TAPCo. Times #12
November 19, 2018

Birthdays of the Week 

Rachel Dillon 11/24
Ruben Gonzalez 11/24

Distribution of Teacher's Choice Funds and Purchasing Deadline

As previously noted, eligible staff members have the opportunity to purchase instructional materials and supplies for use in their classrooms through the Teacher's Choice program. This year’s Teacher’s Choice-eligible school staff members will receive non-taxable funds in their paychecks on November 30. This year, for the first time, the program includes universal literacy reading coaches and single shepherd program employees, who will also be eligible to receive Teacher’s Choice funds. Staff members who receive the funds are required to spend them on qualifying education materials, by this year’s purchasing deadline of January 13; staff must submit original receipts for program purchases to you or your designee by January 18. 

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:

§  The Lois Lensky Covey Foundation

Pics 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: ​

Middle and High Schools 

• Register by November 19: Workshop – Exploring STEM through the Hudson River 
• Apply by November 30: Race Against Waste Program 

All Schools 

• Respond by November 21: Share your CSEdWeek Activities
• Register by November 26: Workshop – Creating Comics in your Classroom with iLearnNYC 
• Register by November 26: Workshop – Teaching Mindfulness from the Inside Out 
• Register by November 27: PD at the New York Historical Society – Teaching the Second Amendment 
• RSVP by November 28: Explore Interior Lives Photography Exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in America 
• Register by November 28: Workshop – Tech Tools to Engage your ELLs with iLearnNYC 
• Register by November 30: Explore the History of Brooklyn in World War I at the Brooklyn Public Library

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

Middle and High Schools
§  Ongoing: Holocaust Education: Have a Grandchild of a Holocaust Survivor Visit your Classroom
§  Apply by November 30: Apply for the Race Against Waste Program

High Schools
§  Apply by November 30: Get Nominated for the Student Voice Committee