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Essay Writing: Tips for Students Applying to Middle or High Schools

In this free 90 minute virtual workshop, Maurice Frumkin of NYC Admissions Solutions will partner with Greene Hill School to share his top essay writing tips for NYC students applying to middle or high schools.  Greene Hill School works with Maurice and NYC Admissions Solutions as part of a successful individualized High School admissions program […]

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An Evening with Itzhak Perlman

Join us for an exquisite evening as we celebrate the reveal of AMIT’s Kfar Batya campus, a center for educational transformation opening in 2025 in Ra’anana, Israel, and experience an intimate performance by Maestro Itzhak Perlman with Rohan De Silva on piano. “An Evening with Itzhak Perlman” event will ‘preview’ and unveil the plans for

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Documentary: Music Palace

New York’s Chinatown — previously also known as New York City’s Theater District — was once home to at least 5 active movie theaters that were central to community life, with a theater on every corner at Canal and Bowery. In this special screening of Eric Lin’s short documentary Music Palace (2005), we step back

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“UNBOUND”

Presented in partnership with the New York Public Library, UNBOUND is a spooky, immersive dance experience inspired by the works of Emily Dickinson. Come and explore the catacombs of a daemon, have an encounter with a witch’s coven, or party at the vampire banquet as the story unfolds. Whether you choose to visit us for

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“UNBOUND”

Presented in partnership with the New York Public Library, UNBOUND is a spooky, immersive dance experience inspired by the works of Emily Dickinson. Come and explore the catacombs of a daemon, have an encounter with a witch’s coven, or party at the vampire banquet as the story unfolds. Whether you choose to visit us for

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“UNBOUND”

Presented in partnership with the New York Public Library, UNBOUND is a spooky, immersive dance experience inspired by the works of Emily Dickinson. Come and explore the catacombs of a daemon, have an encounter with a witch’s coven, or party at the vampire banquet as the story unfolds. Whether you choose to visit us for

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“Toil & Trouble” – A Thistle Dance Party

Something Wicked This Way Comes… Join us for a spooktastic evening of indulgences. Enjoy the enticing performances of Thistle Dance. Experience the luminescent libations of Finback Brewery – small batch artisanal brews, scintillating spirits, craft cocktails and more. Explore the Artist’s Bazaar, where local artists showcase their work and sell their merch. All proceeds go

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UFT College & Career Fair

Register here to bring your students to our annual college and career fair! There will be representatives from dozens of colleges and universities, including historically Black schools and SUNY/CUNY schools, on hand to answer students’ questions. We’ll also have a financial aid workshop and take-home resources to help students plan for their future. 

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Admisión a la escuela intermedia y secundaria para estudiantes con IEPs

Navegar el proceso de inscripción de la escuela intermedia y secundaria puede ser muy complicado, especialmente para las familias de estudiantes con discapacidades. Cubriremos los cambios recientes en el proceso de solicitud; consejos para investigar y seleccionar escuelas según las necesidades de su familia; y responderemos a sus preguntas sobre la solicitud de ingreso a

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Turnout The Bronx Performance

The Bronx Arts Ensemble is excited to partner with The Point CDC in presenting a series of workshops for Turnout NYC–creating equitable arts access across the five boroughs with a season of concerts, performances, workshops, and more. Workshops include activities, musical performances, and conversations about the power of music.⁠⁠Workshop: Friday, October 7 @ 3 PM⁠Performance:

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Turnout The Bronx Workshop

The Bronx Arts Ensemble is excited to partner with The Point CDC in presenting a series of workshops for Turnout NYC–creating equitable arts access across the five boroughs with a season of concerts, performances, workshops, and more. Workshops include activities, musical performances, and conversations about the power of music.⁠⁠Workshop: Friday, October 7 @ 3 PM⁠Performance:

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Election Day PD Workshop: Connecting the Dots on Students’ Networks (CTLE credit hours)

Research consistently shows the value of networks for students in building confidence and making connections to support their academic and career goals. In this workshop, participants will explore the importance of networking skills for students and learn more about a four-part framework developed by the Christensen Institute that highlights the key components of strong networks.

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Election Day PD Workshop: Making Quality Decisions in Enrollment (CTLE credit hours)

Coaching students to make informed decisions about their postsecondary path is a key aspect of effective advising. To help students in navigating the many aspects that make for a strong fit, OneGoal applies a “Quality Enrollment” framework. In this workshop, we’ll explore the framework and reflect on strategies to support students in these decisions.  

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PD Workshop: Navigating Mental Health Supports (CTLE credit hours)

A dynamic conversation to engage school leaders, educators, and counselors in reflection about perspectives of their school community. In discussing the challenges borne not only by themselves as practitioners but also by their students, stakeholders will connect as a community to share and learn from each other.   This workshop will feature a panel of

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Civic Science: Air Quality & Environmental Justice Training

Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 9am-4pm Using civic science and place-based learning, 5th-9th grade NYC teachers will learn how to use air quality monitors to lead students in collecting and analyzing data to determine the causes of and design solutions for historical environmental injustices in their communities. You will gain hands-on experience with portable Flow air

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Sustainability 101 –

This session from the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Sustainability on Monday, October 24 (8am-2pm) is for all NYC Department of Education (DOE) educators – new Sustainability Coordinators, veteran Sustainability Coordinators, and any educator wanting to learn more about sustainability.  Get up-to-date information about what we are doing to make the DOE more sustainable,

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Helping Youth With Learning & Organization / Ayudar a los Jóvenes con el Aprendizaje y la Organización

This presentation aims to help parents understand and help their children with the daily skills needed for school success. These skills, referred to as “executive functioning”, include organization, planning tasks, following directions, exhibiting self-control and remembering information. This presentation will provide information on supporting children’s executive functioning in the context of supporting a child with

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Celebrate Back to School in Bed-Stuy (Book Giveaway Ages 0-12)

Kick-off Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends Week with free books, school supplies, craft workshops & more. READ 718, Brooklyn Book Bodega, and House of SpeakEasy present a back-to-school celebration for young readers, their families, and booklovers of all ages. Swing by and say hello for books ages 0-12 courtesy of Brooklyn Book Bodega from The SpeakEasy

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Artists Studios Community Series

The Artists Studios Community Series provides a welcoming virtual environment where artists feel comfortable showing and talking about their work, sharing information, and learning how to prepare for a studio visit and artist talk.  Each program accommodates ten virtual studio visits followed by sharing resources on different aspects of being an independent artist. Each artist

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Infusing SEL Into Literacy

You’re invited to professional development webinar, sponsored by Litnerd!  Infusing SEL into LiteracyTuesday, September 20th5 – 6 pm ESTZoom (Zoom info will be emailed to registrants prior to the webinar)  Meaningful socio-emotional learning is more important than ever for elementary students. In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of providing robust SEL opportunities to

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Election Day Teacher Workshop – The Fragility and Possibilities of Democracy: Lessons from History

What lessons does history offer on how to strengthen and sustain democracy? Join Facing History and Ourselves and the New-York Historical Society for explorations of the Reconstruction Era and the Weimar Republic to learn how individuals and institutions work to maintain and expand access to civil rights and democratic freedoms. Participants receive 6 CTLE hours.

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Teacher Workshop – Expansion Beyond the West: American Imperialism

After close to a century of isolationism, the United States expanded its powers on the global stage in the late nineteenth century. Examine resources about the acquisition of Alaska, the annexation of Hawaii, and the Spanish-American War to consider the impacts of American imperialism and its connections to westward expansion. Participants will receive 1 CTLE

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Teacher Workshop – In Conversation: Confronting Hate

How were comic books, posters, radio spots, and cartoons deployed to combat bigotry and to champion democratic values in the WWII era? Join curator Debra Schmidt Bach for a discussion about the new exhibition Confronting Hate 1937-1952, which explores how the American Jewish Committee created a multimedia campaign to confront antisemitism, racism, and prejudice in

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Teacher Workshop – Defining “Genocide”: The Attempt to Name and Prevent a Horrific Crime

Prior to 1944, the crime of genocide lacked a name and legal repercussions. Our partners from Facing History and Ourselves will explore the conditions that drove a lawyer named Raphael Lemkin to create a term for this horrific crime, and how to guide our students to use it with care while acknowledging our obligations towards

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Mana Fashion Services Presents: Haute & Holy | A Faith and Fashion Panel and Runway Show

Mana Fashion is excited to present Haute & Holy on Monday, September 12, 2022, featuring a series of events to address equality, diversity, and inclusion in the fashion industry. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited so RSVP is necessary. 12:30 – 1:30pm | The Faith & Fashion Panel Tobi

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Educator Happy Hour

Educators, kick off the new school year with Poster House! Join us at the museum for a complimentary happy hour and learn more about our field trips, in-school residencies, teen programs, and CTLE-certified teacher professional development. Poster House will be closed to the general public, so attendees will also have private access to our new

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College is Possible: Non-Diploma Credential Programs

Educational programs on college campuses for students with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities who use Alternate Assessment and will leave high school with a non-diploma credential. Families are welcome. SCHEDULE -5:45 PM – Webinar opens and accommodations set up -6:00 PM – Listen to a PANEL OF EXPERTS talk about unique programs on college campuses for

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ReadersMagnet EMPIRE State Book Tour: A Travel to the World of Books

This fall season, ReadersMagnet will take you to the Empire State Book Tour— physically and virtually. The book tour will kick-start with The Festival of Storytellers (TFOS), which is now in Chapter 3. TFOS 3 will run from October 24 to November 6, 2022, at www.thefestivalofstorytellers.com. Similar to TFOS, the Book Confab is a unique

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2022 Virtual Independent School Fair

Register today to attend our FREE 12th Annual Virtual School Fair and Kindergarten Admissions Discussion Panel https://www.letstalkschools.com/2022schoolfair/ featuring NY private schools and Hunter College Elementary School. Meet with admission directors to discuss their schools’ application process, what to look for on tours, financial aid, testing, how admission decisions are made, and more. The event starts Monday, August 30, 10am with a

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Supporting People with I/DD to Become Sexual Self-Advocates / Apoyar a las personas con I/DD a Disfrutar de su Sexualidad

People with developmental disabilities are sexual beings that need information and skills for making healthy decisions about their sexuality and learning ways to stay safe as they navigate relationships. Unfortunately, many are often left out of the conversation about sexuality by people in their immediate circle including teachers, professionals, direct support staff and parents, among

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Consent and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities / Consentimiento y Personas con Discapacidades Intelectuales y del Desarrollo

There are many areas where parents can make a difference including learning effective ways to teach consent education to their young and grown children with I/DD. This webinar will explore: Explore strategies for teaching consent to this your children Review tips for working with people with I/DD Examine why people with I/DD are at risk

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Teaching Healthy Boundaries and Relationships / Enseñando Relaciones Saludables

Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. We are seeing more and more examples in our culture, where we have people from multiple cultural backgrounds having a different understanding about boundaries and healthy relationships.  People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are sexual beings, and just like everyone, they also need the information

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Artists Studios

The Artists Studios Community Series provides a welcoming virtual environment where artists feel comfortable showing and talking about their work, sharing information, and learning how to prepare for a studio visit and artist talk. Each program accommodates ten virtual studio visits followed by sharing resources on different aspects of being an independent artist. Each artist

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PD Workshop: Engaging Families Toward Advocacy (hosted by OneGoal NY)

How can family engagement truly engage families? That’s the question at the center of this workshop, which will delve into both fundamentals to strengthen collaboration as well as elevate a strategy developed by the Right Question Institute that empowers families to be advocates for their children’s success in school. To learn more about this workshop

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PD Workshop: Map Your Education Story (hosted by OneGoal NY)

Unpack your educational journey in this workshop, drawn from practices of Katie Jumbe, of the non-profit College Access Plan. In this workshop – perfect for guidance teams as a team-building or community exercise – reflect on how your personal experiences navigating school and career pathways has informed, or can inform, your advising practices. To learn

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Meet the Program – Early Childhood Education & Special Education (Birth-Grade 2)

The program in Early Childhood Education and Special Education prepares teaching candidates with knowledge of early childhood development, early intervention, and learning and teaching processes in preschool, kindergarten, and primary grade levels. Upon graduation from the program and completion of New York State Education Department (NYSED) requirements, this program leads to New York State Initial

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Meet the Program – Teaching Students with Disabilities, Grades 7-12 Generalist

Designed for individuals interested in teaching adolescents with diverse abilities and unique needs across subject areas, the Master of Science in Teaching Students with Disabilities, Generalist, Grades 7-12 program combines rigorous course work with clinical experiences to prepare candidates for initial or professional certification in New York State. The course of study offers candidates the

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Touro Graduate School of Education Meet the Program – School Leadership

Preparing responsible, effective, and culturally competent educational leaders. The School Leadership program leads to New York State certification as a School District Leader or School Building Leader, if you meet the following certification requirements and pass the State licensure exams. Touro Graduate School of Education Meet the Program – School Leadership August 23, 2022 5:00pm-6:00pm

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Meet the Program – Jewish Childhood Education & Special Education

The only one of its kind, our master’s program in Jewish Childhood Education & Special Education, led by Jewish special education expert, Dr. Jeff Lichtman, is geared towards educators in the Jewish community. With a unique focus on Jewish education, you will be prepared to work in a wide variety of teaching and leadership positions

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Meet the Program – Childhood Education and Special Education Program, Grades 1-6

The program in Childhood Education and Special Education offers a course of study for teacher candidates to become educational leaders who can practice theory and theorize practice in childhood education settings to implement effective teaching practices for culturally and ability diverse students and school communities. Designed for those interested in teaching children from first through

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Special Education: Know Your Rights / Educación Especial: Conozca sus Derechos

This workshop provides essential tools to successfully navigate the special education system in NYC as to ensure that children with special needs receive the educational services to which they are entitled regardless of the type of school—public, charter, or private. You will leave having a better understanding of 1) Special Education, the Concept, 2) IDEA

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Caribbean Music and More

From Jamaican and Haitian folk songs to Florence Price’s monumental Five Folksongs in Counterpoint, the Bronx Arts Ensemble String Quartet celebrates the works of Black composers and musicians in the Americas and more. Bring a blanket or chair to enjoy this free concert on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum.

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North American Redux

FREE concert of works by historic and living North American composers. Music from Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha to works by living Canadian and Mexican composers. Bring a blanket or chair and spend an afternoon with the Bronx Arts Ensemble Woodwind Quintet, enjoying music on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum

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One-on-One Résumé Critique every Saturday at 67th Street Library

This one-on-one opportunity takes place in person at 67th Street Library on Saturdays, 11AM-3:30PM For adults ages 20+ Bring 2 printed copies of your resume and a certified resume writer will provide feedback to make your content stronger and your format more appealing.  Call 212-734-1717 or come to 67th Street Library to register for a

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NYC is promising to overhaul literacy in NYC schools. What will it take?

This fall, changes are coming to New York City classrooms. Education department officials say they will require all elementary schools to adopt a phonics-based reading program — a potentially seismic shift in how tens of thousands of public school students are taught to read. Before the coronavirus hit, less than half of the city’s students

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One-on-One Résumé Critique every Saturday at 67th Street Library

This one-on-one opportunity takes place in person at 67th Street Library on Saturdays, 11AM-3:30PM For adults ages 20+ Bring 2 printed copies of your resume and a certified resume writer will provide feedback to make your content stronger and your format more appealing.  Call 212-734-1717 or come to 67th Street Library to register for a

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