Middle StatesA Note from Middle States Region VP Bob Alig
Found in Middle States News
Apr. 2012
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VP Bob Ali |
Dear Colleagues,
April started with an exciting announcement: the first statewide partnership for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professional development in the nation!
On April 4, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the College Board issued dual press releases announcing a three-year partnership for STEM professional development for 1,500 teachers across the state. In the first year of the partnership, teachers will participate in five-day Summer Institutes in mathematics and science, with a focus on building a vertically aligned curriculum leading to AP® and college success for students. There will be 50 of these Summer Institutes scheduled in all the regions of New York state from June 25 through August 2012.
Copiague Honored as AP® District of the Year
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Apr. 2012
New York’s Copiague School District received the Advanced Placement® District of the Year honor last month for being the nation’s leader, among small school districts, in simultaneously expanding access to Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) courses and maintaining or improving AP Exam performance. Copiague’s students, teachers, district and school administrators, local public officials, and College Board staff celebrated the district’s achievements during a special ceremony.
“As we continue our efforts to expand access to AP while maintaining or improving performance, districts like Copiague offer a model of success that can be replicated all across the country,” said College Board President Gaston Caperton. “The College Board is proud to recognize the students, faculty and administrators of Copiague for their innovation, commitment and belief in themselves. Congratulations on a job well done.”
Training Initiative to Help New York Teachers in STEM Fields
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Apr. 2012
During the next few years, up to 1,500 New York public school teachers will receive Pre-AP® and AP® professional development training in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines throughout the state.
The $4.8 million AP STEM program, which will begin this summer and continue through 2014, will strengthen the teaching skills of both new and experienced middle school and high school STEM teachers from eligible schools. This increase in the number of teachers qualified to teach Pre-AP and AP STEM courses will enable schools and districts to prepare a larger number of students for college-level study and career trajectories in these content areas.
Bronx Middle School Teacher Among Winners of the Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing
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Apr. 2012
Emily Wells, a special education teacher at The Hunts Point Middle School in the Bronx, N.Y., is among six teachers who were awarded the seventh annual College Board Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing, which recognize exceptional teachers for using innovative methods to inspire their students to write. The award was created to support teachers and to thank Bob Costas, the Emmy Award–winning broadcaster and author, for his generous public service work on behalf of the National Commission on Writing. Each winner receives a grant of $3,000 to support her or his innovative work.
