Stephanie Burns DAL Earth Science Connetquot High School
As I write this, we celebrate the life of an icon – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I cannot help but reflect on what Dr. King and other leaders honored as being unifying forces, working for the betterment of marginalized populations, and for the betterment of all would think about the events that have unfolded in the past months, year, decade.
Together, Separately – WWYD? What would you do if given the opportunity to choose professional learning opportunities? Where do you see yourself receiving support? How do you navigate the challenges associated with teaching during the ongoing pandemic? What are your sources of information to aid your teaching practices? I know there are many times that I feel quite disjointed and overwhelmed with all that I need to do to move student learning progressively forward, without ignoring my own needs as a teacher, a parent, and supporting my spouse who is also a teacher.
I am very interested in what you want, need, or would like to see offered as professional learning opportunities in the summer and during the November annual conference. It is a significant milestone for the oldest science organization in the state – STANYS is celebrating its 125th Anniversary!
To that end, as a STANYS member and consumer, I ask you to contribute your opinions by answering the survey questions found here: https://forms.gle/6hhRCN9a6vH9M7wWA. Your input is extremely valuable. I would like to lead the planning process with the SARs to meet the needs of our membership, rather than just planning programs for the sake of running programming.
What would you do? And how would you do that, together but separately?
Be well, and feel free to reach out if you have questions, concerns or comments at dalearthscience@stanys.org.