Subject: TR@TC Induction Professional Learning and Events I Mid-December 2020

TR@TC Induction

Professional Learning and Events of Interest

Mid-December 2020

Dear Alumni, Partners, and Friends,


Sending positive vibes with our final workshop newsletter of 2020, and hoping you'll join us for the variety of sessions happening between Friday, December 18th and Tuesday, December 22nd.


Cheers to a new year full of hope and possibilities!


With sincere gratitude for all you do,


Julissa DiLoné

TR@TC Induction


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COME CELEBRATE WITH US!

Cooking workshop menu: Seared Fish with Onion Tomato & Garlic Relish, Black Rice with Lime Coconut Cream, and Virgin Coquito. VEGAN Friendly - Email JAD2222@tc.columbia.edu for ingredients and equipment list, or simply sign up using the success in motion app.


Disclaimer: While all workshops are intergenerational, we ask that minors be accompanied (on the Zoom call) by an adult, be it their teacher of record, parent, or guardian.

STUDENT-CENTERED EVENTS

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Connecting Through Time
Intergenerational & Family Storytelling

“…Embark on a journey of personal and collective story-telling through photography by reflecting on the past, present and future as we call back the pieces of our life stories and legacies that have been erased, displaced or made invisible…” Learn More


AUTHORS: Kamal Badhey, Wendy Barrales and Natalia Guerrero

SUBJECTS: Visual Arts, Humanities, English Language Arts

Total Student Engagement through Zoom - Make Distance Learning Come Alive!
December 21, 2020


Register


Sharing Credits: Amy Nelson

Are you teaching in upper manhattan? Check out this this episode of The Bowery Boys podcast series to learn more about some hidden uptown gems!

Upper Manhattan Forest Kids

Winter Solstice Celebration

Upper Manhattan Forest Kids would like to invite you to a FREE interactive dance ritual performance with Brother(hood) Dance! for children and families, called Danncin' in Da Woods: Afro/Solo/Man.


Saturday, December 19th:
First Performance @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Second Performance @ 11:45 am - 12:15 pm
(Please note: The second performance will be recorded.)

Click Here to RSVP. Spots are very limited.


We'll meet just inside the 110th street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. entrance of Central Park North by the big rock.


Sharing Credit: Sarita Covington

Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress

Developed by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to understand and manage their emotions and those of their students. The 10-hour online course is designed for school staff, including teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, principals, and non-teaching staff in preK-12 schools.


Available to educators and school staff across the globe for FREE on Coursera


Sharing Credits: Jane O'Connor

Monday, December 21st at 7:00 pm EST
It’s well known that Jews have long had a love affair with Chinese food. In fact, for many Jewish families, the tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas is almost as sacrosanct as avoiding leavened bread on Passover or eating latkes during Hanukkah...read more...

WELLNESS

Come fill your cup with a variety of wellness offerings!

  • Friday, December 18th, 2020  - Alumna, Melida Maldonado-Peréz, will continue to lead our monthly "Free Friday Morning" Restorative Yoga sessions. Click here to sign up.

  • Sunday, December 27th - Alumna, Isabel (Belle) Espinal and Getting Fit Familia welcome you to a variety of self care sessions, happening all day long. See below for details.

  • Every Monday and Thursday - Success In Motion, continues to offer Monday Mindfulness meditation sessions and Transformation Thursdays cardio sessions, throughout the school year. See below for details.

All workshops are free and open to all education professionals

Getting Fit Familia has decided to ease into 2021 with a reflective and restorative wellness day. We start the day with graceful meditation and sound bath, easing into restorative yoga, some high-powered strength training, soulful photographic storytelling, lyrical dancing, followed by hatha yoga, and finally wrapping up the day with a zumba stretch class. We cannot wait to complete this year with you. 

Register for a free, and donation-based Virtual Wellness Day 


The Teacher Self-Care Conference

Our newsroom just announced that for the January and March Teacher Self-Care Conferences will be FREE for teachers. Please read the press release below and thank you to our wonderful sponsors who made this possible!


To register for our January event, click here. To register for our March event, click here. 

RESOURCES FOR SALE

Visit Rethinking Schools for more opportunities to save on curriculum and teaching resources.

DECEMBER GIVING

Several of you have reached out to inquire about centering social justice and BIPOC organizations in your giving practices. In the following, we offer list of some of the organizations we follow, work with, or have been connected to through members of our network. This is not an extensive list, and we offer our apologies if we've inadvertently omitted your organization (contact me at jad2222@tc.columbia.edu). We encourage you to do your own research as you consider your options.


NYS Youth Leadership Council - Raising Funds for Undocumented Youth 

(Shared by TR@TC Alumna Kendra Miller)

We are a grassroots organization led by undocumented immigrant youth. The NYSYLC (New York State Youth Leadership Council) is New York's first organization led by undocumented immigrant youth. We work to empower immigrant youth through leadership development, grassroots organizing, educational advancement, and self-expression. Our goal is to give undocumented youth the tools and space to organize and create change in our communities. Donate - Campaign will remain open through 2021

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