The STAR Moodle, a digital platform available 24/7, provides resources and information exchange for Cultural Arts Coordinators.    The moodle also serves as a vehicle to connect partnering districts for the Exploratory Enrichment COSER and houses Rockland BOCES forms used by Cultural Arts Coordinators in the cultural arts process.   Participants in the moodle can share  and seek information on cultural arts programming through various forums on the Moodle.   The STAR moodle is supported by Rockland Teachers’ Center.

This course is an introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which is a field dedicated to the application of behavioral principals and procedures. We will cover basic principles, such as reinforcement, stimulus control, and extinction, and we will address how these principles can be used within the classroom to yield academic and behavioral success for students in general and special education classrooms.

This course will train teacher leaders to become experts in the Common Core Learning Standards in K-6 Mathematics, while maximizing their relevance to teachers’ Annual Profession Performance Review (APPR).Participants will use available resources to create and evaluate the quality,rigor and alignment of their lessons and assessments to the CCLS in Math. Furthermore, this course will address strategies/methodologies of coaching fellow teachers.

Application of the Blended Learning Platform for Moodle.

Design quality online instruction for blended learning using Moodle as a Learning Management System. Blended learning is defined as “a combination of various instructional modalities intertwined with synchronous and/or asynchronous web-based technologies to facilitate interactive and reflective individual and collective learning" (Lupshenyuk and Adams, 2009, p. 428).

Whether to differentiate and personalize instruction, or to remediate or advance skills, online instruction is readily available in most schools. This online  course prepares teachers to design online instructional modules that address unique target audiences.  Course participants will be guided through the process of designing an innovative instructional unit that can be used with their students. Participants will learn how to navigate a learning management system (LMS) in order to create and evaluate engaging online learning opportunities.

At the completion of this course participants will have created a 5-6 hour module of instruction that is dynamic, engaging and goal-driven.

15 hours - Inservice, CTLE, Professional Learning

This online course is for those who want to design thematic teaching units that will spark the interest of all students. Participants will explore the key components of curriculum planning, and design their own standards-based curriculum maps using Rubicon Atlas, an online mapping tool for teachers. With frequent collaboration and feedback, participants will know what works, and what needs work, before ever meeting their students.

The research-based strategies and skills utilized in this online course will enable teachers to help students build effective relationships, and work through life's challenges in constructive and ethical ways. Through these efforts teachers will be able to will enhance school climate, make a difference in the lives of their students, change the fabric of their classroom communities and impact systemic change in their districts. 15 hours, CTLE, inservice,or professional learning.  Social Work CEUs available through Rockland BOCES for $25 Fee.

This online course will help you develop a more powerful and effective classroom presence, as well as  help you develop a strategic approach to the increasing demands being made on your time.  This is not an online cookie cutter approach meant to fill you with new information.

 You’re going to receive seven weeks of caring online coaching and support to help you evolve and take the next, most important step in your development as an educator. 

This course is designed with the busy teacher in mind. The focus is on you, concrete action, and classroom results. 

Learn more about this dynamic new course here:

http://www.petereilly.org/online-course

15 hours - CTLE, in-service or professional learning.

The research-based strategies and skills utilized in this online course will enable teachers to help students build effective relationships, and work through life's challenges in constructive and ethical ways. Through these efforts teachers will be able to will enhance school climate, make a difference in the lives of their students, change the fabric of their classroom communities and impact systemic change in their districts.

-Reconnect to your purpose, passion, and calling.
-Surface your strengths and use your unique gifts more fully.
-Develop your awareness of habits that may be holding you back.
-Build your resilience, as well as diminish your feelings of stress.
-Improve your ability to resolve classroom conflicts effectively.

• reach new heights in being responsible decision makers
• utilize multiple points of view
• be creative problem solvers who make sound, ethical and effective decisions
• explore research-based skills and competencies that have a positive impact on their professional and personal lives

Storytelling is an art form which allows people of all ages to connect. Using stories in any classroom will improve student learning by increasing listening comprehension, expanding language patterns and practicing oral communication skills. Additionally, once students learn to tell stories, their prewriting drafts and factual recall will improve.  

The NCTE supports storytelling in the curriculum with acknowledgement that students can find a reflection of themselves in stories, and that teachers who value storytelling can learn more about students in a unique way. This workshop will help teachers find, learn and share a folktale and teach students to do the same. The workshop will reflect upon the educational importance of storytelling, and provide support and resources to create a lesson plan for classroom use. It is suitable for all content areas, and all grade levels.

The research-based strategies and skills utilized in this course will enable teachers to help students build effective relationships, and work through life's challenges in constructive and ethical ways. Through these efforts teachers will be able to will enhance school climate, make a difference in the lives of their students, change the fabric of their classroom communities and impact systemic change in their districts.

This online course will allow participants the opportunity to develop skills that will enable them to identify, use, understand and manage their emotions and the emotions of others. 

 By developing these competencies participants will:

·         reach new heights in being responsible decision makers

·         utilize multiple points of view

·         be creative problem solvers who make sound, ethical and effective decisions

·         explore research-based skills and competencies that have a positive impact on their professional and personal lives

 The skills, competencies, and strategies utilized throughout the coursework are research-based and are aligned with the MSCEIT  (Mayer, Salovey, Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test – Yale University) and the CASEL (Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning) Competencies. 

 This course is appropriate for teachers, support personnel (guidance, social workers, and/or psychologists), administrators, and parents.

Using Google Tools for Collaboration, Enrichment and Differentiation of Instruction.

In this course we will collaborate online, use Google Docs, look at Google Earth and build models in Google SketchUp. 

We will work as a group and individually to explore, practice and create materials that can be used in the classroom.

I hope you will enjoy this course and I look forward to meeting you.

he research-based strategies and skills utilized in this online course will enable teachers to help students build effective relationships, and work through life's challenges in constructive and ethical ways. Through these efforts teachers will be able to will enhance school climate, make a difference in the lives of their students, change the fabric of their classroom communities and impact systemic change in their districts.

The research-based strategies and skills utilized in this course will enable teachers to help students build effective relationships, and work through life's challenges in constructive and ethical ways. Through these efforts teachers will be able to will enhance school climate, make a difference in the lives of their students, change the fabric of their classroom communities and impact systemic change in their districts.

Storytelling is an art form which allows people of all ages to connect. Using stories in any classroom, including hybrid settings, will improve student learning by increasing listening comprehension, expanding language patterns and practicing oral communication skills. Additionally, once students learn to tell stories, their prewriting drafts and factual recall will improve. The NCTE supports storytelling in the curriculum with acknowledgement that students can find a reflection of themselves in stories, and that teachers who value storytelling can learn more about students in a unique way. This online course will help teachers find, learn and share a folktale and teach students to do the same. The course will reflect upon the educational importance of storytelling, and provide support and resources to create a lesson plan for classroom use. It is suitable for all content areas, and all grade levels. Required Readings: In addition to 2 educational articles, each participant chooses one folktale to read and retell.  Pamela Schembri is school library media specialist with 28 years of teaching experience, a professional storyteller, and children’s author

A method to find, use and share resources to create more meaningful, relevant research projects.

The roadmap for the course can be found here.

This course outlines the structure and function of the skeletal system. A brief comparison of endoskeletons and exoskeletons is provided with an emphasis on the human skeletal system. The activity provided describes how bones can be used to determine the height of individuals.

Review the structure and function of the respiratory system Comparison of respiratory systems of different animals leading to concentration on the human respiratory system, Build activities for use in elementary, middle and high school classes that allows students to measure the capacity of their lungs.

This course outlines the structure and function of the respiratory system. A brief comparison of respiratory systems of different animals is provided with a concentration on the human respiratory system. The activity provided can be adapted for use in elementary, middle and high school classes and allows students to measure the capacity of their lungs.

 Temperature has numerous effects at the molecular level. Through discussion of kinetic energy, the effects of temperature on various properties in all three states of mater.

Students will explore chemical reactions. This will include first identifying and making observations that indicate a chemical reaction is occurring. The process of bond breaking and bond making to convert reactants to products during a chemical reaction will be discussed. Students will also see that chemical reactions must be balanced and matter can never be created or destroyed.

Students will be able to explain solubility of salts on a molecular level. Understanding of ionic charge, ionic bonding, the dissolving process, molecular polarity, and intermolecular forces will employed to explain the solubility of salts in polar solvents such as water.