On September 23, we welcomed a group of 15 Master Teachers from the North Country region for a day-long continuing education event. They participated in several of the labs that we conduct as part of our high school chemistry program and then toured our dairy and equine barns and the Heart's Delight Farm Heritage Exhibit. The New York State Master Teacher Program is a professional network of more than 1400 public school K-12 STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) teachers throughout the state. To become certified as a New York State master teacher, teachers must have at least four years of full-time teaching experience in a New York State public school and be rated effective or highly effective at an annual performance review. Applicants then go through a competitive application process. Master teachers must commit to engage in a specified number of professional development activities annually for four years and receive a stipend on top of their school salary. Master teachers from the North Country region came from Peru High School, Beekmantown High School, Indian River, Ogdensburg City School, South Jefferson, Brasher Falls, Parishville-Hopkinton, Ticonderoga, and Potsdam. The program at Miner was organized through the Teacher Resource Center at SUNY Plattsburgh, an independent organization that assists teachers and faculty at 19 area school districts. The enthusiasm for learning and teaching that these teachers displayed was energizing for us and we look forward to future collaborations with master teachers and the Teacher Resource Center.
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