheelock

• Staff Development Opportunity: Vertical/Horizontal Curriculum Alignment
• Content/Skills Presented: Curriculum Mapping, Inquiry-Based Instruction
• Target Audience: Social Studies Teachers (K-12)

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Jessica Karnes

• Staff Development Opportunity: NYSED Seal of Civic Readiness
• Content/Skills Presented: Training to develop the process for Seal Achievement for our HS students
• Target Audience: Social Studies Teachers (7-12)

Provider: College Board

• Staff Development Opportunity: AP Mentoring Program, PreAP Workshops
• Content/Skills Presented: Mentoring new AP teachers with veteran AP teachers to provide alignment and assessment support throughout the school year, Workshops around curriculum, instruction, and assessment for PreAP Teachers 
• Target Audience: Advanced Placement Teachers, PreAP Teachers, Administrators

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES

• Staff Development Opportunity: Summer Institutes
• Content/Skills Presented: Summer institutes provide week-long training for new or experienced AP teachers to calibrate or recalibrate teaching a particular AP course.
• Target Audience: AP Teachers, Administrators

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Provider: Local Colleges

• Staff Development Opportunity: Dual Enrollment Collaboration Sessions
• Content/Skills Presented: Teachers who teach dual enrollment courses have opportunities to reach out and collaborate with their collegiate counterparts on curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
• Target Audience: Dual Enrollment Teachers

Provider: Crisis Prevention Institute

• Staff Development Opportunity: Non-violence crisis prevention and interventions
• Content/Skills Presented: De-escalation Strategies, Behavioral Interventions
• Target Audience: All Teachers (Grades K-12), Administrators

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Tricia Husul & Katie Augustine

• Staff Development Opportunity: Tier 1 Interventions
• Content/Skills Presented: Tier 1 classroom interventions to support students/teachers in the regular classroom setting.
• Target Audience: All Math Teachers (Grades K-12), ELA teachers (Grades K-6)

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Provider: Orton-Gillingham

• Staff Development Opportunity: Reading Instruction & Interventions
• Content/Skills Presented: Tier 1/2 reading interventions to provide to students who are struggling with reading.
• Target Audience: K-1 General & Special Education Teachers

Provider: University at Buffalo

• Staff Development Opportunity: Trauma-Informed Instruction/Practices
• Content/Skills Presented: Provide workshops around best practices for working with students who have experienced trauma.
• Target Audience: Alternative Program Staff

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Provider: Kagan Cooperative Learning

• Staff Development Opportunity: Staff development training minimally in Days 1-4 along with additional opportunities as needed/ requested.
• Content/Skills Presented: Introduction/Reinforcement of Cooperative Structures for Student Engagement, Social Emotional (SEL) Learning Supports
• Target Audience: All Teachers (Grades K-12), Administrators

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Mary Jo Casilio

• Staff Development Opportunity: New Teacher Orientation
• Content/Skills Presented: Training on Danielson’s Framework for Teaching rubric, Classroom management, Data and planning, Language Acquisition, Diverse Learning, Family & Community Engagement
• Target Audience: New Teachers (Grades K-12)

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Provider: Lancaster Teachers

• Staff Development Opportunity: New Teacher and experienced teacher mini-courses Legendary Day of Learning
• Content/Skills Presented: Classroom management, Data and planning, Language Acquisition, Diverse Learning, Family & Community Engagement
• Target Audience: All Teachers (Grades K-12), Administrators

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Jessica Karches

• Staff Development Opportunity: Lead Evaluator Training
• Content/Skills Presented: NYSED DEI Framework, Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Teaching
• Target Audience: Administrators

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Provider: Erie 1 BOCES, Katie Augustine

• Staff Development Opportunity: Curriculum Development
• Content/Skills Presented: Using text to give children mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors
• Target Audience: LCSD Administration (Building & District), K-6 ELA Teachers

Provider: Technology Mentors, Lancaster Teachers, eDoctrina Superusers, eSchool Teacher Leaders

• Staff Development Opportunity: Courses - Summer, Afterschool, Mini-Sessions, Synchronous, Asynchronous
• Content/Skills Presented: Using technology to enhance the educational experience, Technology opportunities that expand the reach of the physical classroom, Student Learning Platform to gather and evaluate comparable and reportable data throughout the district, Student Management System navigation and resources
• Target Audience: All Teachers (K-12), Administrators

Provider: Lancaster District Level Administrators

• Staff Development Opportunity: Professional Learning Communities book Study (Learning by Doing)
• Content/Skills Presented: Facilitated several workshop meetings around the book Learning by Doing, Teams developed outlines to demonstrate understanding of the concepts, Tools were developed to be used in various meetings with teachers and staff members
• Target Audience: Building & District Level Administrators

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Provider: Lancaster Teacher Leaders

• Staff Development Opportunity: Instructional Coaching & Classroom Support, Structure-a-Month (SAM) Club opportunities
• Content/Skills Presented: Model Kagan Cooperative Learning structures for teachers, Provide in-class coaching/support for teachers around cooperative structures, Student engagement and establishing learning environments
• Target Audience: All teachers (Grades K-12)

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Provider: Lancaster Data Coaches

• Staff Development Opportunity: Data Meeting Facilitation
• Content/Skills Presented: Provide student performance to data to teachers around formative and summative assessments, Facilitate discussions around instructional practices based on the data
• Target Audience: All teachers (Grades K-12)

Erie 1 BOCES
355 Harlem Road, West Seneca, New York 14224

As a liaison office for New York State’s Department of Education, educators often visit Erie 1 BOCES’ campuses for training on technology integration, curriculum, New York State standards, and reporting.

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Erie 2 BOCES
Carrier Educational Center, 8685 Erie Road, Angola, NY 14006

Regional workshops that address updates and changes in statewide initiatives are incorporated in the base cost when provided by NYSED for purposes of turnkey training with component districts.

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Monroe II/Orleans BOCES
3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport, New York 14559

Provide program support workshops for Project Lead the Way and Masterminds.

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3rd Learning Corporation
678 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202

PDD creates a tailored plan unique to each teacher with relevant online coursework to address specific areas of need. These customized plans allow teachers to effectively and efficiently improve areas of need to become highly effective educators. Central to the PDD system is a full course catalog identifying high-quality, online offerings for professional learning aligned to Danielson’s Framework for Teaching. PLS 3rd Learning’s online professional development modules promote and support what highly effective teachers should know and be able to do.

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American Heart Association
5488 Sheridan Drive, #300, Williamsville, NY 14221

To partner with E1B to provide training to certified staff in CPR and other lifesaving actions.

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Castle Software Online
50 Countryside Lane, Depew, NY 14303

Castle Learning Online has focused on technology-based solutions for the classroom that combine 21st century technology with proven educational principles. Our mission is to help teachers and administrators like you to empower every student to reach his or her full academic potential. A supplement to classroom instruction, Castle Learning provides web-based review, testing and assessment tools for elementary, middle and high school teachers and students in all core areas.

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Centris Group
100 Merrick Road, 418E, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Centris Group is committed to providing special education software and subject matter expertise to support special education professionals in achieving program compliance, best-practices, and efficiency.

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eDoctrina
317 Vulcan Street, Buffalo, NY 14207

eDoctrina, a multi-purpose curriculum mapping and assessment data software that is being used by hundreds of schools throughout the U.S.

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Follett
3 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 200, Westchester, IL 60154

Follett Professional Development services are designed for educators of all types, showing how to make the most of Follett technology and products.

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IXL
777 Mariners Island Boulevard, Suite 600, San Mateo, California 94404

IXL Learning creates and supports educational technology with first-of-their-kind products used by millions of learners, from children to adults.

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Kagan Professional Development
PO Box 72008, San Clemente, CA 92673

Kagan Publishing & Professional Development offers workshops and products in a number of related topics relating to active student learning including, cooperative learning, brain-friendly instruction, multiple intelligences, differentiated instruction, Win-Win Discipline, classroom management, and more. The central role of Kagan Structures in Kagan's trainings and publications is a firm commitment to and belief that, "It's All About Engagement!"

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My Learning Plan
8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238

Provide state-of-the art, integrated online systems that enable educators to easily plan, manage, evaluate, and report on all forms of professional learning and all components of the processes for educator evaluation and appraisal.

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Newslea.
https://newsela.com

Newsela builds reading comprehension through leveled articles, real-time assessments, and actionable insights.

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Scholastic, Inc.
Scholastic Professional, 524 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

School to Home, Reading Club (Book Clubs), Book Fairs, Teacher Resources, Book Wizard, Teacher Magazine, Lesson Plans, Scholastic News Online, Student Activities, Daily Teacher Blogs, Videos, Author Visit Program, Guided Reading, Reading is Fundamental

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School Specialty
PO Box 1579, Appleton, WI 54912

We provide innovative products and programs to the Educational Marketplace, servicing the needs of teachers and schools to ensure students of all ages receive the scholastic support they need to advance their learning and reach their full potential. From early childhood through high school and beyond, we are committed to providing our customers with the breadth and depth of educational knowledge and resources they need, serving as the one-stop industry solution. It is this commitment to service and our tailored offerings which set us apart.

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Support Play - "Playworks"
60 Park Place, Suite 1001, Newark, NJ 07102

Playworks encourages constructive use of recess, teaching children and adults games that are educational, supportive and entertaining. Playworks helps schools and youth programs create recess and play environments where every child can join in. “All kids should experience the social, emotional, and physical benefits of play.” Teachers and administrators are trained and then turnkey the instruction for their colleagues as well as actively engage with students.

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The College Board
National Office, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281

Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success — including the SAT and the Advanced Placement Program. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools.

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WNY Teacher Center at Erie 1 BOCES
355 Harlem Road, West Seneca, NY 14224

The center provides professional development courses and resources to advance innovative, high-quality instruction, as well as to support districts' visions and respond to the needs of teachers and the educational community.

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WorldBook
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60601

At World Book has created a variety of training options to encourage student and patron usage. These include recorded and live webinars, personal training sessions, written training guides and video tutorials.

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Alden CSD
13190 Park Street, Alden, NY 14004

Professional Development – Kagan Cooperative Learning

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Clarence CSD
9625 Main Street, Clarence, NY 14031

Professional Development – Google Education Applications

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Williamsville CSD
105 Casey Road, East Amherst, NY 14051

Professional Development – Jon Bergmann, “The Flipped Classroom”