Style Update
We've Made Some Changes...
Beginning with this issue, we're making changes to the content and layout of our newsletter. Our new-and-improved
Member News, issued every other week, is written for NNSTOY members. On alternating weeks, we'll send a different newsletter to the greater education community (including NNSTOY members) called
Education News from NNSTOY.
If you have comments, suggestions or questions about either of the newsletters, please reach out to laurie@nnstoy. We also welcome recommended content from NNSTOY members, including your professional news and recommended reading material.
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Conference Highlights
Chicago, July 11-14
Day of Service. Last year's participants described the day of service as something that was life changing for them. This year's attendees can sign up to work with students at
Mooseheart Child City and School or the
Schurz HIgh School Maker Space July 11. Participants say service days are some of the most meaningful days of the conference.
Book your Cruise. This year's social outing includes a cruise on Lake Michigan with dinner and drinks on a private deck. Did we mention the DJ and dancing?
Book your spot now.
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Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Band
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Education Policy
ESSA Teacher Competition. Learning Forward and the National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (NCTAF) just announced an
Agents for Learning Competition. The competition seeks to engage educator teams in advocating for the best use of federal funding for professional learning under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). As states and districts develop comprehensive plans to implement ESSA, Learning Forward and NCTAF believe it is critical that teachers' expertise, experiences, and input are heard. The organizations have just opened
the application process for the Agents for Learning Competition.
As a cosponsor, NNSTOY has agreed to support any NNSTOY teacher team that makes it the finals of the competition by reimbursing them for their travel to Chicago.
Federal Flash. The Alliance for Excellent Education provides brief (under 5 minutes) weekly video updates about federal policy, called Federal Flash.
This week's report offers insights into disagreements between Congress and the U.S. Department Education about implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA.
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New Ways to Engage
Every State Teacher of the Year or a Finalist is already a member of NNSTOY. However, not everyone has joined the association. If you know someone who should connect, please ask them to
join us in our mission to transform the profession by supporting policies and practices that advance teacher leadership and educator effectiveness and that cultivate the conditions, capacity and culture necessary to support great teaching and learning for all students.
Comment on Standards for Aspiring Teachers.
Educators Rising has put together a team of educators standards to "identify the critical skills and dispositions (aspiring teachers) should be developing in the earliest part of the career continuum - while still in high school." The proposed standards are open for
public comment through April 25.
Join the Teachers Leading Coffee House.
The
Teachers Leading Coffee House is a virtual space for professional educators to share and discuss important ideas affecting the teaching profession. Members can post questions such as, What is your favorite read-aloud book? Or members can share an article like the one recently posted on kinesthetic learning. So meet us at the coffee house and invite a colleague to join the conversation!
Don't Miss the #TeachersLeading Twitter Chat.
May 11 at 8 pm (ET). Our topic: Filling your Forever File - the little things students do to keep the fire burning!
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*Don't forget to
Like our announcements about the conference on Facebook. Better yet, share Facebook posts with your friends.
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Photo courtesy of Thomas Leuthard (Creative Commons)
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New and noteworthy ideas about education from around the country.
If you find something interesting, Tweet a comment about it or share it on
Facebook.
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Shout-outs, Kudos & Accolades* 
News from the NNSTOY community
Shawn Sheehan
(2016, Oklahoma) is running for the Oklahoma Legislature.
Joe Fatheree (2007, Illinois) made a terrific contribution as a panelist discussing Fernando Reimers' new book,
Teaching and Learning for the Twenty-First Century
at the National Press Club April 11.
Anna Baldwin
(2014, Montana) has made it to the final round of interviews for a Classroom Teaching Ambassador Fellowship. She travels to Washington, D.C. to interview this week.
Chris Poulos (2007, Connecticut),
Joshua Parker (2012, Maryland) and
Mary Pinkston (2010, Delaware) will be representing NNSTOY at the White House Rose Garden Ceremony naming the 2016 National Teacher of the Year Tuesday, May 3. Please look for their tweets and retweet their messages.
Monica Washington (2014, Texas),
Patricia Jordan
(1993, New York) and
Katherine Bassett (2000, New Jersey) participated in a panel hosted by Roland Martin called "Redeveloping our Community Schools" the National Action Network's National Convention. Also on the panel were Christopher Emdin and Charles Davis. Listen to the
audio podcast.
*If you have news about yourself or other members, please send it to [email protected].
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A number of great webinars have been planned over May and early June. The webinars are free and open to members and nonmembers.
All times are Eastern.
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Tuesday, May 10
8:30-9:30 PM
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Education Post
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Tuesday May 17
8:00-9:00 PM
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Lynn Gaddis
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Monday, May 23
8:00-9:00 PM
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Shanna Peeples
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Tuesday, May 31
8:00-9:00 PM
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Jane West
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Tuesday ,June 7
8:30-9:30 PM
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Education Post
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