Remember to register for our first event! September 21, 2018

Our first event is on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018!

It’s the Next Generation! Are You Ready?
Join us for a lively session on the NYS Next Generation ELA Standards.  Erik Sweet and Jennifer Wells will provide information, including a “Road Map” and online resources, as well as experiences in developing the NYS Next Generation ELA Standards.
Speakers: Erik Sweet, NYSED Associate, ELA; Jennifer Wells, ELA/Social Studies Instructional Supervisor, South Colonie
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: NYSUT, 800 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham

**Please register on the Teachers Center website before the event.

**If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the ACARC officers at acarcny@gmail.com

Check out our events for the 2018-2019 school year! September 13, 2018

We are pleased to announce our five exciting events for the 2018-2019 school year:

It’s the Next Generation! Are You Ready?

Join us for a lively session on the NYS Next Generation ELA Standards.  Erik Sweet and Jennifer Wells will provide information, including a “Road Map” and online resources, as well as experiences in developing the NYS Next Generation ELA Standards.
Speakers: Erik Sweet, NYSED Associate, ELA; Jennifer Wells, ELA/Social Studies Instructional Supervisor, South Colonie
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: NYSUT, 800 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham

 Best Books of 2018

Our ever-popular event returns! Quality literature helps hook kids into books and helps teachers meet the NYS standards.  Find out what’s new in children’s and young adult literature as four local experts share their recommendations for readers of all ages.
Speakers: Dr. Helen Stuetzel (Gloversville), Dr. Sherry Guice (South Colonie), Susan Kirby-LeMon (Shenendehowa), Lucy Menard (South Colonie)
Date: Wednesday, December 5^th, 2018
Time: 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Location: Saddlewood Elementary Library, 100 Loralee Drive, Albany

Early Reading Comprehension Instruction for English Language Learners (ELLS) in Kindergarten-3rd grade

Participants will learn about scaffolding strategies aligned with the Home and New Language Progressions designed to facilitate effective reading comprehension for all students with an emphasis on supporting English Language Learners.
Speaker: Laura Eggleston, ENL teacher/Literacy Specialist for the Mohonasen Central School District Date: Thursday, January 17^th, 2019 (Snow date: Thursday, January 24^th, 2019)
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: Bradt Primary School library, 2719 Hamburg St, Schenectady

Keys to Engaging Writing Workshops (Even If You or Your Students Don’t Really Like to Write) – Grades K-8

Sure, writing is rewarding when it goes well. But when it doesn’t: yikes! Join Chris Lehman in studying several keys to keeping your writing workshop and community humming. From ways to build our own confidence, to engaging students—even the hard to reach ones.  Chris, author of Falling in Love with Close Reading, Energize Research Reading and Writing, and A Quick Guide to Reviving Disengaged Writers, will support you with practical, inspiring, (and fun) strategies to support all of your writers.
Speaker: Chris Lehman, Founding Director of The Educator Collaborative
Date: Wednesday, March 20^th, 2019
Time: 4:30-6:00 PM
Location: Sand Creek Middle School, 329 Sand Creek Rd, Albany

Summer Reading for Teachers
Co-Sponsored with the Literacy Teaching and Learning Department, University at Albany
(**Event is free to UAlbany Department of Literacy Teaching and Learning community)

Let’s celebrate our year of exciting PD with professional book talks and pizza as we prepare for summer.  Please join us for lively discussions of professional books and articles you might want to put on your summer reading list!
Speakers: Dr. Cheryl Dozier (University at Albany), Dr. Ginny Goatley (University at Albany)
Date: Wednesday, May 15^th, 2019
Time: 4:30-6:30 PM
Location: University at Albany Alumni House, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany

**Please register for these events on the Teachers Center website.  (Search for “ACARC.”)
**The cost for each event is $10 for non-members and free for ACARC members.  The cost to become an ACARC member is $30 each year.
**If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the ACARC officers at acarcny@gmail.com
**You can find more information about ACARC in our Brochure!

A sneak peek at our upcoming events… August 12, 2018

Here is a sneak peek at a few of

our 2018-2019 events!

It’s the Next Generation! Are You Ready?

Join us for a lively session on the NYS Next Generation ELA Standards.  Erik Sweet and Jennifer Wells will provide information, including a “Road Map” and online resources, as well as experiences in developing the NYS Next Generation ELA Standards.
Speakers: Erik Sweet, NYSED ELA; Jennifer Wells, ELA/Social Studies Instructional Supervisor, South Colonie
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: NYSUT, 800 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham

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Best Books of 2018

Our ever-popular event returns! Quality literature helps hook kids into books and helps teachers meet the NYS standards.  Find out what’s new in children’s and young adult literature as four local experts share their recommendations for readers of all ages.
Speakers: Dr. Helen Stuetzel (Gloversville), Dr. Sherry Guice (South Colonie), Susan Kirby-LeMon (Shenendehowa), Lucy Menard (South Colonie)
Date: Wednesday, December 5^th, 2018
Time: 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Location: Saddlewood Elementary Library, 100 Loralee Drive, Albany

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Keep an eye out for updates related to our events…

• On Facebook and our website
• In our brochure (to be mailed in September)
• On the Teacher Center website (http://www.teachers-center.org/)

Happy summer! June 22, 2018

Thank you for attending our events this year!

We had some great speakers and are busy working on our program for next year.  Please check Facebook and our website towards the end of summer and early fall for the 2018-2019 events!

Have a relaxing summer!

Join us for our final event of the year on May 16th! April 10, 2018

Summer Reading for Teachers
Co-Sponsored with the Literacy Teaching and Learning Department, University at Albany
(*Event is free to UAlbany Department of Literacy Teaching and Learning community)

Let’s celebrate our year of exciting PD with professional book talks and pizza as we prepare for summer.  Please join us for lively discussions of professional books and articles you might want to put on your summer reading list!

Speakers: Dr. Cheryl Dozier (University at Albany), Dr. Liz Yanoff & Shannon Gethard (College of St. Rose)
Date: Wednesday, May 16^th, 2018
Time: 4:30-6:30 PM
Location: University at Albany Alumni House, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany

March 7th Event: Canceled March 6, 2018

Due to the impending storm, we have canceled our event, English as a New Language and Literacy, which was to be held on Wednesday, March 7th, 2018.

• We hope to present this topic again in the fall, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
• If you prepaid, your check will be returned to you.
• We hope to see you at our next program, Summer Reading for Teachers, to be held on Tuesday, May 16th!

Thank you for your understanding!

Join us on Wednesday, March 7th for our next event: English as a New Language and Literacy presented by Dr. Gretchen Oliver! February 9, 2018

English as a New Language and Literacy

Presenter: Dr. Gretchen Oliver, ENL Teacher Leadership Coach for the GCRTC
Date: Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm
Location: College of St. Rose, Events and Athletics Center, Standish Room A

In this hands-on workshop, participants will look at the interrelationships between literacy practices and English language development for English language learners across the five proficiency levels. They will learn how to use and/or enhance their understanding of the Home and New Language Arts Progressions, as well as scaffolding strategies to meet ENLs at their current proficiency level.

***This event provides CTLE professional development hours (100 required per 5-year period for professionally certified teachers). Fifteen percent of CTLE hours need to be dedicated to language acquisition.  Our event on March 7th meets this requirement!! 

ILA: What’s Hot in Literacy (2018) January 14, 2018

“Want to know what matters most to literacy professionals?  Take a look at trends in the field and discover which issues require more attention in this year’s report.” ~ International Literacy Association (2018)

https://literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/resource-documents/whats-hot-2018-report.pdf

#TBT with notable articles from the first 49 volumes of the Journal of Literacy Research January 12, 2018

The Journal of Literacy Research is publishing its 50th volume this year!  As part of the celebration, they selected 25 notable articles from volumes 1-49 to highlight.  They are sharing these articles on social media, which readers can access for free on Twitter and Facebook.  They will post a short summary of the article and a link to access the article on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month between January 11, 2018 and December 6, 2018.

#JLR50th #JLiteracyRes #TBT

Global Literacy Initiatives for the Classroom: Changing the World Through Literacy and Technology with Dr. Stephanie Affinito January 10, 2018

During this event, Dr. Stephanie Affinito from the University at Albany will facilitate a discussion around global literacy, global literacy initiatives (e.g., #BookADay, The Global Read Aloud), and the role that digital literacy can play in the classroom to transform students’ ideas of reading, of themselves, and the world.

Date: Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

Time: 4:30-6:00pm

Location: Lisha Kill Middle School, 68 Waterman Ave, Albany