Month: September 2013

#Red4Ed begins this Wednesday!

Spread the word far and wide!  

PJSTA Calendar of Upcoming Events

I’ve had a lot of questions regarding the dates of upcoming actions.  Use this post to help keep track of our events for the next three weeks. This Week Thursday, 9/26- Rally in Carle Place for a fair contract.  Details here. Saturday, 9/28- Comsewogue Homecoming!  Meet at JFK at 11:30 for the parade. Week of …

On BEDS Day, Put the Testing to Bed!

BEDS Day is October 2nd this year… let’s put high stakes testing to bed! via Students, Not Scores!… Here’s the plan: Email YOUR State Senator and Assembly Member. ·        Not sure who that is? Click the links below. o   http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?sh=search o   http://www.nysenate.gov/senators Steps: 1. Write a brief message telling them that they represent YOU and you want the high stakes …

Dr. Megan Koschnick Presents on the Developmentally Inappropriate Common Core

Thanks to Jen Benson for passing this on.  A must view for every educator…

Courage Among Teachers

Have had this article sitting around for a week and didn’t want to let another day go by without posting it… Alfie Kohn wrote a great article for Education Week last week.  The article, titled “Encouraging Educator Courage” is about exactly what it’s title suggests. It pains me to say this, but professionals in our …