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PS 135, Queens, wins #PublicSchoolProud award
The members of PS 135 in Queens talk about how they brought their school community together to create a #PublicSchoolProud video to the tune of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.” “The one thing I want people to truly understand is that teachers care,” says...Noteworthy graduate: Lawrence Mohr, physician to two presidents
Lawrence Mohr is a doctor, an educator and a much-decorated Vietnam veteran, who served as the White House physician for two presidents. He is also a graduate of New York City public schools.
Inspired by 'I Have a Dream'
Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, my classroom door is decorated with my students' dreams of what and who they want to be someday.
Classical appreciation
In Evan Alboum’s music class at PS 305 in Ridgewood, Queens, students at every grade level learn to know and appreciate classical music through all their senses. He begins the study of each piece of classical music with movement he choreographs.
UFT parent conferences
Kasandra Charles took a friend, a new public school parent, to a UFT parent conference in Queens on Nov. 10. It was “the best way to introduce her to the school system,” Charles said. The ninth annual Queens parent conference, and the union...
Hydroponic harvest in Queens
What started in October with one tray of basil at PS 349 in Jamaica, Queens, has grown into a hydroponics greenhouse, now ripe with fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and parsley.
How Long Island City HS got its groove back
The turnaround at Long Island City HS was the result of a set of strategies that included smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. But collaboration — between administrators and staff and among the teachers themselves — was the linchpin...
Kudos to Lucas Rule, Pathways College Preparatory School, Queens
Chapter Leader Lucas Rule knows he is fortunate to have a collaborative working relationship with his principal at Pathways College Preparatory School, a grades 6–12 school in St. Albans, Queens. But when one of his members struggled to resolve a...
Kudos to Rose Marie Hannon, PS/MS 47, Queens
Chapter Leader Rose-Marie Hannon is working hard to get a new roof over the heads of staff and students at PS/MS 47 to end the chronic leaks, mold and odors that plague the school in Broad Channel, Queens, and create a safe and healthy work...
Zen Zone
I created my “Zen Zone” for my students to be able to come to when they are frustrated, anxious, angry or sad for whatever reason.