Professional resources

New York State Teacher Centers provide a diverse array of professional learning opportunities for educators, spanning from pre-kindergarten to higher education. Our programs are designed to meet the specific needs of local districts while aligning with state and federal guidelines. Each year, we identify key professional learning areas, based on our annual grant application, to guide our statewide efforts. While these areas cover much of our work, individual Teacher Centers also prioritize additional topics tailored to the unique needs of their districts and educators. For more details on the initiatives and programs offered by individual Centers, please visit their websites under the Contact tab.

For a complete listing of FREE professional learning opportunities supported by our Statewide Leadership grant, please check out our current catalog, available in Frontline.

Professional Learning Area #7 and #9: Next Generation Learning Standards (NGLS)

NYSTCs are committed to provided our educators with the most current information and resources to successfully embed the NYS Learning Standards into their teaching practice. Some specific areas we are focused on this year are:

Building awareness of the new NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards.
Developing tools to help teachers dive deep into the standards and align them to our statewide goals of equity and learning for all.
Curating resources for teachers to use immediately in their classrooms.

Professional Learning Area #15: Professional Development to Support Teacher Recruitment, Retention & Mentoring; and Developing and Supporting New Teachers

One of our major initiatives this year is professional development to support our new and developing teachers. Specific areas include:

Continuing our work with Learning Forward and the New Teacher Mentor Academy
Provide professional learning opportunities for pre-service teachers, teachers assistants and teacher leaders

Professional Learning Area #19 : Professional learning for enhancing educators’ strategies and skills for the support of students who may learn differently, and/or are diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, culture, economic status, language, gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation

To assist educators with this focus area, NYS Teacher Centers will be offering professional learning involving:

CRSE Book Studies and online programs
Resources focused on Flexible Learning Strategies
Turnkey training on teaching strategies to address SEL issues