NYSAIS-Now is the site for online professional development and school improvement resources. Designed specifically for independent school leaders, NYSAIS-Now provides timely and valuable information to busy professionals within our association and beyond. Content covers a broad range of themes and topics with leadership and governance of independent schools as a particular focus. NYSAIS-Now features:
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Monday - April 5, 2021
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Current Facts of COVID 19: A panel of Medical Experts on Vaccines, School Safety Protocols, and The Future
5:00 PM to 6:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Dr. R. Graham Barr and Dr. Joseph OsborneTarget Audience: All Administrators and Educators, staffDetails and registration here.
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Virtual Improvisation Workshop for Drama Teachers
4:00 PM to 5:30 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Elana Fishbein4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Audience: Drama teachers at all grade levels; space is limitedSold out - Click here for waitlist: Details and registration here.
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Diversity Symposium 2021-Moving from Crisis to Commitment: Naming and Breaking the Dysfunctional Cycles of Equity Work
11:00 AM to 2:30 PMeSeminarOnline via zoom, 11:00 am-2:30 pm11:00 am-12:00 pm Keynote speaker, Dr. Floyd Cobb12:00 pm-1:00 pm Optional Lunch Activity1:00 pm-2:30 pm Facilitated Workshops Based on Morning DiscussionAudience: Diversity Practitioners and People who love themHosted by NYSAIS Diversity Committee
Details and registration here.
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Youth Sports in the COVID Age and the Role of the Athletic Director: What's the Best Way to Keep Your Student-Athletes on the Field in Body and Mind?
10:00 AM to 11:00 AMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenters: Dr. Jordan D. Metzl and Dr. Jonathan Fader Target Audience: Athletic DirectorsDetails and registration here.
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NEIT (NYSAIS Education Information Technology) Online Conference 2021
4:00 PM to 6:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Rory Mir and Shirin MoriTarget Audience: Librarians, Technologists and Technology Directors
Details and registration here
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Improvisational Play in the Virtual Classroom
4:00 PM to 5:30 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Elana Fishbein4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Audience: Pre-K to 5th grade teachers; space is limited
SOLD OUT!Details and waitlist here.
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Annual LGBTQ+ Gathering - Poetry is Not a Luxury: Activism, Poetry, and Black Feminist Joy
6:00 PM to 7:30 PMeSeminarOnline via zoom, 6:00 pm-7:30 pmSpeakers: Roya Marsh, Mecca Jamilah SullivanAudience: LGBTQ+ educators and administrators Hosted by NYSAIS Diversity Committee
Details and registration here.
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Global & Cultural Competence: Nurture Belonging & Deeper Learning in Younger Grades
4:00 PM to 6:00 PMeSeminar
Online via zoom, Homa Tavangar, Author and co-founder of BigQuestions.Institute
Audience: PK-6 faculty, staff, school leadership
Registration and details here.
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Forecasting your Annual Fund: What 2020 and 2021 Data Tell Us and Why it Matters for Your School's Budget
12:00 PM to 1:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Ann SnyderTarget Audience: Advancement and Annual Fund Professionals, Heads, Trustee Finance Committee, Business Managers
Details and registration Here
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Creating an Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Classroom: Interrupting Microaggressions
4:00 PM to 5:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Jessy Molina, Pollyanna, Inc.4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Target Audience: PK-12 Faculty and Administration
Details and registration here.This event is eligible for ETI cohort registrants.
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Creating Multicultural Children's Books
4:00 PM to 5:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoom, facilitated by Jennifer Zwillenberg, Ed.D.
Audience: Librarians and Lower School teachers of reading and writing
This event has been canceled.
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Athletic Directors Conference 2021 Day 1
9:00 AM to 12:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Target Audience: Athletic Directors
Details and registration here
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Sexual Citizens: The Role of Secondary Schools in Building a World with Less Sexual Violence
4:00 PM to 5:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D., Shamus Khan, Ph.D.4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Target Audience: Upper School Counselors, Deans, Educators
Details and registration here.
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Athletic Directors Conference 2021 Day 2
9:00 AM to 12:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Target Audience: Athletic Directors
Details and registration here
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Institutional Advancement Conference 2021
4:00 PM to 6:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Martha HaakmatTarget Audience: Advancement, Alumni, Communications Professionals
Details and registration here
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Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. Reflections from the author Isabel Wilkerson
4:00 PM to 5:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Isabel WilkersonTarget Audience: All Administrators and Educators, Trustees
Details and registration here
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Admissions and Placement Directors Conference 2021
9:00 AM to 6:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Jen Cort, Paul Gorski, Kathy Pearson, Melissa Providence, Nicole Lavonne SmithTarget Audience: Admissions and Placement Professionals
Details and registration Here
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How to Manage Chronic Stress
4:00 PM to 5:00 PMeSeminarOnline via zoomPresenter: Lisa DamourTarget Audience: All Administrators and Educators, Counselors and Psychologists
Details and registration
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