Teacher Center

William Floyd Teacher Center

Director: Mary Siano, William Floyd Elementary School

"Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student." ~George Isles

The William Floyd Teacher Center is a NYSED approved sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education. Click here to view the list of approved NYSED Continuing Teacher and Leadership Education (CTLE) Sponsors. Organizations listed on the site are the only centers approved by NYSED to provide learning that will accrue CTLE hours.

Policy Board Information

Director: Mary Siano

Policy Board: Maureen Benson (Parent Representative) , Jennifer Berg (Wm. Floyd El.), Angela Cunha (Paca), Kate Devenney (High School), Deena DeVito (Teacher Assistants and Paraprofessionals), Melissa DiDonato (Paca), Debra Flynn (Hobart), Dr. TJ Heintz (Building Administrator), Kathleen Keane (District Office), Mary Koehler (District Office), Dr. Craig Markson (Stony Brook University), Viveca Nargi (High School), Kathleen Pantaleo (District-wide), Joseph Posanti (Business Partner), Anthony Posanti (Business Partner), Eileen Randazzo (Woodhull), Dr. Stacey Scalise (Special Education), Stephen Seedorf (Wm. Floyd Middle School), Thomas Short (Moriches), and Dr. Donna Watkins (District Office).

2017-2018 Meeting Dates
William Floyd Elementary School Library, 3:30pm

2017-2018 Meeting Minutes
William Floyd Elementary School Library, 3:30pm

Teacher Center Videos

Click here to view videos on a variety of educational technology products.

Topics include:

Look for additional titles to be added next year. Don't see a topic you are looking for? Email suggestions to kposantidevenney@gmail.com.

Floyd Academy

Do you have 15+ years of teaching experience at William Floyd?
Are you looking to take professional development classes?

Floyd Academy is a program which allows teachers with 15+ years of experience to to explore professional development opportunities and receive a stipend after coursework has been completed.
Click here to learn more about Floyd Academy.

iPad App Reviews

The iPad Initiative was developed by the Long Island Network of Teacher Centers (LINC) for the NYSED Teaching is the Core grant. Educators from sixteen Long Island Teacher Centers participated in professional conversations, in content area groups, to identify and utilize iPad applications to enhance student learning. Click here to access the reviewed iPad applications.

Symbaloo Webmix

NYS Teacher Centers provides free access to Symbaloo, a visual bookmarking tool that allows teachers to organize educational websites, videos, and other resources all in one place.

Click here to view a Symbaloo webmix that provides tutorials on how to create your own Symbaloo webmix.

To get started with your own webmix, click this link then go to "Register" and create an account.

Important Links

Teach for the Teacher Center!

Classes for In-service Credit

Are you interested in teaching a professional development course for the William Floyd Teacher Center? Complete the Course Proposal by:
1. Logging into Google Drive;
2. Clicking on this link; and
3. Clicking FILE and MAKE A COPY.

Professional Learning Circles

The Professional Learning Circles program provides teachers with structured time for sharing ideas, strategies and techniques with colleagues. Complete the Professional Learning Circles application attached here to get started (form updated 11/3/14).

Course Policies

In Person Classes: Participants are entitled to miss 3 hours per credit (1 credit classes – 3 hours / 2 credit classes – 6 hours / 3 credit classes – 9 hours). Missed work must be made up and all assignments must be completed by the end of the course.

Online Classes: Since seat-time is not monitored, absences are not recorded. Instead, attendance is based on submitted assignments. Participants are entitled to post one late assignment, to be submitted by midnight the next night. All assignments must be completed by the last session.

Hybrid Classes: Participants are entitled to miss 20% of the face-to-face time (for example – if a class meets in person for 15 hours, 3 hours can be missed) and post one late assignment, to be submitted by midnight the next night. All assignments must be completed by the last session.