The Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement, through the Department of eLearning, and in coordination with

Renzulli Learning Systems, has arranged the following professional development opportunities for schools who are participating in
the volume pricing offer. Included in the purchase price of RLS, your school is entitled to four days of offsite training and 2.5 hours
of customized onsite support at no additional cost. Registration will be completed in Protraxx and participants will receive
confirmation via email.
Professional Development Opportunities

Principals and Network Leaders: Using RENZULLI in the Quality Review (half-day)

What you want to know about using Renzulli to support the work of Inquiry Teams and the Quality Review process; best practices
in implementing RLS; how Renzulli can be useful in encouraging teachers to take part in structured professional collaborations; the
best way to approach professional development; how the Personal Success Plan can ensure that students’ learning goals, plans and
timeframes remain the central focus of teachers, administrators, students and parents; issues affecting Renzulli implementation; and
tips for using Renzulli utilization reports to determine how students and teachers are using the program to enhance learning are just
some of the important topics that will be addressed. Find out how Renzulli can be used to support the work of Inquiry teams and the
Quality Review process.

October 5 Bronx - 1pm-3:30pm

October 14 Manhattan - 1pm-3:30pm
October 21 Brooklyn - 1pm-3:30pm
October 26 Queens - 1pm-3:30pm

Guidance Counselors: Using RENZULLI to Help Students Plan Their Dreams (half-day)
This half-day workshop gives guidance counselors a tailored introduction to how they can use Renzulli’s Personal Success Plan
(PSP) to guide students as they set measurable and actionable learning personal goals and explore career options.

October 5 Bronx - 9:30am-12:00pm

October 14 Manhattan - 9:30am-12:00pm
October 21 Brooklyn - 9:30am-12:00pm
October 26 Queens - 9:30am-12:00pm

Site Manager / Teacher Training: Introduction to Renzulli Learning

This workshop will provide an overview of the Renzulli Learning System (RLS), and will focus on specific strategies for
differentiating instruction via content, process and product using students’ top interests, learning styles and expression styles as
identified by the Renzulli profiler. This program, based on nearly 35 years of research and development, is a comprehensive system
for infusing “high-end learning” into total school improvement efforts while simultaneously challenging and engaging all students.
The Renzulli provides a unique environment for the entire learning community which allows parents, teachers and administrators to
view information that encourages an open exchange about students’ learning needs. Explore ways of differentiating learning for
individual students and groups of students and access challenging and engaging activities to support curricula in core subjects,
including the arts that are aligned to New York Learning Standards.

September 16 Manhattan – 9:00am-3:00pm

September 18 Brooklyn – 9:00am-3:00pm
September 30 Bronx – 9:00am-3:00pm
October 14 Queens – 9:00am-3:00pm
October 23 Brooklyn – 9:00am-3:00pm
November 3 Manhattan – 9:00am-3:00pm
November 18 Bronx – 9:00am-3:00pm
December 2 Queens – 9:00am-3:00pm

Site Manager /Teacher Training: The Personal Success Plan – Helping students set goals and get organized for
academic success

How can we, as educators, help students take personal initiative in the process of learning? How do we shift the responsibility of
learning to students? How can we help students achieve their potential? Students learn to be more productive and organized as they
work through the Personal Success Plan (PSP). They develop short-term and long-term academic and personal goals to involve,
motivate and engage them in the learning process; engagement that leads to academic achievement. The PSP allows teachers to
guide students as they develop and set measurable and actionable learning goals that are differentiated by student interests and
expression styles. As students progress through the PSP, they develop plans and timeframes for reaching these goals.

September 23 Manhattan – 9:00am-3:00pm

September 25 Brooklyn – 9:00am-3:00pm
October 16 Bronx – 9:00am-3:00pm
October 21 Queens – 9:00am-3:00pm
October 26 Brooklyn – 9:00am-3:00pm
November 13 Manhattan – 9:00am-3:00pm
December 9 Queens – 9:00am-3:00pm
December 14 Bronx – 9:00am-3:00pm

Site Manager /Teacher Training: Getting Even More Out of Renzulli Learning – Participants should have
previously completed RLS1 and RLS2 (PSP)

A hands-on workshop focusing on using Renzulli as a tool for curriculum compacting, coordinating collaborative student learning
groups, and differentiating instruction using “Curriculum Connections”. Learn how you can adapt the regular curriculum to
individual students’ abilities and needs though compacting which allows you to streamline and eliminate unnecessary curriculum
and instruction and provide an optimal match of curricular content and expectations to the learner’s knowledge, ability, and learning
styles. You will learn how to create and monitor groups of students as they work interactively in a moderated social networking
forum. Practical suggestions for effective implementation with individual students and whole classes will be shared, along with
independent student project guidelines and ideas for making curriculum connections. Learn how to use different features in the
system to maximize student learning.

October 7 Manhattan – 9:00am-3:00pm

October 28 Brooklyn – 9:00am-3:00pm
November 23 Bronx – 9:00am-3:00pm
December 4 Queens – 9:00am-3:00pm

Customized Onsite Training 2.5 hours

Renzulli Learning will customize this training to meet the individual needs of each school. School should contact Greg Skinner at
Renzulli Learning to arrange a date that is convenient. Contact Greg at 1-877-429-1955 ex. 3155.
Possible workshop/in-class support topics can be:

Using RLS to Differentiate Instruction

Introduction to the Wizard Project Maker
Introduction to the Assignment Maker
RLS and Curriculum Connections
Introduction to RLS
Introduction to PSP

Free Online Support

Step-by-step illustrated instructions for all major operations available to Students, Teachers, Principals (Managers), and Parents are
available online at: http://renzullilearning.com/HelpSystem/index.html. Also, beginning this fall, your staff is welcome to participate
in free online WEBINARS, which will be available throughout the year at http://renzullilearning.com/Webinars.aspx.

TRAINING SITES:

Manhattan 425 West 123rd Street 6th Floor Manhattan NY 10027 Map it
Brooklyn 450 Pacific Street , Brooklyn NY 11217 Map it
Bronx 3740 Baychester Avenue , BRONX NY , 10466 Map it
Queens 45-18 Court Square Second Floor Long Island City NY 11101 Map it