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CRE On-line Awareness Series Sponsored by the New York State Teacher Centers

The Statewide Leadership Subcommittee on Culturally Responsive Education is proud to present the following online courses:

Please join us for this FREE series of on-line awareness offerings addressing Culturally Responsive Education. These are live synchronous sessions using the free Zoom platform. Take advantage of this opportunity to address CRE in your school and earn 2 CTLE hours per session!

Registrants will receive the zoom link 24 hours prior to the class from Marguerite.Dimgba@greececsd.org

e-flyer & registration information, click below for more information.


45 Amazing Art Projects to Inspire Creative Play <Read Amazing Art Projects>	7 Tips for Breakout Room Success Having students meet to work in small groups helps build community and fosters deeper learning. <More Info>	8 Quick Checks for Understanding Formative assessment is a proven technique for improving student learning, and the strategies shared here by Jay McTighe work both in the classroom and remotely.<More Info>

45 Amazing Art Projects to Inspire Creative Play

7 Tips for Breakout Room Success Having students meet to work in small groups helps build community and fosters deeper learning.

8 Quick Checks for Understanding

Formative assessment is a proven technique for improving student learning, and the strategies shared here by Jay McTighe work both in the classroom and remotely.<More Info>

Teaching the Concept of Equity Through Gardening

The Imagine Neighborhood™ has developed a new anti-racism podcast series with support from The Allstate Foundation!

As systemic inequities in America were laid bare in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic and the movement for racial justice, children watched from the front row. To help youth build their understanding of issues like racial identity, diversity, and justice, the award-winning podcast The Imagine Neighborhood™ has developed a new anti-racism episode series, "Imagine Equity."


High School Is Not the Time to Let Up on SEL The science suggests that teenagers still need lots of social and emotional support—but SEL work tends to focus on the elementary years. <More Info>	The Main Idea Many popular and relevant professional learning books condensed into bite-size articles. Greece has a districtwide subscription, email peggy.donlon@greececsd.org for login information. <Go to website>	8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning. <More Info>

High School Is Not the Time to Let Up on SEL

The science suggests that teenagers still need lots of social and emotional support—but SEL work tends to focus on the elementary years.

The Main Idea

Many popular and relevant professional learning books condensed into bite-size articles. Greece has a districtwide subscription, email peggy.donlon@greececsd.org for login information.

8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom

Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.


NYSUT Members…Have you signed up for the MAC APP? Each one of us should have it on our phone. It takes just seconds to send off a fax or email those who represent us on important issues in education and affect us day to day.	The 'MAC' is an online tool to connect a grassroots community of activists interested in education, healthcare and other issues affecting working people and families. Take action today!	Get the MAC App With the NYSUT MAC App, you can use your smartphone to quickly and easily take action on important issues and legislation. For iPhone and Android. Once installed, it takes just a minute to register. Sign up today and let your voice be heard!

NYSUT Members…Have you signed up for the MAC APP? Each one of us should have it on our phone. It takes just seconds to send off a fax or email those who represent us on important issues in education and affect us day to day.

The 'MAC' is an online tool to connect a grassroots community of activists interested in education, healthcare and other issues affecting working people and families. Take action today!

Get the MAC App With the NYSUT MAC App, you can use your smartphone to quickly and easily take action on important issues and legislation. For iPhone and Android. Once installed, it takes just a minute to register. Sign up today and let your voice be heard!

Greece Professional Learning Center

“A source for teachers... A promise for students”. The Professional Learning Center exists for the purposes of providing professional growth opportunities for the teachers and other school staff so that they may expand their knowledge about educating children and enhance their skills and classroom practices. Our center strongly believes that the outstanding student achievement is tied to a teaching staff that is well educated, professionally current and innovative.

1790 Latta Road, Rochester, NY, USA marguerite.dimgba@greececsd.org 585-966-2130 greececsd.org/Page/296

Greece Teachers Association

The Greece Teachers Association was founded in 1956 and is lead by current president Brian Ebertz. We invite all members to join us for Representative Assembly, which is held at the GTA Office.

120 Erie Canal Drive, Suite 320 Rochester, NY 14626 greeceteachers@gmail.com (585) 471-5765 greeceteachers.com

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Professional Times Newsletter

Professional Learning Center & GTA Collaboration

Professional Times Newsletter

Professional Learning Center & GTA Collaboration

Welcome to the Spring Newsletter of the Professional Times!

Upcoming Free Virtual Professional Learning

CRE On-line Awareness Series Sponsored by the New York State Teacher Centers

Virtual Teacher Center Professional Learning Across The State

45 Amazing Art Projects to Inspire Creative Play

7 Tips for Breakout Room Success Having students meet to work in small groups helps build community and fosters deeper learning.

8 Quick Checks for Understanding

45 Amazing Art Projects to Inspire Creative Play

7 Tips for Breakout Room Success Having students meet to work in small groups helps build community and fosters deeper learning.

8 Quick Checks for Understanding

Teaching the Concept of Equity Through Gardening

High School Is Not the Time to Let Up on SEL

The Main Idea

8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom

High School Is Not the Time to Let Up on SEL

The Main Idea

8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom

MAC - NYSUT Member Action Center

March Professional Learning Calendar

April Professional Learning Calendar

May Professional Learning Calendar

March Professional Learning Calendar

April Professional Learning Calendar

May Professional Learning Calendar

Greece Professional Learning Center

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