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Post-it notes as visual aids
The Post-its on the chalkboard consist of annotations my students made during our class reading.
Night glow
Bright blue glow-sticks lit up the evening sky as 800 students, parents and community members circled the PS/MS 124 track in South Ozone Park, Queens at the Light It Up Blue Autism Walk on April 28.
Brown re-elected to TRS board
Tom Brown, the UFT’s assistant treasurer, has been re-elected as a trustee on the Teachers’ Retirement System board.
Silence is golden
Meditation program reaping benefits for students and staff at Bronx HS for Law and Community Service.
Standing with our immigrant students
Federal immigration agents visited PS 58 in Maspeth, Queens, on May 11 in search of a 4th-grade student.
Help for struggling tenured teachers
The Peer Intervention Program (PIP), a collaborative program between the Department of Education and the UFT, helps tenured teachers who are struggling in their schools or who wish to further refine and improve their pedagogical skills.
Why we’re #PublicSchoolProud
District 20, in the southwest corner of Brooklyn organized a month-long celebration of the arts as part of the UFT’s #PublicSchoolProud campaign
Understanding math has replaced ‘drill and kill’
There’s been a seismic shift in the way teachers approach math instruction over the last few decades. Rote memorization of mathematical algorithms — or so-called “drill and kill” instruction — has given way to experiential learning.
In lockstep
A resounding feeling of togetherness characterized this year’s UFT 5K Family Run/Walk, which took place on May 6 in Coney Island.