tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post8535367786439222092..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: LIVE BLOGGING FROM MULGREW FEBRUARY TOWN HALL FEATURING SENATOR SCHUMER (Mostly Unedited)Jeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-87935352999392465242021-02-07T20:00:51.229-05:002021-02-07T20:00:51.229-05:00What is 3c acceptable in a remote only special nee...What is 3c acceptable in a remote only special needs class through the lens of an observing supervisor? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-44564762817432140002021-02-07T12:51:43.993-05:002021-02-07T12:51:43.993-05:00Schumer is a scumbag who cares only about his own ...Schumer is a scumbag who cares only about his own power and wealth. Every 6 years he remembers to use the term "middle class" when he's up for election, and then spends the next 5 years screwing over the same middle class. He's Jewish when it fits his politics. Hoe else do you explain his acquiesce for the Obama Iranian nuclear scam, or his total silence on the recent peace treaties negotiated by the Trump administration between Israel and several Arab nations. He is a cancer on this nation.ATRNomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458760138294802707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79562995285921230552021-02-07T10:53:00.721-05:002021-02-07T10:53:00.721-05:00831 am,
I opted out 3 years ago and lost nothing....831 am,<br /><br />I opted out 3 years ago and lost nothing. I couldn't be happier based upon what Mulgrew continues to do to us. Let me know about that 12 year old retro and spring break pay from a year ago...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-90675768608913850592021-02-07T10:46:01.745-05:002021-02-07T10:46:01.745-05:00Um, Shelley wasn't complimenting the union. H...Um, Shelley wasn't complimenting the union. He says they do nothing and mulgrew will continue to do nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79838103605548210542021-02-07T10:23:22.096-05:002021-02-07T10:23:22.096-05:00With this uft, who needs enemies?With this uft, who needs enemies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-16868023426742006722021-02-07T10:21:07.798-05:002021-02-07T10:21:07.798-05:00We have a contract the UFT leadership never enforc...We have a contract the UFT leadership never enforces so might as well be in Georgia. "Supervisors may...." "MAY" being the operative word. Mulgrew will say yeah they "may" but also " may not" . You can be grateful 831. Not me. That's why I stopped paying dues. When Mulgrew gets "may" changed to "must" I'll pay dues again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-17334663191067753272021-02-07T10:16:50.188-05:002021-02-07T10:16:50.188-05:00This is off the record from a retiring AP and it m...This is off the record from a retiring AP and it makes sense. This AP told me,”look, do you think we are actually going to observe in a strict fashion? This is PR from city hall so we can say we observed and the mayor is worried teachers won’t try. What will happen is what happened last year and it will be announced in June.” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11077926539036684042021-02-07T08:31:41.659-05:002021-02-07T08:31:41.659-05:00Well said!!! I'm tired of reading these UNGRAT...Well said!!! I'm tired of reading these UNGRATEFUL responses. They obviously never worked without a union. I have worked in Georgia and didn't realize how much the UFT does until I came back to NY. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-91375469884717691612021-02-06T18:57:58.781-05:002021-02-06T18:57:58.781-05:00You have a contractual right to a demonstation les...You have a contractual right to a demonstation lesson from your supervisor. It is part of Special Circular 28 which clarified Article 8E of the contract. The relevant paragraph:<br /><br />"Supervisory practice includes an array of activities, such as time spent in classrooms demonstrating teaching techniques, assuring that professional development occurs and determining that appropriate curriculum outcomes are <br />realized. Supervisors may, as part of a program to evaluate and improve instruction, request an individual teacher to indicate his or her planning strategies and how those strategies involve coordination of curriculum, student progress and outcomes (e. g., as part of a conference prior to or following a formal observation). <br /><br />https://www.uft.org/media/files/special-circular-28-1990-1991-lesson-plans<br /><br /><br />James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-9363229350402856832021-02-06T18:03:55.494-05:002021-02-06T18:03:55.494-05:00Our AP would never record a demo lesson of her bec...Our AP would never record a demo lesson of her because she had a fear of being observed and that is why she became an AP and also because she didn't want to look like a hypocrite by doing things or not doing things that she would write in our observations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-1471165628249311562021-02-06T17:03:25.470-05:002021-02-06T17:03:25.470-05:00Well said Shelly, Trust builds Trust!
I do think i...Well said Shelly, Trust builds Trust!<br />I do think it a good idea for Admin to model what is acceptable engagement in a remote class. Their lens is the one that counts when it comes to our lively hood and profession, Not our professional decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-26197625283987126702021-02-06T12:36:56.596-05:002021-02-06T12:36:56.596-05:00Even before the pandemic and remote, to find an ad...Even before the pandemic and remote, to find an administrator who would do this was near impossible, to find one who COULD do this, even nearer to impossible. I could find teachers who both would and could. Same now with remote. In fact, the teachers are always the best teachers. If you are looking for an admin to model good teaching you are looking to the wrong people. Not that some administrators were never good teachers, some were, but not many, not that some don't have knowledge or can't coach great teachers still, but these are very rare these days. Admins are about CYA. The training they get is not about teaching teachers how to teach. That's why they rely on the stupid rubric. They don't have a real sense of the practice, the craft, the art of teaching. They have trained to look for certain things, expect these, they ignore the context and put all the weight on abstractions like engagement and differentiated instruction, or are simply promoting the current trend agenda. <br />The Union should demand only peer assessments even for the untenured. Build trust. Trust builds competence. <br /> Shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-32416540904115226342021-02-05T22:01:03.071-05:002021-02-05T22:01:03.071-05:002:03
Awesome post !
No administrator would agree ...2:03<br />Awesome post ! <br />No administrator would agree to what you spelled out. That would take leading by example and opening yourself up to the unknown. <br /><br />Most administrators like to hide all day in their offices with the widow blocked with construction paper and come out with their cheap suits and Payless shoes with second rate clip boards and checklists ....Not will to die yethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654991056889418739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-69736924364629579922021-02-05T14:03:33.308-05:002021-02-05T14:03:33.308-05:00Not a bad idea to have an administrator to do a de...Not a bad idea to have an administrator to do a demo lesson in a remote only class, it would be a good fit for us to learn and grow our profession by learning from those with expertise. All teachers would surely benefit from observing what remote student engagement would look like as acceptable in a D-75 class.<br />Think about it.... The expert demonstrates 3c to a remote special needs class, all remote teachers can observe what would be acceptable as Effective or Highly Effective first hand. Can take notes on what teacher(s) does and what students do, what topic and content selected to teach and what scaffolds are used for diverse needs? How do students acceptably engage? What does it look like through the lens of a supervisor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-56502969311862276382021-02-05T13:25:52.853-05:002021-02-05T13:25:52.853-05:00I think he meant pro rata rata $7k.I think he meant pro rata rata $7k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-2123892738223840362021-02-05T13:00:52.173-05:002021-02-05T13:00:52.173-05:00I'm 948 am. I meant the pro rata. Spring bre...I'm 948 am. I meant the pro rata. Spring break we arent getting for a long time. If ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-16875665833671511342021-02-05T11:51:38.765-05:002021-02-05T11:51:38.765-05:00Spring break or oversized class pay?Spring break or oversized class pay?TeachNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336761634725655865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-5663944785134032162021-02-05T09:48:09.507-05:002021-02-05T09:48:09.507-05:00Thank you 748 am. So i should see it in the Feb 1...Thank you 748 am. So i should see it in the Feb 15 check? Or definitely by March 1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-1388278622214096692021-02-05T08:56:20.815-05:002021-02-05T08:56:20.815-05:00"Schools reopened and stayed open..." No..."Schools reopened and stayed open..." No, just no. Multiple closures every single day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-56226640904300104442021-02-05T07:48:51.697-05:002021-02-05T07:48:51.697-05:008:47 It's included in your regular checks, sep...8:47 It's included in your regular checks, separate line from regular salary<br />It'll be split between pay periods between now and end of june (basically during the duration of the semester) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-58577718218134990252021-02-05T07:21:00.371-05:002021-02-05T07:21:00.371-05:00Our President, who has recently claimed that he re...Our President, who has recently claimed that he represents students, children and families, even if doing so conflicts with his representation of dues paying union members, is vague and evasive as ever when discussing the facts and realities on the ground for workers, but he knows what's going down in Washington, in Georgia. He knows, for example, that the Republicans in the senate, where Chuck is now majority leader, will push and amendment, that has since failed, that would have prohibited schools that do not reopen after teachers are vaccinated from receiving federal funds. He knows that it's about the money he collects from us and the bacon Chuck will bring home and how Cuomo will hand it. This is what they call a Union here. A Union that Porks up to Chuck and Cuomo. <br /><br />The good news is so good that Mulgrew doesn't have to do anything for us: <br /><br />Trump & Company are out<br />Chuck and Nancy & Biden are in and the money will save NY and NYC <br />No Layoffs<br />No Frozen Salaries<br />No cuts to our 7% TDA<br />No loss of health benefits no increases in out of pocket costs<br />An ERI or Buyout is in the works<br />We are not teaching in Chicago <br /><br /><br />Shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-43364857191971771672021-02-05T06:46:06.887-05:002021-02-05T06:46:06.887-05:00I am not shocked there is no plan to open middle o...I am not shocked there is no plan to open middle of high schools but so disappointed. I don't think testing should be tied to reopening. In school rates have always been low. We can use the overall infection rate as a marker. We are creating more trauma by keeping kids fully remote with no hope to go back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-47471665578882635332021-02-04T23:06:39.467-05:002021-02-04T23:06:39.467-05:00Lol. I guess James has no comment on more uft fai...Lol. I guess James has no comment on more uft failures...spring break pay and observations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79603738939065581112021-02-04T23:05:27.731-05:002021-02-04T23:05:27.731-05:00Question for evaluations, you mention "Two in...Question for evaluations, you mention "Two informal observations for tenured teachers unless teacher asks for a formal." Meaning the teacher can ask for one formal and one informal? Or just one formal observation? Or if we have to do 2 can both be formal? Rather deal with a formal observation than the anxiety of an informal one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-24389763152574862212021-02-04T22:33:22.978-05:002021-02-04T22:33:22.978-05:00Yeah. Really James, this spring break stuff is cr...Yeah. Really James, this spring break stuff is crazy. Why torture us and make us wait? I know I'm not getting full pay for 7 days but just get on zoom and make a deal and be done with it. "Arbitration is closed" is a fucked up excuse. We get abused by the uft again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com