UFT: New Teacher Summer Series

Mark your calendars

The New York Botanical Gardens: Meet the Education Directors
In this session you will meet the directors of education for each of the botanical gardens, learn what resources the botanical gardens have to offer as well as how to integrate garden curriculum into your classroom experience.

• Tuesday, July 21
  Queens Botanical Garden
  
  4 - 6 p.m.
  
• Wednesday, July 29
  Brooklyn Botanical Garden
  
  4 - 6 p.m.
• Thursday, July 30
  Staten Island Botanical Garden - Chinese Scholar Gardens
  3:30 - 5 p.m.
• Thursday, September 2
  New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
  
  4 - 6 p.m.
  

Ways to Save
UFT headquarters, 52 Broadway
Tuesday, August 25
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• Learn how you can save on supplies for your classroom, travel, phone, computers and much more
  
• Where to find free supplies and materials
• Union and DOE sponsored discount programs

Lunch will be provided.

Grant writing for Classroom Resources
UFT Headquarters, 52 Broadway
Tuesday, September 1
1 - 4 p.m.
This session will focus on how to find and write grants for classroom resources. This is a working session, you may bring your laptop or one will be provided for use during the workshop.

Getting Off On the Right Foot: Planning to Succeed as a Classroom Manager
UFT headquarters, 52 Broadway
Wednesday, September 2
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Learn strategies for setting up, maintaining and adjusting your classroom to the classroom management needs of your students. We will address hard to handle situations as well as the standard set-up issues. Lunch will be provided.

Welcome Conference: Beginning the Journey
UFT headquarters, 52 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Sunday, September 13
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

We invite you to join the Especially for New Teacher Network. This welcome event launches our year-long network where we examine research-based essential elements of instructional and classroom management.

Fee: Free admission to all events.

RSVP: Space is limited! Registration

is required for all events.

Refreshments will be available at all events. You may bring a guest but you MUST RSVP

for your guest(s).

Jeannette Downes
UFT New Teacher Advisory Committee Leader