TC Update
November 2016
In This Issue:
- Important News
- Workshops
- New Programs at BCTC
- Tips for Teachers
- Opportunities
- PBS Learning Media
- Kopernik Korner
- DASA Training Information
- Teacher Center Information
- Important Dates
Important News
CTLE Credit and BCTC Presenters
Calendar of Events
New Programs at BCTC
Teaching Strategy Focus Groups
Tips for Teachers
Take Notes While Watching YouTube Videos
Here’s an awesome and easy way to take notes while watching videos. VideoNot.es lets you watch any video and take notes side by side on the same screen. It also automatically syncs your notes and video. Plus, your notes are stored in Google Drive for easy access and sharing
Opportunities
Study Groups
Uncommon Approaches to Cultural Education
Join us for for these exciting day-long Uncommon Approaches to Cultural Education conference that will bring together teachers, librarians, archivists, school administrators, public broadcasting, and museum professionals to discuss and learn best practices for utilizing cultural organizations as part of curriculum-based learning. Sponsored by the Office of Cultural Education and the New York State Education Department.
http://www.manyonline.org/uncommon-approaches
These workshops are FREE to attend. Lunch, coffee and tea are included. Details on speakers and agendas to come!
For more information contact: Erika Sanger director@manyonline.org
November 3 - Western NY: Theodore Roosevelt National Historic Site, Buffalo
Presenters
Mark Lozzo, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
Karen Wallace, Buffalo Museum of Science
Patrick Stenshorn, Albany Institute of History & Art
Jennifer Haines, Genesee Country Village & Museum
November 15 - Capital Region: New York State Museum, Albany
Presenters
Jonathan Boulware, South Street Seaport Museum
Patrick Murphy & Jen Kretser, The Wild Center
Andy Kitzmann, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
Samantha Saladino, Shaker Heritage Society; Cindy Dickinson, Hancock Shaker Village; Dr. Jennifer Dorsey, Siena College
Mia Nagawieki, New York Historical Society
Cooperative Extension School Programs
Southern Tier Scholastic Science Fair-Save the Date!!!
March 18, 2017
All students grades 5-12
Stay tuned for more information
PBS
Electoral Decoder
Teaching the Election - In an 'Age of Hate'
The Growth of Global Communication | Humanity From Space
From the printing press to the internet, global communication has evolved to allow for near instantaneous connection. Our communications network has doubled in size in the last five years and continues to grow.
Kopernik Korner
Kopernik
DASA
DASA Training Session
The next BU DASA Training Sessions will be on the following dates. All are Saturdays 9-3:30 in Fine Arts 258
Saturday, November 19th
Saturday, December 17th
For more information and to register see: http://www2.binghamton.edu/gse/dasa/dasa.html
Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Training
(required as of January 1st, 2014)
Teacher Center Info
Teacher Center and Safety
Teacher Center Hours
Teacher Center of Broome County
Email: bctc@btboces.org
Website: bit.ly/broometc
Location: 601 Gates Road, Vestal, NY, United States
Phone: 607-763-3282
Twitter: @broometc