TAPCo. Times #17
January 2, 2018

Birthday of the Week 

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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 American Honda Foundation

Special PD Opportunity: Using Khan Academy to Support SAT Prep

NYC iZone will host a training for teachers to learn and share best practices in using Khan Academy to support preparation for SAT School Day.  Participants will receive a variety of resources including lesson plans and  unit plans.

Per session will be available for those who qualify.

Click HERE to register.

Teacher's Choice Update

• January 14 is the last day for Teacher’s Choice participants to purchase qualifying educational materials using their Teacher’s Choice funds (see “Using Teacher’s Choice Funds” on page 3 of the Teacher’s Choice guidelines). If your staff members do not spend these funds by January 14, they will be required to reimburse the DOE for unused funds, in accordance with the Teacher’s Choice guidelines. Please note that a payroll deduction will be withdrawn from staff members’ June 30 paychecks, if the reimbursement is not received by April 20.
• January 19 is the deadline for all participants to submit a Teacher’s Choice Accountability Form and proof of their eligible purchases (i.e. original receipts and/or invoices), to your designee. Your designee must review the receipts for these materials to ensure that purchases were made in accordance with the Teacher’s Choice guidelines. Note that Absent Teacher Reserve participants, who are assigned to your school during the week of January 16, must also submit proof of eligible purchases to your designee by this deadline; for more information, see this Quick Guide: Participants in the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR).

Pic Of The Week

Professional Development and Student Opportunities

Professional learning and student opportunities are posted on the PL and Student Opportunities page. This week’s highlights include:
 
All Schools:

• Register by January 10: Critically Conscious Educators Rising Series facilitated by NYU
• Register by January 11: Teacher Job Search Bootcamp
• Participate on January 17: Pizza & PD – FDR's Presidency and Legacy

 
Elementary and Middle Schools:

• Apply by January 12: Project Green Reach

 
Middle Schools:

• Register by January 12: Connecting Mathematics Routines to CMP3
• Register by January 15: Routines for Mathematical Fluency and Reasoning in Grades 6-8

 
Middle and High:

• Register by January 15: Facing History & Ourselves Workshop – The Nanjing Atrocities: 80 Years Later
• Register by January 31: STEM as a Guide for Hudson River Management
• Ongoing: Guided School Visits at The Frick Collection

 
High Schools:

• Apply by January 8: Frick Forum at The Frick Collection
• Register by January 15: Morgan Library and Museum Conference Day Workshop for Teachers

Opportunity to Access the New York Times Replica Edition

​The DOE is offering access to The New York Times Replica Edition free-of-charge for use in classrooms citywide. The replica edition provides classrooms with the newspaper’s daily online content, as it appears in print, as well as full access to back editions for the calendar year. The subscription also includes access to digital tools designed to enhance students’ online reading experience. Users can access content in newspaper view or article view, auto-translate to other languages, listen to articles, or print formatted versions of articles. Note that the replica edition does not provide access to NYTimes.com. To access the print edition online, click on “Start Reading the NY Times Replica Edition.”
 
For questions, email Melissa Jacobs, or call 212-374-3459.