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Welfare Fund Green Apple benefits booklet for in-service members
View or download the Green Apple guide to UFT Welfare Fund health benefits for in-service members and their families.
Make connections with hexagonal thinking
How do you teach elaboration, “adding on” and targeted vocabulary without making student discussion feel forced? Enter hexagonal thinking.
New Member Handbook
With topics ranging from your salary to your professional growth to where to go for help, this handbook will provide answers to many of your questions, information about enhancing your professional and economical status, and help in making sense of...
Research that Advances Human Health Without Harming Animals
This unit will aquatint students with some of the Medical Research Modernization Committee's concerns about the scientific value of animal research. It will also suggest a variety of non-animal methodologies that could be used as alternatives to...
‘Every doll has a story’
Retired elementary school teacher Loretta Nardone never outgrew her childhood love of dolls. Instead, she took her collection of dolls from around the world into her classrooms, where she incorporated them into lessons about different cultures and...
Helping students identify real vs. fake
If someone possesses “information literacy,” they can find, evaluate and effectively use sources of information. With the advent of social media and AI, it’s become easier and easier to spread mis- and disinformation. How can we help our students...
Resource Directory of Domestic Violence Services
A handbook from the New York City Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Podcasts for the classroom
Podcasts can be used as a novel way to introduce or reinforce subject matter with our students. For those of us concerned about screen time, podcasts are an antidote, and they help sharpen listening skills, too.
Measures of Student Learning (MOSL) Guide
A DOE guide to Measures of Student Learning (MOSL) in the teacher evaluation system.