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Random Rants: February 2014
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Saturday, February 1, 2014. Over the past few months I’ve been hearing more and more references in professional circles about “teaching the Common Core way.” This has been perplexing to me, as we’ve been told by the powers that be that "the Common Core is a set of STANDARDS not curriculum." Standards are actually very EASY to work with. Once a teacher knows and understands what each standard. So, what are “protocols”? Well, according to Webster:. What Munson fails to realize, however, is that methods suc...
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Miller Avenue: Jillian Coster and Jacki Margraf. Middle School: Corinne Moschetti. High School: Walter Caskie, Sherry Neff and Kevin Nohejl. Miller Avenue: Amy Schuchman. Middle School: Hilary Breig. High School: Sal Rosato. Vote Cope / NYSUT Delegate. Lace to the Top. October 1, 2016. Don’t Sit This One Out. September 30, 2016. Revised Common Core Draft. September 25, 2016. Back-to-School Get Together 2016. September 23, 2016. SWRTA and RCFA Support AHRC. September 9, 2016. SWRTA Welcomes New Members.
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Professional Development |
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In addition to BOCES courses, courses from accredited colleges, as district-based courses, some additional opportunities for district-approved professional development can be found via the following links:. LILIE ( http:/ www.lilieonline.com/. SCOPE ( http:/ www.scopeonline.us/. NYSED approved teacher centers ( http:/ iris.nyit.edu/nyiteez/NYteachercenters/Directory/. NYSUT ( http:/ www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/education-learning-trust/course-catalog. Lace to the Top. October 1, 2016.
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Calendar |
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Scroll down for a calendar of upcoming events. For a monthly view of the calendar, click here. Lace to the Top. October 1, 2016. Don’t Sit This One Out. September 30, 2016. Revised Common Core Draft. September 25, 2016. Back-to-School Get Together 2016. September 23, 2016. SWRTA and RCFA Support AHRC. September 9, 2016. SWRTA Welcomes New Members. September 2, 2016. June 28, 2016. May 18, 2016. Decision in the Lede…. On The Future of APPR. Join Us Wednesday as…. On We Are Verizon Workers.
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Please help the Ristau Family |
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Please help the Ristau Family. Please help the Ristau Family. August 9, 2015. August 9, 2015. This past Friday night, Prodell Middle School Teacher Gina Ristau and her family suffered a massive fire in their home. While, thankfully, none of her family members were injured, two of their three cats perished, the house sustained tremendous damage, and they lost nearly all of their possessions. Http:/ www.gofundme.com/2fgcga88. Tune in and Watch. Lederman Update →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Lace to the Top.
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Forms |
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Application for Incremental Salary Increase. For forms related to APPR, go the APPR Information. Lace to the Top. October 1, 2016. Don’t Sit This One Out. September 30, 2016. Revised Common Core Draft. September 25, 2016. Back-to-School Get Together 2016. September 23, 2016. SWRTA and RCFA Support AHRC. September 9, 2016. SWRTA Welcomes New Members. September 2, 2016. June 28, 2016. May 18, 2016. Decision in the Lede…. On The Future of APPR. Join Us Wednesday as…. On We Are Verizon Workers.
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Random Rants: The Devil is in the Data - Issues with inBloom
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Saturday, January 18, 2014. The Devil is in the Data - Issues with inBloom. Given the unique power of the state, it is not enough for leaders to say: 'Trust us. We won’t abuse the data we collect.' For history has too many examples when that trust has been breached. Our system of government is built on the premise that our liberty cannot depend on the good intentions of those in power. It depends on the law to constrain those in power.". President Obama, Jan 17, 2013. Let's break that down:. Even more co...
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Political Action |
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Let your voice be heard! NYSUT MEMBER ACTION CENTER. Visit the NYSUT Member Action Center ( https:/ mac.nysut.org/. And send messages to your elected representatives. It takes less than a minute, and when enough people do it, it can be very powerful. Do it now and check back on the site frequently. If you have a smartphone, you can download the NYSUT MAC app, and send faxes right from your phone. Click the appropriate link below:. IPhone: https:/ itunes.apple.com/us/app/nysut-mac/id575255229? Back-to-Sch...
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Another Fond Farewell |
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July 13, 2015. March 22, 2016. As you may have read, in The New York Times or elsewhere,. NYSED has dumped Pearson. And awarded the contract for developing state assessments to Questar Assessments, a relatively small Minneapolis based company. Some are viewing this as a great first step, but t. His is a stretch at best. We’ll get back to that. First the bright side. And as far as errors go, Perdido Street School blog reports that Questar, as a company, is a mess. 8220;[She] hopes the new assessments will...