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 Teachers College Community School officially opened its new playground in mid-June. Representatives from the Manhattan Borough President's and City Comptroller's joined TC President Susan Fuhrman and TCCS Principal Jeanene Worrell-Breeden in celebrating the new facility, which includes a pint-sized basketball court and pocket flower garden. Watch the video here. |
Alumni Spotlight
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Teachley, a New York-based educational technology company founded by Kara Carpenter (Ph.D. '13) and Dana Pagar (Ph.D. '13), graduates from the Cognitive Studies in Education program in the Department of Human Development, and Rachael Labrecque, a current Ph.D. student in the program, has won an Apple Design Award 2014 for Addimal Adventure, an education application that helps young children learn addition. Read More...
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Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher (Ed.D. '08), researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, hascontributed to the development of MTV's new anti-bias campaign, Look Different.The network's social-campaign producers and organizers had heard about her research with Muslim immigrant youth and her anti-bullying advocacy efforts.
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TC News
 TC Receives $10 million Federal Grant to Study Ways to Improve Remedial Assessment and Instruction
The Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teachers College, in collaboration with social policy research organization MDRC and scholars at Stanford, U.C. Davis, and Vanderbilt, has been awarded a five-year grant of $9,951,362 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to create a center focused on rigorously assessing the effects of new approaches to remedial assessment, placement, and instruction. The new Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR) will use findings from this research to assist states and colleges in crafting policies and programs that lead to improved outcomes for struggling students. Read More...
 Global Competence Certificate
The Global Competence Certificate (GCC) is the first of its kind graduate level certificate program in global competence education for teachers. Developed by leading education experts - Teachers College, Columbia University, World Savvy, and Asia Society, this 15-month, online program is designed specifically for in-service educators who are interested in embedding global learning into their teaching practice, and preparing their students for the global reality beyond the classroom. Read More ...
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Career Services
 Be a part of the annual Meet the Firms Networking event in September! (Bring Alumni ID; Professional Business Attire Required.) Register in TCCS LINK in advance to save your spot. Mark your calendar: September 18 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Employer Networking takes place on the first floor of Horace Mann while Student & Alumni Networking takes place in Everett Lounge. |
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| July 7-11: MathCamp: Elementary School Educators |
| July 14-18: The School Law Institute 2014 |
| July 14-18: MathCamp: Middle School Educators |
| July 29-30: Cutting Edge Reading & Writing Techniques for Teachers |
| September 30: Boston, MA: TC Connections |
| September 30: Sexuality, Women and Gender Project |
| October 1: Atlanta, GA: TC Connections |
| October 7-8: Making Conflict Work |
| October 21: Coral Gables, FL: TC Connections |
| October 22-23: Strategic Agility in Practice |
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| October 30: Boston, MA: Prosost on the Road Series featuring Ernest Morrell |
| November 3: Philadelphia, PA: TC Connections |
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| November 13: San Diego, CA: TC Connections |
| January 14, 2015: Washington, DC: Alumni Reception in conjunction with FPI |
| April 11, 2015: Save the Date! Academic Festival 2015 |
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