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OCM BOCES Science and NY Health Central Programs
Useful Links

NYHC Health Program 
Link to the New York Health Central page

Science Resource Links 
Access to: Teacher Resource Website, Science Kit Book List, OCM BOCES Curriculum Resource Center, NYSED ...

Training Schedule and Registration: Science and Health 
View the training schedule and/or register for a session.
We are now using My Learning Plan for all training registrations.  Click on the link below if you would like to watch a video of how to do this!
 
MLP Training Registration Information Video

News and Notes (ELS AND ILS Test Training)
Visit this page for information about the upcoming ELS and ILS  Test administration dates and training on administering/scoring the performance section.

Programs

FAQ

 

Science Kit Program and NYHC Program Scheduling
On-line Kit Scheduling (2012-13): scheduling will be available from May 1 – July 2, 2012.

A username and password has been provided for your school building via your school’s Science Advisory contact person. Contact the Science Center for scheduling information or assistance.

Science Kit Program Scheduling Link

New: You will be able to copy an entire science kit building schedule FROM one school building To another. Once the schedule is copied you may log into the “TO” building’s scheduling and modify it by deleting or adding kits. Look for the link in the “PLEASE NOTE:” section of the Schedule Kits page.

NYHC (New York Health Central) Scheduling Link



NYS Science Standards Development (2012)

Next Generation Science Standards Timeline:
  • The first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is available at: www.nextgenscience.org from May 11-June 1.
     
  • August/September 2012 - Second draft released with 3 week public comment period following
     
  • End of 2012 - Next Generation Science Standards finished and released
Goal: The goal is to produce a set of high quality, college- and career-ready K–12 Next Generation Science Standards ready for state adoption.

State Adoption: As a lead partner in this initiative NYS has a leadership role in the development/review of the standards and has agreed to seriously consider adopting them in their final form as presented.
 
Click here to view a one page overview of the roles of the key organizations in the standards development process.









   



OCM BOCES Science Center Open House!
Exploring Science Content Leveled Readers
Common Core for ELA: Informational Text Related to Science
Project: Reading for Science Content

The OCM BOCES Science Center has investigated options of content leveled readers that align with our science kits and provide informational text for the Common Core ELA Standards.
 
We have multiple readers from a variety of vendors available for you examine.

Contact us to view our collection: 315.433.2671, or call with further questions. 

2012 Summer STEM Institute: NYS STEM Collaboration

Increasing Student Achievement Through Integration

Location: Syracuse University, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dates: July 8-11

A Three Day Event:
- Keynote Address by Dr. Bharat Soni, Chairperson and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

- Breakout workshops that share successful and innovative classroom STEM practices featuring presenters from key STEM supporting organizations.

- A tour of the Syracuse Center of Excellence (CoE) – Syracuse CoE is a federation of firms, organizations, and institutions that creates innovations to improve health, productivity, security, and sustainability in built and urban environments.

- Vendor presentations

- Networking opportunities

Please CLICK HERE for an informational PDF file.

NYS STEM Education Collaborative:
An education collaborative of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New
York State (AMTNYS), New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE), New York State Technology and Engineering Educators Association (NYSTEEA), and Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS).
 
 



 
STEM Education refers to utilizing the NYS MST standards in the teaching and learning of the Science, Technology Education, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines in an innovative, integrated, collaborative, and applied fashion to a level of challenge sufficient for college and/or career readiness. (Developed in part from the National STEM Initiative)
 


Have you found a Science Center Book or
a commercially published Teacher Guide in your room?

To help us keep our costs down - please return these to us
utilizing the inter-office (BOCES) mail system.
 


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