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Promoting healthy, positive social connections and relationships, fostering a sense of community and emotional resilience, and understanding the affective domain are critical principles in the world of educating our youth. Yet, we also understand that self-care and self-reflection for our educators have never been more important.
Through the eyes of the young educator Bruce Brier, Sweethearts & Heroes presents a timeless fictional allegory based on true stories of loss and HOPE. Reading like a great Netflix series, following Bruce’s tale is a must if you seek to create a culture that cares about helping kids and growing individuals.
No matter what stage of the educating journey you find yourself in, be it a first-year teacher or a time-tested veteran, you’ll find yourself somewhere within these pages. Learning is a lifelong pursuit, and these 13 Pillows provide an enduring philosophy for any field.
Sweethearts & Heroes is approved as an
Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Sponsor
This means that as an organization, Sweethearts & Heroes will offer CTLE activities in appropriate subject areas, as defined in law and regulation Subpart 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to implement Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015 relating to the establishment of CTLE requirements for Professional and Level III Teaching Assistant certificate holders, that is designed to ensure that educators:
have the knowledge, skill, and opportunity to collaborate to improve instruction and student achievement in a respectful and trusting environment;
have the knowledge and skill to meet the diverse needs of all students;
have the knowledge and skill to create safe, secure, supportive, and equitable learning environments for all students;
have the knowledge, skills, and opportunity to engage and collaborate with parents, families, and other community members as active partners in children’s education;
Instructors are specially qualified to teach CTLE activities directed at developing and enhancing a teacher’s performance, as determined by SED. Sweethearts & Heroes will assess, maintaining methods that: (1) are appropriate to the CTLE activity objectives and educational methods, and (2) measure the extent to which the objectives were accomplished. These methods may include but are not limited to post-tests, questionnaires, and participants' evaluations. CTLE activity monitors may also be effective components of a method of assessing learning.
Sweethearts & Heroes will maintain records for at least eight years from the date of completion of a CTLE activity.
For a complete list of approved CTLE sponsors: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/ctlesponsors.html