In this episode of CA Today, host Lindsay Simpson sits down with two fellow CABOCES Coordinators—Bonnie Wagner, Special Education Coordinator, and Sarah Cartmill, Curriculum Coordinator—to unpack the power of Project-Based Learning (PBL). Fresh from a regional training with PBLWorks, they share insights on how PBL transforms classrooms into student-centered environments that foster engagement, equity, and future-ready skills.

We explore how PBL connects to IEP goals, supports transition services, and creates authentic opportunities for literacy growth. From scaffolding strategies to building confidence through public presentations, this conversation highlights practical ways educators can make learning meaningful for all students.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How PBL helps embed IEP goals and supports diverse learners.

• Strategies for increasing student motivation and ownership through real-world projects.

• Ways PBL integrates literacy skills across content areas.

• How PBL aligns with Portrait of a Graduate competencies like collaboration, critical thinking, and communication.

• Tips for starting your first PBL unit with confidence.

Thank you to today's hosts!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lindsay Simpson⁠⁠⁠⁠- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

⁠Sarah Cartmill⁠- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

Bonnie Wagner- Special Education Coordinator

Resources From Today's Episode

• PBLWorks – Explore resources and training for Project-Based Learning.

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In this episode, Lindsay Simpson and Tessa Levitt unpack the New York State Numeracy Briefs released in May 2025. They explore how these resources support K–12 educators in reflecting on math instruction, promoting equity, and embedding best practices. From early numeracy to high school algebra, the conversation highlights practical examples, reflective questions, and ways districts can use the briefs to guide professional learning and curriculum decisions.

Thank you to today's hosts!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lindsay Simpson⁠⁠⁠- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

Tessa Levitt- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

Resources From Today's Episode

• K-12 Math Instructional Website

• Contains Numeracy Briefs, Math Practices, and strategies for the most asked areas surrounding math best practices

• • First In Math NYSED Website

• • Interested in rostering your district? Contact Nan Ronis

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  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠catodayedu@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to offer future show ideas or share something you're excited about, such as what's happening in your school or classroom!

This episode of CAToday focuses on an interview with Starr Sackstein. Starr has a great deal of experience in education. She does a lot of work with schools around eliminating traditional grading. Not just standards-based grading, which she says is a good first step, but also removing grading in place of a conversation with a student who advocates for themselves. Students demonstrate their learning through a discussion with the teacher.

This podcast touches briefly on AI in education and the concept of Maslow before Bloom's. If you need more information on this podcast, please email Richard_Weinberg@caboces.org.

Thank you to today's hosts! Rick Weinberg⁠⁠⁠- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lindsay Simpson⁠⁠- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

Resources From Today's Episode

• Visit Star's website featuring her publications, podcasts, resources, and more!

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View our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠registration page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to view upcoming CABOCES regional workshop opportunities and have your district representative, responsible for registration, sign you up!

Don't Forget To Connect! Subscribe and review wherever you like to listen! Connect with today's hosts:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠catodayedu@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to offer future show ideas or share something you're excited about, such as what's happening in your school or classroom!