Department of Education, Guide for Teachers
Almost 135,000 people work full-time in New York City’s public school system with the shared mission to provide the 1.1 million students with an education that gives them the tools to thrive in college, in careers, and as active members of their communities.

Building Excellent Schools

Curriki
Curriki is a K-12 open source web site where members can find open source, educational content, post curricular resources, and work collaboratively with other educators.

The Child Center of NY - Parsons Beacon
To meet the needs of the community through free programs and space for youth, adults and organizations; and to promote positive youth development.

Real World Professional Development
REAL World Professional Development provides quality professional development and communication services to learning organizations and individuals committed to embracing diversity through critical literacy and creative dialogue.

Real World Professional Development will be piloting an advice column for educators, parents and students. In response to the growing need for dialogue around the issues of diversity and community, critical literacy, liberatory education and innovative change in teaching and learning, Real World would like to open the forum for real world problems and concerns that could benefit from the professional advice of an education consultant with over fifteen years of experience and scholarship.

Letters should describe an education related problem or concern relevant to the classroom, school or community. Please include as much detail as possible. Real World will review letters each week and post the letters most suitable for publication with a thoughtful response.

Please send letters to Dr.RaquelRios@gmail.com.

An Apple a Day
An Apple a Day helps children to become responsible decision makers in their personal and academic life by teaching them self management and self awareness skills that enhances their personal health and well being.

We provide workshops, classes and seminars to schools and community organizations to help create a learning environment that promotes growth, confidence, self acceptance, self care conducive to a wellness lifestyle.

Our goal is to increase the number of children living up to their potential by promoting social, emotional and physical wellness.

We help children to internalize wellness concepts by creating student-centered wellness programs. We can customize a wellness workshop or a wellness series. We work with you to meet your expectations.

We provide tools that help children to adopt a healthier lifestyle. We also provide families with resources to make healthier decisions, manage their stress and be a role model of health and wellness.

Currently we are offering stress management workshops and social and emotional walking clubs for kids.

Teachscape
Teachscape is a school effectiveness company, providing a range of solutions that drive increasing levels of student achievement by building the knowledge and skills of instructional leaders and teachers. Our unique combination of expert consultants, technology tools, observation protocols, and online learning modules comprise a research-based methodology that consistently delivers outcomes that districts need to ensure ever-increasing levels of student success.

Wireless Generation
Wireless Generation makes effective differentiated instruction possible for PreK-12 educators with its mCLASS® system, which includes handheld computer-based formative assessments; Web-based reporting, data analysis and instructional planning tools; and in-person professional development. The company’s commitment to listening to educators and gaining a deep understanding of their challenges has led to the development of innovative offerings that help improve student achievement in reading and math. Currently, approximately 150,000 teachers nationwide and overseas use mCLASS and the company’s professional services to collect, analyze, and act on data in support of 2 million students’ reading and math learning. More information is available on the Web at www.wirelessgeneration.com.

New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS)
The mission of New Leaders for New Schools is to ensure high academic achievement for every student by attracting and preparing outstanding leaders and supporting the performance of the urban public schools they lead, at scale.

New York City Center for Charter School Excellence
Support the creation of excellent NYC charter schools

The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems
The mission of The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems is to raise student achievement by recruiting, training and supporting executive leadership talent from across America to become the next generation of urban school district leaders. Established in 2001, The Center identifies talented leaders from education, business, the military, nonprofit organizations and government who have the passion, knowledge and skill to take on executive leadership roles in urban education. The Center operates two executive development programs: The Broad Superintendents Academy and The Broad Residency in Urban Education.

Teach For America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and professionals of all academic majors and career interests who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Our mission is to enlist our nation's most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate educational inequality.

New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE)
New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) is a group of public school educators committed to fighting for social justice in our school system and society at large, by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum, and working with community, parent, and student organizations. We are educators who believe that education is an integral part of social change and that we must work both inside and outside the classroom because the struggle for justice does not end when the school bell rings.

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership and professional development to support teachers in ensuring equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.

The Teachers Support Network
Teacher Support Network (TSN) was founded in 2001 with the goal to help schools and school districts recruit and retain the highest quality teacher for every classroom.

The Grow Network
The Grow Network uses assessment results to support teaching and learning. Our print and online reports help educators make use of results from end-of-year and interim assessments. By breaking down the results into specific categories, Grow is able to offer targeted educational materials.

RISE Network
Recognize and retain effective K-12 public school teachers to elevate student performance in low-income communities.

Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT)
RAFT is a non-profit organization that believes hands-on teaching is the best way for teachers to teach and students to learn. We provide creative hands-on activities, educational resources, workshops and inexpensive materials, (many donated by local businesses), to enrich pre K-12 education and community group programs. Our goal is to assist teachers, non-profits and community groups, by providing materials and ideas for day-to-day teaching and for supporting professional growth.

Overcoming Obstacles
The organization's mission: ensure that all young people learn the communication, decision making, and goal setting skills they need to be successful in life.

National Urban Alliance (NUA)
The NUA's mission is to substantiate in the public schools of urban America an irrefutable belief in the capacity of all children to reach the highest levels of learning & thinking demanded by our ever-changing global community.