This NYC bilingual educator shares what it means to teach for ‘equity, not equality
“Much of teaching a new language happens in the small moments: in the chatter among peers, in asking to use the bathroom. This year, with New York City public schools shuttered so frequently due to coronavirus cases, students had far fewer opportunities for these casual conversations and questions, said Rebecca Quiñones, a second grade dual-language […]
Pandemic Teacher Shortages Imperil In-Person Schooling
The nation’s schools need thousands of more teachers, full-time and substitute, to keep classrooms open. “As exposure to the coronavirus forced thousands of teachers across the United States to stay home and quarantine this winter, administrators in the Washoe County School District, which serves 62,000 students in western Nevada, pulled out all the stops to […]
For some kids, remote learning will continue this fall. Can schools make it better?
“Online learning as a standalone, as the only model that a student is accessing for instruction, is not working for the vast majority of our children.” Superintendents across the country are grappling with the same question as they look ahead to the fall: How will they teach students whose families choose to keep them home? […]
Student Highlight: Anisa Lett (Teacher Education Masters Degree program for Childhood Education Grades 1 – 6)
This is Anisa Lett she is currently a Teacher’s Assistant at a charter school. She is currently in our Teacher Education Master’s Degree program for Childhood Education Grades 1 – 6. Anisa chose to get her Master’s while working as a Teachers Assistant (TA). Her experiences as a TA pushed her to further her career […]
26% more LI educators filed for retirement in 2020, data shows
Retirement applications from Long Island public school teachers, principals and other educators spiked last year, data shows, reflecting the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on education and possibly worsening a teacher shortage. For those entering the education workforce, this means there is going to be a good opportunity to find and keep a job as a teacher. […]
Why Earn TESOL Certification?
Why TESOL? If you’re an educator, consider obtaining your Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certification. This certification will make you a more versatile teacher, and a more marketable applicant for jobs in NYC. CITE and The College of Mount St. Vincent are offering two options: TESOL Courses for the Individual Pathways Certification […]
Free Calm For Teachers
We love bringing tips (especially freebies) to you. Study after study tells us of the benefits of meditation for all levels of students (not to mention the good it does for the teacher’s lunchroom!). Please let your colleagues know about this offer, a free subscription to the Calm app for teachers. We are not […]
New Teacher Contract 2018
Chalkbeat is reporting details on a new contract deal for NYC Teachers here: https://ny.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/10/12/new-york-city-teacher-salary-scale-2019-2022/ From Chalkbeat: The 2019-2022 contract, announced four months before the current one is due to expire, includes annual raises of 2, 2.5, and 3 percent. Teachers have criticized the increases as insufficient to keep up with rising living costs. The Chalkbeat article […]
