Teacher Times #9
October 28, 2013

TAPCo. Birthdays of the Week

Mark Schaudt 10/30
Lissette Mendonza 11/3

Professional Development and Student Opportunities

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

§  Register by October 24: Wildlife Forensics Teacher Professional Development Institute for Grades 8–12 Teachers from Title I Focus and Priority Schools
§  Apply by October 25: High School Science Research Pathways Program
§  Register by October 30: Properties of Matter - Three-day Professional Development Institute for Elementary School Teachers from Title I Focus and Priority Schools
§  Register by November 1: Election Day Professional Development at NYC Center for Space Science Education
§  Participate on November 5: Join the New York Botanical Garden's Teacher Training
§  Participate on November 5: Supporting the Academic Success of Student Athletes
§  Apply by November 7: Boost Healthy Living in Brooklyn with Indoor Urban Farming
§  Participate on November 7: Museum of the City of New York History Day Content Workshop
§  Participate on November 8: Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) Training
§  Register by November 10: Art in the Age of Experimentation, The Armory Show at 100
§  Register by November 13: Project WILD (Wildlife in Learning Design) and Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
§  Register: Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Service Learning and Professional Development Opportunity
§  Ongoing: Universal Design for Learning: Archived Webinars
§  Ongoing: Professional Development in Response to Intervention and Academic Interventions Services in Literacy

Engage NY Update

The EngageNY website now includes new resources on the Common Core Regents exams in English Language Arts (ELA) and Algebra 1. For the ELA exam, you and your staff can compare curriculum to this test blueprint to ensure that your curriculum aligns to the material on which students will be tested. You and your staff can also access test development documents, including Guidelines for Text Selection to ensure that the texts that students read meet the demands of the Common Core, grading rubrics for essays, and annotated sample questions. For the Algebra 1 exam, you and your staff can access a complete set of Common Core modules and annotated sample questions.

Pic Of The Week
Our Students at the 92Y

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 Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries

Core Curriculum Professional Development Updates

§  Go Math!: A recorded version of the Go Math! webinar 2 covering “Connecting Go Math! to the Common Core” webinar is available through the NYC Teacher Portal on the Webinar Central page.
§  Core Knowledge: Teachers and school leaders may register in order to receive login information for the Core Knowledge virtual office hours that will be held from 3:30–4:30 p.m. on November 4; these office hours will cover the three pillar model of instruction (Guided Reading and Accountable Independent Reading (GRAIR), Listening and Learning, and Skills) and focus on GRAIR in more depth. The office hours session on November 4 is best for participants who have not received an initial orientation training on Core Knowledge Language Arts; participants will be directed to online resources that can help them review past training. There will be time for general questions at the end. Future office hours will be held on the following dates: December 2, January 13, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, and June 2.
§  Materials and resources from the fall Core Curriculum professional development, which schools may use for staff development on November 5 (Election Day), are available here and on the Common Core Library.