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About CORE
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Everyone at CORE is an educator committed to pejkrf ​roviding meaningful, relevant professional development. Our courses address the topics that matter to today's educators and give participants practical skills and strategies across a wide range of current education topics.
CORE is a NYSED-approved CTLE sponsor. Every instructor builds their coursework around CTLE guidelines to support the professionalization of teaching.

What you can expect
Our courses are interactive, and our instructors are personal and positive in how they communicate. You'll leave each course with current research and classroom strategies you can use with your own students, all aimed at the CTLE goal of strengthening teachers' pedagogical skills.

​What CORE means
CORE stands for Committed to Optimizing Rigor in Education. Our instructors keep this and our Mission Statement in mind in every course. They use a variety of methods to keep instruction interactive, including Moodle, Google Drive, and instructor-designed course websites.

Our affiliations and standards
We are members of the professional learning associations Learning Forward and Learning Forward NY, and we follow the New York State Professional Development Standards as outlined by NYSED.

The Ten Standards for High Quality Professional Development
New York State Professional Development Standards
  1. Designing Professional Development: Based on data and on the experience and needs of participants, with sustained, job-embedded learning that reflects how adults learn.
  2. Content Knowledge and Quality Teaching: Builds educators' content knowledge and their skills in age-appropriate instruction and assessment.
  3. Research-Based Professional Learning: Gives educators opportunities to analyze, apply, and engage in research.
  4. Collaboration: Prepares educators to collaborate in a respectful, trusting environment.
  5. Diverse Learning: Prepares educators to meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
  6. Student Learning Environments: Helps educators create safe, supportive, and equitable learning environments for all students.
  7. Parent, Family and Community Engagement: Prepares educators to partner with parents, families, and community members in children's education.
  8. Data-Driven Professional Practice: Uses student data and other evidence of learning to set professional development priorities, monitor progress, and sustain growth.
  9. Technology: Promotes technological literacy and the effective use of appropriate technology.
  10. Evaluation: Uses multiple sources of information to judge whether professional development improves practice and student learning.
At CORE, we recognize the importance of affiliations with organizations devoted to educational excellence and professional development. We are proud members of:
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