Opportunities

The Food Project Winter Institute

Online Course: Introduction to Environmental Education (looks great, through Cornell)

NYAITC Teacher of the Year

NYC DOE PE Coaching: Personalized Instructional Support

Back-to-School with Rising NYRR!

Get your students more active and bring more fun to their school days with Rising New York Road Runners, partnering with schools to give kids the power to become themselves through running and fitness. This free program provides necessary tools, resources and support and is flexible and inclusive – use it in addition to your regular PE class, as an after-school program or as active classroom breaks. Designed for youth in grades PreK – 12. Apply today; enrollment includes:

• invitation to NYC-based events;
• dedicated program support;
• digital PLAYbuilder for customizable or downloadable pre-made activities and plans;
• incentives for your students as they reach milestones.

Nominate your School’s Superstar Food and Nutrition Educators: #IamFoodEdNYC

The Tisch Food Center wants to shine a spotlight on food and nutrition educators throughout the City. Nominate yourself or an educator you know who is encouraging school gardens; discovering new ways for students to enjoy wholesome foods; leading students to understand the role that family and factory farms play in the food system; or advocating for healthier food for their students, their families, and the community. Follow #IamFoodEdNYC on social media to see if your nomination is highlighted…it could be you!

rades 4-8 Educators: Professional Learning Opportunity from Green Beetz

Join Green Beetz for a professional learning course focused on systems thinking in the classroom through the lens of their middle school-focused, food-and-environment curriculum. Course combines online and in-person learning and runs October 8, 2018 – January 11, 2019. Register by 10/7 through the DOE’s After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP): log in and search the course name, “How to Facilitate Systems Thinking in Your Classroom through Green Beetz.” Earn 1 P Credit (12 hours of CTLE). For more information, to view the syllabus, and to register, visit the ASPDP course catalog. Questions? Email Kira Cohen-Milo, kcohenmilo@greenbeetz.org.

October 30-31 Workshop: Cultivating Awareness of Racial Microaggressions in the Health Education Classroom. Grades K-12 health educators, register for a two-day training in Manhattan led by Access Matters to learn about ways in which racial bias appears in the health education classroom and how to recognize racial microaggressions, undergo a self-reflective process, and identify and practice strategies for reducing microaggressions in your classroom.

Join an amazing new workshop series for parents led by expert trainers from New York University. We will learn about racism, bias, privilege, and identity in the education system, and how we can fight for racial equity for our children and our schools.

The workshops will be held one Monday night a month from October through May, from 5-8pm, at New York University in Manhattan. Food, childcare and translation will be provided. If you are interested in participating in these workshops please email nz11@nyu.edu or nyccej@gmail.com. Participants must be able to commit to seven monthly workshops.

More information can be found on the NYU Metro Center’s website here. Questions can also be directed to Natalie Zwerger, Center for Strategic Solutions at nz11@nyu.edu