Reserve Your Seat!
Interactive Professional Learning Webinars
June 2021

Developing Fine Motor Skills and Classroom Applications

Participants in this interactive early childhood 2-part mini-series will dive into ways fine motor skills develop as a prerequisite to handwriting. Whether in person or virtually, teachers can adapt and modify standards and curricula for young students to develop these skills and reach readiness goals. Throughout the series, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate and apply techniques and strategies.
Participants will:

• Understand the theory and best practice of the stages of fine motor development from a clinician’s perspective.
• Explore strategies and resources that can be incorporated in any classroom learning setting.
• Differentiate and modify the classroom environment to best meet the needs of all children.

Part 1: Foundations & Mechanics of Early Childhood Writing
Presenter: Tara Hanley, Occupational Therapist
Audience: Pre-K - 2nd grade General Educators, Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Teaching Assistants
Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 || Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm || Register Today.
CTLE Credits Hours: 1 hour (in-class participation) 
 
Part 2: Handwriting Applications in the Early Childhood Classroom
Presenter: Tara Hanley, Occupational Therapist
Audience: Pre-K - 2nd grade General Educators, Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Teaching Assistants
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 || Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm || Register Today.
CTLE Credits Hours: 1 hour (in-class participation) 
 

We aim to enrich and deepen teachers’ instructional practices by offering professional development opportunities that support students’ social and emotional learning processes while giving them the tools to marshal reading, writing, and thinking skills to become lifelong learners that are problem solvers, innovators, and capable of agency and socially responsible decision making.

Interactive Narratives: Using Dungeons & Dragons to Excite Your Students to Write!
Presenter: Chris Vicari, Adjunct Instructor, Fordham University
Audience: Open to All Educators 
Date: Thursday, June 3, 2021 || Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm. || Register Today.
CTLE Credits Hours: 1 hour (in-class participation) 

Deep Dive: Universal Design for Learning
Presenter: Adjowah Scott, Cooke Institute
Audience: K - 5 (self-contained) Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Teaching Assistants 
Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 || Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm. || Register Today.
CTLE Credits Hours: 1 hour (in-class participation) 

Planning with Backward Design, a Learning-Centered Model in Alignment with the NYSED Next Generation Learning Standards
Presenter: Roser Salavert, Ed.D., Director, Fordham PDRC
Audience: Primary and Secondary Teachers
Date:​ Monday, June 14, 2021 || Time:​ 1:00-2:00 pm || Register Today.
CTLE Credits Hours: 1 hour (in-class participation) 

Designing Performance Tasks for a Backward Design Lesson
Presenter: Roser Salavert, Ed.D., Director, Fordham PDRC
Audience: Primary and Secondary Teachers
Date: Monday, June 28, 2021 || Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm || Register Today.
CTLE Credits Hours: 1 hour (in-class participation) 
 

LEADING TODAY’S SCHOOL

The leadership conversations among school, district and organizational leaders will focus on addressing teaching digital ethics and safety as planning to return to a “new normal” in the next school year. There will be an exchange of experiences and strategies to ensure the school community teaches students to use technology safely and responsibly within the curriculum, lesson plans, professional development, and family support tools.

#Digital Citizenship - Teaching Digital Ethics and Safety 
Presenter: Christopher Scharbach, Ed.D
Audience: Open to All Educators
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 || Time: 10:00 - 11:30am || Register Today.
CTLE Credits Hours: 1.5 hours (in-class participation) 
 

CTLE Credits Hours For In-class Participation (All Webinars)