Happy New York State Eclipse Day! As cloud cover moves in, we're keeping our fingers crossed that this historic event can be viewed in NY this afternoon. If you get an image, please share or tag us in your post! #eclipse2024

Happy Pi Day! Did you know that Pi Day was founded in 1988 by Larry Shaw, a physicist at the San Francisco Exploratorium? Celebrations often include fruit and pizza pies, holding Pi recitation competitions, and finding applications of Pi in nature. How do you celebrate Pi Day?

Another chance for this presentation on March 5th at 4 PM! On April 8, 2024, New York State will experience a total solar eclipse. This presentation will cover the basics of solar eclipses, where and when the solar eclipse will be visible, and more. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

More than 100 participants gathered at SUNY ESF for the Youth Climate Summit sponsored by the NYS Master Teacher Program. The event was organized by a team of CNY Master Teachers. Students came together to develop climate action plans to take back to their schools.

UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, NY CREATES and the New York State Master Teacher Program sponsored STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day on Saturday to learn more about nanotechnology. Hundreds of families were in attendance for the jam-packed day!

A Buffalo Public Schools teacher was gifted Super Bowl LVIII tickets after he performed life-saving CPR on an unresponsive woman following a car crash in December. trib.al/V7WxPck

STEM & Nanotechnology Family Day! Learn how working with atoms and molecules makes the extraordinary happen on Saturday, Feb 10. Sponsored by the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering; NY CREATES; and New York State Master Teacher Program. albany.edu/cnse/stem-nano…

Register by tomorrow for 'Power and Empowerment: Recognizing the Importance of Decision-Making and Design'. sponsored by North Country Regional Hate and Bias Prevention Council and New York State Master Teachers. To register contact: [email protected]

Open to All! Dr. Valerie Rapson, SUNY Oneonta, will present a workshop on 'Getting K-12 Students Involved in the April 8th Solar Eclipse'. Mark your calendars, there are two opportunities to participate in the workshop, February 17th and March 5th. Link to register coming soon.

Mohawk Valley Master Teachers and Noyce Scholars came together last month as part of a partnership between the two programs. SUNY Oneonta’s Noyce Scholars Program prepares talented science majors for careers as Grade 7-12 science teachers in high-need urban and rural schools.

MT James Amodio, coach of Wappingers Central School District Robotics Teams ran a recent session at a Mid-Hudson Cohort meeting. Students from the FIRST Tech Challenge Team presented their work and helped run the session 'Why Should You Coach a Robotics Team at Your School?'.

Southern Tier region held an MT discussion: 'Elementary Science and the NYSMTP'. Dina Hartung, Regional Director, facilitated the discussion on literacy and NYSSLS and how students can build a deeper level of comprehension of science concepts through literacy connections.

Josephine Salvador, our Executive Director, was recognized today for her 10 years of service to SUNY at the Service Recognition lunch in Troy, NY. Congratulations, Josephine, and thank you for a decade of dedication to the Master Teacher Program! #suny #nysmtp

Yesterday educators attended a MfA talk entitled Creating Culturally Relevant Mathematics Tasks: Easier Than You Think! Dr. Pamela Seda shared principles from her ICUCARE Equity Framework to help teachers implement and adapt mathematics tasks to engage and empower all students.

Master Teacher Kim Alexander Carlo, Lewiston-Porter Central School District, recently received a Milken Foundation Educator Award. Greg Gallagher from the Foundation presented Kimberly Alexander Carlo with a 2023-24 Milken Educator Award and $25,000. milkeneducatorawards.org/educators/view…

We're excited to be getting ready for new Master Teacher/Counselor orientations taking place in January. NYSMTP pins are a longstanding part of the program tradition! #nysmtp

Open to All opportunities coming up in Western New York! 'Building a Math Workshop' begins tomorrow and 'NYSSLS: Digging into Cluster-Based Assessment' is coming up this Saturday. Please share with other educators! Register at wnymtp.buffalostate.edu/upcoming-profe…

Last Friday the NYSMTP presented at the New York State School Counselor Association Conference in Albany. We met some new members of the first counselor cohort! The new members networked informally with each other in advance of the start of their program in January. #nyscca

Join the Southern Tier region for a networking reception and presentation with Dr. Sharon L. Contreras. The event is co-sponsored by the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership and the BU Institute for Justice and Well-Being. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Congratulations to Master Teacher Kimberly Alexander Carlo for this wonderful recognition! Lewiston-Porter CSD SUNY - The State University of New York Buffalo State University

Youngstown Science Teacher Makes Hometown History with $25,000 Milken Educator Award | Milken Educator Awards milkeneducatorawards.org/newsroom/press…