Professional Development

This episode was a Patreon-exclusive but it's been unlocked! For more content like this, check patreon.com/professionaldevelopment. This week we take an in-depth look at Educators for Excellence, also known as E4E. Though it has re-branded itself recently, this astro-turf organization remains every bit the wolf in sheep's clothing of its origins. Learn who is footing the bill for the organization and why we should always be wary, as teachers, of a free breakfast or happy hour with an ask at the end.

For further reading:

>>https://www.ctulocal1.org/chicago-union-teacher/2018/10/e4e-free-lunch-trap/

>>https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-walmart-mcdonalds-food-stamps-medicaid-minimum-wage-2020-11

>>https://www.populardemocracy.org/news/how-walmart-persuades-its-workers-not-unionize

>>https://e4e.org/sites/default/files/e4e_fy20_annual_report_final.pdf

>>https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/273382030

>>https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/grants-database?grantee=00000169-91e6-d2a9-a7eb-bffe1ab60000

This week Rebecca joins us to discuss the teacher's role in combatting the doldrums of living and learning in the midst of a global pandemic. To hear the full episode, join us at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment

Meet David C. Banks and Dan Weisberg, the soon-to-be appointed Chancellor and First Deputy Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. What should teachers know about these new characters before they take office? Find out that and more in this week’s episode of Professional Development.

For further reading/viewing:

>>https://networkforpubliceducation.org/fordham-institute-attempts-to-mislead-the-public-regarding-the-impact-of-charter-schools-on-public-school-districts/
>>https://www.mediamatters.org/daily-caller/here-are-corporations-and-right-wing-funders-backing-education-reform-movement
>>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/nyregion/david-banks-schools-chancellor.html
>>https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-david-banks-nyc-schools-chancellor-20211209-i6zuoftngfb7pofpyyqkh4a4gu-story.html
>>https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-nyc-schools-chancellor-wants-longer-school-days-saturday-and-summer-classes/3445341/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand&fbclid=IwAR1sxxGOBF4Dri0i5kMH3SAszmoAIluFEufCf5UGmv_oKKlnn4UAG3gI-9c
>>https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/9/22826524/david-banks-chancellor-eric-adams
>>https://tntp.org/blog/post/the-biggest-scandal-in-education-is-hiding-in-plain-sight
>>https://edsource.org/2019/poverty-levels-in-schools-key-determinant-of-achievement-gaps-not-racial-or-ethnic-composition-study-finds/617821
>>https://abc7ny.com/david-banks-chancellor-nyc-eric-adams-mayor-schools/11314964/

Emily Katebini, of Katebini Creative, joins us to discuss her story as a teacher, her company's origins, research in the teaching of writing and storytelling that drives her work, and the struggles inherent in trying to do business with the NYC DOE as a small company.

** A special gift for our listeners: use the code NYCPD21 at checkout for 10% off all products at https://www.katebinicreative.com **

This week Jack joins us to talk about teacher burnout as well as the teacher inspiration that holds the burnout meter in check to varying degrees of success throughout one's career. It gets a little grim, but listen through to the end so you can leave feeling ready to go back on Monday. To hear the full, Patreon-exclusive episode, join us at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment .

Dr. Kelly Parkes of Teachers College, Columbia University joins us this week to discuss the edTPA, an assessment for pre-service teachers required for teacher certification in the state of New York. For more on this topic in particular, find Dr. Parkes' 2020 article on this topic here: https://doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2019.1656126

Advocate for reform in testing requirements here: https://www.votervoice.net/CICU/campaigns

Finally, read the meeting minutes from the Board of Regents in Higher Ed (where they discuss how teacher prep programs are preparing teachers) here:
http://www.regents.nysed.gov/

This week we have Joseph Davis--a social studies teacher working at a public school in the Bronx--in the studio to talk about the traditional pathway into teaching: teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education. To hear the Patreon-exclusive full episode (and more!) visit https://www.patreon.com/professionaldevelopment .

In this week's episode we jump back into the 1980's in the third installment of our miniseries on the history of the UFT. For further reading and viewing on the topic, check out the following:

>>https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ684842.pdf
>>https://www.uft.org/files/attachments/uft-50-years-book.pdf
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpg0UfpuUAs
>>https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/25/22745570/nyc-school-gun-metal-detector-police
>>https://www.nbc12.com/2021/10/22/theyre-overwhelmed-area-school-systems-add-mental-health-days-educators/

On this week's episode, Craig, a teacher at a G&T (Gifted & Talented) school in lower Manhattan, joins us to discuss his unique experience in getting into teaching, and teaching at a G&T school in particular. We get into the day to day at these schools, and what the future might hold now that they are supposedly being phased out in favor of Brilliant NYC, which is meant to bring G&T-style programming to every kindergarten classroom across the city.

In this week’s episode, we dive into Gifted & Talented programming in New York City public schools. We touch briefly on the history and philosophy of G&T but then get right into the argument against it and the reason it will be phased out beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. Be sure to tune in next week to the Patreon-exclusive episode featuring an interview with Craig McGorry, a teacher at a G&T school, in which Craig lends us some insight on what it’s like in G&T schools and what might happen as the program is phased out. For further reading and viewing on this episode’s main topic:

>>https://doi.org/10.1080/02783193.2018.1553218

>>https://www.jstor.org/stable/43996894

>>https://pix11.com/news/local-news/parents-continue-to-fight-for-elementary-school-gifted-and-talented-reform/

>>https://abc7ny.com/gifted-in-talented-program-protest-nyc-schools-new-york-city/11116831/

>>https://www.testingmom.com/tests/gifted-talented-nyc/

>>https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/13/22576196/gifted-talented-test-admissions-nyc

>>https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/metro-learning/spoils-whiteness-2019

>>https://apnews.com/article/new-york-new-york-city-race-and-ethnicity-education-d027be86b7d202f1d4ef62e5c3255802

>>https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/06/01/new-york-city-gifted-programs-show-progress-towards-modest-student-diversity-goals/

>>http://www.centernyc.org/high-school-diversity-data/

>>https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121024/new-york-city/new-gifted-talented-test-so-hard-it-even-leaves-parents-stumped/