COVID-19: INFORMATION FOR THE MANHATTANVILLE COMMUNITY
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The 15th Annual Changing Suburbs Institute® Educational Forum
a virtual multi-day conference on
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in the COVID-19 Era
Saturday, March 6 - Saturday, March 13, 2021
VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM HERE
with keynote speakers
Register for the full 7-session conference or
just choose the sessions you would like to attend or view!
Click here to register if using a credit card
Click here to register if using school district billing or a Professional Development School account
One CTLE hour will be offered for each of the seven sessions
If you cannot attend a live session you may view the recording of most sessions within two weeks of the live event to receive CTLE credit.
The schedule (click on a presentation title for more information):
- Saturday, March 6 - 10am ET - Keynote address with Kristina Robertson, Colorín Colorado - Empowering Teachers and Multilingual Students in a Pandemic and Beyond
- Saturday, March 6 - 12pm ET - Visual Storytelling with English Language Learners: Incorporating Multimedia Viewing and Creating into Traditional Text-based Literacy Instruction with Judith Aragon, ENL Teacher, and Amy Stern, PDS Liaison, Mt. Kisco Elementary School, Bedford Central School District
- Monday, March 8 - 3:30pm ET - The Impact of the Pandemic on Low-Income Immigrant Students with Rebecca Sussman, Program Director, Neighbors Link
- Tuesday, March 9 - 3:30pm ET - Changing the Landscape of Special Education Through Quality Instructional Support with Rachel DePaul, Assistant Director of Special Education, and members of the Special Education Instructional Team, Mt. Vernon City School District
- Thursday, March 11 - 7:00pm ET - Strategically Supporting our Young Readers with David Bournas-Ney, 1st Grade Teacher, and Kelly Neault, K-5 Literacy Specialist, Davis Elementary School, City School District of New Rochelle
- Saturday, March 13 - 10:00am ET - Keynote address with Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld, Molloy College - Cross-Cutting Strategies for Language and Literacy Supports
- Saturday, March 13 - 12:00pm ET - Impact of Ed Law Part 2-d on Empowering Learners to Be Proactive Digital Citizens with Julianne Ross-Kleinmann, Model Schools Instructional Specialist, Ulster BOCES
Registration fees:
- Full conference (7 sessions) - $50 general registration // $40 for CSI District employees, Manhattanville alumni, and Manhattanville students desiring CTLE credit
- Individual sessions - $20 general registration per session // $15 per session for CSI District employees, Manhattanville alumni, and Manhattanville students desiring CTLE credit
** Click here to register if using a credit card
** Click here to register if using school district billing or a Professional Development School account
School of Education students who wish to attend an Educational Forum session for field hours but not CTLE credit should send a request to Heidi Sakanaka at heidi.sakanaka@mville.edu. Please specify the session you wish to attend as well as the SOE course number and instructor for the field hour request.
The 15th Annual CSI Educational Forum is Co-Sponsored by Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES 
For information on CSI and our annual Educational Forum, or to have you name put on the CSI mailing list, contact Heidi Sakanaka, Assistant Dean for Community Outreach, at heidi.sakanaka@mville.edu or 914.323.5482.