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The LHRIC is available to assist your district.

Business hours & support are:
Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
with the Service Desk open from 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Links to each LHRIC department, with useful resources, are provided alongside this message. >

What's Coming Up

  • Virtual/ Online event

    Software Spotlight: Flocabulary

    Flocabulary is a learning program for all grades that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement across the curriculum. Teachers at 20,000 schools use Flocabulary's standards-based videos, instructional activities and student creativity tools to supplement instruction and develop core literacy skills. This program prides itself on incorporating vocabulary into every lesson to build academic vocabulary in every subject. Other features include Text-to-speech, peer discussion prompts and slower speeds to support ELLs. Participants will receive a Zoom link prior to the session.

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • DEADLINE: My Brother’s Keepers Program Service records (4005-4009) for districts with active grants

    State Reporting
  • Provided by NYSCATE: Lexia Learning webinar: Four Elements to Reach your School and District Literacy Goals

    Join NYSCATE Corporate Council members Lexia Learning at 11 am ET on Wednesday, March 23 for this engaging hour-long webinar on ways to meet your school/district literacy goals. As district and school administrators, you are focused on supporting your educators and providing the best resources to reach your district literacy goals. Our singular focus on literacy can help with the most rigorously researched and independently evaluated reading programs in the world. Join us as we explore four essential elements to identifying resources that tackle your student’s literacy needs while supporting teachers. Free to participants. Preregistration required: https://www.nyscate.org/page/lexia-webinar

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Edith Macy Conference Center, Briarcliff Manor, NY

    TLI: TELL AWARDS

    This exciting annual award celebration give us an opportunity to celebrate and learn from educators and leaders from across the region who have been actively Transforming Education through Leading and Learning (TELL). Awardees apply for, or are nominated by their peers for their outstanding accomplishments in innovation, and are recognized by LHRIC leadership through a selection and review process. Participants will benefit from hearing directly from each awardee (Outstanding Innovative Teacher and Outstanding Innovative Leader).

    We are planning a dinner event this year.

    KEYNOTE: CHRIS SINGLETON

    REGISTER IN PLM >

    (District must participate in the TLI program to attend)

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Watertown Hilton Garden Inn,1290 Arsenal St., Watertown, NY 13601

    Provided by NYSCATE: North Country Tech Integrator MeetUp

    NYSCATE North Country Region will be hosting a Technology Integrator Meetup on Friday, March 25 from 12:45 pm to 3:00 pm at the Watertown Hilton Garden Inn, 1290 Arsenal St, Watertown, NY 13601 for all members in the region. Topics of discussion include eSports, Drone technologies, NY Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards, and uses of STEM applications such as LEGO and others. We'll then host a networking reception from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm for you to engage with members in the region and catch up on the latest news from your peers.

    Click here to learn more and to register: https://www.nyscate.org/page/north-country

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Software Spotlight: Lumio

    Lumio is a tool that transforms static lesson delivery with game-based activities, formative assessments, and student collaboration to enhance learning experiences on any device. Join us for a full day workshop March 27th from 9am-3pm. In the morning we will focus on learning the platform. In the afternoon we will focus on working in the platform in a supportive environment.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Software Spotlight: Book Creator

    This product harnesses the creativity of teachers and students to accomplish exactly what it calls itself: to create books. Book creator's digital book-making platform includes various themes and templates, drawing, addition of media, and shareable options for collaboration across multiple creators. This 45- minute session is a walk-through of the product, features, and examples of how others are using the tool. Registrants will receive a Zoom link prior to the session.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Provided by NYSCATE: Carl Hooker Book Study Begins!

    Join NYSCATE and Author Carl Hooker as we take a deep dive into his new book Ready, Set, Fail! For more information or to register: https://www.nyscate.org/page/carl-hooker-book-study
     
     
     
    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Presented by Wakelet: Strategies to Best Support and Welcome Multilingual Geniuses in the Making Chat

    Strategies to Best Support and Welcome Multilingual Geniuses in the Making

    Below is a tentative agenda for the chat:

    1:00 – 1:10: Welcome/ Introductions

    1:10 – 1:20: Discuss the challenges that schools/programs have had when welcoming new multilingual students

    1:20- 1:30: Discuss successes that schools/programs have experienced (a chance to share any best practice tips)

    1:30 – 1:45: Nury Crawford Author of “Plant the Seeds…Expect Wonders” a parent empowerment book that shares simple strategies to implement in everyday life, also available in Spanish. She is currently the Executive Director of Alternative Schools and Innovation at Madison Metropolitan School District, and is the former president and founding Member of Georgia’s Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents.

    • Introduction
    • Benefits to students
    • Portfolio Uses
    • Any other topics she feels are important to address

    1:45 – 2:00: Q&A and wrap up

    Coffee Chat RSVP Form

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Regents US History & Government (F) Pre-ID Data Due

    (Applies only to Schools selected for sample collection for Pearson.) Demographics, Enrollment and Student Class Entry Exit data
    Due for use in the creation of labels by Pearson.
    Student Class Codes:
    AP U.S. History (04104)
    U.S. History & Government (Framework) (04101F)

    State Reporting
  • DEADLINE: Load student data to L0 for Science 8 answer sheets

    DEADLINE:  Load student data – Demographics, Enrollment, Program Service to level 0 for pre-printing  Science 8 answer sheets which will be printed over the following 2 weeks.

    State Reporting
  • 450 Mamaroneck Ave, Harrison, NY 10528

    LHRIC's Imagine Learning Annual User Group 2023

    We encourage you and your colleagues using Imagine Learning in your school or district to join us! Presenting a great opportunity to meet other colleagues from the region, share your successes and struggles, catch up on important product news, and simply enjoy time learning together.

    Objectives: A deep dive into Imagine Learning reports, instructional resources, and lesson assignments.

    Benefits: Hands-on time to conduct data review of your students progress and instructional grouping action tool, with guidance form the LHRIC and Imagine Learning.

    Presented by Sean Rowan and Daniel Savarese.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • 7 Hamlets Brewing Company, 26 Seymour Ln, Westmoreland, NY 13490

    Provided by NYSCATE: Central New York NYSCATE Meetup

    We invite all members in the Central New York region and other nearby NYSCATE members to our Spring Meetup! We'll be learning and sharing from our regional colleagues on the NY state Computer Science & Digital Fluency Standards for Grades K-8. Come share what you are doing in your school/district and learn from your friends and neighbors about their work. We'll also learn from Skill Struck, our event sponsor for the day. Enjoy the food and drink from 7 Hamlets Brewery and Food Trucks as well! Click on the link below to learn more and to register. https://www.nyscate.org/page/central-new-york

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Provided by NYSCATE: NWEA webinar - Powerful Partnership to Create Meaningful Systemic Change

    Join NYSCATE Corporate Council members NWEA at 3 pm ET on April 5 for this engaging hour-long webinar to discuss ways to provide effective support services to improve student outcomes. Driven by our mission — Partnering to help all kids learn® — and the ability to leverage our decades of experience with data, school systems, research, and partnerships, NWEA® launched School Improvement Services in 2021 to empower school leaders to improve student outcomes. We will take a closer look at the attributes and benefits of supportive school environments, along with experience- and evidence-based strategies for getting started. Learn how these safe, welcoming spaces can enable teaching and learning and foster a culture of growth. Free to all participants. Click here to learn more and to register: https://www.nyscate.org/page/nwea-webinar

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Provided by NYSCATE: Discovery Education webinar - Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners

    In today's classroom, it is so important to consider the needs of each and every student. Differentiating instruction to provide multiple means of engagement, representation, action, and expression is easy when using digital tools resources. In this workshop, we will look at the main ideas of meeting the needs of all learners as well as ways that multimodal resources from Discovery Education support language learners, struggling readers, self-paced learners, social/emotional needs, and more! Free to all participants. Click here to learn more and to register: https://www.nyscate.org/page/discovery-ed-webinar

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Good Friday - LHRIC Offices Closed

    LHRIC - Lower Hudson Regional Information Center
  • Virtual/ Online event

    PANOPTO ESSENTIALS FOR CREATORS: District End Users

    Congratulations on your migration from Ensemble to Panopto! This is a powerful, feature- rich new platform for video creation, hosting and streaming, and migration need not be stressful. If you previously used Ensemble to capture and/or host video, we've designed this one -hour "basic training” session to focus on the fundamentals of creating, uploading, sharing and editing videos and playlists. You will leave with a digital backpack that will support your continued learning. Registered participants will receive Zoom connection information prior to session start.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • CIO Meeting

    State Reporting
  • Virtual/ Online event

    PANOPTO ESSENTIALS FOR CREATORS: District End Users

    Congratulations on your migration from Ensemble to Panopto! This is a powerful, feature- rich new platform for video creation, hosting and streaming, and migration need not be stressful. If you previously used Ensemble to capture and/or host video, we've designed this one -hour "basic training” session to focus on the fundamentals of creating, uploading, sharing and editing videos and playlists. You will leave with a digital backpack that will support your continued learning. Registered participants will receive Zoom connection information prior to session start.

    Register Here

    LHRIC Instructional Technology
  • Virtual/ Online event

    Provided by NYSCATE: LEGO Education webinar: Utilizing LEGO Education to Support new CS Standards

    Event is free to participants, pre-registration required. For more information or to register: https://www.nyscate.org/page/lego-education-webinar
     
     
     
    LHRIC Instructional Technology
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