Managing AI in the Classroom: Changing the Game Without Losing the Goal
2026-04-23 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | CVES Conference Center – Plattsburgh, NY, 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, United States
Time: 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM (Registration begins at 8:30 AM) Lunch Provided
Location: CVES Conference Center at 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh
Cost: $200 per person for billed through 506 School Improvement Co-Ser
Presenter: Melissa Dudyak, CVES Facilitator
Description: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has entered the classroom, and educators are being asked to make quick decisions about a rapidly changing landscape. This full-day professional development experience provides administrators and teachers with the knowledge, strategies, and boundaries needed to integrate AI effectively, ethically, and responsibly. Participants will explore how AI can support workload efficiency, differentiation, and student access — while also addressing academic integrity, digital dependency, data privacy, and student wellbeing. With connections to the research in The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, this training balances innovation with intentionality, instructional integrity, and student mental health. Educators will walk away with best practice guidance, sample use policies, digital citizenship mini-lessons, sample classroom tasks, and a personalized implementation plan aligned to their role. This PD empowers schools to shape AI in education — rather than react to it.
Intended For: K-12 Teachers, Teaching Assistants, and Administrators
Registration Link: 2025 – 2026 S3 Professional Development

Performance Based Learning and Assessment in Middle and High School
2026-04-30 09:00 - 14:00 | CVES Conference Center – Plattsburgh, NY, 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, United States
Thursday, April 30, 2026
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Registration begins at 8:30 AM) Lunch Provided
CVES Conference Center at 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh (This is a hybrid event joining NYSED and BOCES and Big 5 around the state)
Cost: $45 per person billed through the CVES 506 School Improvement Co-Ser
Presenter: NYSED Staff and Statewide Partners including keynote provided by Dr. Linda Darling Hammond
Description: This event, which will be a hybrid webinar with in-person discussions and presentations, will provide New York State administrators and school leaders with an opportunity to engage in regional discussions about approaches to performance-based learning and assessment (PBLA) that support local implementation of NY Inspires and NY’s Educational Assessment Strategy in middle and high school. Please note that to attend this event, you must attend in person at a BOCES or Big 5 designated site.
Target Audience: Administrators and Instructional Leaders in Middle and High School
Please note: To attend this event, you must attend in person at a BOCES, or Big 5 designated site.
Link to Register in Wincap: 2025 – 2026 S3 Professional Development

Middle School Learning Community
2026-05-12 09:00 - 14:00 | CVES Conference Center – Plattsburgh, NY, 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, United States
This Middle School Learning Community is designed to support middle school teachers, grades 5-9, in strengthening instructional practice, boosting student engagement, and responding to the diverse academic and social-emotional needs of adolescents in the region. This community provides an opportunity to learn practical classroom strategies, share resources, assessments, differentiation techniques, and reflect on real classroom challenges to support the success of both staff and students. Our goal is to unite educators fostering collaboration and professional growth to meet the diverse needs of learners in our region.

Intended For: Grades 5-9 Teacher leaders and administrators

High School Principals Meeting
2026-05-14 11:30 - 16:00 | CV-TEC Culinary Lab, 1585 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, 12901, United States

ELA Learning Community: Session 3
2026-05-18 09:00 - 14:00 | CVES Conference Center – Plattsburgh, NY, 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, United States
Time: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Registration begins at 8:30 AM) Lunch Provided
Location: CVES Conference Center at 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh
Cost: $150 per person for billed through 506 School Improvement Co-Ser
Presenter: Elaine Whitcomb and Terry Tregan, CVES Facilitators
Description: This workshop will focus on strengthening core literacy practices including reading interventions, effective reading strategies, writing about reading, and purposeful writing conferences. Participants will learn practical techniques they can apply immediately in their classrooms. The session will also include dedicated collaborative time for educators to plan lessons, discuss grading and feedback approaches, and share strategies with colleagues. Attendees will leave with ready-to-use tools to enhance both reading and writing instruction.
Intended For: K-12 Teachers, Teaching Assistants, and Administrators
Registration Link: 2025-2026 S3 Professional Development

High School Principals Meeting
2026-06-03 11:30 - 15:00

Elementary/Middle School Principals Meeting
2026-06-03 11:30 - 15:00 | CV-TEC Culinary Lab, 1585 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, 12901, United States

Model Schools: Quarterly Meeting
2026-06-09 08:30 - 15:00 | CVES Conference Center – Plattsburgh, NY, 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, United States
Please use the following link to register in WinCap.

2025 – 2026 Model Schools

Gearing Up 2026-2027
2026-08-20 08:30 - 15:00 | CVES Conference Center – Plattsburgh, NY, 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, United States
Thursday, August 20, 2026
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM) Light Breakfast and Lunch Included
CVES Conference Center at 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh
Cost: $250 per person billed through the CVES 506 School Improvement Co-Ser
Presenters: Jennifer D. Klein, Principled Learning

Description: Gearing Up prepares North Country administrators to lead the instructional and organizational shifts ahead as New York State advances the NY Inspires plan. This year’s full‑day experience features Jennifer D. Klein, CEO of Principled Learning and co‑author of The Landscape Model of Learning and Taming the Turbulence in Educational Leadership.

Grounded in the priorities of NY Inspires—student‑centered learning, coherence, equity, and system alignment—the day will focus on how leaders can navigate change while strengthening teaching and learning across their districts. Participants will examine practical frameworks for guiding innovation, supporting educators through transition, and building conditions for deeper learning at scale.

Gearing Up 2026–2027 equips regional administrators to lead confidently, strategically, and collaboratively as New York’s educational vision continues to evolve.

Participants will receive a copy of one of the books, The Landscape Model of Learning or Taming the Turbulence in Educational Leadership. Link to pick which book you would like will be available upon registration.

Please note: This program is part of the re-certification process for Lead Evaluators under 3012d with the amendments of 2019.

Target Audience: District and school building administrators
