Professional Learning Opportunities
NCSU Learning Design Calendar
All courses/workshops/ trainings are subject to change. Please check with the instructor or contact Jen Federico for more information.
Workshops/Courses/Conferences/Committees
2023-2024 school year
New Teacher Orientation, August 17th & 18th
Convocation Day, August 22nd
Differentiated PD Workshops/Courses, Action Research, begins August 23rd. Specific workshop/course dates, times, and locations can be located in PS Talent Professional Learning platform or app. See Professional Learning doc for more details.
Responsive Classroom, August 25th, 8:00-12:00. Topics will include: creating rules and keeping them alive, engaging academics, interactive modeling, take a break, logical consequences, teacher language.
NGSX Pathway training (Next Generation Science Exemplar), offered by VREC. September 21st & 22nd, October 10th, November 9th. 8:00-3:300 @ NCCC, Room 380. Click here for more details.
Responsive Classroom, November 8th, 1:00-4:00. Topics will include: problem-solving conferences, role play, and class meetings.
SUMMER 2023
Collaborative Skills and Practices for Teacher Leaders, offered by VREC. August 7th-9th, 8:00-3:00. Location TBD. Click here for more details.
Deepening Math Differentiation / Math Menu for All: Developing Effective Universal Differentiation in Math, August 14th, 15th, 16th, 8:00-4:00 with 4 follow-up dates in the Fall: Sept 12th, Oct 3rd, Oct 24th, Nov 14th, 3:30-7:00. All sessions will be held at NCSU Central Office, Room A209. Graduate credit offered through St. Michael's College. Click here to register and for more details.
Summer Math Leaders, August 21st, 8:00-3:30 @ NCSU Central Office, Room A209
2022-2023 school year
NEA Mentoring Matters- For NCSU mentors. Registration is now open for the virtual workshops beginning in September. More information and link to register here!
Leading Vermont Schools- Coming this Fall > September 2022-June 2023. A cohort for those newer to the role of Principal - offered through VREC. This course will be taught in either an in-person classroom with COVID protocols in place or virtually, as needed.
Transforming Trauma: How Schools Become Healing Places- Workshop series with Dave Melnick. Workshops will be held on September 15th & October 11th with additional course days by cohort. See flyer for more details. Series is intended for all PK-12 educators, SU/school leaders, mental health professionals and support faculty. Offered through VT-HEC.
Leading Their Own Learning- Ron Berger presents in-person on October 5th, 8:30-3:30 at NVU-Lyndon. Sponsored through VREC.
NCSU Community Engagement: 21st Century Skills Training Series- This 4 session series will be especially valuable to community leaders, group facilitators, and organizers. The training is designed to build on its content, so participants are highly encouraged to attend all four sessions: October 13th, 5:00-8:00 / October 22nd, 9:00-3:00 / November 5th, 9:00-3:00 / November 15th, 5:00-8:00. Sessions to be held at the NCCC. Space is limited. Click here to register!
Putting UDL and PBL into Practice with Media Making with Lucie Delabruere. 3 sessions available: Session 1 begins Feb 8, Session 2 begins March 15, Session 3 begins April 19. Sponsored by VREC.
Transforming Trauma (Level1): The School as a Healing Community with Dave Melnick. Registration open now! Hoping for at least 20 participants registered by Feb. 3rd. Begins March 10th. Sponsored by VT-HEC.
Beautiful Work with Ron Berger, author of Leaders of Their Own Learning. March 10th @ NCCC, sponsored by VREC. Click here to register!
UDL Celebration of Learning with Katie Novak, April 7th @ North Country Union High School. Full day, SU-based. Click here for more details!
SUMMER 2022
Environmental Literature Institute- June 19-24 at Phillips Exeter Academy located in Exeter, NH. NCSU staff are invited to apply for a full scholarship to attend. Contact Jason BreMiller for educator scholarship information.
Developmental Designs- (Workshop has been cancelled due to low enrollment) June 20-23rd, 2022. To be held in-person at NCCC, Room 380.
NEA Mentoring Matters- (July workshop has been cancelled due to low enrollment) July 6-8, 8:30-3:30. To be held in-person. Location TBD. For NCSU mentors only. Registration is still open for the virtual workshops beginning in September. More information and link to register here!
Yoga & Mindfulness - Four summer workshops offered by Christina Malanga and Cat Arcangeli. Click here for more information and to register. (there are no fees for these workshops)
July 7th- Yoga and Nature Walk, 10:00-12:00, Jay Rec Trails. (workshop has been cancelled)
July 12th- Yoga and Mindfulness, 9:00-10:30, Location TBD. (workshop has been cancelled)
July 27th- Yoga and Mindfulness, and Loving Kindness, 9:00-10:30. Meet in parking lot across from Central Office in Newport.
August 2nd- Yoga and Nature Walk, 9:00-11:00. Meet in parking lot across from Central Office in Newport.
Summer 2022 Learning Series- Grades 6-12. The focus of the summer learning series will be in two areas: proficiency-based learning and universal design for learning. Click here for more information and to register.
July 18th- 12:30-3:30 pm- Unpacking the Principles of Universal Design for Learning Session 1
July 20th- 8:30-11:30 am- Unpacking the Principles of Universal Design for Learning Session 2
August 5th-12:30-3:30 pm- Unpacking the Principles of Universal Design for Learning Session 3
August 8th- 8:30-11:30 am- Make Learning the Goal: Designing Proficiency-Based Instruction Session 1
August 10th- 12:30-3:30 pm- Make Learning the Goal: Designing Proficiency-Based Instruction Session 2
August 11th- 8:30-11:30 am- Implementing Evidence-Based Grading Practices
Social Studies Curriculum Work- July 25-July 28. Register Here
Expeditionary Learning - July 25-28. Offered through VREC. To be held in-person at the Lyndon Town School Library.
New Teacher Literacy Best Practices- for teachers new to district or grade level - July 26th, 8:30-2:30 @ Derby Elementary School.
ED Tech Tools Professional Learning- Scheduled for the first week of August. Click here for more information and to register.
OGAP Strands- Offered August 1-4 and August 8-11. 'Additive Reasoning' and 'Ratios & Proportions' - offered through VREC. To be held in-person at the Lyndon Town School. More Information and link to register here!
Supporting Ambitious Teaching - an All Learner's Math Course. August 8, 9, 10, 2022 (8:00 – 4:00 at The East Side Restaurant in Newport) and four follow-up dates to be scheduled in Fall 2022 (3:30 – 7:00). More Information and link to register here!
Responsive Classroom- Register here - August 15-18th, 2022. To be held in-person at the Derby Elementary School library.
Illustrative Math training for teachers piloting program August 19th ( June 17th session has reached max capacity) . To be held in-person at NCCC, Room 380. Contact heidi.whipple@ncsuvt.org for more information.
PLC Training for School-based leadership teams- August 22nd with follow-up date in January. To be held in-person at the NCUHS Library. More information and link to register here!
New Teacher Orientation- August 22nd-23rd. Required for all teachers new to NCSU. To be held in-person at NCCC, Room 380.
Convocation Day- August 24th. Click here for more information.