TAPCo. Times #7
October 15, 2018

Birthdays of the Week 

Danielle Fenderson 10/17

Grant Opportunities

Grant opportunities are posted on the Grants website (you can visit the page on any computer using this link). This week’s highlights include:

§  Fuel Up to Play 60
§  2018-19 School Wellness Council Grant Program Deadline Extended to October 19th

Pic Of The Week

Professional Development and Student Opportunities

Professional learning opportunities are posted on the I Teach NYC website and linked below. This week’s highlights include:
 
Elementary and Middle Schools 
§  Register by October 19: Exploring STEM-Project Based Learning using Rube Goldberg Machines 
 
Middle Schools 
§  Register by October 12: Workshop -- Discover Routines for Mathematical Fluency 
 
Middle Schools and High Schools 
§  Register by October 12: Workshop for STEM Teachers at Weill Cornell Medical College 
§  Register by October 19: Workshop – Bringing the Museum into the World Language Classroom 
§  Register by October 23: Chancellor’s PD Day Workshop at the UN: Use Media to Align the Social
Studies Scope and Sequence Requirements 
 
High Schools 
§  On-going: New Unit of Study for NYS Regents Living Environment 

All Schools 
§  Purchase by October 16: Experience the Magical Animated Documentary - LIYANA
§  Register by October 17: Workshop at the New York Historical Society – Women Under Colonial Slavery 
§  Register by October 18: Workshop – All Day Shakespeare PD 
§  Register by October 30: Spend Chancellor’s PD Day at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum 
§  Register by October 31: Explore the Unseen Oceans Exhibit During AMNH’s Educator’s Evening 
§  On-going: Supporting the Whole Child with ASPDP

Student opportunities are posted on the Student Opportunities page on the DOE website. This week’s highlights include:

Middle Schools
§  Apply by October 22: Apply Now to Become a NYC Junior Ambassadors Classroom

Middle and High Schools
§  Ongoing: Come to Teens Take The Met! and enjoy a night of art, music, performances, and more

High Schools
§  Apply by November 9: Paid High School Apprenticeship Program