Rick Colón

@CuomoHanley @UFTTchrCENTER @brightmorningtm Love This!

Want to transform your coaching (and your life)? Our #D31 @UFTTchrCENTER coaches engaged in strategies to practice transformational listening @brightmorningtm. Always energizing coming together with this team of talented educators.

Saturday AM math with Pre-K - 12 educators. We unpacked the 8 practices and made connections to @NYCSchools math vision and instructional shifts. We engaged in routines that foster the practices and shifts and shared ways to bring the work to our schools. @UFTTchrCENTER

@HoganAnnmarie @UFTTchrCENTER @CuomoHanley @jmulligan104 @Maria ❤️❤️❤️

I’m retired! So happy to be able to look back on a fulfilling 32 year career and ahead to the next chapter! Grateful to beautiful students and teachers I met along the way and esp. my SI Cohort @UFTTchrCENTER, Field Staff and @CuomoHanley @jmulligan104 @maria sadder Love you!

Reggie Jackson played in Birmingham when he was in the minor leagues back in 1967. In his return to Rickwood Field, he shared his experience with racism and discrimination. "Coming back here is not easy." 🎥 @MLBONFOX

Thank you North Syracuse for a great day with the PAR team! Professional growth and support is where it’s at! 🚘 ▶️ Albany for dinner with the PSPB group! @nysut @RickColon18

High school students collecting evidence and processing information! Former students, mayor, the police 👮‍♀️ department and administrators there to support! It takes a village! All students should have these learning opportunities! @NewRochelleNY 🧬🚔🕵🏼‍♂️👩🏽‍🔬

🧵 8 crime scene investigations in New Rochelle today‼️Have no fear though, it was the final for students in Scott Rubin’s forensics class! #experientiallearning #realworldconnections @nysut @MelindaJPerson @NewRochelleED @NewRochellePD

Spring Conference 2024 continued… highlights included President Mulgrew and @DOEChancellor panel conversation on rolling out the Science of Reading in a way that makes sense, and getting to speak to the Chancellor about @nysut statewide work on this!

@UFTTchrCENTER representing at the @UFT Spring Conference 🩵📚👩🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫 So proud to be part of this team! #UFTSpring

Incredible day filled with learning, reflection and joy with @UFT @UFTTchrCENTER educators @NYCSchools. We know that Ss & educators are more successful when given the time and psychological safety to take risks, voice concerns, reflect and refine. This is how we make progress.

Great day of #learning, #advocacy, and #unity. Thank you @UFT, @UFTTchrCENTER , and @FLOTUS for making today one of hope and strength! #UnionProud . #uftspring

Can’t beat the smiling face of your kiddo after they’re proud of their performance! Great show put on by @TAGM012 band! @TAGPTA @KristyDeLaCru15 @CSD_4

Reviving #Baseball in the Inner city is a way we get to play baseball! Thank you @MLB, @MLBRBI, for inviting the BedStuy Sluggers to your HQ to see this great movie! It was wonderful to also see all the #cricket players there too! Thank you! @MikeyFordham

A wonderful #ProfessionalLearning with the energetic teachers at @PS123MJackson. The desire to build community and give access to #ELLs and #MLs was felt! Thank you to @ColorinColorado, @AFTunion, for putting this resource library together when it is needed most! @UFTTchrCENTER

Back at it for session 2/3 at @IS72RLBulldogs Promoting Ss background knowledge, questioning, summarizing, and vocabulary through math routines. On today’s agenda: two box induction. Great thinking shared by the math dept this afternoon 🔥 Lots of new ideas 💡 @UFTTchrCENTER

ICYMI! Reading Opens the World's ten millionth book giveaway, hosted in partnership with the UFT, the @AFTunion and @FirstBook, commemorated giving away 10 million books in NYC yesterday. Here's to giving away 10 million more!

What a day @FirstBook! Seeing colleagues happily helping others, families fabulously finding books, and students superbly singing and performing was inspiring! Thank you @AFTunion for a special day! 10 million📚’s. Absolutely amazing! @UFT @UFTTchrCENTER @thekingdmc @rweingarten

Reading opens the world! 📚🌎 So much fun partnering with @AFTunion and @FirstBook to ensure that our students and families have access to books. Today marked 10 million books given away! @UFT @UFTTchrCENTER @nysut @rweingarten @JCiffone #realsolutions

Team work makes the dream work! We’re ready to welcome students, educators & families. Va hacer una celebración! Tendremos juegos, música para toda la familia y muchos, muchos libros! 📚Acompañenos! @AFTunion @SOCORROAFT @FirstBook #RealSolutions @AFTEVPDeJesus @TexasAFT

Tomorrow it’s going to be epic! Busy day getting ready for the Reading Opens the World 🌎 40,000 Free Book Distribution @SocorroISD Join @AFTunion @SOCORROAFT @FirstBook @TexasAFT May 11th from 10am to 2pm 12440 Rojas Drive #RealSolutions EVERYONE GETS BOOKS! 📚@AFTEVPDeJesus