Honors

Joan Gregg and Beth Pacheco, PSC-CUNY, presented a paper at the 2006 Asia TEFL Conference in Japan. Gregg and Judith Barbanel, presented a paper on ESL/ learning communities at CUNY, at the American University of Cairo ... Cindy Slayton, Poughkeepsie Public School TA, will be part of a team developing a State Education Department guide commemorating the 1609 voyages of Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton’s voyage on the Hudson River ... Kathleen Morsey and Kathleen Freer, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES FT, were chosen as educators of the week by television Channel 9 in Syracuse ... Marcy Anderson, Unatego TA, won a grant for a K-3 interdisciplinary curriculum combining art with English and social studies ... Susan Oaks, UUP-Empire State, received the Excellence in Online Teaching Award for 2006 from the Sloan Consortium.

In print

Ellyn Sanna, Harpursville TA (retired), wrote The Gift of Hope, detailing visits with families devastated by the Thailand tsunami in 2004, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Part of the proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity and Give2Asia. For copies, visit www.villageearthpress.com ... Jan Stanley, Plattsburgh TA (retired), wrote three picture books inspired by the beauty of the North Country: Apple Valley Alli, The Apple Orchard and Hello, Molly! Stanley also took the accompanying photos. Visit www.lulu.com ... Howard Feigelman, Bronx Community College, wrote Out of Bounds and Other Stories, published by iUniverse, Inc. Visit www.iuniverse.com ... Kevin Coats, Saratoga-Adirondack BOCES EA, wrote Intensive Kids — Intensive Interventions: Designing School Programs for Behaviorally Disordered Children and Youth, published by Universal, available at www.amazon.com.