Teacher Times 9/8/15

Teacher Times #3
September 21, 2015

Birthdays of the Week

Kecia Dalton-Reece 9/21

Fall Professional Development Sessions to Support Collections, ReadyGen, CodeX, and School Desgined ELA Curricula

This fall, the NYCDOE is offering professional development sessions to support schools that are using the following Common Core Curriculum programs: Collections, ReadyGen, and Code X; sessions will also be offered for school-designed ELA curricula for grades K–12. Sessions will be held from October 2 through December 14, and registration will close two business days before the start of each session. For more information, including session content, schedules, and registration links, see here. Please share this information with your staff and note that educators who participated in a previous Common Core Curriculum PD session will also receive an email with registration information from Patricia Pinkerton on September 18. You, your assistant principal(s), and any coaches who may be interested in these sessions are also welcome to attend.

For questions, email Nicole Bournas-Ney.

Student Access to Drinking Water

Students should have easy access to water and be encouraged to drink often. Please make sure that students have an opportunity to drink from school fountains, water bottles, and other water sources throughout the day, especially when the temperature is above 80 degrees. Read the heat advisory for more information about staying hydrated during hot weather. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Cheryl Lawrence at clawren1@health.nyc.gov or 347-203-7537.

Per-Session Opportunities for Languages Other Than English (LOTE) and Second Language Proficiency (SLP) Exam Writers and Editors

Applications are still being accepted for NYC Comprehensive Languages Other Than English (LOTE) exam and Second Language Proficiency (SLP) writers, editors/reviewers, and supervisor positions. These exams are administered to eligible students in June so that they can meet state language assessment requirements. While the deadline for these positions has passed, the NYCDOE is still accepting teacher applications for the following LOTE/SLP per session postings:

§ LOTE writers for the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Latin
§ LOTE editors for the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Albanian, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
§ SLP writers and editors for Latin.

To check eligibility/selection criteria and requirements, and to apply for the LOTE and SLP writer and editor positions, click the links above and send required documents to LOTE@schools.nyc.gov. Please note that the posting for supervisors who will oversee various teams of LOTE and SLP writers/editors will go live next week.