YOU'RE INVITED:
"Putting the 'U' in Union:
A Conversation
with Nathan Saunders"
Wednesday, January 30
5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
at the
American Federation of Teachers Headquarters
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
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RSVP TODAY:
WTU Teachers' Center Opening
Celebrate the opening of the WTU Teachers' Center and our partnership with First Book.
Thursday, January 31st
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Anacostia Senior High School
1601 16th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
We'll see you there!
First Book to receive free books.
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REGISTER TODAY:
Spring 2013 Professional Development Courses
REGISTRATION CLOSES FEB. 4TH
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CALLING ALL TEACHERS:
Tell your story and express your concerns!
If you are interested in blogging about a certain education topic or issue, sharing school news or providing advice to fellow teachers, this is the place for you. There is no long-term commitment and posts can be submitted anytime. Anonymous submissions are accepted. For more information contact: Jasmine Berry jberry@wtulocal6.net
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OPPORTUNITIES & TRAININGS
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Keizai Koho Center Teacher Fellowship to Japan
The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania invites educators to apply for this fully funded summer study program in Japan.
The fellowship is open to middle and high school social studies, economics, or history teachers, as well as district or state-level supervisors.
Tentative Program Dates: June 30 - July 12, 2013
Application Deadline: February 15, 2013
Contact: Katsuko Shellhammer,
412-433-5010
kkcfellowship@us-japan.org.
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Good evening, this is Nathan Saunders, president of the Washington Teachers' Union.
I will be visiting all consolidated schools. Send me your questions and concerns via email and answers will be provided at the meetings.
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Highlights from Kaya Henderson's Testimony Before
D.C. Committee on Education
By: Jasmine Berry
D.C. City Council Committee on Education members were able to probe more deeply into DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson's consolidation and reorganization plan that was released last week. The hearing lasted nearly three hours, and each committee council member had their inquiries about how schools in their wards would be affected.
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Task Force to Study New D.C. School Boundaries
By: Emma Brown, The Washington Post
A citywide task force will lead the effort to determine new school boundaries and feeder patterns in the District, Chancellor Kaya Henderson said Wednesday.
DCPS will convene the task force next month, Henderson told the D.C. Council's Education Committee in a hearing Wednesday. The task force will gather input from parents and community members before making final recommendations in June.
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A Look at Last Week's Most Relevant News and Information
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TEACHER TOOLS & RESOURCES
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Get your students to blog!
Student blogs are a great way to help students feel as though they have their own voices and that what they say matters.
Read more to learn engaging ways to utilize blogging in the classroom, as well as a number of blogging sites that are simple to set up, manage and also provide a safe environment for students to share their thoughts.
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