TAPCo. Times #18
January 13, 2020

Student Opportunities

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

• Submit by February 1: Black History Month Contest 2020
• Submit by March 6: NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s 34th Annual Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest​

High Schools

• Ongoing: Second Annual Youth Climate Summit

Grant Opportunities

Grant opportunities are posted on the Grants website. This week’s highlights include:

§  Fund for Teachers Grant Opportunity

Advanced Certification in Health Education for Current K-12 Health Teachers

As part of the multiyear Health Ed Works initiative to revitalize health education for all students, the DOE, in collaboration with Lehman College, is offering in-service, K-12 health education teachers an opportunity to apply for an 18-credit program leading to an Advanced Certificate in Health Education. To be eligible, teachers must currently be teaching health education, but not certified in health. They must also possess a New York State (NYS) initial or professional certification in any subject area and a master's degree in a related field. The DOE will cover the cost of tuition and fees. Coursework begins in June 2020, and concludes in spring 2021. Participants must attend a mandatory orientation at Lehman College, tentatively scheduled from 6:00–8:00 p.m. on May 5, prior to the start of the program.

For more information about this opportunity, including a link to the application, see this flyer. You should share the flyer with eligible teachers who may be interested in applying. Applications are due on January 27.

For questions about the Advanced Certificate in Health Education program at Lehman College, email Healthedworks@schools.nyc.gov with the words "Lehman College Health Ed Certificate" in the subject line.
 

Pics Of The Week

Professional Development and Student Opportunities

All professional learning opportunities are posted on the I Teach NYC website and linked below. This week’s highlights include:
 
All Teachers:
 
§   Register by January 14: Explore Work-Based Learning Experiences with the Special Education Office 
§   Register by January 16: Deepen Reading and Analysis through Art and Design 
§   Apply by January 22: Spend Your Mid-Winter Recess Discovering Coding at the Intrepid Museum 
§   Register by January 29: Including All Learners: Strategies for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners 
§   Register by January 29: Data-Driven Inquiry: Strategies for School Change 
§   Register by January 29: Meeting and Exceeding Danielson 3B 
§   Register by January 29: Develop Promising Practices as a Teacher Leader 
§   Register by January 29: Exploring Multiple Perspectives with Primary Sources 
§   Register by January 31: ASPDP-Approved Quikitech Online P-Credits and A+ Course Credits 
§   Register by February 5: Bringing Project Based Learning to the Writing Classroom 
§   Register by February 24: Apply to Present at the 8th Annual Teaching Social Activism Conference at The Museum of The City of New York 
§   Ongoing through June 12: Grant Funded Field Trips are Now Available at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum 
§   Ongoing: Bring Global Conservation Lessons to Your Classroom with Wildlife Conservation Society’s “Field Sight” 
§   Ongoing: Explore School Quality Report Results 

Middle Schools and High Schools:
 
§   Register by January 13: Explore Assessment in Grades 6-12 
§   Register by January 21: Upper School Chancellor’s Day: The Big Learning Challenge 
§   Register by January 22: Spend Chancellor’s High School PD at The 9/11 Memorial and Museum 
§   Register by January 23: Museum of Chinese in America + The Tenement Museum: Doubly Barred- Chinese American Women in History 
§   Register by January 26: Three-Dimensional Learning with Vernier Data Collection Technology 
§   Register by January 27: Connect to the Census during Chancellor’s High School PD Day at The Museum of The City of New York ​