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Workshops and Conferences
The School of Education, Health and Human Services annually sponsors or co-sponsors approximately 50 professional development conferences. Many of these conferences are offered with two options: tuition-based graduate credit or fee-based, non-graduate credit. Fee-based attendance will often be approved by school districts for in-service credit. You are advised to consult your district administrator. Please visit our Web site frequently for additions to the conference schedule, which appears below. For conference flyers, registration information or for further information, contact Barbara Calvo-Moran at (516) 463-5750 or send an e-mail.
Office of Professional Development Services
120 Hagedorn Hall
119 Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York 11549
Martin Blum, Assistant Dean
Barbara Calvo-Moran, Administrative Assistant
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Long Island Gay & Lesbian Youth; 14th Annual Conference Fee: $75 per person, $35 College Students, $30 High School Students; |
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, Inc. (LIGALY) provides youth, K-12 and university staff and administrators, youth counselors, and health care professionals the opportunity to learn about the broad range of issues affecting GLBT youth. |
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Secondary New Teachers Network Hagedorn Hall, South Campus Fee: Free |
The Network is designed to support secondary school teachers in their first few years in the classroom. |
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Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders 246 East Library Wing Fee: $110 per person; $100 per person for teams of three or more from one school; $50 per person with current college ID. |
A conference for administrators, K-12 general and special education teachers, school counselors, and related professionals looking to work more effectively with students, K-12 grades, who are confronted with the challenges of anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders. |
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Legal Clinic Scott Skodnek Business Development Center, room 246 Fee: $95 |
This is a conference for superintendents, assistant superintendents,principals and department chairs schools, K-12 on the following topics:Special Education Issues: - Funding, Hearing Process, Teacher Rights andResponsibilities. How far can parents push? What to say at meetings,Transition Planning within special education, -504’s, IEP process.General Issues: RTI - legal implications, E-mail, Internet, Cyber Law -School responsibility and authority, Technology/ Plagiarism. |
| Student Athlete Leadership Conference February 10, 2009 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Fee: $35 |
The purpose of this conference is to celebrate,support, and encourage positive student leadership throughout Nassau County. Student team leaders will have the chance to meet their counterparts from other high schools and to share ideas about the meaning and significance of leadership. The day will include keynote addresses, focused dialogue between student leaders, coaches, athletic directors and principals, and training on communication skills. Each school will be asked to plan and initiate at least one activity that will have a positive impact on their school community. |
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Leadership Series I Scott Skodnek Business Development Center Fee: $150 (for all three-session series) Co-sponsored by The Center for Secondary School Administrators and Supervisors and The Nassau High School Principals' Association |
The School Leadership seminar series, now in its ninth year, provides a forum for high school principals, aspiring administrators, and college professors to meet and discuss issues of school leadership to encourage aspiring administrators to consider the high school principalship as a career goal, and explore the emerging challenges of the principalship. Three late afternoon sessions (4-7 p.m.) held on February 11, March 11 andApril 1, 2009 will focus on the principal's role in developing leadership capacities within the school constituencies of parents,students and teachers. Nassau County high school principals will lead each session providing current insights and applications related to each of the issues. Individuals participating in all three seminars will receive a Leadership Series Certificate from HOFSTRA University and Nassau County High School Principals' Association. |
| Youth, Violence and Gangs: Promoting Healthy Alternatives February 27, 2009 8 a.m.-4 p.m.. Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Fee: $70 |
This conference, co-sponsored by the Safe and Supportive Schools and Community Consortium, will heighten awareness of gangs and youth violence throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties and present tools and strategies that can be implemented in school and community venues. This year’s theme will focus on the culture of violence and the articulation of internal and external factors that contribute to it. Additionally, a ecological view and broad implications of prevention/intervention will be examined. |
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Leadership Series II Scott Skodnek Business Development Center Fee: $150 (for all three-session series) Co-sponsored by The Center for Secondary School Administrators and Supervisors and The Nassau High School Principals' Association |
The School Leadership seminar series, now in its ninth year, provides a forum for high school principals, aspiring administrators, and college professors to meet and discuss issues of school leadership to encourage aspiring administrators to consider the high school principalship as a career goal, and explore the emerging challenges of the principalship. Three late afternoon sessions (4-7 p.m.) held on February 11, March 11 and April 1, 2009 will focus on the principal's role in developing leadership capacities within the school constituencies of parents,students and teachers. Nassau County high school principals will lead each session providing current insights and applications related to each of the issues. Individuals participating in all three seminars will receive a Leadership Series Certificate from HOFSTRA University and Nassau County High School Principals' Association. |
| H-NET, The Hofstra Network of Elementary Teachers March 14, 2009 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Fee: Free; Pre-registration is required. E-mail HNET@hofstra.edu |
The fifth annual Hofstra Network of Elementary Teachers (HNET) conference is open to all prospective and current elementary teachers and administrators. Workshops explore elementary and early childhood literacy, mathematics, science and social studies, as well as how to land your first teaching job. Admission is free. Teachers receive a staff development letter for submission to their districts. |
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How to Build the Master Schedule - Secondary Level - Part I Scott Skodnek Business Development Center, room 246 Fee: $160 for Part I & Part II (March 25, 2009) |
Designed to teach secondary level school personnel how to build amaster schedule for middle school or high school. |
| How to Organize the Elementary School for the Coming School Year March 24, 2009 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus. Fee: $95 per person |
A chronological sequence of administrative tasks essential to properly, smoothly and successfully moving through the school year and preparing for the coming year. This practical workshop will detail such tasks and talk about how to communicate with faculty, staff and parents about their roles and responsibilities in the processes. |
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How to Build the Master Schedule - Secondary Level - Part II Scott Skodnek Business Development Center, Room 246 Fee: $160 for Part I & Part II |
Designed to teach secondary level school personnel how to build a master schedule. Apply what you have learned! This follow-up morning workshop will be “hands-on”, with simulated data provided for participants to build a mock master schedule from start to finish. |
| Creative Arts Conference March 31, 2009 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus. Fee: $100 per person, $40 students with college ID |
This year’s theme of the conference is Specializations in Art Therapy. The keynote speaker will start off the day talking about experiences using art therapy with people who have eating disorders. Workshops will follow and include art therapy and humor, body/mind, dialetical behavioral therapy, sandtray and play therapy, grief and loss and special art techniques developed for the clinical setting. The conference is suited for all those in the mental health profession. |
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Leadership Series III Scott Skodnek Business Development Center Fee: $150 (for all three-session series) Co-sponsored by The Center for Secondary School Administrators and Supervisors and The Nassau High School Principals' Association |
The School Leadership seminar series, now in its ninth year, provides a forum for high school principals, aspiring administrators, and college professors to meet and discuss issues of school leadership to encourage aspiring administrators to consider the high school principalship as a career goal, and explore the emerging challenges of the principalship. Three late afternoon sessions (4-7 p.m.) held on February 11, March 11 and April 1, 2009 will focus on the principal's role in developing leadership capacities within the school constituencies of parents, students and teachers. Nassau County high school principals will lead each session providing current insights and applications related to each of the issues. Individuals participating in all three seminars will receive a Leadership Series Certificate from HOFSTRA University and Nassau County High School Principals' Association. |
| Long Island Leadership Conference April 2, 2009 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus. Fee:$35 per person |
The Long Island Student Leadership Conference gives student leaders a special opportunity to learn from small group workshops, hear distinguished motivational speakers and participate in engaging conversations that allow students to exchange ideas and connect with other student leaders from across Long Island. There is also an advisor workshop for student council and student government advisors who wish to take their student group to the next level. |
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Know Me Know My Name Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus. Fee: $30 |
Students in 7th and 8th grades will have an opportunity to discuss issues facing young people, issues not usually covered in the classroom, but inextricably linked to academic success. The conference is designed to provide a forum for student voices to be heard and for action plans to be developed that will promote access and equity for all students. |
| Literature and the Imagination Conference April 25, 2009 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Scott Skodnek Business Development Center, room 246 Fee:$95 |
This annual conference is an opportunity for students, scholars, practitioners, and all who are interested in young people and their literature to assemble for the following purposes: 1) to nurture our own needs for story and imagination; 2) to support the work of teachers as they find time and space to share literature in classrooms with their children; and 3) to create a culture of talk about books that might advocate for meaningful, thoughtful, and enjoyable experiences with children's and young adult literature. Please call for specific information regarding this year’s keynote speaker. |
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11th Annual Sharing Senior Year Network Student Work Conference Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus. Fee: $30 per person for schools presenting, $45 per person for non-presenting schools; Pre-registration is required. |
This conference is for high school administrators, teachers, parents, and students, and will feature high school seniors. Students present their internships, research papers, service learning, and creative projects. A Senior Project Exhibition/Fair will take place after the presentations. The Nassau County High School Principals’ Association, Hofstra University Center for Secondary School Administrators and Supervisors, and Nassau BOCES Department of Career and Technical Education, co-sponsor the conference. |
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Summer Institute for Advanced Placement Teachers |
This is a College Board Endorsed AP Summer Institute offering training in six subject areas:
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For more information on these conferences/workshops, please call the Office of Professional Development: (516) 463-5750