Core Connection Course Catalog
New Mentor Training - Online and Asynchronous
This rigorous course guides veteran teachers through the analysis of the knowledge and attributes critical to teacher mentoring as well as fundamental instructional practices. Participants will practice primary mentor actions including listening, observing, monitoring and coaching while continually reflecting on their own growth as measured by the NYSED standards for mentoring…
NYSSLS Chemistry Storyline Collaborative
Reimagine your chemistry curriculum through the power of storylines, phenomena, and student sensemaking. In this 2026-2027 collaborative PLC, you'll develop NYSSLS-aligned instructional materials that engage students while strengthening their scientific reasoning…
Book Study: The Artificial Intelligence Playbook
This book study explores The Artificial Intelligence Playbook, focusing on how AI can serve as a virtual administrative assistant for educators. Participants will learn practical applications of AI tools to reduce administrative workload and create more time for meaningful student interactions…
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…
Transform Your Teaching: Mastering High-Leverage Practices for Inclusive Success
Strengthen your inclusive teaching practices through this 15-hour professional learning course centered on High-Leverage Practices for Inclusive Classrooms. Participants will explore evidence-based Tier 1 and Tier 2 strategies, collaborate with colleagues, and apply new learning directly to their own classrooms through weekly online activities, guided feedback, and practical goal setting. Whether participating individually or as part of a team, educators will leave with actionable tools to better support all learners…
Cultivating Wonder: Nature-Based Renewal for Educators
Cultivating Wonder is designed not just to give you new teaching strategies, but to reinvigorate you. This course operates on a simple premise: You cannot share what you do not possess. To spark a love of nature and curiosity in students, a teacher must first rekindle their own sense of wonder. Whether you are an outdoor education veteran or a teacher who prefers the indoors, this course will help you use the natural world as a battery to recharge your teaching practice and model lifelong curiosity for your students…
Virtual World Language Support Network and PLC
For the 2026-2027 school year, the Albany/Saratoga Virtual World Language PLC will merge with the North Country PLC, to continue the tradition of collaboration and innovation in the World Language Classroom…
Essential Methods for Managing Disruptive Students with Complex Trauma
This 5-week asynchronous book study of Help for Billy, by Heather T. Forbes, will guide you in effectively incorporating proven strategies in your classroom for trauma-impacted students who struggle with self-regulation…
Quiet Wisdom: Continuing our Exploration of Contemplative Practices in Teaching
Inspired by Quiet Wisdom: Exploring Contemplative Practices in Teaching, this all new session of Quiet Wisdom will dive deeper into some previously explored contemplative practices for educators, as well as expand our repertoire of self-care for transitions, new seasons, and holidays. Both new and past participants are encouraged to attend…
DASA Certification Online Training - Monthly Sessions Available All Year Long!
This NYSED-approved DASA training includes 3 hours of self-paced, online instruction and a 3 hour live virtual meeting with an instructor…