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Congratulations to every student and coach of the 2013 Southern Tier Qualifying Lego Tournament! 

11/25/2013

 
Congrats to Blair D. Wood and his "Ellicottville Eagles" team for winning the "Southern Tier Lego Cup" at the Qualifying Tournament on Saturday! They will be joined at the U of R for the Finger Lakes Regional Tournament by another Ellicottville team, and teams from Fillmore, NY and Bradford, Pa! All Teams did GREAT!!
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Lego League Competition - Saturday, November 23 at Houghton College

11/22/2013

 
Brace yourself for the 2013-2014 season of Lego League Robotics! Teams have been hard at work since the school year began to prepare for the Southern Tier Lego League Tournament this Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Houghton College.  The program in our area is growing by leaps and bounds.  Several new schools have started teams this season and CABOCES is ready and proud to host the largest ever Southern Tier Tournament.
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It's a Small World After All - Portville Central School

11/20/2013

 
The school year is off to a great start at Portville Central School. Within this contemporary learning system, is the 2013-14 fifth-grade class and their social studies teacher, Mrs. Kloc; together, they are experiencing first hand that they are part of a larger community: a global community.
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Getting Down to Business with SLOs: Working to Develop High Quality SLOs 

11/19/2013

 
With a year of student learning objective (SLO) implementation under our belts, many are eager to get the SLO process underway in the 2013-2014 school year.  As teachers look over class rosters and determine the content areas for SLO development, administrators throughout the Cattaraugus-Allegany Region are hard at work looking at the qualifications of a high quality SLO. 
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Looking at the Year Ahead: Teacher Academy Works to Support Teachers  in Today’s Ever-Evolving Classroom

11/19/2013

 
Come September, many teachers await the sounds of voices ringing through the hallways, eager to unpack their school supplies and get started with another year of learning. Throughout the Cattaraugus-Allegany region, we welcome many new teachers who, for some, are gearing up to their first classroom experiences, and in many cases, are just as eager as those students to get the school year underway. In an effort to assist new teachers, CA BOCES has continued to offer a collaborative-learning community for new teachers. Teacher Academy has opened its doors to those educators looking for a place to ask questions, share ideas, and collaborate with people experiencing many of the same successes and challenges as themselves.
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Starting the School Day Right: How to Boost Student Brain Power Throughout the School Day

11/19/2013

 
Too often, students come to school already fatigued, not ready to start their day. Come afternoon, for many students, it seems like the day will never end. To motivate and increase student energy level, many have turned to brain-boosting exercises and activities that invigorate the mind and promote increased focus. Brain based learning activities incorporate active learning experiences, through which connections are made between both hemispheres of the brain.
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5th and 6th Grade Research Projects at Allegany-Limestone and Cuba-Rushford

11/19/2013

 
Rosemarie Grainer, Elementary Librarian at Allegany-Limestone Elementary School, has an interesting group lesson for her 5th grade students.  After taking attendance and checking on the returned or renewed library books that her students checked out last week, Ms. Grainer introduces the continuing lesson/project where each student is researching a topic of his or her choice.  There is a worksheet to fill out for each “station” where the students rotate in groups (eight minutes per station) to research their individual topics (examples:  earth, ducks, karate, penguins, World War II) through using three different mediums.  At Station #1 they log on to a computer and search on either World Book or Encyclopedia Britannica Online.  Station #2 is at the library shelves where they find a book about their subject.  Station #3 is at the hard copy encyclopedias and the students leaf through print.
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Castle Learning and Olean City Schools:  Using Castle as a Regents Review Tool

11/19/2013

 
The web-based assessment program, Castle Learning, is a K-12 resource which provides core testing content using a variety of formats.  Instant grading, detailed assessment reports, and instructional feedback are benefits that save time and improve academic success.  Just ask Christine Lightner, Earth Science Teacher for Olean Summer School, 2013. Olean Summer School offers Earth Science review and  instruction supplemented by online credit recovery and the use of past regents’ exam questions created for student assignments using Castle Learning.
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Proven Practices from Teach Like a Champion

11/19/2013

 
Over the past year, more than a 300 teachers in the region have learned and practiced the techniques from Doug Lemov’s Book entitled Teach Like a Champion.  It is about the tools of the teaching craft. It describes the tools necessary for success in all classrooms, particularly those with the most challenging student populations.
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Dr. Leogrande Keynotes on Media Literacy

11/19/2013

 
Teachers and workshop presenters came together at CABOCES Teaching and Learning Center at Salamanca on October 9th for a great day of learning.  Several different digital tools were presented: Adobe Presenter, Mahara Electronic Portfolios, Scratch (beginning programming), Learn 360 Streaming, various assessment tools, and several online research databases, such as Tumblebooks, Teaching Books, Britannica, Sylvan Dell and Gale ebooks.
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Engaging Students in Learning through the Use of iPads in Franklinville

11/19/2013

 
Every teacher and student in grades Pre-K- 12 at Ten Broeck Academy and Franklinville Central School received an iPad this year.  The availability of iPads has provided an opportunity for teachers and students to explore learning in new ways, while striving to meet the Common Core Learning Standards.
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Cuba Rushford Elementary School Tackles the Dignity Act

11/19/2013

 
Cuba Rushford Elementary School has moved into the second year of the HERO program to help fulfill the Dignity For All Students Act. The school was looking for a way to address the anti bullying act and this project just grew as it came to fruition.  Kevin Erickson, the principal, states, “We were looking for something practical and hands on so it really meant something to the kids."
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Morning Announcements at Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary

11/18/2013

 
The permanent Distance Learning station in the Catt-LV Elementary Library is turned on and ready to go!  Two reporters from the 4th grade (Cameron Kelley and Aaron Gross) are poised and perusing the announcements that Librarian Lisa LaQuay has put together  while the trained, veteran Student Council member and the rookies (3rd and 4th graders Haley Dorman, Tara Ruper, and Macy Pritchard) look on.
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El Mundo es un Pañuelo

11/18/2013

 
The CABOCES Tech Coordinators and Integrator’s Forum (TCIF) invited Señora Edwards from Hinsdale Central School to show some of the tech resources she uses with her Spanish and French classes.  The TCIF meeting was at The Barn Professional Learning Training Center on Windfall Road in Olean. 
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Anti-Bullying Efforts - Randolph Central School

11/18/2013

 
This school year, teachers and students in Randolph Central School worked hard to educate each other on the negative effects bullying can have on students today. Teachers Carrie Shaw (grades 7-8) and Heather Brock (grades 9-12) were named Randolph Central School’s Bullying Prevention Specialists. Both advisors and their clubs worked hard this year to get to the bottom of bullying and brought great perspective of this issue to their district through different events and activities. 

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Why Science?

11/18/2013

 
Science surrounds us. Children interact with their environment, asking questions and seeking answers.  It is a way of knowing and thinking about the world in which we live and it is the skill at heart of Science instruction.

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Connection Inspection - Salamanca City Schools

11/18/2013

 
Fifth grade students from Salamanca learn that all life is connected to the Great Earth Cycles of water, air and soil.  The cycles are powered by the energy from the sun.  In order to demonstrate their knowledge they become an animal or plant and use colored rope to show their connections to each cycle especially through the food chain. 

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Out of the World Learning Experience - Olean City Schools

11/18/2013

 
When students in the fifth grade classes of Mrs. Laura Hamed, Mrs. Tammy Martin, and Ms. Cari Matejka at Olean Intermediate Middle School began their study of the solar system, little did they know what an out of this world experience it would be.  The unit actually began much earlier in the year with an in-depth study of Earth.  By learning many of the concepts associated with Earth, students were then ready to begin their six week study of the solar system with foundational knowledge they could tap into, compare, and apply to their new learning.  
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Hands-On Science: Teaching the Next Generation

11/18/2013

 
With the release of the final version of the Next Generation Science Standards back in April 2013, it is now time for New York State to decide whether or not to adopt NGSS.  There are various things to consider when comparing the current New York State Science Standards to those of NGSS including content, rigor, and clarity.  In addition, there are other aspects of NGSS that vary from the design and content of the current NY State Learning Standards for Science.
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Students Introduce Flat Stanley to the Mayor - Olean City Schools

11/18/2013

 
If your classroom has not participated in a virtual collaborative project before, take this opportunity to learn how easily it can happen and how teachers and students enjoy it!  In April 2013, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Keller, and Mrs. Hart took their 2nd & 3rd grade East View Elementary resource classroom students on a tour of Olean and to meet Mayor Linda Witte as part of a New York State classroom collaborative project.  
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2013 -14 Alternate Assessment

11/18/2013

 
Teachers from multiple school districts are preparing for the new evolution of the alternate assessment. The New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) has been redesigned to align with the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS). Teachers from Cattaraugus -Allegany County BOCES region have been developing  their datafolio-style assessments that are designed to assess students with severe cognitive disabilities. The following outlines a brief overview of the areas of change to the New York State Alternate Assessment: 

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