TAPCo. Times #21
January 28, 2019

Birthday of the Week 

Karstina Wong - 2/2

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 28: Scholarships for Yoga-Dance-Gymnastics Movement Classes and Performance Project for Children and Teens with Special Needs
• Register by April 30: New City that Drinks the Mountain Sky​

High Schools

• Ongoing: Free Field Trips to the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the CUNY Graduate Center

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:
 
§  Bezos Scholars Program

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:
 
All Schools  
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§  Register by January 28: Empowering Student Learning Through Libraries – Destiny Training for Novice Users 

§  Apply by January 30: Write Curriculum with the Brooklyn Historical Society 

§  Apply by February 1: 9/11 Tribute Museum Teacher Award  

§  Register by February 2: Museum of The City of New York Free Educator Day -- Breaking Boundaries  

§  Register by February 4: Explore the NOVELny Database  

§  Register by February 6: Tour the Museum of the City of New York’s Exhibit, “In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson”  

§  Register by February 8: P-Credit Course – Teaching with Works of Art in the Museum and the Classroom  

§  Register by February 8: The History of Community Organizing in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Public Library 

§  Register by February 27: Online PD – G Suite for Education: Teaching Made Efficient  
 
Middle Schools and High Schools
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§  Register by January 31: Providing Practical Speaking and Reading Exercises for Multilingual Learners, Grade 6-12 

§  Apply by February 15: Cornell Center for Materials Research Summer Research Experience for Teachers