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The Office of Curriculum and Instruction is releasing two resources to help educators and parents support children in the subjects of Science and Physical Education.
The flyers, A Parent's Guide to the New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards and A Parent’s Guide to the Physical Education Standards, address questions about the new learning standards and connect parents with additional Science and Physical Education resources to support learning at home.
As a free and shareable resource, districts are encouraged to share the flyer in multiple settings or on a variety of platforms. Copies may be distributed through email, linked on a webpage, or printed and shared as part of a welcome packet or at a school function or event. As the resource facilitates dialogue between parents and educators, the flyer is recommended for any situation in which parents and educators interact, such as parent teacher conferences or open houses. Also, both flyers are available in 12 different languages.
These flyers can be referenced on the following webpages:
Science: Parent Resources for Science
Physical Education: New York Physical Education Learning Standards (2020): Parent Resources
Questions related to these resources can be directed to the NYS Education Department's Office of Curriculum and Instruction via email to emscurric@nysed.gov or via telephone to (518) 474-5922.
In gratitude,
NYSED’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction
NYSED's Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL), in association with the Office of Curriculum and Instruction, has released Integrating Science and Language for All Students with a Focus on English Language Learners, a series of seven new webinars and topic briefs to support P-12 Science Learning Standards for ELLs and MLs.
Materials were constructed to build the instructional capacity of English as a New Language (ENL) and science educators and is based on cutting-edge research on integrating science and language for ELLs and all students.
This series has been created for NYSED by NYU researchers Dr. Okhee Lee, Dr. Lorena Llosa, Dr. Alison Haas, and Dr. Scott Grapin.
Questions pertaining to the Integrating Science and Language initiative can be directed to the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at obewl@nysed.gov or (518) 474-8775.
Sincerely,
The Office of Curriculum and Instruction
During this incredibly challenging time, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) wants to ensure that all educators have the support and high-quality resources they need to teach about racism, racial injustice, and human rights with students at every grade level. This instruction is not about “teaching current events”, or an add-on to the school day, but a foundation of social education – exploring the systemic persistence of racism and injustice across our nation and world.
Come join Discovery Education – Equity Talks, a live webinar series featuring the nation’s top educational leaders as they engage with one another in a virtual environment.
Moderated by Dr. Luvelle Brown, superintendent of Ithaca City School District, these 45-minute segments will focus on how school leaders are cultivating equity and excellence in the wake of nationwide school closures.
Equity Talks take place on Thursdays with new featured guests each session. See the schedule of events below and register for our next talk.
Co-design is rooted in equity, in conversations about personal identity and common aspirations for your community.
Co-design is a design process to bring to life the changes you hope to make for your students and school.
Co-design is about empowering community-based leaders who can organize others to work together toward change.
And so, to support educators to co-design more equitable outcomes as schools reopen, The Teachers Guild x School Retool is launching a free resource, the Co-Designing Schools Toolkit.
