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Edward A. Reynolds West Side HS street sign dedication JONATHAN FICKIESA tribute to Norman Rockwell 57946 CUNY UFT TeacherThe Broadway hit “Hamilton” has rapped its way into hearts and newspaperhistory books, but Rene Mills’ students at the Edward A. Reynolds 4.75” X ”West Side HS, an alternative school for students who have been 5.19.16unsuccessful in traditional high school settings, have poundedthe pavement and the halls of government to present their own GET CERTIFIED ONLINEslice of history. After a field trip to the Norman Rockwell Museumin Massachusetts a couple of years ago, students were stunned 10 ONLINE PROGRAMS FOR BUSY NYC TEACHERSto learn that the artist best known for portraying homespun NewEngland Americana was born on West 103rd Street, right near Whether you’re looking to satisfy New York State requirements, add a newtheir school. “The kids were mobilized by the fact that there was certification, or take on a bigger leadership role in your building or district—nothing to designate his birthplace, and they knew that they had choosing Canisius College is a smart move for teachers. With 10 professionalto do something to change that,” said Mills, their history teacher. and advanced certificate programs offered 100% online, you can complete your“I told them to trust me, just trust me. We’ll find a way to get a degree on your own schedule from just about anywhere. Programs include:sign or a plaque to honor this artist.” On June 9, more than a yearafter they had researched, written letters, filled out endless official > TESOL > Bilingual Educationforms, gathered 400 signatures from registered voters, attended > Education Technologies > Literacy (B-6 & 5-12)Community Board meetings and presented their plan numerous > Physical Education > Educational Leadership (SBL/SDL)times, their righteous civic engagement paid off: To applause,hugs and high-fives, up went a spanking new street sign at 103rd You can do it. Let Canisius show you how.Street that reads Norman Rockwell Place (bottom left). “Whatan experience,” said Kaitlyn Santiago, age 18. “I had a lot of fun To learn more visit canisius.edu/GradEd.learning about civics and community involvement. I feel that wewere acknowledged along with Norman Rockwell.” In these days GRADUATE PROGRAMSof fleeting attention spans, Mills is proud of the diligence anddedication her students brought to the project. “I would say thisexperience has been the highlight of my career,” said Mills, whohas taught for 29 years. She and her students urge everyone tovisit Norman Rockwell Place. It’s free, which is far easier on thewallet than a ticket to “Hamilton.” TOP: Alethea Rockwell (right), thegreat-granddaughter of Norman Rockwell, and Mills at the cer-emony. BOTTOM RIGHT: After the festivities moved inside, UFT VicePresident Janella Hinds addressed the gathering. HUNTER COLLEGE LECTURER/DOCTORAL LECTURER IN CLINICAL TEACHER PREPARATION (CURRICULUM AND TEACHING) (MULTIPLE POSITIONS) Full/Part Time: Full-Time • Regular/Temporary: Regular • Job ID: 14682 FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Performs teaching and related faculty functions in area of expertise. 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This may include teaching graduate or undergraduate courses, supervising teacher candidates in field placements, developing and maintaining relationships between the Hunter College and cooperating teachers in partner schools, In addition, duties may include providing training and support for adjunct faculty of clinical courses and serving on departmental or school of education committees. Applicants should have an extensive experience and knowledge of theory and practice in one of the following areas: Childhood education, early childhood education, TESOL, bilingual education, or adolescence English, math, science, or social studies; In addition, applicants should have university teaching and supervisory experience and competence in utilizing technology as an educational tool. Applicants must also have a commitment to work in multicultural and urban education settings. COMPENSATION: CUNY offers a competitive compensation and benefits package to its faculty, covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development. Commensurate with rank, education, accomplishments and experience. Lecturer: $41,435-$70,088 Lecturer (Doctoral Schedule): $45,329-$71,725 HOW TO APPLY: Applications must be submitted on-line by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website (http://www.cuny.edu/employment.html) and following the CUNYfirst Job System Instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings, select More Options To Search For CUNY Jobs and enter the Job Opening ID number. The required material, as stated on the CUNYfirst vacancy notice, for the application package must be uploaded as ONE file in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format. Incomplete applications will not be considered. CLOSING DATE: The search will remain open until the position is filled. CUNY is an AA/EO/IRCA/ADA Employer54 / JULY 7, 2016 / www.uft.org
2016 Blackboard Awards Big Apple AwardsChalk it up JONATHAN FICKIES MILLER PHOTOGRAPHYto excellenceStudents, proud family members andcolleagues crowded the Manhattanauditorium of the New York Institute ofTechnology on June 6 to honor 14 cityteachers who won 2016 BlackboardAwards. Members of Mark Aschenbrand’sfamily remembered how much happierhe was after leaving dentistry 15 yearsago to become a science teacher atRobert F. Wagner MS in Manhattan. Dr.Aschenbrand spoke of his 24 years “mak- ‘Magical’ momentsing others smile” as a dentist and now “making myself smile.” Sterling Roberson,the UFT vice president for career and technical education high schools, presentedawards to two of the seven city public school winners. Nekia Wise, a science teacher “You are the epitome of what all teachers should be,” Chancellor Carmen Fariña toldat PS 59, Manhattan, told how a stint as a tutor at age 16 changed her career goal the 17 winners of the fourth annual Big Apple Awards in a ceremony at Departmentfrom journalist to teacher. “And I haven’t wanted to do anything else since,” she said. of Education headquarters on June 23. “And you should be celebrated by everyone.”Josh Behar, a humanities teacher at Booker T. Washington JHS on the Upper West The winners were chosen through a rigorous selection process after more than 4,000Side, warned the audience, “If I start listing the reasons I became a teacher I could nominations by community members. This year, for the first time, Fariña and her deputybe up here all day.” Adam Grant Kelly, a 4th-grade teacher at Battery Park’s PS 276, chancellors announced the recipients by surprising teachers in their classrooms. “Ittaught in Uganda as a Peace Corps volunteer and brings “it takes a village” thinking was magical,” Angela Manekas, a 4th-grade teacher at PS 232 in Howard Beach, saidto “my New York village.” But the highest accolades went to a student project that of the chancellor’s visit. “My kids were going wild.” Jonelle Hinchcliffe, a math teachercreated and actually provided prosthetic hands for children. The project was led by at Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx, was sent out of her school for a meetinga team of four teachers from the Convent of the Sacred Heart school in Manhattan. so all 650 students could gather in the cafeteria for the surprise. “Everyone was so ex-Other UFT members honored were Diana Lambert, a music teacher at MS 104 in cited,” she said. “It meant a lot to the whole community.” LeRoy Barr, the UFT’s assistantManhattan; Thomas Jones, an ELA teacher at the NYC iSchool; and Noah Gordon, secretary, told the honorees, “We celebrate the great work you’ve dedicated your livesa high school ELA teacher at the Special Music School on the Upper West Side. Go to.” The 17 winners will become part of a fellowship in the 2016–17 school year to meetto http://bit.ly/29hlFxR for the full list of honorees. ABOVE: Presenting Wise with her regularly with the chancellor and investigate educational issues. Go to http://on.nyc.award are Roberson (left) and Eric Messinger, the editor of New York Family, which gov/28Vq3oL for the full list of honorees. ABOVE: Barr (front left) and Fariña (front, center)sponsors the event. with the honorees. T:9.5”Quality medical care has a convenientnew downtown addressNew Duane St. medical office opening soon T:6”Our new Duane St. location means there’s no need to leave downtown for quality healthcare.Whether you’re looking for primary or preventive care, on your way to, from or while atwork, our downtown location gives City of New York employees convenient, flexible accessto medical care and holistic health and wellness programs such as nutritional counseling andfitness classes. And, there’s even a full-service pharmacy on site.To spend some quality time with us, visit 52 Duane St.acpny.com/express 52 Duane St. New York, NY 10007 Monday - Thursday 8 am - 6 pm & Friday 8 am - 4 pm www.uft.org / JULY 7, 2016 / 55
UFT prom attire giveaway MILLER PHOTOGRAPHYAll dressed up and somewhere to goAbout 250 middle school students from choices draped over their arms. “Thisaround the city converged on a storefront one is my favorite,” said Lois, holdingnear UFT headquarters in Manhattan on up a dress with an embroidered bodiceJune 3 to try on prom attire donated by and a full tulle skirt. In addition to racksUFT middle school members. “It’s like of dresses in all sizes, there was a shoeChristmas,” said Richard Mantell, the UFT display to peruse, and tables with earringsvice president for middle schools, whose and necklaces and another table withdivision organized the event and alerted toiletries. Boys also had racks of formalmembers in schools serving students from jackets, shirts and ties to try on. Laurenlow-income families. Groups of students Council, a teacher at MS 129 in the Southwaited their turn outside the dressing Bronx, said five female students from herrooms. Lois, age 13, and Marlena, age school had signed up. “A lot of the girls14, from PS 191 in Manhattan, had a few didn’t have anything to wear,” Council said. “One girl, just two days ago, had to middle schools in low-income communi- go to a shelter, so she was really happy to ties across the city. “The important thing join us here.” Thimoty Dally, the chapter is to make sure every child has a chance leader at Kappa V MS in Brownsville, to enjoy graduation and their prom,” said Brooklyn, accompanied 12 students to Adriana O’Hagan, a UFT member rep- the event. “It means a lot to the students,” resentative in the UFT’s Middle Schools Dally said. So many items were donated Division. ABOVE: An 8th-grader gets help that the following week other prom attire finding a dress from Mantell and Dally. events were staged at three schools in LEFT: This student seems happy with his the Bronx and one in Brooklyn, and yet choice, as does Lirit Kozuch, a teacher at more prom wear was delivered to other JHS 157, Queens.56 / JULY 7, 2016 / www.uft.org
PS 114, Brooklyn, creates bicycle safety video ERICA BERGERRiding tall in the saddleThirty 5th-grade students at PS 114 in decisions together to create something was a lot of work, but it was a fabulous breakfast for guests including parents,Brooklyn had the ride of their lives on from scratch,” said teacher Fran Cohen. experience, a collaboration of love,” said local elected officials and Thomas Chan,June 2 when a professional camera crew The video featured safety tips translated Roni Schoenfeld, PS 114’s project coor- the NYPD’s chief of transportation. “Pro-filmed a bicycle safety video they created. into three languages — Spanish, Arabic dinator. Another collaborator was Steven duction of the video gave our 5th-gradeThe video, made in conjunction with the and Haitian Creole — that are spoken Waters, of the city’s Vision Zero Action scholars a greater awareness of theNew York City police and transporta- in the school’s Canarsie community, a Plan, who has taught safety classes at the dangers that exist while riding a bike, andtion departments and Vision Zero, a bicycle-riding demonstration, and a song- school for two years. As part of his pro- they had an awesome time doing it,” saidmultinational road safety project, will be and-dance routine with a bike safety gram, the 5th-graders clocked the speed Chapter Leader Kenya Bowman. LEFT: Co-shown at schools citywide in the 2016–17 theme. The students’ script was about of cars driving past the school and then hen and the students celebrate a job wellschool year. “It was a perfect example of a young boy who oversleeps and has to compiled statistics. The video was shot done. RIGHT: The kids ready their bikes asstudents working as a team and making ride his bike to school with friends. “It in the school playground after an outdoor the filming gets underway.NEED A MORTGAGE? OR THINKINGOF REFINANCING?RATES NEAR RECORD LOWS, DON’T MISS OUT!TEACHER’S • NO POINTSDISCOUNT • NO PROCESSING FEESPROGRAM • NO HIDDEN FEES • FREE RATE LOCK Our program is designed to obtain you the best financing PLUS SAVE option available! And since we’re a Direct Lender, we have $500 the ability to make the credit decision on your loan. ON CLOSING COSTS CALL TODAY! 105 CONKLIN STREET FARMINGDALE, NY 11735 NMLS #113791 PETE “KOCH” KOCIURUBA N.Y.S. LICENSED LOAN OFFICER ADDITIONAL BRANCH LOCATED IN HAUPPAUGE NMLS #69346 516.249.4800 EXT 7482 631.774.1732 [email protected] BANKAMC.COM2016 JUN Academy Mortgage NY Teachers Ad.indd 1 www.uft.org / JULY47/2,1/12601116:47/ A5M7
Tenure celebrations in Districts 4 and 5 in ManhattanRewarding accomplishment MILLER PHOTOGRAPHYTeachers in Districts 4 and 5 in Manhat- ments. “It was very rewarding to hear mytan who achieved tenure this spring principal speak about what she thinks Iwere recognized for their hard work do well,” said Nicole Horne, a teacher atat tenure celebrations in June. At the PS 112 in East Harlem who has workedDistrict 4 celebration at PS/MS 57 in with her co-teacher — who was alsoEast Harlem, teachers enjoyed perfor- granted tenure — to implement Re-mances by the school’s drum band and sponse to Intervention (RTI) techniquescheerleading squad. During the June in their 1st-grade classroom. “It was a7 ceremony, each teacher’s principal special ceremony and I felt honored.”spoke about his or her accomplish- Kimberly Mazalatis, a math teacher at JONATHAN FICKIES See more photos in the gallery at www.uft.org Global Neighborhood Secondary School Representative Dwayne Clark. “It was in East Harlem, left the event with a nice to see people who still have a love sense of pride. “It was great that they for this going strong at 25 years,” said recognized the hard work of so many Conchita Fluitt, the chapter leader at teachers in the district in front of their PS 197 in Harlem, who received tenure peers, principals and the superinten- this year. “And it was nice to have a dent,” she said. At the District 5 event celebration to honor us and acknowl- on June 22 at the Adam Clayton Powell edge that we worked hard.” LEFT: Tenure Jr. State Office Building in Harlem, a cel- recipients Elizabeth Kobasko and Kevin ebration for newly tenured teachers was Hansen celebrate the accomplishment. coupled with a reception recognizing ABOVE: UFT District 5 Representative Zina teachers and paraprofessionals with 25 Burton-Myrick (left) and Clark congratu- years or more of service. Among those late Fluitt (second from left) and her PS honored was UFT Manhattan Borough 197 colleague, Patricia Jones. ISABELLA For more information and to HOUSE schedule a private tour, please call: 212-342-9539 Independent Living for Older Adults f fb.com/IsabellaOrg l twitter.com/IsabellaOrg Our amenities include: x youtube.com/IsabellaOrg • Spacious studios and one-bedroom BAYARD apartments starting at $2,400.00 per month ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC • Complimentary Lunch and Dinner served buffet style • Basic Cable TV • All utilities included • 24-Hour Security • Weekly linen service • Visitor parking • Pastoral services • A wealth of programs, activities and trips • Conveniently located near medical, physical therapy, occupational therapy and psychiatric services • On-site beauty salon, library, gift shop, laundry, check-cashing facilities and visitor parking • Moderately priced lodging for overnight guests We’ve thought of everything to enrich and enhance your life. 525 Audubon Ave. at 191st Street. New York, NY www.isabella.org58 / JULY 7, 2016 / www.uft.org
new teacher pagePolitics 101: Stand up for schools By RACHEL NOBEL place on Nov. 8. You should register to vote if you have never Here are some items to take care of right away and voted in New York, if you have not voted in the past ve years, if others that will help you prioritize and stay on track.Think back to the teacher you were in September. Now, with you have moved since the last election or if you want to change at least one year of teaching under your belt, you hope- your party af liation. Your registration must be postmarked at Certification and licensing fully feel a little more con dent as you head off to summer least 25 days before the election (Aug. 19 for this year’s primaryvacation. and Oct. 14 for the general election). If you have a valid New ❑ Anyone applying for state certification, including York State driver’s license or ID issued by the Department of teachers and other school-related professionals, As you re ect on what you may want to re ne or change in Motor Vehicles, you can register to vote online by logging on must complete six hours of training in recognizingyour teaching practice for next year, also consider the ways in to your MyDMV account at https://dmv.ny.gov/mydmv/mydmv. and preventing harassment, bullying, cyber-which you might deepen your engagement with issues outside You can also download a voter registration form at http://on.ny. bullying and discrimination in schools. The UFT isthe classroom that matter to public school educators. gov/1rj8Q5J. offering the six-hour DASA course on July 12 and again on Aug. 2 to paraprofessionals for $25 and All teachers, even brand-new ones, have a stake in political Not sure if you’re registered to vote? Check your status all other UFT members for $50. To register, use thematters. After all, it takes an active and dedicated community to online at http://bit.ly/1hs6kZ8. coupon in the Spring 2016 UFT Courses catalog orstrengthen public schools. go to www.uft.org/courses. Contribute to COPE. Sign up for automatic contributions ❑ If you have fulfilled all your state certification That’s why the UFT and many thousands of its members, to COPE, the union’s Committee on Political Education. It takes requirements or are close to doing so, rememberoften in collaboration with parents and child advocates, get money to support the UFT’s lobbying efforts to make elected to apply for your professional certi cate onlineinvolved in lobbying and other political activities. We make of cials aware of our education agenda and to safeguard the at www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert. No certificatelawmakers and candidates running for elected of ce aware of professional and economic interests of UFT members and stu- is issued automatically! Check your TEACH onlinewhat public schools and educators need. The UFT: dents. Through small voluntary contributions to COPE, you can account for the documents you need to submit make a big difference. It is these small voluntary payments — together with your $100 application fee. Make • Lobbies for education policies that protect you, your class not union dues — that fund all the UFT’s political and lobbying copies of everything before you send it in. Mail your room and your students and that ensure you have the sup- activities. If you do not already contribute to COPE, see your packet “Return Receipt Requested” to the New York port you need as a teacher; chapter leader to sign up or contact COPE at 1-212-598-7747 State Education Department and file the receipt or [email protected]. with the copies of your paperwork. Since it takes • Lobbies for education funding that ensures you have the time to process your application, it’s a good idea to resources you need to teach and that your school can offer Stay in touch with the UFT. Visit www.uft.org/political- complete all your requirements early and apply at the programs and services your students need; action to learn more about the UFT’s legislative priorities, nd least six months before your time-limited certificate out how to contact your local representatives and learn more expires. Also, notify the state, the DOE and the • Supports political candidates who stand with the union on about the UFT’s community partners. Make sure to follow the UFT if you move. Otherwise you may not receive education, labor and human rights issues; and UFT on Facebook (facebook.com/uftny) and Twitter (twitter. mailed notices or certificates and other important com/uft) for news and updates all summer. Sign up for UFT information. • Fights proposals to end or weaken tenure, privatize the emails by registering on the union website at www.uft.org/regis- school system or strip workers of hard-won pension ben- ter and sign up for UFT text messages at www.uft.org/text or by Miscellaneous e ts. texting UFT to 30644. ❑ If you move over the summer, be sure to update A crucial presidential election is approaching in November. your address on le with both the UFT and the DOE.Here are some ways you can stay informed and involved. ❑ Thinking about transferring? The Open Market Transfer system on the DOE’s Department of Human Register and vote. New York’s primary election will take Resources website, which allows you to apply for aplace on Sept. 13; the nationwide presidential election will take position at another school, is open until Aug. 7. Visit the Open Market Transfer page at www.nycenet.edu/ Inside my classroom offices/dhr/transferplane/ to fill out an application and search for open positions.“ I’m a licensed electrician and worked six years in the field. I bring a hands-on approach to teaching into ❑ As a teacher, you may be eligible for student loan the classroom. I research schematics for my students and set up projects that are related to their lessons. forgiveness or cancellation. There are two ways to participate: 1. If you graduated after December ”— Perry Lopez, 4th-grade special education teacher, PS 46, Bronx 2014 from a college or university in New York and you earn less than $50,000 a year, you may be Send your classroom photos to [email protected] eligible for Gov. Cuomo’s Get on Your Feet Program. Apply online at on.ny.gov/1NUQMeZ. 2. Under the federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program, if you teach full-time for five consecutive academic years in a low-income school and meet other qualifica- tions, you may be eligible for forgiveness of up to a combined total of $17,500. Learn more at 1.usa. gov/1p100Ad. ❑ Did you know the UFT’s Member Assistance Program provides short-term counseling at no cost to in-service UFT members by professionally trained mental health staff? MAP is confidential, profes- sional and supportive. For more information, call MAP at 1-212-701-9620 or email [email protected]. Services are provided by appointment only. Go to www.uft.org/checklist for an expanded ver- sion of this checklist with electronic links to the many online resources listed. www.uft.org / JULY 7, 2016 / 59
A good read NEW YORK TEACHER / CITY EDITION UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS • VOLUME LVII, NUMBER 11 • JULY 7, 2016brightensa dark worldUFT First Book JONATHAN FICKIESevents have now See more photos in thedistributed more gallery at www.uft.org Surrounded by stacks of books, a boy is im-than 250,000 Kids browse through the stacks of books in the schoolyard at Abraham Lincoln HS in Coney Island. mersed in his own special selection at the Eastbooks across city Harlem event on May 14. ALISON GENDARThe UFT and its partners have distributed JONATHAN FICKIES more than a quarter of a million free Teachers Jaclyn Warner (left) of PS 255 and Sybrina Keane, a speech teacher at PS 57, books to New York City children in need Samantha Bert of PS/MS 164 tote some of their picks up books at the Tito Puente Complex inthrough First Book over the past three years. selections at the Brooklyn event. Manhattan for her middle school students.This school year alone — according to Antho-ny Harmon, an assistant to the president of the Youngsters waste no time reading the books they’ve chosen.UFT and the union’s director of parent andcommunity outreach — more than 140,000books were given out. “While the numbers are impressive, whatsticks with you is the look on a child’s facewhen he or she has the ability to look throughthousands of books and pick the one thatspeaks to them,” Harmon said. “You knowwhen they have made that connection becausethey just sit down wherever they are and startreading. That’s what is so powerful about FirstBook, and why we are so pleased to be part ofthis effort.” This spring, the union organized FirstBook events in East Harlem and Coney Island. “I am looking for books that my studentsmight not choose for themselves, but if theytry it, they will find out they like it,” saidSybrina Keane from PS 57 as she scoutedout her choices spread out at the Tito PuenteComplex in Manhattan on May 14. “It is allabout getting them reading and broadeningtheir reading experience.” UFT President Michael Mulgrew, whoattended both events, could not have beenhappier with the turnout and results. “Noth-ing lights up a child’s face like seeing stacksand stacks of books,” he said. “And when theyget to select their very own books, that helpsbuild a love of reading.” While some UFT members came out tofind books for their students, others volun-teered to set up the two events and then tohelp kids, parents and other teachers makeselections. “Reading comprehension is applied in allcomponents of learning,” said physical educa-tion teacher Joanne Carillo, the chapter leaderat PS 186, who helped out at the June 4 eventat Abraham Lincoln HS in Brooklyn. “Thegift of a book is priceless for that reason, andif I can play a part in helping a child and otherteachers get free books, I’m there!”60 / JULY 7, 2016 / www.uft.org
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