CCSD 2026 Opening Day Mini Conference

CCSD 2026 Opening Day Mini Conference

8:15am PDT

Grade 4 Social Studies Unit Overview HS LibraryGretchen Doktor (Audience: Grade 4 SS Teachers)

The 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks: Reflecting, Sharing Best Teaching Strategies, and Connecting to Today’s World HS Room 125Ryan Cooley (Audience: All)

Elementary BOCES 4 Science Refresher: Unpacking the Streamlining Guides HS Room 201Deana Welch • BOCES (Audience: Elementary Teachers using BOCES4Science Kits)

Elementary Intervention Data and Enrichment HS Room 124Audience: Elementary Math Interventionists

Fluency Data Decision Making: Using CBM Data Effectively HS Room 202Katie Jarmusz • BOCES (Audience: Grades 1 - 5 Teachers)

7th to 8th Grade Special Education Transition Meeting (Part 1 of 2) HS Room 211

Collaboration with Science Colleagues HS Room 123Audience: Middle School Science Department

IEP Testing Accommodations. What you should know. HS Room 122Dayna Taylor (Audience: Secondary Teachers)

Bus Tour Meet at HS Back Entrance near GymSteve Merlihan (Audience: All)

Utilizing Relationships to Foster Success HS Room 119Evan Vahratian (Audience: All)

Everyday SEL: Practical Tier 1 Strategies That Fit Into Every School Day HS Room 131Hannah Jerozal (Audience: Elementary)

Small Shifts, Big Impact: Using FLIP IT to Support Student Success HS Room 200Tricia Fay • BOCES (Audience: Elementary)

[NEW] Securly Classroom: Teacher Chromebook Monitoring Lecture HallBob Raineri (Audience: 6-12 Classroom Teachers)

AI Playbook: Practical Tools for Physical Educators HS Room 214Stephanie Stevens (Audience: K - 12 PE Teachers)

Canva for Beginners HS Room 204Samantha Ping • BOCES (Audience: All)

Intro to Canva HS Room 207Dan Wodarczak • BOCES (Audience: All)

Introduction to Gemini Notebooks (Formerly NotebookLM) HS Room 206Ryan LePore • BOCES (Audience: All)

Microsoft's CoPilot AI Tool HS Room 228Ron Kotlik (Audience: All)

Seesaw :Using AI Features and Progress Monitoring/Grading Tools HS Room 115Debbie Crahen (Audience: Elementary Teachers)

TCIS Refresher HS Room 210Christine Rich Reese & Angela Ellis (Audience: TCIS Trained Individuals or those who want to learn more)

Prodigy Math and ELA: Virtual Session HS Room 213WIRTUAL (Audience: Grade K - 8 Teachers)

Report Card Comment Banks HS Room 128Ben Lathan (Audience: Elementary & Middle School Teachers)

Learn Your Way Around Wayground HS Room 212Kate Lucia (Audience: MS Teachers)

Hands Only CPR HS CafeteriaKelly Naab & Hana Muller (Audience: All)

Music Education Advocacy: Proactive Parent Engagement HS Chorus RoomHeidi Kohler (Audience: Music Faculty)

Seal of Biliteracy Meeting HS Room 116Audience: Seal of Biliteracy Teachers

The Pan-American Exposition: Teaching Connections through the World's Fair HS Room 203Doug Kohler (Audience: All)

Microplastics- Biology and Earth Teachers HS Room 423Sophia Lamphron (Audience: Biology and Earth Science Teachers)

Introductory Yoga/Pilates/Stretch HS Auditorium StageJan Thome (Audience: All)

Support and Safety from High School Psychologists HS Guidance/Counseling Office SuiteMiles Cassetta • Marissa Flynn • Kristen Deceilio (Audience: HS Teachers and staff)

Supporting Grieving Students HS Room 117Katerina Schlabig • WNY Compassion Connection (Audience: All)

Supporting LGBTQ+ Students HS Room 118Faith Winship • GLYS of WNY (Audience: All)

Supporting Neurodivergent Students (Elementary) HS Room 120Kristi Moscato • Person Centered Services (Audience: Elementary)

Warning Signs: When Student Behavior May Signal a Need for Support HS Room 121Andrew Keogh • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Audience: Secondary)

9:30am PDT

Elementary Assessments HS LibraryGretchen Doktor (Audience: Any K-5 Teacher who is new to the district or new to teaching ELA)

The 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks: Reflecting, Sharing Best Teaching Strategies, and Connecting to Today’s World (Audience: All, Especially ELA and SS Teachers) HS Room 125Ryan Cooley (Audience: All)

The Art Journal a CloserLook (Part 1 of 2) HS Room 140Keri Graf (Audience: Art Teachers)

CEE/CER: Writing About Reading Framework HS Room 202Katie Jarmusz • BOCES (Audience: Elementary Teachers)

Elementary Intervention Data and Enrichment HS Room 124Audience: Elementary Math Interventionists

Kindergarten Science: New Matter Mini Unit HS Room 201Deana Welch • BOCES (Audience: Kindergarten Teachers)

7th to 8th Grade Special Education Transition Meeting (Part 2 of 2) HS Room 211

Analysis of Earth & Space Science Regents exam June 2026 HS Room 126Facilitated by Kristin Leavitt (Audience: Earth Science Teachers)

Collaboration with ELA Colleagues HS Room 213Facilitator: Jennie Rook (Audience: MS ELA Teachers)

Middle School Co-Planning Collaboration HS Room 122Audience: 6th Grade Middle School Co-Teaching Pairs

[NEW] Beyond “Kids These Days”: Understanding Today’s Learners HS Room 214Gretchen Rohe (Audience: All)

Utilizing Relationships to Foster Success HS Room 119Evan Vahratian (Audience: All)

Everyday SEL: Practical Tier 1 Strategies That Fit Into Every School Day HS Room 131Hannah Jerozal (Audience: Elementary)

Small Shifts, Big Impact: Using FLIP IT to Support Student Success HS Room 200Tricia Fay • BOCES (Audience: Elementary)

[NEW] Securly Classroom: Teacher Chromebook Monitoring Lecture HallBob Raineri (Audience: 6-12 Classroom Teachers)

Canva AI Tools HS Room 204Samantha Ping • BOCES (Audience: All)

Google Gemini AI Tool (Intermediate Level) HS Room 228Ron Kotlik (Audience: All)

I Didn't Know Schoology Could Do That HS Room 206Ryan LePore • BOCES (Audience: All)

Practical Uses of AI for Teachers HS Room 207Dan Wodarczak • BOCES (Audience: All)

Seesaw :Using AI Features and Progress Monitoring/Grading Tools HS Room 115Debbie Crahen (Audience: Elementary Teachers)

Report Card Comment Banks HS Room 128Ben Lathan (Audience: Elementary & Middle School Teachers)

Learn Your Way Around Wayground HS Room 212Kate Lucia (Audience: MS Teachers)

Buffalo Music History HS Chorus RoomDoug Kohler (Audience: Music Faculty)

Hands Only CPR HS CafeteriaKelly Naab & Hana Muller (Audience: All)

Strive Fitness: In Season Training Ideas HS GYM / Weight HS RoomWill Ashby • Strive Fitness (Audience: Coaches and PE Teachers)

Using Graphs to Build Literacy Skills in the Content Areas for Elementary HS Room 123Kate Wright (Audience: Elementary)

Science Literacy Strategies HS Room 423Sophia Lamphron (Audience: Science Teachers)

Integration of Students in Self-Contained Classes into General Education HS Room 210Brittany DiStefano (Audience: Anyone who works with special education students)

HS Special Education Team Collaboration HS Room 404Facilitator: Jacqueline Bowman • (Audience: HS Special Education Teachers)

Introductory Yoga/Pilates/Stretch HS Auditorium StageJan Thome (Audience: All)

Quarter Mile Challenge Meet in HS Front FoyerErin Ostrum (Audience: All)

Support and Safety from High School Psychologists HS Guidance/Counseling Office SuiteMiles Cassetta • Marissa Flynn • Kristen Deceilio (Audience: HS Teachers and staff)

Supporting Grieving Students HS Room 117Katerina Schlabig • WNY Compassion Connection (Audience: All)

Supporting LGBTQ+ Students HS Room 118Faith Winship • GLYS of WNY (Audience: All)

Supporting Neurodivergent Students (Elementary) HS Room 120Kristi Moscato • Person Centered Services (Audience: Elementary)

Warning Signs: When Student Behavior May Signal a Need for Support HS Room 121Andrew Keogh • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Audience: Secondary)

10:45am PDT

ENL Collaboration HS Room 126Audience: ENL Department Teachers

Small Groups, Big Results HS LibraryGretchen Doktor (Audience: Grades K - 5 ELA Teachers)

The Art Journal a CloserLook (Part 2 of 2) HS Room 140Keri Graf (Audience: Art Teachers)

4th Grade Science Boosters HS Room 201Deana Welch • BOCES (Audience: 4th Grade Science Teachers)

CEE/CER: Writing About Reading Framework HS Room 202Katie Jarmusz • BOCES (Audience: Elementary Teachers)

Elementary Intervention Data and Enrichment HS Room 124Audience: Elementary Math Interventionists

K-5 Self-Contained Classroom Management HS Room 213Christy Simmons (Audience: K-5 Self-contained Teachers)

MS Special Education Grade Level Team Collaboration HS Room 211Facilitator: Michelle Tipton (Audience: MS Special Education Teachers)

PreCalculus Honors and Calculus Continuity Review HS Room 444Katie Fry & Renee Murray (Audience: PreCalc H and Calculus Teachers)

A Winning Team Culture HS GYMScott Fitch (Audience: Coaches and PE Teachers)

Beyond “Kids These Days”: Understanding Today’s Learners HS Room 214Gretchen Rohe (Audience: All)

Understanding and Creating Third Spaces: Developing Environments for Belonging Within Our School and Community HS Room 119Evan Vahratian (Audience: any CCSD staff or faculty • especially anyone looking to expand community partnerships • developing new programs • or support student enrichment (including through PoG))

Everyday SEL: Practical Tier 1 Strategies That Fit Into Every School Day HS Room 131Hannah Jerozal (Audience: Elementary)

Small Shifts, Big Impact: Using FLIP IT to Support Student Success HS Room 200Tricia Fay • BOCES (Audience: Elementary)

[NEW] Securly Classroom: Teacher Chromebook Monitoring Lecture HallBob Raineri (Audience: 6-12 Classroom Teachers)

AI Literacy for Teachers and Students HS Room 206Ryan LePore • BOCES (Audience: All)

Canva Code HS Room 204Samantha Ping • BOCES (Audience: All)

Google Gemini AI Tool (Intermediate Level) HS Room 228Ron Kotlik (Audience: All)

Using Google Forms to Differentiate Instruction HS Room 207Dan Wodarczak • BOCES (Audience: All)

ParentSquare HS Room 128Ben Lathan (Audience: Teachers & Coaches)

VoyageMath Wayground PD-Middle School Math Department HS Room 212Kate Lucia (Audience: MS Math Teachers)

Auditorium Sound System Training MS/HS AuditoriumTom Furminger and Alyn Simpson (Audience: Music Faculty)

Hands Only CPR HS CafeteriaKelly Naab & Hana Muller (Audience: All)

The Pan-American Exposition: Teaching Connections through the World's Fair HS Room 203Doug Kohler (Audience: All)

Using Graphs to Build Literacy Skills in the Content Areas for Secondary HS Room 123Kate Wright (Audience: Secondary)

Integration of Students in Self-Contained Classes into General Education HS Room 210Brittany DiStefano (Audience: Anyone who works with special education students)

HS Special Education Team Collaboration HS Room 404Facilitator: Jacqueline Bowman • (Audience: HS Special Education Teachers)

Child Exploitation Prevention HS Room 115Kamyia Jacobs • Social Worker PATH Enrichment Center (Audience: All)

Keeping Your Brain Healthy HS Room 122Karen Zakalik is the program director for Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease (CEAD) a designation given to UB’

Quarter Mile Challenge Meet in HS Front FoyerErin Ostrum (Audience: All)

Supporting Grieving Students HS Room 117Katerina Schlabig • WNY Compassion Connection (Audience: All)

Supporting LGBTQ+ Students HS Room 118Faith Winship • GLYS of WNY (Audience: All)

Supporting Neurodivergent Students (MS / HS) HS Room 120Kristi Moscato • Person Centered Services (Audience: Secondary)

Warning Signs: When Student Behavior May Signal a Need for Support HS Room 121Andrew Keogh • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Audience: Secondary)