Educator Edge

10/06/2026

We’re looking forward to connecting, collaborating, and creating with educators at AI Circle 2.0! 🤖✨ Ulster BOCES

Ready to turn AI exploration into meaningful, student-centered learning? Join us to design, test, and refine real learning experiences aligned with New York Inspires and the NYS Portrait of a Graduate.

Have you registered your team yet? Seats are still available! https://trst.in/Zf8wUY

04/20/2026

A year of innovation, collaboration, and reimagining learning—celebrated the best way we know how: together (and with ice cream!).🍦

On April 17, educators from across Ulster County wrapped up AI Circle—an incredible journey focused on designing student-centered, AI-integrated learning experiences that reflect the future of education.

Because building the future of learning should be just as joyful as it is meaningful.

Want to be part of building, testing, and refining real learning experiences that can be implemented in your classroom, school, or district?

Join us for AI Circle 2.0 with starting this fall. Register here:

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11/13/2025

The AI Circle is in motion! 🚀

At our second session—Ideation & Design—educators from across continued their journey exploring how AI can transform teaching and learning. From brainstorming creative applications to designing classroom-ready ideas, innovation and collaboration were everywhere. 💭✨

We can’t wait to see these ideas come to life in schools across the region!

Ulster BOCES

11/06/2025

The Ulster BOCES TOGETHER Series kicked off today! ✨

We welcomed Jazz Rollins, Ed.S., as our opening keynote speaker. Her session, “Breaking the Buzzword & Building Real Community,” challenged us to think deeply about belonging vs. fitting in and what it truly means to create inclusive spaces where every student feels seen and valued.

You can still join us for upcoming sessions:
Jan 15 (Virtual)
Feb 26 (Virtual)
Mar 20 (In-Person | Jane Bulowa Conference Center, New Paltz)
Free for Title III Consortium Districts

🎓 Students are encouraged and welcome to join!

Let’s keep building community — TOGETHER. 💙 Register here: https://trst.in/Rz07L8

11/04/2025

Educator Edge Instructional Services Supervisors are partnering with Grades 6–12 teachers in Rondout Valley Central School District and Saugerties Central School District to debunk math myths using the NYSED Numeracy Briefs this Superintendents Conference Day.

11/03/2025

Calling all early learning educators! Join us for the Pre K–3 Jubilee: A Celebration of Early Learning
Explore, connect, and celebrate through sessions on movement & art, social-emotional learning, and play-based practices!
Let’s honor the power of curiosity, creativity, and play in our youngest learners!
💻 Register today – free for New Paltz educators!

10/30/2025

Feeling overwhelmed by generative AI in education? You’re not alone.

In this episode of Educator Edge Supervisors, Dr. Julianne Ross-Kleinmann and Yaa Yaa Whaley-Williams from Ulster BOCES explore the real digital divide, why banning AI doesn’t work, and what technology can never replace — the human heartbeat of teaching.

Whether you’re AI-curious or AI-cautious, this conversation offers practical guidance for navigating the AI revolution while keeping students at the center of teaching and learning.

🎧 Listen now: https://soundcloud.com/user-556918646/the-sel-of-ai-keeping-humanity-at-the-heart-of-teaching/s-rvIusuxp5v2?si=93ab1baf42534471b99f8872e0815817&utm_source=mobi&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Feeling overwhelmed by Gen AI in education? You're not alone. Dr. Julianne Ross-Kleinmann and Yaa Yaa Whaley-Williams from Ulster BOCES join us to discuss the real digital divide, why banning AI doesn

10/30/2025

First Annual Reimagine Learning: Ulster BOCES PBL Design Series

What happens when educators and leaders get a safe space to dream out loud about what’s possible for experiential learning? You get design thinking in motion—launches, iterations, feedback loops, and celebrations of learning that center authentic learning and student voice.

We are grateful to all who showed up ready to co-create the future of PBL through high-quality design conditions and bold imagination.

Now the real question: what does launch, design, iteration, feedback, and celebration look like in your school community?

10/29/2025

🎙️ Podcasters, it’s your time to shine! We’re bringing together educators, innovators, and disruptors from across the region for Deeper Learning New York 2026 ( ) — and your voice can help amplify the movement!

Join Ulster BOCES and the community to share your stories, spark meaningful conversations, and inspire deeper learning — one episode at a time.

🎧 Bring your mic, your magic, and your mindset for meaning-making. Reserve your spot now 👉 https://trst.in/NoazMv

10/28/2025

On October 23rd, Yaa Yaa Whaley-Williams, Supervisor in Instructional Services at Ulster BOCES, delivered the morning keynote at the 26th Annual Fall Into Books Conference in Kingston, NY.

Hosted by the Ulster BOCES, Dutchess BOCES, Sullivan, and Orange-Ulster BOCES School Library Systems, along with the Mid-Hudson Library System, Ramapo-Catskill Library System, and Southeastern NY Library Resources Council, Fall Into Books brings together educators and librarians from across the region to celebrate literacy and learning.

Yaa Yaa’s keynote, “Rooted in Story: Building Belonging, Book by Book,” explored how stories shape our lives and foster community. She highlighted her own Bookseum, Sadie’s, sharing how books and authors have inspired her journey as an educator and storyteller.

Her message of connection and belonging captivated an audience of more than 100 school and public librarians—leaving everyone reminded of the transformative power of story.