Teacher Times #30
April 20, 2015

Weekly Calendar of Events

Staff Birthdays

Sam Buchbinder 4/21/15

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:

§  American Speech-Language Hearing Association Grant Program for Multicultural Activities

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:
  
§  Participate on April 21: Attend the Educator Workshop at the Jewish Museum      

§  Participate on April 25: Border Crossers "Talking About Race in the Classroom: A Training for Educators Committed to Racial Justice"      

§  Participate on April 30: All Schools: 2015 Poem in Your Pocket Day

§  Register by May 1: Free 3rd Annual Teaching Social Activism in the Classroom Conference: “Teaching Civil Rights: Then and Now” at the Museum of the City of New York     

§  Participate on May 1: Math and Mandalas at the Rubin Museum of Art

§  Register by May 7: Saving Place: Engaging Students with New York City Landmarks Workshop at the Museum of the City of New York

§  Register by May 8: Attend Lisa Blackwell’s Speaking Engagement on Mindsets and Motivation

§  Register by May 13: AIDS Activism as American History – Free Historian Presentation and Conversation at the Museum of the City of New York

§  Nominate by May 20: Attend the Thirteenth Annual Outstanding Educators of the Year

§  Ongoing through June 19: Yo-Dan-Nastics™ Classes: A Blend of Yoga, Dance, and Gymnastics

Middle & High

§  Apply by April 30: Teaching East Asia-NCTA 2015 Summer Institute on Korea

§  Register by May 4: Hudson Data Jam Competition for Students in Grades 6-12

§  Apply by May 15: NYC Student Game Design Challenge: Game Design & Development

High Schools:

§  Apply by April 30: Association of Black Educators of New York (ABENY) Scholarship

§  Apply by April 30: NYU GenCyber Computer Science for Cyber Security (CS4CS) Summer Program for High School Women