Professional Development, Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning

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• Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA)
  CASDA is a cooperative association between the School of Education and 120 school districts in the 13-county area surrounding Albany.
  
• Capital District Writing Project (CDWP)
  In partnership with the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center and housed in the School of Education, CDWP is an official site of the National Writing Project (NWP).
  
• Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession Camp
  A summer residency camp for high school juniors and seniors focusing on careers in business and accounting.
• Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)
  CARD is a university-affiliated resource center that brings research and practice together in community settings.
• Center for Construction Trades Training
  A joint venture involving the NYS Assembly, M+W Zander, the Arsenal Business and Technology Partnership and CNSE, the center trains trade union members.
• Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology (CENN)
  CENN at CNSE is a fully-integrated technology deployment, product prototyping, manufacturing support, and workforce training resource for emerging generations of IC.
• Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA)
  Since 1987 CELA has been conducting research dedicated to gaining knowledge to improve students' English and literacy achievement. 
  
• College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Programs
  CNSE helps organizations expand and enhance apprenticeships to retrain trade union workers with the skills needed for cleanroom construction and machine tool fit-up.
• College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Community Day
  CNSE Community Day gives residents of the Capital Region, Tech Valley and New York State an up-close look at the exciting world of nanotechnology.
• College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Community Lecture Series
  During NANOvember distinguished CNSE faculty members explore in-depth topics on nanotechnology at the CNSE Community Lecture Series.
• College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Program Partnerships with Community Colleges
  CNSE assists community colleges with the development of an associate’s degree in nanotechnology.
• Counseling Care and Services, Inc.
  Professor Micki Friedlander serves as a professional development resource for Counseling Care and Services, Inc. 
  
• Educational Administration and Policy Studies Institutes in Education
  EAPS plans and delivers specialized courses on cutting-edge issues in school leadership and policy, called Institutes in Education. 
  
• Equipment Support Technician Program
  CNSE partners with DCCC to bring students into CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex to provide the practical, hands-on portion of DCCC’s Equipment Support Technician Program.
• Global Education and Training for Nanotechnology (GetNANO)
  GetNANO develops the highly skilled workforce needed for the design and operation of state-of-the-art nanoelectronics research, development and manufacturing facilities.
• Greater Capital Region Teacher Center (GCRTC)
  GCRTC is a comprehensive professional development program provider for K-12 teachers.
  
• Hogarty Family Foundation Lectures
  A public lecture program on a range of cancer-related topics is offered through UAlbany's Cancer Research Center.
• Hudson Valley Community College's Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology program (SMT program)
  The SMT program, developed in partnership with CNSE, prepares students for careers in the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
• Humanities Institute for Lifelong Learning & OASIS Programs and Public Libraries and Museums
  Faculty teach courses and deliver lectures in various community settings.
• NANOvember
  CNSE's NANOvember is a month-long series of events and activities that showcase the exciting world of nanotechnology.
• New York State Summer Writers Institute
  A month-long series of writing workshops and readings held at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs in July
  
• New York State Writers Institute
  The New York State Writers Institute promotes literature and writing through diverse programs for students and the general public.
• New York State Writers Institute Residencies and Workshops
  Community writing workshops offered by Institute writers-in-residence
  
• Partnership for Literacy
  Through its Partnership for Literacy the Center on English Learning & Achievement offers a variety of instructional and professional development services to schools.
• Police Programs in Graduate Study
  Employees from various police agencies are enrolled in SCJ graduate programs.
• Regional Adult Education Network, East (RAEN, East)
  RAEN, East is one of seven networks in NYS delivering staff/professional development programs for traditional and non-traditional adult educators in eastern upstate NY.
• Select Seminar on Excellence in Education
  Teachers, administrators, UAlbany professors and community leaders are invited each year to CASDA’s Select Seminar to address in depth, a select education-related topic.
  
• Social Robotics Consortium
  Students utilize robots as a platform to learn key computer science concepts, programming, hardware and software.
  
• St. Anne's Institute Literacy Program
  The St. Anne's Institute Literacy Program is held in conjunction with the Department of Reading and the St. Anne's Institute. 
  
• The Greater Capital Region Principals' Center
  The Center provides training to renew and improve the administrative skills of school principals
• University at Albany Literacy Lab
  The Reading Department offers the capstone practicum for the literacy specialist master's degree (Birth to Grade 6) in the Cohoes City School District.
• Visiting Writers Series
  Free and public presentations by 40-50 world renowned and emerging writers each year
  
• Working with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  The Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology provides staff development to schools focusing on functional behavioral assessments and educational strategies.
  
• Writers Institute Publications and Social Media
  The Writers Institute's electronic magazine of interviews, transcriptions, and feature articles on visiting writers