Teacher Development
Teacher Development Programs
Our mission is to coordinate the myriad of teacher recruitment, recognition and professional development activities that the State Education Department administers. The second component of the unit's mission is to encourage and support the professional development of teachers at the pre-service and in-service levels.
Recognition Programs
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The Teacher of the Year Program (TOTY) and Helen Bach Moss Memorial Better Beginnings Award (BBA) programs that provide recognition to stellar teachers is coordinated by this unit.
Grant Programs
- The Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT) grants program provides funds for local school districts to recruit and retain teachers.
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The state funded Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC) provides funds to Colleges and Universities to offer services that encourage underrepresented minorities to enter teaching and to prepare teachers to teach at-risk students.
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The Teacher/Leader Quality Partnership Program (TLQP) (formerly known as Dwight D. Eisenhower Education Professional Development Program) provides federal funds to Colleges and Universities in order for them to provide Professional Development services to local school districts. Although these funds were originally targeted to the Science, Math and Technology fields, this has been expanded to include all core subjects.
Through these programs, the Teacher Development Programs Programs Unit serves over 10,000 teachers in districts throughout the state. The unit supports 51 projects in institutions of higher education throughout New York State.
Links of Interest- Albert Shanker Grant and Candidate Fee Subsidy Program for National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Certification
- National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards
for further information contact
Teacher Development Programs Unit
New York State Education Department
Room 1069, Education Building Addition
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 486-6042
E-mail: tdpr@mail.nysed.gov