August 5th - 9th   •   $625

An institute designed to help you discover how the implementation of a student-authored publication project can inspire your students to generate authentic, compelling pieces of writing. Over the course of five days, we'll explore the phases of the Student Press Initiative publishing process, support you in building a publication unit plan for your classroom, and explore the effectiveness of project-based learning.
August 8th   •   Free
PERFORMANCE

​Our August 8th, the 2019 Literacy Unbound Summer Institute will culminate in an original piece of performance art inspired by Zora Neale Hurston's novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.

What will happen? Well, we don't know yet. This year's company of players will begin crafting the performance on July 29th, when our 6th annual institute commences. Over the course of nine days, they'll hone their voices as performers and collaborate to generate an immersive, site-specific performance. With the help of guest teaching artists, this year's Literacy Unbound cohort will step into Their Eyes Were Watching God through improvisational movement, digital video, and the remixing of a shared text.
August 22nd - 24th   •   $270
  
This experiential, hands-on writing workshop series, hosted in partnership with Eve Becker of Leaf and Pen, is designed to help both you and your students craft prose with voice, authenticity, and vitality. Over three sessions, you'll explore strategies for finding inspiration, locate meaningful fiction and nonfiction ideas, structure and develop a piece of writing, and establish best practices for engaging your students in the writing process.
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September 20th   •   $125

What do the changes to NYS school accountability mean for you? Join Dr. Roberta Lenger Kang as she breaks down ESSA's accountability categories, metric systems, and designations for schools that are below, meeting, or exceeding state expectations. This session will help you analyze school data, create strategic plans for your school, and reach your target goals.
September 30th - November 18th   •   $375*
ONLINE

Teaching is a complex, yet rewarding profession. At the start, new teachers can be overwhelmed by its myriad of demands. This online course gets right to the essential, practical skills new teachers need in order succeed at the helm of their own classrooms, including: what makes an effective teacher, fostering effective student-centered discussions, and how to teach reading and writing in every academic subject.

*Discounts available for New Teacher Network members and groups of 5 or more. Please visit registration link for more info.
  • Asynchronous online course
  • 20 CTLEs + 2 CEUs
  • ​Best for: new teachers
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September 30th - December 16th   •   $375*
ONLINE

Questioning and discussion (Q&D) practices that spark and sustain genuine student discussions are critical components of effective classroom instruction. In this online course, you'll learn targeted instructional strategies that create the conditions for authentic student-driven discussion, discover new ways to bring all voices to classroom discussions, and develop nimble facilitation skills. Whatever the content area you teach, this course will prepare you to bring classroom discussion to life and to guide your students as they use discussion to engage with their learning.

*Discounts available for New Teacher Network members and groups of 5 or more. Please visit registration link for more info.
  • Asynchronous online course
  • 20 CTLEs + 2 CEUs
  • ​Best for: teachers, grades 6-12
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December 6th   •   $125

What do the changes to NYS school accountability mean for you? Join Dr. Roberta Lenger Kang as she breaks down ESSA's accountability categories, metric systems, and designations for schools that are below, meeting, or exceeding state expectations. This session will help you analyze school data, create strategic plans for your school, and reach your target goals.
February 3rd - April 27th   •   $375*
ONLINE

Questioning and discussion (Q&D) practices that spark and sustain genuine student discussions are critical components of effective classroom instruction. In this online course, you'll learn targeted instructional strategies that create the conditions for authentic student-driven discussion, discover new ways to bring all voices to classroom discussions, and develop nimble facilitation skills. Whatever the content area you teach, this course will prepare you to bring classroom discussion to life and to guide your students as they use discussion to engage with their learning.

*Discounts available for New Teacher Network members and groups of 5 or more. Please visit registration link for more info.
  • Asynchronous online course
  • 20 CTLEs + 2 CEUs
  • ​Best for: teachers, grades 6-12
  • ​More information
February 3rd - April 27th   •   $275*
ONLINE

This course aims to support New York State teachers who are preparing students for the English Regents in better understanding the design of the exam, locating leverage areas, and using relevant data points to develop targeted instruction for students performing at all levels. 

*Discounts available for New Teacher Network members and groups of 5 or more. Please visit registration link for more info.
  • Asynchronous online course
  • 20 CTLEs + 2 CEUs
  • ​Best for: NYS teachers
  • More information
PAST EVENTS
The Center for the Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) is an organization based out of Teachers College, Columbia University that is devoted to advancing global capacities in teacher education, research, and whole school reform. CPET advocates excellence and equity in education through direct service to youth and educators, innovative school projects that promote students’ Write to Achieve, international research that examines and advocates the highest quality instructional and assessment practices today, and sustainable school partnerships that leverage current policy and mandates to raise literacy levels and embed collaborative communities of learning. Uniting theory and practice, CPET promotes rigorous and relevant scholarship and is committed to making excellent education accessible worldwide.

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