CNYRIC Connections May 2015
The May 2015 CNYRIC Connections e-newsletter is now available.
Read about this month's Featured Teacher, e-Learning opportunities, and more!
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CNYRIC Assists Districts with NYSED Technology Plans
Following the approval of the SMART Schools Bond Act in 2014 , New York state school districts may have access to $2 billion of funding to build 21 st century learning environments. Before a district can apply for SMART Schools funding, it must submit a certified Instructional Technology Plan survey to the NYS Education Department. The deadline to submit surveys is Oct. 16, 2015.
CNYRIC hosts informational meetings
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Meet Our May Featured Teacher
“It is much easier to access Schoology as I do not worry about losing a piece of paper or having to carry around a textbook for my assignments.”
- Student testimonial
Shirley Terrinoni
Music Teacher
Hannibal High School
Hannibal Central School District
Our ...
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CNYRIC Enhances Support for Robotics and Coding
“There is definitely a huge
opportunity for computer science education in schools – kids are hungry for knowledge.”
CNYRIC Enhances Support for Robotics and Coding
Instructional technology program aims to elevate districts’ computer science offerings
Marcellus Central School District’s ...
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CNYRIC Connects Students Around the World with e-Learning Opportunities
Did you know that the CNYRIC’s American Sign Language (ASL) e-Learning classroom reaches nearly 65 students in eight districts across New York state? Led by e-Learning Coordinator Amy Spath and ASL Instructor Laura LaTray-Corey, the program provides ASL education via videoconferencing throughout the school year. The program continues to expand as additional students become interested in learning a new language, as well as earning high school ...
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School District Spotlight: West Genesee
Our Data Warehouse team is pleased to recognize the West Genesee Central School District with this month’s “School District Spotlight.”
During the summer of 2013, five instructional specialists, two literacy coaches, and the district data administrator from the West Genesee Central School attended the Got Data? Now What? full-day workshop facilitated by Bruce Wellman and sponsored by ...
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Test Scoring Team Prepares for Assessment Season
“Our goal is to provide districts with excellent customer service, as well as ensure they understand how to prepare their assessment materials for the vendor scoring process”
Test Scoring Team Prepares for Assessment Season
Thirty-eight districts to utilize test scoring support services
The ...
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Meet Our April Featured Teacher
"I believe that students learn best by doing and creating, and technology provides so many more opportunities for just that."
::Sarah Misco
Sarah Misco
Third Grade Teacher
Wheeler Elementary School
Onondaga Central School District
Sarah is a third grade teacher at Wheeler Elementary School in the ...
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RTI Meeting Encourages Regional Collaboration
The Data Warehouse recently hosted a day of conversation and collaboration around various aspects of Response to Intervention (RTI). This was the second full-day meeting hosted by the CNYRIC this school year, with a final event taking place on June 5. Each of the RTI days include morning sessions focused on universal screening tools, followed by an afternoon RTI Professional Learning Community (PLC).
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School District Spotlight: Altmar Parish Williamstown
Our Data Warehouse team is pleased to present the Altmar Parish Williamstown (APW) Central School District with this month’s “School District Spotlight.” APW is located on the southern side of the Tug Hill Plateau in Oswego County and serves approximately 1,300 students.
The APW Central School District has experienced many exciting changes ...
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Moving School Districts' Technology Efforts Forward
More than 30 districts currently participate in a CNYRIC service that supports their internal IT operations – and that number is expected to increase due to the expertise and value of the service offerings. The CNYRIC’s Managed Technical Support Service (MTSS) is designed to provide districts with custom IT support ranging from technology leadership and network administration to project-specific and on-site hourly support. ...
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Instructional Technology Team Provides Powerful PD Opportunities
Schools across central New York were closed Feb. 16-20 for winter break, providing the perfect opportunity for teachers to attend professional development workshops at the CNYRIC. Nearly 30 educators, representing seven school districts and two BOCES, participated in at least one of the three workshops offered by the CNYRIC’s instructional technologists. The half-day learning opportunities included Media Makeover with mediaCONNECT, Google ...
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Meet Our March Featured Teacher
With more than 12 years of teaching experience, Margaret Middleton is the Library Media Specialist at K.C. Heffernan (K-3) for the Marcellus Central School District . Margaret joined Marcellus CSD in 2012, following nine years working for the Fulton City School District as a special education teacher.
What are some of the innovative ways that Margaret integrates technology into her curriculum?
Margaret ...
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Meet our Featured Teacher, November 2014
Mr. Johnsteven Melfi is a teacher at Onondaga Central Jr./Sr. High School in the Onondaga Central School District (OCS). He teaches Algebra II/Trigonometry with honors and Geometry with honors. His teaching career began 18 years ago at Bishop Grimes, and he has been at OCS for the past 16 years.
Follow Mr. Melfi on Twitter: @jsm0525
What are some of the innovative ways Mr. Melfi integrates technology into his curriculum?
This ...
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School District Spotlight, October 2014, Onondaga Central
Our Data Warehouse team is pleased to continue the “School District Spotlight,” an initiative to showcase districts that embrace data. This October we celebrate the Onondaga Central School District (OCS) .
Embracing Data to Improve Learning Environment
Throughout the past year, OCS took steps to evaluate how to best use data to inform district-wide decisions and improve the learning environment for staff members and ...
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School District Spotlight: September 2014, Fayetteville-Manlius
Our Data Warehouse team is pleased to introduce the “School District Spotlight,” an initiative to showcase districts that embra
ce data. This September we celebrate the Fayetteville-Manlius (F-M) School District , as it consistently uses data to inform, improve, and assess student learning.
From evaluating Board goals to differentiating instruction, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District is using data to inform, improve, ...
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Experience the New CNYRIC Website
As a leader in 21st century technology for 50 school districts across the Central New York region, it’s imperative that our website remain a pivotal resource for educators and administrators. In fact, our website, www.cnyric.org , experiences nearly 1 million unique pageviews annually, with an average of five minutes spent on the site per visitor.
Website Launched Sept. 10, 2014
Armed with these analytics ...
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Transform Instruction with New Tools
Learning Management Systems: Transform Instruction, Embrace New Tools
Daily teaching is changing. So are the teaching tools. Several new Learning Management System (LMS) products such as Canvas, Schoology, and My Big Campus, in addition to Blackboard, are available for classroom integration. How do these tools work? And how can they be used to transform instruction? Our Instructional Technology experts can assist educators as they ...
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Test Scoring Q & A
Q & A with Pam Dowse, Test Scoring Supervisor
Q: What is Written Response Scoring?
A: Its a new scoring process to help districts save time and resources when grading written or extended response questions on the NYS 3-8 assessments. This is the first year that we partnered with Optimum Solutions Corporation (OSC) to provide the scoring service, which is conducted by certified NYS teachers who undergo extensive training ...
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Meet Our Featured Teachers
Featured Teachers: Katrina Ercole & Maureen Manke
5th Grade, Driver Middle School, Marcellus Central School District
What does a 21st-century classroom look like? Step inside Katrina Ercole and Maureen Manke’s 5th grade wing at Driver Middle School for the answer. The pair co-teach and regularly integrate a wide variety of technology into their daily curriculum. From SMART Board utilization and Google Docs ...
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