The NYS/NYC PDRC at Fordham University offers a hybrid program that includes live and on-demand webinars. We encourage New York State educators working in religious or independent schools to participate in these sessions to enhance their practice as they plan for the new school year. Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) credit hours are available. 

To begin your course, click on the video of your choice below. After completing the session, you will be directed to take an online quiz.  You must achieve a passing score of 8/10 in order to receive CTLE credits (Retake is not available).
  1. ​Empowering Diverse Learners: Research-Based Strategies for Success
  2. The Endless Possibilities of Dialogic Reading​
  3. The Art of Game Design for Student Engagement
  4. Supporting Student Progress with the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards​
Educators will explore effective strategies to engage and motivate all styles of diverse learning while developing their language performance. They will also use these strategies to create distance learning activities that incorporate Google classroom, Google docs, Flipgrid, and Padlet.
Discover how a single read-aloud in your classroom can support informal assessment, social and emotional development, teach listening and speaking skills, and stimulate critical thinking.  Through this webinar educators will learn how to expand and support student language through the joy of reading.
Learn ways to utilize gaming to connect students to classroom teaching. Motivate students to apply what they already learned and encourage them to "level-up," to enhance their skills.
Educators will explore ways to Supporting Student Progress with the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards.