Through an engaging 2- hour workshop, new staff will be introduced to the New York Edge Summer program. Staff will learn about summer expectations, site culture,  classroom management and student engagement skills, as well as art-based Social Emotional techniques. This workshop is design to empower new staff members and ignite their creativity.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Michelle Durante- Director of Arts
Suzie Masser- Visual Arts Program Manager
Katie Booze-Mooney- Arts Programming Coordinator
Jesse Gardner- Arts Activity and Events Coordinator
Christine Skorupa- Arts Planning and Resource Coordinator

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This workshop is designed for all Visual Arts Specialists (Studio Art, Digital Art, Fashion and Cosmetology.)  During this 2-hour workshop, participants will be given an overview of each project in the curriculum and view the modifications made for each grade band. 

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Participants will also experience a lesson straight from the curriculum! Each specialist will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with other teachers in their discipline during the course of the workshops.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Michelle Durante- Director of Arts
Suzie Masser- Visual Arts Program Manager
Katie Booze-Mooney- Arts Programming Coordinator
Jesse Gardner- Arts Activity and Events Coordinator
Christine Skorupa- Arts Planning and Resource Coordinator

Vincent Spencer- Studio & Digital Art Specialist
Megan Basaldua- Studio Art Specialist

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Connecting our students to the richness of their neighborhoods as their backdrop to New York as the Global City

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Tracey F. Hutchinson - Master Teacher of Leadership

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K-2 Literacy 101 - Tuesday, June 21st, 10:00 am - Noon

New staff will be trained in the NYE K-2 Summer Literacy curriculum, with a focus on read-aloud best practices and vocabulary.

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K-2 Literacy 102 - Wednesday, June 22nd, 10:00 am - Noon

New staff will be trained in the NYE K-2 Summer Literacy curriculum, with a focus on asking critical questions and fostering youth conversation.

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K-2 Literacy 103 - Thursday, June 23rd, 10:00 am - Noon

New staff will be trained in the NYE K-2 Summer Literacy curriculum, with a focus on asking student projects and reflections.

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K-2 Literacy 101 - Tuesday, June 28th, 10:00 am - Noon

Returning staff will be trained in the NYE K-2 Summer Literacy curriculum, with a focus on read-aloud best practices and vocabulary.

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K-2 Literacy 102 - Wednesday, June 29th, 10:00 am - Noon

Returning staff will be trained in the NYE K-2 Summer Literacy curriculum, with a focus on asking critical questions and fostering youth conversation.

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K-2 Literacy 103 - Thursday, June 30th, 10:00 am - Noon

Returning staff will be trained in the NYE K-2 Summer Literacy curriculum, with a focus on student projects and reflections.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Erica Misoshnik - Literacy Coordinator
Megan Basaldua - Literacy and Visual Arts Specialist

Ways to survive the work week: Techniques you can apply in real time. From the use of routines, to time management tools these are critical recourses to proper to classroom management. This PD shows exactly how those aspects can be managed!

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Nicholas O'Stanton: Sports Program Manager 
Shelby Conn: Wellness Program Manager 

Clear and concise directions are at the foundation of an engaged classroom. This training will focus heavily on how to properly give directions to target participants in order to keep them engaged!

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Nicholas O'Stanton: Sports Program Manager 

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This workshop will enable participants to have a deeper understanding of the proper way to incorporate S.E.L in Sports. Furthermore, we will herein foster healthy conversation in and around what expectations are and help to answer any questions regarding S.E.L In sports. 

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Nicholas O'Stanton: Sports Program Manager 

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This workshop will serve as a deep dive into the Sports Summer Curriculum. All participants will be equipped with the knowledge on not how to execute the curriculum but also the why behind many of the decisions that were made in writing the curriculum. 

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Nicholas O'Stanton: Sports Program Manager 

A mandatory training for all Food Explorers Specialists to learn about classroom food safety expectations and guidelines.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Shelby Conn, Health & Wellness Manager
Emelia Kpinpuo, Health & Wellness Coordinator

Get ready for summer with STEM! This hands-on training will help you break down the larger project goal by experiencing several lessons firsthand. This will be a highly interactive training that will leave you feeling prepared and ready to help youth grow this summer.

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If possible, please use a computer instead of a phone to access this training so you can use the interactive features such as Jamboard.

Additionally, please collect one of the following:

• Clean, empty Soda or water bottle ( 2 Liter bottle preferred)

• Paper

• Pen or pencil

• Scissors

• Marker or wax pencil

Computer preferred: you will be using jamboard

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Rachel Chase Master Teacher of STEM
Kristina Rodriguez, STEM Specialist
Oloruntosi Solomon, Assistant Director

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In this workshop designed for current New York Edge art staff, participants will reflect on the curriculum content introduced during the week's previous Deep Dive trainings. The group will discuss techniques to enhance the "FUN" of each project. They will also brainstorm ways to personalize the lessons to suit the interests of their students.  

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Our current staff should arrive expecting to share summer program stories from previous years, offer feedback and have lots of fun!

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Michelle Durante- Director of Arts
Suzie Masser- Visual Arts Program Manager
Katie Booze-Mooney- Arts Programming Coordinator
Jesse Gardner- Arts Activity and Events Coordinator
Christine Skorupa- Arts Planning and Resource Coordinator

This workshop is designed for all Performing Arts Specialists (Dance, Theater, Music, Step & Cheer.)  During this 2-hour workshop, participants will be given an overview of each project in the curriculum and view the modifications made for each grade band. 

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Participants will also experience a lesson straight from the curriculum! Each specialist will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with other teachers in their discipline during the course of the workshops.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Michelle Durante- Director of Arts
Suzie Masser- Visual Arts Program Manager
Katie Booze-Mooney- Arts Programming Coordinator
Jesse Gardner- Arts Activity and Events Coordinator
Christine Skorupa- Arts Planning and Resource Coordinator

Conor Hall- Music Specialist
Kristina Minor-Thomas- Dance Specialist
Saja Mobley- Goodwin- Step Specialist

In these sessions you will get an overview of how to support students' writing and an in-depth look at each week's lessons.

Tuesday, June 21st, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  (New Staff)

Supporting Student Writing  

Wednesday, June 22nd, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  (New Staff)

Week 1: Who Inspires you

Week 2: Coping & Growing 

Week 3: The Best Song of All Times! 

Thursday, June 23rd, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm   (New Staff)

Week 4: A Spectacular Performance 

Week 5: Dear Smarty Pants 

Week 6: Writing an Op-Ed

Week 7:Publishing Party! 

Tuesday, June 28th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  (Returning Staff)

Supporting Student Writing  

Wednesday, June 29th,  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  (Returning Staff)

Week 1: Who Inspires you

Week 2: Coping & Growing 

Week 3: The Best Song of All Times! 

Thursday, June 30th,  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  (Returning Staff)

Week 4: A Spectacular Performance 

Week 5: Dear Smarty Pants 

Week 6: Writing an Op-Ed

Week 7:Publishing Party! 

NYE Staff Facilitator

Lianne Werlein-Jaen - Master Teacher of Literacy

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Adapting current summer curriculum to mathematical concepts.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Donaya McMillan

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Clear and concise directions are at the foundation of an engaged classroom. This training will focus heavily on how to properly give directions to target participants in order to keep them engaged!

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Nicholas O'Stanton: Sports Program Manager 
Shelby Conn: Wellness Program Manager 

This Professional Development will be a deep dive into the Sports Curriculum. It will train all participants on not how only to use it correctly but also the why behind many of the decisions made for this summer. It will equip specialists with the know how to execute a flawless summer to keep everyone engaged, and active. 

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Nicholas O'Stanton: Sports Program Manager 

This workshop will enable participants to have a deeper understanding of the proper techniques to incorporate Social Emotion Learning into their Sports Classrooms. Furthermore we will here in foster healthy conversations about what S.E.L is, what it has been, and what it can be.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Nicholas O'Stanton: Sports Program Manager 

This workshop session will enable all participants to have a deeper understanding of ways they can empower their participants to take on leadership roles inside their sports classroom. 

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Nicholas O'Stanton: Sports Program Manager 

A deep dive into the first 3 lessons of the Food Explorers Summer Curriculum. We will also discuss curriculum concepts, cooking in the classroom and ordering from Fresh Direct.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Shelby Conn, Health & Wellness Manager
Emelia Kpinpuo, Health & Wellness Coordinator

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A deep dive into the last 4 lessons of the Food Explorers Summer Curriculum. We will discuss curriculum concepts, cooking in the classroom and ordering from Fresh Direct.

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NYE Staff Facilitator

Shelby Conn, Health & Wellness Manager
Emelia Kpinpuo, Health & Wellness Coordinator

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