Keep our schools safe for all

ELT NEWSLETTER January 2023

Keep our schools safe for all

And earn CTLE hours

Violence, anger and disruptive behaviors are negatively impacting our school communities. Did you know that a school's culture and climate are the primary indicators of student achievement and behavior? Educators can learn de-escalation techniques and conflict resolution practices, both strategies for helping students feel safe and connected to the school. Restorative practices like these can help rebalance schools and turn them into supportive places where all students can thrive.

Here, we have identified five trainings designed to help educators identify early warning signs, master effective intervention techniques and recover from incidents without further trauma. Courses are offered virtually, and each is worth 3-7 CTLE hours.

All trainings are discounted for NYSUT members.

Educators can also earn CTLE hours at six regional learning centers. These trainings are organized by local union leaders and offered free of charge to NYSUT members.

Finish your master’s degree – NYSUT can help

Ready to earn your Master of Education degree, but don't know where to start?

NYSUT's Education & Learning Trust, in partnership with SUNY Empire State College, offers members a path to earn up to nine Empire State College graduate credits toward Empire State College's 30-credit online Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Once you complete your nine credits, you can matriculate into Empire State College using our partnership benefit program.

To begin your degree, you can choose from 43 different ELT courses. Topics include curriculum design, instructional planning and differentiated teaching.

Childhood Trauma and Classroom Resiliency explores the ways that traumatic experiences impact a child and what educators can do about it. Aversive Childhood Experiences (ACE) can cause students to have academic problems, acting out behaviors and poor relationships with classmates. The negative effects of these experiences include attention deficits, memory issues, poor communication skills and lack of social skills. This course provides a thorough investigation of the very real role that stress, and trauma play in students’ lives, and it describes how teachers and SRPs can begin to make students feel safe and cared for.