TODAY - Calling All Stakeholders - Feb 1: More than a Score: Talking back to testing event

This is going to be a great event. Ed Notes readers should try to attend. A true gathering of parents and teachers. A key day for creating alliances.

Join like minded-parents, teachers and administrators who know the time is NOW to bring education back onto the proper track to serve our children and our schools.

More than a Score: Talking back to testing

Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School

140 West 102nd Street, NYC

Saturday, February 1, 2014

11 am – 3 pm

Find out how you can stop the overuse of High Stakes Testing in your 

Join the citywide effort to achieve real teaching and learning!

Workshops include:

• High Stakes Testing 101: The Truth About Testing

Change the Stakes

• Teacher Evaluation, Testing, and the new UFT Contract

The MORE Contract Committee

• Stopping the Test-Fueled School-to-Prison Pipeline

Teachers Unite

• Portfolio Based Assessments in Middle and High School 

Educators from Consortium (non-regents) High Schools

• How can Students Fight Back?

NYC Student Union

• Portfolio Based Assessments in Elementary Schools

Elementary school educators

Cost: FREE

Childcare will be provided.

To RSVP, e-mail  events@morecaucusnyc.org

or visit    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/more-than-a-score-talking-back-to-testing-forum-tickets-9595589667

MORE, Change the Stakes, Teachers Unite, the NYC Student Union, and your fellow progressive educators, parents, students, and community members can’t wait to see you there!