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The Five P's of Fluency: Finding the Rhythm of Reading in Grades K-5

Earn two hours of CTLE credit with the UFT Teacher Center. Join us to learn about the five P's of fluency: pace, performance, phrasing, punctuation and perfection. In this session for teachers, we will explore how to strengthen these five components, helping your students in kindergarten through 5th grade become more fluent, confident readers. The cost to attend this workshop is $20. 

Literary Learning Series for Brooklyn Paraprofessionals: Reading Comprehension (Part II)

Brooklyn paraprofessionals are invited to register for a remote UFT Teacher Center learning series designed to explore meaningful strategies for literacy instruction. In this workshop, attendees will learn practical strategies for supporting the literacy of multilingual learners. This session will take place at your school via Zoom during scheduled Monday professional development time. Participants will earn one hour of CTLE credit by completing this session. 

Literary Learning Series for Brooklyn Paraprofessionals: Reading Comprehension (Part I)

Brooklyn paraprofessionals are invited to register for a remote UFT Teacher Center learning series designed to explore meaningful strategies for literacy instruction. In this workshop, attendees will learn practical strategies for supporting the literacy of multilingual learners. This session will take place at your school via Zoom during scheduled Monday professional development time. Participants will earn one hour of CTLE credit by completing this session. 

Literary Learning Series for Brooklyn Paraprofessionals: Blending and Word Recognition

Brooklyn paraprofessionals are invited to register for a remote UFT Teacher Center learning series designed to explore meaningful strategies for literacy instruction. In this workshop, attendees will learn how also to address the roles of decoding and blending in developing students' reading skills. This session will take place at your school via Zoom during scheduled Monday professional development time. Participants will earn one hour of CTLE credit by completing this session. 

Literary Learning Series for Brooklyn Paraprofessionals: Morphology and Vocabulary Development

Brooklyn paraprofessionals are invited to register for a remote UFT Teacher Center learning series designed to explore meaningful strategies for literacy instruction. In this workshop, attendees will learn how morphology builds student vocabulary and how effective questioning promotes reading comprehension. This session will take place at your school via Zoom during scheduled Monday professional development time. Participants will earn one hour of CTLE credit by completing this session. 

Professional learning pursuits

No matter where you are in your career, the UFT is committed to helping you learn and grow. Learn about the hundreds of high-quality courses and workshops the union offers throughout the year.

UFT Teacher Center’s 45th anniversary celebration

Some 350 UFT Teacher Center site coaches, field liaisons and directors past and present — from long-retired employees to current staff — gathered at the TWA Hotel in Queens on April 27 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the program.

Workshops with a New York State of mind

Educators could earn CTLE credit by attending any of five professional development workshops offered by the UFT Teacher Center at this year's Spring Education Conference. 
This year’s New York City theme allowed Teacher Center instructors to infuse...

UFT Teacher Centers are friends indeed

UFT Vice President Mary Vaccaro writes that Teacher Center specialists with extensive teaching and coaching expertise in New York City public schools offer support, professional development, collegial advice and access to resources and materials that...

Educators take a breath

Two-hundred educators and their families gathered in Queens for a day of wellness and fun. They heard from MindUp CEO and founder Goldie Hawn and took part in activities and workshops to nurture their mental and physical health.