Professional Development Schools

• Co-Teaching and High Leverage Practices

• HLP's and Co-Teaching Tables

• Implementing High Leverage Practices through Co-teaching in the Elementary Classroom: By Lindsay Ragusa General Education Teacher and Hannah Tanalski Special Education Teacher (Herman Badillo Billingual Academy BPS # 76)

• Differentiation

• Tips for differentiating instruction

• Parent Math Resources- Middle and High School Math: Explore online resources to help students understand math concepts or complete their math homework. These were developed by Buffalo State graduate students for the Tapestry High School Parent Math Night.

• Mentoring Student Teachers with Pinterest

• AAUW Scholarship : Please click here for information about a scholarship opportunity funded by the Association of American University Women (AAUW).  Students must be female, in their fourth year of study, and meet additional requirements as outlined on the application.

• Reflections on the PISA Data : An excellent analysis of what the PISA data actually can tell us.

• PDS Overview and International PDS Overview : On September 21, 2012, Wendy Paterson, Dean of the School of Education, hosted the SUNY Deans at the Adam's Mark in Buffalo. Consortium directors and students presented the PDS models, both the national program and the developing international program, to the deans.

• Acronyms4Teachers - Begun by students in the 2012-2013 academic year, and is devoted to becoming a resource for all educators.  Please visit the website for the most current list of the most used acronyms in the field of education.

• Career Development Center
• Continuing Professional Studies - to register for seminars offered by BS.
• NCCC-  If you are an NCCC Teacher Candidate who will be transferring to BSC, click here for more information and contacts.
• Reading Horizons Online Workshop
• Teacher Certification - for information about the seminars and tests required for your area of certification, current information about the fingerprinting process, and the process for applying for your certification(s) through TEACH.

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR NEW TEACHERS: 

You may be able to apply to the NYS retirement system as soon as you have subbed for 20 days.  It is important for you to know, and follow through on this, so that you will end up in Tier 5.  More information.