New York City Region
The New York City Region encompasses five borough: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx. Our goal is to increase the number of teachers who pursue national board certification and facilitators in high needs schools. In order to reach our goals we have support and partnerships with the United Federation of Teachers Teacher Center, CUNY Lehman, the NYC Department of Education, and Fordham University. This year because of additional grant funding, we are offering many cohort groups facilitated by trained Candidate Support Providers. If anyone is still interested, we invite new candidates to contact us. We are also excited to collaborate with the UFTTC and NYSUT to host the Writing institute for candidates. Stay tuned for our Awareness Sessions and end of the year celebrations in NYC.
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Learn about NYC Salary Incentives and Salary Differentials explained by the UFT. National Board may help you earn a second differential C6 + PD!
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Want to learn more about National Board Certification?
Regional Coordinators
Gary Samuel Bogle is a Nationally Board Certified teacher/ Exceptional Needs Specialist. He pursued National Board Certification (NBC) because he wants to revolutionize our education system. Gary want sto broaden our idea of educational success to include our spiritual core, and make addressing our inner wellbeing the priority.
​ Gary stated that, "National Board Certification has made me a more reflective practitioner. That is to say, when I reflect on the results of a lesson, I use that reflection to impact future instructional choices. I want to support educators who choose to be trailblazers on the road to becoming a NBCT. This is one way that I can improve the teaching profession and the learning for students."
​ Gary is a facilitator for NYC Men Teach and NBCNY and is currently teaching high school social studies in Northside Charter High School.
Stephanie Cullaj achieved National Board Certification as an Exceptional Needs Specialist in 2014. She has been a teacher in New York City schools for 19 years, working in a variety of special education settings as well as in Spanish bilingual classrooms. She has a Masters in Instructional Leadership and a Masters in Teaching Elementary Students with Disabilities with an extension in Bilingual Education. Stephanie is currently a teacher and instructional coach for the UFT Teacher Center at PS 536 in the Bronx. In addition to providing special education services to students, Stephanie is passionate about supporting teachers through instructional coaching cycles and by designing and facilitating professional learning. She does this at her school and at citywide professional learning sessions for the UFT. She also helped create professional learning for the National Association for Bilingual Education Conference. Stephanie is an instructor for NYSUT ELT graduate special education courses. She supports teachers seeking National Board Certification by planning and facilitating candidate cohorts and informational sessions through the UFT Teacher Center in NYC and writing institutes for teachers in NYS
Contacts
NBCNY Regional Coordinators:
Gary Bogle, NBCT
UFT Teacher Center NBC Coordinators:
Stephanie Cullaj, NBCT
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Gale Sookdeo, NBCT, PhD
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Nick Norman nnorman@ufttc.org
Support near you!
Candidate support groups will help you throughout your certification process. Many cohorts meet once or twice a month to guide and provide feedback on the components. Research shows that people who are part of a study group have a higher rate of achievement. Go to one, go to all!
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Candidate support groups
NYC UFT Teacher Center
National Board TC Support
The sessions are virtual, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm
Wednesdays
Jan. 15th, Feb. 12th, March 12th, May14th
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Virtual Writing Sessions
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via zoom from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on
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Saturday, March 22nd, and
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Saturday, April 26th
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Facilitators: Stephanie Cullaj and Gale Sookdeo
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Contact: scullaj@ufttc.org
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NYC Men Teach NBC Professional Learning Series
NBCT Facilitors: Gary Bogle and Annette Romano
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