The Philadelphia Teachers' Learning Cooperative (PTLC) TeacherSPACE is a teacher center welcoming teachers and parents in Philadelphia to network, share ideas, and collect resources in a creative environment. We are committed to developing our teaching and inviting others to share resources in order to support Philadelphia students’ creative voices, academic engagement, and emerging leadership.
April 2
Topic: Poetry and How We Use It
Bring books, copies, ideas
Chair: Lynne Strieb
Place: PTLC TeacherSPACE*
Rear of
215-537-0525
April 16
Topic: Bringing Things Back from Falling Apart
Chair: Rhoda Kanevsky
April 23
Topic: One-on-One Relationships through WIKI
Presenter: Joanne Donahue
Chair: Latoya Miller
Place:
17th &
Parking lot on
215-351-8636
April 30
Topic: Vocabulary Fun: Spanish, Latin, English
Presenters: Christina Puntel & Helen Lamont
Place:
17th &
Parking lot on
856-305-1144
May 7
Topic: “Schools Kill Creativity” Discussion of video.
We will watch it together. To watch before meeting:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
Chair: Christina Puntel
Place: Home of Helen Lamont
May 14
Topic: Descriptive Review of Work: High School Poetry in Spanish and English and Peer Revision
Presenter: Christina Puntel
Chair: Betsy Wice
Place: Home of Lynne Strieb
Topic:
Read two articles. Available on Web sites:
OR google inga saffron and the title.
http://www.thenotebook.org/blogs/dale-mezzacappa
Chairs: Susan Shapiro and Rhoda Kanevsky
Place: Home of Joanne Donahue
Come earlier to look around
Topic: Exploring the Art Museum Teacher Research
Center
Chair: Christina Puntel
Place:
Fairmount & Pennsylvania Aves.
215-247-7364 NO REFRESHMENTS ALLOWED
http://www.philamuseum.org/education/33-530-416.html
June 4
Topic: Revisiting This Year’s Descriptive Reviews
Chair: Betsy Wice
Place: Home of Lynne Strieb,
June 11
No Meeting.
Annual Celebration
Place: University of the Arts
Broad & Pine Sts.
This event is optional.
Tickets must be purchased to attend.
June 18
Topic: Year End Review
Chair: Lisa Hantman
Place: Home of Susan Shapiro
PHILADELPHIA TEACHERS’ LEARNING COOPERATIVE
All Thursdays 2007-2008
March 27
Topic: Recollection of Ourselves as New Teachers
Chair: Christina Puntel
Place: Home of Betsy Wice
April 3
Topic: Descriptive Review, 7th Grader
Presenters: Diane Funderburg & Aisha O’Connor
Chair: Betsy Wice
April 10
Topic: Conversation About Math Curriculum
Presenters: Gill Maimon & Chris Powers
Chair: Noga Newberg
Place: Home of Chris Powers
April 17
Topic: Descriptive Review of a Kindergarten Child
Presenter: Amy Silverman
Chair: Lynne Strieb
Place: Home of Helen Lamont
Topic: Where Am I in My Work?
Chair: Erica Young
Place:
May 1
Topic: Planning Meeting
Chair: Joanne Donahue
Place: Home of Delores Luis-Gmitter
May 8
Topic: Silkworms
Chairs: Betsy Wice & Rhoda Kanevsky
Place: PTLC TeacherSPACE*
