This episode is your ultimate guide to professional development opportunities happening this summer in the Cattaraugus-Allegany region. From emotional intelligence to digital fluency, Lindsay Simpson and Brooke Neamon walk you through a jam-packed lineup of camps, conferences, and career-building events designed to energize your teaching and inspire your practice.

Thank you to today's guests!

⁠Lindsay Simpson⁠- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development Brooke Neamon- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

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Click below to share registration information with the individual who is responsible for Professional Development registration in your district for any workshop that you heard in today's episode:

• SEL Camp- June 30 and July 1

• Math Magic- July 9–10

• ELA Summer Camp - July 15–17

• Dream It Do It Week - July 21–25

• Math 6-12 CLC - July 22–23

• TCIS July 22–24

• Transforming Education Through Creation, Challenge, and Choice (Summer TECCC Camp)- August 5–7

• Intro Universal Design for Learning - August 11

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

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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!

In this episode, Lindsay Simpson, Janelle Freer, Sarah Cartmill, and Alex Freer explore how aligning ELA and Social Studies standards can enhance student learning. They discuss shared skills like argument writing, source evaluation, and vocabulary development, emphasizing the importance of cross-disciplinary literacy. Practical strategies and tools—like the Bookmark Tool and “Because, But, So”—are highlighted to help teachers support critical thinking and evidence-based writing across content areas. In addition, Alex Freer shares resources available through Learning Resources that teachers and students can utilize to support this work in their instruction.

Thank you to today's guests!

Alex Freer – Digital Resources and Technology Coordinator

Janelle Freer- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

Sarah Cartmill- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

Lindsay Simpson- Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development

Resources From Today's Episode

• Insignia to Kids Discover/Castle Learning

• Login questions: contact Alex Freer

• • The Bookmark Tool

  • ELA Standards

  • Social Studies Standards

  • Writing revolution

  • ExplicitInstruction.org

  • Partner work

  Join us!

  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!

In this special episode of CA Today, we honor May's Mental Health Awareness Month with an insightful conversation between CA BOCES Community Schools Coordinator, Kelli Forester, and local pediatrician, Dr. Kate Johnson-Clark. Dr. Kate shares her expertise on the mental health challenges faced by young individuals, debunks common misconceptions, and offers practical strategies to support our children's mental well-being.

Thank you to today's hosts!

⁠Kelli Forester- Community Schools Coordinator

⁠Resources From Today's Episode

• 988 (New York State 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Parent and Caregiver Resources

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View our⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠registration page⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to view upcoming CABOCES regional workshops and CLC opportunities to find your tribe!

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Don't Forget To Connect! Subscribe and review wherever you like to listen!

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!