UFT Manhattan Workshops
Sun, October 24: Interactive Whiteboards (Instructional Technology)
Wed, November 13: Library of Congress: Using Primary Sources/Intro (SS)
Thurs, November 21: Complex Informational Text (Literacy)
Sun, December 5: Expanding Academic Vocabulary (ELL)
Sun, December 12: Overview 3 Tier Model (Math)
Sat, January 8: Focus on Instruction (Paraprofessionals)
Sat, January 15: Math and CCSS (Special Education)
Sun, January 23: K-12 Career Development Teachers and Guidance Counselors (art)
Sun, February 6: Web 2.0 Tools (Instructional Technology)
Sat, February 12: Complex Informational Text (Literacy)
Sat, March 5: Scaffolding Writing for ELLs (ELL)
Sat, March 19: Library of Congress: Using Primary Sources/Intro (SS)
Sat, April 2: Literacy and CCSS (Special Education)
Sun, April 10: Number Sense (Math)
Sun, June 5: Cultural Institutions in the Classrooms (art)
Sat, June 11: Focus on Instruction (Paraprofessionals)
Register online at www.ufttc.org. Space is limited.
See Kelly McNulty room 258 for more details.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Integration of Interactive Whiteboards in the Digital Age WORKSHOP
DATE: Sunday, October 24, 2010
TIME: 9:00am-1:00pm
PLACE: United Federation of Teachers, 52 Broadway
REGISTER ONLINE: www.ufttc.org Click on Learning Opportunities
Space is limited and registration deadline is October 21st.
For additional information, see Kelly McNulty in room 258.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Brooklyn New Teacher Oriention/Reception
Brooklyn New Teacher Orientation/Reception
Tuesday,October 5th 2010
Brooklyn UFT Office
335 Adams Street, 25th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Tuesday,October 5th 2010
Brooklyn UFT Office
335 Adams Street, 25th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Welcome Back!
Well, it did seem like it was really a short summer this time around. But, then again, I think I say that every summer.
I'm really looking forward to seeing all of you and welcome to all new teachers.
I will be posting my new "Teacher Center Hours of Operation" on my door shortly.
Professional Development will officially begin the week of September 20th. But, if you need copies of the current units of study or just a cup of coffee, stop on in.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
UFT RALLY AT CITY HALL JUNE 16
Save Our City!
Join your colleagues, parents, community members and fellow city workers at a rally at City Hall on Wednesday, June 16, at 4 p.m., to halt devastating budget cuts.
Firehouses will close. Our schools face $500 million in cuts. Thousands of teachers face layoffs.
Tell Bloomberg and Klein:
Don’t lay off teachers. Offer an early retirement incentive instead.
Don’t slash services. Tax Wall Street and millionaires instead.
Preserve the quality of life in our city.
Don’t hurt our kids.
Can we count on you?
Join your colleagues, parents, community members and fellow city workers at a rally at City Hall on Wednesday, June 16, at 4 p.m., to halt devastating budget cuts.
Firehouses will close. Our schools face $500 million in cuts. Thousands of teachers face layoffs.
Tell Bloomberg and Klein:
Don’t lay off teachers. Offer an early retirement incentive instead.
Don’t slash services. Tax Wall Street and millionaires instead.
Preserve the quality of life in our city.
Don’t hurt our kids.
Can we count on you?
Teacher Layoffs Rescinded
Dear colleagues,
This morning, Mayor Bloomberg has rescinded the teacher layoff notices that were scheduled to go out at the end of this week. We are glad that the mayor has come to understand the gravity of the situation and the enormity of damage that teacher layoffs would have done to our city’s children and our city’s future.
The advocacy of the people in this union, along with our parent and community partners, successfully made the case that schools would be devastated by layoffs.
But let us be clear: Today’s developments do not change the fact that our schools are still facing catastrophic cuts to programs and services that our students depend on.
That’s why we must continue our advocacy on the local, state and federal levels to restore school funding. With the state and city budgets still unfinished and many other city workers and services facing cutbacks, our June 16 rally is as important as ever.
As to the mayor’s statement regarding teacher raises, it is important to note that there is no agreement whatsoever between the city and the UFT. The negotiating process is exactly where it was prior to today’s announcement and will continue onward.
Here is the statement that we just released to the press:
“The mayor has the power to unilaterally rescind the proposed layoffs, and I’m glad that he has made the right decision to avoid massive disruptions to our schools. He also has the power to take other steps to help deal with our schools’ budget problems, such as opting into the state’s early retirement incentive, which would potentially save hundreds of millions of dollars; and using more of the estimated $3.27 billion surplus that is being rolled into fiscal 2011 to replace reductions in state education funding.
But he does NOT have the power to unilaterally decide on the teachers’ contract, and we have reached NO agreement on his proposal to freeze teacher pay. If the mayor has concrete ideas on the next contract, he and his representatives should bring them to the bargaining table at the Public Employment Relations Board, where our contract is currently in mediation.
While we have reached no agreement on the next contract, the mayor and I have agreed to go together to Albany and Washington in the near future to lobby for new resources to prevent devastating budget cuts to our schools, our classrooms and the communities we serve.”
Sincerely,
Michael Mulgrew
United Federation of Teachers
A Union of Professionals
52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 • 1-212-777-7500
This morning, Mayor Bloomberg has rescinded the teacher layoff notices that were scheduled to go out at the end of this week. We are glad that the mayor has come to understand the gravity of the situation and the enormity of damage that teacher layoffs would have done to our city’s children and our city’s future.
The advocacy of the people in this union, along with our parent and community partners, successfully made the case that schools would be devastated by layoffs.
But let us be clear: Today’s developments do not change the fact that our schools are still facing catastrophic cuts to programs and services that our students depend on.
That’s why we must continue our advocacy on the local, state and federal levels to restore school funding. With the state and city budgets still unfinished and many other city workers and services facing cutbacks, our June 16 rally is as important as ever.
As to the mayor’s statement regarding teacher raises, it is important to note that there is no agreement whatsoever between the city and the UFT. The negotiating process is exactly where it was prior to today’s announcement and will continue onward.
Here is the statement that we just released to the press:
“The mayor has the power to unilaterally rescind the proposed layoffs, and I’m glad that he has made the right decision to avoid massive disruptions to our schools. He also has the power to take other steps to help deal with our schools’ budget problems, such as opting into the state’s early retirement incentive, which would potentially save hundreds of millions of dollars; and using more of the estimated $3.27 billion surplus that is being rolled into fiscal 2011 to replace reductions in state education funding.
But he does NOT have the power to unilaterally decide on the teachers’ contract, and we have reached NO agreement on his proposal to freeze teacher pay. If the mayor has concrete ideas on the next contract, he and his representatives should bring them to the bargaining table at the Public Employment Relations Board, where our contract is currently in mediation.
While we have reached no agreement on the next contract, the mayor and I have agreed to go together to Albany and Washington in the near future to lobby for new resources to prevent devastating budget cuts to our schools, our classrooms and the communities we serve.”
Sincerely,
Michael Mulgrew
United Federation of Teachers
A Union of Professionals
52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 • 1-212-777-7500
Site on BP Oil Spill for Teachers
The National Wildlife Federation has developed a site on the BP oilspill for teachers.I t includes a section of questions and answers on what kids are askingabout the spill.
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