Monthly Archives: July 2016

Summer Musings Part II- Examining Our Union Structures

Posted on July 29, 2016 by

Last week I published my “Summer Musings Part I” post in which I posed a number of questions… As I begin to wrap my head around the idea of the 2016-2017 school year, I do so with the question in … Continue reading →

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Jia Lee Reports on AFT Convention

Posted on July 27, 2016 by

The PJSTA did not send our delegates to the AFT Convention this year.  So I asked our friend Jia Lee to share her observations of the convention with us.  They will be published elsewhere as well.  Here are Jia’s take … Continue reading →

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Summer Musings, Part I

Posted on July 24, 2016 by

Last school year was a particularly taxing year, for a number of reasons, both professionally and otherwise.  It left me wiped out and completely fried by the time we reached the last day of school.  So I took the first … Continue reading →

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More From McMullan

Posted on July 15, 2016 by

More from the PJSTA’s Melissa McMullan, who is a participant on the New York State Standard Review Committee.  Below are what she wrote up after the third and fourth days on the committee… Fearless advocates, this is for you! “Be not … Continue reading →

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McMullan Reports on Standard Review Committee

Posted on July 14, 2016 by

PJSTA member Melissa McMullan reports on her experience on the New York State Standard Review Committee… The Cycle of Standards, Instruction and Assessment “Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.”  ~Jonathon Kozol Today was the second day of … Continue reading →

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