Professional Development Opportunities
Higher Education Programs
RTCI/WTCI partners with Manhattanville University and City Tech to provide discounted programs, certificates, and graduate-level courses for all of our consortium members. Please click here for a list of our extensive program offerings.
SWD Extension Programs - Effective July 1, 2021, SWD teachers in grades 7–12 who teach special classes in subject-specific areas must: Be certified in each subject area they teach, OR meet experience requirements for the Statement of Continued Eligibility (SOCE) and have an active SOCE application in TEACH. Teacher Centers have been approved to offer 45- hour CTLE courses in ELA, Math, and Biology to support these certification requirements. We are currently offering programs in ELA and Biology. For more information, click here.
SWD Extension Programs - Effective July 1, 2021, SWD teachers in grades 7–12 who teach special classes in subject-specific areas must: Be certified in each subject area they teach, OR meet experience requirements for the Statement of Continued Eligibility (SOCE) and have an active SOCE application in TEACH. Teacher Centers have been approved to offer 45- hour CTLE courses in ELA, Math, and Biology to support these certification requirements. We are currently offering programs in ELA and Biology. For more information, click here.
NYSUT Offerings
NYSUT-The Science of Reading, A Practical Approach For Educators
This free, in-depth course on reading instruction is designed for educators across all grade levels. It provides the latest, research-backed strategies for teaching literacy and explores evidence-based methods grounded in current literacy research—helping teachers enhance their instructional practices and improve student outcomes.
NYSUT is offering FREE Implicit Bias Workshops: "Sticks & Stones" Click HERE for more details and to register.
This free, in-depth course on reading instruction is designed for educators across all grade levels. It provides the latest, research-backed strategies for teaching literacy and explores evidence-based methods grounded in current literacy research—helping teachers enhance their instructional practices and improve student outcomes.
NYSUT is offering FREE Implicit Bias Workshops: "Sticks & Stones" Click HERE for more details and to register.
Hudson River Teacher Center
Students with Disabilities Extension Series: Grades 7 & 8
Special educators who currently hold a NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1–6 certification and are interested in obtaining the Grades 7 & 8 extension are invited to participate in this program. The Hudson River Teacher Center is offering the Grades 7 & 8 Extension Series at no cost to participants. The series will run from July 6–31, 2026 and includes the following three courses:
Knowledge of Students (15 hours)
Instructional Strategies (15 hours)
Professional Practice (15 hours)
These courses meet the NYS Students with Disabilities CTLE certification requirements for extending an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1–6 certification to include Grades 7 & 8. All courses will be facilitated through Google Classroom. Each course will begin with a Google Meet, followed by asynchronous coursework completed independently.
Special educators who currently hold a NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1–6 certification and are interested in obtaining the Grades 7 & 8 extension are invited to participate in this program. The Hudson River Teacher Center is offering the Grades 7 & 8 Extension Series at no cost to participants. The series will run from July 6–31, 2026 and includes the following three courses:
Knowledge of Students (15 hours)
Instructional Strategies (15 hours)
Professional Practice (15 hours)
These courses meet the NYS Students with Disabilities CTLE certification requirements for extending an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1–6 certification to include Grades 7 & 8. All courses will be facilitated through Google Classroom. Each course will begin with a Google Meet, followed by asynchronous coursework completed independently.
Mental Health Matters- Professional Learning-April 2026–May 2026
Social Work CEUs, In-service, CTLE
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Training July 9, 2026, from 4:30 pm–6:30 pm
Events
NYS Council for the Social Studies is sponsoring the Fort Ticonderoga American Revolution History Immersion Event for Teachers, July 10, 2026 at Fort Ticonderoga. For more information or to register Click Here
Math Reimagined: Fresh Thinking Math Conference, July 20 & 21, 2026 on the campus of Manhattanville University. For more information or to register Click Here.
Scarsdale Teachers Institute is hosting a Future Forward Symposium! Future Forward is a dynamic two-day conference designed to revitalize our teaching practices, inspire reflection and bring joy to our practice as educators. Future Forward will take place on June 29 and 30 at Greenacres Elementary School in Scarsdale. To learn more and to register, please visit our event website: https://tinyurl.com/FutureForward2026
Math Reimagined: Fresh Thinking Math Conference, July 20 & 21, 2026 on the campus of Manhattanville University. For more information or to register Click Here.
Scarsdale Teachers Institute is hosting a Future Forward Symposium! Future Forward is a dynamic two-day conference designed to revitalize our teaching practices, inspire reflection and bring joy to our practice as educators. Future Forward will take place on June 29 and 30 at Greenacres Elementary School in Scarsdale. To learn more and to register, please visit our event website: https://tinyurl.com/FutureForward2026
Additional Resources
The New York State Education Department, in partnership with the Region 2 Comprehensive Center, has created a webinar series highlighting promising culturally responsive-sustaining practices that are being implemented across school districts in New York State. The recorded videos, a Video Viewing Guide to promote discussion and further professional development, and introduction videos from Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Instructional Support, Angelique Johnson-Dingle, are now available on NYSED’s Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education website.
Culturally Responsive Education Videos- powerful insights and real-world practices to support inclusive, student-centered teaching. edWeb Webinars- Free webinars on a wide range of innovative topics for early childhood educators, librarians, teachers, and administrators. EconEdLink-The Council for Economic Education offers free professional development training Findnyculture.org, a searchable directory of New York’s 4600+ museums, libraries, historical societies, science centers, parks, zoos, university art galleries, planetariums, and more.
Restorative Justice Resources NYS: Computer Science and Digital Fluency Resources- To help teachers investigate strategies and activities to successfully implement the CS & DF Standards NYS Teacher Centers have compiled a list of resources, including Newsletters based on each key concept and classroom activities to coincide with each concept of the standards: Teaching Digital Literacy Teaching Computational Thinking Teaching Cyber Security Teaching Impacts of Computing Teaching Networks and Systems Design |
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