Teacher Times #8
October 26, 2015

Birthdays of the Week 

Mark Schaudt 10/30

January Regents Scoring Per Session Opportunities

Per Session Opportunities for School Staff: Note that Algebra I (CC), Algebra 2/Trig, Chemistry, Comprehensive English, Earth Science, Geometry (CC), Living Environment, Physics, and US History will be scored partially or fully through per session opportunities that will be funded and managed centrally by the NYCDOE. Teachers and supervisors may now apply for per session positions at Regents scoring sites and should do so by November 16.

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:

• Vernier/National Science Teacher Association Technology Awards
• Grow to Learn School Garden Mini-Grant

Pic Of The Week

Professional Development and Student Opportunities

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

• Apply by October 30: Apply for a Service in Schools $1,000 Service-Learning Grant!
• Participate on November 2: Election Day Professional Development at the American Museum of Natural History   
• Register by November 2: New York City Writing Project’s (NYCWP) Writing to Create Community Workshop
• Register by November 11: Attend a Book Signing and Presentation by Greg Grandin
• Participate on November 14 or December 5: Border Crossers "Talking About Race in the Classroom: A Training for Educators Committed to Racial Justice"

 
Middle Schools:

• Apply by November 2: Free STEM Workshops at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
• Register by November 2: Future Goals - Hockey Scholar: An Online STEM Program from the New York Rangers  
• Register by November 13: The National Science Foundation-funded CyberQUEST Project

 
Middle and High Schools:

• Register by October 30: Citizen Science and Civic Action Teachers Workshop
• Register by November 2: New York City Writing Project’s (NYCWP) Writing the Historical Argument Workshop   
• Register by November 10: Facing History Workshop: Holocaust and Human Behavior
• Ongoing: 3GNY (Third Generation New York): Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors to Speak at Schools
• Ongoing: Register for Free Field Trips and Discount Distance Learning Programs at the 9/11 Tribute Center

 
High Schools:

• Ongoing: Bearing Witness: Testimony, Disarmament & the Hiroshima Panels