NYSEC-NYC News, Issue #1
Tim Fredrick
Please forward this e-mail to interested NYC ELA teachers!
**From the New York State Education Department
-Scores for the 3-8 ELA tests are due to be reported to schools on
August 7, 2006
-It looks like some certification processes will be available online
soon: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/news/teachnotice.htm
-Visit the State Education Department web site at http://www.nysed.gov
**Call for expertise from NYSED
Be sure to visit the New York State Education Department and fill out
the "Call for Expertise" at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/call.htm
This puts you on the list to get your voice heard in Albany. It is
vital that NYC teachers do this so that we can be represented. The
voices heard in Albany are from teachers from upstate and Long Island.
Make your NYC voice heard!
**"Young Voices of New York City" Essay Contest
If you are interested in working on a city-wide essay contest for high
school students, please e-mail tim.fr...@nyu.edu
**NCTE 2007 Conference in NYC
Stay tuned for information on how you can get involved in organizing
the National Council of Teachers of English 2007 Conference in New York
City.
**The 15th Bracey Report On the Condition of Public Education
Read an interesting report on the state of education in this country at
http://www.america-tomorrow.com/bracey/EDDRA/k0510bra.pdf
**Call for papers - Record
Get published in the quarterly NYSEC journal:
http://nysecteach.org/EnglishRecord.htm
**2006 NYSEC Conference
Plan now on attending the annual conference in Albany. The speakers
include: Carol Jago, Kwame Alexander, and Naomi Shihab Nye
-Information: http://nysecteach.org/Conference06/Conference.htm
-Workshop Proposals: http://nysecteach.org/OnlineProgramProposal.htm
(they are due by April 15, 2005 - BUT, email tim.fr...@nyu.edu to
see if you can turn it in after the deadline)
**Join NYSEC
Join ELA teachers from across the state:
http://nysecteach.org/Membership.htm
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