BOCES Distance Learning Program - Quality - Access - Support
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Course planning for the 2009 - 2010 school year is now underway. The process of matching host and receive schools with students and courses is always complex but the result is an extraordinary expansion of educational opportunity in our region.
 


Distance Learning is a cooperative endeavor of 6 BOCES and more than 40 districts in 12 counties of northeastern New York State. It serves more than 1,100 students.
Current DL Schedule      Regional Program Notes and Details      Expanded Interconnections Map    Program Poster


The migration to a new network carrier and installation of new and updated network transmission equipment is complete.

Working with component BOCES' network administrators and technicians over the summer, the transition to the new Gigabit Ethernet technology was completed on schedule. In addition to enhanced audio and video transmission quality, the upgrade allows the Distance Learning Support Team to manage the network, trouble-shoot and resolve technical issues more effectively.

Cairo-Durham High School, located about 40 miles south of Albany in the Catskill Mountains, began participating in classes for the first time this fall on the Distance Learning Network.

See: Network Map

The new Distance Learning room at Cairo-Durham, as is the case with all DL rooms in the Regional Distance Learning Network, has the capacity to connect interactively with as many as three remote schools simultaneously.

The photos to the left show how Cairo-Durham and other districts have adapted Distance Learning technology to meet their particular needs.

If your district currently participates in DL and is interested in receiving the five hour pre-licensing course via the Distance Learning Network, please note:

A 5 Hour Pre-licensing Course was held at Maple Hill High School on October 14th and 15th and again October 21st and 22nd from 6:00-8:30 each night. The cost of the course was $35 and was collected either pre-sale by the Director of Continuing Education, Theresa Hovish (518-732-7701 thovish@schodack.k12.ny.us), or the night of the course.

New York State Law requires that any person wishing to obtain their driver's license take the course. The course will cover all material required by the state of New York to obtain the necessary paperwork needed for the road examination. The course is taught by Maple Hill Driver's Ed. teacher, Jason Derby (jderby@schodack.k12.ny.us). It may be possible for additional DL sites to receive the class via future Distance Learning sessions.

If you have interest in the program, please contact either Theresa Hovish or Jason Derby. (See above.)

Linda Berquist, of Berne Knox Westerlo H.S., has proposed using the DL Network to share mentoring professional workshops. Topics of interest could include:
  • How to commmunicate effectively with parents

  • Surviving open houses

  • Strategies for improving curricula

  • Motivating the diverse needs of students

  • Differentiated instruction

  • Motivating students

  • Integration of technology into lessons
 		Anyone interested in in providing linkages for local district instructors to speak with and meet colleague teachers via Distance Learning on mentoring topics of interest, please see the

Mentoring Proposal.pdf

     Or Contact: Linda Berquist at Berne-Knox-Westerlo

                           lberquist@bkwcsd.k12.ny.us

                           (518) 872-5253



More than 150 courses are being offered over the BOCES Distance Learning Network for the 2008 / 2009 School Year.
Agribusiness & Economics, Japanese Literature, Meteorology, and Contemporary Topics of East Asia are some of the new courses being offered over the BOCES DL network.

42 sites across twelve (12) counties served by six (6) BOCES in northeastern New York are joined together in this cooperative program to expand educational opportunities in our region.

See: Course Planning
Washington, Saratoga, Warren, Hamilton, Essex BOCES is now offering school bus driver training courses over the Distance Learning Network for WSWHE BOCES sites.

If your school or a neighboring school has a Distance Learning Lab, then it is possible to have your transportation staff attend courses in your area without having to travel to Saratoga Springs.

By using its partnership in instructional technology with schools in northeastern New York, WSWHE BOCES is able to provide a more convenient and cost saving way for your transportation staff to attend training programs and fulfill their state requirements. For more information contact Lance Freiberger.       See: Additional Bus Driver Training Information

A DL Flier designed to provide information about distance learning to students is now available in addition to a DL Program Poster.

The fliers are custom made for each school on the network, can be downloaded (as either Microsoft Word documents or Adobe .pdf files) and easily printed.

The poster is in the form of a .jpg image, also easily downloaded and printed.


View DL Program Informational Flier          DL Brochure        View DL Program Poster


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