Big Apple Award-winning math teacher in the Bronx keeps her 6th-graders interested and engaged with lessons that revolve around math/science inquiry-based projects.

Welcome to the 2017-18 school year! Here are a few chapter updates, including information about the Professional Issues Conference, the NYSUT School-Related Professionals Leadership Conference, and how you can get involved in UFT events.

Melissa Calderon, a paraprofessional and lead teacher assistent at Archer Elementary School in the Bronx, is a shining example of the benefits of the new role for teachers, students and paras.

When English teacher Leslie Lehrman stepped into the role of master teacher in 2014, she did so out of a desire to take on a more formal leadership role in her school, Lehman HS in the Bronx.

New Yorkers entering the voting booth on Nov. 7 will face a choice on the back of their ballots: whether or not to allow a costly and open-ended state constitutional convention to rewrite the state’s highest law, putting public-employee pensions and...

The State University of New York proposal to allow charter schools it authorizes — including Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy schools — to devise their own teacher certification process would dramatically lower the entry bar for the profession. It...

This past June, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) unveiled new standards for educators that can serve as a roadmap to integrate technology in your classroom.

To be most productive, we must figure out how to best use the limited time we have. Those of us who work in schools and other fast-paced settings know that effective time management is key to success.

In light of the events in Charlottesville, Va., in August, here are some teaching resources to help you navigate conversations in your classroom about tolerance, social justice, civil discourse and more.


The NYPD School Safety Division has specific recommendations on how you can reduce the risk of theft of both personal items and school property.