TAPCo. Times #19
January 21, 2020

Birthdays of the Week 

Shy Burgos 1/21
Annie Torres 1/25

Per-Session Scoring for NYS Grades 3-8 ELA/Math Exams

The New York State (NYS) grades 3–8 English Language Arts (ELA) and math exams will be administered March 25–26 and April 22–23, respectively. In preparation for these exams, you should review the following information on per-session, site-management team selection and test schedule modification:​

​Per-Session Opportunities:  Staff who are interested in applying for per-session positions for scoring NYS grades 3–8 ELA and math exams, should review the DHR postings (VC#1452–1464), and apply via the scoring application portal by February 14.

Student Opportunities

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

• Apply by February 14: Green Team Mini-Grants

High Schools
§  Ongoing: Register to Participate in the Hamilton Education Program
§  Apply by February 14: SchoolFood Summer Apprenticeship Program
§  Apply by February 17: Princeton Summer Journalism Program

Grant Opportunities

Grant opportunities are posted on the Grants website. This week’s highlights include:
 
§  Grammy Music Educator Award

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:
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§   Apply by January 22: Spend Your Mid-Winter Recess Discovering Coding at the Intrepid Museum 
§   Register by January 22: Chancellor’s PD Day: Sustainability: Investigating Systems at a Campus School 
§   Register by January 23: Register for Echoes and Reflections: Spotlight on Contemporary Antisemitism 
§   Register by January 23: Discover Museum of the City of New York’s Exhibition, Collecting New York Stories 
§   Register by January 23: Native Science + Innovation in the Americas 
§   Register by January 24: Florence Mills: The Unheard Voice of a Generation 
§   Apply by January 25: Per Session Opportunity for Teachers in the Bronx: Rep Your School as a Bronx Early Hiring Teacher Recruiter 
§   Register by January 27: Understanding Career Development and Occupational Studies; From Standards to the Commencement Credential 
§   Register by January 29: Including All Learners: Strategies for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners 
§   Register by January 29: Teacher’s Toolkit: Practicing Protocols and Promising Practices 
§   Register by January 31: Check out Spring 2020 Quikitech Online ASPDP-Approved Courses 
§   Register by February 5: Bringing Project Based Learning to the Writing Classroom 
§   Register by February 11: Mid-Winter Recess Session: Raise the Bar for Student Writing 
§   Register by February 24: Apply to Present at the 8th Annual Teaching Social Activism Conference at The Museum of The City of New York 
§   Register by March 13: Discover Sibshop Workshop and Certification Training 
 
Middle Schools and High Schools:
 
§   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