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Safety Summit: Supporting Complete Safety

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The UFT, the DOE and the NYPD School Safety Division are jointly hosting a full day of safety and health training for chapter leaders, school deans and administrators on Wednesday, May 21. We encourage you to attend what promises to be a day of useful professional development.

Hello Brain? It's Your Gut Talking (MAP)

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You know the importance of continuing education and staying up-to-date on the latest wellness and therapeutic techniques. That's why the UFT Member Assistance Program invites you to join our upcoming professional development workshops this spring. As science advances, we learn more and more about the connection between the integrity of our digestive system on mood and mental health. These are important to understand as clinicians working with our students. The food we eat and how we feel has an effect on our minds and choices. Dr. Pina LoGiudice, ND, LAc will discuss the digestive system, leaky gut and the microbiome and its impacts on our brain.

Don’t count out summer learning options

NY Teacher Article Teaching
For some teachers, summer is the time to take teacher institutes offered by notable organizations across the country that provide practical and unique learning experiences expressly designed for educators. 


Obtaining required CTLE credits

NY Teacher Article You Should Know
The New York State Board of Regents requires certain teachers and paraprofessionals to collect and track professional learning credits called CTLE hours to maintain their state certifications. The following Q&A will help you learn more about these...

Meeting the needs of diverse learners

NY Teacher Article Teaching
Given the city’s diverse student population, a pressing issue for educators has been how to differentiate instruction to reach all students using one of the new reading curriculum programs.

Getting reading down to a science

NY Teacher Article Around the UFT
UFT President Michael Mulgrew oversaw a panel of UFT Teacher Center literacy district coaches who discussed the progress and pitfalls of Phase 1 of the rollout of new phonics-based literacy curricula in 15 New York City districts.

UFT provides support for phonics-based curricula

NY Teacher Article News Stories
Hundreds of UFT members took advantage of a free UFT Teacher Center course on the science of reading in July. The course, which combined in-person and virtual learning, was part of the union’s effort to support educators as the Department of...

Changing how we teach kids to read

NY Teacher Article Opinion
UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro writes that the DOE will require the use of one of three evidence-based literacy programs grounded in phonics in all elementary schools by September 2024. The UFT Teacher Center is committed to doing...

A+ course options expand

NY Teacher Article News Stories
In the four years since the introduction of A+ credits as part of the 2018 DOE-UFT contract, the course offerings have expanded for teachers working toward their MA+30 salary differential.

We’re your home for professional learning

NY Teacher Article Opinion
UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro writes that the UFT Teacher Center has been a leader in providing New York City public school educators with high-quality professional learning for more than 40 years. The program recently has begun...