PDS Conference 2021 Recordings

This 2021 PDS Conference was offered in a hybrid format to accommodate all schedules and participants from all locations around the globe. Registrants choose to attend in-person on the Buffalo State campus, virtually (synchronously) via the Whova platform, or virtually (asynchronously) after the event date via the PDS website.

Below are links to recordings of each of the sessions. In order to understand the number and backgrounds of those who access the sessions, we ask that you complete a quick registration and the recording link will be emailed to you immediately. Enjoy!

Keynote Address

Jennifer Wolfe

NYS Teacher of the Year
Social Studies Teacher, Oceanside High School, Long Island, NY

Session 1 | 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Learning to Learn in Pre-K! Teaching Young Children to Stand on Solid Learning Foundations

Kate Dust, SUNY Buffalo State, Elementarh Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership
Julie Beale, EduKids Preschool Education Supervisor

Professional Impact of Graduate Programs on International P-12 School Teachers

Brandon Kawa, SUNY Buffalo State, International Graduate Programs for Educators
Cathy Beecroft, SUNY Buffalo State, International Graduate Programs for Educators
Chris Shively, SUNY Buffalo State, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership

NASA's GLOBE and Earth System Science (ESS) Collaboratives

Michael Jabot, SUNY Fredonia, Science Education
David Henry, SUNY Buffalo State, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership
Lisa Brosnick, SUNY Buffalo State, Biology

Roundtable: University-Assisted Community Schools: Building Capacity through Partnerships with Higher Education

Liz Anderson, Binghamton University
Andrea Decker, Binghamton University
Luann Kida, Binghamton University
Naorah Rimkuna, Binghamton University

Roundtable: Mentoring and Co-teaching in Pre-student Teaching Field Placements: Affordances of Mentoring One Versus Two Teacher Candidates

Jennifer Reichenberg, SUNY Buffalo State, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership
Tara Flanagan, South Buffalo Charter School
Michelle Heater, South Buffalo Charter School
Jonathan Nguyen, South Buffalo Charter School

Roundtable: Calling All Educators! Successful Evaluation of Student Teachers

Shannon Budin, SUNY Buffalo State, Exceptional Education

Session 2 | 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

From Multicultural Education to Antiracist Education: Classroom Teaching and Learning as Radical Dreaming in International Education

Alysa Perreras, University of San Diego, Equity and Justice Educational Consultant and Researcher
Jevon Hunter, SUNY Buffalo State, Woods-Beals Endowed Chair

Bridging the Not-so-Great Divide: Preparing Teacher Candidates to Meet the Literacy Needs of ALL Learners

Andrew Hashey, SUNY Buffalo State, Exceptional Education
Mary Lavin, SUNY Buffalo State, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership
Matt Raines, Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District, Principal
Jessica Bennett, SUNY Buffalo State, Teacher Candidate
Sara Infantino, Kenmore Town of Tonawanda UFSD, Reading Interventionist

Art Education: A Virtual Collaboration

Mary Wolf, SUNY Buffalo State, Art Education
Michele Agosto, Buffalo Public Schools, Director of Arts

The Learning Journey: Distinguishing Between Standards, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessments

Heather Lyon, Lewiston-Porter Central School District

Session 3 | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Using Applied Learning in Collaboration with Two PDS Sites to Develop Student Professional Behaviors/Dispositions

Pamela Schuetze, SUNY Buffalo State, Psychology
Kathy Doody, SUNY Buffalo State, Exceptional Education
Katrina Fulcher-Rood, SUNY Buffalo State, Speech Language Pathology
Denise Harris, SUNY Buffalo State, Career Development Center

New Assessments for New Science Standards

Lisa Brosnick, SUNY Buffalo State, Biology
David Henry, SUNY Buffalo State, Elementary Education, Literacy, Educational Leadership
Alayla Henry, King Center Charter School

Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice with Pre-Service Teachers within a Literacy Methods Course

Selenid Gonzalez-Frey, SUNY Buffalo State, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership
Mikayla Thompson, SUNY Buffalo State, Teacher Candidate
Megan Schickluna, SUNY Buffalo State, Teacher Candidate