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From NYSUT: National Board Certification Not an Endpoint — It’s a Beginning
June 16, 2011 by
Achieving National Board Certification is a huge professional milestone, but NYSUT Vice President Maria Neira urged National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) from the Capital Region to answer the calling for another title: teacher leader. “National Board Certification is not an endpoint —…
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Using Data to Inform Instruction
April 25, 2011 by
By Dr. Gale Sookdeo, National Board Certified Teacher. She is a full-time classroom teacher and part-time mentor at the The Susan B. Anthony Academy in New York City. How do you use data in selecting the appropriate instructional strategies to match your…
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Turn Around Schools: No Experience Required!
August 10, 2010 by
By Kevin Hart WANTED: School turnaround specialist to boost achievement at struggling school with history of academic, social problems. Will be responsible for guiding major personnel and instructional decisions. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence, does it? But…
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Wiggle Room in New York?
June 26, 2010 by
Eleven schools in the city will use SIG funding for the Transformation model and a new performance pay plan. In most cases, Transformation requires replacement of the principal. But a WNYC online report says the city is hoping the requirement has some flexibility. “Though…
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Union-Business Partnership Creating Opportunities for Kids in NY
March 29, 2010 by
It’s a question that has loomed large over every statewide election, every legislative session, and millions of kitchen tables from Albany to Buffalo over the past quarter century – what to do about the Upstate New York economy? The area,…
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Say Yes Program Breaking Down the Barriers to College
February 17, 2010 by
Fourth grader Marisa Thomas is only nine years old, but she already knows she wants to go to college. Thanks to Say Yes to Education, a community-wide effort in Syracuse, NY, she is well on her way to accessing a…
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