TAPCo. Times #27
March 19, 2018

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:

• Snapdragon Book Foundation

Update on Next Generation ELA and Math Standards

​The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has released a three-year Implementation Roadmap for the Next Generation Learning Standards in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, to support your school-based staff with the transition. The roadmap is a recommended plan that includes goals and activities for stakeholders to raise awareness of, build capacity around, and implement the Next Generation Learning Standards. For an overview of the new standards, including a FAQ and roadmap flyer, see the NYSED Implementation page. You should share the roadmap flyer with your school-based staff.

Updated FAQ on School Trips

​The FAQ Regarding School Trips has been updated to provide you with further guidance on how to plan for domestic and international school trips and comply with the requirements of Chancellor’s Regulation A–670. Specifically, additional clarification is made around timelines for planning school trips; steps to follow when a student requires nursing services; the administration of medication; providing special transportation or other accommodations; resources for trip advisories and warnings; as well as immunizations and heath precautions. Please review both the regulation and the updated FAQ and share them with your staff, who are responsible for coordinating and participating in school trips. 

Regents Scoring Per-Session Opportunity 

Per-Session Opportunities for School Staff: Note that Algebra I, Geometry, Chemistry, Living Environment, Physics, ELA, US History, Global History and Spanish LOTE will be scored partially or entirely through per-session opportunities that will be funded and managed by the DOE. Interested teachers and supervisors may apply for per-session positions at Regents-scoring sites beginning at 6:00 p.m. on March 19 through April 25. Please share this information with all eligible staff members at your school.

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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 April 12: Morgan Library and Museum Free Teacher and Administrator Open House
• Register by April 12: Free Training: Engaging Children through Yoga, Dance, and Gymnastics
• Register by April 13: Free Future City Labs: Mapping the Past, Present, and Future
• Register by April 13: Cooper Hewitt’s Free Explore + Tour PD: Problem Solving Mindset
• Register by April 13: Native New Yorkers: Exploring Native Plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden - A P-Credit ASPDP Course
• Ongoing: New-York Historical Society Field Trips

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​Middle and High Schools:

• Apply by April 13: Summer Opportunity for Teachers to Explore Literature through the Arts at Teachers College, Columbia University

 
High Schools:

• Apply by April 2: Summer High School Internships at The Met
• Participate on April 11: United Nations - Second Generation - The Things I Didn’t Tell My Father