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< Back Talk Tuesday: Community of Practice November 4, 2025 Zoom 10:00 AM — Free Register Biweekly virtual gatherings focused on attendance & engagement Open to all – educators, staff, community partners, and leaders Interactive learning opportunity & professional community Meeting topics include: Effective Attendance Teams Student Health & Wellness MTSS Strategies & Interventions Strengthening Family Partnerships Home Visiting Best Practices We will be joined by Attendance Works experts at both Talk Tuesdays in August! Previous Next

< Back Talk Tuesday: Community of Practice January 13, 2026 Zoom 10:00 AM — Free Register Biweekly virtual gatherings focused on attendance & engagement Open to all – educators, staff, community partners, and leaders Interactive learning opportunity & professional community Meeting topics include: Effective Attendance Teams Student Health & Wellness MTSS Strategies & Interventions Strengthening Family Partnerships Home Visiting Best Practices We will be joined by Attendance Works experts at both Talk Tuesdays in August! Previous Next

< Back From Compliance to Engagement in Mathematics: Maximizing Learning Through Effective Classroom Management November 12, 2025 EdAdvance 355 Goshen Road, Litchfield, CT, USA 8:00 AM — 11:30 AM $59.00 Register This interactive professional learning session invites K–12 math educators to reimagine classroom management as a catalyst for student-centered learning. Rather than focusing solely on compliance, participants will explore practical strategies for cultivating an engaging, collaborative mathematics environment that fosters deep thinking and active participation. Through a blend of research, classroom video, discussion, and hands-on planning, educators will examine how intentional routines, norms, and structures can reduce off-task behavior, streamline transitions, and create space for meaningful mathematical discourse and problem solving. Emphasis will be placed on balancing efficiency and effectiveness to ensure that instructional time is maximized and students are empowered as active learners—not passive rule-followers. Previous Next

< Back Counted Out Screening September 25, 2025 EdAdvance 355 Goshen Rd, Litchfield, CT, USA 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM Free Register Join us for a special screening of “Counted Out,” a new hard-hitting documentary that shines a light on math as the foundation of democracy and economic opportunity. Previous Next

< Back Science Council (Spring) March 20, 2026 Virtual 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM Free Register Science Council will provide a forum for area educators, instructional leaders, and administrators to meet with CSDE's Science Consultant, Ron Michaels, to discuss emerging trends and practices in the field of science. The fall meeting will be virtual and the spring meeting will be TBD based on participants' preference. A zoom link will be shared approximately one week before the meeting. Previous Next

< Back Initial Support Teacher Training September 10, 2025 Virtual 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM Free Register This 3-day (September 10, 17, 24, 2025) virtual training prepares individuals, who have been selected by their districts, to be mentors who will support beginning and student teachers. Training is based on Connecticut’s Common Core of Teaching (CCT), which articulates the foundational standards for all teachers in Connecticut and is linked by state law and regulations to requirements across a teacher’s career including educator preparation, induction, evaluation and professional learning. Participants will focus on coaching skills needed to help beginning teachers become reflective practitioners and learn how to provide support to new teachers through instructional modules. This virtual training includes approximately 2 days of learning over the course of:- three 2-hour synchronous (live) learning sessions- Asynchronous pre-work learning tasks that can be completed at your own pace prior to each synchronous (live) session. Participants must complete all parts of the virtual training to be qualified to serve in the role of mentor or cooperating teacher. A zoom link will be provided as we get closer to the start of the first session. Previous Next

< Back Talk Tuesday: Community of Practice December 16, 2025 Zoom 10:00 AM — Free Register Biweekly virtual gatherings focused on attendance & engagement Open to all – educators, staff, community partners, and leaders Interactive learning opportunity & professional community Meeting topics include: Effective Attendance Teams Student Health & Wellness MTSS Strategies & Interventions Strengthening Family Partnerships Home Visiting Best Practices We will be joined by Attendance Works experts at both Talk Tuesdays in August! Previous Next

< Back Library Media Specialist Council March 6, 2026 EdAdvance 355 Goshen Road, Litchfield, CT, USA 8:30 AM — 10:30 AM Free Register Come join us for an engaging morning of professional dialogue, networking and collaborative learning. Possible discussion topics include: strategies for successful collaborations, collection development resources, implementation of digital citizenship and media literacy curriculum, Edtech learning and support, and student engagement. Participants will also have the opportunity to share ideas for our agenda prior to the meeting. Previous Next

< Back Digital Council March 17, 2026 Virtual 8:30 AM — 10:00 AM Free Register Join us at Digital Council to discuss all topics related to teaching, learning and technology. Previous Next

< Back Multilingual Learner Council (Fall) October 29, 2025 Virtual 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM Free Register Join us as we share best practices for English Learners, learn about important updates/changes to EL identification and support, network and collaborate with other districts about universal challenges/successes with English Learners, and interact with CSDE representative, Megan Alubicki Flick. Audience: district leaders, team leaders/department heads, and content-area teachers. Zoom link will be shared with registered participants 48 hours before the meeting. Previous Next

< Back Talk Tuesday: Community of Practice August 19, 2025 Zoom 10:00 AM — Free Register Biweekly virtual gatherings focused on attendance & engagement Open to all – educators, staff, community partners, and leaders Interactive learning opportunity & professional community Meeting topics include: Effective Attendance Teams Student Health & Wellness MTSS Strategies & Interventions Strengthening Family Partnerships Home Visiting Best Practices We will be joined by Attendance Works experts at both Talk Tuesdays in August! Previous Next

< Back Talk Tuesday: Community of Practice March 24, 2026 Zoom 10:00 AM — Free Register Biweekly virtual gatherings focused on attendance & engagement Open to all – educators, staff, community partners, and leaders Interactive learning opportunity & professional community Meeting topics include: Effective Attendance Teams Student Health & Wellness MTSS Strategies & Interventions Strengthening Family Partnerships Home Visiting Best Practices We will be joined by Attendance Works experts at both Talk Tuesdays in August! Previous Next