Professional Development

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The New York City Department of Education serves over a million students and employs over 75,000 teachers. This podcast attempts to answer some of the toughest questions teachers might encounter in the largest school system in the country. How does the city spend its $34 billion with a 'b' education budget? What does the UFT do for teachers? How long does it take to get tenure? What is for lunch today? This show is not affiliated with the NYC DOE, but it does attempt to answer these questions and more, so skip this week's mandated PD and get all the answers here, on Professional Development: The New York City Teacher Podcast.

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Afterword

Jun 20 2023 36 mins

If you like what you hear, check out: https://www.spreaker.com/show/left-on-red

Ep 47: Teach Like A _______ pt. 3, Diamond [Teaser]

Jun 22 2022 3 mins

This week's Patreon-exclusive episode is the third and final installment of the Teach Like a ________ reading series. We explore Diamond Emerald's "Teach Like a Diamond." To hear the rest of the episode, join us at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment

Ep 46: The UFTwilight Zone pt. 2, feat. Christina Gavin

Jun 17 2022 54 mins

In today's episode I'm joined once again by Christina Gavin, a librarian, unionist, and self-proclaimed smart-aleck. This is part two of a two-part episode exploring the UF Twilight Zone, a land governed by a single caucus in which the line between fact and fiction is blurry at best. If you haven't heard part 1, which is episode 45 of the show, be sure to go have a listen so we're

Ep 45: The UFTwilight Zone pt. 1, feat. Christina Gavin

Jun 07 2022 43 mins

This week, Christina Gavin (school librarian, MORE UFT caucus member, and UFC candidate) makes an appearance on the show to tell us her story from the UFTwilight Zone, where the bureaucracy of a union meant to support educator-members sometimes turns on these very educators if they dare to identify the majority caucus's breeches of UFT election policy and national labor law. This i

Ep 44: Teach Like A _______ pt. 2, Pirate [Teaser]

Jun 02 2022 4 mins

This week's Patreon-exclusive episode is the second part of the Teach Like a ________ reading series. We explore Dave Burgess Consulting's "Teach Like a Pirate." To hear the rest of the episode, join us at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment

BONUS Ep: Stand and De'Podcast

May 29 2022 108 mins

My dear friend Oscar joins to review Stand and Deliver (1988), a classic of the films-about-education genre. Oscar Mancinas is a writer, scholar, and educator from Mesa, Arizona. His debut collection of short fiction, To Live and Die in El Valle (2020) was awarded a Southwest Book Prize. He's also the author of the poetry chapbooks Jaula and Roto: A Mex-Tape. He is a doctoral candi

Ep 43: On Hopelessness

May 28 2022 33 mins

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101161673/how-to-help-uvalde-school-shooting

Ep 42, pt. 1: Making Sense of the Election, feat. Norm Scott

May 22 2022 31 mins

Norm Scott is back for his third appearance on the show and to discuss the results of the UFT election. We get into the numbers and what they mean in terms of the organizing efforts of both Unity and UFC. If you are enjoying what you're hearing, check out the second part, in which we look more towards future elections and other considerations related to organizing around public edu

Ep 41: Teach Like a _______ pt. 1, Champion [Teaser]

May 19 2022 4 mins

This week's Patreon-exclusive episode is the beginning of a series on Teach Like a ________ books. The first one we explore is Doug Lemov's "Teach Like a Champion," the go-to book for training teachers in no-excuses, zero tolerance classroom management. To hear the rest of the episode, join us at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment

Ep 40: Electioneer Bright Like A Diamond, feat. Sheila Zukowsky

May 05 2022 34 mins

Here is one last episode about the UFT election, featuring a retired teacher and election volunteer, Sheila Zukowsky. This is a spicy one: a firsthand account of broken Chancellor's Regs and undemocratic electioneering. If you have not yet mailed in your ballot, remember it must be received by Monday, May 9th at 8am. Consider delivering it in person if you are not confident in the