Profiles

NYSUT - Linda Purtan-O'Connell

Linda Purtan-O'Connell, a member of the Buffalo Teachers Federation, works in the Adult Education Division of the...


NYSUT - Lisa Dolan

Book maven Lisa Dolan is like a animated creature, flying down the school corridors and the streets of Hudson,...


NYSUT - Margaret King

Margaret King is a second-grade teacher at Medford Elementary School and a member of the Patchogue-Medford...


NYSUT - Margot Horn and the "H Team" - advocates for autism

Statistics show that approximately 1 in 110 American children is on the autism spectrum – a 600% increase in...


NYSUT - Mary Jo Sawyko

The Association of Greece Central Educational Professionals Heart and Hands Award honors an AGCEP member who has...


NYSUT - Matt Erickson

  Matt Erickson, an elementary school librarian at William E. Deluca Elementary School in North Babylon,...


NYSUT - Matt Rozell

When aging World War II veterans come to Matt Rozell’s high school history class to speak to students, the...


NYSUT - Michael Andrejkovics

Michael Andrejkovics is a high school math teacher in the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District who...


NYSUT - Michael Mitchell

Mike Mitchell is a Spanish teacher and faculty advisor for the Gay Straight Alliance at Bethlehem High School in...


NYSUT - Michele Dodenhoff

  Michele Dodenhoff, a member of the Hicksville Congress of Teachers and a first grade teacher at Dutch...


NYSUT - Michele Sampsell

  Without a gym, she motivates students through creative off-campus experiences I’m a member of the...


NYSUT - Mike Garbowski

  Many people dream of having a house with a white picket fence. Mike Garbowski, a member of the Yonkers...


NYSUT - Molly Reilly

  Molly Reilly is a social studies teacher in small, rural Alexandria Bay and she devotes her life to...


NYSUT - Monica Klein

This year, my 6th grade social studies classes participated in two unique projects. One of them was tracing what my...


NYSUT - Mrs. Cook & Mrs. Borst

  Throughout the year, students from Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Borst’s 4th grade class at Riverhead Charter...


NYSUT - NYSUT Members Define Excellence
NYSUT - Pam Wilkie

  School Psychologist of the Year focuses on prevention Psychologists spend a lifetime learning about...


NYSUT - Patricia Lockhart

It seems that wherever you look in the area around Staten Island’s PS 57, there are landmarks of Patricia...


NYSUT - Peg Weidemann

I created this movie for a Horseheads District Board presentation on March 29, 2012. Last year, we lost one of our...


NYSUT - Peggy Sharkey

In these tough economic times, when cuts to education have become standard fare, it makes sense to extend the...


NYSUT - Peter Carner

    Schuylerville Teacher Creates Night School to Combat Curriculum Challenges   Written by...


NYSUT - Peter Giangaspro

I’ve been a school custodian for more than 23 years and I’m proud to serve as chairperson of the...


NYSUT - Phyllis Murray

In 1986, I was introduced to the Writing Workshop at Columbia Teachers College. I have continued to attend the...


NYSUT - Rachel Murat

When high school teacher Rachel Murat packs it in, she knows what she’s talking about. Every Friday, she...


NYSUT - Read all about it: Harrison Circle of Books

  When two elementary school teachers came up with the idea to hold a used book fair at their school, they...


NYSUT - Rosanne Mamo

As Ecology Club Advisor, science teacher and local union president I try to stay involved. I love our world and...


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