Core Connection Course Catalog
Course Learning Levels
Our courses are designed with a specific level of learning and application in mind. Review the descriptions below to find the experience that best aligns with your goals.
Awareness / Foundational Knowledge Building / Collegial Support
Focuses on understanding concepts, researching frameworks, reading/exploring content, introducing new topics/ideas, providing collegial support.
Planning for Continuous Improvement
Focuses on designing, creating plans/units/curricula, building frameworks, or mapping out strategies prior to implementation.
Implementation / Reflection / Revision
Focuses on active classroom trial, execution of new strategies, real-time feedback, evaluating impact on students, and taking action based on data collected during and after initial implementation.
Continuing Our Search for Texts that Change Readers: A Year-Long Study Group of New and Noteworthy Fiction (ACARC)
There is nothing more rewarding than to see a student become an avid reader! This year-long program, offering by ACARC at Cairo-Durham CSD, will explore new and noteworthy fiction that can be shared with students…
Continuing Our Search for Texts that Change Readers: A Year-Long Study Group of New and Noteworthy Fiction (ACARC)
There is nothing more rewarding than to see a student become an avid reader! This year-long program, offering by ACARC at Forest Park Elementary in S.Colonie CSD, will explore new and noteworthy fiction that can be shared with students…
ACARC’S Literacy Trivia Event 2026
Join the Albany City Area Reading Council (ACARC) for an exciting afternoon of food, fun, and friendly competition! Our Literacy Trivia Event combines a game-based approach to professional learning with genuine collegial connection. Collaborate with fellow educators, expand your literacy network, and take home fresh book titles, trivia, and classroom-ready strategies you can use the very next day…
Best Books of 2026: Spark Joy, Inspire Readers (ACARC)
ACARC invites you to join them for an afternoon of book talks, where three dedicated literacy experts will unveil their premier Children's and Young Adult selections. This curated session is designed to help educators across all grade levels find high-quality titles that reflect student experiences and spark genuine curiosity. Whether you are looking to refresh your library or inspire a reluctant reader, this joyful celebration will provide the tools and titles you need to foster a lifelong love of reading…