March 2018 Updates

Post date: Mar 9, 2018 2:46:52 PM

Good Tuesday Afternoon,

Just a few updates regarding the upcoming events in March.

• If you are planning to attend and have not yet registered for the Next Generation Math and Science conference please do so ASAP. (Flyer, and schedule of day attached) Currently we have 63 people registered 15 Master Teachers, Elementary and Secondary Teachers, (29 teachers), 13 pre-service teachers, and members of the SUNY faculty.
• Link to registration:

https://fs30.formsite.com/CASplattsburgh/form74/index.html

• Attached are the breakout offerings for the Math and Science Conference. Thank you to those of you who have offered to present.
• I have also included a link for housing and registration for the Friday and Saturday conference. Please take a moment to complete so we can begin to finalize planning. Thank you.
• If you are attending and would like to assist in introducing a facilitator in a workshop or assisting in management of hallway movement from session to session or working on registration and various other details that would be so greatly appreciated. Please indicate on the very short google form below.
• Link for the March conference and full day attendance, housing requests, and assisting at the conference:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0fZRzLJnobj5Zx69ymWzAuywJF-ahIVNIZ_JPy53ljFtSdQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

• Link to the RFP for the Technology Full day on Saturday. We currently have only four offerings - we may need to cancel if there is not enough interest.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekTdsKfSme8vBik4G4pc0WBfQ5ZVQGTtCVsaEJLJLpD1DL0Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

• Nanotechnology training at the Westport CSD. (Thank you Tonya for sharing)

The technology teacher at Westport, Tonya Lackey, has arranged a Nanotechnology training at our school on March 30^th. She attended a Nano-Link workshop at a conference over the summer and had rave reviews. The workshop is free and even includes lunch from Green Goddess. Supplies kits for the activities can also be obtained free of charge. Instructors are flying in from Minnesota for this one day workshop, so we would like to make it worth the trip by filling all 25 spots. We are first opening it up to k-12 Westport teachers, but we are expecting to have 15 extra slots to fill. If you are interested in attending please let me know as soon as possible. Feel free to pass this information on to others. Take the time to check out the link below. Even if you can’t attend the workshop this might be a good source or lesson supplies. I have also attached the workshop agenda.

https://www.nano-link.org/educators/

• From SUNY Central - Josephine Salvador, Director

Please share the following two items in your next communication to MTs in region.

a. For Master Teachers who joined in January 2018:

From Santos Avila, regarding the Comptroller and the NYS Vendor Management System process: We had not received any communications about the status of your submitted paperwork so we inquired on your behalf. The NYS VMS reports that they are currently processing the papers for the Master Teachers who began officially January 2018. They add that they believe there will be ample time to setup the banking information for the June 2018 stipends. You are very welcome to email us in the central MTP office, masterteacherprogram@suny.edu, but we do not have any additional info. When we do, we will be sure to share it with you! Thank you for your patience.

b. Annual Conference… .

Thank you to all who have offered PLT's, Collegial Circles (AKA Book study groups) workshops etc...to make the NC Master Teacher Program a success. Your continued dedication is so inspring. I look forward to seeing many of you in the weeks ahead.

Have a great rest of the week,

Kathy

Kathleen Fessette, Regional Director

NYS Master Teacher Program - North Country Region

Room 546B Sibley Hall

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Phone: 518-578-0064 (office)

Fax: 518-564-5001