October 24

Professional Improvement Plan (PIP) form
Please click the title for the form.  It's in staff share / prof development.  It's also linked from the appendix in the staff handbook.

Substitute Challenges
I had left a message with a dean at Ithaca College, and he very kindly called me back.  What he mentioned was pretty scary. He told me that colleges in the state are only training half the future teachers needed in the next five years.  In other words, sub issues across the state will get worse before they get better.  If you communicate with any former students, let them know that teaching might be worth considering.

Release of the Middle Level CTE Modules

In September 2017, the Board of Regents revised the CTE portion of Commissioner's Regulations 100.4(c).  Please see the page linked in the title for more information.


Mental Health Education Leadership Circle
Click the title for an opportunity from BOCES.

Ideas for the literacy grant from Dollar General
Jody just posted this file.  If you'd like to give some input on how the $50,000 gift is spent, please put your thoughts in the file linked above.

New Curriculum Resources Posted

The Office of Curriculum & Instruction recently published several resources to assist with the implementation of the Next Generation Learning Standards.  Resources include:

• NYS Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards

• Newly designed P-12 ELA Standards (updated format, no changes to the Next Generation ELA standards)

• Introduction to the Next Generation ELA Learning Standards
• Introduction to the Early Learning Standards
• NYS Next Generation ELA Standards
• NYS Next Generation Learning Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6-12)

• At a Glance Documents (providing the progression of standards within grade bands)

• PK-2
• 3-5
• 6-8
• 9-12

• Professional Development Toolkits (instructional steps/guidelines to facilitate Next Generation Learning Standards PD) 
• Roadmap Spotlight (request for articles to communicate action steps towards Next Generation ELA and Mathematics Learning Standards implementation while supporting other districts on their journey through the roadmap)
• Please feel free to contact us with any questions or partnership opportunities at (518) 474-5922 or EMSCURRIC@nysed.gov.

BOCES news
There are some very good opportunities in each of these editions:
BOCES new for 10/16
BOCES news for 10/24


Next Gen Learning Standards
At the conference I just attended, there was a workshop by a Genesee BOCES curriculum specialist which covered next generation learning standards. He kindly sent me his presentation, and I made a copy that we could mark up.  Please take a look and suggest any additions.


NYSEG Electricity Education
Click the title for an opportunity for some free materials from NYSEG.


Articles
What Jimi Hendrix and Leonardo da Vinci Can Teach Us About Personalized Learning


Staff Mental Health Events
A big thanks to Christa for organizing all those "mental health" events.  They really do help, and the efforts are appreciated.