This one-day workshop prepares teachers to interweave a literary analysis of Elie Wiesel’s powerful and poignant memoir “Night” with an exploration of the relevant historical context underlying Wiesel’s experience.
It’s Not Too Late to Register for Teaching Kindergarten Conference: Where did the Garden Go?
Kindergarten plays a unique role in a child’s life when language, literacy, science, and math take on real meaning through play and active learning. This year’s focus, Sowing the Seeds of Social Justice, emphasizes the role of teachers as they inspire children to be empathetic members of their community and learn what it means to advocate for fairness.
Apply for a $1,000 School Fitness Grant
Apply for a $1,000 Spartan School Fitness grant from the Spartan Kids Foundation, a not-for-profit arm of Spartan Race. Winning schools use grant funds to support physical education activities within their schools.
Examine Brooklyn’s complex beauty in MCNY’s new exhibition, “The City Within”
Brooklyn’s tremendous cultural diversity and beautiful green spaces creates a complex and dynamic landscape. Explore Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb’s photographs of the “city within the city” in this free curator-guided tour for educators.
Apply for LEAP before February 24
The Leaders in Education Apprenticeship Program (LEAP) is a competency-based graduate program, run in partnership with Bank Street College, that prepares teachers to become DOE principals.
Explore Equipped for Reading Success: Building Phonemic Awareness Skills in Grades K-12 with Dr. David Kilpatrick
Researchers have identified some highly effective ways of preventing and overcoming reading difficulties and this workshop will present those findings.