Teacher Times #16
December 16, 2013

Birthdays Of The Week

Jose Alvarez 12/21/13
Keita Edwards Adams 12/26/13
Robin Konigsberg 12/28/13
Domenic Branca 1/1/14
Eric Krakauer 1/3/14

Professional Development and Student Opportunities

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

§  Participate on December 12: District 79 LYFE Informational Webinar
§  Participate on December 17: Spanish Native Language Arts Curriculum Guide Training
§  Register by December 20: Free Full-Day Workshop in Support of P.S. Art 2014
§  Register by January 6:  “Faces of Fortune: Portraits of the Gilded Age” Teacher Workshop
§  Apply by January 8: Digital Photography Class at the Museum of the City of New York
§  Register by January 9: NYCDOE Middle School Counselor Workshop: Career Development in Grades 6–8
§  Register by February 4: Inquiry Based Science Investigations with the NY Botanical Garden for Grades K–5: Plant Phenology
§  Apply by February 12: Scholarship Plus 2014 Scholarship Opportunity for High School Seniors
§  Apply by February 14: Call for Student Artwork for the 12th Annual P.S. Art Exhibition 
§  Ongoing: Free Class Visits for NYC Public Schools to the 9/11 Tribute Center

Pic Of The Week
See You Next Year!!

Common Core Curriculum Professional Development Updates

The NYCDOE is offering the following professional development (PD) and resources on Common Core-aligned curriculum and instruction.

Registration Reminders:

§  Register by December 20 for general sessions for ReadyGen, Go Math!, Code X, and CMP3; you are encouraged to share this information with your teachers as appropriate.
§  CMP3: Teachers should register by December 20 for one of four technology sessions to support teachers in using the online components of CMP3, including Dash, MathXL, and Teachability. These sessions are meant to supplement the four CMP3 general sessions and will take place from 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. on January 10, 17, 24, and 31.
§  Expeditionary Learning: Register by January 10 for an Expeditionary Learning professional development session for administrators and coaches on January 23. This session is designed for principals, instructional coaches, and others who support school-wide implementation of the grades 3–8 Expeditionary Learning ELA modules.
New Online Resources: The following online resources are available to schools that opted into the Core Curriculum programs below:
§  Code X: If your school purchased Code X this year, you should have received an email on December 6 from curriculumpd@schools.nyc.gov with information about setting up Code XDigital accounts for teachers in your school. There will be a short webinar on setting up Code X Digital for your school at 3:00 p.m. on December 11; to sign up, click here.
§  Go Math!: A recorded version of last week’s Go Math! webinar four, “Managing Think Central,” is available on the Webinar Central page. In this webinar, participants examined the resources and tools for students, parents, and teachers that are available on Think Central.

To see a complete list of online resources for each Core Curriculum program, click here. For questions, email curriculumpd@schools.nyc.gov.

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:

§  Lowe's Toolbox For Education Grants