Check back often for updated course offerings for the 2025-2026 school year. While you wait, take a look at the NYSUT ELT courses as well as the many Long Island Teacher Centers.
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Getting Started with Magic School AI
4/13-4/24/26
Alison Morgan
15 HOURS In-Service and CTLE ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS
COURSE OBJECTIVE: Learn how MagicSchool’s AI can save educators hours of time by helping lesson plan, differentiate, communicate with families, and so much more in your daily
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE: Learn how MagicSchool’s set of over 80 easy to use, AI powered tools can save educators (you) hours of time, by helping lesson plan, differentiate, communicate with families, and so much more in your daily work! Get empowered to create safe, responsible AI experiences to drive student growth, personalize learning, and more while building AI skills and competencies. MagicSchool is easy to use so you can get started right away. There is no limit to what you can create. MagicSchool is built by educators, for educators. This class will be asynchronous (complete on your own time). Materials and assignments will be posted via a Schoology Group.
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HYBRID: CTLE and INSERVICE: Introduction to American Sign Language
4/22-5/27/26
Melanie Smith
15 Hours CTLE and 1 In-Service Credit
FOR TEACHERS AND TEACHER ASSISTANTS
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE:
This course will provide students with a basic foundation in American Sign Language. Variety of vocabulary, fingerspelling, grammatical structure and Deaf Culture will be introduced. Throughout the course, students will be able to expressively and receptively sign questions, sentences and have a conversation with classmates as well as the teacher. Homework will be assigned which will include some individual video recording. SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR EACH DAY OF THE COURSE: – Will learn a variety of vocabulary signs and build sentences in ASL – Will learn the grammatical structure of ASL – Will have a conversation with classmates as well as the teacher in ASL – Will practice and understand the importance of Facial Expressions. This class will meet face to face for nine hours. The rest of the class will consist of assignments that will be completed by the students online, to meet the 15 hour requirement.
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IN-SERVICE AND CTLE HYBRID ONLINE: Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum
4/23 – 5/14/26
Kira Martelli
Two online meetings and 10 hours online assignments . All work due by 5/14
4/23 and 4/30 from 4-6:30 PM
10 one hour assignments to be completed.
Description: You will be introduced to thinking dispositions and the latest research from Project Zero. We will discuss critical thinking and how it can be related across the curriculum. You will learn about new thinking routines. We will explore the routines together, and then you will apply it to your curriculum.
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CTLE and Inservice ONLINE: Empower Students with AI: Learn, Create, and Explore with Magic Student
4/27-5/8/26
Alison Morgan
ONLINE and ASYNCHONOUS
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
MagicSchool for Students is MagicSchool’s student-facing AI platform that focuses on building AI literacy for students and unlocking learning opportunities that are not possible without generative AI. This course is designed for educators to learn how to bring AI to your students.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE:
Discover how to bring generative AI into your classroom with MagicStudent. This introductory course shows educators how to explore and customize over 50 student-friendly AI tools, create interactive learning rooms, and apply best practices for safe, responsible AI use. Hands-on activities ensure you leave ready to launch AI-powered experiences for your students.This class will be asynchronous (complete on your own time). Materials and assignments will be posted via a Schoology Group.
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To register for NYSUT courses, go to My Learning Plan and choose the NYSUT catalog: Graduate or In-Service
ELT’s remote and online courses are available for registration on Frontline Professional Growth.
NYSUT members will receive a 40% discount off the prices listed in Frontline at the time of registration for both online and site-based courses taken for either graduate or inservice credit (3 graduate credit/45 hour courses).
** In order to take advantage of the 40% discount, members will need to enter their NYSUT Member I.D. number. The Promo code directions can be accessed from our homepage. To apply the promo code when registering, click Get Promocode and follow the onscreen prompts. If you do not know your Member I.D., please call the NYSUT Membership Department during business hours at 800-342-9810, ext. 6224.
Summer 2026 Schedule in Massapequa
Link to Register
https://www.mylearningplan.com/webreg/catalog.asp?D=15191&M=&Term=&btn_View=Search&StartDate=04%2F13%2F2026&EndDate=09%2F28%2F2026&Instructor=dominick+genovese&Page=1
Active Learning in the Contemporary Classroom
CURI 6569 Empire State University
Zoom Instruction
Dominick Genovese
6/29-7/3 Mon- Fri 8:30-5:30
Building Communication and Teamwork in Schools
CURI 6580 Empire State University
ZOOM instruction
Dominick Genovese
7/6 – 7/10 Mon – Fri 8:30-5:30
Classroom Management
UNY703 Adelphi University
ZOOM instruction
Dominick Genovese
7/13 – 7/17 Mon- Fri 8:30-5:30
DIGITAL LITERACY
CURI6530 Empire State University
Zoom Meetings
Dominick Genovese
7/20 – 7/24 Mon- Fri 8:30-5:30
Purposeful Learning through Multiple Intelligences
CURI 6584 SUNY Empire State University
Zoom Instruction
Dominick Genovese
7/27 – 7/31 Mon – Fri 8:30-5:30
Fall 2025 Schedule in Massapequa
Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences
(CURI 6584) Empire State University
Zoom Instruction
Dominick Genovese
9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18 Saturdays 8:30-5:30
Brain Based Ways We Think and Learn
(UNY 705) Adelphi University
Zoom Instruction
Dominick Genovese
10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22 Saturdays 8:30-5:30
Winter/Spring 2026 Schedule in Massapequa
Designing Motivation
CURI6516 Empire University
Zoom Instruction
M-Tract
Dominick Genovese
1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7 Saturdays 8:30-5:30
Activating a Motivated and Engaged Brain: The SEEKING System
CURI6500 Empire University
Zoom Meetings
M-Tract
Dominick Genovese
2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 Saturdays 8:30-5:30
Successful Teachings for the Acceptance of Responsibility
CURI6575 Empire University
Zoom Meetings
M-Tract
Dominick Genovese
4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 Saturdays 8:30-5:30
Courses at Other Centers
Please be aware that any in-service class you take at any other teacher center MUST first be approved by HR.
OWL Teacher Center in Lindenhurst: https://owlcenter.lufsd.org/current-offerings
Courses through LINC (LI Network of Teacher Centers) – must be approved by district
M-TRACT 
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