Welcome back to school, educators! We hope you were able to take some time to relax and reset this summer. AND we were also so pleased to have almost 200 participants in our PD workshops this summer -- including teachers, student support faculty, administrators and even students from across our schools. Highlights and resources from the summer workshops will be posted here in the coming days.
We also want to share some upcoming professional development opportunities.
Read MoreWe are announcing one more workshop opportunity available for this August. Sign up for Supporting Readers Across Disciplines through Text Sets by Wednesday, August 17. Per session and CTLE hours are available for participating teachers.
Workshop will meet VIRTUALLY: Monday August 22 9:30 - 3:30, Tuesday August 23 9:30 - 3:30.
Facilitated by Rayhan Ahmed, Gotham Professional Arts Academy.
As Consortium teachers, we have the opportunity to design and implement content and thinking-rich projects that not only push our students to learn in complex and meaningful ways but also contribute to making the world a better place. But how do we systematically and intentionally provide students with the right experiences in reading and writing within our disciplines to build their skills in a balanced way as part of planning our projects? This workshop explores the creation of Text Sets…
Read MoreUse this sign up form to register for the Consortium Summer Institute.
Full list of workshop descriptions here.
As a reminder, per session rate will be paid to participants and CTLE hours are available.
Workshops available:
ICT Intensive for CoTeacher
Global History Working Group
Essex Street Academy, Manhattan
Show Me Your Story: Amplifying Underreported Stories Through the Arts
Getting Organized for Special Education Coordinators
Developing Curriculum Using YA Literature
Youth-Led Restorative Justice
Bringing students together through Argument
Math: Planning for a Problem-Based Approach
Dates, Times, Locations, Registration Information…
Read MoreConsortium Science teachers! Interested in collaborating with other teachers to build an Animal Behavior course or unit in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society / NYC Zoos? We are organizing a group of teachers to collaborate this summer and fall to plan curriculum to implement in Spring 2023 and beyond.
Read MoreJoin Students and Teachers of the NY Performance Standards Consortium and distinguished mathematics educators for a day of problem solving and re-imagining the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Read MoreInstructor: Dr. Jonathan Katz
Can the mathematics classroom be an exciting place where students grapple with ideas, develop real understanding and feel more capable of engaging with the discipline? That question represents some of the possibilities that can happen in an inquiry classroom.
