Spotlight on Education
Welcome to Spotlight on Education, celebrating teaching and learning and featuring news, events, student work, and faculty from the education division of NYIT School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education. Contact myildiz@nyit.edu for more information.
Dr. Yildiz attended 42nd Fulbright Conference celebrating President of the Republic of Croatia
Blog | Oct 27, 2019
President Grabar-Kitarović received a lifetime achievement award Saturday, October 26, 2019.- https://fulbright.org/2019/08/29/2019-lifetime-achievement-award-kolinda-grabar-kitarovic/
https://fulbright.org/2019/08/29/2019-lifetime-achievement-award-kolinda-grabar-kitarovic/
Dr. Melda Yildiz attended and presented at 42nd Fulbright Conference and greeted President Grabar-Kitarović following her speech.
Dr. Yildiz's hosted a panel called: "Connecting Communities through Participatory Action Research." https://tinyurl.com/2019MNY
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NYIT celebrates Media Literacy Week
Blog | Oct 10, 2019
NYIT Celebrates Media Literacy Week
October 21-25, 2019
You are invited to join our panel discussion on the role of Media Literacy Education: Beyond Borders
October 21, 2019
5:30-6:30pm PM EST
3rd Floor Conference Room Wisser Library, Old Westbury and through Zoom
Featured panelists
Belinha De Abreu
Please RSVP https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sumgPp9BrN1MDaIdS02SGynGARx7stct7rR5E1pVBA4/edit#
Contact: Melda Yildiz
Myildiz@nyit.edu
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SpeedTech Fall2019
You are invited to attend and/or present at SPEED TECH Conference https://nyitspeedtech.wordpress.com/ December 5, 2019 between 2:30-5PM. EST.
SpeedTech Conference brings our alumni, students, faculty, and staff as well as invited speakers to showcase their favorite technology tools, strategies and resources in 5 min.
You can present in person, or through zoom.
Please sign up to share your wisdom.
RSVP-
https://tinyurl.com/SpeedTechFall19
Thank you for your consideration.
Contact: myildiz@nyit.edu
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NYIT-Abu Dhabi Celebrates Graduation Weekend
Feature | May 16, 2019
Members of the Class of 2019 joined other alumni for social and formal occasions as part of Abu Dhabi's graduation celebration.
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Long Island’s 1st Annual Computer Science and Computational Thinking Conference
Blog | May 02, 2019
Long Island’s 1st Annual
Computer Science and Computational Thinking Conference
At this day-long conference, educators in Long Island will come together to learn
about the upcoming NYS Computer Science K-12 standards and share information
about best practices and best instructional resources for teaching Computer Science
and Computational Thinking in three grade strands: K-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
● Keynote by Dr. Michael P. Nagler, Supt. of Mineola Schools
● Panel discussion on Computational Thinking
● Breakout sessions designed for each grade strand
● Demonstrations of new instructional resources for Computer Science
● Hands-on Playground/Computer Science EdCamp
● Participants may earn 6 CTLE hours with completed reflection work
Date/Time: Monday, July 1, 2019, 8:00-3:30
Location: NYIT de Seversky Mansion, 1 Northern Blvd, Glen Head
Cost: $30.00 (covers breakfast, lunch, dessert bar, and takeaways)
Registration (copy and paste link into your browser) :
https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=18802&I=3078356
Questions? Ask Carol Weintraub, intercountytc@gmail.com
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$1.2 Million NSF Grant Prepares Teachers to Work in High-Need Schools
Feature | May 02, 2019
New York Institute of Technology received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) scholarship grant to prepare high school math and science teachers to work in high-need schools.
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Countdown to Commencement 2019
Feature | Apr 30, 2019
On May 19, New York Institute of Technology will honor the Class of 2019 at the 58th Commencement Ceremony on the university’s Long Island campus.
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18th Annual Faculty Scholars Reception: Celebrating NYIT’s Creative Achievements
Feature | Apr 19, 2019
Nearly 190 scholars, scientists, professionals, and researchers were honored at the 18th Annual Faculty Scholars Reception at NYIT de Seversky Mansion on April 11.
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NYIT Students Mentor the Next Generation of Doers and Makers
Feature | Mar 13, 2019
High school and middle school students devised clever ways to recycle materials for clean water and sanitation projects as part of the ETIC E-Cycle Program.
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